Today 6-21: Jean Johnson at Fairview-Columbia Library

Today’s Featured Book Event:

Food Politics (Fairview-Columbia Library, @4:00pm): Local author Jean Johnson will discuss food sourcing and compare sustainable agriculture with agribusiness. The class will look at confined animal feeding operations for laying hens, chickens, dairy cows, and beef cattle. Finally, we’ll tackle cost issues and see if it is possible for a family to stay within its budget and buy food that is produced sustainably.

Other Book Events Today:

Steven Raichlen (Barnes & Noble-Clackamas, @7:00pm): Join us to welcome award-winning cookbook author, cooking teacher, and food columnist Steven Raichlen as he presents his book Planet Barbecue! This incredible new cookbook includes over 300 recipes from 60 countries. It’s a perfect Father’s Day gift!

Sloane Crosley (Powells City of Books, @7:30pm): From the author of the sensational bestseller I Was Told There’d Be Cake comes How Did You Get This Number (Riverhead), a new book of personal essays brimming with all the charm and wit that have earned Sloane Crosley widespread acclaim, award nominations, and an ever-growing cadre of loyal fans.

Janelle Brown (Powells Books on Hawthorne, @7:30pm): Janelle Brown’s second novel, This Is Where We Live (Spiegel & Grau), tells the story of Jeremy and Claudia, a young, artsy married couple — she’s an aspiring filmmaker; he’s an indie musician — with a case of real-estate fever, as their dreams are dealt a series of crushing blows.

Talking Earth-Bob Cohen Tribute/Sid Miller Reading and Conversation (KBOO 90.7FM, @10:00pm): Bob Cohen was found dead, of natural causes, last month. On tonight’s show a few friends of Bob, including Lou Sohn, Doug Marx, and Ginger Andrews, join host Barbara LaMorticella in sharing a few poems and reminisces. Portland poet and editor Sid Miller is the author of two full-length poetry books, both published in 2009: Nixon on the Piano (David Robert Books) and Dot-to-Dot, Oregon (Ooligan Press). Tonight he reads from Dot-to-Dot, a poetic record of Miller’s travels to find inspiration by charting the nooks and crannies of Oregon.

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

Image credit Jean Johnson.