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          2023 Oregon Book Awards
          April 5, 2023
          One Page Wednesday- April
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          Jessica E. Johnson & Janice Lee: A Reading & Conversation
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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.

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The logo for the Portland Book Festival Cover to Cover program, featuring an umbrella and an open book.
Wednesday

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The logo for the Portland Book Festival Cover to Cover program, featuring an umbrella and an open book.
Thursday

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The logo for the Portland Book Festival Cover to Cover program, featuring an umbrella and an open book.
Thursday

Nov 3

The logo for the Portland Book Festival Cover to Cover program, featuring an umbrella and an open book.
Cover to Cover   Ticketed Events  

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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Friday

Nov 4

The logo for the Portland Book Festival Cover to Cover program, featuring an umbrella and an open book.
Saturday

Nov 5

The logo for the Portland Book Festival Cover to Cover program, featuring an umbrella and an open book.
Saturday

Nov 5

The logo for the Portland Book Festival Cover to Cover program, featuring an umbrella and an open book.
Sunday

Nov 6

The logo for the Portland Book Festival Cover to Cover program, featuring an umbrella and an open book.
Sunday

Nov 6

The logo for the Portland Book Festival Cover to Cover program, featuring an umbrella and an open book.
Sunday

Nov 6

The logo for the Portland Book Festival Cover to Cover program, featuring an umbrella and an open book.
Sunday

Nov 6

The logo for the Portland Book Festival Cover to Cover program, featuring an umbrella and an open book.
Tuesday

Dec 13

Ticketed Events  

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 Moth are bringing a new lineup of storytellers to Portland. Each Moth Mainstage show features five tellers who have developed their true stories with help from The

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Mar 11

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