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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 Mean Baby.
Identical twins Isabella and Hà were born in Vietnam and raised on opposite sides of the world, each knowing little about the other’s existence, until they were reunited as teenagers, against all odds.
Reckoning with the nineties, a decade that is not only back in fashion in a big way but a political, social, and societal impact that still ripples through our culture today. We'll look at the the nineties from two very different perspectives: intensely personal and from the stance of cultural criticism. Moderated by Eden Dawn.
Narrative journalism at its very best, with acclaimed essayist Jon Mooallem and award-winning journalist Casey Parks. Moderated by Melissa Febos.
Three contributors from the new Freeman's annual—Tess Gunty, Debra Gwartney, and Sasha LaPointe—discuss their work with editor John Freeman.
Liz Prato pops-up in the Portland Art Museum galleries with her book, Kids in America: A Gen X Reckoning. Prato is paired with the artwork Please Participate by Jeppe Hein; found in the Modern and Contemporary Art area, on the 1st floor (1M) of the Portland Art Museum. Please reference the Portland Art Museum Map
Diana Garvin pops-up in the Portland Art Museum galleries with her book, Feeding Facism: The Politics of Women's Food Work. Garvin is paired with the artwork Le Petit Pâtissier (The Little Pastry Cook) by Chaim Soutine; found in the Modern and Contemporary Art area, on the 1st floor of the Portland Art Museum. Please reference
Join Jon Gray, Pierre Serrao, and Lester Walker of Bronx-based culinary collective Ghetto Gastro, and authors of the new book Ghetto Gastro Presents Black Power Kitchen, for a conversation with acclaimed Portland-based chef Gregory Gourdet.
Stories of the search to understand your family history—and your place in it—moderated by Lilly Gonzalez / Historias de la búsqueda para comprender la historia de su familia, y su lugar en ella, moderado por Lilly Gonzalez.
Acclaimed comic artist Kate Beaton discusses her debut graphic memoir with Dave Miller, host of OPB's Think Out Loud.
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.
Join Robin Pecknold, lead singer of Fleet Foxes, in conversation with Brandon Taylor (Filthy Animals). With an introduction by Brandon Taylor, and an afterword by Pecknold, Wading in Waist-High Water is a moving and intimate look at the art of songwriting, the joy of music-making, and what it means to produce meaningful and memorable sound. “There
Melissa Febos discusses her essay collection with OPB's Jenn Chávez; and New Yorker writer Hua Hsu discusses his memoir with OPB's Tiffany Camhi.
Captivating new memoirs exploring ancestry, art, and inheritance. Moderated by Sara Ortiz.
Reza Aslan share the story of Howard Baskerville, whose story is widely known in Iran but mostly unknown in the United States. Aslan will be interviewed by Andrew Proctor.
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