Thursday 1/28: Local poets Paulann Peterson, Kate Gray, and Stephen Whitney read from their latest work for tonight’s reading. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free.
Sunil Yapa reads from his debut novel set amid 1999 World Trade Organization protests, Your Heart Is a Muscle the Size of a Fist. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m.
In Translation, a reading and lecture series focusing on literature in translation, opens up their event space to bring translators, writers, and scholars to read translated works. Co-directors Julia Clare Tillinghast and Jay Ponteri to host. Mother Foucault’s Bookshop, 7:30 p.m., free.
Friday 1/29: Alafair Burke reads from her latest suspense novel, The Ex, and is joined in conversation afterwards by Chelsea Cain, author of One Kick and Heartsick. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Saturday 1/30: Lidia Yuknavitch’s Corporeal Writers workshop members come together to share their latest stories, including Lisa Loewenthal, Tammy Delatorre, Laura Anderson, Robin Carlisle, Daniel Elder, Edee Lemonier, Leah Baer, Holly Stone Cabe, Kelly Jeske, Rios de la Luz, and Desiree Wright. Post 134, 7 p.m., free.
Sunday 1/31: À Reading welcomes Dao Strom, Georgia Wood, and Manuel Arturo Abreu for this month’s reading. Valentines, 5 p.m., free.
The Fog Machine Reading Series brings together John Beer, A.M. O’Malley, Manuel Arturo Abreu, and Mike Young for their inaugural reading. composition, 7 p.m., free.
Monday 2/1: Grief Rites, a monthly showcase on loss, brings Sam Snoek-Brown, Kat Gardiner, Ketty Wilson, Galadriel Rhodora, Durga Fuller, Mary Mandeville, Ashley Brittner, Lisa Loewenthal, and Domi Shoemaker together for this month’s reading. Post 134, 7 p.m., free.
Aline Ohanesian reads from stunning debut, Orhan’s Inheritance. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.
The Moth Story Slam comes to Portland. This show’s storytelling topic: The Movies. The Secret Society, Doors 7 p.m., show 8 p.m., prices vary.
Tuesday 2/2: Salon Skid Row presents Heather Brown, Travis Meyer, and Mark Savage for this week’s reading. The Corner Bar, 7 p.m., free.
George Hodgman reads from his memoir, Bettyville. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Wednesday 2/3: Natalie Serber and Jay Ponteri share writing about the body and from the body followed by a short open mic. Literary Arts, 7 p.m., free.
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