El Akkad's book, "One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This," is a blistering reflection on the Israel-Hamas war.
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 7, 2025Amanda Waldroupe
The former Portlander's new book is both a memoir and a tutorial on the craft of writing.
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.
November 4, 2025Amy Leona Havin
The Spokane writer talks about journalism, paranoia, and being a hopeful satirist.
November 3, 2025Amy Wang
The National Geographic podcaster and author’s diving journey led to an exploration of her identity as a Black American descended from Africans seized by slave traders.
November 2, 2025David Sarasohn
The Harvard professor and prolific author argues that the daunting odds against amendment have prompted reformers to work through the courts or legislation.
October 29, 2025Ellen Clarke
Poet Willa Schneberg and photographer Jim Lommasson enlisted 20 senior poets for the project, a Cover to Cover event combining a reading and slide show.
October 29, 2025Amy Leona Havin
More than 100 writers and interviewers will discuss fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry, graphic novels, and books for young readers during the Nov. 8 festival.
