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THUNOV 5
6:30 PM â 7:30 PM
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Kimberly Blaeser with Christopher Diaz
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...
WEDNOV 11
6:30 PM â 7:30 PM
Talks & LecturesReadingsAuthor Talks
Destroy This House: Amanda Uhle
The Literary Arts Bookstore is pleased to welcome Amanda Uhle to celebrate her memoir, Destroy This House. About the book: For fans of The Glass Castle and The Liarsâ Club, a tender, heartbreaking, and hilarious memoir written with âunwavering...
TUENOV 24
6:30 PM â 7:30 PM
Author TalksReadingsTalks & Lectures
Rebecca Handler in conversation with Selina Fillinger
The Literary Arts Bookstore is pleased to welcome author Rebecca Handler to celebrate her new novel, In the Round. Handler will be joined in conversation by Selina Fillinger. About the book: Have you ever been dead certain that youâre being...
WEDJAN 13
6:30 PM â 7:30 PM
Author TalksPoetryTalks & LecturesCultural Heritage
David Biespiel In Conversation With Susan Moore
In Beautiful Is the World, David Biespiel spans three decades of lyric intensity, tracing the intimate cartography of memory, place, and inheritance. These poems move between the Pacific Northwestâs rain-soaked landscapes and the haunted reaches of Jewish ancestry, between the urgent present and historyâs long shadows.
David will be joined in conversation with Director of Programs for Writers Susan Moore.
In Beautiful Is the World, David Biespiel spans three decades of lyric intensity, tracing the intimate cartography of memory, place, and inheritance. David will be joined in conversation with Director of Programs for Writers Susan Moore.
SATJAN 16
10:00 AM â 12:00 PM
đ° $360CoursesWorkshopsTalks & LecturesBooks
From Changemaker to Author: A Nonfiction Book Development Intensive
This six-week intensive is for the writer who has lived their subject matter. The expert, the advocate, the practitioner, the person who has earned their perspective and is ready to shape it into something that lasts. Each session combines direct...
THUJAN 21
7:30 PM
Talks & LecturesReadingsAuthor Talks
Portland Arts & Lectures 2026â27: Isabel Wilkerson
Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson comes to Portland Arts & Lectures. In 1994 she became the first African American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for journalism, and she is the author of The Warmth of Other Suns, her account of the Great Migration, and Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. Admission is by subscription to the full 2026â27 Portland Arts & Lectures series.
Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson comes to Portland Arts & Lectures. In 1994 she became the first African American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for journalism, and she is the author of The Warmth of Other Suns, her account of the Great...
SATFEB 6
10:00 AM â 12:00 PM
đ° $445Arts & MediaWorkshopsCoursesTalks & Lectures
Mapping the Story: Freedom Through Narrative Structure
The workshop will begin with an interactive seminar on narrative structure. Participants will then analyze and present the dramatic beats of one of their favorite pieces of ďŹction to better understand what makes the story âwork.â Weâll then apply...
SATFEB 6
1:00 PM â 3:00 PM
đ° $175CoursesWorkshopsTalks & LecturesBooks
Selling Your Memoir: How to Shape, Position & Package Your Book Proposal
Over three sessions, weâll break down what a memoir book proposal needs, how to prove thereâs an audience for your story, and how to make your personal material feel urgent. Weâll study real-life successful proposals and revise student material...
TUEAPR 20
7:30 PM
Talks & LecturesAuthor Talks
Portland Arts & Lectures 2026â27: Kiran Desai
Get ready for a captivating evening as Kiran Desai, the esteemed author, graces the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Sheâs the final speaker for the 2026â27 Portland Arts & Lectures series, bringing her unique literary insights to our city. This is...