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-...

This week's episode of #TheArchiveProject features our recent Portland Arts & Lectures event with M. Gessen. This talk is a rare glimpse into their childhood and professional life as an author and journalist. Tune in to @opb.org Sunday at 7pm, or listen later at literary-arts.org/archive/ #podcast

Read all about it! Burton Scheer BA ’25 is bringing their studies in English to the professional world of creative writing and literature through an events internship with the acclaimed Portland nonprofit Literary Arts 👏 @literaryarts.bsky.social

Don't miss the free kids craft and book event I'm hosting at @literaryarts.bsky.social this Sunday at 1:30pm!! We will be making our own little decorated plant journals and drawing plants :) #kidlit literary-arts.org/event/crafts...

Latest haul from @literaryarts.bsky.social bookstore. This store has such an amazing sci-fi selection. I used to not know what to say when people asked what my hobbies are until I figured out I could just say reading and coffee! literary-arts.org/bookstore/

We announced the lineup for our 41st season of Portland Arts & Lectures. 🔖 @lizgilbert.bsky.social 🔖 Percival Everett 🔖 Colm Tóibín 🔖 @imaniperry.bsky.social 🔖 @praddenkeefe.bsky.social We look forward to joining you for season! 🤩 lit-arts.org/PAL-lineup-2...

Join our team! We are #hiring Baristas (Part-time) and a Bookstore Manager and Lead Buyer (Full-time). These positions will join us as we develop our new bookstore and cafe space! literary-arts.org/about/open-p... to learn more about each position and to submit an application.

This week’s episode of the #TheArchiveProject features @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social. Tune in to @opb.org on Sunday, May 4 at 7:00 p.m. to listen or catch it later wherever you get podcasts! #literaryarts #radio #litarchiveproject

Literary Arts is thrilled to announce this year’s Oregon Book Award winners! Winners were announced live at the 2025 Oregon Book Awards Ceremony, hosted by Omar El Akkad, at Portland Center Stage at The Armory on Monday, April 28, 2025. literary-arts.org/2025/04/anno...

Keepin’ it cute with my friend and fellow nominee @miriamgershow.bsky.social at the #OregonBookAwards. Thanks for a great evening @literaryarts.bsky.social and congrats to the winners! 📚

Didn’t win but was a boss at Photo Booth. @propellerbooks.bsky.social @literaryarts.bsky.social

A great #indiebookstoreday in Portland. I checked out @literaryarts.bsky.social, @floatingworld.bsky.social & @alwaysherebooks.bsky.social and each one is such a delight and offers something unique and wonderful. Thank you Portland for your many bookstores & thank you Portlanders for loving books 📚🎉

Last night I had the honor of serving as one of five judges for @literaryarts.bsky.social Verselandia! high school poetry slam competition, and you know what? The kids are not only okay, they are unbelievably talented, passionate, and unapologetically fearless. And no, I wasn’t the mean judge 😉.

Celebrate Earth Day on #TheArchiveProject, with @ferrisjabr.bsky.social and Amy Stewart. In this conversation they explore both the human relationship to the planet and the things that make it alive and make it livable. Tune in to @opb.org on Sunday, April 27 at 7:00 p.m. to listen!

Today feels like a good day for a GRAND SLAM! Join us tonight at the Schnitz for Vereselandia! Youth Poetry Slam Championship, hosted by @geekgirlgrownup.bsky.social! Congratulations to the amazingly talented poets who will be performing tonight. Tickets are STILL available: lit-arts.org/verse25

Celebrate #IndependentBookstoreDay at the Literary Arts Bookstore for a day full of books, community, festivity, free drinks, snacks, and surprises! For a detailed schedule of events check out: lit-arts.org/indiebooksto... #indiebookstoreday #indiebookstore #pdxbookstore #shoplocalpdx #pdx