That earthquake, the one we are all dreading, is the event that kicks off Pattee’s debut novel, “Tilt,” out Tuesday from ...

Emma Pattee’s first novel, “Tilt,” tells the story of a pregnant Portland woman who is shopping for a crib at IKEA when the Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake hits. Portland author Emma ...

Now, Annie is massively pregnant - 37 weeks. She's shopping at Ikea in Portland, Oregon, trying to wrestle a baby crib off the rack, when everything starts to shake. It's an earthquake - the big one.