Notable Portland

Thursday 5/22: Kiera Cass, Kevin Emerson, and Amanda Maciel read from their respective works, The One (May 2014), Exile (April 2014), and Tease (April 2014). Powell’s at Cedar Hills Crossing, 7 p.m., free. Literary Arts welcomes Grant High School students…

Thursday 5/15: Celebrate the May issue of PQ Monthly at their release party, complete with drinks and tunes. West Café, 5 p.m., free. Celebrate Portland’s bike culture with the launch of local bike enthusiast Todd Roll’s Pedal Portland: 25 Easy…

Thursday 5/8: Join in with a book launch party to celebrate Annie Murphy’s latest book, Symbology (May 2014), a mega-mini-comic. Reading Frenzy, 6 p.m., free. Jenny Han and Morgan Matson read from their respective books, To All the Boys I’ve…

Thursday 5/1: Portland author Trevor Blake reads from his latest collection of essays, Confessions of a Failed Egoist (March 2014). Mother Foucault’s, 5 p.m., free. Douglas Watson reads from his new book, A Moody Fellow Finds Love and Then Dies…

Thursday 4/24: Enjoy a cup of coffee at the Kaplan Storytelling Event, featuring Kaplan students reading from their latest stories. Glyph, 4 p.m., free. Lewis & Clark hosts its annual release party for The Literary Review, which showcases student writing.…

Thursday 4/17: Portland State University presents My Walk Has Never Been Average: A Staged Reading, based on a collection of interviews with Black tradeswomen. Lincoln Studio Theatre, doors open at 5:30 p.m., reading 6 – 7:30 p.m. Free to PSU students;…