Podcasts about powell's books

To mark the release of Patrick's book The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years That Shook the World, he did a virtual event with Powell's Bookstore in Portland, hosted by history podcaster extraordinaire and bestselling author Mike Duncan. Mike and Patrick discussed the book, but also the art of doing popular history, key periods in history, and a whole variety of other topics in the course of their talk.You can get the book through Powell's here, or elsewhere here.Listen to new episodes 1 week early, to exclusive seasons 1 and 2, and to all episodes ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App https://wondery.app.link/tidesofhistory. Indeed- Get started RIGHT NOW with a $75 dollar sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/TIDES.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

RNIB narrator Emma Powell whose credits include RNIB's Read-A-Long fairytale Red and the Wolf, shares the books that have inspired her, with Connect Radio's Red Szell.

Emily Powell is the third generation owner and president of Portland, Oregon's iconic independent bookseller, Powell's Books. After having to let go of 90% of her staff in early March, Emily is focused on bringing people back and showcasing Powell's Books' unique in-store experience online. These conversations are excerpts from our How I Built Resilience series, where Guy talks online with founders and entrepreneurs about how they're navigating turbulent times. Order the How I Built This book at:https://smarturl.it/HowIBuiltThis

After a couple of decades of selling their books through Amazon, Powell's books has decided to stop selling through Amazon. Listen to the briefing to find out why they made this decision. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

During this event at the fabled Powell's Books in Portland, Oregon, Cunningham discusses his fourth novel PERPETUA'S KIN. A sweeping story of five generations in one American family, PERPETUA'S KIN spans much of North America, from the 1820s in Iowa to the American south during the Civil War to World War II San Francisco. In a structured presentation, Cunningham describes the story's origins, his research, the themes and characters, the influence of Shakespeare's Hamlet, and why this novel was 11 years in the making. He also reads short selections from the book. The event includes an audience Q&A. It was recorded on a rainy night in November 2018.

Emily Powell, the CEO of Powell's Books, is a third generation leader of one of Portland's most famous businesses.But what does the iconic bookstore look like during an age of social distancing? How can it adjust and adapt. as society slowly starts to reopen?The Oregonian/OregonLive's Mike Rogoway interviewed Powell about the bookstore's future, what she's reading right now, what it's like competing against Amazon during the pandemic and how she's considering opening the store for special "sweepstakes" events for individual shoppers.Support local journalism and this podcast by subscribing to OregonLive for just $10 a month. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join Marian LaSalle, Lady Lou and Jane Moughon as we discuss ways to find or create a flexible job. Jane Moughon e-mail - jane@yourpersonalbusinessdoctor.com Website - www.YourPersonalBusinessDoctor.com Website Tester https://www.webemployed.com/how-to-become-website-tester/ Want a really flexible schedule? Did you know companies will pay for objective third-party reviews of their website or app because it’s much more costly to lose visitors due to subpar navigation and lack of clarity. About 380 new websites are created every minute. The pay is around $10 for a 10-20 minute test and you can sign up with numerous testing companies. You don’t have to be a techie to become a website tester. People from all walks of life are needed because each website test has unique requirements. Sign up for a variety of companies if you’re hoping this will be a regular stream of side hustle money. This website lists 15 companies that you can register for and there are many more. The schedule is yours to decide. Once you sign up for a company, you’ll start getting email alerts for tests 24/7. PostMates https://careers.postmates.com/openings Do you like to drive? Maybe Postmates is for you. Postmates is an on-demand delivery service who partners with people like you that like to drive. You pick up and deliver a variety of local Goods including groceries, alcohol, food and more.You get to set your own schedule and you keep 80% of the delivery fee which starts at $5 along with 100% of your tips. Drivers earn approximately $25 an hour. Postmates is available in 20 cities so check out the website for a complete list of locations Powells Books (not hiring this month) http://www.powells.com/featured/sellbooksonline Do you love books? if so maybe Powell's Books is a place where you want to learn more about how you can get paid selling used & rare books. Sellers enter the books ISBN number on the website and immediately receive an offer or refusal. They buy books they can resell & their bids are based on the expected retail value of the books they buy. Power to Fly https://powertofly.com/jobs/?keywords=&location=Remote%3B Power to Fly is an online job site tailored to remote jobs for women. Professional jobs in a wide variety of careers and industries can be found on this site. It is free for women to search for and apply for on-site and remote jobs. Power to Fly has a hefty array of free online classes designed to help women Advance their careers. Preply https://preply.com/en/teach p r e p l y is an online educational technology platform which pairs students with private tutors. 55 subjects are available on Preply including language University topics and art. Tutors apply and create a profile through which students can discover you, They can also reach out to students looking for tutors through the platform or receive students directly from Preply. Tutors set their own hourly rate and available hours. classes are booked directly on the tutors preply calendar. The most popular tutors earn around $550 a week. PROZ https://www.proz.com/language-jobs proz is a is a membership-based website for freelance translators and translation companies The proz website has an employment board where it is free to post and respond to a job opportunities in translation, interpreting, subtitling, proofreading, editing, voice-over copy,writing and project management are available. Membership is free and additional perks are included with a paid membership. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/naturalcuriosity/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/naturalcuriosity/support

The city of Portland, Oregon, is one of the centers of Pacific Northwest publishing. Laura Stanfill of Forest Avenue Press discusses her own journey and describes how the special bond among Portland publishers, readers, and booksellers leads to the small victories that can get us through these tough times.Topics Coveredthe story of Forest Avenue PressNAB (Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association)engaging with local booksellers for advice, events, advance orders and buzzfocusing on regional authorsthe role of Powell’s bookstore as a sales powerhouse and community gathering spacethe Espresso Book Machine (no longer but a great tool for local events and galleys!)the challenge of launching books when no bookstores are open or ordering booksgetting by with online orders and curbside deliveryare books an “essential” business?publishers connecting with readers the story of The Royal Abduls and its online launch (the virus hit just when the book was headed for an important pre-release launch!)will NY publishers win all the eyeballs with their big money and big noisemakers?now is the time for publishers, booksellers, and readers to all rally together!refocus on truly good, truly essential titles that can cut through the noise and garner attentionsavor even the small victories: they’re why we do what we do!LinksForest Avenue Presshttp://www.forestavenuepress.com/NW Book Lovers Reviews campaign for The Royal Abduls by Ramiza Shamounhttps://nwbooklovers.org/2020/03/10/face-out-extravaganza-the-royal-abduls-by-ramiza-shamoun-koya/Radio interview with Forest Avenue author Julia Stoops on KBOOhttps://shar.es/aHtwuGPacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA)http://www.pnba.org/ParticipantsLaura Stanfill is the publisher of Forest Avenue Press, which she founded in 2012. She earned a certificate from the Yale Publishing Course in 2018 thanks to an IBPA scholarship. She believes in indie bookstores and wishes on them like stars.Peter Goodman (host) is publisher of Stone Bridge Press (www.stonebridge.com) in Berkeley, California. He began his publishing career in Tokyo, Japan, in 1976. A longtime member of IBPA, he has served on the IBPA board and as IBPA board chair.For more information, go to IBPA at https://www.ibpa-online.org/.

Stay safe and wash your hands folks. Hard to avoid the Corona talk this week. Lots of followup: Folding@Home, Robocall legislation, and more Right to Repair. There's a sensitive breach at Whisper, Facebook is suing domain registrars (maybe a good thing), and an easy way to clone car keys. LVI is the latest hardware bug, and SMBGhost the big Microsoft news this week. Eric's fun is Egging for Vaccines, and Jon admires a moon-howling, scorpion-hunting mouse. 0:00 - Introduction 3:44 - Corona Medium Post 5:30 - Get Shorty 5:59 - Powell's Books 6:27 - Folding@Home for Corona 8:01 - Robocalls 9:26 - Right To Repair 14:59 - Whisper Breach 18:24 - Facebook Sues Domain Registrars 22:08 - Car Key Cloning 25:08 - Load Value Injection 30:41 - SMBGhost 36:24 - Eggs For Vaccines 41:46 - Mouse Vs Scorpion

Mitchell S. Jackson reads an excerpt from his memoir "Survival Math" with sound design and music composition from Zane featuring Stephanie Strange. This episode is brought to you by Powell's Books, the world's largest family owned independent bookstore, with over 2 million new and used volumes across five Portland area stores and their website Powells.com. Visit Powells.com and use coupon code "STORYBOUND" for 20% off your purchase of $25 or more. Storybound is hosted by Jude Brewer and brought to you by The Podglomerate and Lit Hub Radio. Let us know what you think of the show on Instagram and Twitter @storyboundpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Caitlin Doughty reads an excerpt from her novel "Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?" with sound design and music composition from Stephanie Strange. This episode is brought to you by Powell's Books, the world's largest family owned independent bookstore, with over 2 million new and used volumes across five Portland area stores and their website Powells.com. Visit Powells.com and use coupon code "STORYBOUND" for 20% off your purchase of $25 or more. Storybound is hosted by Jude Brewer and brought to you by The Podglomerate and Lit Hub Radio. Let us know what you think of the show on Instagram and Twitter @storyboundpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Diksha Basu reads an excerpt from her novel "The Windfall" with sound design and music composition from Katelyn Convery. This episode is brought to you by Powell's Books, the world's largest family owned independent bookstore, with over 2 million new and used volumes across five Portland area stores and their website Powells.com. Visit Powells.com and use coupon code "STORYBOUND" for 20% off your purchase of $25 or more. Storybound is hosted by Jude Brewer and brought to you by The Podglomerate and Lit Hub Radio. Let us know what you think of the show on Instagram and Twitter @storyboundpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nathan Hill reads an excerpt from his novel "The Nix" with sound design and music composition from Tim Karplus. This episode is brought to you by Powell's Books, the world's largest family owned independent bookstore, with over 2 million new and used volumes across five Portland area stores and their website Powells.com. Visit Powells.com and use coupon code "STORYBOUND" for 20% off your purchase of $25 or more. Storybound is hosted by Jude Brewer and brought to you by The Podglomerate and Lit Hub Radio. Let us know what you think of the show on Instagram and Twitter @storyboundpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I'm burbling about THE ORCHID THRONE being a Staff Pick at Powell's Books-and talking about dreams. Also discussing plotting for book proposals, more on the Netflix effect on committing to stories, and what I'm working on.The show Soundtrack is here (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7913450/).First Cup of Coffee is part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at Frolic.media/podcasts!Support the show (http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy)

For some but not all of us, our anxiety has a root in trauma. So in this episode a look at trauma, the definition(s) and some of the various forms. A few housekeeping items. I’ve recently applied to be on Spotify. If you happen to listen or hear the episode on the service there may be ads before, after or during the podcast. I have no say in it and I don’t get a flipping dime for being on that service. Many long-time listeners know that I choose not to accept advertising. I think it would presents confusion and unintentional conflicts of interest. For example, if I’m saying yes, no or maybe to medication and then a pharmacy ad appears for depression. I don’t want to give the impression that I’m endorsing or boosting a specific drug or product. It is what it is. Until there is another way to reach more listeners without ads I gotta roll with it. If you need support contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255, the Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or text “START” to 741-741. Resources Mentioned:  From the Guardian UK there is an interview with Gisele Bündchen: a model life? In the interview she talks about using meditation, eating a plant based diet and uses Yoga to cure her anxiety. There are others statements in the article that are problematic. You should also be aware that Bundchen is in the wellness industry, which is not healthcare.She has a book to promote and has a wellness business. The Encyclopedia of Phobias, Fears, and Anxieties at AbeBooks.com, Powell's Books and Barnes and Nobel. Emotional and Psychological Trauma from Healthguide.org    There is a 2019 Psychology Today post on What is Trauma? which has info about various types of traumas and treatments and a 2016  Trauma Tips for Understanding and Healing—Part 1 of 4    Disclaimer:  Links to other sites are provided for information purposes only and do not constitute endorsements.  Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with questions you may have regarding a medical or mental health disorder. This blog and podcast is intended for informational and educational purposes only. Nothing in this program is intended to be a substitute for professional psychological, psychiatric or medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

Adelle Waldman reads an excerpt from her novel "The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.," with sound design and music composition from Haley Johnsen and Tim Karplus. This episode is brought to you by Powell's Books, the world's largest family owned independent bookstore, with over 2 million new and used volumes across five Portland area stores and their website Powells.com. Visit Powells.com and use coupon code "STORYBOUND" for 20% off your purchase of $25 or more. Storybound is hosted by Jude Brewer and brought to you by The Podglomerate and Lit Hub Radio. Let us know what you think of the show on Instagram and Twitter @storyboundpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack Rhysider reads his story "The Old Church of St. Louis" with original composition from Shane Brown. This episode is brought to you by Powell's Books, the world's largest family owned independent bookstore, with over 2 million new and used volumes across five Portland area stores and their website Powells.com. Visit Powells.com and use coupon code "STORYBOUND" for 20% off your purchase of $25 or more. Storybound is hosted by Jude Brewer and brought to you by The Podglomerate and Lit Hub Radio. Let us know what you think of the show on Instagram and Twitter @storyboundpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kim Barnes reads an excerpt from her memoir "Hungry for the World," with sound design and music composition from Pretty Gritty and Bryan Daste. This episode is brought to you by Powell's Books, the world's largest family owned independent bookstore, with over 2 million new and used volumes across five Portland area stores and their website Powells.com. Visit Powells.com and use coupon code "STORYBOUND" for 20% off your purchase of $25 or more. Storybound is hosted by Jude Brewer and brought to you by The Podglomerate and Lit Hub Radio. Let us know what you think of the show on Instagram and Twitter @storyboundpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a long hiatus, Writers Who Don't Write is back, and we have some exciting announcements. This Spring, we'll be returning with a new season, a new show format, and a lot of exciting guests, and we've partnered with Lit Hub Radio to do it! In the meantime, we've created a second show with Lit Hub Radio that you can listen to today. Storybound is a radio theater program designed for the podcast age. Hosted by Jude Brewer and with original music composed for each episode, the podcast features the voices of today’s top literary icons reading their essays, poems, and fiction. In this episode, Mitch Albom reads an excerpt from his new book Finding Chika. Musical compositions by Maiah Wynne & Aliephant.  Learn more at www.thepodglomerate.com/shows/storybound This is episode is brought to you by Powell's Books, the world's largest family owned independent bookstore, with over 2 million new and used volumes across five Portland area stores and their website Powells.com. Visit Powells.com and use coupon code "STORYBOUND" for 20% off your purchase of $25 or more. Storybound is hosted by Jude Brewer and brought to you by The Podglomerate and Lit Hub Radio. Let us know what you think of the show on Instagram and Twitter @storyboundpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Gallagher reads his short story "Know Your Enemy: Celebrating 50 Years of the Forever War" from the 2016 fiction issue from Wired magazine, with sound design and music composition from Colin Hogan. This episode is brought to you by Powell's Books, the world's largest family owned independent bookstore, with over 2 million new and used volumes across five Portland area stores and their website Powells.com. Visit Powells.com and use coupon code "STORYBOUND" for 20% off your purchase of $25 or more. Storybound is hosted by Jude Brewer and brought to you by The Podglomerate and Lit Hub Radio. Let us know what you think of the show on Instagram and Twitter @storyboundpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lidia Yuknavitch reads her powerful short story “Street Walker," from her upcoming collection Verge, with sound design and music composition from Whiston & Warmack. This episode is brought to you by Powell's Books, the world's largest family owned independent bookstore, with over 2 million new and used volumes across five Portland area stores and their website Powells.com. Visit Powells.com and use coupon code "STORYBOUND" for 20% off your purchase of $25 or more. Storybound is hosted by Jude Brewer and brought to you by The Podglomerate and Lit Hub Radio. Let us know what you think of the show on Instagram and Twitter @storyboundpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mitch Albom reads an excerpt from his new book Finding Chika. Musical compositions by Maiah Wynne & Aliephant.  This episode is brought to you by Powell's Books, the world's largest family owned independent bookstore, with over 2 million new and used volumes across five Portland area stores and their website Powells.com. Visit Powells.com and use coupon code "STORYBOUND" for 20% off your purchase of $25 or more. Storybound is hosted by Jude Brewer and brought to you by The Podglomerate and Lit Hub Radio. Let us know what you think of the show on Instagram and Twitter @storyboundpod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Complicated-along is still underway, and the FIFO make-along has begun!  Come chat with us in the Ravelry group!What I've Finished:Jill wrapped up her Complicated-along project, the Butterly/Papillon shawl by Marin Melchior out of Uneek Fingering colorway 3007 and Knit Picks Palette in Mist.  Her Rav page here.  She also finished sewing her My Cousin Vinny Halloween costume out of navy floral stretch fabric from Michael Levine's.  She used Simplicity 1036 as a base for the jumpsuit and modified the collar, back and made it one-piece instead of separates.My Current Fix:Jill is still working on Myndie by Ambah O'Brien out of Jen Goodie fiber for the GLASG spinalong in the Get Off My Rainbow colorway.  She ran out of yarn and needs to spin more to finish the shawl.  Her Rav page here.  She started the back of the Ondawa pullover by Michelle Wang out of Malabrigo Rios in the Purpuras colorway.What I'm Jonesing For:Jill likes the crocheted Elara Pullover by Whitney Hayward.  She's into the Sanguine Sweater by Morgan Woltersdorf.  There are a lot of adorable kid's cardigans by Svetlana Genova, including the Colorful rooster.PO11.  There are a couple of free patterns she likes including the Sawtooth hat by Caroline Vogl and Fairisle Friends by Esther Braithwaite.Uppers, Downers and Miscellaneous Links:Aladdin (2019)Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)Glass (2019)Happy Death Day (2017)Happy Death Day 2U (2019)Greta (2018)The Piano Teacher (2001)Schitt's CreekThe MentalistCriminal: UKJake's Famous CrawfishPowell's Books

It has been a science fiction phenomenon. President Obama loved it, it's a perennial Powell's Books best-seller. We debate its merits and drill down on "hard" vs. "soft" science fiction. We talk about the Thucydides Trap, who fears aliens, the history of science fiction in the west and Roman's karma with Philip K. Dick. Music: “Sunday Smooth" by Scott Buckley, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License - www.scottbuckley.com.au.

This week, we get a new look at an old fairy tale – the story of the Russian witch known as Baba Yaga. A boys book club in Portland, Oregon met us at Powell's Books to discuss Katherine Marsh's novel "The Door by the Staircase" with host Kitty Felde. Congressman Earl Blumenauer, who represents Portland on Capitol, is celebrity reader.

In today's Tidbits Episode we hear author and Mad Men creator read a passage from his debut novel, Heather the Totality.  Listen to Roxanne's full interview with Matthew here!  And next week on Just the Right Book Podcast, we hear from Miriam Sontz, the CEO of Powell's Books in Portland, Oregon and Andrew Brennan, the head book buyer at RJ Julia who will help you find the perfect book for everyone on your holiday list! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Felix Salmon of Fusion, Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, and political risk consultant Anna Szymanski discuss: The Republican tax plan The opioid crisis and the Sackler family Incoming Federal Reserve Board Chair Jay Powell In Slate Plus: Pass-through income, and what happened in Kansas If you’d like to leave us a voicemail for our December call-in show, ring us at (347) 960-6314. Check out other Panoply podcasts at panoply.fm. Email: slatemoney@slate.com Twitter:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @JHWeissmann Production by Daniel Schroeder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Felix Salmon of Fusion, Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, and political risk consultant Anna Szymanski discuss: The Republican tax plan The opioid crisis and the Sackler family Incoming Federal Reserve Board Chair Jay Powell In Slate Plus: Pass-through income, and what happened in Kansas If you’d like to leave us a voicemail for our December call-in show, ring us at (347) 960-6314. Check out other Panoply podcasts at panoply.fm. Email: slatemoney@slate.com Twitter:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @JHWeissmann Production by Daniel Schroeder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The seventh book from Benjamin Percy is the terrifying THE DARK NET. He tells James what he's learned writing comics, how he juggles his projects, why his sister slept with the lights on into her 20s (spoiler: it's Ben's fault), and how he overcame being a closeted genre fan. Plus Percy's editor and editorial director of fiction at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Helen Atsma. - Benjamin Percy: http://benjaminpercy.com/ Benjamin and James Discuss: Green Arrow  Teen Titans  Black Canary  Dennis O'Neil  Neal Adams  The Justice League The Flash  Wonder Woman  Batman  Superman  Green Lantern  DC Comics  Juan Ferreyra  THRILL ME by Benjamin Percy  THE WARLORD  Spider-Man  Mike Grell  X-Men  Wolverine  VOODOO HEART by Scott Snyder  WHO CAN SAVE US NOW? ed by Owen King  VERTIGO COMICS  Katherine Fausset RED MOON by Benjamin Percy  Mark Doyle  DIE HARD  The Pulitzer Price  THE DARK NET by Benjamin Percy  CONAN THE BARBARIAN Soundtrack  Tom Waits "Red Right Hand" by Nick Cave  Enya  The Jonas Brothers  Rick Astley  Jen Percy  POETS & WRITERS MAGAZINE  REFRESH, REFRESH by Benjamin Percy  THE LANGUAGE OF ELK by Benjamin Percy  Sherman Alexie  Alice Munro  Flannery O'Connor  THRILLING TALES ed. by Michael Chabon Jim Shepard  Nick Hornby  Margaret Atwood  Susanna Clarke  Kate Atkinson  Peter Straub Dennis Lehane  Cormac McCarthy  The Tin House Summer Writer's Workshop  University of Nevada MFA  Kelly Link  Colson Whitehead  Justin Cronin  Karen Russell  WHAT THE WORLD WILL LOOK LIKE WHEN ALL THE WATER LEAVES US by Laura van den Berg  TO THE LIGHTHOUSE by Virginia Woolf  Margot Livesey  Tim O'Brien  GQ  THE DEAD LANDS by Benjamin Percy  THE TWILIGHT ZONE  Powell's Books  INDEPENDENCE DAY - James and Helen Discuss:  Steve Martin "Refresh, Refresh" by Benjamin Percy  THE PARIS REVIEW  Katherine Fausset  TIN HOUSE  Grub Street, Inc.  Graywolf Publishing  THRILL ME by Benjamin Percy  THE WILDING by Benjamin Percy  Grand Central Publishing  THE LONEY by Andrew Michael Hurley  THE WANGS VS. THE WORLD by Jade Chang  THE DARK NET by Benjamin Percy  Stephen King  TOY STORY JAWS  THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA by C.S. Lewis  ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN Archie  E.M. Forster  Alvar Aalto  MISS KOPP'S MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS by Amy Stewart  GIRL WAITS WITH GUN by Amy Stewart  NEVER COMING BACK by ALISON McGHEE THE FIRST DAY by Phil Harrison Marilynne Robinson   -   http://tkpod.com / tkwithjs@gmail.com / Twitter: @JamesScottTK Instagram: tkwithjs / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tkwithjs/

Colm Toibin is the bestselling, award-winning author of seven novels, including The Master and Brooklyn. The Irish-born author joins Just the Right Book Podcast to talk about his new novel, House of Names, a retelling of the Greek myth of Clytemnestra, Agamemnon, and their children.  And later in this episode, we hear from Miriam Sontz, CEO of the famous Powell's Books in Portland Oregon for a special installment of "What's on the Front Table."   Be sure to like us on Facebook and join our mailing list to hear more news about Just the Right Book Podcast We’re trying to get a better demographic handle on the people like yourself who listen to Just The Right Book Podcast. Just go to our website, www.BookPodcast.com, and click on the “Listener Survey,” it should take you about 30 seconds and be most helpful to us. Thank you in advance for this! Books in this episode: House of Names by Colm Toibin News of the World by Paulette Jiles Exit West by Mohsin Hamid The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing Marie Curie by Lola M. Schaefer, Wyatt Schaefer, Gail Saunders-Smith (Editor)          Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Mark Comer lives Portland, OR, with his with wife Tammy and their three kids – Jude, Moses, and Sunday. He's the pastor for teaching and vision at Bridgetown Church, right in the center of the city (by Powell's Books if you've ever been to Portland). John Mark is also the author of numerous books; My Name is Hope, Loveology, Garden City, and his most recent, God has a Name.

For full show notes and access to additional resources for this episode, visit: prooftoproduct.com/001 Jen Pham-Corbett and Lisa Towns, the founders of Farewell Paperie attended Tradeshow Bootcamp’s very first Paper Camp conference in 2012, when it was just a handful of us sitting around on the living room floor of a bed and breakfast, and since then, they've had a ton of growth in their business. They've exhibited shows, expanded their product line. They've hired a team, and they've worked with sales reps. They've also been TSBC speakers for the last few years. These ladies are super smart business women and fantastic mentors to others in the creative field.   ON TODAY’S EPISODE: [01:30] Farewell Paperie’s story[05:00] Moving from custom work to off the shelf products[06:30] Launching to wholesale & reaching out to retailers[10:30] Exhibiting at their first trade show, SF Gift[11:30] Taking risks in business.  When to jump and when to get to work[13:30] Product development strategies and deciding which ideas to move forward. Missteps made in the process.[19:30] Expanding beyond paper products into party ware.[23:30] Organic growth and creating a cohesive line.[24:30] Tips for managing a team & how Jen & Lisa knew it was time to hire.[31:00] Employee manuals & team systems.[35:30] Benefits of having a business partner, leveraging each other’s strengths & splitting responsibilities.[47:00] Exit strategies, legalities & business formation[50:00] Diversifying revenue streams KEY TAKE-AWAYS: “Jump in feet first, not head first.” - Lisa Towns   On product development consider “is this the right price point that we can sell this, do we have the margins that we need, how much inventory can we handle” - Lisa Towns   “There’s so much hesitation and fear of failure, that people hold themselves back.” - Jen Pham-Corbett   “When you delegate parts of your business, it opens up things that can provide a much bigger return for the business.” - Jen Pham-Corbett   “At the end of the day, each of our products passes through three or four sets of hands and we have to pay every single one of those sets of hands to do that, so we have to factor that into the costs.  Looking at it that way has changed the way we develop our product completely.” - Jen Pham-Corbett   “Sometimes there’s stuff that we love to do and we totally want to do it but we just can’t do it because we can’t make the margins on it.” - Jen Pham-Corbett   “We probably should have hired a long time before we did, but we resisted because we thought about how we can afford to bring someone on? - Jen Pham-Corbett   On business partnerships:  “You have to want the same goals and you have to want the same things for your brand.” -  Jen Pham-Corbett   LINKS: Paper Camp National Stationery Show Farewell Paperie’s retail shop Asana for proect management Google Sites for operations manuals     MEET JEN & LISA: Farewell Paperie is a letterpress and design studio in sunny Seattle, Washington. Since 2009, Lisa G. Towns and Jen Pham-Corbett have been serving up letterpress paper and entertainment goods with their signature smart snark style a little sassy and a lot of truth. Every design is meant to be a souvenir from life's little inside jokes.   On our fleet of antique printing presses, including a 1905 Chandler & Price named Bill, and two Heidelberg Windmills named Helga and Blanche, the Farewell Paperie team puts handmade love into pops of colorful typography and friendly messaging that feels like you're saying it in person.   The Farewell Paperie line is carried in over 700 retailers internationally, including Paper Source, Papyrus, Urban Outfitters, American Eagle, Powell's Books and more.   Website: www.farewellpaperie.com Facebook: farewellpaperie Instagram: @farewellpaperie Pinterest: farewellpaperie Twitter: @farewellpaperie   JOIN THE TSBC FAMILY: Interested in learning more about launching or refining a wholesale line or exhibiting at trade shows?  Join us for our Paper Camp conference this September in Los Angeles. Get more details and register at www.tradeshowcamp.com/papercamp     ABOUT PROOF TO PRODUCT: Proof to Product is brought to you by Tradeshow Bootcamp and hosted by me, Katie Hunt. Since 2011, TSBC has worked with hundreds of product based businesses to help them up level, scale, and build profitable sustainable companies. You can find our show notes and additional resources at ProofToProduct.com. If you like what you heard today, please head over to Apple Podcast to leave a five star review and subscribe. Thanks so much for listening. We'll be back next week with a new episode.  

Oh snap! Daniel sits down with recurring guest Brandon Runnells, to have a conversation about Brandon's recent outing to Oregon. The two talk about Multnomah Falls, Powell's Books, and how Brandon went to a strip club with two Australian women. Cool stuff! Follow Daniel on Instagram: @danny_warbuckz Follow Daniel on twitter: @daniel_doesnt

Today Preston is in with John Mark Comer. He's a writer, speaker and a teacher. He's the pastor for teaching and vision at Bridgetown Church, right in the center of the city (by Powell's Books if you've ever been to Portland). They're talking about all kinds of topics but also his new book, God Has a Name. Some other books by John Mark that Preston suggests you check out is Loveology, and Garden City. Check out his website johnmarkcomer.com or Tweet at him @johnmarkcomer Support Preston Support Preston by going to patreon.com Connect with Preston Send a question to Preston by emailing chris@prestonsprinkle.com Follow him on Twitter @PrestonSprinkle Check out his new website prestonsprinkle.com If you enjoy the podcast, be sure to leave a review.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! We hope you all had a festive holiday season and that you're staring 2016 re-energized to build the career of your dreams! To kick off the new calendar year, the Mac's List team is sharing a bonus episode of Find Your Dream Job, featuring one of our most popular guests, Aubrie De Clerck of Portland-based Coaching for Clarity. In this 3-minute episode, Aubrie reads "Portland's Threads--and Yours", her contribution to the Mac's List ebook, Land Your Dream Job in Portland (and Beyond). If you’re looking for more advice on developing a brand that attracts employers, check out Land Your Dream Job in Portland (and Beyond). The 2016 edition, available February 1, includes new content and will be available on a wide range of e-reading devices, including Kindle, Nook and iBooks. You will even be able to order a paperback edition! To learn more, sign-up for our ebook mailing list at www.macslist.org/ebook. When you join this list, we'll send you publication updates, insider ebook content, and special pre-sale price discounts. Make 2016 the year you land your dream job! Thank you for listening to Find Your Dream Job. If you like this show, please help us by rating and reviewing our podcast on iTunes. We appreciate your support! FULL TRANSCRIPT Mac Prichard:    This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life. I'm Mac Prichard, your host and publisher of Mac's List. On this bonus episode of Find Your Dream Job, we're bringing back one of our most popular guests, Aubrie De Clerck of Coaching For Clarity. Aubrie is included as one of the local job search experts in Land Your Dream Job in Portland (and Beyond), and in today's episode, she'll share her contribution to the book with you, our podcast listeners. Here's Aubrie De Clerck reading "Portland's Threads--and Yours", from Land Your Dream Job in Portland (and Beyond). Aubrie DeClerck: In any search, it's up to us to tell our story: Who we are, what we can do, and how we stand out in doing it. Our story is not simply about identifying transferable skills. To find fulfilling work, we need to communicate our threads, the things we're best at, the things we can't stop doing even if we try, the things we do naturally are gifts in a way that creates confidence in ourselves and shows our value to an employer. Take Portland as an example. We all know about keeping the city weird, but what is consistent about the town that filters into all the community does? What are Portland's threads? Here are two: unrestrainable creative self-expression, and ongoing commitment to environmental protection. How do we know with confidence that this is truly what Portland is about? If we were writing a resume for Portland, we would give specific examples. For unrestrainable creative self-expression, think about our food and drink: Microbreweries, coffee roasters, adventurous, award winning restaurants and farmer's markets. As for the arts, International Film Festival or Jazz Festival, Tango Fest and monthly art walks. Our annual events that include the Bridge Pedal, the PDX Adult Soap Box Derby, Tour de Coops and Time-Based Art Festival. Then our iconic local businesses: Powell's Books, food carts, Hollywood Theater, and Voodoo Doughnuts. As for our ongoing commitment to environmental protection, we have compost at the curb. Sixty-three percent of all of our waste is recycled. Investment in public transportation, including our new MAXX Orange Line, strong urban growth boundary, buffer bike lanes, LEED certified buildings and more. With clear examples identified, how do you assign value to them? What do these threads mean about Portland? To me, they create a great quality of life and keep our community vibrant, essential components for a city I choose to live in. As you create your personal brand, ask yourself: What are my threads? How do they give value to others? Mac Prichard:   If you're looking for more expert advice and insider tips like those that Aubrie just shared, check out Land Your Dream Job in Portland (and Beyond). This is the definitive guide for finding meaningful work, whether you're in Portland, Oregon, Portland, Maine, or anywhere in between. We're making the book even better. The 2016 edition will include new content and be available on a wide array of e-reading devices, including Kindle, Nook and iBooks, as well as a paperback edition. For more information, visit www.Macslist.org/ebook.

Epigraph For our third episode, we interview Kevin Sampsell, bookseller at Powell’s Books in Portland, OR.    Introduction [0:30] In Which Emma & Kim Feel Like Literary Underachievers Compared to Kevin’s Many Bookish Pursuits, Then We Order Lifestyles [0:43] When he’s not bookselling at Powell’s Books, Kevin runs the small press Future Tense Books, along with their new ebook imprint Instant Future. He’s also the author of A Common Pornography: A Memoir and This is Between Us, as well as the editor of Portland Noir.      [1:13] Drink of the Day: The Lifestyle - Jameson Irish Whiskey and ginger ale (from Ablutions: Notes for a Novel by Patrick deWitt)   collage by Kevin Sampsell Chapter I In Which We Discuss Rad Trans & Queer Books, Talk About Customer Anti-Merchandizing Techniques, and Discover that Kevin is a Greasy Buddy Holly [2:35] Emma’s reading Witches of America by Alex Mar (pubs 20 Oct 2015)   [2:54] Kim’s reading Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson (pubs 22 Sept 2015) Also mentioned: Let’s Pretend This Never Happened: (A Mostly True Memoir) by Jenny Lawson [3:28] Trans/Queer books! The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson Trans: A Memoir by Juliet Jacques (pubs 22 Sept 2015) George by Alex Gino (pubs 25 Aug 2015) Please Don’t Kill the Freshman: A Memoir by Zoe Trope (Future Tense edition, here) Being by Zach Ellis     Also mentioned: the Tin House Writer’s Workshop, Bad Blood Reading Series [8:36] Kevin is reading SO MANY GOOD BOOKS RIGHT NOW The Revolution of Every Day by Cari Luna Savage Park: A Meditation on Play, Space, and Risk for Americans Who Are Nervous, Distracted, and Afraid to Die by Amy Fusselman Yet another shoutout to Lidia Yuknavitch: The Small Backs of Children and The Chronology of Water: A Memoir. Have you read her books yet? Just go do it. Right now. We’ll wait. Hollywood Notebook by Wendy C Ortiz (also mentioned: Excavation: A Memoir) Cult of Loretta by Kevin Maloney (also mentioned: Adam Wilson)     [14:37] August Releases!! The Beautiful Bureaucrat by Helen Phillips The Scamp by Jennifer Pashley Voices in the Ocean: A Journey Into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins by Susan Casey Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh     Chapter II In Which Kevin Discusses Working at Powell’s (Largest Bookstore in the World?), The Power of Small Presses, and Publishing E-Books [20:58] Powell’s City of Books Store Map [23:46] White Elephants: On Yard Sales, Relationships, and Finding What Was Missing by Katie Haegele [24:20] Weirde Sister by James Gendron (coming 2016 from Octopus Books - check out an excerpt to get psyched) [24:39] Sexual Boat (Sex Boats) by James Gendron [32:56] Some authors that have moved between Small Presses and Big Publishers: Alissa Nutting - Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls, Tampa Lindsay Hunter - Daddy’s, Don’t Kiss Me, Ugly Girls Maggie Nelson - Bluets     Small Presses Mentioned: Starcherone, Featherproof, Wave [36:10] Future Tense’s e-book imprint Instant Future [36:44] Starvation Mode by Elissa Washuta (author of My Body is a Book of Rules) Chapter III In Which We Talk About Even More Awesome August Releases, Kevin Observing Customers Buying His Book, Author Crushes, and MORE BOOKS [40:22] More August Releases: Dome of the Hidden Pavilion: New Poems by James Tate New American Stories, edited by Ben Marcus (who previously edited The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories)     Pro-tip: the bathroom at Powell’s is upstairs in the Purple Room. Now you know. [44:05] Kevin’s Go-To Handsells A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews (available in paperback Jan 2016) Stories in the Worst Way by Gary Lutz     Also mentioned: All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews, Home Land by Sam Lipsyte [46:57] Kevin’s Impossible Handsells Tiger, Tiger by Margaux Fragoso Diary of a Teenage Girl: An Account in Words and Pictures by Phoebe Gloeckner     Also mentioned: George Saunders, Lydia Davis, Barry Hannah, Donald Ray Pollock [48:45] How to Keep Up with ALL the Books?     [49:00] Reading Backlist: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury [49:30] Short chapters: Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill [50:17] Kevin’s Station Eleven/Wild/Desperate Desert Island Books books Stories in the Worst Way by Gary Lutz The Age of Wire and String by Ben Marcus Sorrow Arrow by Emily Kendal Frey Sharon Olds (author of Stag’s Leap)     [Collage by Kevin Sampsell, using the cover of Sorrow Arrow by Emily Kendal Frey] [52:07] Kevin’s Favorite Bookstores (other than Powell’s) Skylight Books in Los Angeles, CA McNally Jackson in New York City, NY Reading Frenzy in Portland, OR [52:46] Kevin’s Favorite Literary Media OTHERPPL with Brad Listi Podcast (Kevin was on Episode 227) Noon Literary Annual [53:50] Last Book Kevin Gifted: Do It Yourself Guide To Fighting the Big Motherfuckin Sad by Adam Gnade Also mentioned: Dear Shane: a Mental Health Resource About Staying Alive by Craig Kelly Epilogue In Which Kevin Tells Us All the Places YOU Can Find Him On the Internets Website: www.kevinsampsell.com Twitter: @kevinsampsell Collage Tumblr: kevinsampsellcollages.tumblr.com Future Tense Books: www.futuretensebooks.com Instant Future Books: www.thisisinstantfuture.com Find Emma on Twitter @thebibliot and writing nerdy bookish things for Book Riot. Kim occasionally tweets at @finaleofseem. And you can follow both of us [as a podcast] on Twitter @drunkbookseller!       Okay, don’t forget to subscribe using your podcatcher of choice and hey maybe rate us if you like the show. Mmmkay byeee.

Colin Marshall sits down in Portland's Montavilla with Kevin Sampsell, publisher of Future Tense Books, editor of Portland Noir, and author of the memoir A Common Pornography and the novel This is Between Us, forthcoming from Tin House. They discuss the meth crime to be found beyond 82nd Avenue; Portland from the vantage point of his childhood in Washington's Tri-Cities; how he met other writers by publishing his own "lo-fi chapbooks"; how one forges one's own unique voice by maintaining their not-giving-a-crap nonchalance; his chronologically un-pinpointable founding of Future Tense and its surprise success with Zoe Trope's Please Don't Kill the Freshman; writing as a kind of martial art, which develops you even if you start out flabby, and which demands its own kind of meditation; how he became a (more) serious reader at Powell's Books; his love of southern writers, and more generally those who combine grittiness and heart; how unimportant he finds sense of place in fiction, yet how much praise he won for "capturing the Tri-Cities" in A Common Pornography; his technique of mixing the mundane with the shocking and hoping for the best; moving from the "no style" and short chapters of his last book to the longer chapters and conversational style of his new one; and the attractions of the Portland writing life, including having space to live and being in a place where nonfiction writers and poets might actually associate.

A successful storefront operation that is considering the addition of an e-business component will face numerous challenges. This video explores the thinking behind the decision of Powell's Books, a thriving regional bookseller, to venture into e-business. The questions they had to ask included: Is there a market for the product? How do we accurately build a data base of books? What type of staffing will be needed? Will we need different equipment? How does a company logistically distribute its product to the customer? Powell's analyzed the challenges they faced while implementing a new operation and adjusted business practices to function well in the online world.