Thursday 8/4: Slamlandia! Poetry Open Mic and Slam welcomes the community to step forward and share their poetry. Hot Lips Hawthorne, 6 p.m., $1 suggested donation.
Dave Madden, Amina Gautier, and Theodore Wheeler read from their latest books. Mother Foucault’s Bookshop, 7 p.m., free.
Chinaka Hodge reads from her new book, Dated Emcees, and is joined in conversation by Anis Mojgani, two-time National Poetry Slam Champion and author of The Pocketknife Battle. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.
Friday 8/5: Join new Black Ocean authors Kelly Schirmann and Josh Fomon as they read from their new books and raise money for Campaign Zero. Cardinal Club, 7 p.m., free.
Eowyn Ivey, author of The Snow Child, reads from her new work, To the Bright Edge of the World. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Sunday 8/7: Get Nervous reading and performance series brings together Sara June Woods, Cari Luna, Ben Tanzer, Dominique Rossi, Kelly Wilson, Tracey Knapp, Jenna Sather, Celeste Gurevich, and John Barrios for this month’s reading. Jack London Bar, 7 p.m., free.
Monday 8/8: The Grief Rites reading series brings together Debby Dodds, Desiree Wright, Gillian Pothier, Kerry Cohen, Suzy Vitello Soulé, Christi Krug, Melanie Alldritt, Jason Arias, and Jude Brewer for this month’s reading. Post 134, 7 p.m., free.
Joe McGinniss reads from his followup to his breakout success debut novel, The Delivery Man, with Carousel Court. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Lily Brooks-Dalton reads from her haunting debut novel, Good Morning, Midnight. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.
Tuesday 8/9: Salon Skid Row presents Kathleen Lane, Susan Moore, and Dan Raphael for this week’s reading. The Corner Bar, 7 p.m., free.
Portland author Jamie Duclos-Yourdon launches his debut novel, Froelich’s Ladder. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Unchaste Readers Series presents Kate Jayroe, Jacquelyn Grandy, Lee Hope, Carrot Quinn, and Yi Shun Lai for this month’s reading. The Waypost, 8 p.m., free.
Wednesday 8/10: Heather María Ács of Heels on Wheels Roadshow hits Portland up with LAMBDA Award-winning Glitter & Grit: Queer Performance from the Heles on Wheels Femme Galaxy, an anthology of risk-taking queer femmes and LGBTQ artists. This night’s reading will feature local organizer and contributor Sossity Chiricuzio, along with special guests Alise Marie Sanchez, Galadriel Mozee, Samantha L. Taylor, and Amari Fauna. Q Center, 6:30 p.m., $5–$15 suggested donation.
Cathy Camper launches her new book, Lowriders to the Center of the Earth. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
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