Notes from The Oregonian/OregonLive’s books desk.
“Squirrelly Portland”: That’s the name of a chapter in the new book “Postcards From the End of America” (Seven Stories Press, 368 pages $23.95), in which author Linh Dinh travels the country by bus and train to document what life is like in the parts of America that don’t always make the headlines. Upon his arrival in the Rose City, Dinh doesn’t bother with the Pearl District or the latest award-winning restaurant. Instead, he heads to Chapman Square to talk with homeless folks, then to the Chinatown bar Ming Lounge. He concludes, “It’s not all roses here.”
New-baby book: Portland author Elizabeth Rusch has a new picture book, “Ready, Set … Baby!” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 32 pages. $17.99). While there’s an occasional head-scratcher – why refer to a “baby compartment” instead of the uterus? – for the most part this is a fun, matter-of-fact and helpful read for siblings-to-be. Parents get their own pages of resources and tips in the back.
Sci-fi/fantasy: Gladstone author Raymond Bolton is re-releasing his debut science fiction/fantasy novel, “Awakening,” with WordFire Press. The first book in the Ydron Saga series, “Awakening” centers on a young prince’s realization that he’s been engineered to lead the resistance against an alien species that has surreptitiously lived among his people for years, seeking to enslave them. Bolton will launch the book March 2 through 5 at Emerald City Comicon in Seattle.
Pop-Up Magazine: If you enjoy The Moth’s live storytelling series, this one’s for you. Pop-Up Magazine is a night of true multimedia storytelling/live journalism created specifically for a stage audience. Performances aren’t recorded, so each one is a unique experience. The series will pop up in Portland with a dozen contributors who include Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and essayist Hanif Willis-Abdurraquib and author Laurel Braitman. The all-ages event starts at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, at Revolution Hall, 1300 S.E. Stark St. Tickets are $25 at Ticketfly.com.
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Poetry: Poet Nick Lantz, a 2003 graduate of Lewis & Clark College, publishes his fourth book of poetry, “You, Beast” (University of Wisconsin Press, 106 pages, $14.95) on Tuesday, March 7. The book, which explores the intersections between humans and other animals, won the Brittingham Prize in Poetry. Lantz, a 2016 winner of a National Endowment for the Arts Grant, is editor of the Texas Review and an assistant professor of English at Sam Houston State University.
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