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 Arthur Bradford, Kate Carroll de Gutes, Elizabeth Enslin, Valerie Geary,…

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 semi-finals. Portland Center Stage, 6:30 p.m., $5 suggested donation. Warm…

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 and discussion. Mother Foucault’s Bookshop, 7 p.m., free. Celebrate the…

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 with Darkmatter.” In Other Words, 3–5 p.m., free but ticketed…

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 Read Through, 7 p.m., free. Celebrate the Raising Lilly Ledbetter…

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 Remorse. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free. Friday 3/4:…

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 the Mountains. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free. Portland Arts &…

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 from it hiatus with a new reading featuring Chris Anderson,…

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 reads from his coming of age novel, Bitter is the…

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 Luce. Alberta Street Pub, 7 p.m., free. Portland’s new literary…

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 debut novel set amid 1999 World Trade Organization protests, Your…

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 gears up a new edition of Russian Roulette,  storytelling competition,…