Notable Portland: 8/13–8/19

Thursday 8/13: Three Oregon-based writers, Matt Love, Tim Sproul, and Bill Hall read from their latest books. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free.

Juliet Cardinal reads from her latest novel, An Irish Volunteer. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.

The New Privacy literary salon welcomes Seth Landman and Mike Young for tonight’s reading. IPRC, 7:30 p.m., free.

Friday 8/14: Sequenchable: Comic’s Reading invites Page Birmingham, Kelly Fry, Avery Jepson-Minyard, Katrin Lichtenstein, Michel Losier, Elisa Malin, Maciej Skrzynski, Olivia Tabert, and Liz Yerby for tonight’s reading. IPRC, 7:30 p.m., free.

Saturday 8/15: Oregon writer Renée Watson reads from his latest novel on the gentrification of Portland as experienced through the eyes of two sisters, This Side of Home. Belmont Library, 3 p.m., free.

Sunday 8/16: Portland-based literary journal Big Big Wednesday celebrates their third-issue launch party with readings from contributing writers including Justin Hocking, Blake Bergeron, and Patricia No. The Waypost, 7 p.m., free.

Monday 8/17: Jo Walton reads from his new book, The Philosopher Kings. Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing, 7 p.m., free.

Craig Ryan reads from his chronicle of America’s transition into the Jet Age, Sonic Wind. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.

Tuesday 8/18: Salon Skid Row presents C.E. Putnam, Jen Coleman, and Dylan Dills for this week’s reading. The Corner Bar, 7 p.m., free.

Writer Craig Lesley and book editor Jeff Baker celebrate late author Ivan Doig’s final novel, Last Bus to Wisdom by discussing the book and the author’s accomplishments. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.

Wednesday 8/19: William Ritner reads from his latest book, Beastly Bones: A Jackaby Novel. Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing, 7 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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