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THUNOV 5
6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Author TalksReadingsCultural HeritageTalks & Lectures
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...
SUNNOV 8
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
💰 $265BooksReadingsCourses
Theodor Adorno: Minima Moralia
In this Delve we will study Adorno’s Minima Moralia: Reflections from Damaged Life—the amazing book he wrote between 1944 and 1949 to explore his feelings about the calamitous situation of a world facing despotism.
MONNOV 9
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
💰 $90BooksReadingsCourses
Claire Keegan: Small Things Like These and Foster
This is an important novella in the vein of Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, but with an ending that packs a different punch. At its center is a man torn between family, community, church, and one young woman in a terrible predicament. He must make a...
TUENOV 10
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
💰 $90BooksReadingsCourses
Claire Keegan: Small Things Like These and Foster (Tuesday nights)
Second section added for Tuesday nights. This is an important novella in the vein of Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, but with an ending that packs a different punch. At its center is a man torn between family, community, church, and one young woman...
WEDNOV 11
6:30 PM – 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 Liars’ Club, a tender, heartbreaking, and hilarious memoir written with “unwavering...
THUNOV 12
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
CraftsReadingsWorkshops
November Hand-Sewing Social with SCRAP PDX
Join us at The Literary Arts Bookstore & Cafe to hand-sew decorative plush to celebrate animals! Sew felt fish, cats, foxes, frogs, and more! ✨ Bring a friend! Make a friend! Grab a beverage, browse the books, and gather round to hand-sew some...
THUNOV 19
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
ReadingsPoetryOpen Mics
Slamlandia – November
Slamlandia is a poetry open mic and slam that meets every month at Literary Arts, on the third Thursday. This mic provides a creative, fun, and welcoming space for all literary communities in Portland. We encourage poets new and old to come share...
TUENOV 24
6:30 PM – 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 you’re being...
WEDNOV 25
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
ReadingsOpen Mics
BIPOC Reading Series – November
This monthly reading series is intended to prioritize the safety, creativity, and stories of Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Color. Come listen to our featured readers, or sign up to share your work in our open mic. Readings will...
THUDEC 17
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
ReadingsPoetryOpen Mics
Slamlandia – December
Slamlandia is a poetry open mic and slam that meets every month at Literary Arts, on the third Thursday. This mic provides a creative, fun, and welcoming space for all literary communities in Portland. We encourage poets new and old to come share their work. We strive towards a safe space for poets to read their own poetry, witness others, and participate in community.
Slamlandia is a poetry open mic and slam that meets every month at Literary Arts, on the third Thursday. This mic provides a creative, fun, and welcoming space for all literary communities in Portland. We encourage poets new and old to come share...