Notable Portland: 1/26–2/1
Thursday 1/26: James Galvin reads from his poetry, hosted by the Portland State University Creative Writing Department. Literary Arts, 4:30 p.m., free. Rob Spillman, cofounding editor of Tin House, reads…
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Notable Portland: 1/19–1/25
Thursday 1/19: Celebrate at the press party for the January edition of PQ Monthly. Scandals, 5 p.m., free. Experience the long-awaited showdown between Portland’s two most active slam-poetry scenes: Slamlandia…
Notable Portland: 1/12–1/18
Friday 1/13: Franz Nicolay reads from his anarcho-leftist memoir debut, The Humorless Ladies of Border Control and is joined afterwards in conversation by Cari Luna, author of The Revolution of…
Notable Portland: 1/5–1/11
Thursday 1/5: The Slamlandia Open Mic and Slam returns for 2017 with a special reading from Kay Kassirer. Hot Lips Pizza Hawthorne, 6 p.m., $1 suggested donation. Author Diane Simmons…
Notable Portland: 12/8–12/14
Thursday 12/8: Join Susan DeFreitas for the Northwest launch of her debut novel, Hot Season. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free. Friday 12/9: Enjoy an evening of cross-genre entertainment…
Notable Portland: 12/1–12/7
Thursday 12/1: Senator Bernie Sanders comes to Portland to share his personal experiences from the campaign trail and read from his book, Our Revolution. Powell’s City of Books, 12 p.m.,…
Notable Portland: 11/24–11/30
Saturday 11/26: Celebrate Indies First Day with Cheryl Strayed, author of Torch and Wild. Other authors joining the celebration include Estela Bernal, Randy Blazak, Peter Ames Carlin, Curtis Chen, Rene…
Notable Portland: 11/10–11/16
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…
Notable Portland: 11/3–11/9
Thursday 11/3: YesYes Books hosts a release party for some its latest book launches, featuring The Feeder by Jennifer Jackson Berry, Blues Triumphant by Jonterri Gadson, and Juned by Jenn…
Notable Portland: 10/20–10/26
Thursday 10/20: PQ Monthly celebrates the release of its October issue with a launch party—including drinks and a raffle—with 100% of the proceeds going Sankofa Collective Northwest, a nonprofit dedicated…
Notable Portland: 10/13–10/19
Thursday 10/13: Brian Doyle reads from his new short story collection, The Mighty Currawongs. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free. Colin Dickey takes readers through a road trip of the country’s…
Notable Portland: 10/6–10/12
Thursday 10/6: Slamlandia hosts its Dead Poet Slam featuring an open mic with a spotlight on local writer, Cynthia French. Hot Lips on Hawthorne, 6 p.m., $1 suggested donation. Enjoy…