A resource for the PDX literary community. Produced by Old Pal.
LitPDX seeks to amplify marginalized voices, and welcomes all, their ideas, their events, and their words.
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DC Comics came in on time again so I'm going to open up for a few hours & see if folks want a chance to grab them early! Thanks! Be aware of the noon start time rather than 11. New DC offerings will include AQUAMAN CATWOMAN DAPHNE BYRNE 6 (OF 6) DARK NIGHTS METAL 2 (OF 6) LOONEY TUNES NIGHTWING STRANGE ADVENTURES 3 (OF 12) SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 12 (OF 12)
Towering peaks, sparkling coastline, and vast old-growth forests: wherever you turn in the Pacific Northwest, adventure awaits. Pack a lunch, lace up your boots, and hit the trails with Craig Hill and Matt Wastradowski’s Moon Pacific Northwest Hiking (Moon Travel). Inside you'll find: Diverse Hiking Options: Whether you plan to take breathtaking coastal walks in Oregon or challenging treks around Mount Rainier, enjoy outdoor getaways ranging from easy day hikes to multi-day backpacking trips. Find Your Hike: Looking for something specific? Choose from strategic lists of the best hikes for waterfalls, wildflowers, bringing your dog, and more, plus a breakdown of the best hikes by season. The Top Outdoor Experiences: Wander through the damp, dense greens of a rainforest in Olympic National Park or revel…
July 14th will be a Fantasy Pick. Join us on Tuesday July 14th at 6pm for our Books Around the Corner Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club. We will discuss Circe by Madeline Miller. About the book: In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child -- not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power -- the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. Due to the time and effort we put into organizing our book clubs if you choose to purchase the book elsewhere, already own it,…
Join us to discuss How to Make Friends with the Sea (our July focus book for middle readers). We will be diving into the discussion questions provided and explore the book themes. Sign up to join our conversation!
From Carlos Fonseca, author of Colonel Lágrimas, comes Natural History (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), a dazzling, kaleidoscopic epic of art, politics, and hidden realities. Just before the dawn of the new millennium, a curator at a New Jersey museum of natural history receives an unusual invitation from a celebrated fashion designer. She shares the curator's fascination with the hidden forms of the animal kingdom — with camouflage and subterfuge — and she proposes that they collaborate on an exhibition, the form of which itself remains largely obscure, even as they enter into a strange relationship marked by evasion and elision. Seven years later, after the death of the designer, the curator recovers the archive of their never-completed project. During a long night of insomnia, he…
Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Vanessa Hua, Lesley Nneka Arimah & Leni Zumas YouTube
I have been saying for years that I wanted to do a book club, so this is it. This conversation that will start with a book selected and/or suggested will hopefully be one of the catalysts for change. While I’m hoping to have this first one in my backyard, I’m happy to have it virtually. When we get closer to the date, we can confirm where it will happen. IT IS HAPPENING! So, what are we reading? I will post the first offering after I have 10 people confirm they want in. This is not that cute book club with tea and crumpets. There will be tea spilt, cussing, and crying. There will be possibly be anger, but most of all, this is a chance…
In her book The Ethics of Ambiguity, the philosopher Simone de Beauvoir asks us to consider what it means to exercise individual freedom and to live in community with others. Where does our individual freedom begin and end? Simone de Beauvoir claims that our personal freedom can be manifest only when we “will others free.” How do we create a life where we protect our individual freedom and work toward the freedom of our neighbor? Can both forms of freedom truly exist? de Beauvoir wrote The Ethics of Ambiguity in 1947, and she questions and seeks to define personal ethics and freedom in the wake of Nazi atrocities and totalitarianism. We will read The Ethics of Ambiguity in its entirety. At first glance, Franz Kafka…
The theme for July’s Incite is Justice! We're back for a virtual Incite on July 15th with a country-wide line-up of writers that will make you contemplate our theme, justice: Leah Baer, Carolyn Martin, Ron Bloodworth, and Shay Raymond. Stunning! We've only got room for 100 in our virtual room so, register and get the link at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMudOGtrD8rHdE5zQh8ziw4DWiGLGKw7MXh Hosted by Kate Carroll de Gutes and Kate Gray Sign up in advance here Kate Gray’s passion comes as a teacher, writing coach, and a volunteer writing facilitator with women inmates. For Every Girl: New & Selected Poems was published by Widow & Orphan House in 2019. Her first full-length book of poems, Another Sunset We Survive (Cedar House Books, 2007) was a finalist for the Oregon…