Notable Portland: 7/9–7/15
Thursday 7/9: Rebecca Makkai reads from her latest novel, Music For Wartime. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 7:30 p.m., free. Friday 7/10: Join Deborah Reed for the Portland launch of her novel,…
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Notable Portland: 7/2–7/8
Thursday 6/2: Local author Jeannie Burt reads from her novel, When Patty Went Away. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free. Friday 6/3–Sunday 6/5: Celebrate this 4th of July Weekend by…
Notable Portland: 6/25–7/1
Thursday 6/25: Lit Hop PDX, Portland’s Literary Barhopping Party, is hitting downtown and old town Portland this summer with 55 readings at 6 venues in 3 hours. The Rumpus and…
Notable Portland: 6/18–6/24
Thursday 6/18: Sue Schaefer reads from her debut novel, Now I Am Here Doing This. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free. Releasing the new season of his long-running, fairly epic, and…
Notable Portland: 6/11–6/27
Thursday 6/11: PQ Monthly throws their June issue release party and kicks off Portland Pride week. Vendetta Pdx, 5 p.m., free. Polly Dugan reads from her poignant new story, The…
Notable Portland: 6/4–6/10
Thursday 6/4: Nate Orton reads from his self-published collection of chronicles of Portland life, My Day: The First Ten Years. He is joined by friends and frequent collaborators Chris Ashby…
Notable Portland: 5/28–6/3
Thursday 5/28: The Journey Art Festival author showcase welcomes S. Renee Mitchell and guest poets Emily Newberry, Polo Catalani, and Alberto Moreno. The event serves as a fundraiser in support…
Notable Portland: 5/21–5/27
Thursday 5/21: Oregon Humanities presents poet, activist, and professor Walidah Imarisha to lead a discussion for their Think & Drink series. Alberta Rose Theatre, 6:30 p.m., tickets start at $10.…
Notable Portland: 5/14–5/20
Thursday 5/14: Contributors to local anthology Windfall: A Journal of Poetry of Place will read their work to celebrate the release of the Spring 2015 issue. Readers will include Judith…
Notable Portland: 5/7–5/13
Thursday 5/7: Local author Anne Tenino will read from her story, “Helping Hand,” which was collected in Lights, Camera, Cupid. Another Read Through, 7 p.m., free. Shawn Smallman’s Dangerous Spirits offers…
Notable Portland: 4/30–5/6
Thursday 4/30: Leaf Litter celebrates its fifth issue release party with a reading. Mother Foucault’s Bookshop, 6 p.m., free. Join Ooligan Press for an evening reading of Untangling the Knot:…
Notable Portland: 4/23–4/29
Thursday 4/23: Maggie Messitt and Rene Denfeld read from their respective new books, The Rainy Season and The Enchanted. Broadway Books, 7 p.m., free. Calyx literary journal celebrates National Poetry…