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For a Good Time, Write Out the U.S. Constitution by Hand
The Midland Library event is in honor of National Constitution Day.
Rupert Kinnard’s “Ooops…I Just Catharted! Fifty Years of Cathartic Comics" Looks Back on Creating the First Black Queer Superhero
The longtime Portland artist remains instrumental in the queer art landscape.
By Tim Tran
Stacey Abrams and Rebecca Yarros to Headline 2025 Portland Book Festival
Literary Arts has announced the full lineup and opened up ticket sales.
Heidi Yewman’s Memoir “Dumb Girl” Harnesses the Mutually Cathartic Power of Storytelling
Yewman overcame an abusive childhood to help survivors of gun violence share their stories.
By Emma Pattee
Queer Erotica Novelist Chuck Tingle Talks About His Newest, Most Existential Horror Book, “Lucky Day”
“”Lucky Day” posits that maybe it’s OK to find joy in the chaos.”
Claire Jia’s Debut Novel Takes On Different Types of Desire and Possibility
See the Tin House author at Powell’s City of Books on Aug. 11.
Hundreds of Authors Ask Portland Book Festival to Divest From Banks Tied to Israeli Weapons
Signatories include Naomi Klein and Omar El Akkad.
New Novel “Girl in the Creek” Mixes Small-Town Murder Mystery With Body Horror
Oregon writer Wendy N. Wagner captures the eerie spirit of the Pacific Northwest.
An Excerpt From Gabriel Urza’s New Crime Thriller “The Silver State”
See the Portland novelist at Powell’s City of Books on July 16.
By Gabriel Urza
New Albina Library to Reopen July 19 as Second-Largest in the City
The library added 22,000 square feet of space to its historic 1913 Carnegie building.