January 18, 2010
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Today’s Featured Book Event:

Margaret Killjoy with Ursula K. Le Guin (Powells City of Books, @7:30pm): In Mythmakers and Lawbreakers (AK Press), edited by Margaret Killjoy, sci-fi powerhouses Ursula K. Le Guin, Alan Moore, Michael Moorcock, and Lewis Shiner join activist authors and a variety of other up-and-coming young writers in a series of interviews that explore fiction’s deeply political roots.

Other Book Events Today:

Naseem Rakha (Tigard Public Library, @7:00pm): Join us for an evening of discussion and reading with Oregon author Naseem Rakha.  Rakha’s critically acclaimed book The Crying Tree deals with justice, compassion and forgiveness in the face of violent tragedy.  Rakha, who is also an award-winning journalist, will read selections from the novel and participate in a discussion of the book.

Winter Hikes of Western Washington (Powells Books on Hawthorne, @7:30pm): Featuring author Craig Romano’s recommended trails for winter hiking throughout Western Washington, Winter Hikes of Western Washington Deck (Mountaineers Books) is a versatile pack of outdoor options, from low-land routes and rainforest rambles to coastal tramps and protected peaks.

You can find other events on your community Libraries schedule using these links: Washington County, Multnomah CountyClackamas County, and the rest of this weeks Portland book events here.

Gabe Barber started Reading Local in January of 2009 as a vehicle for exploring Portland's literary scene. He's not an aspiring author, and you won't find his work on a bookshelf or in any prestigious lit rag. He is however, a full on book nerd, with a passion for independent literature.

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