Thursday 7/17: The Newer York magazine hosts PDX Literary Madhouse, a night of live music, readings, free Rorshach tests, and even a chance to have someone write you a fictional bio. Readings by Andry Valetine, Sidra Quin, Brad Garber, Erica Sklar, Michael Magnes, A.M. O’Malley, Manuel Abreu, Richard Penner, John Mortara, Sara Woods, and Damien Miles-Pualson. Literary Arts, 6:30 p.m., free.
Anthony Doerr reads from his latest book, All The Light We Cannot See (May 2014). Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Join Trevor Dodge, author of the new collection of flash fictions, The Laws of Average (May 2014), in conversation with Portland writer Lidia Yuknavitch. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.
The Tin House Summer Writers Workshop welcomes Kelly Link, Mary Ruefle, and Antonya Nelson for tonight’s reading. Reed College Amphitheatre, 8 p.m., $5.
Friday 7/18: Hear readings by Matthew Dickman, Julia Clare Tillinghast, Rachel Springer Dunbar, and Lisa Ciccarello at Bone Tax Reading #5, curated by local poet Ross Robbins. Glyph, 5 p.m., free.
Bryan Lee O’Malley, author and artist of the bestselling Scott Pilgrim series, hosts an official book signing party in honor of his new graphic novel, Seconds (June 2014). Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
The Moth and Xray.FM present Entertainment for People: a night of readings, storytelling, live music, and stand up. Readings and peformances by Beth Lisick, Kevin Sampsell, Amy Miller, Laura Gibson, Vin Shambry, Arthur Bradford, Mindy Netifee, Andrew Dickson, B. Frayn Masters, and Deb Leopards. Hosted by Dan Kennedy. Disjecta, 8 p.m., $16.
The Tin House Summer Writers Workshop welcomes Dana Spiotta, D.A. Powell, and Nick Flynn for tonight’s reading. Reed College Amphitheatre, 8 p.m., $5.
Saturday 7/19: As part of Japanese Poetry Month at Glyph Cafe & Arts Space, Marget Chula, author of Grinding My Ink (May 1993), What Remains: Japanese Americans in Internment Camps (August 2009), and many other collections, reads from her tanka, haiku, and other work. Glyph, 5 p.m., free.
Poor Claudia Press presents Jamalieh Haley’s Strange Tarot (July 2014) poetry reading and release party. Kit Schluter will read as well. Newspace Center for Photography, 7 p.m., free.
The Tin House Summer Writers Workshop welcomes Wells Tower, Matthew Zapruder, and Joy Williams for tonight’s reading. Reed College Amphitheatre, 8 p.m., $5.
The Moth and XRay.FM host a second night of Entertainment for People. Disjecta, 8 p.m., $16.
Sunday 7/20: In conjunction with Yukiyo Kawano’s current art installation at the Café, Glyph hosts an evening of music, poetry readings, and artists’ talks on the intertwined topics of Hiroshima, Fukushima, and Hanford. Readings by Leah Stenson, Yukiyo Kawano, Anna Daedalus, and Kerry Davis. Glyph, 5 p.m., free.
The Ink Noise Review welcomes Mary Bond and Christopher Keller to headline tonight’s reading. Their respective guest readers include Hannah Pass, Paul Rowley, and Josh Goller, followed by Sarah Buck and Jeremey Da Rosa. Opening acts include Leesa Thompson and Stephanie Nelson. Jade Lounge, 7 p.m., free.
Lacy Johnson discusses her latest book, The Open Side (July 2014), with acclaimed poet Nick Flynn. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Future Tense Books celebrates the release of the three newest books in their Scout Book series: Pity the Animal (May 2014) by Chelsea Hodson, Darkmouth Strikes Again (May 2014) by Jay Ponteri, and Girly (May 2014) by May-Lan Tan. Guest reading by Patrick deWitt to accompany the authors’ readings. Valentine’s, 9 p.m., free.
Monday 7/21: National Book Award-winner William T. Vollman reads from his latest collection, Last Stories and Other Stories (July 2014). Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Tuesday 7/22: Cindy Williams Gutierrez, Domi J. Shoemaker, Kathleen Lane, and Matthew Robinson will read their stories from The Night, and the Rain, and the River (May 2014), the anthology published by Forest Avenue Press. Liz Prato, the anthology’s editor, will introduce the authors. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free.
Wednesday 7/23: Independent publishing house Press 53 welcomes three authors to read from their latest works. Liz Prato reads from her forthcoming collection due in May 2015, Wendy Willis reads from Blood Sisters and the Republic (October 2012), and Bonnie Zo Bell reads from What Happened Here (May 2014). Annie Bloom’s Books, 7 p.m., free.
