Literary Arts

10/28/2026

Spend some time with us this November at The Literary Arts Bookstore and Cafe!

This month, we are excited to host our recurring community events, like our hand-sewing social with our neighbors from SCRAP PDX, One Page Wednesday, the BIPOC Reading Series, and Slamlandia, along with a variety of readings and conversations.

📚 11/3 – Finding Wonderful: Matt Mikalatos

🎤 11/4 – One Page Wednesday hosted by Emme Lund with featured reader H. G. Dierdorff

📚 11/5 – Kimberly Blaeser in conversation with Christopher Diaz

📚 11/11 – Destroy This House: Amanda Uhle

🐰 11/12 – November Hand-Sewing Social with SCRAP PDX

✍️ 11/17 – November Write-In: Ancestors

🎤 11/19 – Slamlandia, hosted by Julia Gaskill

📚 11/24 – Rebecca Handler in conversation with Selina Fillinger

🎤 11/25 – BIPOC Reading Series, hosted by Kyle Yoshioka and Jessica Meza-Torres

Check out the link in our bio for more information, or visit lit-arts.org/nov_events.

10/27/2026

is now SOLD OUT…but we still want to celebrate with you! ☂️ 📚
From November 2-8, Portland’s South Park Blocks will be humming with activities inspired by books and storytelling.

Here are a few ways you can still get involved with the Portland Book Festival fun:

🏰 Enjoy the day at The Judy: Walk-up passes for all events at The Judy will be available in person on November 7th. These passes are only $15.

📚 Readers Night (Friday, November 6): Enjoy a drink from the cash bar while you browse the exhibitor booths, get a PBF–exclusive flash tattoo, and spin the prize wheel for a chance to win a PBF keepsake. All ages welcome.

🎶 Music, Art, and Culinary Events: We’re thrilled to offer live music, art, and culinary events throughout the festival week from our arts and culture partners, Cover -to -Cover events, and Readers Night.

You can view the full schedule of events and purchase tickets to other Portland Book Festival events at the link in our bio.

10/26/2026

Have you booked your weekend? There is still time! 🏨

Literary Arts is excited to partner with some of Portland’s most iconic hotels to offer festival-goers a cozy place to rest during the Portland Book Festival.

Book your stay with one of our hotel partners, like Hotel Lucia or Sentinel and receive preferred rates.

For more information, check out the link in our bio or head to lit-arts.org/planyourstay.

10/23/2026

Join us next Tuesday, October 27 at The Literary Arts Bookstore for an evening of ghoulish tales and ghostly stories!

The person with the best story will be crowned Ghost King. 👑👻

For more information check out the link in our bio.

10/18/2026

Check out this special episode of our radio show and podcast, The Archive Project, featuring Scot Nakagawa, co-founder of the 22nd Century Initiative.

Nakagawa joined us this summer for a presentation on artistic freedom as democratic infrastructure.

Artistic freedom is the most sensitive indicator we have of the health of a free society. For artists who have been watching mass mobilizations and asking themselves, "What is my role in this? This talk offers some answers. Nakagawa reframes the question entirely: you are not watching the resistance from the outside. You are making the resistance possible.

The work artists do every day is the cultural foundation that democratic movements depend on.

Tune in to OPB tonight, Sunday, October 18, at 7:00 p.m. to hear the episode, revisit it later on our website, or subscribe to The Archive Project!

10/12/2026

Amy Wang from The Oregonian recently interviewed Michael Lewis to discuss his new book BLOCKERS: REBELS IN THE DEEP STATE!

Read the full article here: https://www.oregonlive.com/books/2026/10/new-book-details-doge-cuts-through-eyes-of-targeted-employees.html

Want to hear more about BLOCKERS? Michael Lewis will be in Portland on October 29 to discuss his book with the New York Times editor-at-large David Shipley.

Tickets are available at the link in our bio or at lit-arts.org/lewis.

On October 29, 2026, Literary Arts presents #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Lewis, in conversation about his new book.

10/12/2026

Join us to celebrate the return of the crows! Come hand sew your own felt crow and decorate it with shiny trinkets. This workshop is self guided & beginner friendly! Being a friend or make a friend, let’s get cozy and craft🐦‍⬛🧙🏽‍♀️🌒

10/09/2026

More Stories. More Voices. More Ways to Experience PBF! The Portland Book Festival is bringing live music, art, and culinary events to Portland this November! We are excited to partner with some of Portland’s leading voices in arts and culture for a full week of new experiences inspired by books and storytelling.

This lineup has a little something for everyone. Here are a few events to look forward to:

🎤 Nov. 4 - The Omnibus Project with John Roderick

🎤 Nov. 5 - Soccer Mommy (Solo) with Pre-Show Discussion and Q&A

🎤 Nov. 6 - Sight Reading: Musical Dialects with Jimmie Herrod, Nick Jaina, Black Belt Eagle Scout, and 45th Parallel Universe

🎤 Nov. 7 - Sight Reading: Musical Dialects with Anna Tivel, W***y Vlautin, Wonderly, and 45th Parallel Universe

Reminder: The events listed here are part of our festival expansion. Tickets are required for most events. Portland Book Festival General Admission passes are sold separately.

Plan your now. Find the full lineup of events at the link in bio or https://lit-arts.org/partner_events.

Our partners: Food Forward, Fuller Events LLC, Mississippi Studios, Oregon Symphony, Papertrees Creative, Portland Art Museum, 45th Parallel Universe

10/05/2026

Fall has arrived, which means we have new specials at the Mendoza Cafe. 🍂 🥧 🌿

This month, we are launching TWO new seasonal syrups and THREE new cafe specials.

🥗 Try our new seasonal veggie salad! A crunchy fall salad made with kale, broccoli, apples, pepitas, ribboned carrots, pickled onion, candied almonds, and feta, topped with orange poppy seed dressing.

🥖…or the new veggie meatball sub, served on a hoagie from Good Dough (Good Dough), topped with homemade marinara sauce and Parmesan cheese.

🍄‍🟫…or the new breakfast toast, made with a mushroom and walnut spread, topped with melted Swiss cheese, a poached egg, and balsamic glaze, served on toasted sourdough from Good Dough.

Pair these with our new Rosemary Vanilla and Pecan Pie latte syrups, and you’ll have the yummiest lunch full of fall flavors.

Come on down to 716 SE Grand Ave!

10/04/2026

Get ready for Michael Lewis on October 29 with tonight’s rebroadcast of our radio show and podcast, The Archive Project!

In this conversation from the 2023 Portland Book Festival, Lewis discusses his book GOING INFINITE, which explores the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency hedge fund and exchange.

Lewis had unrestricted access to Bankman-Fried, spending over a year reporting as he amassed one of the largest fortunes in the world and then lost everything as his businesses collapsed. He offers a perspective on Bankman-Fried and many of his closest colleagues that is rooted in understanding their deeper motives, how they were shaped as a generation, and why they made the mistakes they did. The conclusion is startling and important to reckon with, regardless of whether you followed the case closely.

Tune in to OPB tonight, Sunday, October 4, at 7:00 p.m. to listen or subscribe to The Archive Project wherever you get your podcasts.

P.S. Don’t miss Michael Lewis’s upcoming event! Join us on October 29 to hear about his latest book, BLOCKERS. Tickets are available at the link in our bio or lit-arts.org/lewis.