Books & Talks

Literary Road Trip

New Mural in Clatskanie Celebrates Writer Raymond Carver

A free festival this weekend shows off the mural, which is nearly complete, and includes a poetry contest and Birdman screening.

05/20/2022 By Margaret Seiler

Poetry

How Oregon's Poet Laureate Launched a Poem Hotline

Anis Mojgani's project features a poem a day from himself and his predecessors.

04/28/2022 By Conner Reed

Books

These Are the Winners of the 2022 Oregon Book Awards

Omar El Akkad, Dao Strom, Cynthia Whitcomb, and four others walked home with prizes on April 25.

04/26/2022 By Conner Reed

Books

American, Us is a Genre-Bending Chapbook That Explores Incarceration and Latinx Lives

Published by Morpheus Youth Project, the book—anchored by work from Emilly Prado and Andres Mendoza—is the Portland nonprofit’s final project.

04/13/2022 By Michelle Harris

Q&A

Portland Author Chelsea Bieker Returns with a New Short Story Collection

The Oregon Book Award–nominated writer's latest book hits shelves April 5.

04/04/2022 By Karly Quadros

Long Story Short

Meet Portland’s Most Beloved Bookseller

Earl Dizon, of Green Bean Books, has gained a following for solid recommendations, a sunny attitude, and a worldview that’s committed to the written word.

03/24/2022 By Fiona McCann

Books

Literary Arts Announces 2022 Oregon Book Award Finalists

The winners will be announced in a ceremony on April 25 at the Armory.

03/07/2022 By Conner Reed

Books

Dolly Parton and James Patterson Team Up with Powell's for a Virtual Event

The two megawatt stars will promote their new jointly written book at this tickets-only online event.

02/17/2022 By Fiona McCann

Pop Culture Deep Dive

What We Talk About When We Talk About Hanya

The author of A Little Life has just published her third novel. It’s not very good, but that’s hardly the end of it.

01/20/2022 By Conner Reed

Books

The Best Oregon Books of 2021

From crying in H Mart to folding paper stars to tracking tigers in Japan-occupied Korea, these Beaver State books took us places we were more than happy to go.

12/31/2021 By Fiona McCann, Conner Reed, and Karly Quadros

Q & A

Shea Ernshaw’s New Novel Explores the ‘Line between Paradise and Madness’

‘A History of Wild Places’ follows a string of missing people to a reclusive community buried deep in the forest.

12/15/2021 By Karly Quadros

Books

Portland Author Juhea Kim Looks to Korea in Dazzling Debut Novel

Beasts of a Little Land is set against the backdrop of the country’s independence.

12/01/2021 By Fiona McCann

Q&A

Michelle Nijhuis on Changing the Conservation Narrative

The White Salmon–based writer talks her latest book, the problematic history of the conservation movement, and what living off the grid taught her.

11/18/2021 By Gabriel Granillo

Books

The Coolest In-Person Events at the 2021 Portland Book Festival

After a five-day virtual fest, PBF will gather downtown for the first time in two years on November 13. Expect nerdy bacchanalia.

11/11/2021 By Conner Reed

Books

Staying Home This Year? Check Out These Virtual Portland Book Festival Events

From Brandon Taylor to Maggie Nelson, these are the must-hit items you can stream from the comfort of your home.

11/08/2021 By Conner Reed

Unsolved Mystery

The Best Books, Films, and Podcasts about D.B. Cooper

Here are some easy reads and listens to dig deeper into the mystery of the Northwest Orient Flight 305 hijacker.

11/05/2021 By Cami Hughes

Interview

A Portlander Wrote Atlas Obscura’s New Food-Obsessed Book, Gastro Obscura

Cecily Wong’s new encyclopedic book covers everything from master butter sculptors to Hawaiian plate lunches.

10/08/2021 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Interview

We Can All Learn So Much from Betty White

In her new book, How to be Golden, Portland author Paula Bernstein discusses the beloved actress's magnetism and the lessons we might learn from her long career.

09/29/2021 By Cami Hughes

Q&A

Can Squid Teach Us How to Survive Climate Change?

Author and conservation biologist Thor Hanson talks to us about his new book Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid: The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change.

09/28/2021 By Karly Quadros

Books

The Portland Book Festival Announces Star-Studded 2021 Lineup

National names like Brandon Taylor and Maggie Nelson will join local heavy-hitters like Willy Vlautin and Emilly Prado for a hybrid virtual/in-person bonanza.

09/22/2021 By Conner Reed

Portland Monthly

Books & Talks

New Mural in Clatskanie Celebrates Writer Raymond Carver

How Oregon's Poet Laureate Launched a Poem Hotline

These Are the Winners of the 2022 Oregon Book Awards

American, Us is a Genre-Bending Chapbook That Explores Incarceration and Latinx Lives

Portland Author Chelsea Bieker Returns with a New Short Story Collection

Meet Portland’s Most Beloved Bookseller

Literary Arts Announces 2022 Oregon Book Award Finalists

Dolly Parton and James Patterson Team Up with Powell's for a Virtual Event

What We Talk About When We Talk About Hanya

The Best Oregon Books of 2021

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