• April 1, 2024
          Finalists reading: Creative Nonfiction, Fiction and Poetry
          April 3, 2024
          One Page Wednesday: APRIL
          April 4, 2024
          Everybody Reads 2024: Gabrielle Zevin
          April 8, 2024
          2024 Oregon Book Awards Ceremony
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Sam Sifton

Sam Sifton

Sam Sifton is the food editor of The New York Times, an “Eat” columnist for The New York Times Magazine and the founding editor of NYT Cooking, the newspaper’s digital recipe collection and cooking site. Formerly chief restaurant critic of The Times, he has also served as head of the National desk and the Culture desk. He is the author of Thanksgiving: How to Cook It Well and the forthcoming See You On Sunday: Recipes For Family and Friends.

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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.