Notable Portland: 1/14–1/20

Thursday 1/14: Jason Gurly launches his new book, Eleanor, with a reading followed up by a questions and answers session and signing. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.

Carlos Labbé reads from his fourth novel, Loquela. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.

Sunday 1/17: Celebrate Edgar Allan Poe’s birthday with a night of Poe-inspired interpretations, featuring local writers Amy Temple Harper, Fufkin Vollmayer, Stephen O’Donnell, Gigi Little, Jenny Forrester, Sally K. Lehman, Jared John Smith, Sean Davis, and Gayle Towell. Clinton Street Theater, 7 p.m., $5.

Sam Lansky reads from his debut memoir, The Gilded Razor. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.

Monday 1/18: Paul Levy reads from his latest book, Awakened by Darkness. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.

Tuesday 1/19: Join the first silent reading party of the year, with happy hour prices, ambient music, and an array of comfy seating. Beech St. Parlor, 6 p.m., free.

Wednesday 1/20: The Unchaste Readers series brings Julia Clare Tillinghast, Melanie Fey, MF McAuliffe, Tabitha Jensen-Blankenbiller, Katura Blue Moon Carter, Lucy Lee Yim, Ellen Urbani, and Rene Denfeld to the stage for this month’s reading. Literary Arts, 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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