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Live Wire with Luke Burbank

Alberta Rose Theatre 3000 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR, United States

Portland Book Festival Edition w/ Abbi Jacobson + Eileen Myles + Nicole Chung Abbi Jacobson took a solo road trip that she might live to regret. No, that isn’t the logline for a new horror movie, but it IS the impetus for the comedian, writer, illustrator, and actor’s new essay collection I Might Regret This. Jacobson drove across the entire country alone in an effort to find solitude and time to reflect as her popular Comedy Central show Broad City draws to a close. Through writing, the New York Times-best-selling author of Carry This Book examines questions both big (where is she heading in her life and career?) and small (how has tucking in shirts affected her life?). Jacobson’s future regret is our present gain…

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$20 – $35

Live Wire with Luke Burbank: Studio Session

Alberta Street Pub 1036 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR, United States

Portland Book Festival Edition w/ Luis Alberto Urrea + Lauren Groff + Tommy Orange + Lucy Kaplansky When you’re the best-selling author of 17 books, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for nonfiction, and a member of the Latino Literature Hall of Fame, it makes perfect sense for NPR to hail you as a “literary badass.” Said badass, Luis Alberto Urrea, uses his dual-culture life experiences to explore greater themes of love, loss and triumph. His latest book, The House of Broken Angels, explores the “final fiesta” for a family as Angel de la Cruz gathers his progeny for his last birthday. Urrea’s prolific work in poetry, fiction, and essays is widely acclaimed and frequently selected by cities and colleges as community reads – which is pretty badass…

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$20 – $35

Live Wire with Mitchell S. Jackson, Lori Gottlieb, Mohanad Elshieky, and Revel In Dimes

Alberta Rose Theatre 3000 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR, United States

Join Emmy and heart-winning host Luke Burbank for a recording of Portland's own nationally syndicated radio show with author Mitchell S. Jackson, psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb, comedian Mohanad Elshieky, and musical guest Revel In Dimes. Contact: Christian Sager Portland native Mitchell S. Jackson told us a compelling, honest story of a different side of the city in his widely-acclaimed debut novel "The Residue Years". Now he’s back with his new memoir "Survival Math", which takes its name from the complicated equations Mitchell and his family had to grapple with in order to stay safe in a dangerous community. Using his poetic prose and journalistic eye, Jackson examines the conflicts in his family and community, in society and in himself, as he reckons with growing up black…

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$20 – $35

2023 Oregon Book Awards

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for an evening honoring our state’s most accomplished writers in the categories of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, young readers, and drama. Finalists in all categories will be announced in January, 2023.  Luke Burbank Luke Burbank is the host of Live Wire, a public radio variety show taped monthly in front of a live audience in Portland. He grew up as one of seven kids, learning early on how to vie for attention. Those profound childhood issues have propelled him to various media projects including “This American Life,” “Wait Wait Don't Tell Me,” “CBS Sunday Morning,” and the daily podcast “Too Beautiful To Live.” Luke’s uniquely charming, quick-witted, and refreshingly vulnerable interview style is a winner with Live Wire guests and listeners alike.

$65
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