Thursday 10/15: New York Times bestselling author Vanessa Diffenbaugh discusses her array of novels, answers audience questions, and is joined in conversation by Mary Lee, national coordinator for Youth Villages’ LifeSet, a program helping former foster youth and other young people transition successfully into adulthood. Together, the panel will engage the audience in a discussion about the challenges and opportunities in serving Portland’s most vulnerable youth. Wieden + Kennedy, 6:30 p.m., $10.
Join the editors of The Timberline Review, along with several of the authors featured in the inaugural publication for this issue’s release reading featuring Brian Doyle, Jack Estes, Stephen Whitney, and Steve Theme, among others. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free.
John Mark Comer reads from his latest book, Garden City. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Ana Maria Spagna reads from Reclaimers, her story of the West Coast ranges and rivers and the wise women who have persevered for decades to make positive environmental changes happen. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.
The Northwest Indian Storytellers Association invites the community to celebrate a tenth season of traditional storytelling at the 2015 Northwest Indian Storytelling Festival. With friends and relatives joining us from around the Pacific Northwest, generations gather to listen to and learn from each other, traditional storytelling woven into each day. Each night of the festival will take place at different locations and require separate tickets. Celebrate opening night at the First Unitarian Church. Eliot Chapel, 7 p.m., $20.
Friday 10/16: Birds LLC editor and poet Chris Tonelli is going to be in Portland to read from his newest chapbook Increment and reading with him will be his oldest and bestest chums Sarah Bartlett and Emily Kendal Frey. Ristretto Roasters, 7 p.m., free.
Celebrate the second night of the 2015 Northwest Indian Storytelling Festival and hear a second night of stories at Portland Community College Cascades. Moriarty Auditorium, 7 p.m., $20.
Neuwerk is a new series of songwriters & poets sharing their wares and words at The Waypost. This night will be hosted by St. Even and friends and the poet lineup will include A.M. O’Malley, Coleman Stevenson, David Meeker, Trevino Brings Plenty, Sandy Tanaka, Christopher Rose, and Jarad Miles, accompanied by a showcase of local musicians including host St. Even. The Waypost, 8 p.m., $5 suggested donation.
Saturday 10/17: Five-time Grammy-nominated Sara Bareilles hosts a signing for her new book, Sounds Like Me. Powell’s City of Books, 4 p.m., free.
Celebrate the final night of the 2015 Northwest Indian Storytelling Festival at the Portland Art Museum. Fields Ballroom, 7 p.m., $20.
Sunday 10/18: Eileen Myles reads from her latest release, I Must Be Living Twice: New and Selected Poems, 1975 – 2014. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Monday 10/19: Eileen Myles reads again for Portland State University. Smith Memorial Student Union, 6:30 p.m., free.
Combining memoir, reportage, philosophy, and Zen wisdom to explore what it means to be human in a rapidly evolving world, Roy Scranton reads from his latest book, Learning to Die in the Anthropocene. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.
Tuesday 10/20: Poet Tyler Knott Gregson reads from All the Words Are Yours, his highly anticipated follow-up to Chasers of the Light. Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing, 7 p.m., free.
Salon Skid Row presents Kerry Cohen, Monica Drake, and Emily Chenoweth for this week’s reading. The Corner Bar, 7 p.m., free.
Floyd Skloot will read from his new collection, Approaching Winter. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free.
Emmy Award-winning journalist Sheila Hamilton reads from her memoir on her husband’s rapid onset of mental illness death, All the Things We Never Knew. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Wednesday 10/21: National Book Award-winner Colum McCann reads from his latest short story collection, Thirteen Ways of Looking. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
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