Author Reading List September 2010
Fiction and Nonfiction Readings in Portland, OR: September 2010
09.28 Tao Lin / Reading Frenzy
Bookslut is proud to announce their first Portland reading. Together with Melville House, they’ll be co-sponsoring a reading by Tao Lin (Shoplifting from American Apparel, Richard Yates) at Reading Frenzy on Tuesday, September 28, at 7 p.m. Support Bookslut’s brand-new reading series!
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
First Wednesdays at Blackbird Wine Shop
As part of an Ink Filled Page series, local authors Claire Rudy Foster, Cecilie Scott and Andrew S. Fuller will read their work. Stop by for this literary and wine tasting event, 3519 NE 44th Ave., 282-1887. 7-9 pm.
Thursday September 2, 2010
Reed College Lecture: James Collins
Collins, co-author of Extinction in Our Times: Global Amphibian Decline, will speak about “Life in Transition: Origins, Energy, and Adaptation at the Junction of the Life and Physical Sciences.” Reed College, Vollum Lecture Hall, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd., 771-1112. 7:30 pm. Free.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Thrilled to Death
The third installment in a series by Oregon author L.J. Seller, this mystery novel is about two missing women in Eugene. Murder by the Book, 3210 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 232-9995. 2:30 pm. Free.
Please Don’t Bomb the Suburbs
Please Don’t Bomb the Suburbs. William “Upski” Wimsatt presents his latest dialogue on youth culture and politics. Reading Frenzy, 921 SW Oak St. 7 p.m. Free.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir
Founding member of Metallica Dave Mustaine was fired from the band for being too drunk and dramatic. Signing books at Powell’s this week. Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651. 12:30 pm. Free.
John Jodzio at Reading Frenzy
John Jodzio signs and reads from his new collection of short stories If You Lived Here You’d Already Be Home. Reading Frenzy, 921 SW Oak St. 7 p.m. Free.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Please Take Me Off the Guest List
The book of photographs by Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner and essays by Freshkills singer Zachary Lipez. Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651. 7:30 pm. Free.
Story time for Grownups: John Collier
This reading series presents the “creepy” and “witty” short stories of John Collier, whose work inspired Ray Bradbury and Neil Gaiman. Grendel’s Coffee House, 729 E Burnside St., 595-9550. 7:30 pm. Free.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
David Finkel, The Good Soldiers
This nonfiction account of the Iraq war looks at the individual soldiers affected, and their lives after their return. Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651. 7:30 pm. Free. Map
Zinesters Talking: Le Cheap, C’est Chic
In case you haven’t gotten your fill of zinester events this summer, stop by the Central Library to hear two zinesters’ outlooks on living cheaply. Central Library, 801 SW 10th Ave., 988-5123. 6:30 pm, U.S. Bank Room. Free.
Death Magazine Issue 2
Who knew there was a magazine about death? And that it was published in Portland? Celebrate the release of the second issue of the magazine that asks writers and visual artists to write about death. Reading Frenzy, 921 SW Oak St., 274-1449. 7 pm.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
William Gibson
In sci-fi writer William Gibson’s latest, he tells the tale of a once successful journalist who is now stuck without a job. Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside. 7:30 p.m., Free.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Alltopia Antholozine’s summer issue
The local magazine that publishes “memoirs, essays, investigative journalism, dreams and nightmares, love notes, found scraps, images and, occasionally, poetry” will host a release party for its summer issue, FLORA. Readings and performances. Red and Black Cafe, 400 SE 12th Ave., 231-3899. 5-7 pm. Free. Map
Writers Reflect on 9/11
Join local authors Tom Spanbauer, Tami Lynn Kent, Jessica Maxwell and Jennifer Lauck for a timely collective reading and discussion reflecting on the tragic events of 9/11. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd., 228-4651. 4 pm. Free.
Monday, September 13, 2010
My Teenage Werewolf
Meet the woman who called her teenage daughter a werewolf. Lauren Kessler will read from her book. Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St., 228-4651. 7:30 pm. Free.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Keep Your Wives Away From Them: Orthodox Women, Unorthodox Desires
Author Miryam Kabakov assembles first-person accounts from 14 lesbian, bisexual and transgender women who also happen to be Orthodox Jews. In Other Words, 8B NE Killingsworth St., 232-6003. 7 pm. Free.
Royal Blood
Rhys Bowen continues her Royal Spyness series with Royal Blood. Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd., Beaverton., 228-4651. 7 pm. Free.
Zinesters Talking: Women of Color
The zinesters are talking again—this time about women of color making zines. Multnomah Country Library—North Portland Branch, 512 N Killingsworth St., 988-5394. 6:30-7:45 pm. Free.
Deborah Willis
Deborah Willis reads from her new collection of short stories Vanishing and Other Stories. Annie Bloom’s Books, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy. 7:30 p.m. Free.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Jonathan Franzen
Jonathan Franzen
In his newest book, Jonathan Franzen (The Corrections) tells the tale of a family struggling “to learn how to live in an ever-confusing world.” It’s called Freedom, and even the president is reading it. Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside. 7:30 p.m. Free.
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(Listings courtesy: Willamette Week, Portland Mercury, Powell’s)
(Photo of J. Franzen, courtesy of Eaken Writes)
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