Literopolis: A Weekly Look at Portland Literary Events, July 13-19
Monday, July 13, 2015
MONDAY
Sound Ground Cafe will be hosting a reading of several authors—Jacqueline Freeman, Susan Chernak MacElroy, Tricia Knoll, Dan Raphael, and Claudia F. Savage—whom each live without air conditioning and have written about their experiences doing so. 3701 SE Belmont Ave., 7-9pm, FREE
At Powell’s on Hawthorne, Dawson Barrett will be sharing the history of organized teenage rebellion over the past 100 years in the United States, as discussed in his new book Teenage Rebels, published by local press Microcosm Publishing. 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 7:30pm, FREE
Robert Lewisohn Hamm has collected articles from 150 newspapers between 1804 and 1905, the years in between the Lewis and Clarke expedition and Exposition, chronicling the stories, trials, and adventures of pioneers travelling and homesteading in the West. All these articles appear in his book Becoming Oregon: From Expedition to Exposition, which Hamm will be presenting at Powell’s City of Books. 1005 W Burnside St., 7:30pm, FREE
TUESDAY
Annie Bloom’s Books will be hosting Kate Carroll de Gutes, who will be presenting her debut collection of essays titled Objects in Mirrors are Closer Than They Appear, in which de Gutes explores her relationship to sexuality, gender and gender presentation, and her relationships, all the while delving deeper into her past to uncover and understand herself on a more profound level.
Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear by Kate Carroll de Gutes at Annie Bloom’s Books 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, 7-8pm, FREE
In 1975, Ginny Gilder found herself at a pivotal point in history: the opportunity to participate in organized sports on Yale’s rowing team during the onset of Title IX. Gilder will be at Powell’s City of Books reading from her memoir Course Correction: A Story of Rowing and Resilience in the Wake of Title IX, the story of her rise in the ranks of competitive rowing all the way to the 1984 Olympics as well as her family struggles and her own journey towards coming out as a lesbian. 1005 W Burnside St., 7:30pm, FREE
WEDNESDAY
Ernest Cline, author of the science-fiction/dystopian homage to the eighties Ready Player One, is back with his new book Armada in which Zack Lightman, gamer nerd and bored teenager, is called upon to use his nerdery and gaming skills to defeat an alien invasion straight out of his favorite video game Armada. Cline will be signing books on Wednesday afternoon at Powell’s City of Books, and in the evening he will be doing both a reading and signing at Powell’s at Cedar Hills. 1005 W Burnside St, 12:30pm, FREE, 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd., 7p, FREE
The veterans organization Post 134 is hosting an event featuring eight Northwest writers who will be reading works concerning the existence and exploration of Hell. (And, of course, two of the participating poets are published by Portland’s very own University of Hell Press.) 2104 NE Alberta St., 7-9pm, FREE
THURSDAY
At Another Read Through, local author and Oregon Book Award winner Lars Nordstrom will be giving a reading of both his poetry and prose. 3932 N Mississippi Ave., 7-8pm, FREE
Wesley Chu will be at Powell’s at Cedar Hills sharing his newest novel Time Salvager, set in a dystopian future in which the Earth and humanity is dying, and the only thing keeping it alive are chronmen, individuals who jump back into the past to retrieve items meant to act as a stopgap measure preventing humanity’s death. 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd., 7pm, FREE
Powell’s City of Books will be hosting Steve Anderson, who will be reading from his thriller The Other Oregon, in which protagonist Greg Simmons is recruited by the FBI to investigate a militia movement in rural Oregon due to his former friendship with a man who has ties to the militia and whom with he shares a secret that will condemn the both of them. 1005 W Burnside St., 7:30pm, FREE
Terry Masear, a hummingbird rehabber, will be at Powell’s on Hawthorne presenting her debut book Fastest Things on Wings: Rescuing Hummingbirds in Hollywood, in which she recounts her experiences rehabilitating 160 hummingbirds, including one particularly special hummingbird named Gabriel with whom Masear developed a special relationship. 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 7:30pm, FREE
SATURDAY
The weekend kicks off with the 15th annual Portland Zine Symposium, spanning both Saturday and Sunday. For anyone interested in exploring the world of zine publishing over the course of several workshops, panels, discussions, and the opportunity to pick the brain of over 150 tablers from around the world, this event is for you. The IPRC will be hosting both a kick-off event on Friday and an afterparty on Saturday evening. Check out the Symposium’s website for more details. Ambridge Event Center, 1333 NE MLK Blvd., 11-5pm, FREE
The environmental art-and-literary magazine The Bear Deluxe will be honoring the nine winners of their poetry contest, seven of whom will be giving a reading of their work at Glyph Cafe. Check out the event page to see who will be participating. 804 NW Couch St., 3-5pm, FREE
SUNDAY
At Powell’s on Hawthorne, Vincent Navarrete will be sharing his new comic for kids published by Oni Press titled Booger Beard, a bilingual tale telling the story of Mijo’s new and epically cool booger beard that he fights to keep over his Ma-Mee’s objections. 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 4pm, FREE
Edan Lepucki will be at Powell’s City of Books reading from her new debut novel California, the story of Cal and Frida living in a post-apocalyptic wasteland who, upon discovering Frida’s pregnancy, set out in search of a settlement where they can raise their child in safety, only to discover the settlement they’ve entrusted their safety to has its own dangers. 1005 W Burnside St., 7:30pm, FREE
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