Notable Portland: 8/20–8/26

Thursday 8/20: PQ Monthly celebrates their August issue release party with drink specials and a chance to mingle with other readers, editors, and contributors. Crush Bar, 5 p.m., free.

Local author Ted Fauster reads from his most recent release, Hellion King of Faerel. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free.

If Not For Kidnap invites Collier Nogue, Tyler Brewington, Julian Smuggles, and Jeff Diteman to read for tonight’s house party reading. 1003 SE 33rd, 7:30 p.m., free.

Lincoln County Commissioner Bill Hall reads from his novel, McCallandia, an alternate history that imagines iconic Oregon governor Tom McCall becoming president of the United States in 1973. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.

Friday 8/21: A Trans Open Mic opens up alongside a silent auction to fundraise for Trans Lifeline, a non-profit that manages a hotline exclusively to support trans and gender nonconforming people in crisis. In Other Words, 7 p.m., $5 – $10 sliding scale donation.

The Burning River Prose & Poetry Tour comes to Portland, featuring Christopher Bowen, Samuel Snoek-Brown, Gayle Towell, and John Carr Walker. Post 134, 7 p.m., free.

Jennifer Steil reads from her latest novel, The Ambassador’s Wife. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.

Saturday 8/22: A lesbian fiction panel will feature Lori Lake, Karelia Stez-Waters, Kate McLachlan, Jove Belle, and Tonie Chacon as they read from their latest work and answer questions followed by a book signing. Another Read Through, 1:30 p.m., free.

Monday 8/24: Pulitzer Prize-winning author Adam Johnson reads from her latest short story collection, Fortune Smiles. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.

Tuesday 8/25: Kimberly Braun reads from her latest book, Love Calls. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free.

Parnaz Foroutan makes her literary debut with a suspenseful novel that follows the fall of a wealthy family of Persian Jews in early 20th century Iran, The Girl from the Garden. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.

Wednesday 8/26: Shane Kuhn reads from his book, Hostile Takeover. 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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