Ekahni Books

Hello everyone!  Sherry here and I hope everyone is getting out and enjoying this beautiful Spring day!  We’ve gotten in another fantastic shipment of books that we are very excited to tell you all about.  And even more exciting, we have finally  finished our new logo!  More about that in a minute…

This week, we have new books from the presentation given at the Pine Grove on tsunamis and Native American history, a new young adult (YA) book from John Green, and some just general fun books.  Let’s get to the list, shall we?

Books From The Tsunami Presentation

The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes- And Why by Amanda Ripley – the NPR’s Book Tour said of this book that it is “The thinking person’s manual for getting out alive.”  And that is exactly what it is.  Personal behavior in an emergency is often the single most important factor in a person’s survival.  This book shows you how you can change your behavior and save your life.

Oregon’s Greatest Natural Disasters by William L. Sullivan – You might recognize Mr. Sullivan from the excellent travel & hiking guide of his that we carry here at the shop, and he has done just as good a job with this book while talking about our state’s very active disaster history.

(Note: Many of you have asked about “Elephants of the Tsunami”- after some  initial confusion from the publisher, we are hoping to see these books shipped out sometime next week.  They will be coming from back East, so it might take just a bit longer than usual.  We are working on it diligently, though!)

New From YA Author John Green

Those of you who have a young person in your home probably already know about John Green.  He and his brother Hank became massive internet celebrities with their “Brotherhood 2.0” videos on YouTube.  They used that following to build up John’s YA writing career, further Hank’s reporting on green issues and the environment, and perhaps most importantly, they built a community on the internet for young people of a nerdy persuasion to get together to discuss their lives, their books and their worlds.  Members of this community are called Nerdfighters.  Well, Nerdfighters unite (and DFTBA), because John Green’s new book (written with the equally awesome David Levithan) is out.  It is called Will Grayson, Will Grayson and it is brilliant.  One thing is certain with this book… neither of them have forgotten to be awesome.

Other Interesting New Books

Convictions: A Prosecutor’s Battles Against Mafia Killers, Drug Kingpins and Enron Thieves by John Kroger – Mr. Kroger is our Writer’s Series author in August and we are very happy to start selling his book early.  He is Oregon’s Attorney General, and after just glancing at this book I can see how lucky we are to have him.  This book is a truly fascinating (and very well written) look at what it is to be a federal prosecutor.  (Let me put it this way, we ordered one more than we have at the shop because I will be reading this one at home.)

The Boy In The Striped Pajamas by John Boyne – originally published in 2006, there has been a lot of recent interest in this book because of the film adaptation of the same name.  This is a beautifully written, deeply affecting and powerful book. It’s made for teens,  but it’s probably one that everybody should read.

Store Notes:

We got in a bumper crop of used paperbacks yesterday… so we have over one hundred new paperbacks in the shop today!  Many are classics, but there is also some romance, mystery, fiction and even some philosophy and non-fiction.  A little something for everyone and the vast majority of them are on sale for $2.00 a piece!

Alright, without any further adieu, here is our new shop logo (designed by Franz, me, and Kate Johnstone of Smite The Pellet Graphic Design- look for her on Facebook!):

We hope you like it!  (It might look a little stretched on your screen- it just depends on what kind of screen you have.)  And thanks again for supporting local independent bookstores in your community!