Mr. Fox

Extract: I had the pleasure of attending a book signing by Helen Oyeyemi at the Hawthorne location of Powell's Books when she came through Portland, Oregon a few weeks ago. She's on tour for her new book, "Boy, Snow, Bird". She read from it, and the contrast between her light, youthful, British voice and the dark, literary prose of the first chapter was astounding. I was enthralled by her and her book. I bought it and "Mr. Fox", which was the only other book by her that Powell's carried at this small location. I read "Mr. Fox" first, since her new book wasn't yet in the WWEnd database. I wasn't disappointed…