Thursday 2/5: Oregon Literary Fellowship recipient Loretta Stinson Robertson shares her short story, Winter Coat, alongside of host of artists who created artwork inspired by her piece to celebrate First Thursday. Powell’s City of Books, 6:30 p.m., free.
Windfall, A Journal of Poetry of Place, hosts its latest issue release party, featuring readings from Paulann Petersen, Carlos Reyes, David Filer, Penelope Scambly Schott, and Ursula K. Le Guin. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free.
The Late Night Library reading series welcomes novelist Robin Black, poet Cathy Linh Che, and musician and writer Nick Jaina as he reads from his memoir, Get It While You Can. Literary Arts, 7 p.m., $5 suggested donation.
S.M. Hulse reads from her riveting debut, Black River. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.
Friday 2/6: Bestselling author Joyce Carol Oates reads from her latest novel, The Sacrifice. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Saturday 2/7: Black [genus, genesis, genius] is a reading that welcomes local black poets to share their latest work. Readers include Akela Jaffi Auer, Turiya Autry, Samiya Bashir, Aasha Benton, Aisha Edwards, Diamond Ferguson, Chris Fuzell, Keyon Gaskin, Jamondria Harris, Elijah Hasan, Lin Lucas, Nakeia R. Medcalf, André Middleton, S. Renee Mitchell, Sidony O’neal, Alex Riedlinger, Jonny Sanders, Sharita Towne, Tasha Triplett, and David Walker. Central Library, 2 p.m., free.
Portland author Lindsay Hill reads from his PEN Center USA fiction award-winning novel, Sea of Hooks. Jacobsen’s Books, 2 p.m., free.
Lisa Gardner reads from her new thriller, Crash and Burn. Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing, 4 p.m., free.
Sunday 2/8: Arthur Bradford reads from his newly released collection of short stories, Turtleface and Beyond. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Monday 2/9: Nick Hornby discusses his latest work, Funny Girl, with Rumpus columnist and author of Wild, Cheryl Strayed. Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing, 7 p.m., free.
Portland poet Andrea Hollander shares her craft through teaching at both the Attic Institute and the Mountain Writers Series. She will be joined by fellow Attic faculty member Kathleen Halme (Drift and Pulse) for the ongoing Poets on Broadway series. Antoinette Hatfield Hall, 8 p.m., free.
Tuesday 2/10: Salon Skid Row presents Irreverant Erotica w/performance readings by by Greg Gerding, Robyn Bateman, Robert Duncan Gray, Jennifer Robin, and Camera Obscura. The Corner Bar, 7 p.m., free.
Love and Hate presents some of Portland’s finest emerging writers, including John Barrios, Sean Davis, Trevor Dodge, Celeste Gurevich, Andrew Stark, Matthew Robinson, Edie Rylander, Davis Slater, Adam Strong, and Kate Grey. Post 134, 7:30 p.m., free.
David J. Morris reads from his new book, The Evil Hours: A Biography of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Wednesday 2/11: Cultural critic Matt Zoller Seitz reads from The Wes Anderson Collection: The Grand Budapest Hotel, his book meant to accompany Anderson’s successful film. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
