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City of Weird conjures what we fear: death, darkness, ghosts. Hungry sea monsters and alien slime molds. Blood drinkers and game show hosts. Set in Portland, Oregon, these thirty stories blend imagination, literary writing, and pop culture into a cohesive weirdness that honors the city's personality, its bookstores and bridges…

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1 author picked City of Weird as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This was an oddball book my wife had that I read and enjoyed. Some of the stories are really crazy and weird. Very Portland.

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