Thursday 8/14: Local author Trevor Richardson reads from his new novel, Dystopia Boy (July 2014). Jack London Bar, 7 p.m., free.
The LP Collective hosts a reading featuring TJ Acena, Kristin Dorsey, Karen Green, Claire Wilson, Erica Koer, and Amelia Johnson, among other local readers. IPRC, 7 p.m., free.
Malcolm Brooks discusses his debut novel, Painted Horses (August 2014) with local writer Smith Henderson, author of Fourth of July Creek (June 2014). Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Portland musician and writer Adam Selzer combines music and short stories in his latest collection, Leaving (August 2014). Revival Drum Shop, 8 p.m., free.
Friday 8/15: Back Fence PDX invites five local and out of town people to tell true, unscripted stories based on the the theme, Blindsided. Featuring John Roderick, Cole Kazdin, Andy Lindberg, Claire Willett, and Val Mallison. Hollywood Theatre, 8 p.m., $13-$20.
Saturday 8/16: Writer, performer, and Emmy-winning television news producer Cole Kazdin hosts Going for the Gut: A Storytelling Workshop. Portland Center Stage, 1-4 p.m., $80.
The Colored Pencils Art and Culture Council hosts the Stories From Home series. Palestinian American author Mohammad Bader will read from The Traveler (October 2011), West African singer and songwriter Parfait Bassale will present Where is Home? (August 2014), and Bhutanese poet and writer Moti Rizal will read from Life at Refugee Camp in Bhutan (August 2014). Midland Library, 2 p.m., free.
The Burnt Tongue Reading Series celebrates its two-year anniversary by welcoming a group of Tom Spanbauer’s students to read together. Crush Bar, 5 p.m., $5 suggested donation.
The Bone Tax Reading Series welcomes local writers Camille Perry, Sean Aaron Bowers, Martha Grover, Drew Scott Swenhaugen, and John Barrios. Glyph, 5 p.m., free.
Jacqueline Waters will be reading for Switch PDX. IPRC, 7 p.m., free.
Back Fence PDX hosts this month’s Russian Roulette storytelling competition. Storytellers this round include Emmett Montgomery, John Roderick, Cole Kazdin, Arthur Bradford, Joey Slamon, Daria Eliuk, Jason Rouse, and Renee Jenkinson. Disjecta, 8 p.m., $15 advance, $18 door.
Sunday 8/17: The Ink Noise Review hosts it’s annual end of summer bash, with three headline readers each bringing new writers to the series with them. Casey Bush brings Bill Shively, Laura Winter. Olivia Olivia brings Intisar Abioto, Manuel Arturo Abreu, and Cathy Camper. LaToya Hampton brings Kashea the Hug Dealer. Opening acts are Jon Backman and Amie Champagne. Jade Lounge, 7 p.m., free.
The Portland Poetry Slam hosts its weekly slam night. Glyph, 7 p.m., free.
Monday 8/18: New York Times bestselling author Chelsea Cain reads from her latest book, One Kick (August 2014). Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Tuesday 8/19: Local journal Perspectives on Anarchist Theory hosts three speakers on the theme of Strategy. Walidah Imarisha and Tamara Lynnne will reflect on their respective work. Lara Messersmith-Glavin will host the event, introducing the work of the Institute for Anarchist Studies. People’s Co-Op, 6 p.m., $5 – $25, sliding donation.
The PDXX Collective holds its annual end of summer reading. The Waypost, 7 p.m., free.
Broadway Books welcomes the local writing collective known as The Oregon Woodshop Writers to present their new anthology, Why in the Road: Forgive, Forget, Regrets (December 2013). Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free.
The Unchaste Readers Series hosts an end of summer open mic to celebrate women writers. Crush Bar, 7:30 p.m., free.
Yale professor Dr. William Deresiewicz reads from his latest book, Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life (August 2014). Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Wednesday 8/20: The Mountain Writers Series hosts a reading with VoiceCatcher: A Journal of Women’s Voices & Visions. Readings by Maggie Chula, Jennifer Weinberg, Cindy-Stewart-Rinier, Shawn Aveningo, Burky Achilles, and Thea Constantine. Glyph, 7 p.m., $5 suggested donation.
