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Writing from Real Life: Everyone Has a Story

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

Join us for our first Portland Chapter meeting of the new year on January 7, 2020 with New York Times Bestselling novelist, Rene Denfeld. With years of hard work and sacrifice, Denfeld went from unknown writer to award-winning, bestselling novelist. Join us as she explores how to tell your own story, with tons of practical publishing and writing advice. Rene Denfeld is the bestselling author of The Butterfly Girl, The Child Finder, and The Enchanted. Her novels have won numerous honors, including a prestigious French Prix, an ALA Medal for Excellence in Fiction, a Carnegie listing, an IMPAC listing, Oregonian best book of the year and more. A longtime death row investigator, Rene has won awards for her justice work, including a Break the Silence…

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Free – $5

Image Comics Partners Signing at I Like Comics!

I Like Comics 1715 Broadway St, Vancouver, WA, United States

**!! THE EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED!!** For the first time, Image Comics' current partners will sign together in one place. That place is I LIKE COMICS in Vancouver, WA!. THIS IS A COMPLETELY FREE SIGNING! Image Comics President Todd McFarlane (Spawn), Vice President Jim Valentino (ShadowHawk), Chief Operating Officer Robert Kirkman (Oblivion Song, The Walking Dead), Chief Financial Officer Erik Larsen (Savage Dragon), Marc Silvestri (X-Men, Witchblade), and Chief Creative Officer & Publisher Eric Stephenson (Nowhere Men) will be present at the shop to meet with fans and sign comics. Again, THIS IS A COMPLETELY FREE SIGNING! Please stop by the shop and get your FREE ticket to guarantee your place in line. A ticket is NOT required to get signatures. One ticket per person.…

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Free

Craig Thompson Signing at Excalibur Comics

Excalibur Comics 2444 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

Excalibur Comics is excited to announce our first 2020 guest! Eisner Award-winning Craig Thompson (Blankets, Good-bye, Chunky Rice, Habibi and more) returns to our store for an exclusive early signing of his newest Uncivilized Books release, Ginseng Roots #3, amongst others!

Free

Monster Colored Glasses, Poetry with Ken Yoshikawa

Japanese American Museum of Oregon 121 NW 2nd Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Poet Ken Yoshikawa will read from his newly published book, Monster Colored Glasses a bilingual narrative exploring personal issues of trauma, vulnerability and personal transformation while addressing social responsibility themes. Ken Yoshikawa is half-Japanese, and a poet-actor from Portland, Oregon. He is an active voice in the spoken word community and his acting has been seen in diverse performances in local theatres. Ken’s powerful use of words are featured in his first autobiographical poetic solo, The Art of Fly Swatting, which was performed off-Broadway in NYC at the Pan Asian Repertory Festival in 2019 and his poems have appeared in Nailed Magazine, Letters from the Void, Hapa Mag and Discover Nikkei. The evening includes a reception, book signing, and poetry readings by Ken and guest…

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$3 – $5

A Kids Book About Body Image

The Riveter 501 SE 14th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

Author and psychotherapist Rebecca Alexander reads and signs copies of her new book, A Kids Book About Body Image, helping kids of all races, genders, and sizes have a better understanding of body image and tune out the noise and unhealthy messaging that often surrounds the topic.

$5 – $20

Mystery Author Event

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

Please join Friends of Mystery members and authors J. S. James and W. H. Cameron for an afternoon of readings from River Run and Crossroad, followed by conversations with the authors and book signings on Saturday, January 18th at 1:00 pm. The authors have won recognition for their work from writer’s organizations, including the Pacific Northwest Writer’s Association, the UK’s Crime Writer’s Association the Spotted Owl Award and the Rocky Award. James was desperately spinning his writing wheels when he won the PNWA mystery/thriller competition and got the traction needed to finish his debut novel. He lives near Portland, Oregon with his family, including their “Velcro” Vizsla and furry red exercise machine, Maggie. He writes in a casino for atmosphere, and is hard at work…

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Free

Book Launch Party: The Companion by Kim Blakemore [SOLD OUT]

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

SOLD OUT You are cordially invited to celebrate the launch of award-winning author Kim Taylor Blakemore's new historical mystery, The Companion. Publisher's Weekly calls it a "captivating tale of psychological suspense". Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event. The reading and Q&A are free and open to the public, but due to seating limitations, please RSVP via this Eventbrite invite . Kim Taylor Blakemore is the author of the novels The Companion , Bowery Girl , and Cissy Funk . She has been honored with a Tucson Festival of Books Literary Award, a Willa Award for Best YA Fiction, and Regional Arts & Culture Council grants. Please visit her at kimtaylorblakemore.com

Free

Wizard World Portland

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

Join tens of thousands of fans as they converge at Wizard World Portland to celebrate the best in pop culture. Wizard World Portland brought to you by the group who produces the most widely attended pop culture tour and has it all - Movies, Comics, Toys, Video Gaming, Games, TV, Anime, Manga, Horror, Wrestling, Original Art, Collectibles & More! SHOW HOURS Friday, January 24, 2020 - 4:00pm – 9:00pm Saturday, January 25, 2020 - 10:00am – 7:00pm Sunday, January 26, 2020 - 10:00am – 4:00pm ADMISSION DETAILS • All Admissions gain entry to Wizard World Portland 2020. • Important: Bring your printed e-Admissions to the event to gain admittance. • Up to 2 Children 10 and under get in FREE when accompanied by a paid adult • Admission will not be refunded. •…

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$29.99 – $149.99

Sex Criminals Comes Back and So Can You

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

THE SERIES? It’s back. • JON AND SUZE? Also back. • THE BANK? MUST BE TAKEN DOWN. • THIS ARC? THE LAST. Gasp! • BULLET LISTS? How do you turn them off in Microsoft Word WE ARE CELEBRATING THIS BRIMPTACULAR EVENT by inviting beloved, somewhat harried, weirdo writer Matt Fraction to hang out with us, drink coffee, sign books, and maybe make some crafts or something. Crafts sound fun, right? Probably with glitter? Sex Criminals is among the comics series that I genuinely think everyone should read, and I am simultaneously thrilled at its return and devastated that it is ending. Nothing to do with those kinds of feels but party, right? Join us! The highly anticipated return of the #1 New York Times bestselling…

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Free

Brian Joines – Writer of BACKTRACK In Store!

Cosmic Monkey Comics 5335 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

If you had a chance to fix a mistake from your past, would you take it? Alyson Levy would. Guilt weighs heavy on former criminal “wheelman”, Alyson, who led an illicit life that left her shattered into pieces that would never fit together the right way again. That’s when she started hearing about it…a massive cross-country car race that grants the winner a chance to correct a single mistake in their life. But there’s a catch — each leg covers a different period in time. In addition to keeping the cars on the often-questianable (sometimes nonexistent) roads and staying ahead of competition, the drivers will have to contend with the world outside: medieval warriors, dinosaurs, natural disasters, even the far-flung future… it’s all a possibility.…

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