Thursday 2/26: Mark Pomeroy reads from his debut novel, The Brightwood Stillness. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free.
Nicole Kear reads from her memoir, Now I See You. Annie Bloom’s Books, 7 p.m., free.
John Benditt reads from his latest book, The Boatman. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Ander Monson‘s Letter to a Future Lover collects several dozen brief pieces written in response to library ephemera. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.
Friday 2/27: Mary Pilon’s The Monopolists: Obsession, Fury, and the Scandal behind the World’s Favorite Board Game reveals the unknown story of how Monopoly came into existence, the reinvention of its history by Parker Brothers and multiple media outlets, the lost female originator of the game, and one man’s lifelong obsession to tell the true story about the game’s questionable origins. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Saturday 2/28: Local writer Timothy S. Lane reads from his latest work. Glyph, 5 p.m., free.
Sunday 3/1: The Portland Poetry Slam hosts its weekly reading. Velo Cult Bike Shop, 6:30 p.m., $5 suggested donation.
The Spare Room reading series welcomes Donato Mancini and Paul Maziar to read from their latest poetry. Mother Foucault’s Bookshop, 7 p.m., free.
Scott Timberg’s Culture Crash: The Killing of the Creative Class looks deeply into the roots of the crisis of the creative class and tells us why it matters. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
The Tesla City storytelling series hosts a very special evening on tonight’s theme: The Storm. Funhouse Lounge, 8 p.m., sliding scale pay what you can entry.
Monday 3/2: In Tales from Another Mother Runner, elite runner Sarah Bowen Shea shares not only her own stories of personal triumph on the pavement but also the stories of members of the vibrant mother runner community. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Tuesday 3/3: Kim Gordon, vocalist, bassist, and founding member of Sonic Youth, reads from her memoir, Girl in a Band, and is joined by author Jon Raymond for a short interview. Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing, 7 p.m., free.
Salon Skid Row presents a storytellers showcase with Martha Grover, Leah Noble Davidson, Lesley Harper & Cinema Obscura. The Corner Bar, 7 p.m., free.
Jeff Baker, contributor to the Oregonian for the past 20 years, speaks to the Willamette Writers for this month’s reading. The Old Church, 7 p.m., $10 non-members.
Wednesday 3/4: Richard Price writing as Harry Brandt reads from his crime novel, The Whites. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
