Thursday 8/21: Walt Whitman Award-winning poet Carl Adamshick reads from his second collection, Saint Friend (August 2014). Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Friday 8/22: Chuck Palahniuk presents Bedtime Stories For Adults, a literary performance including Chelsea Cain, Lidia Yuknavitch, Monica Drake, and other surprise guests. Every ticket comes with a signed copy of Cain’s One Kick (August 2014). Aladdin Theater, 8 p.m., $29 advance, $32 Door.
Saturday 8/23: Spare Room presents Samantha Giles, author of deadfalls and snares (October 2014) and Steven Seidenberg, author of Itch (August 2014). Glyph, 4 p.m., free.
Sunday 8/24: The Portland Poetry Slam hosts its weekly slam night. Glyph, 7 p.m., free.
Monday 8/25: Christina Nichol reads from her critically acclaimed debut novel, Waiting for the Electricity (June 2014). Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.
Bitch editor Sarah Mirk reads from her latest book, Sex From Scratch: Making Your Own Relationship Rules (August 2014). Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Tuesday 8/26: Paul Collins reads from his literary biography Edgard Allan Poe: The Fever Called Living (August 2014). Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Wednesday 8/27: Tell It Slant welcomes Scott Nadelson, Erika Anderson, Mary Fifield, Nick Naina, and Raquel Nasser for this month’s reading. Turn! Turn! Turn!, 7:30 p.m., $2 suggested donation.
