So Lit, It Sold Out: All Portland Book Festival Tickets Bought in Advance for First Time

So lit, it sold out: All Portland Book Festival tickets bought in advance for first time

The Pacific Northwest’s largest celebration of books will take place this weekend in Portland, highlighting work by dozens of critically acclaimed local authors and select nationally recognized authors.More than 100 authors and moderators will gather for the 21st Portland Book Festival on Saturday, an event featuring literary discussions, pop-up readings, a book fair and local food trucks. And for the first time in the festival’s history, it’s c…

In book tour for ‘107 Days,’ Kamala Harris says she wanted to ‘lift the hood’ on presidential campaigns

In a nearly sold-out Portland event, Harris tells the audience, “Our democracy relies on our willingness to fight for it.”

Kamala Harris’ Portland book event draws large crowd of protesters

On Nov. 5, former Vice President Kamala Harris brought her book tour to Portland’s Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Despite a high-wind advisory from the National Weather Service, about 70 protesters gathered outside to oppose her visit. As lines began forming, two separate groups of protestors chanted by the front and back entrances to the concert hall. Their chants included “shame” and “Kamala, Kamala, you can’t hide. You funded a genocide.”  Al…