December 18, 2018
Natalie Serber is the author of the story collection Shout Her Lovely Name, a New York Times Notable Book of 2012 and a summer reading pick from O, the Oprah Magazine, and an Oregonian Top 10 Books of the Pacific…
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Literary Arts is in the 2018 Give!Guide
November 30, 2018
Our goal is to raise $20,000 through the Give!Guide to support our…
One Page Wednesday January
January 2, 2019
Writers, escape the solitude of your desk. Readers, come hear great fresh…
Sweet Dreams, Story Catcher
January 16, 2019
Editor Janna Lopez discusses the concept, curation process, and creative evolution of Sweet…
Everybody Reads 2019: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (SOLD OUT)
March 14, 2019
In partnership with the Multnomah County Library and The Library Foundation, Literary…
Barry Lopez: Horizon Book Launch
March 19, 2019
Join Literary Arts for a book launch event for Horizon, the latest…
2019 Oregon Book Awards Ceremony
April 22, 2019
Join Literary Arts’ annual celebration of the state’s most accomplished writers in…
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December 13, 2018
{by Gary Thill} Seminar title: Elena Ferrante: The Neapolitan Novels Part One Guide: Sarah Guest Seminar texts: My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante Session 1 Delve guide Sara Guest introduced the…
December 11, 2018
Zulema Renee Summerfield is the author of the novel Every Other Weekend. Her short fiction has appeared in numerous publications, including Guernica and The Threepenny Review. Her first book, Everything Faces All Ways At Once, is available from Fourteen Hills Press.…
Featured Lecture from the Archives
Abbi Jacobson
December 18, 2018
Lindy West, New York Times contributor, interviews Abbi Jacobson, co-creator and star of the hit series Broad City and author of I Might Regret This: Essays, Drawings, Vulnerabilities, and Other Stuff, a hilarious and poignant collection about love, loss, work, comedy, and figuring out who you really are when you thought you already knew.