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Comics & Cartoons @Old Town Coffee

Floyd's Old Town Coffee and Tea 118 NW Couch St, Portland, OR, United States

Come one come all the to the GREATEST COMIC & CARTOON SPECTACU- okay well maybe not that epic but pretty epic. But seriously come down to Floyd's Old Town and join three of the coolest cartooning talents around as they spend the afternoon waxing all things comics and sequential. They'll have their books and swag on hand to buy and there will be great coffee and snacks and foods. ALSO, COSPLAY is encouraged! So come on down as your favorite character and let's have a blast! Here's the bios on our guests- Alex Delaney is a Portland, OR based illustrator and cartoonist. He is the creator of The Derelict, Other Side of Town, Swan Song & The Geese of Milwaukie. He is the co-creator of…

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Free

My Shape is Sam Story Time with Amanda Jackson

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

Author Amanda Jackson will be at Green Bean Books to share her picture book My Shape is Sam on Saturday, September 28th at 1pm What's it like to be a square peg in a round hole? Sam wants to do more than what other Squares do in this sweet story about defying outward expectations. A signing will follow the reading!

Free

Good Juju Book Signing & Workshop w/ Najah Lightfoot

Q. Meb - Queen Meb 1902 NE Broadway Street, Portland, OR, United States

About the Book: Good Juju: Mojos, Rites & Practices for the Magical Soul **Spiritual Rites, Spell Work, and Folk Practices to Enhance Your Well-Being and Personal Power** Learn to better express your spirituality and build up your magical practice with this book's powerful spells, rituals, and tools. Designed to help you navigate whatever ups and downs life throws your way, Good Juju is your perfect choice for learning to embrace nature, the old ways, and the magick all around you. Using simple practices that don't interfere with any religions, Good Juju helps you lay a foundation for daily ritual work. You'll also learn how to craft mojos, create and work with altars, tune in to your intuition, and much more. Author Najah Lightfoot guides you…

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Free – $25

Choreography of Violence: Writing Horror and Social Satire

The First Congregational United Church of Christ 1126 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Join Willamette Writers in Portland this October 1st for a lecture and discussion on the topic of writing horror and social satire with filmmaker and writer, John Skipp. The UCC Portland doors open at 6:30PM for cookies and conversation. The horror starts at 7PM. John is a Saturn Award-winning filmmaker (TALES OF HALLOWEEN), Stoker Award-winning anthologist (DEMONS, MONDO ZOMBIE), and New York Times bestselling author (THE LIGHT AT THE END, THE SCREAM) whose books have sold millions of copies in a dozen languages worldwide. His first anthology, BOOK OF THE DEAD, laid the foundation in 1989 for modern zombie literature. He's also editor-in-chief of Fungasm Press, championing genre-melting authors like Laura Lee Bahr, Autumn Christian, Danger Slater, Cody Goodfellow, and Jennifer Robin. From splatterpunk founding…

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Free – $5

Book Collecting and Book Care. Why? How?

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

Save Your Books and Save Civilization. Scott Brown of Downtown Brown Books and Sophia S.W. Bogle of Save Your Books will give some practical advice about starting and building a book collection and helping your books with archival book repairs. Your books want you to come to this talk and you can even bring them along for Repair and Monetary Valuation. Sophia will be available to sign copies of the newly released: Book Restoration Unveiled, which will be for sale at the talk.

Free

Sweet & Greet

Vintage Books 6613 E Mill Plain Blvd, Vancouver, WA, United States

Come visit with Kate here at Vintage Books! She has 2 new books, A Cup of Holiday Fear, and Beyond a Reasonable Stout. The Sweet & Greet is a drop-in style event. Book signing, photo opportunities, tastings, and Bakeshop & Cozy Mystery merch! This event will be free & open to the public.

Free

Over the Garden Wall: Circus Friends signing with Jonathan Case

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

It's not all laughs and peanuts for Wirt, Greg, and Beatrice when they stumble upon a circus in the Unknown. What starts as good fun with Greg reciting Wirt's poetry for the circus' audience quickly becomes a dangerous situation when the Ringmaster sets his eyes on Beatrice to be his next star attraction. Wirt and Greg must work together with past-his-prime Strongman Frederico and down-in-the-dumps clown Paola to infiltrate the circus and rescue Beatrice. Join Eisner Award-winning writer Jonathan Case (Before Tomorrowland) for a launch party for the latest installment of the Over the Garden Wall series! Snacks! Drinks! Sketches!

Free

Multi-Author Literary Sci-Fi Event

Vintage Books 6613 E Mill Plain Blvd, Vancouver, WA, United States

Vintage Books invites you to join us for a literary sci-fi event October 6th at 2 pm. Authors Fonda Lee, Curtis Chen and Mike Chen will lead us in an hour of discussion, answering questions and signing their books! Fonda Lee is an author of science fiction and fantasy novels for adults and teens. Her fantasy trilogy, the Green Bone Saga, begins with Jade City, which won the 2018 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel and was a finalist for the Nebula and Locus Awards. The sequel Jade War is now available. Her young adult science fiction novels have garnered accolades including being named Junior Library Guild Selections and Andre Norton Award finalists. Fonda is a recovering corporate strategist, black belt martial artist, and action…

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Free

Rachel Carter’s Book Launch for Enduring the Cure

Angst Gallery 1015 Main St, Vancouver, WA, United States

Let's celebrate Rachel authoring and publishing her first book Enduring the Cure: My MS Journey to the Brink of Death and Back, a harrowing story of excruciating pain and limitless bravery on a mission bigger than herself. Join us for light refreshments and raffle prizes; books will be available for purchase and signing. Open to the public. If you have ever known someone who has suffered from the debilitating disease, Multiple Sclerosis, or any other chronic disease, you will be captivated by Rachel's journey and healing.

Free

Astral Somatica Book Release and Signing Event

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

The ground-breaking activity/textbook entitled *Astral Somatica 1* offers a modern-day exploration into long lost methods of astro-physical analysis. As you, the reader, explore the curious nature of astro-physical analysis, may your interest be piqued to embody these concepts passed along by our fathers of modern medicine from antiquity until today. Many have consulted the astrological chart to understand the cyclical nature of health–following the pattern of the seasons…etc. Join the authors, Andrea Gehrz and Casey Cardoso for the official release and book signing event for Astral Somatica.

Free
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