THURSDAY 11/2
The Powells.com Interviews
A year’s worth of authors and artists speaking on their craft, now bound together in one volume for all eternity. POWELL’S CITY OF BOOKS, 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651, 7:30 pm, Free
FRIDAY 11/3
Moses Goes To School
Storytime for kids. This is a story of a deaf child. Afterwards, learn a few words in sign language! BORDERS-BEAVERTON, 2605 SW Cedar Hills, 644-1498, 11 am, Free
Raised Catholic (Can You Tell?)
Ed Stivender calls his performance “stand-up comedy for people with attention spans.” Sponsored by the library. Call 503-988-5402 for info. MAGO HUNT RECITAL HALL, UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND, 5000 N Willamette Blvd, 7 pm, Free
SATURDAY 11/4
Samantha Bonnie reads Fred Bonnie
Hear Thanh Ho Delivers as read by the late author’s daughter. ANNIE BLOOM’S BOOKS, 7834 SW Capitol Highway, 246-0053, 5 pm, Free
Hunting Oregon
I can’t support this one. Gary Lewis’ book is all about how to appreciate Oregon’s “rich diversity of animals and habitat” by killing in more places, and with more techniques. Do we really need it? BARNES & NOBLE, 1720 N Jantzen Beach, 283-2800, 2 pm, Free
Philip Schuster
Yet another local author! The Indian Water Slide draws on the author’s experience with family and environmental law, and those lovely Oregon rivers. BARNES & NOBLE-BEAVERTON, 18300 NW Evergreen Parkway, 645-3046, 1 pm, Free
SUNDAY 11/5
* Adaptatios From Literature to Film
Hey–it’s the best part of higher education without the pressure of tuition or grades! Read King’s Ransom, by Ed McBain, (a quick read) then watch the film High and Low, directed by Akira Kurosawa, and discuss the film in relation to the book with Linda Sejfulla, film columnist and lecturer. This is the first in a four-part series. CENTRAL LIBRARY, 801 SW 10th Ave, 248-5234, 1 pm, Free
Jane Hamilton
Well-loved for her previous novel, Book of Ruth, Hamilton will read from her newest, Disobedience. POWELL’S CITY OF BOOKS, 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651, 7:30 pm, Free
MONDAY 11/6
Melvin Morse
Where God Lives: The Science of the Paranormal and How Our Brains are Linked to the Universe. BORDERS BOOKS AND MUSIC, 708 SW 3rd Ave, 220-5911, 7 pm, Free
Dava Sobel
Obsession and compulsion are good qualities in a writer. Sobel couldn’t have written such a biography as Galileo’s Daughter without falling in love with history, and with the cloistered nun who was Galileo’s child. POWELL’S CITY OF BOOKS, 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651, 7:30 pm, Free
TUESDAY 11/7
* Joatha Raba
Raban is an incredible writer, a witness to everything. He’s also a great conversationalist–get in on the Q& A. He’ll read from Passage to Juneua. POWELL’S CITY OF BOOKS, 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651, 7:30 pm, Free
WEDNESDAY 11/8
SMART volunteer meeting
SMART: Start Making A Reader Today. Find out what you can do to improve literacy. BORDERS BOOKS AND MUSIC, 708 SW 3rd Ave, 220-5911, 6 pm, Free
Mystery Lovers Book Group
This week’s focus is The Laughing Policeman, by Maj Sjowall. BORDERS-BEAVERTON, 2605 SW Cedar Hills, 644-1498, 7 pm, Free
Writing the West: Literary Explorations of Nature and Myth
Teresa Jordan will lead a discussion of healing nature through illustrated journaling. CENTRAL LIBRARY, 801 SW 10th Ave, 248-5234, 7 pm, Free
Oregon Book Awards
Finalists are announced at this Oregon-authors event! It’s always an interesting ceremony, with a crowd full of writers and a reception afterward . Finalists include Bill Deemer, Primus St. John, Craig Lesley, Judith Barrington, Andrew X. Pham, Kathleen Tyau, and other heavy-hitters. Go on–mingle a little. LITERARY ARTS, First Congregational Church, 1126 SW Park , 227-2583, 7:30 pm, $15
Barbara Ras
Ras will read poetry, from Bite Every Sorrow. Sponsored by Mountain Writers, and free to students with ID. PSU SMITH MEMORIAL BALLROOM,1825 SW Broadway, 8 pm, $5-$8