Fiction Portland Book Festival
Long Live Short Stories: George Saunders & Jess Walter
George Saunders (Liberation Day) and Jess Walter (The Angel of Rome and Other Stories) in conversation, moderated by OPB's Geoff Norcross.
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Our events, classes, and seminars bring the community together to hear, learn, and discuss the most compelling issues and ideas of our day. We hope you will join us in our downtown Literary Arts space, online, and at partnering venues across Portland and Oregon.
Fiction Portland Book Festival
National Anthems: Juhea Kim & Lidia Yuknavitch
Two girls -- one in Korea at the beginning of the twentieth century, one in a fallen city in the late twenty-first century--must forge their destinies against and alongside the nation. Moderated by Marisa Siegel.
Fiction Nonfiction Portland Book Festival
Animals with Freeman’s
Three contributors from the new Freeman's annual—Tess Gunty, Debra Gwartney, and Sasha LaPointe—discuss their work with editor John Freeman.
Fiction Pop Up Events Portland Book Festival
Pop-up: Joamette Gil
Joamette Gil pops-up in the Portland Art Museum galleries with her comics anthology, Mañana: Latinx Comics From the 25th Century. Gil is paired with the artwork Magma Spirit Explodes, Tsunami is Dreadful by Chiho Aoshima; found in the Forces of Nature exhibit, on the 1st floor of the Portland Art Museum. Please reference the Portland
Fiction Portland Book Festival
Criminal Intent: Fonda Lee & Daniel Nieh
Action-packed stories of international intrigue, old grudges, valuable gems, and more. Moderated by Curtis C. Chen.
Fiction Poetry Portland Book Festival
National Book Foundation Presents: Fatimah Asghar & Shelley Wong
Ahead of the 73rd National Book Awards, 2022 honorees Fatimah Asghar and Shelley Wong read from and discuss their selected works. Asghar’s debut novel and Wong’s debut poetry collection delve into queerness and freedom, and imagine a new idea of homecoming, across literary genres. Presented in partnership with the National Book Foundation.
Fiction Portland Book Festival Ticketed Events
Carrie Soto Is Back: Taylor Jenkins Reid with Cheryl Strayed
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This is one of two Portland Book Festival events at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, and requires a ticket for entry, in addition to your festival pass. A limited number of tickets include priority seating and a signed copy of Carrie Soto Is Back.
Fiction Pop Up Events Portland Book Festival
Pop-up: Neil Cochrane
Neil Cochrane pops-up in the Portland Art Museum galleries with his novel, The Story of the Hundred Promises. Cochrane is paired with the artwork Tower by Seymour Lipton; found in the Modern and Contemporary Art area, on the 1st floor of the Portland Art Museum. Please reference the Portland Art Museum Map or the Portland
Fiction Poetry Pop Up Events Portland Book Festival
Pop-up: BIPOC Reading Series presents Dey Rivers & Zephaniah Sole
Dey Rivers and Zephaniah Sole pop-up in the Portland Art Museum galleries with their original works. Rivers and Sole are paired with the artwork The Day I Saw the Wind by Mana Aki; found in the Forces of Nature exhibit, on the 1st floor of the Portland Art Museum. Please reference the Portland Art Museum
Fiction Portland Book Festival
Escape Plans: Tess Gunty & Cecily Wong
Stories revolving around girls search for meaning in their lives against the end of the American empire, told with (often dark) humor, tenderness, and honesty. Moderated by Kimberly King Parsons.
Fiction Pop Up Events Portland Book Festival
Pop-up: Cai Emmons
Cai Emmons pops-up in the Portland Art Museum galleries with her works, Livid and Unleashed. Emmons is paired with the artwork For the Love by Isaka Shamsud-Din; found in the Northwest Art gallery, on the 3rd floor of the Portland Art Museum. Please reference the Portland Art Museum Map or the Portland Book Festival print program
Fiction Pop Up Events Portland Book Festival
Pop-up: Marcelle Heath
Marcelle Heath pops-up in the Portland Art Museum galleries with her short story collection, Is That All There Is?. Heath is paired with the artwork Mike Russo and Sally Haley by George Johanson; found in the Northwestern Art gallery, on the 3rd floor of the Portland Art Museum. Please reference the Portland Art Museum Map
Fiction Portland Book Festival
To Be Continued: Andrew Sean Greer & Tom Perrotta
Get ready to laugh and maybe cry with bestselling, award-winning authors Andrew Sean Greer and Tom Perrotta as they discuss their new sequels with Steph Opitz of Bookshop.org.
Fiction Portland Book Festival
Future Tense: Mat Johnson & Jon Raymond
Two novels explore our current moment through imagined futures: one on a moon colony populated by alien abductees, and one here on our home planet as the climate collapse accelerates. Moderated by OPB's John Notarianni.
Fiction Portland Book Festival
Family Secrets: Lan Samantha Chang & Silvia Moreno-Garcia
In these new novels exploring the complications of family relationships, classics are reimagined and reinvigorated. Moderated by Fiona McCann, editor-in-chief of Portland Monthly
Fiction Poetry Portland Book Festival
Generations: Matthew Dickman & Emiko Jean
Very different books—a poetry collection, a novel—that grapple with shared questions about parenthood and childhood. Moderated by Alicia Jo Rabins, poet, musician, and author of Even God Had Bad Parenting Days.
Fiction Poetry Pop Up Events Portland Book Festival
Pop-up: Incite: Queer Writers Read present Nicky Nicholson-Klingerman & Tashon Phoenix
Nicky Nicholson-Klingerman & Tashon Phoenix pop-up in the Portland Art Museum galleries. Nicholson-Klingerman and Phoenix are paired with the artwork Chief Bundle by Ka'ila Farrell-Smith; found in the Northwest Art gallery, on the 3rd floor of the Portland Art Museum. Please reference the Portland Art Museum Map or the Portland Book Festival print program to
Fiction Portland Book Festival
Homeland: Chelsea Bieker & Morgan Talty
New story collections of homeland, birthplace, and identity. Moderated by John Freeman.
Fiction Nonfiction Poetry Pop Up Events Portland Book Festival
Pop-up: NBF presents Fatimah Asghar, Tess Gunty, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, & Shelley Wong
2022 National Book Foundation award nominees Fatimah Asghar, Tess Gunty, Ingrid Rojas Contreras, and Shelley Wong pop-up in the Portland Art Museum galleries with NBF's Ruth Dickey. The group is paired with the artwork Open Country by Larry Poons; found in the Modern & Contemporary Art, on the 2nd floor of the Portland Art Museum.
Fiction Pop Up Events Portland Book Festival
Pop-up: Emme Lund
Emme Lund pops-up in the Portland Art Museum galleries with her novel, The Boy with a Bird in His Chest. Lund is paired with the artwork Off the Ground by Ka'ila Farrell-Smith; found in the Native American Art gallery, on the 3rd floor of the Portland Art Museum. Please reference the Portland Art Museum Map
Fiction Portland Book Festival
Nightcrawling: Leila Mottley & Mitchell S. Jackson
Leila Mottley discusses her debut novel, which Oprah Winfrey called "A soul-searching portrait of survival and hope," with Mitchell S. Jackson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
Fiction Pop Up Events Portland Book Festival
Pop-up: Jules Ohman
Jules Ohman pops-up in the Portland Art Museum galleries with her debut novel, Body Grammar. Ohman is paired with the artwork The Sea in Me by Mary Josephson; found in the Northwestern Art gallery, on the 3rd floor of the Portland Art Museum. Please reference the Portland Art Museum Map or the Portland Book Festival
Fiction Poetry Portland Book Festival
Still Life: John Freeman & Meng Jin
Poet John Freeman and short story writer Meng Jin explore the isolation and search for connection of the past few years. Moderated by Mindy Nettifee.
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