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Ursula K. Le Guin’s Portland House Listed on National Register of Historic Places
The author penned classics including ‘A Wizard of Earthsea’ and ‘The Dispossessed’ in the home near Forest Park.
Phil Stanford Has Literally Written the Book on Michael Francke’s Murder
"It’s been years since I’ve had a forum from which I could stir up trouble."
Rocker Patti Smith Is Coming to Portland for an Evening of Songs and Stories
The Sept. 15 Literary Arts event is tied to Smith’s newest memoir ‘Bread of Angels.’
The Award-Winning Bartender Behind The Elbow Room Has a New Book
Toby Maloney’s latest cocktail tome is a practical (and painstaking) guide to the classics.
Godzilla Is Coming for Portland
Cosmic Monkey comics and the Academy Theater collaborate for a screening series celebrating a new Portland-set Godzilla comic.
Portland Book Festival Expands to a Week of Events for 2026
Concerts, cookbook-inspired dinners, and gallery events stretch the most bookish day of the year into a week.
How AI-Generated Books Ended Up on Powells.com and Other Indie Sites
Customers are unhappy, but sellers say the problem is systemic.
Workers at Milwaukie’s Dark Horse Comics Have Formed a Union
The union drive comes during a tumultuous time for the iconic comics publisher.
‘Meeting New People’ Asks: Am I the Asshole?
Daniel Lavery’s novel starts as “Heartburn” for platonic breakups—but ends up somewhere else entirely.
Gresham’s New East County Library Branch Opens to Massive Crowds
The new building is the latest in a string of projects funded by the 2020 library bond.
Always Here Books Starts Letter Campaign Against AI in Bookstores
The owner of the queer bookstore on North Williams has gotten more than 30 signatures.
Liz Scott Can’t Stop Thinking About Death—or Making Jokes
The Portland psychologist’s new book reckons hilariously with mortality.