{"id":2676,"date":"2023-09-24T21:37:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T21:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pdxbookfest.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=2676"},"modified":"2023-09-28T11:48:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T18:48:26","slug":"dugan-gould","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/pdxbookfest.org\/event\/dugan-gould\/","title":{"rendered":"Thrills & Chills: Jennifer Dugan & Courtney Gould"},"content":{"rendered":"

In\u00a0The Last Girls Standing,\u00a0<\/em>a queer YA psychological thriller from Jennifer Dugan<\/a>, the sole surviving counselors of a summer camp massacre search to uncover the truth of what happened that fateful night, but what they find out might just get them killed. In Courtney Gould<\/a>‘s Where Echoes Die<\/em>, two sisters travel to an isolated Arizona town to investigate its connection to their mother\u2019s death, but uncover more than they bargained for in this supernatural thriller. Moderated by Jenn Ch\u00e1vez<\/a> of OPB.<\/p>\n

\"\"Sloan and Cherry. Cherry and Sloan. They met only a few days before masked men with machetes attacked the summer camp where they worked, a massacre that left the rest of their fellow counselors dead. Now, months later, the two are inseparable, their traumatic experience bonding them in ways no one else can understand.<\/p>\n

But as new evidence comes to light and Sloan learns more about the motives behind the ritual killing that brought them together, she begins to suspect that her girlfriend may be more than just a survivor\u2014she may actually have been a part of it. Cherry tries to reassure her, but Sloan only becomes more distraught. Is this gaslighting or reality? Is Cherry a victim or a perpetrator? Is Sloan confused, or is she seeing things clearly for the very first time? Against all odds, Sloan survived that hot summer night. But will she survive what comes next?<\/p>\n

\u201cShocking, captivating, and utterly chilling. A delicious thriller that will have you tearing through pages to get to the end, where you won\u2019t be disappointed.\u201d \u2014Jessica Goodman, bestselling author of\u00a0They Wish They Were Us<\/em><\/h3>\n

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\"bookBeck Birsching has been adrift since the death of her mother, a brilliant but troubled investigative reporter. She can\u2019t stop herself from slipping into memories of happier days, longing for a time when things were more normal. So when a mysterious letter in her mother\u2019s handwriting arrives in the mail that reads Come and find me<\/em>, pointing to the small town at the center of her last investigation, Beck hopes that it may hold the answers.<\/p>\n

But when Beck and her sister Riley arrive in Backravel, Arizona, it\u2019s clear that something\u2019s off. There are no cars, no cemeteries, no churches. The town is a mix of dilapidated military structures and new, shiny buildings, all overseen by a gleaming treatment center high on a plateau. No one seems to remember when they got there, and when Beck digs deeper into the town\u2019s enigmatic leader and his daughter, Avery, she begins to suspect that they know more than they\u2019re letting on.<\/p>\n

As Beck and her sister search for answers about their mother, she and Avery are increasingly drawn together, and their unexpected connection brings up emotions Beck has fought to keep buried. Beck is desperate to hold onto the way things used to be, but when she starts losing herself in Backravel\u2014and its connection to her mother\u2014 she risks losing her way back out.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0Where Echoes Die<\/em>, Courtney Gould draws readers into a haunting desert town to explore grief, the weight of not letting go of the past, first love, and the bonds between sisters, mothers and daughters.<\/p>\n

\u201c[A] supernatural thrill ride…[Gould] carefully weaves together a powerful portrait of grief and healing that’s equal parts unnerving and heartbreaking.\u201d \u2013Publishers Weekly\u00a0<\/em>(starred)<\/h3>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Portland Book Festival General Admission Passes are required for entry into all events.<\/strong>\u00a0Passes<\/a>\u00a0are $15 in advance and $25 day of Festival. Youth 17 & under get in FREE. All full-priced General Admission Passes include a $5 book fair voucher and entry into Portland Art Museum. Passes admit attendees to the Festival; individual events are first-come, first-served. More info\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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