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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Annie Bloom's celebrates Independent Bookstore Day with a raffle for two $25 gift cards, fun giveaways, and exclusive books and literary items that you can only get on that day! (See below.) Find out more about Indie Bookstore Day on the IndieBound website.
Annie Bloom's welcomes Pacific Northwest author Emiko Jean for an in-store reading from Tokyo Dreaming, her sequel to Tokyo Ever After. This in-store reading is first come, first served. Seating is limited. Please be mindful of any store health policies that might be in effect on the night of the reading. This event was reschedule from 5/31/22. Signed and personalized copies are available! You must mention that you would like a signed or personalized copy in your order comments at checkout. If you are requesting personalization, please indicate the name for personalization in the order comments as well. Thank you! About Tokyo Dreaming: Return to Tokyo for a royal wedding in Emiko Jean's Tokyo Dreaming, the sequel to the Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick and…
Annie Bloom's welcomes local poets Ann Farley and Beth Bonness for a reading from their new collections, both published by Portland's own The Poetry Box. (Vivienne Popperl was originally scheduled to participate, but is unable to attend.) This in-store reading is first come, first served. Seating is limited. Please be mindful of any store health policies that might be in effect on the night of the reading. About Tell Her Yes: A drop of rain slips from leaf to ground, perhaps to river and beyond. Like rain's journey, our lives twist and turn, hit dry stretches and unexpected turbulence, land on moments of beauty. Nurture and nature, with its solace and challenges, weaves through the poems in Tell Her Yes. Themes of love and parenthood,…
Annie Bloom's welcomes back Portland author Trudy Ludwig for an in-store reading from her new picture book, Brave Every Day. Trudy will be in conversation with fellow Portland author Susan Hill Long, as they discuss the topic: "Using Children’s Stories to Promote Emotional Resilience in Our Stress-filled World." This in-store reading is first come, first served. Seating is limited. Please be mindful of any store health policies that might be in effect on the night of the reading. Signed and personalized copies are available for pre-order! Include the name for personalization in the order notes; all orders without a name specified in the order notes will be signed only. About Brave Every Day: From social-emotional learning expert Trudy Ludwig and award-winning picture book illustrator Patrice…
Annie Bloom's welcomes Oregon authors Travis Williams and Marina Richie for a livestream presentation of their new books from OSU Press. Please register in advance for this Zoom event: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkce6vrzIvGdZxcalzZtaiZDtzZlM3d0bQ About Willamette River Greenways: Travis Williams, executive director of Willamette Riverkeeper, has spent countless hours paddling the Willamette, becoming familiar with its flora, fauna, and human neighbors. In Willamette River Greenways, he combines personal narrative about his experiences on the river with nuanced consideration of the controversies and challenges of the Greenway Program. Williams sheds light on current land stewardship practices, revealing the institutional and leadership failures that endanger the river’s water quality and habitat, and looks to the program’s future. He also takes readers with him onto the water, sharing what it's like to…
Annie Bloom's welcomes local author P. C. Cast for an in-store reading from her new novel, Into the Mist. A few reminders if you are planning to attend the event: Masks are required, and must be worn at all times. Social distancing is also required, and any photographs or selfies will have to be taken from a distance. Everyone must remain masked while indoors, including for photographs. Our current capacity is for 40 attendees. Seating is also limited, and this reading is first-come, first-served. If we reach capacity, you are welcome to order a copy of Into the Mist here, to be signed after the event, and either picked-up or mailed to you. Out of respect for the author and other attendees, our events have…
Annie Bloom's welcomes Portland author Sher Davidson for an in-store reading from her new novel, Dark Secrets: A Legacy of Memories from 1939 Sweden. This in-store reading is first come, first served. Please be mindful of any store health policies that might be in effect on the night of the reading. Signed and personalized copies available for pre-order! Please, please, please include the name for personalization in the order notes; all orders without a name specified in the order notes will be signed only. About Dark Secrets: A Legacy of Memories from 1939 Sweden: One family’s tragic pre-World War II event in Sweden affects three generations of women. When light shines on something, it casts a shadow. This novel is about the shadow cast on a…
Annie Bloom's welcomes Portland author Karen Eva Carr for a reading from her new book, Shifting Currents: A World History of Swimming. This in-store reading is first come, first served. Please be mindful of any store health policies that might be in effect on the night of the reading. Signed and personalized copies are available for pre-order! Please, please, please include the name for personalization in the order notes; all orders without a name specified in the order notes will be signed only. About Shifting Currents: A deep dive into the history of aquatics that exposes centuries-old tensions of race, gender, and power at the root of many contemporary swimming controversies. Shifting Currents is an original and comprehensive history of swimming. It examines the tension…
Annie Bloom's welcomes Oregon author Jeff Fearnside for the launch of his new book, Ships in the Desert. Jeff will be in conversation with Portland writer and Oregon poet laureate Kim Stafford. This in-store reading is first come, first served. Seating is limited. Please be mindful of any store health policies that might be in effect on the night of the reading. Signed and personalized copies are available for pre-order! Please, please, please include the name for personalization in the order notes; all orders without a name specified in the order notes will be signed only. About Ships in the Desert: In this linked essay collection, award-winning author Jeff Fearnside analyzes his four years as an educator on the Great Silk Road, primarily in Kazakhstan.…
Annie Bloom's welcomes Portland poets Brittney Corrigan and Jessica Pierce to read from their new collections. Corrigan's latest is Daughters, and Pierce's is Consider the Body, Winged. This in-store reading is first come, first served. Please be mindful of any store health policies that might be in effect on the night of the reading. Signed and personalized copies are available! Please, please, please include the name for personalization in the order notes; all orders without a name specified in the order notes will be signed only. About Daughters: This collection reimagines characters from mythology, folklore, fairy tales, and pop culture from the perspective of their daughters––daughters we don't expect such individuals to have, as we don't usually think of Bigfoot, the Mad Hatter, or Medusa…