Literopolis: A Weekly Round-up of Portland Literary Events

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Monday, November 17, 2014

Emily Goldman, GoLocalPDX Contributor

As a literary city, Portland has a multitide of events to offer, encompassing a variety of authors and genres. One of the best things about the Portland literary scene is that no one type of writing is valued above all the rest. In Portland, books written by local authors and small presses are publicized right alongside blockbuster, big-name authors whose events consistently draw enormous crowds, and comics are taken as seriously as that of literary fiction or nonfiction. As with previous weeks, this week's round-up of liteary events is consistently demonstrative of the breadth and depth of Portland's literary scene.

On Monday, Reading Frenzy will be hosting a reading and release party featuring 3 innovative comics artists. John Porcellino, Mari Naomi, and Yumi Sakugawa will each be reading from their latest published works at the Q Center on Mississippi Avenue. A reception and signing will take place afterward a few blocks over at Reading Frenzy. 7 p.m., Q Center – 4115 N Mississippi Ave., Reading Frenzy – 3628 N Mississippi Ave. FREE

Also on Monday at Powell's City of Books, Carine McCandless will be reading from her new book The Wild Truth, a personal re-telling of the events surrounding her brother Chris McCandless' disappearance and subsequent discovery of his body in the wilds of Alaska over 20 years ago. 7:30 p.m., 1005 SW Burnside St. FREE

On Tuesday, Broadway Books will be hosting Portland author Nancy Woods, who will be reading from her new book, a collection of personal essays titled Under the Strong Influence of Trees: Humerous Tales From a Pacific Northwest Writer. 7 - 8 p.m., 1714 NE Broadway St. FREE

Dawn Paley, a freelance journalist, will be at Reading Frenzy on Tuesday reading from her book Drug War Capitalism, taking an in-depth look at the United States' actions surrounding the Drug War throughout Latin America. 7 p.m., 3628 N. Mississipi ave. FREE

On Wednesday, Glyph Café & Arts Space will be hosting the Mountain Writers Series reading featuring Jim Heynan and Barbara Drake. 7 – 9 p.m., 804 NW Couch St. FREE

Also on Wednesday, authors Scott James Magner and Mark Teppo, two science fiction novelists, will be at Powells at Cedar Hills Crossing reading from their newest respective futuristic novels Homefront and Rudulph! 7 p.m., 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd. FREE

Next up at Powells at Cedar Hills Crossing on Thursday will be Heather Vogel Frederick, reading from her newest middle-grade book Absolutely True about a young girl moving to take over the family bookstore in the mysterious town of Pumpkin Falls. 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd. FREE.

On Friday, In Other Words will be hosting a reading from several poets featured in the new book Dear Sister Anthology: Letters from Survivors of Sexual Violence coupled with a short movie showing and a community discussion on safety and responses to sexual violence. 14 NE Killingsworth St. FREE.

The renowned psychologist Walter Mischel will be at Powell’s City of Books on Friday promoting his book The Marshmallow Test, named after the experiment he designed to explore delayed gratification and self-control in action. He will be discussing self-control, its influence on our choices, and how to master self-control and apply it to various aspects of our lives. 7:30 p.m. 1005 SW Burnside St. FREE.

This Saturday, Glyph will be hosting an event titled "Two Essays and a Poem." Litsa Dremousis and A. M. O'Malley will each be reading an essay and Sarah Bartlett will be reading one of her poems. 5 p.m., 804 NW Couch St., FREE.

The Portland Poetry Slam will be held as usual on Sunday evening at Glyph, starting at 5 p.m. 804 NW Couch St. $5 donation suggested.

Finally on Sunday, Erik Spellmeyer will be at Powell’s City of Books discussing the key methodologies for common home brewing techniques, as included in his book Brew it Yourself, published by Portland’s own Microcosm Press. 7:30 p.m. 1005 SW Burnside St. FREE

 

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