Graft Union Student Reading Series
Friday, January 23, 2026. 7 pm. 4207 North Gantenbein Avenue
Our structure remains the same as we adjust to our very exciting new invited readers structure. We’ll open the evening with our invited readers, take a short break, and then reconvene for our open mic.
Come bundled and cozy!!! (It will not be outside, it is just January which means you have every right to bring as much of your bed with you everywhere you go.)
Book talk: Jude Ellison S. Doyle in Conversation with Katherine Cross at Literary Arts
Tuesday, January 27th, 2026. 6:30 am. 716 SE Grand Ave, Portland, OR 97214
An evening of trans/feminist theory with Jude Doyle author of DILF: Did I Leave Feminism? Doyle will be joined in conversation by Katherine Cross.
BIPOC Reading Series at Literary Arts
Wednesday, January 28th, 2026. 7:00 p.m. 716 SE Grand Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Hosted by Kyle Yoshioka and Jessica Meza-Torres, this monthly reading series is intended to prioritize the safety, creativity, and stories of Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Color.
The featured reader for January will be announced soon.
This event is open to everyone, but only people who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color will be invited to read. If you have any questions, please contact Jessica Meza-Torres at jmezatorres24@gmail.com or Kyle Yoshioka at kyle.yoshioka@gmail.com.
Book talk: Nina McConigley in Conversation with Erica Berry at Powell’s Books
Wednesday, January 28th, 2026. 7:00 p.m. 1005 W Burnside St. Portland, OR 97209
Via Powell’s Books: “Nina McConigley’s How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder (Pantheon) is a bold, inventive, and fiercely original debut novel that begins with an uncle dead and his tween niece’s private confession to the reader — she and her sister killed him, and they blame the British.”
Book talk: “Range of Motion” at Broadway Books
Thursday, January 29, 2026. 6 pm. 1714 NE Broadway, Portland, OR 97232
Author Brian Trapp will read from his new book Range of Motion. He will be joined in conversation with Gabriel Urza, author of The Silver State.
Visiting Writers Series: Teresa Carmody and Prageeta Sharma at PSU Creative Writing
Wednesday, February 4, 2026. 7 pm. Portland State University (SMSU 333)