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Always Here Bookshop Finally Comes Home
After two years operating as a pop-up, this queer bookstore has a new, permanent North Portland space.
After two years operating as a pop-up, this queer bookstore has a new, permanent North Portland space.
Rediscover Portland Cartoonist Rupert Kinnard and 50 Years of Black, Gay Comic History
A new collection of his work explores his artistry and activism.
A new collection of his work explores his artistry and activism.
How to Rockhound a Rainbow of Rocks in Oregon and Washington
Geology enthusiast Alison Jean Cole on where to find the geological equivalent of a hot trans man.
Geology enthusiast Alison Jean Cole on where to find the geological equivalent of a hot trans man.
Rediscover Portland Cartoonist Rupert Kinnard and 50 Years of Black, Gay Comic History
A new collection of his work explores his artistry and activism.
A new collection of his work explores his artistry and activism.
Oregon Book Awards: Literary Arts Recognizes Genre Standouts and Reading Advocates
Portlanders Kimberly King Parsons and Charity E. Yoro are among the 2025 winners.
Portlanders Kimberly King Parsons and Charity E. Yoro are among the 2025 winners.
Author Q & A: Omar El Akkad on Gaza, Power, and the Stories Empires Steal
The award-winning author discusses his urgent new book and why we must resist the impulse to forget.
The award-winning author discusses his urgent new book and why we must resist the impulse to forget.
Reading the Waves Fucks
Lidia Yuknavitch’s newest nonfiction celebrates the body, in all its slippery, squishy glory.
Lidia Yuknavitch’s newest nonfiction celebrates the body, in all its slippery, squishy glory.
The Mercury's Favorite Books of 2024
On this list, revolutionary writings share space with Portland zombies and memories of the Barefoot Contessa
On this list, revolutionary writings share space with Portland zombies and memories of the Barefoot Contessa
Ian Karmel's Memoir T-Shirt Swim Club Covers the Comedian's Weight Loss and the Immaculate Snacks of His Youth
His two stand-up shows at Revolution Hall will steer clear of memoir material, but probably still include funny party stories.
Author Q&A: Intersex Activist Alicia Roth Weigel on Her New Memoir Inverse Cowgirl
A visit to Powell’s City of Books uncovered no books about intersex experience, so she vowed to write one.
Multnomah County Library Opens Temporary Northeast Portland Location
MCL users can expect to use University of Oregon's Library and Learning Center through the summer of 2024.
Oregon Cartoonist Breena Bard Draws a Climate Change Story From a Middle-School View
Wildfire shows practical ways kids can participate in activism—even if they don't want to march.
Portland Book Festival 2023 Authors, Ranked by Lit Crowd Gasps
Jonathan Lethem returns, Fermenter chef Aaron Adams co-authored a cookbook with Liz Crain, and Naomi Alderman sneaks Portlanders some preview copies of The Future.
An LA Comics Fest Comes to Create Permanent Damage in Portland
Floating World hosts the grimy indie comics fair in Lloyd Center's old Ulta Beauty salon.
Hi Honey, I'm Homo Is History That Won't Depress You During Pride
Culture critic Matt Baume not only recounts Sitcom TV's tea—he reads the leaves.
Graphic Novel Review: Mimosa Shows Friends Fucking Up and Figuring It Out
Comics artist Archie Bongiovanni says Tin House took a comic narrative about 30-something queer friendship seriously.
New Literary Names Sindya Bhanoo and Casey Parks Win Big at the 2023 Oregon Book Awards
Several lesser-known writers won in competition with local literature giants.
The Crying in H Mart Paperback Release Will Be Author Michelle Zauner's First Book Tour
A Q & A with the author and musician on growing up in Oregon, moving to South Korea, and writing a screenplay based on her memoir.
Steve Turner Dishes the Dirt in Mud Ride
A History of Grunge in the Form of a Memoir by Mudhoney's Guitarist
Heat Waves
Climate journalist Jake Bittle on climate migration, climate displacement, and how the Pacific Northwest isn’t prepared for either.
Aubrey Gordon's “You Just Need to Lose Weight” Is a Sharp Sword Against Anti-Fatness
The Maintenance Phase co-host and Your Fat Friend columnist wrote 20 short, sourced arguments you can hand to your body-shaming mom (and doctor).
The Mercury's Favorite Books of 2022
To read list: queer narratives, punk graphic novels, and tranquil apocalypse tales.
Q&A: Metro President Lynn Peterson on New Book, Roadways for People
Peterson calls for greater community engagement in transportation planning.
YOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: Council Votes to "Keep Portland MEAN" and Criminalize Homelessness
Plus: A wild look at Portland's underground scene, carnivorous 9-foot lizards, and David Sedaris is looking for a dead body.
David Sedaris Is Coming and Wants to Know Where He Can Find a Dead Body
“Whenever I Smell a Dead Deer or Something in the Woods I Get So Excited. Oh, It’s Finally My Time!”
How to Get Back to the Land of the Living
Morgan Talty’s debut book Night of the Living Rez follows a Penobscot family through time.
Downtown Portland Could Get a Comics Museum
Pacific Northwest comics world professionals want to create a Northwest Museum of Cartoon Arts.
2022 Portland Book Festival Author Highlights: Selma Blair, Kate Beaton, and (Of Course) Lidia Yuknavitch
"Ghetto Gastro Presents Black Power Kitchen" authors Jon Gray, Pierre Serrao, and Lester Walker will appear in conversation with Gregory Gourdet.
Kevin Sampsell’s Creative Chopping Block
I Made An Accident collects darkly humorous collages from a celebrated Portland author
Killer Prophets?
Leah Sottile's When the Moon Turns to Blood Examines Mormon Extremism at the Roots of Alleged Murders
Floating World Comics Is Moving Out of Old Town... to the Mall
After 16 years downtown, the comics culture hub moves into the Lloyd Center Mall's burgeoning arts district.
Portland Poet Matthew Dickman Airs His Cleanly Folded Laundry
Husbandry is his most focused collection of poems to date.
Book Excerpt: "(When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me" from Funeral for Flaca: Essays
"When you’re the hairy shell of a coconut in a sea of tender and sweet white meat, it’s impossible not to feel like you’ve already fucked up a little bit."
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