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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George Saunders (Liberation Day) and Jess Walter (The Angel of Rome and Other Stories) in conversation, moderated by OPB's Geoff Norcross.
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.
Three contributors from the new Freeman's annual—Tess Gunty, Debra Gwartney, and Sasha LaPointe—discuss their work with editor John Freeman.
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
Action-packed stories of international intrigue, old grudges, valuable gems, and more. Moderated by Curtis C. Chen.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
New story collections of homeland, birthplace, and identity. Moderated by John Freeman.
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
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
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.
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
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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