Gilham Street Writers
Carolyn Altman, Jan Baross, Dave Cantrell, Greg Mace, and JoAnn Tracy read excerpts from works in progress. BORDERS BOOKS AND MUSIC, 708 SW Third Ave, 220-5911, 7 pm, free
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Promises of mayhem, readings, and cheerleading. MARTIAL ART GALLERY, 18 NW Third Ave, 248-0152, 9 pm
Daniel Villasenor
The Lake is the author's first novel. A nervous breakdown, a road trip, a deep dark forest, a beautiful woman on her own taking care of orphaned, developmentally disabled children, and an epileptic boy with mysterious ways. Complicated and romantic, praised by Rick Bass. POWELL'S CITY OF BOOKS, 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651, 7:30 pm, free
Errol Lincoln Uys
Riding the Rails: Teenagers on the Move During the Great Depression taps into both the romanticized and the real version of what life was like for so many back when this country was an entirely different sort of economic wilderness. POWELLS ON HAWTHORNE, 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 238-1668, 7:30 pm, free
Emily Riley and friends
Spoken word curated by the editors of Wax, plus lectures by members of Force Flame. MARTIAL ART GALLERY, 18 NW Third Ave, 248-0152, 9 pm
Steven Barnes
Science fiction! Saturn's Race is the story of a utopia set in the near future and gone awry. BARNES & NOBLE, 1720 N Jantzen Beach, 283-2800, 2 pm, Free
Sunday Book Group
Discuss fiction and nonfiction from an African Amercian perspective. BARNES & NOBLE NE, 1231 NE Broadway, 335-0201, 7 pm, free
Monday 7/17
Gregory Martin
Mountain City is a memoir set in a dying mining town of northeastern Nevada. While the town is almost empty, there's still an element of crowded and busy community passing through the author's family-owned general store. POWELL'S CITY OF BOOKS, 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651, 7:30 pm, free
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This French cartoonist will be signing Nimrod and others. A great opportunity to meet a rare mind. READING FRENZY, 921 SW Oak, 274-1449, 6-8 pm, free
Talking Earth--KBOO Radio
Barbara LaMorticella hosts discussion with Dennis McBride, author of Killing the Mockingbird. TALKING EARTH-KBOO RADIO, 90.7 FM, 10-11 pm, free
Tuesday 7/18
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David Gates' previous novels have been nominated for major awards--a Pulitzer and a National Books Critics Circle Award. The Wonders of the Invisible World is dark, comedy leading to tragedy. POWELL'S CITY OF BOOKS, 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651, 7:30 pm, free
Lucia Perillo & Timothy Kelly
Two acclaimed poets, both from Olympia. POWELLS ON HAWTHORNE, 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 238-1668, 7:30 pm, free
Wednesday 7/19
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Cambell, in town as part of the Portland International Performance Festival, is a well known actor, writer, and director from the UK. He's more than willing to talk about his monologue Pidgin Macbeth, an adaptation of tragedy into pidgin English. Interesting stuff, inspired by a trip to the South Pacific. POWELL'S CITY OF BOOKS, 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651, 7:30 pm, free
The Bear Deluxe Release Celebration
I like a magazine that throws a party for every issue! The Bear Deluxe is published by Orlo, a nonprofit environmental publication. Here's a chance to meet contributors, and the magazines creative review board, learn more about their editorial approach and have an all-around good time. POWELLS ON HAWTHORNE, 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 238-1668, 7:30 pm, free