Thursday 9/1: Reading Frenzy celebrates its Copper Anniversary with special literary guests, signings, snacks, specials, and other surprises. Support one local bookshop surviving twenty-two years! Reading Frenzy, 11–7 p.m., free.
Dmae Roberts reads from her book, The Letting Go Trilogies: Stories of a Mixed-Race Family. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free.
Bill Beverly reads from his stunning debut, Dodgers. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.
Saturday 9/3: The Burnt Tongue series, spearheaded by Tom Spanbauer’s literary cohorts both past and present, join together to read from their collective works. Crush Bar, 4–7 p.m., $5 suggested donation.
Tuesday 9/6: Elizabeth Rynecki reads from her memoir, Chasing Portraits, an emotional quest to find the art of her Polish-Jewish great grandfather lost during World War II. This event is sponsored by the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, and is followed up by a joint conversation between the author and Judy Margles, the organization’s executive director. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Wednesday 9/7: Douglas Perry reads from his new novel, Mammoth. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
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