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Nonfiction Book Club

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

The Books Around the Corner Nonfiction Book Club will be led by a community member and meets monthly on the second Friday of every month at 6PM starting in January. We would like to extend an invitation to all of our nonfiction loving customers (RSVP is not required). This book club will only continue if we have a community leader monthly and at least four members. Our book discussions aim to bring people together to talk about books in a safe and inviting atmosphere. Our meetings are lovely and inclusive; we invite you to attend. Come and enjoy a lively discussion about the chosen book with other readers. Join us on January 10th for our first Nonfiction Book Club. We will discuss Will My Cat…

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Free

PNCA Presents: Renee Gladman and Lisa Radon

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

PNCA presents Renee Gladman and Lisa Radon at the Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC) on January 10th at 6:30 pm as part of the Low-Residency MFA Creative Writing Winter Residency. Gladman and Radon will read from their most recent works. This event is made possible by a generous grant from the Collins Foundation. It’s free and open to the public. Renee Gladman is a writer and artist preoccupied with crossings, thresholds, and geographies as they play out at the intersections of poetry, prose, drawing and architecture. She is the author of twelve published works, including a cycle of novels about the city-state Ravicka and its inhabitants, the Ravickians—Event Factory (2010), The Ravickians (2011), Ana Patova Crosses a Bridge (2013), and Houses of Ravicka (2017)—as well…

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The Reality Game: How the Next Wave of Technology Will Break the Truth

Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR, United States

Fake news posts and Twitter trolls were just the beginning. What will happen when misinformation moves from our social media feeds into our everyday lives? Despite Samuel Woolley's warnings as early as 2013, the problem of online disinformation stormed our political process in 2016 and has only worsened since. Yet as Woolley shows in his urgent new book, The Reality Game (PublicAffairs), it may pale in comparison to what's to come: human-like automated voice systems, machine learning, "deepfake" AI-edited videos and images, interactive memes, and more. In deeply researched stories, Woolley describes this future and imagines its profound impact on our politics.

Free

Mary Kay Thompson Tetreault

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

Entering the academy at the dawn of the women’s rights movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the first generation of feminist academics had a difficult journey. With few female role models, they had to forge their own path and prove that feminist scholarship was a legitimate enterprise. In her compelling memoir, Living When Everything Changed (Rutgers), Mary Kay Thompson Tetreault describes how a Catholic girl from small-town Nebraska discovered her callings as a feminist, as an academic, and as a university administrator. She recounts her experiences at three very different schools: Lewis & Clark College, Cal State Fullerton, and Portland State University.

Free

Creatives and Cocktails: have a new decade on us

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Finally! We’re making moves to have another Creatives and Cocktails night. Bring your stories, your songs, your jokes and most importantly, yourselves for a night of community. Can’t wait to see you! Details to come!

Free

Write to Publish Conference

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

Write to Publish is an annual publishing conference hosted by Portland State University’s graduate program in Book Publishing. It is the largest fundraising event for both the program and the student-run general trade publisher, Ooligan Press. This event serves as an open house for people interested in the publishing program, while also being a great networking event for local publishers and writers. Every year, we hold panels, workshops, and seminars about the latest trends in publishing, making it a great conference for writers and industry professionals alike.

$20 – $65

Intro to Risograph Printing

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

Intro to Risograph Printing In this 4-hour introductory course, participants will learn the basics of risograph (riso) printing and will leave with an understanding of how to use this print technology to create zines, fliers, posters, or other printed matter. While this technology is not new, riso printing has recently become one of the most exciting developments in independent printing and publishing because of its cost-effectiveness for print runs between 25 and 1,000. Workshop participants will learn how to best maximize the many quirks of riso printing to achieve striking results. Participants are also encouraged to bring files of artwork that they’d like to print (files should be 100% grayscale, letter or tabloid size). For more information on riso printing and the modern riso resurgence,…

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$100 – $200

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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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
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