Thursday 5/21: Oregon Humanities presents poet, activist, and professor Walidah Imarisha to lead a discussion for their Think & Drink series. Alberta Rose Theatre, 6:30 p.m., tickets start at $10.
Tin House and Portland State University’s Creative Writing Department welcome Mary Reufle for a public reading to top off their Spring semester seminar on her writing. Reservations required. The Little Church, 6:30 p.m., free.
To celebrate the release of his memoirs, Deal, Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann will discuss not only the stories in the book, but also the insane three-year process behind writing it. A moderated Q&A segment will be followed by a book signing. Kreutzmann will be joined in conversation with Benjy Eisen. Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing, 7 p.m., free.
Ooligan Press hosts a reading for its latest anthology, Untangling the Knot: Queer Voices on Marriage, Relationships & Identity. Contributing authors Carter Sickels, Ben Anderson-Nath, and Sailor Holladay will read. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free.
Kirsten Rian reads from her new collection, Life Expectancy. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free.
Mark Z. Danielewski, author of House of Leaves, reads from his latest book, The Familiar: Volume 1. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Lucas Mann reads from memoir and meditation on his brother’s heroin overdose and death, Lord Fear. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.
Friday 5/22: Steve Martini reads from his book, The Enemy Inside. Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing, 7 p.m., free.
Jillian Lauren reads from her memoir, Everything You Ever Wanted. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Saturday 5/23: Portland author, robotics engineer Daniel H. Wilson reads from his books Robopocalypse and Robogenesis. Multnomah County Library Northwest Branch, 3 p.m., free.
Sunday 5/24: The Portland Poetry Slam hosts its weekly reading, this time in a unique and very comfy setting—a mattress shop! Cotton Cloud Natural Mattress & Bedding, 6:30 p.m., $5.
Monday 5/25: Literati of Portland Celebrate Memorial Day!
Tuesday 5/26: K.M.A. Sullivan celebrates the launch of her debut collection, Necessary Fire, with a reception and reading. She will be joined by poets Emily Kendal Frey, Matthew Dickman, Donald Dunbar, Julia Clare Tillinghast, and Dena Rash Guzman in tonight’s reading. Solae’s Lounge, 7 p.m., free.
Stacy Wakefield reads from new novel The Sunshine Baking Factory. Her reading will be followed by a Q&A session and discussion with fellow author and photographer of Kill City, Ash Thayer. Reading Frenzy, 7 p.m., free.
Eisner Award-winner Greg Rucka reads from his new graphic novel, Stumptown, Volume 3. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Wednesday 5/27: Aleksander Hemon reads from his latest novel, The Making of Zombie Wars. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
