David Shields

PENELOPE BASS

7:30 pm., Sunday March 24 | Free.

Powell's City of Books
1005 W Burnside St.

Who needs a life preserver when you have weighty tomes like Crime and Punishment? Genre-defying author David Shields uses himself as a case study for readers and writers who seek literary salvation, combining criticism and autobiography in his new book, How Literature Saved My Life.

Where: Powell's City of Books
Phone: 228-4651
Address: 1005 W Burnside St.
Website: www.powells.com

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