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BTTM FDRS release party with Ezra Claytan Daniels and Ben Passmore

Floating World Comics 1223 Lloyd Center, Portland, OR, United States

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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Helen Zia in Conversation with Putsata Reang

Portland Chinatown Museum 127 NW Third Ave, Portland, OR, United States

The Portland Chinatown Museum is honored to present a book conversation with Helen Zia, acclaimed writer, journalist, and activist. Helen Zia will be in conversation with writer Putsata Reang to discuss Helen’s new book, LAST BOAT OUT OF SHANGHAI. A book signing will follow the discussion period. This event is part of the Portland Chinatown Museum's ongoing series, STORIES MY MOTHER AND FATHER TOLD ME, sponsored in part by a grant from Oregon Humanities. LAST BOAT OUT OF SHANGHAI is based on the dramatic, real-life stories of a generation caught up in the mass rush out of Shanghai in the wake of China’s 1949 Communist Revolution, with startling parallels to the struggles faced by emigrants today. Shanghai has historically been China’s jewel, its richest, most…

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$10 – $12

Gates of Plasma release party with Carlos Gonzalez / Russian Tsarlag performance

Floating World Comics 1223 Lloyd Center, Portland, OR, United States

We are excited to announce our newest publication, Carlos Gonzalez’s ‘Gates of Plasma’. This 320 page opus weaves a kaleidoscope of narratives and characters into an astonishing dreamscape that examines human flaws and our quest for connection, oblivion and transcendence. Gonzalez, who also performs music as Russian Tsarlag, will be touring the US this summer. His tour brings him to Floating World on Wednesday, June 5th to celebrate the release of his new book. After the book signing Russian Tsarlag will play a show at Seizure Palace, with live music and video screenings. “If you’ve got a grievance with reality, I reckon you’re in the right place.” A semi-truck driver meets a mysterious woman while participating in a research study for a pharmaceutical corporation. Romance…

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M.F. McAuliffe: I’m Afraid of Americans

Books Around the Corner 40 NW 2nd Street, Gresham, OR, United States

The stories of I'm Afraid of Americans are set in a high school in Los Angeles County in the 1980s. They show students, teachers and support staff busy with daily details, but also living in the history, geography, and dislocations of their time. Join us for an reading and signing with M. F. McAuliffe is an Australian writer who has lived in Portland since 1992. She is co-author of the poetry collection Fighting Monsters (Melbourne, 1998) and of the limited edition artist’s book Golems Waiting Redux, which documents the destruction of Portland sculptor Daniel Duford’s experimental installation in downtown Portland in 2002. She has also contributed to The Clarion Awards, Overland, Australian Short Stories, The Adelaide Review, Poezija (Zagreb), and Prairie Schooner. She is also…

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Llama Destroys the World Release Party!

Green Bean Books 1600 NE Alberta Street, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for Ruckus Release Party for the hilarious new book, LLAMA DESTROYS THE WORLD, with author Jonathan Stutzman and illustrator Heather Fox at Green Bean Books on Saturday June 15th at 11am! We'll have treats, a craft, kids' karaoke, and lots of laughing for everyone! Join us and get a signed copy of this fantastic new book!

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Danielle Corsetto Signing (With Erika Moen & Lucy Bellwood!)

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

Come meet Danielle Corsetto and get your sweet, signed copy of her new hardcover collection of Girls With Slingshots. Exciting bonus - friends Erika Moen & Lucy Bellwood will be joining Danielle to sign their books as well! Plus, show Danielle a purchase receipt from that night and she'll give you a unique print only available at her signings.

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Queen of the Sea Launch Party

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

The FIRST EVENT in our NEW SPACE is heckin DYLAN MECONIS, folks! Which is to say, we are the LUCKIEST. You know her work from Bite Me!, Family Man, Outfoxed, and The Long Con. Now: a big fat book of graphic historical fiction with a whole bunch of nuns. YES. (Official, far more informative marketing copy follows). Cult graphic novelist Dylan Meconis offers a rich reimagining of history in this beautifully detailed hybrid novel loosely based on the exile of Queen Elizabeth I by her sister, Queen Mary. When her sister seizes the throne, Queen Eleanor of Albion is banished to a tiny island off the coast of her kingdom, where the nuns of the convent spend their days peacefully praying, sewing, and gardening. But…

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Monks Mound book reading with Conor Stechschulte

Floating World Comics 1223 Lloyd Center, Portland, OR, United States

We are excited to host a reading and book signing with Conor Stechschulte on Friday, June 28. Conor is a visiting special guest at Portland Indie Con that weekend. Stechschulte’s latest comic, Monks Mound is a meditation on time, family and the lifespan of empires. It consists of two stories running parallel, both accompanied and interrupted by the pervasive sound of the wind: a college student returns home on fall break and is confronted with her family’s recurring issues and a park ranger gives a tour of a Mississippian mound site. Themes include: family, craigslist contractors, casinos, the decline of empires, theft, and addiction. WHO: Conor Stechschulte WHAT: Monks Mound book reading and signing WHEN: Friday June 28, 6-8pm WHERE: Floating World Comics, 400 NW…

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Portland Indie Con

DoubleTree Hotel 1000 NE Multonomah St, Portland, OR, United States

A locally-produced celebration of self-published/small press comics and games. No TV or movie stars. No exhibitors hawking unlicensed prints or stickers. Only genuine indie creators and their fans​. See the official website for a complete list of programming, exhibitors, and creators. Interviews, workshops, and gaming events are part of this con! Creators: Farel Dalrymple, Craig Thompson, Steve Lieber, Matthew Nielsen, Leila del Duca, C. Michael Hall, Joseph Keatinge, Sloane Leong, Renee Nault, Warren Montgomery, Ron Randall, Yuki Saeki, Alejandra Gutierrez, Conor Stechschulte, Jonathan Case, Cathy Camper, Colleen Coover, Leia Weathington, Dustin Weaver, Little Corvus, Geek in the City, Daria Tessler, Corey Lewis, Molly Mendoza, Erin Nations, Zack Soto, Daniel Spitzer, Josh Simmons, Joamette Gil, Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett, Sage Howard, Leslie Hung, Sandra Lanz, Dirk Wood, David…

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$7 – $10

Metaphysik – Game Release + Book Signing with DMD and Stevenson

Paxton Gate 4204 N Mississippi Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Join us in celebrating the release of Daniel Martin Diaz's latest Mind Game of Divination entitled Metaphysik with accompanying book by Portland writer, artist, and poet Coleman Stevenson. Copies of the game and DMD's nearly sold out artbook Soul Machine will be available for purchase + signing. The Metaphysik deck by artist Daniel Martin Diaz is a tool for problem solving that helps users engage more deeply with their intuitive and imaginative selves. The cards can be used in a variety of ways, individually or pieced together like a puzzle, to explore different modes of thinking and overcome creative blocks. Metaphysik’s evocative imagery is an invitation to a strange new world where experiences of the mystical in the midst of everyday life inspire users to…

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