The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Tradeshow, taking place this week on the Columbia River in Portland, Ore., began with an author brunch celebrating upcoming books by authors based in the region. Authors featured (l.-r.): NasuÄĦraq Rainey Hopson (Eagle Drums, Roaring Brook Press); Lisa Brideau (Adrift, Sourcebooks Landmark); Mary Rechner (Marrying Friends, Propeller Books); Lydia Kiesling (Mobility, Crooked Media Reads); Susan Lieu (The Manicurist's Daughter: A Memoir, Celadon Books); Simone Gorrindo (The Wives, Scout Press); David Nikki Crouse (I'm Here: Alaska Stories, Boreal Books/Red Hen Press); Deke Moulton (Don't Want to Be Your Monster, Tundra Books); Cassandra Newbould (Things I'll Never Say, Peachtree Teen); and Hanif Fazal (An Other World, Page Two/Macmillan). --Dave WheelerImage of the Day: PNBA Kicks Off in Portland, Ore.
The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Tradeshow, taking place this week on the Columbia River in Portland, Ore., began with an author brunch celebrating upcoming books by authors based in the region. Authors featured (l.-r.): NasuÄĦraq Rainey Hopson (Eagle Drums, Roaring Brook Press); Lisa Brideau (Adrift, Sourcebooks Landmark); Mary Rechner (Marrying Friends, Propeller Books); Lydia Kiesling (Mobility, Crooked Media Reads); Susan Lieu (The Manicurist's Daughter: A Memoir, Celadon Books); Simone Gorrindo (The Wives, Scout Press); David Nikki Crouse (I'm Here: Alaska Stories, Boreal Books/Red Hen Press); Deke Moulton (Don't Want to Be Your Monster, Tundra Books); Cassandra Newbould (Things I'll Never Say, Peachtree Teen); and Hanif Fazal (An Other World, Page Two/Macmillan). --Dave Wheeler