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October 2019
2019/2020 Portland Arts & Lectures: George Packer (Sold Out)
The series will begin on October 24 with author and staff writer for The New Yorker, George Packer. His new book is Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century.
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2019/2020 Portland Arts & Lectures: Amor Towles (Sold Out)
On November 14, we welcome Amor Towles, author of the New York Times best sellers Rules of Civility and A Gentleman in Moscow.
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2019/2020 Portland Arts & Lectures: Min Jin Lee (Sold Out)
The series continues on January 15 with Min Jin Lee, whose latest novel, Pachinko, was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction and a New York Times 10 Best Books of 2017.
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2019/2020 Portland Arts & Lectures: Susan Orlean (Sold Out)
On February 20, we will host Susan Orlean, author of eight books, including her most recent, The Library Book, a New York Times best seller and a Washington Post Top 10 Book of the Year for 2018.
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2019/2020 Portland Arts & Lectures: Colson Whitehead (Sold Out)
The series will close on May 7 with Colson Whitehead, author of The Nickel Boys and The Underground Railroad, a New York Times best seller which won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction and the National Book Award.
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PDX JAZZ: The Music and the Movement
October 23, 2019
The Music and the Movement will dive in to the inherent relationship…
2019/2020 Portland Arts & Lectures: George Packer (Sold Out)
October 24, 2019
The series will begin on October 24 with author and staff writer…
One Page Wednesday: November
November 6, 2019
Writers, escape the solitude of your desk. Readers, come hear great fresh…
2019 Portland Book Festival
November 9, 2019
Join Literary Arts for the annual Portland Book Festival, presented by Bank of…
The Moth Mainstage in Portland
December 10, 2019
The Moth returns to Portland this December! This extraordinary performance will sell…
Everybody Reads 2020: Tommy Orange
March 5, 2020
Literary Arts is proud to host an evening with award-winning author Tommy…