THURSDAY 7/19
The Original Book Group
Skull Mantra, by Elliot Pattison. Borders-Beaverton, 2605 SW Cedar Hills, 644-1498, 7 pm
Hollywood Theater 75th Anniversary Celebration
Alice Cotton, author of When Buildings Speak. Learn more about what seems to be such an ordinary and accessible form of extraordinary craftsmanship, beauty, and history. Houses, buildings, the city around us. Rub shoulders with local preservationist organizations. Hollywood Theater, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd, 281-4215, 7:30 pm
FRIDAY 7/20
The Literary Triangle
This month the lesbian, gay, bi, and trans book group welcomes Diane Derrick, author of From Flitch to Ash: A Musing on Carving & Trees. Barnes & Noble Northeast (Lloyd Center), 1231 NE Broadway, 335-0201, 7 pm
Young Readers Book Group
Readers 8-12 are invited to join for reading, discussion, and always an activity. This week the focus is on Heartland: Coming Home, by Lauren Brooke. Barnes & Noble-Beaverton, 18300 NW Evergreen Parkway, 645-3046, 7 pm, free
SATURDAY 7/21
Claire Krulikowski
Moonlight on the Ganga. Why is it that a spiritual journey so often parallels a physical journey? And why does India, a country rife with economic injustice , beckon the seekers, those desiring enlightenment? Didn’t Dorothy, in the Wizard of Oz, already show us that if it’s not in our own back yard, we never really lost it to begin with? Ask these questions at the reading, as this author talks about her own spiritual journey to India, and this book she’s written about it. Barnes & Noble Northeast (Lloyd Center), 1231 NE Broadway, 335-0201, 1 pm
Angelina Ballerina
Hey kids–here she is, Angelina Ballerina the dancing mouse, along with a member of Oregon Ballet Theatre who will discuss ballet. Staff will read stories of Angelina as written by Katherine Holabird. Barnes & Noble-Beaverton, 18300 NW Evergreen Parkway, 645-3046, 11 am
Let’s Meet Famous Artists
Discuss French painters with author Harriet Kinghorn, and this comes with a workshop–create your own work of art. Barnes & Noble-Beaverton, 18300 NW Evergreen Parkway, 645-3046, 11 am
* Letterpress Printing
Basics
Here’s a chance to roll up your sleeves, enjoy the tactile, sensual, and laborious work of using a Kelsey Excelsior 5″x8″ hand press. Participants will design and print a bookmark in teams of two using hand set type. It’s cool, and almost as satisfying as growing your own food. Independent Publishing Resource Center, 917 SW Oak Street, #218, 232-5673, 11 am-5 pm, $20-40
SUNDAY 7/22
Sena Jeter Naslund
Ahab’s Wife: of The Star-Gazer, The Disobedience of Water. Taking a passage from Moby Dick and opening it up, recreating the world from another vantage point, this author writes, “Captain Ahab was neither my first husband nor my last…” letting us know how much more to the story there just might be. Barnes & Noble, 1720 N Jantzen Beach, 283-2800, 4 pm
MONDAY 7/23
* Kief Hillsbery
He was a big hit a year ago, and now the book’s out in paperback! Radboy, the skateboarding run-away radical who is also deaf and mute. A wild story, well received. Borders Books and Music, 708 SW 3rd Ave, 220-5911, 7 pm
Ethan Canin
Ethan will read from his fourth novel, Carry Me Across the River, about one man’s escape from Nazi Germany. Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651, 7:30 pm, free
TUESDAY 7/24
Comic Artists’ Group
Feeling alone with your characters, your solitary striving, your junk food cravings? Eat cookies, meet comic book artists, work alongside pals, joint ventures and group projects. Independent Publishing Resource Center, 917 SW Oak Street, #218, 232-5673, 7-9 pm
Hollywood v. Hardcore
Portland celebrities Marne Lucas and Kim Morgan will join Jon Lewis to discuss his book, Hollywood v Hardcore.Lewis’ book explores the relationship between money and the regulation of film content. Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W Burnside St, 228-4651, 7:30 pm
WEDNESDAY 7/25
Classic Book Group
Grendel, by John Gardner. Borders-Beaverton, 2605 SW Cedar Hills, 644-1498, 7 pm
Dan Chaon
Chaon’s collection of short stories, Among the Missing looks at the lives of normal people living in an abnormal way. Powell’s Books on Hawthorne, 3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, 7:30 pm, free