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  1. Jon Steele (@beforetimes), author of THE WATCHERS, on memory, lizard brains, & quantum mechanics: powells.us/LTjxM1
  2. Suzanne Joinson (@suzyjoinson), author of A LADY CYCLIST'S GUIDE TO KASHGAR, writes about running away: powells.us/KrHGt4
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  8. Guest blogger @LoisLeveen (THE SECRETS OF MARY BOWSER) opens super-librarian Nancy Pearl's "doorways": powells.us/JDXIzK
  9. Want to roam the Hundred Acre Wood or trap a Heffalump? A. A. Milne's estate is on the market: powells.us/100Aker
  10. Mark Kurlansky, author of COD, SALT, and BIRDSEYE, on the "foodie" who drove the advent of frozen food: powells.us/Kurlansky
  11. We're excited to announce Indiespensable #34: The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker: powells.us/KdtA9r
  12. Lucia Perillo (HAPPINESS IS A CHEMICAL IN THE BRAIN) considers why so few people write both poetry and fiction: powells.us/PerilloEssay
  13. We love this smart, funny essay from Florence Williams, author of BREASTS: A NATURAL AND UNNATURAL HISTORY: powells.us/BreastEssay
  14. Note: the 5/23 Justin Halpern (I SUCK AT GIRLS) reading has moved to our Hawthorne store: powells.us/Kddn9Y
  15. Alison Bechdel fans, we still have tickets available for her event at the Bagdad on 5/12: powells.us/INwYgS
  16. We so enjoyed our interview with the hilarious and insightful Gideon Lewis-Kraus, author of A SENSE OF DIRECTION: powells.us/LPtsTS
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  18. Walt Whitman, Gertrude Stein & D.H. Lawrence self-published. Are you next? Publish your book at Powell’s: powells.us/JSmhpz
  19. May 9 @NWFilmCenter film clips & conversation, w/Kelley Baker author of THE ANGRY FILMMAKER SURVIVAL GUIDE PART TWO: powells.us/NWFilm
  20. Tonight at 6:30 in our gallery: Memorabilia from American secret societies & Peter Sotos author of PURE FILTH: powells.us/FirstThursday