Readers

Engage with world-renowned artists during curated events, read and discuss compelling books by authors you love, listen to an archive of talks, and much more.

Delve Readers Seminars

Explore challenging books and engage in lively, discussion-based seminars led by scholars, teachers, writers, poets, and artists from the Portland community.

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Portland Book Festival

Bringing our community together to celebrate books and stories, and the ideas that drive them. Take part in this annual celebration, every November at the Portland Art Museum.

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Portland Arts & Lectures

Welcoming the world’s most celebrated writers, artists, and thinkers to speak to our community in the historic Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.

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The Archive Project Podcast

The Archive Project features the most sought-after recordings from our Portland Arts & Lectures series, the Portland Book Festival, and other community events. Each week, new lectures are available to stream for free.

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Special Events

August 6, 2026
Mac Barnett Considers the Picture Book with Colin Meloy and Anis Mojgani
September 24, 2026
Portland Arts & Lectures 2026–27: George Saunders
October 21, 2026
Portland Arts & Lectures 2026–27: Ayad Akhtar
October 29, 2026
Michael Lewis in conversation with David Shipley
January 21, 2027
Portland Arts & Lectures 2026–27: Isabel Wilkerson
February 17, 2027
Portland Arts & Lectures 2026–27: Ben Rhodes
April 20, 2027
Portland Arts & Lectures 2026–27: Kiran Desai

Upcoming Free Events at Literary Arts

June 14, 2026
Cafe-versary: The Mendoza Cafe at Literary Arts turns one
June 23, 2026
June Write-In: PRIDE
June 24, 2026
BIPOC Reading Series – June
June 25, 2026
Oregon Literary Fellowships Drop-In Information Session
June 25, 2026
Michelle St. Romain in conversation with Sandra Freels
June 27, 2026
Rowan Kingsbury: Avery and the Squirrel Delivery
June 29, 2026
2026 Oregon Literary Fellowships Reading
June 30, 2026
YA and Middle-Grade Literature Pride Celebration
July 1, 2026
One Page Wednesday – JULY
July 8, 2026
Mike Copperman in conversation with Margaret Malone
July 14, 2026
Art in Authoritarian Times: Artistic Freedom as Democratic Infrastructure with Scot Nakagawa
July 15, 2026
Dan Werb: Our Wild Familiars
July 16, 2026
Slamlandia – July
July 21, 2026
Kaitlyn Teer in conversation with Chelsea Bieker
July 22, 2026
Christine Hartman-Derr in conversation with Steph Littlebird
July 23, 2026
Terria Smith in conversation with Ursula Pike
July 28, 2026
July Write-In: Beach Day
July 29, 2026
BIPOC Reading Series – July
July 30, 2026
The Stafford Challenge 2025-26 Anthology Book Launch
August 12, 2026
The Wild Beneath: Kelly Anderson
September 8, 2026
Nobody Broke Your Heart: Jamie Fisher
September 9, 2026
James Ciano, Bobby Elliott, and Nick Martino in conversation