Notable Portland

Thursday 4/7: Excited for the Oregon Book Awards? So is Literary Arts—who will be hosting a reading with some of the 2016 finalists in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry, including…

Thursday 3/31: Local poets Willa Schneberg, Paul Lapier, and Patricia Bollin read from their latest work. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free. Sunday 4/3: The Portland Poetry Slam hosts its…

Thursday 3/24: Join the Marilyn Buck Abolitionist Collective for a night of inspirational reading and discussion. Selected work from Marilyn Buck will be read by members, followed by a Q&A…

Thursday 3/17: Trans South Asian performance poetry duo Darkmatter facilitates a creative workshop on feelings and politics, “Be the Emoji You Wish To See In the World: A Creative Workshop…

Thursday 3/10: Ruth Wariner reads from her new memoir, The Sound of Gravel. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free. Local author Steve Theme reads from his latest book, Asphalt Asylum. Another…

Thursday 3/3: Patricia Kullberg reads from her historical fiction novel, Girl in the River. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free. Bill Press reads from his latest political nonfiction book, Buyer’s…

Thursday 2/25: Local poets Judith Arcana, Emily Newberry, and Judith Barrington read from their latest work. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free. Pamela Lindholm-Levy reads from her new book, Count…

Thursday 2/18: PQ Monthly hosts it’s February edition release party, inviting contributors and readers alike to enjoy their latest issue. Bossanova Ballroom, 5 p.m., free. The Comma reading series returns…

Thursday 2/11: Local mother-daughter team of Sandra Denbo and Tamarine Vilar read from their third book in their Unwanted series, Unwanted Agenda. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free. Jim McDermott…

Thursday 2/4: Tell It Slant and Late Night Library present a night of the Strange and Fantastic, featuring magical realism readings by Anna Doogan, Marjorie Sandor, and visiting author Kelly…

Thursday 1/28: Local poets Paulann Peterson, Kate Gray, and Stephen Whitney read from their latest work for tonight’s reading. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free. Sunil Yapa reads from his…

Thursday 1/21: Eliezer J. Sternberg reads from his new book, NeuroLogic: The Brain’s Hidden Rationale Behind Our Irrational Behavior. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free. Saturday 1/23: Back Fence PDX…