Notable Portland

Thursday 1/14: Jason Gurly launches his new book, Eleanor, with a reading followed up by a questions and answers session and signing. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free. Carlos Labbé reads from his fourth novel, Loquela. Powell’s on Hawthorne,…

Friday 1/8: Jennifer Chambers shares from her new book, Remarkable Oregon Women: Revolutionaries and Visionaries. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m., free. Sunday 1/10: Keith Lee Morris reads from his latest book, Travelers Rest. Powell’s City of Books, 7:30 p.m.,…

Thursday 12/10: Bad Blood XXXI brings Emily Carr, Joel Felix, Sueyeun Juliette Lee, and Joshua Ware together for the series’ last reading of the year. Literary Arts, 7 p.m., free. Margaret Pinard launches her new book, The Keening, with a…

Thursday 12/3: Tell It Slant and Late Night Library present a reading on the refugee experience, featuring original works by Olivia Olivia, Dao Strom, and Vu Tran. A short panel discussion on the theme will follow the reading. Literary Arts,…

Friday 11/27: A new free pop-up art school is coming to Portland. home school provides welcoming contexts for critical engagement with contemporary art and its issues. The launch will feature an exhibition of visual works by Victoria Reis, Taj Bourgeois,…

Thursday 11/19: PQ Monthly holds it’s holiday issue release party with hors d’oeuvres and a no-host bar with signature holiday drinks. Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, 5 p.m., free. Poetic Justice, a social justice poetry and spoken word open mic,…

Thursday 11/12: Mary Jo Bang reads from her acclaimed poetry as part of this semester’s visiting writers series at Reed College. Eliot Chapel, 6:30 p.m., free. Scott Nadelson celebrates the release of his new novel, Between You and Me, with…

Thursday 11/5: Chelsea Clinton hosts an official signing for her new book, It’s Your World. Powell’s City of Books, 5:30 p.m., free. Carrie Brownstein, codeveloper of Portlandia and musician from Sleater-Kinney, reads from her memoir, Hunger Makes Me a Modern…

Thursday 10/29: The Reed College Visiting Writers program welcomes Emily Hunt to read from her standout debut poetry collection, Dark Green. Eliot Hall, 6:30 p.m., free. Don Miguel Ruiz reads from his book, The Toltec Art of Life and Death.…

Thursday 10/22: Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor hosts a signing for this third book, You’re Making Me Hate You. Powell’s City of Books, 12:30 p.m., free. National Poetry Slam finalist and Vietnamese refugee Bao Phi reads from his latest work. Hollywood Library,…

Thursday 10/15: New York Times bestselling author Vanessa Diffenbaugh discusses her array of novels, answers audience questions, and is joined in conversation by Mary Lee, national coordinator for Youth Villages’ LifeSet, a program helping former foster youth and other young people transition…

Thursday 10/8: Michael Golding reads from her spiritual novel, A Poet of the Invisible World. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free. Mark Sten reads from All Ages: The Rise and Fall of Portland Punk Rock, 1977-1981, an in-depth history and analysis of Portland’s first…