Notable Portland: 7/9–7/15

Thursday 7/9: Rebecca Makkai reads from her latest novel, Music For Wartime. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.

Friday 7/10: Join Deborah Reed for the Portland launch of her novel, Olivay. Hosted by Nancy Rommelmann, Wallace Books, and Ristretto Roasters and featuring complimentary champagne and hors d’oeuvres. Ristretto Roasters, 7 p.m., free.

Saturday 7/11: Poets Christine Colasurdo and Anita Bigelow read from their latest work. Glyph, 3 p.m., free.

Sunday 7/12: Jay Nebel reads from his latest poetry collection, Neighbors. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 4 p.m., free.

Poets Liz Nakazwa, Laura LeHew, and Paulann Petersen will read from the anthology The Knotted Bond: Oregon Poets Speak of Their Sisters for the monthly Studio Series open mic. Stonehenge Studios, 7 p.m., free.

Monday 7/13: Dawson Barrett reads from his latest book, Teenage Rebels, on the history of teens, civil rights, social justice, and political struggles. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.

Tuesday 7/14: Ginny Gilder reads from her new memoir about the quest for the Olympic gold and the triumphs of love, Course Correction: A Story of Rowing and Resilience in the Wake of Title IX. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.

Wednesday 7/15: Ernest Cline, author of Ready Player One, is back with a new book, Armada. He will have a free book signing at Powell’s City of Books downtown at 12:30 p.m. followed by a reading later the same evening at their store’s Beaverton location. Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing, 7 p.m., free.

Michael Farquhar goes through some of the worst and unluckiest instances of time in his new book, Bad Days in History. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.

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Olivia Olivia comes from the same place all sad things come from—the sea. Her writing has appeared in Salon, The Rumpus, The Establishment, Ex-Berliner, and the Portland Mercury, among other places. Her speculative memoir set in the afterlife, No One Remembered Your Name But I Wrote It Down, is available through Impossible Wings Press. Prepare yourselves. You can follow her work at oliviawrites.com, on Facebook, and on Twitter.

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