Priyanka Mattoo

Name: Pop-up: Priyanka Mattoo
Start: 2026-11-07T15:00:00-08:00
End: 2026-11-07T15:15:00-08:00
Location: Portland Art Museum: Main Building

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Priyanka Mattoo is the author of the memoir Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones, as well as a filmmaker and former Hollywood talent agent. She is a contributor to The New York Times and The New Yorker, and columnist at Vulture. How to Be Less Useful, her newest work will be released November 03, 2026.

How to Be Less Useful book cover

Categories: NONFICTION, PBF2026, POP-UP

Events with Priyanka Mattoo

November 2026
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Not-not Midlife Crisis: Priyanka Mattoo & Emily Nemens

Authors Priyanka Mattoo and Emily Nemens sit down to discuss their latest novels that explore the pleasures and challenges of midlife. Whether in the fictional world of Clutch, or the personal stories in How to Be Less Useful, both authors question our professional priorities and the joy that really matters most. Moderated by author Maris Kreizman.

Presenters Priyanka Mattoo, Emily Nemens, Maris Kreizman

Time
11:30am – 12:30pm

Venue The Old Church

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Priyanka Mattoo reads from her new memoir at Portland Art Museum in the Prints and Drawings Gallery (Level 0, Room 007).

Presenters Priyanka Mattoo

Time
3:00pm – 3:15pm

Venue Portland Art Museum: Main Building

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Priyanka Mattoo

Events with Priyanka Mattoo

November 2026

Not-not Midlife Crisis: Priyanka Mattoo & Emily Nemens

Pop-up: Priyanka Mattoo

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