Portland Literary Events

Monday, April 21
Robyn Scott will be reading from her memoir, Twenty Chickens for a Saddle
Where: Powell’s books on Hawthorne, 3723 SE Hawthorne
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com/

Tuesday, April 22
Ursula K. Le Guin will be reading from her new book, Lavinia
Where: Powell’s City of Books on Burnside, 1005 W Burnside
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com/

Wednesday, April 23
As part of the Loggernaut Reading Series, Mississippi Studios will feature readings by Douglas Wolk, Ann Keesey, and Herman Asarnow
Where: Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $5 recommended donation
For more info: http://mississippistudios.com/

Wednesday, April 23
Tom Spanbauer, founder of the Dangerous Writing fiction workshops, will read from his first novel, Faraway Places
Where: Powell’s Books on Hawthorne, 3723 SE Hawthorne
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com/

Wednesday, April 23
Local poets B.T. Shaw and Dan Kaplan will be reading
Where: Annie Bloom’s Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://annieblooms.com/

Thursday, April 24
Jack O’Connell will be reading from his latest novel, The Resurrectionist
Where: Powell’s Books on Hawthorne, 3723 SE Hawthorne
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com/

Friday, April 25
Alexander McCall Smith will be reading from the latest Ladies’ Detective Agency series novel, The Miracle at Speedy Motors
Where: Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd
When: 7:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com/

Saturday, April 26
The Splendid Table’s host Lynne Rosetto Kasper and producer Sally Swift will present their new book, The Splendid Table’s How to Eat Supper: Recipes, Stories and Opinions from Public Radio’s Award-Winning Food Show
Where: Bagdad Theater, 3702 SE Hawthorne
When: 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $35.00 (includes copy of book)
For more info: http://www.powells.com/

Saturday, April 26
Judy Norsigian, executive director of Our Bodies Ourselves, will be leading the release party for Our Bodies Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth
Where: In Other Words Bookstore, 8 NE Killingsworth
When: 4:00 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://inotherwords.org/

Sunday, April 27
Poet Floyd Skoot will be reading from his latest collection, Selected Poems
Where: Powell’s City of Books on Burnside, 1005 W Burnside
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more info: http://www.powells.com/