Thursday 5/5: Slamlandia hosts its inaugural slam. The slam will be two rounds with 3-minute time limit. Hot Lips Hawthorne, 6 p.m., $1 suggested donation.
Robert Hill reads from his latest novel, The Remnants. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free.
Joe McDougall reads from her new book, The Undiscovered Room. Mother Foucault’s Bookshop, 7 p.m., free.
Friday 5/6: Local author and artist Marilyn Stablein shares work from her book, Splitting Hard Ground. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free.
Kate Tempest reads from her debut novel, The Bricks that Built the Houses. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Saturday 5/7: The Switch Reading Series invites Rob Halpern to read from his powerful new book Common Place alongside Portland writers Rachel Jensen and Lamarra Haynes. IPRC, 7 p.m., free.
Join Tavern Books as they celebrate the release of their newest title, Building the Barricade by Anna Świrszczyńska (translated from Polish by Piotr Florczyk). Enjoy a reading from the book featuring Timmy Straw and a Polish buffet including pierogi, stuffed cabbage, borscht, and more. Mother Foucault’s Bookshop, 7 p.m., $5 suggested donation for buffet.
Sunday 5/8: The Portland Poetry Slam hosts its weekly slam, this week featuring Jonathan Samuel Eddie. Portland Center Stage, 6:30 p.m., $5 suggested donation.
Monday 5/9: Chris Cleave reads from his new novel, Everyone Brave is Forgiven. Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing, 7 p.m., free.
Portland writer C.B. Bernard is joined by Alaskan author Brendan Jones for a discussion on craft. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free.
Tuesday 5/10: Salon Skid Row presents Nick Jaina, Taylor Jacob Pate, Blake Lee Pate, Colin Keating, and Olivia Olivia for this week’s reading. The Corner Bar, 7 p.m., free.
Brendan Jones reads from his latest novel, Alaskan Laundry. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Wednesday 5/11: PCC Cascade’s Multicultural Awareness Council and the Cascade Multicultural Center are proud to bring one of the most preeminent and acclaimed poets today, Danez Smith, to Portland. Moriarty Arts and Humanities, 1 p.m., free.
Members of Mindy Nettifee’s Spring Storytelling Intensive at Literary Arts will be sharing stories live . Literary Arts, 6 p.m., free.
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