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  • Pop-up: David G. Lewis

    Portland Art Museum: Main Building 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    David G. Lewis pops-up with a reading in the Portland Art Museum galleries from his new historical non-fiction title.

  • Pop-up Reading: Curtis C. Chen

    Portland Art Museum: Main Building 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Curtis C. Chen pops-up with a reading in the Portland Art Museum galleries from his new science fiction novel.

  • Fairy Tales: Vera Brosgol & Karla Arenas Valenti

    The Judy: Judy Cinema 1000 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

    In conversation about new takes on folktales and fairytales and young girls who rescue themselves, authors Vera Brosgol and Karla Arenas Valenti will be joined by moderator Breena Bard.

  • Creating Picture Books

    The Judy: Black Box 1000 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

    Vera Ahiyya , Waka T. Brown, Dane Liu, Raquel MacKay, and Margaux Meganck will be joined by moderator Nora Ericson to share what goes into creating picture books that draw young readers into important learning moments.

  • Illustrator Draw Off: Chapter Two

    The Judy: Judy Stage 1000 SW Broadway, Portland, OR

    Picture book and middle grade illustrators face off in a live drawing competition. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry with laughter, you’ll cheer as Nat Iwata, Chanel Miller, Faith Schaffer, and Olivia Sua face off at the drawing easel. Host Jonathan Hill.

  • Deceit & Dark Humor

    First Congregational United Church of Christ 1126 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Rachel Kushner and Danzy Senna discuss their novels of double-dealing and dark humor with moderator Mat Johnson.

  • Desire & Obsession: R.O. Kwon & Kimberly King Parsons

    Portland'5: Winningstad Theatre 1111 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR

    From R. O. Kwon, an exhilarating, blazing-hot novel about a woman caught between her desires and her life. In the debut novel by Kimberly King Parsons, a young mother, in denial after the death of her sister, navigates the dizzying landscapes of desire, guilt, and grief in this darkly comic. Moderated by Genevieve Hudson.

  • Hauntings: Alisa Alering & Layla Martínez

    Portland'5: Brunish Theatre 1111 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR

    Haunted houses, a mountain that sighs, ghosts and angels, monsters made of ink... it's spooky season at this haunting discussion. With Alisa Alering, Layla Martinez, and moderator Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya.

  • Youth Writing Workshops – Speak Your Peace (Spoken Word Poetry)

    Portland Art Museum: Rental Sales Gallery 1237 SW 10th Ave, Portland, United States

    Facilitator: Nicky Nicholson-Klingerman (Grades 9–12) This workshop will explore the healing and performative aspects of spoken word poetry. Students will engage with spoken word poets from Gwendolyn Brooks to Brandon […]

  • Indigenous Identities: Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe & Chris La Tray

    Portland Art Museum: Miller Gallery 1119 SW Park Ave, Portland, United States

    A new essay collection and a debut memoir explore modern Indigenous identity and the impact of community. With Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe and Chris La Tray, moderated by OPB's Lillian Karabaic.

  • Fantastic Fate: Emily Lloyd-Jones & Katie Zhao

    Portland Parks Foundation Tent at Shemanski Park 1010 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

    From Emily Lloyd-Jones comes a thrilling fantasy about three unlikely allies bound together in a deadly, magical competition. In Katie Zhao's new novel, magic meets dark academia at a New York boarding school that’s hidden from mortal eyes. Moderated by Alicia Tate.

  • Welcome to Sunderworld

    First Congregational United Church of Christ 1126 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Bestselling author Ransom Riggs is back with a new series, Sunderworld. Interviewer Emily Suvada.

  • Reconciliation: Renée Watson & Joe Wilkins

    Portland Art Museum: Miller Gallery 1119 SW Park Ave, Portland, United States

    Stories of intergenerational kinship, families original and found, of loss and healing from Renée Watson and Joe Wilkins, with moderator Mitchell S. Jackson.

  • Past & Present: Mosab Abu Toha & Erin Marie Lynch

    Portland'5: Winningstad Theatre 1111 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR

    Two powerful collections of poetry that grapple with the present-day impact of histories of state-sanctioned violence and colonialism—and at the same time, celebrate the small and big joy found even […]

  • Be a Revolution: Ijeoma Oluo

    Portland'5: Brunish Theatre 1111 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR

    From Ijeoma Oluo, the #1 New York Times–bestselling author, an eye-opening and galvanizing look at the current state of anti-racist activism across America. Moderated by Hanif Fazal.

  • Remember My Name Poetry Workshop (Teens)

    Portland Art Museum: Rental Sales Gallery 1237 SW 10th Ave, Portland, United States

    The veil is thinnest, now is the time to envision your legacy, your strengths, and your grave mistakes through the poetic lens of the elegy. Delve into Susan Dickinson’s heart-wrenching […]

  • Writing Class: Ready, Set, Submit

    Literary Arts 716 SE Grand Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

    Friday, November 7, 5:00-8:00 p.m. 
    Instructor: Rachel Attias

  • Readers Night

    Portland Art Museum: Mark Building 1119 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR, United States

    Friday, November 7, 6:00–8:00 p.m.
    Portland Book Festival‘s 11th year kicks off on with an evening of special giveaways, craft beverage samples, flash tattoos, and more exclusive offers at Readers Night.

  • Opening Singalong: Emily Arrow

    The Judy: Judy Cinema 1000 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

    Start your festival day with singalong songs and stories hosted by Emily Arrow!

  • Supernatural Sequels: Nidhi Chanani & Jonathan Hill

    The Judy: Black Box 1000 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

    The adventures are not over, join Nidhi Chanani and Jonathan Hill while they share the newest addition to their graphic novel series.

  • Pop-up Writing Class: Hooked: How to Capture Reader Interest From the Start

    Portland Art Museum: Main Building 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Join Michelle Kicherer for a fast-paced 45-minute pop-up class focused on capturing the reader's interest. Michelle will discuss tips for engaging your reader quickly; time will be spent writing to prompts and sharing work.

  • Rebecca Yarros: Onyx Storm (SOLD OUT)

    Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway, Portland, OR

    Join us for a very special event with Rebecca Yarros, the #1 New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of over twenty novels including Fourth Wing and In the Likely Event. Yarros will be in conversation with Laini Taylor.

  • Susan Orlean: Joyride

    Portland'5: Newmark Theatre 1111 SW Broadway, Portland, OR

    Join us for a special event with Susan Orlean, discussing her masterful memoir of finding her creative calling and purpose that invites us to approach life with wonder, curiosity, and an irrepressible sense of delight. Orlean will be interviewed by Andrew Proctor, executive director of Literary Arts.

  • Safe as Houses: Cleyvis Natera & Leni Zumas

    The Old Church 1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR

    Cleyvis Natera and Leni Zumas join OPB's Allison Frost in a conversation on the ability of physical spaces to intervene in, or confirm, existing power structures. The cost of capitalism is higher than money exchanged; these novels examine bought vs built community care and the relationship between freedom and survival.

  • Katie Yee & Eliana Ramage (lineup change Nov 7)

    First Congregational United Church of Christ 1126 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Patricia Lockwood and Katie Yee join Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya to discuss illness, heartbreak, reading Anna Karenina so hard you "almost died" and naming your cancerous tumor after your husband's mistress.

  • The Bunny Ballet: Nora Ericson

    The Judy: Judy Cinema 1000 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

    Join Nora Ericson for a live reading of her latest picture book, The Bunny Ballet.

  • One Day: Emma Pattee & Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

    Portland Parks Foundation Tent at Shemanski Park 1010 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

    Emma Pattee and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. join Daniel Nieh in a single event about their books that take place within a single day.

  • Testament: Patricia Smith & Pádraig Ó Tuama

    Portland'5: Winningstad Theatre 1111 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR

    Patricia Smith and Pádraig Ó Tuama, join Alicia Jo Rabins in conversation about their poetry collections... testaments to the expansive ability of poetry to enfold the reader into the wild rush of life as an esoteric and universal experience.

  • Star-Crossed: Alanna Bennett & Dustin Thao

    Portland'5: Brunish Theatre 1111 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR

    YA Romance authors Alanna Bennett and Dustin Thao are joined by host Danielle Bylund to discuss their latest novels.

  • Getting Ready: Vera Ahiyya

    The Judy: Judy Cinema 1000 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

    Join Vera Ahiyya for a live reading of her picture books in the Getting Ready series!

  • WORKSHOP: Write Around Portland

    Portland Art Museum: Main Building 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Take some time to write with us during your busy PBF day! This pop-up creative writing workshop will take inspiration from the art and surroundings of the Portland Art Museum.

  • To Catch a Ghost: Rachel Michelle Wilson

    The Judy: Judy Cinema 1000 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

    Join Rachel Michelle Wilson for a live reading of her most recent picture book, To Catch a Ghost!

  • Pop-up: Gabriel Urza

    Portland Art Museum: Main Building 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Gabriel Urza pops-up at The Portland Art Museum galleries with a reading from his novel, The Silver State.

  • Illustrator Draw Off: Chapter One

    The Judy: Judy Stage 1000 SW Broadway, Portland, OR

    Picture book and middle grade illustrators face off in a live drawing competition.

  • Graphic Storytelling: Craig Thompson, Shay Mirk, & Eleri Mai Harris

    Portland Parks Foundation Tent at Shemanski Park 1010 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

    Craig Thompson, Shay Mirk, and Eleri Mai Harris join Matthew Trueherz for a meeting of theory and practice in the world of creating nonfiction graphic literature.

  • Funny Story: Jess Walter & Kristen Arnett

    The Old Church 1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR

    Jess Walter and Kristen Arnett join Jess Hazel to discuss their wry comedic fiction. Each protagonist is a misfit in some way and, in true outcast fashion, assemble their own cast of eclectic characters to accompany them on their journey.

  • Dear Bookstore: Emily Arrow

    The Judy: Judy Cinema 1000 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

    Award winning-children's songwriter, Emily Arrow, reads her picture-book love letter to bookstores.

  • Pop-up: Kristina McMorris

    Portland Art Museum: Main Building 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Kristina McMorris pops-up with a reading in The Portland Art Museum galleries from her newly released historical fiction novel, The Girls of Good Fortune.

  • Nicholas Boggs: Baldwin: A Love Story

    Portland'5: Newmark Theatre 1111 SW Broadway, Portland, OR

    Join us for a special event with Nicolas Boggs, a writer and independent scholar, and author of the first major biography of James Baldwin in three decades, revealing how profoundly his personal relationships shaped his life and work. In conversation with Mitchell S. Jackson.

  • Meet Cute: Jasmine Guillory & Adib Khorram

    First Congregational United Church of Christ 1126 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Jasmine Guillory and Adib Khorram join Anita Kelly for a panel on queer contemporary romance.

  • Remember My Name Poetry Workshop (Teens)

    Portland Art Museum: Rental Sales Gallery 1237 SW 10th Ave, Portland, United States

    Delve into Susan Dickinson's heart-wrenching poem for Emily among other elegies and epitaphs of the past, and learn a thing or two about yourself in the end. 

  • Weiwei’s Winter Solstice: Michelle Jing Chan

    The Judy: Judy Cinema 1000 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

    Join Michelle Jing Chan for a live reading of her most recent picture book, Weiwei's Winter Solstice: A Dōngzhì Story!

  • Pop-up: Lisa Wells

    Portland Art Museum: Main Building 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Lisa Wells pops-up at The Portland Art Museum galleries with a reading from her latest book, The Fire Passage.

  • Underworlds: Misa Sugiura & Shana Targosz

    The Judy: Black Box 1000 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

    Authors Misa Sugiura and Shana Targosz take a trip to the underworld where they talk about their newest fantasy books. Moderated by Kate Ristau.

  • Pop-up Writing Class: Visual Poetry and Art

    Portland Art Museum: Main Building 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Let’s play at the intersection of language and visual art! In this pop-up class, we’ll capture the image as it appears and disappears through ekphrastic writing and erasure.

  • Stacey Abrams: Coded Justice

    Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway, Portland, OR

    Join us for a very special event with Stacey Abrams, New York Times bestselling author, entrepreneur and political leader, author of a twisty and prescient new thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling Avery Keene series, that follows Avery down a dark rabbit hole into the breathtaking—and dangerous—use of AI in the medical industry. Abrams will be in conversation with OPB's Dave Miller.

  • High Infidelity: Jon Raymond & Emily Adrian

    Portland'5: Winningstad Theatre 1111 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR

    Jon Raymond and Emily Adrian  join Kimberly King Parsons in talking about about love in stories—not to be confused with Love Stories.

  • Supernatural: Quan Barry & Daniel H. Wilson

    Portland'5: Brunish Theatre 1111 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR

    Embracing the supernatural, Quan Barry and Daniel H. Wilson share their new novels, joined by moderator Mat Johnson.

  • Write Around Portland Presents: Fairy Tales & Fables Workshop

    The Judy Kafoury Center for Youth Arts (The Judy) 1000 SW Broadway T100, Portland, OR

    Hosted by Write Around Portland. This class is intended for pre-teens. Attendees need a festival pass but no additional registration fee is required.

  • Pop-up: Amanda Hawkins

    Portland Art Museum: Main Building 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Amanda Hawkins pops-up at The Portland Art Museum with a reading from her first book of poetry, When I Say the Bones I Mean the Bones.

  • Pop-up: Ever Jones

    Portland Art Museum: Main Building 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Ever Jones pops-up at The Portland Art Museum galleries with a reading from their debut collection of essays, Transanything.

  • The Kite Collector & This Year, a Witch!: Zoey Abbott

    The Judy: Judy Cinema 1000 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

    Zoey Abbott's delightful book features a special sibling bond that offers a wonderful lesson about the joy that can be found in being open to new experiences.

  • Pop-up: Laini Taylor

    Portland Art Museum: Main Building 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Laini Taylor pops-up at The Portland Art Museum galleries with a reading from her newest book, The Guardians of Dreamdark: Windwitch.

  • All the Blues in the Sky: Renée Watson

    The Judy: Judy Stage 1000 SW Broadway, Portland, OR

    Join # 1 New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor author Renée Watson as she explores friendship, loss, and life with grief in this poignant novel in verse and vignettes. This event is moderated by Alicia Tate.

  • Sweet and Sour: Alexis Castellanos & Aashna Avachat

    Portland Parks Foundation Tent at Shemanski Park 1010 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

    Alexis Castellanos and Aashna Avachat join Katherine Cusumano in a panel on serendipitous and unexpected young love featuring all the juicy stuff including but not limited to: fake dating, handsome gardeners, the romanticization of food, big secrets, and butterflies.

  • I Got You: Derrick Barnes

    The Judy: Judy Cinema 1000 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

    Join Derrick Barnes for a live reading of his latest picture book, I Got You!

  • Pop-up: Incite, Queer Writers Read

    Portland Art Museum: Main Building 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Incite: Queer Writers Read is a curated, bimonthly reading series at Literary Arts featuring Queer writers. This popup reading showcases the hosts, Vinnie and JP, and three spotlight writers.

  • WORKSHOP: Write Around Portland

    Portland Art Museum: Main Building 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Take some time to write with us during your busy PBF day!

  • Mind and Body: Melissa Febos & Lidia Yuknavitch

    The Old Church 1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR

    Lidia Yuknavitch and Melissa Febos join Marisa Siegel in a discussion on the transformative power of creativity and art in reimagining the relationship to self.

  • Pop-up: Sara Jaffe

    Portland Art Museum: Main Building 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Sara Jaffe pops-up at The Portland Art Museum galleries with a reading from her short story collection, Hurricane Envy.

  • Emma Donoghue: The Paris Express

    Portland'5: Newmark Theatre 1111 SW Broadway, Portland, OR

    Join us for a special event with Emma Donoghue about her sweeping historical novel about an infamous 1895 disaster at the Paris Montparnasse train station, in conversation with OPB's Crystal Ligori.

  • Pop Culture Poetry: m. mick powell & Taylor Byas

    Portland'5: Brunish Theatre 1111 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR

    Taylor Byas and m. mick powell join slam poetry winner Jae Nichelle on stage for an excavation of poetry at the crossroads of pop culture.

  • American Reckoning: Omar El Akkad & Karen Russell

    First Congregational United Church of Christ 1126 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Omar El Akkad and Karen Russell join Rachel Saslow in a conversation about the ongoing American reckoning. From the destruction and violence in Palestine to the unwillingness to address the climate emergency at home, the West is overdue for a wakeup call. 

  • We Carry the Sun: Tae Keller & Rachel Wada

    The Judy: Judy Cinema 1000 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

    Join Tae Keller and Rachel Wada for a live reading of their latest picture book, We Carry the Sun!

  • Pop-Up: Keith Rosson

    Portland Art Museum: Main Building 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Keith Rosson pops-up at The Portland Art Museum galleries with a reading from horror novel, Coffin Moon. Rosson will be paired up with artwork: The Violoncellist. About Coffin Moon: It’s the […]

  • Survival: Julian Brave NoiseCat & Chyana Marie Sage

    Portland'5: Winningstad Theatre 1111 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR

    Julian Brave NoiseCat and Chyana Marie Sage join Chris La Tray to discuss their works on connecting with Indigenous communities and culture in the midst of navigating generational trauma.

  • Pop-Up: Kevin Ryan Maloney

    Portland Art Museum: Main Building 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Kevin Ryan Maloney pops-up at The Portland Art Museum galleries with a reading from his most recent book, Horse Girl Fever.

  • Lost & Found: Derrick Barnes & Jose Pimienta

    The Judy: Judy Stage 1000 SW Broadway, Portland, OR

    Derrick Barnes' latest work explores issues of race and prejudice in a powerful yet nuanced middle grade novel about an accomplished Black boy who strives to be seen as human. Jose Pimienta's thought provoking graphic novel explores identity, understanding family, making friends with a language barrier, and above all else, learning what truly makes a place a home. Moderated by Sonja Thomas.

  • Pop-up Writing Class: Creating Suspense

    Portland Art Museum: Main Building 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Creating suspense means posing questions. In this 45-minute workshop, we will focus on leading with suspense to evoke curiosity and engagement.

  • Literary Arts Student Anthology Launch: With All This I Live/Con Todo Esto Vivo

    Portland Parks Foundation Tent at Shemanski Park 1010 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

    Each year, Literary Arts’ Writers in the Schools (WITS) program publishes an anthology of exemplary student work and invites them to read their writing at Portland Book Festival. This year’s anthology, With All This I Live/Con Todo Esto Vivo, showcases poetry, prose, and journalism written by high school students from across Portland, east Multnomah County, and Woodburn. All proceeds from the sale of the anthologies goes back to support WITS programming.

  • Pop-up: Emma Ruth Rundle

    Portland Art Museum: Main Building 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Emma Ruth Rundle pops-up at The Portland Art Museum galleries with a reading from her debut collection of poems, The Bella Vista.

  • Pop-up: Karleigh Frisbie Brogan

    Portland Art Museum: Main Building 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Karleigh Frisbie Brogan pops-up at The Portland Art Museum galleries with a reading from her debut memoir, Holding: A Memoir About Mothers, Drugs, and Other Comforts.

  • Pop-up: Jennifer Perrine

    Portland Art Museum: Main Building 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Jennifer Perrine pops-up at The Portland Art Museum galleries with a reading from her collection of poetry, Beautiful Outlaw.

  • Pop-up: Leah Sottile

    Portland Art Museum: Main Building 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Leah Sottile pops-up at The Portland Art Museum galleries with a reading from her newest release, Blazing Eye Sees All.

  • WORKSHOP: Write Around Portland

    Portland Art Museum: Main Building 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Take some time to write with us during your busy PBF day!

  • New School, New Problems: Aron Nels Steinke & Brandon Hoàng

    The Judy: Judy Cinema 1000 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

    Join authors Aron Nels Steinke and Brandon Hoàng as they share their stories that mix fun passions and hobbies with dreadful challenges that come with being in middle school.

  • Ground Control: Anna North & Eliana Ramage

    Portland'5: Brunish Theatre 1111 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR

    Multiple perspectives for an intertwining story; Anna North and Eliana Ramage are joined by moderator Genevieve Hudson to share their novels.

  • Noodles & Scoops: Tyler Malek & Joshua McFadden

    The Old Church 1422 SW 11th Ave, Portland, OR

    Joshua McFadden (Six Seasons of Pasta) and Tyler Malek (America's Most Iconic Ice Creams) join Kimiko Matsuda for a conversation about their most recent cookbooks and culinary innovation that excites!

  • Pop-Up: Henry Latourette Miller

    Portland Art Museum: Main Building 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Henry Latourette Miller pops-up at The Portland Art Museum galleries with a showing of his illustrated comic, The Pacific Northwest Disaster Guide.

  • Illustrator Draw Off: Chapter Two

    The Judy: Judy Stage 1000 SW Broadway, Portland, OR

    Picture book and middle grade illustrators face off in a live drawing competition.

  • Jill Lepore: We The People

    Portland'5: Newmark Theatre 1111 SW Broadway, Portland, OR

    Join us for a special event with Jill Lepore, best-selling author and historian, discussing her stunning new history of the U.S. Constitution for a troubling new era. Lepore will be in conversation with OPB's Geoff Norcross.

  • Written in the Waters: Tara Roberts

    First Congregational United Church of Christ 1126 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Join us for a conversation with Tara Roberts, a writer and Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society. Roberts will be interviewed by OPB's Shayna Schlosberg.

  • Pop-up: Justin Hocking (CANCELED)

    Portland Art Museum: Main Building 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Justin Hocking pops-up at The Portland Art Museum galleries with a reading from his latest book, A Field Guide to the Subterranean: Reclaiming the Deep Earth and our Deepest Selves. 

  • Monstrous: Courtney Gould & Trang Thanh Tran

    Portland Parks Foundation Tent at Shemanski Park 1010 SW Park Avenue, Portland, OR, United States

    Courtney Gould and Trang Thanh Tran join Megan Lally for a discussion on the monsters that lurk in the wild and the wildness that lurks in our own angry hearts.

  • Shapeshifting: Reginald Dwayne Betts & Mai Der Vang

    Portland'5: Winningstad Theatre 1111 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR

    Reginald Dwayne Betts and Mai Der Vang join OPB's Jenn Chávez to discuss poetry collections and the experience of shifting shape in search of literal and figurative sanctuary in war torn and otherwise politically fraught spaces. Animals, the dog for Betts and the saola for Vang, walk a through-line through each collection and fill roles as witnesses, mirrors, and beacons of survival. 

  • Displacement: Olufunke Grace Bankole & Souvankham Thammavongsa

    Portland'5: Brunish Theatre 1111 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR

    Olufunke Grace Bankole and Souvankham Thammavongsa join Cecily Wong to discuss their novels featuring young women confronting paths not taken, navigating displacement from home, and coming face to face with fate.

  • Angela Flournoy: The Wilderness

    Portland'5: Newmark Theatre 1111 SW Broadway, Portland, OR

    Join us for a special event with Angela Flournoy, National Book Award finalist, the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize finalist, and the author of an era-defining novel about five Black women over the course of their twenty-year friendship, as they move through the dizzying and sometimes precarious period between young adulthood and midlife. Flournoy will be interviewed by Renée Watson.

  • Haunted: Kalynn Bayron & Marissa Meyer

    First Congregational United Church of Christ 1126 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR

    Kalynn Bayron and Marissa Meyer join Emily Suvada in a panel on their most recent novels and the (un)dead that haunt their protagonists. There are dark family secrets to be uncovered, paranormal activities in the air, and the siren call of young love to be discussed.

  • NBF Presents: The Cost of Hope

    Portland'5: Winningstad Theatre 1111 SW Broadway Ave, Portland, OR

    Join us for an evening with two National Book Award authors: Megha Majumdar (longlist for fiction, 2025) and Jason De León (winner for nonfiction, 2024) in conversation with Ruth Dickey, the Executive Director of the National Book Foundation.