Poetry Portland Book Festival
Intimate Apocalypse: CJ Evans & Saeed Jones
Poems that reckon with historical grief and impending catastrophe, and how we find life and freedom amid that grief and anger. Moderated by Erika Stevens.
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Poems that reckon with historical grief and impending catastrophe, and how we find life and freedom amid that grief and anger. Moderated by Erika Stevens.
BrandonLee Cierley is an up and coming Saxophonist born in Tacoma, Wa whose music seemingly combines elements from sounds that have influenced his musical voice such as Modern jazz, hiphop, Lofi and Soul.
This unforgettable picture book introduces young readers to the life and work of Maya Angelou, whose words have uplifted and inspired generations of readers.
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
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.
Blast off in a new out-of-this world graphic novel series from the bestselling creators Hello!Lucky
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
Marisa Siegel pops-up in the Portland Art Museum galleries with her poetry chapbook, Fixed Stars. Siegel is paired with the artwork Door 5 by Theodoros Stamos; 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 Book Festival
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.
Two spud siblings face off in a series of epic challenges in this first installment of a new and hilariously silly graphic novel chapter book series from the bestselling creator of the Narwhal and Jelly books.
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
Poet Genevieve DeGuzman pops-up in the Portland Art Museum galleries. DeGuzman is paired with the artwork Dual Form by Barbara Hepworth; found in the Modern and Contemporary Art area, on the 2nd floor of the Portland Art Museum. Please reference the Portland Art Museum Map or the Portland Book Festival print program to find this
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
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.
Something wicked this way comes... things get witchy in the new novel from superstar mother-daughter duo P. C. and Kristin Cast, about twin sister witches; and in the new graphic novel from Aaron Durán a young bruja reckons with her magical inheritance.
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.
Each year, Literary Arts’ Writers in the Schools (WITS) program publishes an anthology of exemplary student work. To the End, Through the Tunnel showcases poetry, prose, and journalism written by high school students from four Oregon school districts: Portland Public Schools, Parkrose, Gresham, and Woodburn. Students will read their work from the anthology. All proceeds from the sale of the anthologies goes back to support WITS programming.
Nina Packebush and Shelley Wong pop-up in the Portland Art Museum galleries with their original works. Packebush and Wong are paired with the artwork Open Country by Larry Poons; found in the Modern and Contemporary Art area, on the 2nd floor of the Portland Art Museum. Please reference the Portland Art Museum Map or the
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.
Four amazing graphic novelists on one stage! Featuring Kat Fajardo, Gale Galligan, Christina Diaz Gonzalez, and Aron Nels Steinke.
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
New story collections of homeland, birthplace, and identity. Moderated by John Freeman.
Adriana Wagner is an up-and-coming trombonist and composer based in Portland, Oregon.
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.
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
Join us for the first annual Portland Book Festival Illustrator Draw-off! Picture book and middle grade illustrators face off in a live drawing competition. You'll laugh, you'll cry with laughter, you'll cheer.
“She had spoken it; but she trembled when it was done, conscious that her words were listened to, and daring not even to try to observe their effect.”-Jane Austen, from Persuasion In this workshop, we will write stories built around dialogue, around speech. Once written, we will perform the words aloud, seeing how they flow
Cindy Williams Gutiérrez & Juan Antonio Trujillo pop-up in the Portland Art Museum galleries. Williams Gutiérrez and Trujillo are 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
Middle school novels of girls caught in the middle between friends, family, and new challenges.
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
One lie, two truths, and three wishes: in these YA novels, our heroes face very different mysteries to be solved. Moderated by Isabelle Ibibo.
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.
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.
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
Celebrate two exciting debut poetry collections. Poem by poem, Tayi Tibble carves out a bold new way of engaging history, of straddling modernity and ancestry, desire and exploitation. Shelley Wong celebrates queer and Asian identity in "shape-shifting poems of becoming and knowing, seeing and being seen" (Electric Lit). Moderated by Alyssa Ogi.
This event is geared toward anyone who is interested in the process of creating picture books, from readers to potential authors of all ages.
Anyone who has been to middle school knows it can be like a horror movie. These new novels take that idea to... extremes.
Cory Limuacoe throws his full self into every performance, whether that’s working in the cosmic realm of Mae.Sun, blending neo-soul and fusion as a member of greaterkind, backing up superstar rapper Aminé, or deconstructing jazz and pop favorites with his own ensemble.
These two poetry collections use visual form and experimentation in language to explore very different subjects: boxing and marriage, racial violence and Black womanhood. Moderated by Anis Mojgani, Oregon poet laureate.
This event is geared toward anyone who is interested in the process of creating picture books, from readers to potential authors of all ages.
Two superstars of both adult and young adult fiction on stage together! From a royal wedding to prom and graduation, our heroines team up with unlikely allies as they seek to make things right in Tokyo and small-town Alabama, respectively. Moderated by Jules Ohman.
"Absolutely spellbinding: Kwame Alexander weaves together storytelling, poetry, music and history like no one else can. An unforgettable journey to be treasured and shared across generations.”—Rick Riordan, NYT bestselling author of the Percy Jackson series
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