Thursday 7/30: Poets Kate Kingston and Carolyn Martin read from their latest work while accompanied by an artist talk by Lawrence Wheeler. Glyph, 5 p.m., free.
Rinker Buck read’s from his epic account of travelling the length of the Oregon Trail in a covered wagon with a team of mules, The Oregon Trail. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Friday 7/31: A reading to celebrate the life and inimitable work of James Tate, who passed away earlier this month, features Graham Hunter Gregg, Emily Kendal Frey, Jeff Alessandrelli, James Gendron, A.M. O’Malley, Sara Guest, Chelsea Carpenter, Andrew Michael Roberts, Derek Hunter Wilson, Hajara Quinn, Mike Young, and Zachary Schomburg. A broadside of Tate’s poem, The Lovely Arc of a Meteor in the Night Sky, will be given away for free at the reading. Attendees are encouraged to bring and read one of their own favorite Tate poems. Mother Foucault’s Bookshop, 7:30 p.m., free.
Saturday 8/1: Rhea Wolf reads from her new chapbook, Children of Medusa. IPRC, 7 p.m., free.
Sunday 8/2: Pete and Ben Van Leeuwen, along with Lauren O’Neill, read from their new book, The Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream Book, along with fresh ice cream samples. Powell’s City of Books, 4 p.m., free.
Monday 8/3: Gwendolyn Knapp reads from memoir, After A While You Just Get Used To It: A Tale of Family Clutter. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
James Neff reads from his historical epic, Vendetta: Bobby Kennedy Versus Jimmy Hoffa. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.
Tuesday 8/4: The Willamette Writers debut their new literary publication, The Timberline Review, with a launch party and reading from their first issue contributors Kate Ristau, Margaret Malone, Andrew Michael Roberts, Jennifer Foreman, Jack Estes, and others. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free.
Salon Skid Row presents Magdalen Powers, Hobie Bender, and Amy Temple Harper for this week’s reading. The Corner Bar, 7 p.m., free.
Jeff Hobbs reads from his book, The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Pace. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Wednesday 8/5: Kevin Palau reads from his new book, Unlikely, and is joined in discussion by former Portland mayor Sam Adams. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
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