America Fantastica: Tim O’Brien

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An American Master returns: Tim O'Brien delivers his first new novel in two decades, a brilliant and rollicking odyssey, in which a bank robbery sparks “a satirical romp through a country plagued by deceit." Interviewed by Steph Opitz.

Front Lines: Luis Alberto Urrea & Alice Winn

First Congregational United Church of Christ (UCC) 1126 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

Taking as inspiration his mother’s own Red Cross service, Luis Alberto Urrea's new novel is an overlooked story of women’s heroism in World War II. Alice Winn has written a haunting, virtuosic debut novel about two young men who fall in love during World War I. Moderated by OPB's Geoff Norcross.

NBF Presents: An Afternoon with the National Book Awards

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2023 National Book Award Longlisters, Finalists, and potential Winners come together for readings and conversation in advance of the 74th National Book Awards.

Inheritance: E. J. Koh & Ayana Mathis

First Congregational United Church of Christ (UCC) 1126 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

From South Korea to the American South, two multi-generational novels explore inheritance, grief, and family. E. J. Koh's debut novel is an elegantly wrought family saga of memory, trauma, and empathy, and a stunning testament to the consequences and fortunes of inheritance. From the best-selling author Ayana Mathis, a searing multi-generational new novel—set in the 1980s in racially and politically turbulent Philadelphia and in the tiny town of Bonaparte, Alabama—about a mother fighting for her sanity and survival. Moderated by Chelsea Bieker.

Juniper’s Christmas: Eoin Colfer

First Congregational United Church of Christ (UCC) 1126 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

Eoin Colfer, author of the acclaimed, mega-bestselling Artemis Fowl series, discusses his new novel with Heidi Schulz.