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THINGS THAT GO Book Release Party

Outlet 2500 Northeast Sandy Boulevard, Portland, OR, United States

Join local poetry press, Octopus Books, in celebrating the official Portland release of their most recent title, Things That Go by Laura Eve Engel. Laura Eve will be joined by Rebecca Wadlinger, whose book of poems, Terror/Terrible/Terrific will be published by Octopus Books in December of 2019. Admission is Free. Drinks are free. Snaxx are free. And you’re free to buy copies of Things That Go, and other books/stuff on the merch table. Bring a good attitude and few bucks for the happy jar. FB Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1984238595204947/ LAURA EVE ENGEL is the recipient of fellowships from Provincetown Fine Arts Works Center, the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing, and the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation. Her work has appeared in The Awl, Best American Poetry, Boston Review, Crazyhorse, Colorado…

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Publication Fair 2019

The Cleaners at Ace Hotel 403 SW 10th Ave, Portland, OR, United States

FREE & open to the PUBLIC This annual event features work from local small presses and artists, such as: Ampersand Gallery & Fine Books Anthology Bookseller Big Big Wednesday Container Corps Division Leap Floating World Comics Future Tense Books Gobshite Quarterly/GobQ Books Know your City Monograph Bookworks Octopus Books Passages Bookshop Perfect Day Publishing PNCA Tavern Books Tin House Two Plum Press University of Hell Press

Free

Portland Indie Book Fair

Honey Latte Cafe 1033 SE Main St, Portland, OR, United States

Best-selling authors. Portland publishers. The Portland Independent Book Fair features local indie presses selling their wide selection of books directly to the public. All sales go directly to the publishers. Get holiday shopping done and support independent authors and publishers at the same time! Know your local y’all. Participating Presses Include: Microcosm Publishing, University of Hell Press, Airlie Press, Octopus Books, Fonograf Editions, Buckman Publishing, First Matter Press, and more!

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