Thursday 1/22: Stacey Tran, author of End Solo, reads alongside Oregon-based poet and author Kaia Sand. Glyph, 5:30 p.m., free.
Portland author Miranda July reads from her debut novel, The First Bad Man. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Steve Anderson reads from his critically acclaimed new novel, Liberated. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.
Friday 1/23: Join Poor Claudia for the release of Tyler Brewington & Kelly Schirmann’s split full-length book, Boyfriend Mountain. Holocene, 6 p.m., $5 – $10 suggested donation.
Wallace Books hosts former Oregon Poet Laureate Paulann Petersen and Kate Gray, author of Carry the Sky, to read from their latest work. Smile Station, 7 p.m., free.
The Gobshite Quarterly hosts it’s Winter/Spring issue launch and reading. Mother Foucault’s, 7 p.m., free.
Saturday 1/24: Katherine Applegate reads from her New York Times bestseller The One and Only Ivan. Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing, 4 p.m., free.
Back Fence PDX hosts Russian Roulette, a storytelling event with featured writers and storytellers Shannon Balcom, Wm. Steven Humphrey, Pat Castaldo, Emmett Montgomery, Brian S. Ellis, Bri Pruett, Brian Koch, and Summer Waldron. Disjecta, 8 p.m., tickets start at $15.
Sunday 1/25: Susan Sokol Blosser reads from her latest book Letting Go. Powell’s City of Books, 4 p.m., free.
Portland Poetry Slam hosts its weekly reading. Glyph, 5 p.m., $5 suggested donation.
À Reading #13 will feature performances by Jeff Alessandrelli, Dasha Shleyeva, John Beer, and Nick Jaina. Valentine’s, 5 p.m., free.
Monday 1/26: Luna Jaffe reads from her latest book, Wild Money. Annie Bloom’s, 7 p.m., free.
Tuesday 1/27: Salon Skid Row presents poets Hajara Quinn and Fred Melden accompanied by music by Katerina Solonajuk and Cinema Obscura for tonight’s reading. The Corner Bar, 7 p.m., free.
Reverand Dr. Marilyn Sewell reads from her latest book, Raw Faith: Following the Thread. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free.
Wednesday 1/28: Reverand Dr. Marilyn Sewell reads from her latest book, Raw Faith: Following the Thread. Annie Bloom’s, 7 p.m., free.
Marie Mutsuki Mockett reads from her memoir, Where the Dead Pause and, the Japanese Say Goodbye. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
