Thursday 5/7: Local author Anne Tenino will read from her story, “Helping Hand,” which was collected in Lights, Camera, Cupid. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free.
Shawn Smallman’s Dangerous Spirits offers a glimpse into indigenous beliefs, cross-cultural communication, and embryonic colonial relationships. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.
Friday 5/8: Mother Foucault’s Bookshop celebrates its latest Writer in Residency by hosting a reading. Special guests include Thomas Dietzel, Mark Peter Savage, Lary Yes, and Nate Lumbard. Mother Foucault’s Bookshop, 7 p.m., free.
Richard Wiatt reads from his latest book, In the Path of Destruction of Mount St. Helens. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
If Not For Kidnap reading series welcomes Timothy Liu, Steven Roggenbuck, Lisa Ciccarello, and John Duvernoy for this month’s reading. 1003 SE 33rd, 7:30 p.m., sliding scale donation suggested.
Saturday 5/9: May is Short Story Month. Join four local authors, Stevan Allred, RJ Samuel, M Allen Cunningham, and Evan Morgan Williams, as they share selections from their books of collected short stories. Another Read Through, 1:30 p.m., free.
Portland-based literary journal The Bear Deluxe recently hosted a poetry contest with winners selected by Oregon Poet Laureate Paulann Petersen and published in its current “Poetry of Place” edition. The winning bards, Laura Dunn, Megan Freshley, Heidi Greenwald, Marj Hogan and Ross Robbins, will read their work. St. Johns Booksellers, 3 p.m., free.
Over a dozen local writers will come together to share their thoughts on motherhood for tonight’s Mommy Dearest reading. Post 134, 7 p.m., free.
Sunday 5/10: The Portland Poetry Slam hosts its weekly reading. Alberta Street Pub, 5:30 p.m., $5.
Monday 5/11: Blended, edited by Samantha Waltz, explores stepfamilies from the inside out through the perspectives of 30 writers who know what it’s like firsthand. Waltz will be joined at the event by over a dozen of Blended‘s contributors. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Sassafras Lowrey reads from her new book Lost Boi and is joined in conversation by author and visual artist Cooper Lee Bombardier afterwards. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.
Tuesday 5/12: Salon Skid Row presents Alexa Mal, Nina Rockwell, and Aaron Giesa for this week’s reading. The Corner Bar, 7 p.m., free.
Carlos Reyes will read from his new book, The Keys to the Cottage: Stories from the West of Ireland. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free.
From Leonard Mlodinow, author of The Drunkard’s Walk and Subliminal, comes The Upright Thinkers, an account of scientific discovery from the invention of stone tools to theories of quantum physics. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Wednesday 5/13: Burnside Review Press celebrates Andrew Michael Roberts new poetry collection, good beast. Carl Adamshick and Sara Guest will read alongside Roberts for this release party. Literary Arts, 7 p.m., free.
Evolutionary biologist and pioneer in “ancient DNA” research reads from new book, How to Clone a Mammoth: The Science of De-Extinction. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
