Thursday 11/10: The Reed College Visiting Writers Series welcomes Nathaniel Mackey to read from his poetry, including his latest collection, Blue Fasa. Eliot Chapel, 6:30 p.m., free.
Enjoy a night of the bawdy, the indecent, the delightful, and the total opposite of sexy at Hussy Tales and Whore’r Stories: A Night of Live Sex Worker Storytelling. Learn the truth about some of the oldest careers on the planet. Mother Foucault’s Bookshop, 6:30 p.m., free.
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker read from their new book, All The Real Indians Died Off: And 20 Other Myths about Native Americans. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Friday 11/11: Rachel Zucker, author of The Pedestrians, delivers a lecture on the intersection of poetry, confession, ethics, and disobedience as part of the Bagley Wright Lecture Series. Literary Arts, 7 p.m., free.
Aaron Gilbreath reads from his debut collection of essays, Everything We Don’t Know. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Saturday 11/12: A pop-up reading to celebrate Portland’s creative community brings together Tron 444, Lu Yim, Robert Duncan Gray, and Intisar Abioto following an open mic. Northside Restaurant & Lounge, 6 p.m., free.
The Spare Room Reading Series brings together Patricia No, Zack Haber, and Chris Ashby to read from their latest work. Passages Bookshop, 7 p.m., free.
Sunday 11/13: Kelly Luce reads from her debut novel, Pull Me Under, and is joined in conversation by Cari Luna, author of The Revolution of Every Day. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Monday 11/14: The November edition of Unchaste Readers Series brings together Leigh Anne Kranz, Temple Lentz, Golda Dwass, Megan Elizabeth Saint-Marie, Sophia Pfaff Shalmiyev, Alex Bahr, Acacia Bee, Jen Violi, and Karen Karbo. Literary Arts, 7 p.m., sliding scale donations requested.
Tracy Manaster Alifanz debuts her latest novel, The Done Thing, with a reading and launch party. Powell’s Books on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free.
Deborah Ziegler—the mother of Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old woman with a terminal brain tumor—reads from her memoir, Wild and Precious Life, following her daughter’s story that went viral and sparked a discussion on end-of-life-issues. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
Tuesday 11/15: Michelle Tea reads from her new speculative memoir, Black Wave. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free.
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