Thursday 2/11: Local mother-daughter team of Sandra Denbo and Tamarine Vilar read from their third book in their Unwanted series, Unwanted Agenda. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free.
Jim McDermott reads from his coming of age novel, Bitter is the Wind. Annie Bloom’s Books, 7 p.m., free.
J.D. Chandler and Theresa Griffin Kennedy unearth the salacious details of Portland’s corrupt history during the roaring 20s in their latest book, Murder and Scandal in Prohibition Portland. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Friday 2/12: Queen of the Night, a Portland reading series that celebrates women writers posthumously, is bringing together local writers to read selected work by Octavia Butler. Ford Food + Drink, 7 p.m., free.
Saturday 2/13: In honor of Valentine’s Day, four local authors come together to read their love stories, some more traditional, some a broader idea of what love can mean. Readers include Charlotte Rains Dixon, Roslyn McFarland, Samantha Waltz, and Kate Boyer. Another Read Through, 1:30 p.m., free.
Ruth Madievsky celebrates the launch of her new poetry collection, Emergency Brake, with a reading. She is joined by poets Matthew Dickman, Jay Nebel, and Julia Clare Tillinghast for her new collection’s debut. Cardinal Club, 7 p.m., free.
Monday 2/15: Diane Les Becquets reads from her thrilling literary debut, Breaking Wild. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Tuesday 2/16: Salon Skid Row presents a night Irreverent Erotica with featured readings by Robyn Bateman, Brian Tibbetts, Reuben Nisenfeld, and Jace Devine. The Corner Bar, 7 p.m., free.
Margaret Malone, author of People Like You, reads alongside Arthur Bradford, author of Turtleface and Beyond, a finalist for the 2016 Oregon Book Award. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free.
Wednesday 2/17: The Unchaste Readers Series hosts a special Black History Month reading celebrating multigenerational voices of black women this month, featuring S. Renee Mitchell, Intisar Abioto, Turiya Autry, Blacque Butterfly, Jewels Harrison, Ebony Oldham, Wanda Abioto, Kiki Nicole, Kalimah Abioto, Rochell Hart, and Portland’s Youth Poet Laureate, Sekai Abeni. Cerimon House, 7 p.m., free.
Polly Campbell reads from her latest book, How to Live an Awesome Life. Annie Bloom’s Books, 7 p.m., free.
Debbie Clarke Moderow reads from her arctic memoir, Fast into the Night: A Woman, Her Dogs, and Their Journey North on the Iditarod Trail. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
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