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BTTM FDRS release party with Ezra Claytan Daniels and Ben Passmore

Floating World Comics 1223 Lloyd Center, Portland

Dream team comics creators Ezra Claytan Daniels (Upgrade Soul) and Ben Passmore (DAYGLOAYHOLE, Your Black Friend) are hitting the road to promote their latest creation, BTTM FDRS. This original graphic novel blends humor, horror, satire, and science fiction in an afrofuturist tour de force. Signing events on this tour will have a limited number of exclusive pre-publication advance copies of the book available for sale. Don’t miss it! Once a thriving working-class neighborhood on Chicago’s south side, the “Bottomyards” is now the definition of urban blight. When an aspiring fashion designer and her image-obsessed BFF descend upon the hood in search of cheap rent, they discover something far more seductive… and deadly. WHO: Ezra Claytan Daniels & Ben Passmore WHAT: BTTM FDRS release party and reading…

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Apricot Irving in Conversation with Sony Ton-Aimé

Broadway Books 1714 NE Broadway, Portland

Apricot Irving will read from her memoir The Gospel of Trees, the story of her childhood as a missionary’s daughter in Haiti during a time of upheaval. The book has just been released in paperback. She will be joined in conversation by poet Sony Ton-Aimé, who grew up in Haiti. Irving was six years old when her missionary parents decided to move to the north of Haiti. She fell in love with the country almost as soon as the plane landed. Less than ten years later, following coup after coup and the threat of the missionary compound being burned down, the family left Haiti and moved to Oregon. Irving returned to Haiti in 2010 to cover the earthquake for This American Life. What had they…

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Readers Choice Book Club

Books Around the Corner 40 NW 2nd Street, Gresham

We are supporting local authors this month and will discuss Strongly Worded Women edited by Sydney Culpepper. Not a Pipe Publishing is one of the only companies in the world to accept author Kamila Shamsie's challenge to only publish women during 2018, making it the Year of Publishing Women. This collection of the best short story submissions showcases the talent of 18 amazing writers across genres who all demonstrate the strength of their voices. Available at a 15% discount to order if you plan on attending the book club.

Free

Oregon Humanities presents Think & Drink with Danielle Allen

Alberta Rose Theatre 3000 NE Alberta St, Portland

Join Oregon Humanities for an onstage conversation with Danielle Allen and Adam Davis. Allen is a professor at Harvard University who has written about education, citizenship, and justice. Her 2017 memoir, Cuz , explores the life of her cousin Michael and how the war on drugs, mass incarceration, and other forms of racial violence contributed to his early death. • General Admission • Price: $10 • Conversation Starter • Price: $20 Ticket sales do not cover the full cost of producing this event. If you’re able, please consider helping us keep ticket prices low by paying the full cost of your seat. Oregon Humanities uses income from Think & Drink ticket sales to pay for venue rental and honoraria for our guests. • No Cost…

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Free – $20

Ooligan Press Writers of Color Spring Showcase

Literary Arts 925 SW Washington Street, Portland

Literary Arts and Ooligan Press (part of Portland State’s graduate program in Book Publishing) partner to present the third Oregon Writers of Color Spring Showcase. This event will feature many of Oregon’s most talented, diverse writers and is designed to connect these artists with the publishers seeking to hear their voices. The evening’s host will be Anis Mojgani.

Free

Talking Comics with Creator Ben Dewey

The Nerd Out 3308 SE Belmont St, Portland

Join us for an evening of learning, food and drinks! Comic Creator Benjamin Dewey (Beasts of Burden, I Was the Cat, Autimlands:Tooth and Claw) will be teaching us some of the fundamentals of breaking into the comic book industry, humor in comics, the importance of social media and so on. See Ben's work here: https://benjamindewey.tumblr.com/

Free

Adam Savage

Revolution Hall 1300 SE Stark St, Portland

Adam Savage – star of Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters and one of the most beloved figures in science and tech – shares his golden rules of creativity, from finding inspiration to following through and successfully turning your idea into reality. In Every Tool’s a Hammer (Atria), Savage weaves together vivid personal stories, original sketches and photographs from some of his most memorable projects, and interviews with many of his iconic and visionary friends in the arts and sciences to demonstrate the many lessons he has picked up from a lifetime of making. Please note: Tickets for this event, $37, include admission and a copy of Every Tool’s a Hammer and are available at the Revolution Hall box office, revolutionhall.com, or by calling Ticketfly at 877-435-9849. Books…

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Max Porter in Conversation With Patrick deWitt

Powell's City of Books 1005 W Burnside Street, Portland

In Lanny (Graywolf) Max Porter extends the potent and magical space he created in Grief Is the Thing With Feathers. Porter’s brilliant new novel will ensorcell readers with its anarchic energy, with its bewitching tapestry of fabulism and domestic drama. Lanny is a ringing defense of creativity, spirit, and the generative forces that often seem under assault in the contemporary world, and it solidifies Porter’s reputation as one of the most daring and sensitive writers of his generation. Porter will be joined in conversation by Patrick deWitt, author of French Exit.

Free
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