The store survived Amazon, then the pandemic, through a focus on customers. "They make you feel like part of the family," says one.
January 19, 2026Fran Gardner
"Shaping the Soul: Books in Medieval Life" runs through March 6 in the Watzek Library, with an opening reception Jan. 24.
January 13, 2026Ellen Clarke
The museum is one of many events in the community reading program, this year focusing on Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s memoir, “Lovely One.”
January 11, 2026William C. Stack
The essay collection explores the migration of a "mystery people" from Europe to the American West, as well as providing thumbnail sketches of novels in which they feature.
January 9, 2026Amanda Waldroupe
The 61-year-old building is structurally unsound and the library may soon move. But after two failed bond measures, supporters ask where and how.
January 8, 2026Sydney Seymour
Amy Bowers Cordalis will talk in Ashland about her memoir "The Water Remembers" and her family’s efforts behind the largest river restoration project in history.
January 7, 2026Amanda Waldroupe
The Portland writer's new biography tells the story of an important leader of the early gay rights movement.
January 6, 2026Lori Tobias
The 94-year-old was a fixture in the coastal community, a “bridge to the past” famous for his Bloomsday Celebrations, outrageous outfits, and storytelling.
December 31, 2025Amy Leona Havin
Community reading events include Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's memoir "Lovely One" in Multnomah County.
December 27, 2025Karen Pate
It was generally a good year for books and readers in Oregon, with local writers winning honors and drawing crowds.
December 23, 2025Martha Ullman West
Cheer up: As the year and "Nutcracker" season near an end, Martha Ullman West comes to the rescue with a list of five gift books to help dance lovers through the holidays.
December 21, 2025Fran Gardner
The Portland-area writer chronicles both her search for her biological father and learning to live with the continual dizziness brought on by mal débarquement syndrome.
December 20, 2025Dmae Lo Roberts
In her new podcast, Dmae Lo Roberts talks about science fiction, alien visitors, how science and art interact, and Indigenous tradition with the Portland author of "Robopocalypse" and his new novel "Hole in the Sky."
December 19, 2025Jim Redden
The Oregon Historical Society's popular series will feature talks about the nation's founding and often difficult evolution by authors Rick Atkinson, Keisha Blain, Michael Luo and Megan Kate Nelson.
December 13, 2025Richard W. Etulain
The long-time reporter focuses on Oregon and Washington in the mid-1800s, a period of many misdeeds and few jails.
December 12, 2025Amanda Waldroupe
The cyberattack was detected early, and patron and employee information was likely uncompromised, library officials say.
December 8, 2025Bob Hicks
Well, maybe not. But what IS a critic, anyway, and how, if at all, are critics different from "regular" writers? We take a dive into the hows, whys, and why-nots of the curious act of writing about arts and culture.
November 30, 2025Amy Leona Havin
As the holiday season approaches, some book events arrive with tea and cookies – and one, at Mother Foucault's, with a forum on the nightmares of artificial intelligence.
November 25, 2025Richard W. Etulain
Victor’s two-part book about the mountain man who helped form Oregon’s provisional government drew national attention.
November 20, 2025Amy Leona Havin
El Akkad's book, "One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This," is a blistering reflection on the Israel-Hamas war.
November 13, 2025Marc Mohan
An expansive exhibit at Oregon Contemporary, curated by the late, great Portland writer's son, opens up the speculative worlds she created and how she shaped them in words.
November 10, 2025Amanda Waldroupe
“Safe,” “welcoming,” and “awesome” are a few words Portlanders and visitors alike used to describe downtown.
November 9, 2025Amanda Waldroupe
Melissa Febos and Lidia Yuknavitch also spoke at this year’s festival on their career successes and how they overcame bumps along the way.
November 9, 2025Amy Wang
Saturday's sold-out festival had something for everyone, from romantasy to biography, plus National Book Award winners and finalists.
November 9, 2025Amy Leona Havin
One writer's day at the festival included hearing from Jess Walter, Kristen Arnett, Emma Donoghue, Jennifer Perrine, and Tara Roberts.
November 8, 2025K.B. Dixon
As the Portland Book Festival and its visiting writers move into high gear, photographer K.B. Dixon portrays 15 homegrown winners of Oregon Book Awards.
November 7, 2025Amanda Waldroupe
The former Portlander's new book is both a memoir and a tutorial on the craft of writing.
November 6, 2025Amy Wang
In a nearly sold-out Portland event, Harris tells the audience, “Our democracy relies on our willingness to fight for it.”
November 5, 2025Amy Leona Havin
The founder of Freedom Reads, a nonprofit that puts libraries in prisons, says "sometimes one book will change your life.”
November 5, 2025Fran Gardner
Vang uses the saola — a gazelle-like creature hunted for eons by the Laotian Hmong — to braid strands of history, memory, ecology, and hope.
