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This month, we asked Literary Arts, Annie Bloom’s Books, Powell’s and Broadway Books what their No. 1 bestselling books were for the month of April. Here’s what we found out:
Literary Arts:
The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson
Yes, the one you read in your high school humanities class—well, maybe not the exact one, because this is the 2018 translation by Emily Wilson. To refresh: The 24-part epic poem follows Odysseus on his decadelong journey home to Ithaca after the Trojan War. Trouble and contemplation ensue along the way.
Annie Bloom’s Books and Powell’s:
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games series has returned, again. This time it’s part two of the prequel, aka the backstory of how things became so full-blown awful and dystopian (spoiler alert: Look up and around).
Broadway Books:
Tilt by Emma Pattee
Speaking of feel-good reads—this one comes to us from local author Emma Pattee and follows the nine-months-pregnant protagonist Annie as she finds herself shopping in IKEA when the big one hits, and the 24 hours that follow. Check out an excerpt from the book in last month’s WW, and more from Pattee about how Portland Public Schools buildings might fare (or fall) if (or when) the Cascadia subduction earthquake hits.
