July 14, 2017
Sossity Chiricuzio, Nan Collie and Judith Barrington appeared at INCITE: Queer Writers Read on Tuesday, July 11. The series is curated by Kate Grey and Kate Caroll de Gutes. You can read an interview with the two Kates here on…
Just Announced: New Season of Delve Readers Seminars
Upcoming Events
PDX JAZZ: The Devil’s Horn: The Beginnings of the Jazz Tenor Saxophone
July 20, 2017
PDX Jazz is proud to present their next installment in the Discover…
Tavern Books
July 27, 2017
A reading featuring: Megan Levad Elsbeth Pancrazi Megan Levad is the author…
Francis Ford Coppola in conversation with Melena Ryzik of The New York Times
October 2, 2017
Tickets start at $15 and will go on sale Monday, July 10,…
2017/2018 Portland Arts & Lectures
October 12, 2017
The 33rd season of Portland Arts & Lectures features some of the…
Bookmark: A Benefit for Literary Arts
October 25, 2017
Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for our cocktail hour with dinner…
Joe Biden: American Promise Tour
November 30, 2017
Literary Arts will host Joe Biden on Thursday, November 30 in celebration…
Latest Blog Posts
July 6, 2017
Literary Arts is proud to announce Bank of America as our title sponsor for Wordstock: Portland’s Book Festival in 2017. We are so grateful for their generous support, with special thanks to Roger Hinshaw, Bank of America’s Market President in…
June 1, 2017
By Kate Jayroe, WITS PSU MFA Intern On Thursday May 25, 2017, WITS was happy to host Gresham High School’s end of residency reading at Origin’s Coffee, Tea & Desserts. Ten students read moving pieces of poetry, bold works of…
Featured Lecture from the Archives
Michael Pollan (Rebroadcast)
July 19, 2017
Journalist Michael Pollan discusses nutritionalism, health experts, and America’s unhealthy obsession with being healthy.