Notable Portland
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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 from his new memoir, All Tomorrow’s Parties, and is joined…
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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 vs. Portland Poetry Slam! Hosted by Robyn Bateman, this face-off…
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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 Every Day. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free. Sunday…
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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 shares from her research on a notorious bigamist who predated…
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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 by The Brody Ensemble and selected guest poets Neil Aitken,…
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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., free. Local author and Olympian Carolyn Wood reads from her…
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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 Denfeld, Monica Drake, Jamie Duclos-Yourdon, Laura Foster, Casey Jarman, Karen…
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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 of the bawdy, the indecent, the delightful, and the total…
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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 Marie Nunes. Food, drinks, readings, conversation, and door prizes await!…
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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 to Black and African LGBTQ community. Q Center, 5 p.m.,…
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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 scariest stops in his new book, Ghostland: An American History…
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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 a special poetry reading featuring visiting and local poets Caroline…