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Olivia Olivia
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Notable Portland: 11/13–11/19
Thursday 11/13: Gary Ferguson’s The Carry Home offers a powerful glimpse into how the natural world can be a critical prompt for moving through cycles of grief. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free. Friday 11/14: A reading with Glyph’s November…
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Notable Portland: 11/6–11/12
Thursday 11/6: David J. Haskins reads from his latest piece, Who Killed Mister Moonlight?: Bauhaus, Black Magick, and Benediction. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free. Friday 11/7: If Not For Kidnap reading series welcomes Rob Schlegel and Lisa Ciccarello. Ristretto…
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Notable Portland: 10/30–11/5
Thursday 10/30: Join contributors to Winged: New Writing on Bees for a book launch celebration. Readings by Michele Glazer, Adrienne Flagg, Annette Fisch, Kate Gray, Jennifer Moore, Leni Zumas, Lois Leveen, Paulann Petersen, George Venn, Marina Callahan, and John Beer.…
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Notable Portland: 10/23–10/29
Thursday 10/23: The Late Night Library reading series welcomes Leslie Jamison and her musical guest Timmy Straw. Literary Arts, 7 p.m., $5 suggested donation. David Kukoff reads from his latest book, Children of the Canyon. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m.,…
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Notable Portland 10/16–10/22
Thursday 10/16: Portland State welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and professor Rae Armantrout for a lecture followed by a reading. Lecture at Yale Union, 5 p.m., free. Reading will follow at Smith Memorial Student Union, Room 294, 7 p.m., free. Brian Doyle reads…
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Notable Portland: 10/9–10/15
Thursday 10/9: At this companion reading to October’s feature exhibition, seven writers will present original work inspired by the pieces in Entitled—A Group Show: J. David Osborne, Barry Graham, Rios de la Luz, Lisa MoonCat Miller, Lisa Alber, Alex Bogartz,…
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Notable Portland: 10/2–10/8
Thursday 10/2: Comic legend Farel Dalrymple brings his literary and artistic powers to bear in The Wrenchies in celebration of First Thursday. Powell’s City of Books, Powell’s City of Books, 6:30 p.m., free. Courtney Moreno reads from her debut novel,…
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Notable Portland: 9/25–10/1
Thursday 9/25: Two decades after his debut collection, Tony Earley is back with his new short story collection, Mr. Tall. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free. Friday 9/26: David Mitchell, author of Cloud Atlas, comes to town with his…
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Notable Portland: 9/18–9/24
Thursday 9/18: The Reed College English department welcomes novelist and short-story writer Lynne Tillman for a reading. Reed College, 6:30 p.m., free. Laila Lalami reads from her latest imagined memoirs of the New World’s first explorer of African descent, The…
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Notable Portland: 9/11—9/17
Thursday 9/11: Liz Crain reads from her latest book, Food Lover’s Guide to Portland. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free. Liz Prince reads from her new book, Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free. Friday 9/12:…
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Notable Portland: 9/4—9/10
Thursday 9/4: Powell’s welcomes storyteller and writer Emily Myers to share her experimental narrative, When Ruby Was Blue, for a First Thursday reading. Powell’s City of Books, 6:30 p.m., free. Readings by Tatiana Ryckman, Michael Heald, and Rumpus writer Kevin…
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Notable Portland: 8/28—9/3
Thursday 8/28: Mark Stein reads from his latest book American Panic: A History of Who Scares Us and Why. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free. Carrie La Seur reads from her remarkable debut The Home Place. Powell’s on Hawthorne,…