Tonight’s episode of our radio show and podcast, The Archive Project, features a discussion from the 2025 Portland Book Festival NBF Presents session called “The Cost of Hope,” with authors Jason De León and Megha Majumdar. Tune in to OPB Radio tonight, March 8, at 7:00 p.m. to listen! #pdx #radio
Tonight’s episode of our radio show and podcast The Archive Project features author Javier Zamora and his 2025 #EverybodyReads appearance, where he discusses his book SOLITO, a gripping account of his journey from El Salvador to the United States. Tune in to OPB tonight at 7:00 p.m. to listen! #pdx
A wonderful night! Thank you for sharing your work with us. ❤️
Genevieve DeGuzman (me) at the mic reads from Karaoke at the End of the World.
Group photo at Literary Arts of poets Jae Nichelle, Ami Patel, Ally Ang, Genevieve DeGuzman, and Christopher Rose after our reading.
Group photo at Literary Arts of poets Jae Nichelle, Ami Patel, Ally Ang, Genevieve DeGuzman, and Christopher Rose after our reading. Photo taken from the side.
Group photo at Literary Arts of poets Jae Nichelle, Ami Patel, Ally Ang, Genevieve DeGuzman, and Christopher Rose after our reading. I finally look semi-composed in the shot.
Pinch me, last night I got to read alongside poetry lovelies and legends Ally Ang @theoceanisgay.bsky.social, Jae Nichelle, Ami Patel, and Christopher Rose. (Also, sorry to my fellow poets, I can’t take a normal group photo.) Thx to @literary-arts.org for hosting ✨
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The Literary Arts Bookstore & Cafe is hosting a jam-packed month of events in March! In addition to author talks and community events, we have our monthly craft night, readings featuring our #OregonBookAwards finalists, and more!
Learn more: lit-arts.org/march_events #pdx #pdxevents
An Evening of QTBIPOC Poetry with poets Ally Ang, Genevieve DeGuzman, Jae Nichelle, Ami Patel, and Christopher Rose February 24 at 6:30pm Literary Arts
So excited for my first Portland reading at @literary-arts.org on Tuesday with @gendeguzman.bsky.social, Jae Nichelle, Ami Patel, and Christopher Rose! what a lineup!
The latest episode of our radio show and podcast, The Archive Project, features Colm Tóibín, author of Brooklyn. Tune in to OPB Radio tonight, Sunday, February 22, at 7:00 p.m. to hear the episode!
#opb #radio #pdx #portland
Romance lovers, tonight's episode of The Archive Project is just for you! This episode is from a 2025 Portland Book Festival event featuring authors Jasmine Guillory and Adib Khorram.
Tune in to OPB tonight at 7 PM to listen or catch this episode later wherever you get your podcasts.
#opb #radio
Congratulations to Justin Hocking for being named a finalist in the @literary-arts.org Oregon Book Awards for his memoir A FIELD GUIDE TO THE SUBTERRANEAN! 🥳
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Beyond grateful to @literary-arts.org for the support — and what a treat to be listed alongside my guy @jasonsepac.bsky.social!
Thank you, @literary-arts.org !!! So grateful for the support. ❤️ And congrats to friend and OSU alum @jeremyklemin.bsky.social !!!
Literary Arts is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 Oregon Literary Fellowships! The recipients will be honored at the 2026 #OregonBookAwards ceremony on April 20. ✍️✨
Learn more: https://lit-arts.org/olf_2026
#fellowships #pdx #pdxwriters #oba
Image reading “Oregon Book Award Finalist!” With the cover of “Avery and the Fairy Circle” underneath it, illustrated with a girl and a fairy beneath a mushroom.
Big news! “Avery and the Fairy Circle” is a finalist in the Oregon Book Awards hosted by @literary-arts.org!!
Go peruse the other finalists here: literary-arts.org/2026/02/anno...
Thanks to my readers! If you haven’t read Avery yet, get it here or at your library! <3
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We are thrilled to announce the 2026 #OregonBookAward finalists! Join us in congratulating these incredible authors. Winners will be announced at the Oregon Book Awards Ceremony, hosted by Kimberly King Parsons on April 20. 🌟 📚
Learn more: https://lit-arts.org/oba_2026
#pdx #pdxwriters #bookawards
February is Black History Month. Expand your shelves with a featured selection of old and new favorites that celebrate the lives and voices of Black writers.
Full list of titles: https://lit-arts.org/bhm_recs #pdx #pdxbookstores #blackhistorymonth
Last month, we celebrated our one year anniversary at our new home, The Susan Hammer Center, located on 716 SE Grand Avenue! Thank you @publisherswkly.bsky.social for the shout out. #literaryarts #pdx
For the first time, I get to welcome my book into the world @literary-arts.org on march 3rd, and I get to do it with my little sister, Blair.
If you can, please come! It’s free, you’ll be home before bedtime, and I can promise very cool surprises 👀
Link in bio!(@finishinglinepress.bsky.social)
If, like us, you turn to books for solace and guidance, we offer this collection we’re calling “These Times.” May it encourage you to seek new perspectives, support your neighbors, and continue to walk the rocky roads towards change.
Find the full list here: https://lit-arts.org/thesetimes.
Congratulations to author and Literary Arts board member Renée Watson whose book ALL THE BLUES IN THE SKY won the 2026 John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature #pdxauthor #johnnewberymedal #newberymedal #oregonauthor
This week’s episode of The Archive Project features m mick powell and Dr. Taylor Byas, Ph.D., at the 2025 Portland Book Festival. This conversation starts from the prompt “pop culture poetry.” Tune in to OPB on Sunday, January 25, at 7 P.M. to listen! #radio #pdx #portland #thearchiveproject
This week’s episode of The Archive Project features Stacey Abrams, author of Coded Justice, joined by OPB's Dave Miller at #PDXBookFest. This warm, wide-ranging conversation reveals Abrams’s deep curiosity and immense intellect. Tune in to OPB on Sun, Jan. 18, at 7 PM to listen!
#opb #radio #pdx
We are excited to announce updates to two events at the bookstore this month.
🐘 1/20: David Naimon will join Sangamithra Iyer in conversation
📚 1/27: Katherine Alejandra Cross will join Jude Ellison S. Doyle in conversation
Learn more: lit-arts.org/jan26_events. #pdxevents #pdx #bookstore
We are thrilled to present the team behind NPR's Planet Money to celebrate the publication of their new book. Join us on April 14 at The Reser for this special event. Select tickets include a copy of the book and an exclusive tote bag! 👀
Tickets are on sale now: lit-arts.org/planet_money
✍️NEW TEACHER SPOTLIGHT✍️: Literary Arts is pleased to introduce award-winning poet Brody Parrish Craig (they/them) to our writing class roster! They are the author of ‘The Patient is an Unreliable Historian’ & ‘Boyish’.
Learn more about Brody: lit-arts.org/brody_parrish_craig
#pdx #pdxwriters
Tomorrow is our first write-in of the year, and our theme is “Metamorphosis,” and we’re channeling growth and change. As always, we’ll curate a playlist to accompany your writing and offer an exclusive drink: a refreshing cranberry spritz.🍹
https://lit-arts.org/jan26_writein #pdxwriters
This week’s episode of The Archive Project features beloved Irish novelist Emma Donoghue. Donoghue joined us to discuss The Paris Express.
Tune in to OPB on Sunday, January 11, at 7:00 p.m. to listen or catch this episode later wherever you get your podcasts.
#podcast #pdx #opb
Congratulations Karen Russell, 2026 Pacific Northwest Book Awards winner! We couldn’t be happier for them.
We are honored to host their awards ceremony later this year! Join us on Monday, March 30th, for the celebration and the paperback release of THE ANTIDOTE.
#pnba #pdx #pdxwriters
New year, new month, which means a new lineup of events at the Literary Arts Bookstore & Cafe! Join us for community events like our monthly write-in, book talks with some amazing authors, poetry slams, and more!
Learn more: lit-arts.org/jan26_events
#pdx #pdxevents #bookstore #pdxcoffee
This week’s episode of #TheArchiveProject features Omar El Akkad and Karen Russell in conversation at #PDXBookFest. They were joined by Willamette Week's Rachel Saslow to discuss the American reckoning of its violent past and present. Tune in to OPB on Sun., Jan. 4, at 7:00 p.m. to listen. #podcast
What book (or books!) made an impact on you in 2025?
Find a selection of our favorites from the past year and why we love them here: https://literary-arts.org/2025/12/books-we-loved-2025/
