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Ledding Library of Milwaukie 10660 SE 21st Avenue, Milwaukie, OR, United States

Sundays May through October (weather permitting) from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Friends of the Ledding Library will sell books you'll love next to the amphitheater at the north end of the Ledding Library building. Sales of donated books benefit library programs and purchase. From early readers to teens and adults, the library serves all our community. You can help by purchasing books and by joining the Friends and/or volunteering. Learn more at www.leddingfriends.org (link is external). Room Location: Next to the amphitheater

Free

Books With Pictures: Sale Week

Books with Pictures 1401 SE Division Street, Portland, OR, United States

Come through for 10% off everything in the store (20% with your RCCC badge or if you have an account with us), $1 select back issues, and a stacked 50-70% off clearance section!

Free

Rose City Comic Con 2022

Oregon Convention Center 777 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

Don’t miss out on Portland’s premier pop culture convention event this September! Rose City Comic Con is a fun, family-friendly 3-Day celebration of comics, gaming, sci-fi, cosplay, anime, fantasy, and every fandom in between!

$18 – $750

Flea Market at Kindred Homestead Supply

Birdhouse Books 1001 Main Street, Vancouver, WA, United States

All day we’ll be down at Kindred Homestead Supply (606 Main St in Downtown Vancouver, WA) peddling our wares and having a wondrous time! We’ll be bringing a bunch of modern and vintage books from our backstock to the market so come snag some great finds before they make their way to the shelves. For more information, head to kindredhomesteadsupply.com.

Free

Sidewalk Sale: I’m Having Top Surgery

IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) 318 SE Main Street #175, Portland, OR, United States

In June, IPRC member Rimona Eskayo published their first book, I’m Having Top Surgery: An Illustrated Guide For You And Me. ⭐️ Part-essay, part-handbook, and full-on love poem to my community, this 96-page risographed book draws upon my experiences of top surgery alongside the knowledge of trans scholars, healthcare experts, and friends. A special thanks to Regional Arts & Culture Counsel for their funding and belief in this project. Come by the IPRC on Saturday, September 10th for an outdoor sidewalk sale (where our garage door is on Main St.) between 2 and 5 pm. Book pre-oders can be placed through Rimona’s online shop HERE.

Free

Portland Zine Symposium 2022

PSU - Smith Memorial Student Union 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

The 2022 Portland Zine Symposium will be September 17th and 18th! Tabling will be 11am-5pm with different tablers both days! We will also have virtual programming leading up to the fest: Monday 9/12 Zine librarian meetup 🔗 Wednesday 9/14 Zinefest organizer meetup 🔗 Friday 9/16 Zine distro meetup 🔗 All of the programming is from 6-7:30pm PST, and sign-ups are available at the 🔗s. More info on the in-person tabling event and virtual programming ! Be sure to check out our Safe Space and Covid Health and Safety Protocols as well. The 2022 Portland Zine Symposium will be at the Smith Memorial Student Union in the Ballroom at Portland State University (1825 SW Broadway). PZS will be free and open to the public from 11am…

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Free

IPRC at Portland Zine Symposium 2022

IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) 318 SE Main Street #175, Portland, OR, United States

The Portland Zine Symposium is happening this year as a hybrid event on Sept 17 & 18! The IPRC will be tabling in person both days at the Smith Ballroom at Portland State University. Remote programming will be taking place the same weekend. Visit https://www.instagram.com/pdx_zines/ for more info!

Free

The Witching Well

Two Rivers Bookstore 8836 N Lombard Street, Portland, OR, United States

Join every Saturday in October for a Halloween-themed Sidewalk Sale featuring different local artists each week. October 1 Silver Willow Aromatics & Zealous Drakes October 8 Soul of the Home & Organics X Oddities October 15 Hallow & Local Author Kathleen Converse October 22 Limitless Wearables October 29 St Johns Business Halloween Trick Or Treat  

Free

Portland Book Festival: Friday Night Book Market

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Beat the crowds! Get early access to our exhibitor fair the night before Portland Book Festival. Click here to view this year’s full author lineup. Day-of Festival schedule will be released in October. Simplify your Portland Book Festival experience by purchasing an all-inclusive Umbrella Pass. The Umbrella Pass includes: General Admission Festival Pass (which includes a $5 book fair voucher and entry into Portland Art Museum), Friday Night Book Market entry, premium reserved seats to the Taylor Jenkins Reid and Selma Blair events (and signed copies of their books) as well as an exclusive Portland Book Festival tote bag. Already have your General Admission Festival Pass? Add on a Friday Night Book Market event ticket here. Portland Book Festival COVID policy: At this time, proof…

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$15

Portland Book Festival!

Broadway Books 1714 NE Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

We're so excited that the Portland Book Festival is back in person this year! Please join us downtown for this marvelous event. We will be in the lobby of the Hatfield Hall (across Main Street from the Schnitz), selling books for authors in the Winningstad and Brunish theaters. Come say hi! Literary Arts will announce the authors appearing at this year’s Portland Book Festival, presented by Bank of America, on Wednesday, September 14, at 5 p.m. Passes to Portland Book Festival will also go on sale at this time.

Free
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