Thursday 3/10: Ruth Wariner reads from her new memoir, The Sound of Gravel. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free.
Local author Steve Theme reads from his latest book, Asphalt Asylum. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free.
Celebrate the Raising Lilly Ledbetter anthology with a reading, featuring lead editor Carolyn Wright along with contributors Barbara Drake, Cindy Williams Gutiérrez, Barbara LaMorticella, Penelope Scambly Schott, and Willa Schneberg. Literary Arts, 7 p.m., free.
The Death Rattle Hum migrational reading series is coming to Portland, featuring local guest stars Jamondria Harris, Olivia Olivia, and Michelle Peñaloza, along with wandering poets from Idaho Griffin Birdsong, Diana Forgione, Marshall Harris, Dig Reeder, and Alex Yann. Post 134, 7:30 p.m., free.
Matt Love reads from his new novel, The Great Birthright. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Friday 3/11: Contributors Sara Ryan, Laurel Isaac, Sarah Mirk, Kate Gray, and Amber J. Keyser celebrate the launch of their new anthology, The V-Word. Independent Publishing Resource Center, 7 p.m., free. $16 advance, $20 day of show, $24 VIP tickets.
Rebecca Traister reads from her new book, All the Single Ladies. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Saturday 3/12: Back Fence PDX brings together its first Mainstage show of 2016 featuring five people telling never-been-told-before stories based on the theme Outcasts/Left Behind. Storytellers include Jessica Lee Williamson, Renee Jenkinson, Rasheed Jamal, Dylan Reiff, and Ayla Rose Gilbert. Alberta Rose Theatre, 8 p.m., $16-24 in advance, $20 day of show, 21+.
Sunday 3/13: Celebrated graphic novelist and Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Daniel Clowes debuts his new graphic novel, Patience. He is joined in conversation by Eric Reynolds, cartoonist and Fantagraphics associate publisher. Powell’s City of Books, 2 p.m., free.
Join the second-to-last slam before the Portland Poetry Slam semi-finals, featuring long-time friend of the slam C.R. Avery. Portland Center Stage, 6:30 p.m., free.
Helen Oyeyemi reads from latest collection of intertwined stories, What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Monday 3/14: To Celebrate Small Press Month, Powell’s is hosting its ninth annual marathon reading of small press authors, Smallpressapalooza. The year’s lineup features readings by Sarah Bartlett, Amy Narneeloop, Dao Strom, Delphine Bedient, Manuel Abreu, Sara Sutter, Olivia Olivia, Dehlia Ackley, Rios De La Luz, Jamie Mortara, Charlotte Shane, and Kevin Maloney, all hosted by Kevin Sampsell. Powell’s City of Books, 6 p.m., free.
Darkmatter, the trans South Asian performance art duo comprised of Alok Vaid-Menon and Janani Balasubramanian, bring a night of poetry and spoken word for their #ItGetsBitter tour. Lewis & Clark Agnes Flanagan Chapel, 7 p.m., free to students, sliding scale donations for non-students.
The Institute for Anarchist Studies along with AK Press present Walidah Imarisha as she reads from her new creative nonfiction collection on prisons and the legal system, Angels with Dirty Faces. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.
Tuesday 3/15: Salon Skid Row presents Edward Skoog, C.L. Dallat, and Anne-Marie Fyfe for this week’s reading. The Corner Bar, 7 p.m., free.
Janet Fisher reads from her latest historical novel, The Shifting Winds. Annie Bloom’s Books, 7 p.m., free.
Robert Hill reads from his new book, The Remnants. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Wednesday 3/16: It’s your second chance this week to catch the Darkmatter #ItGetsBitter tour—this time on the other side of the river. Reed College Volum Lecture Hall, 6:30 p.m., free.
This month’s Unchaste Readers brings together readings by Kristi Wallace Knight, Rowan Beckett Grigsby, Gigi Rosenberg, Joli Shempert, Noel Franklin, Stacey Villalobos, Maria Garcia Teutsch, Claire Willett, and Margaret Malone. Literary Arts, 7 p.m., free.
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