Olivia Olivia comes from the same place all sad things come from—the sea. Her writing has appeared in Salon, The Rumpus, The Establishment, Ex-Berliner, and the Portland Mercury, among other places. Her speculative memoir set in the afterlife, No One Remembered Your Name But I Wrote It Down, is available through Impossible Wings Press. Prepare yourselves. You can follow her work at oliviawrites.com, on Facebook, and on Twitter.
Thursday 3/5: Ooligan Press throws a launch party for their latest anthology edited by Carter Sickels, Untangling the Knot: Queer Voices on Marriage, Relationships, & Identity. Portland State University, 6…
Thursday 2/26: Mark Pomeroy reads from his debut novel, The Brightwood Stillness. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free. Nicole Kear reads from her memoir, Now I See You. Annie Bloom’s Books, 7…
Thursday 2/19: El Hispanic News and PQ Monthly celebrate their latest issues with music, drinks, and fresh issues. El Hispanic News is celebrating its 34th Anniversary, while PQ Monthly is…
Thursday 2/12: Jen Coleman, author of Psalms for Dogs, reads alongside C.E. Putnam for Glyph’s featured reading of the month. Glyph, 5 p.m., free. David Treuer reads from his latest…
Thursday 2/5: Oregon Literary Fellowship recipient Loretta Stinson Robertson shares her short story, Winter Coat, alongside of host of artists who created artwork inspired by her piece to celebrate First…
Thursday 1/29: Comedian and actor Patton Oswalt shares his entertaining memoir about coming of age as a performer and writer in the late ’90s while obsessively watching classic films in…
Thursday 1/22: Stacey Tran, author of End Solo, reads alongside Oregon-based poet and author Kaia Sand. Glyph, 5:30 p.m., free. Portland author Miranda July reads from her debut novel, The…
Thursday 1/15: Matt Love reads from his memoir Rose City Heist: A True Crime Portland Tale of Sex, Gravy, Jewelry and Almost Rock and Roll. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30…
Thursday 1/8: Klamath/Modoc artist Peggy Ball-Morrill shows work from her latest collection, Kinship Stories: Remembering Native North Portland. Reading Frenzy, 6 p.m., free. The Witch Hazel Haus presents an intimate…
Thursday 12/11: Shannon Page reads from her new book, Our Lady of the Islands. Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing, 7 p.m., free. Three local poets, Thomas Mowe, Coleman Stevenson, and…
Thursday 12/4: Every year Powell’s handpicks their favorite books for inclusion in their Holiday Gift Guide. Join them for a special presentation by their new book buying team where they…
Thursday 11/20: Mary Szybist, most recently the author of Incarnadine, reads from her poetry. Reed College, 6:30 p.m., free. Ooligan Press hosts a book launch party for Karelia Stez-Waters’s new book,…