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THUNOV 5
10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
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Free First Thursday with Live Wire Radio

Portland Art Museum1219 SW Park Ave
Overview Portland Art Museum invites the community to join a Free First Thursday event, offering free admission to the museum for all, plus a Live Wire event as part of the Literary Arts Portland Book Festival. Visitors can take in the afternoon gallery pop-ups, the evening show, or both! Free First Thursday + Museum pop-ups 4:30 – 6 p.m. — 4:30-6:00pm — Free, pre-show, pop-up performances will take place throughout the Museum’s galleries. Performers are poet and rapper Dessa, bestselling...
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THUNOV 5
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
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HYBRID: Brian Doyle Celebration and Book Release

Lake Oswego Public Library380 A Avenue
Join Mary Miller Doyle and friends for a presentation of Wonder Is a Lovely Place to Be: 365 Days of Wit, Wisdom, and Irrepressible Imagination by Brian Doyle and Mary Miller Doyle. Drawing from both beloved and previously unpublished Brian Doyle...
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THUNOV 5
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
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Kimberly Blaeser with Christopher Diaz

Literary Arts716 SE Grand Avenue
The Literary Arts Bookstore is pleased to welcome Kimberly Blaeser to celebrate her latest book Red Ants. Blaeser will be joined in conversation by Christopher Diaz. About the book: This bold and genre-defying prose debut by the prizewinning poet...
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THUNOV 5
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
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Columbia Writers Series Reading: Ed Park

Clark College - Penguin Union Building 258A-C -Large Conference Room1933 Fort Vancouver Way
Join the Columbia Writers Series for a reading and conversation with the novelist, journalist, and editor Ed Park. Park is the author of the novels Same Bed Different Dreams and Personal Days, and the short story collection An Oral History of...
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THUNOV 5
12:00 AM
💰 Free – 20Author TalksStorytimesReadingsTalks & LecturesKids (5-11)Teens

Portland Book Festival

South Park Blocks and throughout downtown PortlandMap

The Portland Book Festival is expanding it’s programming this year! Most events cater towards adults, however there are several awesome events for kids like storytimes geared toward ages 4 to 9, as well as author talks for middle grade and young adult readers. Visit the Portland Book Festival’s website for details on specific programming.

Pro tip: Youth 17 and under (and age 18 with a valid ID) are free! (General admission is $20.)

The Portland Book Festival is expanding it’s programming this year! Most events cater towards adults, however there are several awesome events for kids like storytimes geared toward ages 4 to 9, as well as author talks for middle grade and young...
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SATNOV 7
12:00 PM
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Crescendo - Portland Book Festival

Portland Art Museum1219 SW Park Avenue Portland, OR 97205

Anthea Kreston presents a reading from her new memoir Crescendo: Chronicles of an Adventurous Violinist in the Prints & Drawings gallery (Level 0, Room 007) of the Portland Art Museum. This will be followed by a book signing at The Shop at PAM. Literary Arts is pleased to present Portland Book Festival, the largest book festival in the Pacific Northwest returns in collaboration with some of Portland’s most influential voices in arts and culture. Literature, music, visual art, and culinary experiences collide for a multi-day celebration centered around books, storytelling, and the many ways stories bring us together. Link to Crescendo: https://a.co/d/0aDxp6EO

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SATNOV 7
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
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The Body Has Teeth: A Reading and Conversation

Bold Coffee & Books1755 Southwest Jefferson Street
BOLD is thrilled to host The Body Has Teeth: A Reading and Conversation with Amy Baskin, David Loring Nash, Anthony DiPietro, and Summer Stewart. Four writers enter the dark from different doors. Anthony DiPietro’s poems move through gay love...
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TUENOV 17
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
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HYBRID: Third Tuesday Author: Corey McAuliffe

Lake Oswego Public Library380 A Avenue
We're often handed a vocabulary for grief that assumes an ending: stages, closure, moving on. When Corey McAuliffe was a child, her father took each of his daughters out on her own — every third Saturday belonged to her. When he died in January...
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