Portland Book Festival Ticketed Events
Portland Book Festival Virtual Event Pass: November 8–12
Portland Book Festival Virtual Events: Join us for five virtual events over five nights, November 8–12, 2021, presented by Bank of America.
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Portland Book Festival Ticketed Events
Portland Book Festival: In-person Festival Day
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Get your pass for our one day in-person Portland Book Festival on Saturday, November 13, 2021. Please note: all attendees must provide proof of vaccination (OR negative COVID test within 72 hours of event) to attend.
Fiction Portland Book Festival Ticketed Events
The Sentence: Louise Erdrich & Trevino Brings Plenty at Portland Book Festival
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Louise Erdrich discusses her latest novel in this conversation with Trevino Brings Plenty. Purchase a copy of THE SENTENCE, along with your in-person festival pass, to attend.
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The Moth Mainstage in Portland
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The Moth is true stories, told live and without notes. The Moth celebrates the ability of stories to honor both the diversity and commonality of human experience, and to satisfy a vital human need for connection. It seeks to present recognized storytellers among established and emerging writers, performers and artists and to encourage storytelling among communities whose stories often go unheard.
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Everybody Reads 2022: Mira Jacob
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In partnership with Multnomah County Library and The Library Foundation, Literary Arts is proud to present a lecture by author Mira Jacob as the culminating event of Everybody Reads 2022. This year’s programming will center on Jacob’s illustrated memoir, Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations.
Portland Arts & Lectures Ticketed Events
2021/22 Portland Arts & Lectures: Richard Powers
This event is part of our Portland Arts & Lectures 2021/22 season. Our 2021–22 season is SOLD OUT! A limited amount of single General Admission tickets (no reserved seating) have been made available to this event. Please scroll down to purchase these tickets. Your ticket allows you access to the in-person event at Arlene Schnitzer
Oregon Book Awards & Fellowships Ticketed Events
2022 Oregon Book Awards
Join us for an evening honoring our state's most accomplished writers in the genres of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, young readers, and graphic literature. We are excited to present an in-person awards ceremony for the first time in two years! The ceremony will be hosted by 2020 Ken Kesey Award for Fiction winner Kesha Ajose Fisher.
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Verselandia! Youth Poetry Slam Championship
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Celebrate Portland’s youth poets during Literary Arts’ annual Verselandia! Youth Poetry Slam Championship. Cheer on students from Portland and East Multnomah County public high schools competing for poetic glory at this energetic and inspiring event. This program is supported in part by: In order to thrive, this program needs your support! To become a sponsor
Portland Arts & Lectures Ticketed Events
2021/22 Portland Arts & Lectures: Edwidge Danticat
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This event is part of our Portland Arts & Lectures 2021/22 season. Our 2021/22 season is SOLD OUT! A limited amount of single General Admission tickets have been released to this event. Subscriptions for the 2022/23 season are on-sale now. The line-up will be revealed from the stage at this event. All dates are booked
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POP-UP MAGAZINE: THE SPRING ISSUE
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An unforgettable live multimedia experience. “Sweeping the nation with live performances of human interest stories…like an emotionally intellectual rock concert.”—Playbill Tickets to Pop-Up Magazine’s Spring Issue are on sale NOW! Get your tickets now and use code LITERARYARTS for $5 off. Pop-Up Magazine is the acclaimed live magazine show, featuring original and unforgettable true stories,
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Literary Arts at Pickathon 2022
Literary Arts has partnered with Pickathon to feature author readings and a live recording of our radio show and podcast, The Archive Project. Authors featured on the Windmill Stage, Sunday, August 7 from 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Omar El Akkad WHAT STRANGE PARADISE Santi Elijah Holley MURDER BALLADS Michelle Ruiz Keil SUMMER IN THE CITY Jules
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Pop-Up Magazine: Love Stories
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An unforgettable live multimedia experience. “Sweeping the nation with live performances of human interest stories…like an emotionally intellectual rock concert.”—Playbill Pop-Up Magazine is the acclaimed live magazine show, featuring original and
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PBF Cover to Cover: Art Inspired by Books
Join us at Gallery Go Go from 10am-6pm to see the work of 14 artists make art in response to books.
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PBF COVER TO COVER: WORD PLAY! A WRITE AROUND PORTLAND MINI-WORKSHOP
Write Around Portland presents Word Play, a community writing frenzy featuring prompts and exercises from our renowned workshop model rooted in respect, writing, and community.
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PBF Cover to Cover: Rainy with a Chance of Rainbows featuring Emily Arrow
For young readers, join us for "Rainy with a Chance of Rainbows," a Storytime Singalong at Hammer + Jacks' REC Room with the festival's Kids Stage host Emily Arrow! All ages are welcome for a rainy and colorful pre-celebration of the Portland Book Festival.
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PBF Cover to Cover: Big Cheese / Small Cheese
In conversation with Kat Topaz of Topaz Farm on Sauvie Island, authors Jessica Gigot (A Little Bit of Land), Marilyn Milne (Cheese War: Conflict and Courage in Tillamook County, Oregon), and Tami Parr (Pacific Northwest Cheese: A History) will chat about the varied histories and practices of cheesemaking, women farmers, and small-scale agriculture in the Pacific Northwest.
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PBF Cover to Cover: BAD DATES presented by Back Fence Live Storytelling & The Portland Book of Dates
Laugh and cringe your way through a live talk show interviewing Portland’s movers and shakers about the one horror we can all relate to—dating experiences gone awry.
Portland Book Festival Ticketed Events
Portland Book Festival 2022
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Portland Book Festival, presented by Bank of America, returns to the Portland Art Museum and neighboring venues on Saturday, November 5, 2022. This daylong event features author discussions, pop-up readings, writing workshops for youth and adults, kids' story time, an extensive book fair, local food trucks, and more!
Nonfiction Portland Book Festival Ticketed Events
Mean Baby: Selma Blair with Esmé Weijun Wang
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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.
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.
Cover to Cover Ticketed Events
PBF Cover to Cover: SPEKTRUM Tea Service
The live presentation of the book "SPEKTRUM" is a tea service that occurs in small rooms across the country.
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PBF Cover to Cover: SPEKTRUM Tea Service
The live presentation of the book "SPEKTRUM" is a tea service that occurs in small rooms across the country.
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PBF Cover to Cover: Film & Discussion: Art and Krimes by Krimes with Mitchell S. Jackson
Join us for a film screening and discussion with author, Mitchell S. Jackson.
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PBF Cover to Cover: Voices Like Thunder: An afternoon of poetry with the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation
Join us for the release of NACF’s first published anthology "The Larger Voice - Celebrating Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Literature Fellows."
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PBF Cover to Cover: SPEKTRUM Tea Service
The live presentation of the book "SPEKTRUM" is a tea service that occurs in small rooms across the country.
Cover to Cover Ticketed Events
PBF Cover to Cover: SPEKTRUM Tea Service
The live presentation of the book "SPEKTRUM" is a tea service that occurs in small rooms across the country.
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The Moth: Mainstage in Portland
The Moth returns to Portland on Tuesday, December 13. This extraordinary performance sells out quickly, so reserve your seats early and experience unforgettable stories told live! Literary Arts and The
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An Evening with Amor Towles
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Literary Arts is proud to present an evening with #1 New York Times bestselling author Amor Towles (Rules of Civility, A Gentleman in Moscow) in celebration of his third novel,
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Storytelling for Change: Environmental Racism and Literature with Kiese Laymon & Imbolo Mbue, Sponsored by Literary Arts & The Lyceum Agency
Presented as part of the 2023 AWP Conference. A conversation on storytelling, environmental racism, and activism.
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Everybody Reads 2023: Ruth Ozeki
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Celebrate the power of books to create a stronger community by attending the 2023 Everybody Reads author event with Ruth Ozeki! In partnership with Multnomah County Library and The Library
Oregon Book Awards & Fellowships Ticketed Events
2023 Oregon Book Awards
Join us for an evening honoring our state's most accomplished writers in the genres of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, young readers, and drama.
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Verselandia! 2023
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Youth Poetry Slam Championship Celebrate Portland’s youth poets during Literary Arts’ annual Verselandia! Youth Poetry Slam Championship. Cheer on students from Portland and East Multnomah County public high schools competing
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TOM HANKS IN CONVERSATION
PLEASE NOTE: VENUE CHANGE! This event is now being presented at the Keller Auditorium at 222 SW Clay St., Portland. Portland'5 will issue current ticket holders new tickets to this
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An Evening With Ann Patchett, in conversation with Cheryl Strayed
Join us for a special event with award-winning author Ann Patchett in celebration of her forthcoming novel Tom Lake.
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