Welcome to 'Keep the PNW Bookish'!

Get the latest on local author events happening in Portland and the surrounding PNW area.

Welcome to the bookish world of the Pacific Northwest!

Portland is one of the most bookish cities in the US and it’s exhilarating to be surrounded by an abundance of people that share a common love of reading. As the limitations of the pandemic continue to be left behind, more in-person events continue to pop up every week, which means there's endless opportunities to connect with fellow book lovers and authors.

Keep the PNW Bookish is your new go-to source for exploring the most exciting bookish events happening in Portland and the surrounding area.

February Event Highlights

• Erica Berry in Conversation With Casey Parks | 2.21.23 at Powell’s City of Books

• Reading: Jenny Foss: Do This, Not That: Career | 2.23.23 at Annie Bloom’s Books

March Event Highlights

• Dana Schwartz [Immortality] in Conversation With Sarah Marshall | Gothic Romance | 3.1.23 at Powell’s Cedar Hills Crossing

• In-Store Reading: Gemma Whelan: Painting Through the Dark | 3.2.23 at Annie Bloom’s Books

• Joseph Earl Thomas [Sink: A Memoir] in Conversation With Katherine D. Morgan | 3.3.23 at Powell’s City of Books

• Anita Kelly [Something Wild & Wonderful] in Conversation With Alison Cochrun | 3.7.23 at Powell’s Cedar Hills Crossing

• Jessamine Chan [The School for Good Mothers] in Conversation With Sarah Marshall | 3.13.23 at Powell’s City of Books

• Reading: Chaitali Sen: A New Race of Men from Heaven | 3.13.23 at Annie Bloom’s Books

• Philip Kenney in Conversation with John Brehm | 3.14.23 at Broadway Books

• Reading: Marat Grinberg: The Soviet Jewish Bookshelf | 3.16.23 at Annie Bloom’s Books

• Jacqueline Winspear [The White Lady]: TICKETED EVENT!! | 3.23.23 at Broadway Books

• Reading: Erica Berry: Wolfish: Wolf, Self, and the Stories We Tell About Fear | 3.29.23 at Broadway Books

Recurring Events

• Kid’s Storytime on Saturdays at Powell’s City of Books

  • Saturday 2.25.23 | The Kindest Red by Ibtihaj Muhammad

  • Saturday 3.4.23 | Curious Kids Nature Journal by Fiona Cohen

  • Saturday 3.11.23 | Banana by Zoey Abbott

Please note: Events and locations can change at any time. Please make sure to confirm ticket and event details directly with the event host.

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