Thursday 3/5: Ooligan Press throws a launch party for their latest anthology edited by Carter Sickels, Untangling the Knot: Queer Voices on Marriage, Relationships, & Identity. Portland State University, 6 p.m., free.
Tracy Manaster reads from her incredible debut novel on grief, memory, and the housing crisis, You Could Be Home Now. Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing, 7 p.m., free.
Terry Martin will be reading from her new collection of poetry, The Light You Find, along with Kate Gray, who will read from her recently published novel, Carry the Sky. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free.
The Marylhurst Reading Series and the IPRC invite Inara Verzemnieks and Jenny Boully read from their latest non-fiction writing. IPRC, 7 p.m., free.
Friday 3/6: In honor of Molly Gloss, who has been selected as one of the six winners of this year’s award from the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association for her new novel Falling from Horses, Broadway Books will be hosting an award ceremony. Cake and refreshments will be available. Broadway Books, 6 p.m., free.
Tavern Books presents a joint book release party for The Wounded Alphabet: Collected Poems and Hitchcock on Trial, two newly published collections by the late poet, editor, and labor activist George Hitchcock. Hitchcock’s widow Marjorie Simon and Tavern Book’s editor Carl Adamshick will read from these newly released titles. Mother Foucault’s Bookshop, 7:30 p.m., free.
Saturday 3/7: Influential artist Carson Ellis, acclaimed illustrator of the Wildwood series and artist for the indie band The Decemberists, makes her solo picture-book debut with a whimsical tribute to the many possibilities of home, in her new book, Home. Powell’s City of Books, 2 p.m., free.
Students from 40 high schools in 24 compete for more than $50,000 in college scholarships awarded at the state and national levels at the 10th annual Poetry Out Loud memorization and recitation contest. Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing, 4 p.m., free.
C.S. Harris reads from her new historical mystery thriller, Who Buries The Dead. Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing, 7 p.m., free.
Sunday 3/8: Enjoy a chapbook release for Cave by Zachary Cosby, with Ross Robbins, Manuel Arturo Abreu, Zosia Wiatr, and Oliver Mol. Mother Foucault’s Bookshop, 7 p.m., free.
Patricia Bracewell reads from her new book, The Price of Blood. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free.
Poet and literary translator Karen McPherson will read from her first full-length collection Skein of Light, which skims through landscapes of memory both familiar and foreign. Poet Elizabeth McLagan will join her for the monthly Studio Series poetry reading and open mic. Stonehenge Studios, 7 p.m., free.
Michelle Tea reads from her new gutsy memoir-in-essays about her life as a young writer, How To Grow Up. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Monday 3/9: Brenda Cooper reads from her latest book, Edge of Dark. Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing, 7:30 p.m., free.
Tuesday 3/10: Salon Skid Row presents readings by Coleman Stevenson, Sarah Bartlett, and Airin Miller, accompanied by music by Cinema Obscura. The Corner Bar, 7 p.m., free.
In partnership with Multnomah County Library and The Library Foundation, Literary Arts is proud to present Mitchell S. Jackson as the 2015 Everybody Reads selection. He will read from his award-winning Portland-based work, The Residue Years. Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m., $15.
Megan Kruse reads from her critically-acclaimed debut novel, Call Me Home. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Wednesday 3/11: Mystery writers Lisa Albert and Leslie Budewitz read from their respective latest books, Kilmoon and Assault and Pepper. Annie Bloom’s Books, 7 p.m., free.
Join some of Portland’s finest emerging writers in the heart of the Alberta Arts District on Douglas Adams’s birthday for a showcase exploring “Space.” Caitlin Bagwell, Sean Davis, Susan DeFreitas, Pat Janowski, Kirsten Larson, Sally K Lehman, Edward Morris, and Jared John Smith will read. This month’s featured writer is Kase D. Johnstun, author of the new book, Beyond the Grip of Craniosynostosis. Post 134, 7:30 p.m., free.
Jeff Chang reads from Who We Be: The Colorization of America, his new book that remixes comic strips and contemporary art, campus protests, corporate marketing campaigns, Martin Luther King Jr., and Trayvon Martin into a powerful and timely cultural history of the idea of racial progress. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
