This week's episode of The Archive Project features author Salman Rushdie reading from and discussing his bestseller THE GROUND BENEATH HER FEET. Rushdie discusses the ideas, both mythical and musical, that inspired this book. Tune in to @opb.org this Sunday at 7:00 p.m. to listen! #podcast

Congratulations to author, journalist, and Literary Arts board member Omar El Akkad for winning the 2025 National Book Award. (@nationalbook.bsky.social ) Omar received this award for his book, ONE DAY, EVERYONE WILL HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AGAINST THIS. www.nationalbook.org/winners-of-t....

Literary Arts is excited to present The Moth Mainstage in Portland. Join us on December 9th for an unforgettable evening as five storytellers explore the theme of “DARING,” sharing true and personal stories live and without notes. Tickets available! lit-arts.org/moth2025 #pdxevents #themoth25

Can't wait to moderate the conversation with authors Derrick Barnes & Jose Pimienta this Sat, Nov 8 at the Portland Book Festival. Gabbie (pictured with me) says unfortunately she won't see you there. She loves books but humans not so much 😹 @literary-arts.org #diversekidlit #mglit #pdxbookfest

For the first time in the history of the Portland Book Festival, we are thrilled to share that the festival is sold out. ☂️NOTE: This means that walk-up tickets will NOT be available at the box office on festival day.  Thank you for helping us make history. ☂️ ❤️ 📚 See you all on Saturday!

So happy we got to see @kamalaharris.com tonight in Portland. Thank you for your warmth, intelligence, sincerity and wit. You lit the place up. Thank you to @literary-arts.org for hosting!

Quan Barry, author of THE UNVEILING, is attending the Portland Book Festival @literary-arts.org this Saturday (11/8)! Don't miss her in conversation with Daniel H. Wilson at 12pm. Get your tickets here: https://aftontickets.com/event/buyticket/3px8ep61x1/portland-book-festival-2025

We can't wait to showcase OSU Press books @literary-arts.org #PDXBookFest this weekend in #Portland! Visit us in booth no. 25. ❤️📚☔ Readers Night, Friday, November 7, 2025, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Festival, Saturday, November 8, 2025, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. #PortlandBookFestival #PDXEvents #GoBeavs #ReadUP

Hey Portland!!! If you’re going to the @literary-arts.org Portland Book Festival this weekend, I’ll be doing a pop-up reading at the Portland Art Museum Sat 11/8 @ 2pm in front of The Little Harpist. Hope to see you there!!! #PDFBookFest #portlandbookfestival

Heads up! CEKPA: A MEMOIR IN BEADED ESSAYS is almost here. It's bold, intimate, and stitched together with care. This is about survival, family, culture, and all that's in between. Preorder it now and be one of the first to read when it drops November 11, 2025! @literary-arts.org #CekpaMemoir

The Literary Arts Bookstore has a line-up of events that you don’t want to miss this month, including special Cover to Cover events as part of #PDXBookFest. Come gather to read, write, craft, and be in community. 🍂 🍁 🍄 More info: lit-arts.org/nov_events_c...

#SerendipityLit author Derrick Barnes will be attending the Portland Best Festival (@literary-arts.org) next Saturday, November 8th, for two live sessions! A Portland Book Festival pass is required: pdxbookfest.org/bio/derrick-... #BookSky #DerrickBarnes #PortlandBookFestival #PortlandBookFest

Absolutely phenomenal conversation tonight between @timothysnyder.bsky.social and Andrew Proctor of @literary-arts.org at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall tonight. I'll get you share it with you in a couple of weeks when it's available on The Archive Project podcast!

Our Senior Artistic Director, Amanda Bullock, was featured on The Whole Writer podcast to discuss the behind-the-scenes planning of Portland Book Festival. Special thanks to Nicole Meir for hosting us! Listen now: lit-arts.org/thewholewrit... #podcast #pdx #PDXBookFest

“Arts and cultural organizations have often been at the forefront of how we rebuild public space,” says Literary Arts executive director, Andrew Proctor in @fastcompany.com. “So I think that one of the paths to recovery for the city is going to be through arts and culture.”

EXCITING NEWS! Crystal Willer will join Omar El Akkad and Jeff VanderMeer in conversation to discuss the work of Katherine Dunn and celebrate the posthumous release of her short story collection NEAR FLESH. This event is on October 7! literary-arts.org/event/near-f...

Kick off #BannedBookWeek with us on Sunday, October 5th! We’ve teamed up with @libro.fm and Silent Book Club to host a Read-In in protest of censorship. Attendees will receive a free audiobook copy of_Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books_📘🎧. Info: literary-arts.org/event/banned...

There’s been a MURDER IN THE BOOKSTORE! ☠️⚰️🥀   Literary Arts is excited to welcome our friends at Lit Mic to host an immersive writing workshop/murder mystery night on October 11 at the Literary Arts Bookstore and Cafe.   Tickets are just $15 while supplies last! literary-arts.org/event/murder...

We hosted @repbonamici.bsky.social and @robnosse.bsky.social for a conversation with member businesses of the Central Eastside Industrial Council (CEIC). Thank you to all who came down and participated in this discussion. We hope to continue hosting important conversations in our space.

I’m back @literary-arts.org teaching this visual poetry workshop in October and y’all—this is beloved to me! I was floored by what created last time I taught this. I actually cannot believe I get to do it again. @literaryarts also has a robust scholarship and access tuition program! Link in bio!

“Communities without art—in all its various, ridiculous, beautiful forms—are communities that are dying.” Our Executive Director, Andrew Proctor, sat down with @wweek.com to discuss Portland’s creative past, present, and future. Read the full article here: www.wweek.com/arts/2025/09...

Literary Arts will be closed on Labor Day this Monday, September 1. Need to reach us? Leave us a voicemail and we will get back to you as soon we can!

Literary Arts has announced the full lineup and opened up ticket sales.

Announcing the 2025 #PDXBookFest author line-up. ☔📚 We will be joined by more than 80 authors to celebrate books! These authors include @staceyabrams.com, Rebecca Yarros, Nicholas Boggs, @emmadonoghue.bsky.social, @angelaflournoy.bsky.social, and @susanorlean.bsky.social More on: pdxbookfest.org

Literary Arts will be closed today from 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. for a staff event. Looking for a book? 🔎 You can order a book for pick up at lit-arts.org/shop or head to the link in our bio.

Big news: Lovely One by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is the 2026 title for Everybody Reads! “Lovely One offers us a powerful story of identity and resilience, and a shared foundation for listening and reflection,” said Director of Libraries Annie Lewis.

Literary Arts is honored to present ‘A Conversation with Kamala Harris,’ November 5, 2025, at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, for the only Pacific Northwest stop on her 107 DAYS book tour. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 22 at 10 am Pacific Time here: lit-arts.org/Harris_Tix

Don’t miss the deadline! Applications for the 2026 Oregon Literary Fellowships close this Friday, August 8th. #pdx #writer #fellowship #oregon #author #portland literary-arts.org/about/progra...

The Literary Arts Bookstore & Cafe is hosting the Stafford Challenge Anthology Reading to celebrate this year's participants and their work! Learn more about the featured readers who will be joining us. We hope to see you tomorrow! literary-arts.org/2025/07/meet...

We are thrilled to announce that #1 New York Times bestselling author of On Tyranny, @timothysnyder.bsky.social will be joining us on October 28, 2025, in conversation about his latest work, On Freedom! Tickets are available now at the link in our bio or lit-arts.org/snyder_25.

Are you applying for an Oregon Literary Fellowship? Have questions? We can help! Join us tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. for a virtual information session. Register now! literary-arts.org/event/oregon... #fellowship #oregon #pdx #pdxwriter

oin us this Friday, July 11 for a very special PRIDE event! 🌈 We are excited to welcome Starri Merryweather for our first Drag Story Time. This event is free and open to all! literary-arts.org/event/drag-s... #PDX #PDXevents #storytime

tomorrow night!! i’m reading with some other smart & cool people 🖤

As part our mission to engage readers and support writers, the Oregon Book Awards Author Tour brings acclaimed authors to towns they might not otherwise visit. Oregon Book Award winner Willy Vlautin recently visited Coos Bay. Read more: lit-arts.org/oba_tour_coo...

New upcoming events at the Literary Arts Bookstore! Check out the details below: July: ✍️ 7/23 – Queer Community Write-In: We are excited to welcome local authors from the LGBTQ+ community for an evening of co-writing! Come with your laptop or journal and a story to tell.

The Literary Arts Bookstore & Cafe will be closed on Friday, July 4th. Regular store hours will resume on Saturday! In the meantime you can shop online at lit-arts.org/shop.

Join us next Tuesday, July 8 for a reading featuring recipients of this year’s Oregon Literary Fellowships. This reading features works of fiction, poetry, nonfiction and drama. Head to lit-arts.org/fellowship_r... fro more info! #fellowship #pdx #pdxevents #portland

Attention #OregonWriters: Applications for the 2026 Oregon Literary Fellowships are open! Applications close on Fri, August 8th! Have questions? We will be hosting three information sessions. The first one takes place via Zoom on Wed, June 25. lit-arts.org/olf_apply_2026 #fellowship #oregon #pdx

Literary Arts' Executive Director Andrew Proctor writes, in today's Sunday Oregonian, the need for continued support for the arts, and arts organizations, in urgent times: www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025... @oregonian.com

📣 EVENTS THIS WEEKEND 📣: The Literary Arts Bookstore has two great events happening this weekend. 📘 June 21 (12:00 P.M.) @biidaasamose.bsky.social in conversation with @trevinobp.bsky.social 🎤 June 22 (6:30 P.M.) PNCA Low-Res Reading For more information: lit-arts.org/events #pdx #pdxevents

In observance of #Juneteenth, we invite you to stream one of our most popular episodes of The Archive Project featuring award-winning author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates. You can stream this episode on our website or wherever you get your podcasts. literary-arts.org/archive/ta-n... #podcast

The Literary Arts Summer Reading Challenge has arrived. Take inspiration from our prompts and track your reading from June 15th through September 7th, 2025, for a chance to win bookstore discounts, gift cards, and more! For more info: lit-arts.org/summer-reading #summerreading #pdx #pdxbookstore

We partnered with Upper Left Coffee Roasters, a local, women-owned roasting company to bring you a unique coffee blend for our new cafe! You can try the Literary Arts blend on Saturday June 14th at our café opening!   To learn more about our cafe partners: literary-arts.org/2025/06/the-...

We’re #hiring a Oregon Book Awards & Fellowships Intern and a Archival and Data Management Intern. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to gain experience in the nonprofit arts sector. Learn more: literary-arts.org/about/open-p... #internship #portland #pdx

Read with PRIDE! 🏳️‍🌈 Celebrate Pride Month with book recommendations from our team. We believe it’s more important than ever to uplift stories by queer authors and about queer characters. LGBTQ+ Books save lives! lit-arts.org/pride-book-r... #pride #pridebookrecs #portland

Come read with me at One-Page Wednesday open mic on 6/4 at @literaryarts.bsky.social ! Thanks to author/host @emmelund.bsky.social for the invitation 💜

And with that, the 2024-2025 season of #TheArchiveProject has come to an end. As we enter our summer of rebroadcasts on @opb.org, we invite you to listen to some of this season’s biggest hits. Check out which episodes made the top five: lit-arts.org/archive-recap #podcast #pdxpodcast

The Literary Arts Bookstore will be closed today for inventory. We will see you all on Thursday after everything has been counted! 📚🔍 In the meantime you can shop online at lit-arts.org/shop or head to the link in our bio.

Join us on Saturday, June 14 to celebrate the opening of the Literary Arts Cafe! Stop by 716 SE Grand Ave, to browse books, sip coffee, and gather for community connection. Doors open at 7 AM and opening day festivities are from 9 AM-3 PM. ☕ ☕ ☕ lit-arts.org/cafe-opening #pdxcafe #bookstorecafe

Hey PDX, if you find yourself in the neighborhood of @literaryarts.bsky.social new bookstore this Wednesday, come on down by 11:45 am for a live taping of OPB's Think Out Loud, where I'll talk all about Blazing Eye Sees All. literary-arts.org/event/think-...