Alexis Smith and Evan P. Shneider - Author Reading

Once again, Auntie's is featuring two fantastic up-and-coming authors. Sunday, May 20 will bring two Portland novelists, Alexis Smith and Evan P. Shneider.

Alexis Smith's Glaciers brings you into the memories of Isabel, the bookish protagonist who cherishes the history in things old and vintage. Tucked between the words of Smith's book are highlights into the life of a Portland bookkeeper who dreams about the glaciers of Alaska. Even while turning the pages, one can't help but visualize their own forgotten memories and trinkets, whether they were baseball cards shared with dad, or an old ring handed down generations of a maternal line.

Evan P. Schneider changes the mood with his book entitled A Simple Machine, Like the Lever. We can all relate in some way to Nicholas Allender, who's endeavoring to keep his head above water in all aspects of his life. Between trying to keep his job, bringing smiles to his girlfriend's face, and not getting lost in the ups and downs of life's trivialities, Schneider's novel offers a change of ordinary in the form of an extraordinary character.

Check out these two amazing authors Sunday, May 20 at 1 p.m. at Auntie's Bookstore.

Jonathan Potter and Travis Laurence Naught

Auntie's Bookstore in Spokane, WA is famous for bringing in amazing authors to read, discuss, and socialize with those interested in the writer's craft. This Thursday, May 10, will be no different as both Jonathan Potter and Travis Laurence Naught visit Auntie's to read from their work and share their views on the craft of poetry.

Jonathan Potter will be speaking about his first book of poems, House of Words. Published by Korrectiv Press, the poems laid upon these pages spin theories of words and of life--indeed, the whole book is dedicated to his wife and the celebration of their marriage. The simple gray cover of House of Words--a farmhouse settled in a quiet field--offers an eerie quality to the book, but there is nothing otherwordly about these poems, only images of beauty, struggle, and devotion are ignited once you begin to read.

The Virgin Journals depicts Travis Laurence Naught's experiences on living life as a quadriplegic. His poems challenge the reader to forget about physical disabilities, about anything that can hold one back from what is truly beautiful in life. Separated into three elements--Life, Love, and the World--Naught is able to deliver truth in every word. His raw perspective of the world eliminates any sugar-coating, and he is unafraid and unapologetic throughout every piece.