2017 Wordstock Portland's Book Festival Guide

Festival Guide

Wordstock

Portland’s Book Festival PRESENTED BY

Saturday, November 11, 2017 from 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. at the Portland Art Museum

$15

advance

Tickets at literary-arts.org/wordstock $18 day of event. Free for youth and active duty military and veterans.

Featuring 100+ authors including

TA-NEHISI

JENNY

LIDIA

COATES YUKNAVITCH

CLAIRE

LEMONY

MESSUD SNICKET ADAM

GOPNIK

SARAH

MANGUSO

DAVID

GRANN

HAN

TOM

PERROTTA CARSON

ELLIS

MAC

JEFFREY

EUGENIDES DANEZ

SMITH

BARNETT

MORGAN

PARKER

WELCOME TO WORDSTOCK: PORTLAND’S BOOK FESTIVAL 2017 Wordstock: Portland’s Book Festival, presented by Bank of America, is an event for everyone. Literary Arts is proud to host more than 100 of the most talented and exciting contemporary writers at work today. This daylong celebration of books is your chance to meet literary heroes and discover new voices. Explore the wide range of events, from marquee interviews at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall to pop-up readings in the galleries of the Portland Art Museum. The festival also includes an expanded book fair, where you can pick up festival authors’ books and discover local presses.

We look forward to seeing you at this year’s event on Saturday, November 11.

Best wishes,

FOLLOW ALONG AT #PDXBookFest Andrew Proctor, Executive Director

Amanda Bullock, Director of Public Programs

This year’s festival is made possible with the support of the following partners: PRESENTING SPONSOR

VISIONARY PARTNERS

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

LEAD SUPPORTERS

MEDIA SUPPORTERS FESTIVAL IN-KIND SUPPORTERS FESTIVAL SUPPORTERS KinderCare Education, Pomegranate, Sasquatch Books, TooFar Media, Wieden + Kennedy

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A to Z Wineworks, DENNIS Uniform, Devil’s Food Catering, Elephants Delicatessen, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Litquake Foundation, Northwest Film Center, Northwest Natural, The Old Church, Oregon Historical Society, Portland Monthly, Poster Garden, Provenance Hotels, Trimet, Triumph Expo and Events Inc., Whiting Foundation

FESTIVAL INFORMATION Wordstock: Portland’s Book Festival features

more than 100 authors presenting onstage events, children’s storytimes, pop-up readings, and writing workshops. This one-day celebration also includes a book fair featuring more than 90 national and local vendors.

DATE AND TIME

Saturday, November 11, 2017 Box office opens at 8:00 a.m.

Doors at 9:00 a.m.

Last event ends at 6:00 p.m.

LOCATION

Portland Art Museum (1219 SW Park Ave) plus Portland’5, First Congregational United Church of Christ, Oregon Historical Society, Northwest Film Center, and The Old Church (map on page 12)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ADMISSION

WORKSHOPS................................................................ 8

Purchase tickets in advance at literary-arts.org/wordstock

TICKET, BOOK SIGNING, AND VENUE INFORMATION............................................. 9

Adult advance tickets...............................................$15

ONSTAGE EVENTS.............................................. 10-11

Adult day-of tickets...................................................$18

MAP...................................................................................12

Full-price admission includes a $5 book fair voucher

17 and younger.......................................................... Free Includes students with a valid high school ID

Veterans and active duty military.................. Free Admission includes entry to the Portland Art Museum’s permanent exhibits

Wordstock is a program of Literary Arts, a community-based nonprofit located in downtown Portland with a 34-year history of serving Oregon’s readers and writers.

Our mission is to engage readers, support writers, and inspire the next generation with great literature.

LITERARY ARTS IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY:

AUTHOR INDEX....................................................... 4-7

POP-UP READINGS..................................................13 BOOK FAIR AND EXHIBITORS......................14-15 PARTNER EVENTS....................................................17 VOLUNTEERS............................................................. 19

WHO WE ARE Literary Arts Staff Andrew Proctor, Executive Director Maggie Allen Amanda Bullock Lydah DeBin Alanna Faelan James Gendron Megan Gex Jennifer Gurney India Hamilton Hunt Holman Ramiza Koya Susan Moore Denver Olmstead Liz Olufson Chelsea Querner Joanna Rose Dao Strom Mel Wells Kyle White

Board of Directors Jacqueline Willingham, Chair Jill Abere Mike Barr Amy Carlsen Kohnstamm Ginnie Cooper Alice Cuprill-Comas Rebecca DeCesaro Amy Donohue Theo Downes-Le Guin Marie Eckert Betsy Henning Karen Karbo Deidra Miner Katherine O’Neil Ramón Pagán Amy Prosenjak Jon Raymond Bob Speltz Amy Wayson Thomas Wood

Wordstock Advisory Council Karen Karbo, Chair Neil Aitken Sarah Carlberg Liz Crain Rachel Fershleiser Jennifer Abel Kovitz B. Frayn Masters J.S. May Susan Moore Olivia Olivia Steph Opitz Sarah Rothenfluch Heidi Schulz Rob Spillman Dao Strom Alicia Tate

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AUTHORS The festival features more than 100 authors who have published books in the past 18 months. These authors will be appearing in onstage events at the nine festival stages (page 10-11) and pop-up readings (page 13) throughout the galleries of the Portland Art Museum.

ELLIOT ACKERMAN

Dark at the Crossing FICTION

DAVID BIESPIEL

STEVEN CHURCH

Education of a Young Poet NONFICTION

One with the Tiger NONFICTION

1:15 p.m. WIN with Alia Malek, Emily Robbins, mod. OPB’s Geoff Norcross

3:30 p.m. OHS with Chelsea Martin, Kristen Radtke, mod.

Rob Spillman

4:45 p.m. WIN with Elena Passarello, Oliver Uberti, mod. Jon Mooallem

KAVEH AKBAR

VERA BROSGOL

Calling a Wolf a Wolf

POETRY

5:15 p.m. BRU with Melissa Febos, Megan Stielstra, mod.

Marisa Siegel Pop-up: 3:00 p.m., Wyeth, Fl. 2, Gallery 209

JESS ARNDT

Large Animals FICTION 4:45 p.m. OHS with Tom Gauld, Sarah Manguso, mod.

Robin Romm Pop-up: 3:00 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Fl. 1, Gallery 113

BONNIE ARNING

Escape Velocity POETRY 1:45 p.m. BRU with Samiya Bashir, Nicole Sealey, mod.

Natalie Garyet Pop-up: 11:45 a.m., Northwest, Fl. 3, Gallery 303

Leave Me Alone! KIDS 11:15 a.m. MID with Mac Barnett, Carson Ellis, Javaka Steptoe, mod. Natasha Forrester Campbell 2:50 p.m. KIDS Storytime

JEFFREY BROWN

Lucy and Andy Neanderthal: The Stone Cold Age MIDDLE GRADE COMICS/GN 12:30 p.m. MID with Ben Clanton, mod. Kate Ristau

MICHAEL BUCKLEY

The Sisters Grimm MIDDLE GRADE 3:00 p.m. MID with Melissa Savage, mod. Heidi Schulz

JULIE BUNTIN

Marlena FICTION

10:00 a.m. WHIT with Adam Gopnik, Kayla Rae Whitaker, mod. Maris Kreizman

1:30 p.m. UCC moderating event with Jeffrey Eugenides, Danzy Senna 4:30 p.m. WHIT with Rachel Khong, Edan Lepucki, mod.

Steph Opitz

MAC BARNETT

KATE CARROLL DE GUTES

JAMI ATTENBERG

All Grown Up FICTION

The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse KIDS 11:15 a.m. MID with Vera Brosgol, Carson Ellis, Javaka Steptoe, mod. Natasha Forrester Campbell 12:50 p.m. KIDS Storytime

ANDREW BARTON

The Myrtlewood Cookbook NONFICTION 11:30 a.m. WIN with Liz Crain, Kate Lebo, Samuel Ligon, Bonnie Frumkin Morales, Peter Schweitzer, mod. Penelope Bass

SAMIYA BASHIR

Field Theories POETRY 1:45 p.m. BRU with Bonnie Arning, Nicole Sealey, mod.

Natalie Garyet

GABRIELLE BELL

Everything Is Flammable NONFICTION COMICS/GN 11:30 a.m. OHS with Kate Carroll de Gutes, Jenny Forrester, mod. Wendy Willis

The Authenticity Experiment NONFICTION 11:30 a.m. OHS with Gabrielle Bell, Jenny Forrester, mod.

Wendy Willis

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BEN CLANTON

Boo Who? KIDS 9:50 a.m. KIDS Storytime

Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt MIDDLE GRADE COMICS/GN 12:30 p.m. MID with Jeffrey Brown, mod. Kate Ristau

TA-NEHISI COATES

Florence in Ecstasy FICTION 11:45 a.m. BRU with Gabe Habash, Meg Howrey, mod.

Leni Zumas

4:30 p.m. KIDS with Colin Meloy and mod. Amy Martin

JEFFREY EUGENIDES

Fresh Complaint FICTION 1:30 p.m. UCC with Danzy Senna, mod. Julie Buntin

5:15 p.m. BRU with Kaveh Akbar, Megan Stielstra, mod.

Marisa Siegel

LIZ CRAIN

Hello! My Name Is Tasty NONFICTION 11:30 a.m. WIN with Andrew Barton, Kate Lebo, Samuel Ligon, Bonnie Frumkin Morales, Peter Schweitzer, mod. Penelope Bass

JEFFREY CRANOR

It Devours! A Welcome to Night Vale Novel FICTION 12:00 p.m. WHIT with Joseph Fink, Morgan Parker, Tommy Pico, mods. OPB’s April Baer & OPB’s Aaron Scott

JULIE C. DAO

Forest of a Thousand Lanterns YA

RENE DENFELD

JESSIE CHAFFEE

The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid MIDDLE GRADE

12:00 p.m. SCH with mod. New York Times’ Jenna Wortham

P.C. CAST 10:00 a.m. TOC with Traci Chee, April Henry, mod.

Alison Kastner

11:15 a.m. MID with Mac Barnett, Vera Brosgol, Javaka Steptoe, mod. Natasha Forrester Campbell 1:30 p.m. KIDS Storytime

MELISSA FEBOS

1:30 p.m. TOC with Fonda Lee, Emily Suvada, mod.

Amber Keyser

Sun Warrior YA

Du Iz Tak? KIDS

We Were Eight Years in Power NONFICTION

Pop-up: 2:30 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Fl. 1, Gallery 113

The Child Finder FICTION 9:45 a.m. WIN with Victor Lodato, Amy Stewart, mod.

Zach Dundas

JEANNE B. DE SAINTE MARIE

Marielle in Paris KIDS 11:50 a.m. KIDS Storytime with Maxine Rose Schur

Pop-up: 2:00 p.m., European, Fl. 2, Gallery 203

Pop-up: 10:15 a.m., Modern & Contemporary, Fl. 1, Gallery 111

TRACI CHEE

KARL NEWSOM EDWARDS

The Speaker YA

I Got a New Friend KIDS

10:00 a.m. TOC with P.C. Cast, April Henry, mod.

Alison Kastner

11:10 a.m. KIDS Storytime

Schedule subject to change without notice.

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Pop-up: 3:00 p.m., European, Fl. 2, Gallery 202

CARSON ELLIS

OMAR EL AKKAD

American War FICTION 5:00 p.m. UCC with Benjamin Percy, Lidia Yuknavitch, mod.

Fiona McCann

Abandon Me: Memoirs NONFICTION

Pop-up: 3:00 p.m., Wyeth, Fl. 2, Gallery 209

JOSEPH FINK

It Devours! A Welcome to Night Vale Novel FICTION 12:00 p.m. WHIT with Jeffrey Cranor, Morgan Parker, Tommy Pico, mods. OPB’s April Baer & OPB’s Aaron Scott

JENNY FORRESTER

Narrow River, Wide Sky NONFICTION 11:30 a.m. OHS with Gabrielle Bell, Kate Carroll de Gutes, mod. Wendy Willis Pop-up: 3:45 p.m., Northwest, Fl. 3, Gallery 302

JOHN FREEMAN

Maps POETRY 10:00 a.m. BRU with Erika L. Sánchez, Javier Zamora, Matthew Zapruder, mod. Sarah Bowlin

Freeman’s FICTION 3:15 p.m. UCC moderating Maile Meloy, Claire Messud

TOM GAULD

Baking with Kafka FICTION COMICS/GN 4:45 p.m. OHS with Jess Arndt, Sarah Manguso, mod.

Robin Romm

NICOLE J. GEORGES

Fetch: How a Bad Dog Brought Me Home NONFICTION COMICS/GN 10:15 a.m. OHS with Elizabeth Haidle, Leslie Stein, Deb Olin Unferth, mod. Kelly Sue DeConnick

ADAM GOPNIK

DANIEL HANDLER

At the Strangers’ Gate: Arrivals in New York NONFICTION

All the Dirty Parts FICTION

10:00 a.m. WHIT with Jami Attenberg, Kayla Rae Whitaker, mod. Maris Kreizman

DAVID GRANN

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI NONFICTION 11:45 a.m. UCC with OPB’s Geoff Norcross

REBECCA GREEN

How to Make Friends with a Ghost KIDS 3:30 p.m. KIDS Storytime

GABE HABASH

Stephen Florida FICTION 11:45 a.m. BRU with Jessie Chaffee, Meg Howrey, mod.

Leni Zumas Pop-up: 3:30 p.m., Wyeth, Fl. 2, Gallery 209

ELIZABETH HAIDLE

I, Parrot FICTION COMICS/GN 10:15 a.m. OHS with Nicole J. Georges, Leslie Stein, Deb Olin Unferth, mod. Kelly Sue DeConnick

10:00 a.m. SCH with mod. New York Times’ Gilbert Cruz

APRIL HENRY

Count All Her Bones YA 10:00 a.m. TOC with P.C. Cast, Traci Chee, mod.

Alison Kastner Pop-up: 1:30 p.m., American, Fl. 2, Gallery 206

MATTHEW HOLM

Babymouse: Lights, Camera, Middle School! MIDDLE GRADE COMICS/GN Swing It, Sunny MIDDLE GRADE COMICS/GN

1:45 p.m. MID with Mike Lawrence, mod. Jonathan Hill

MEG HOWREY

CHUCK KLOSTERMAN

But What If We’re Wrong? NONFICTION Chuck Klosterman X NONFICTION 3:00 p.m. WHIT with Katie Kitamura, Hannah Tinti, mods.

OPB’s April Baer & OPB’s Aaron Scott

NINA LACOUR

We Are Okay YA 11:45 a.m. TOC with Julie Murphy, Tillie Walden, mod.

Alicia Tate

MIKE LAWRENCE

Star Scouts MIDDLE GRADE COMICS/GN 1:45 p.m. MID with Matthew Holm, mod. Jonathan Hill Pop-up: 4:00 p.m., Wyeth, Fl. 2, Gallery 209

KATE LEBO

11:30 a.m. WIN with Andrew Barton, Liz Crain, Kate Lebo, Bonnie Frumkin Morales, Peter Schweitzer, mod. Penelope Bass Pop-up: 1:45 p.m., European, Fl. 2, Gallery 201

VICTOR LODATO

Edgar and Lucy FICTION 9:45 a.m. WIN with Rene Denfeld, Amy Stewart, mod.

Zach Dundas Pop-up: 12:15 p.m., American, Fl. 2, Gallery 206

ALIA MALEK

The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria NONFICTION 1:15 p.m. WIN with Elliot Ackerman, Emily Robbins, mod.

OPB’s Geoff Norcross

Pie & Whiskey FICTION

Pop-up: 10:45 a.m., European, Fl. 2, Gallery 204

11:45 a.m. BRU with Jessie Chaffee, Gabe Habash, mod.

Leni Zumas

11:30 a.m. WIN with Andrew Barton, Liz Crain, Samuel Ligon, Bonnie Frumkin Morales, Peter Schweitzer, mod. Penelope Bass

SARAH MANGUSO

RACHEL KHONG

Goodbye, Vitamin FICTION 4:30 p.m. WHIT with Julie Buntin, Edan Lepucki, mod.

Steph Opitz

4:45 p.m. OHS with Jess Arndt, Tom Gauld, mod.

Robin Romm

FONDA LEE

Pop-up: 3:00 p.m., Wyeth, Fl. 2, Gallery 209

Exo YA

KATIE KITAMURA

A Separation FICTION

Pop-up: 4:00 p.m., American, Fl. 2, Gallery 208

JENNY HAN

3:00 p.m. WHIT with Chuck Klosterman, Hannah Tinti, mods.

OPB’s April Baer & OPB’s Aaron Scott

EDAN LEPUCKI

Woman No. 17 FICTION 4:30 p.m. WHIT with Julie Buntin, Rachel Khong, mod.

Steph Opitz Pop-up: 2:00 p.m., Northwest, Fl. 3, Gallery 303

Schedule subject to change without notice.

300 Arguments NONFICTION

Pop-up: 1:45 p.m., European, Fl. 2, Gallery 201

Pop-up: 12:45 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Fl. 2, Gallery 218

3:15 p.m. TOC with Sandhya Menon, Zan Romanoff, mod.

Brendan Kiely

Pie & Whiskey FICTION

The Wanderers FICTION

1:30 p.m. TOC with Julie C. Dao, Emily Suvada, mod.

Amber Keyser

Always and Forever, Lara Jean YA

SAMUEL LIGON

CHELSEA MARTIN

Caca Dolce NONFICTION 3:30 p.m. OHS with David Biespiel, Kristen Radtke, mod.

Rob Spillman Pop-up: 1:15 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Fl. 2, Gallery 217

DAWN LUNDY MARTIN

Good Stock Strange Blood POETRY 3:00 p.m. WIN with Morgan Parker, Danez Smith, mod.

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AUTHORS (CONTINUED) MORGAN PARKER

TOMMY PICO

ERIKA L. SÁNCHEZ

The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid MIDDLE GRADE

There Are More Beautiful Things than Beyoncé POETRY

Nature Poem POETRY

Lessons in Expulsion POETRY

4:30 p.m. KIDS with Carson Ellis and mod. Amy Martin

12:00 p.m. WHIT with Jeffrey Cranor, Joseph Fink, Tommy Pico, mods. OPB’s April Baer & OPB’s Aaron Scott 3:00 p.m. WIN with Dawn Lundy Martin, Danez Smith, mod.

Béalleka

12:00 p.m. WHIT with Jeffrey Cranor, Joseph Fink, Morgan Parker, mods. OPB’s April Baer & OPB’s Aaron Scott

10:00 a.m. BRU with John Freeman, Javier Zamora, Matthew Zapruder, mod. Sarah Bowlin

COLIN MELOY

MAILE MELOY

Do Not Become Alarmed FICTION 3:15 p.m. UCC with Claire Messud, mod. John Freeman

SANDHYA MENON

When Dimple Met Rishi YA 3:15 p.m. TOC with Jenny Han, Zan Romanoff, mod.

Brendan Kiely

CLAIRE MESSUD

The Burning Girl FICTION 3:15 p.m. UCC with Maile Meloy, mod. John Freeman

BONNIE FRUMKIN MORALES

Kachka: A Return to Russian Cooking NONFICTION 11:30 a.m. WIN with Andrew Barton, Liz Crain, Kate Lebo, Samuel Ligon, Peter Schweitzer, mod.

Penelope Bass Pop-up: 2:15 p.m., Modern and Contemporary,

ELENA PASSARELLO

Animals Strike Curious Poses NONFICTION 4:45 p.m. WIN with Steven Church, Oliver Uberti, mod.

Jon Mooallem Pop-up: 2:00 p.m., Northwest, Fl. 3, Gallery 303

NANCY PEARL

George and Lizzie FICTION 3:30 p.m. BRU with Peter Rock, Shanthi Sekaran, mod.

Pauls Toutonghi

3:30 p.m. OHS with David Biespiel, Chelsea Martin, mod.

Rob Spillman

JON RAYMOND

Freebird FICTION 12:45 p.m. OHS with Deb Olin Unferth, Dennie Wendt, mod.

Cari Luna

EMILY ROBBINS

MELISSA SAVAGE

Lemons MIDDLE GRADE 3:00 p.m. MID with Michael Buckley, mod. Heidi Schulz

MAXINE ROSE SCHUR

Marielle in Paris KIDS 11:50 a.m. KIDS Storytime with Jeanne B. de Sainte Marie

BENJAMIN PERCY

1:15 p.m. WIN with Elliot Ackerman, Alia Malek, mod.

OPB’s Geoff Norcross

PETER SCHWEITZER

The Dark Net FICTION

Pop-up: 11:30 a.m., European, Fl. 2, Gallery 203

5:00 p.m. UCC with Omar El Akkad, Lidia Yuknavitch, mod.

Fiona McCann

PETER ROCK

TOM PERROTTA

JULIE MURPHY

10:00 a.m. UCC with mod. OPB’s April Baer

DEV PETTY

There’s Nothing to Do! KIDS 10:30 a.m. KIDS Storytime

Spells: A Novel Within Photographs FICTION

The Myrtlewood Cookbook NONFICTION 11:30 a.m. WIN with Andrew Barton, Liz Crain, Kate Lebo, Samuel Ligon, Bonnie Frumkin Morales, mod.

Penelope Bass

3:30 p.m. BRU with Nancy Pearl, Shanthi Sekaran, mod.

Pauls Toutonghi

NICOLE SEALEY

ZAN ROMANOFF

1:45 p.m. BRU with Bonnie Arning, Samiya Bashir, mod.

Natalie Garyet

Grace and the Fever YA 3:15 p.m. TOC with Jenny Han, Sandhya Menon, mod.

Brendan Kiely Pop-up: 12:30 p.m., European, Fl. 2, Gallery 200

Ordinary Beast POETRY

SHANTHI SEKARAN

Lucky Boy FICTION 3:30 p.m. BRU with Nancy Pearl, Peter Rock, mod.

Pauls Toutonghi Pop-up: 12:45 p.m., American, Fl. 2, Gallery 206

Schedule subject to change without notice.

5:00 p.m. TOC with Chris Struyk-Bonn, Renée Watson, mod.

Gesse Stark-Smith

Pop-up: 10:15 a.m., Modern & Contemporary, Fl. 1, Gallery 111

Mrs. Fletcher FICTION

11:45 a.m. TOC with Nina LaCour, Tillie Walden, mod.

Alicia Tate

Imagine Wanting Only This NONFICTION COMICS/GN

A Word for Love FICTION

Fl. 1, Gallery 113

Ramona Blue YA

KRISTEN RADTKE

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter YA

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DANZY SENNA

New People FICTION 1:30 p.m. UCC with Jeffrey Eugenides, mod. Julie Buntin.

AMY STEWART

Miss Kopp’s Midnight Confessions FICTION

DOREE SHAFRIR

9:45 a.m. WIN with Rene Denfeld, Victor Lodato, mod.

Zach Dundas

Startup FICTION

Pop-up: 12:00 p.m., European, Fl. 2, Gallery 200

1:30 p.m. WHIT with Ellen Ullman, mod. New York Times’ Jazmine Hughes

DANEZ SMITH

Don’t Call Us Dead POETRY 3:00 p.m. WIN with Dawn Lundy Martin, Morgan Parker, mod. Béalleka Pop-up: 1:15 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Fl. 1, Gallery 113

MEGAN STIELSTRA

1:30 p.m. WHIT with Doree Shafrir, mod. New York Times’ Jazmine Hughes

JAVAKA STEPTOE

Radiant Child KIDS 11:15 a.m. MID with Mac Barnett, Vera Brosgol, Carson Ellis, mod. Natasha Forrester Campbell 2:10 p.m. KIDS Storytime

Life in Code NONFICTION

Pop-up: 3:15 p.m., Northwest, Fl. 3, Gallery 304

CHRIS STRUYK-BONN

Nice Girls Endure YA

EMILY SUVADA

10:15 a.m. OHS with Nicole J. Georges, Elizabeth Haidle, Deb Olin Unferth, mod. Kelly Sue DeConnick

Pop-up: 2:00 p.m., Wyeth, Fl. 2, Gallery 209

5:15 p.m. BRU with Kaveh Akbar, Melissa Febos, mod.

Marisa Siegel

10:00 a.m. SCH with mod. New York Times’ Gilbert Cruz

Present NONFICTION COMICS/GN

4:45 p.m. WIN with Steven Church, Elena Passarello, mod.

Jon Mooallem

ELLEN ULLMAN

The Bad Mood and the Stick KIDS

LESLIE STEIN

Where the Animals Go: Tracking Wildlife with Technology in 50 Maps and Graphics NONFICTION

The Wrong Way to Save Your Life NONFICTION

5:00 p.m. TOC with Erika L. Sánchez, Renée Watson, mod.

Gesse Stark-Smith

LEMONY SNICKET

OLIVER UBERTI

This Mortal Coil YA 1:30 p.m. TOC with Julie C. Dao, Fonda Lee, mod.

Amber Keyser Pop-up: 11:30 a.m., Wyeth, Fl. 2, Gallery 209

HANNAH TINTI

The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley FICTION 3:00 p.m. WHIT with Katie Kitamura, Chuck Klosterman, mods. OPB’s April Baer & OPB’s Aaron Scott Pop-up: 1:00 p.m., Wyeth, Fl. 2, Gallery 209

DEB OLIN UNFERTH

I, Parrot NONFICTION COMICS/GN 10:15 a.m. OHS with Nicole J. Georges, Elizabeth Haidle, Leslie Stein, mod. Kelly Sue DeConnick

Wait Till You See Me Dance FICTION 12:45 p.m. OHS with Jon Raymond, Dennie Wendt, mod.

Cari Luna

TILLIE WALDEN

Spinning YA COMICS/GN 11:45 a.m. TOC with Nina LaCour, Julie Murphy, mod.

Alicia Tate

DENNIE WENDT

Hooper’s Revolution FICTION 12:45 p.m. OHS with Jon Raymond, Deb Olin Unferth, mod.

Cari Luna Pop-up: 11:00 a.m., Wyeth, Fl. 2, Gallery 209

KAYLA RAE WHITAKER

The Animators FICTION 10:00 a.m. WHIT with Jami Attenberg, Adam Gopnik, mod.

Maris Kreizman Pop-up: 12:15 p.m., Native American, Fl. 3, Gallery 301

WRITERS IN THE SCHOOLS

Galaxies on the Ground 2:15 p.m. OHS

LIDIA YUKNAVITCH

The Book of Joan FICTION 5:00 p.m. UCC with Omar El Akkad, Benjamin Percy, mod.

Fiona McCann

JAVIER ZAMORA

Unaccompanied POETRY 10:00 a.m. BRU with John Freeman, Erika L. Sánchez, Matthew Zapruder, mod. Sarah Bowlin

Pop-up: 2:15 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Fl. 2, Gallery 218

MATTHEW ZAPRUDER

RENÉE WATSON

10:00 a.m. BRU with John Freeman, Erika L. Sánchez, Javier Zamora, mod. Sarah Bowlin

Piecing Me Together YA 5:00 p.m. TOC with Chris Struyk-Bonn, Erika L. Sánchez, mod. Gesse Stark-Smith

Why Poetry NONFICTION

Pop-up: 12:30 p.m., Wyeth, Fl. 2, Gallery 209

Pop-up: 3:15 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Fl. 2M, Gallery 220

Schedule subject to change without notice.

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WRITING WORKSHOPS Wordstock offers a series of writing workshops on flash fiction, poetry, memoir, and more taught by local and national writers. Visit literary-arts.org/wordstock for more information and registration details.

Classes are expected to sell out. Advance workshop registration includes admission to the festival and a $5 book voucher, redeemable at the Wordstock book fair. One admission per student (not per class).

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BEYOND LANGUAGE: A GENERATIVE WORKSHOP

HANDMADE ARTISTS BOOKS & JOURNALS

The following workshops are held at the Northwest Film Center (934 SW Salmon St.).

Tuition is $75 and workshops are two hours.

Register at literary-arts.org/wordstock.

taught by Neil Aitken

1:00–3:00 p.m. in Classroom B Use image, memory, and translation to defamiliarize language and discover what lurks beneath and beyond the surface of the every day and commonplace.

taught by Marilyn Stablein

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FINDING AN AGENT: AN AGENT TELLS YOU HOW

taught by Betsy Amster

9:30–11:30 a.m. in Classroom C Explore what it takes to find an agent able to help you reach your goals. Learn how to research and interview agents and understand representation agreements.

MINING THE DARKNESS FOR LIGHT: WRITING THE HUMOROUS ESSAY

taught by Courtenay Hameister

10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. in Classroom A Learn how to write humorous essays with a strong sense of voice and timing. Mine your material and learn the comedic benefits of truth-telling.

HONEST WRITING ABOUT TOUGH PERSONAL TOPICS

taught by Sage Cohen and Penelope Schott

10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. in Classroom B Learn different approaches to writing about personal topics like divorce, family relationships, and traumatic events.

TWEETING AND TUMBLING: HOW TO BOOST YOUR ONLINE PRESENCE

taught by Nikole Potulsky

12:00–2:00 p.m. in Classroom C Create an online presence to increase your visibility to readers, and learn strategies to make the most of your social media brand without being overwhelmed by it.

STRENGTHEN YOUR CORE: STORYTELLING FOR MEANING AND IMPACT

taught by Mindy Nettifee

12:30–2:30 p.m. in Classroom A Learn how to use a core story theme to decide where to begin, where to go, how to play with tone, and how to land your meaning. Gain the tools to tell the same story a hundred different ways.

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WRITING THE HERMIT CRAB ESSAY: ADVENTURES IN FORM

2:00–5:00 p.m. in the Kinney Classroom, Tuition: $135, includes materials Learn how to make an accordion book, a pamphlet stitched chapbook, and a folded structure. This workshop is useful to writers, artists, and anyone interested in learning more about the artistry of handmade books. All materials are provided.

taught by Erica Trabold

2:30–4:30 p.m. in Classroom C Explore the inextricable link between form and content in creative nonfiction. Nonfiction writing that doesn’t follow traditional forms is often called a “hermit crab” essay because it borrows its formal structure from something that already exists.

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TEACHER WORKSHOP

The following workshop is held at the Portland Art Museum, in the Stevens Room on the Lower Level (1219 SW Park Ave). Tuition is free but space is limited and registration is encouraged. Register at literary-arts.org/wordstock to guarantee your seat.

WRITING YA FICTION: BRINGING YOUNG NARRATORS TO LIFE ON THE PAGE

MULTIGENERATIONAL MEMOIR FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS

taught by Selene Castrovilla, Jessica Kapp, and Meagan Macvie

12:30–1:45 p.m. in the Crumpacker Library Participants will work on writing personal versions of common experiences to create and understand stories with multiple perspectives.

3:00–5:00 p.m. in Classroom A Investigate how writers use immediacy, voice, and transformation to grasp young adult first-person narratives.

DIVINATION FOR INSPIRATION: BOOST YOUR CREATIVE POWERS

taught by Stephanie Adams-Santos

3:30–5:30 p.m. in Classroom B Tuition: $95, includes materials Use methods inspired by oracular texts and divination tools to inspire new writing, invigorate your personal practice, and flex your magical prowess for full creativity.

taught by Courtenay Hameister

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The following workshops are held in the Portland Art Museum, in the Stevens Room on the Lower Level (1219 SW Park Ave). Youth Workshops are free but space is limited and registration is encouraged. Register at literary-arts.org/wordstock with student’s name and school to guarantee a seat.

JAM COMIC ZINES WORKSHOP FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS

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T HREE-HOUR WRITING WORKSHOPS

The following workshops are held at the Portland Art Museum, in the Kinney Classroom on the Lower Level (1219 SW Park Ave). Register at literary-arts.org/wordstock.

STARTING THE NOVEL

taught by M. Allen Cunningham

10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. in the Kinney Classroom, Tuition: $115 This three-hour workshop will demystify the ways one begins writing a book-length work of fiction, with in-class writing exercises, discussion, and helpful techniques and suggestions to get you started on your way.

Please note:

2:00–3:15 p.m. in the Stevens Room Explore the collaborative possibilities of comics creation while learning about story structure and zine-making! Middle school (grades 6–8) only.

POETRY WORKSHOP FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

taught by David Ciminello

3:30–4:45 p.m. in the Stevens Room Brainstorm, write, collaborate, and share poetic prose and poetry. Participants will celebrate culture and community through poetic expression and innovation. High school (grades 9–12) only.

Individuals may register in person for any available class seats on Saturday, November 11 at the Northwest Film Center’s registration table. However, your festival admission will NOT be included in the tuition for those who register for classes on-site at Wordstock; you will need to purchase a ticket from the box office in addition to your class registration.

HOW TO ATTEND WORDSTOCK WHERE TO PICK UP TICKETS

BOOK SIGNING AND POLICIES

Adult advance tickets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15 ($18 DAY OF)

Authors will sign books immediately following their onstage event unless otherwise noted. Books must be purchased from a festival bookstore in order to be signed, with the exception of one pre-owned book per author.

Adult entry includes a $5 book fair voucher. Buy your ticket at portlandartmuseum.org/wordstock.

17 and younger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free Also includes students with a valid high school ID

Veterans and active duty military. . . . . . . . . . . . . Free All attendees must purchase or pick up tickets from the box office on SW Park Avenue in front of the Portland Art Museum before entering any festival venues. Entry includes admission to the Museum’s permanent exhibits.

HOW TO GET THERE Wordstock attendees are encouraged to walk, bike, or take mass transit to the festival. There are plentiful bus stops near the festival grounds, and a streetcar stop at PAM as well as a MAX Station at 6th and Madison. The museum/festival does NOT have a dedicated parking lot, but lot and street parking are available throughout downtown Portland.

The 2017 festival is delighted to launch satellite bookstores at most of the festival stages, where attendees can purchase a book and get it signed on site.

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BEST PRACTICES FOR ONSTAGE EVENTS A festival ticket admits you to all festival events; there are no additional tickets required for individual onstage events. Entry to and seating at festival events is available on a first-come, first-served basis, and standing in line does NOT guarantee entry to an event. All rooms will be cleared between events. Plan to arrive early to your desired events. The schedule for Wordstock 2017 has onstage events and pop-up readings starting every 15 minutes. If your desired event is full, you can check out a different discussion, find a pop-up reading, or take a break at the food carts.

VISIT LITERARY-ARTS.ORG/WORDSTOCK FOR MORE FESTIVAL INFORMATION AND TO PURCHASE TICKETS.

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REMEMBER: YOUR $5 VOUCHER IS GOOD AT ANY VENDOR AT THE BOOK FAIR!

By purchasing books at Wordstock, you are supporting the authors and publishers who travel from near and far to share their work at the festival and the booksellers and vendors who invest time and expense to be at the book fair. Please buy early and often and know you are supporting the sustainability of Wordstock: Portland’s Book Festival.

Book dealers are NOT allowed to bring books into the book signing area. Dealers with rolling carts and/or wagons are not allowed on the festival grounds.

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(1126 SW Park Ave.)

(1200 SW Park Ave.)

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10:00 a.m. What’s the Story with Daniel Handler and Lemony Snicket?

Daniel Handler/ Lemony Snicket, mod. Gilbert Cruz

9:45 a.m. Suspense, Scandal, and Secrets: Families in Crisis Rene Denfeld, Victor Lodato, Amy Stewart, mod.

Zach Dundas

10:00 a.m. Border Crossing: Poetry and Place John Freeman, Erika L. Sánchez, Javier Zamora, Matthew Zapruder, mod.

Sarah Bowlin

10:00 a.m. Tom Perrotta: State of Wonder Interview Tom Perrotta, mod. April Baer

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12:00 p.m. We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy Ta-Nehisi Coates, mod.

Jenna Wortham

11:30 a.m. A Literary Dinner Party: Collaboration in the Kitchen and on the Page Andrew Barton, Liz Crain, Kate Lebo, Samuel Ligon, Bonnie Frumkin Morales, Peter Schweitzer, mod.

Penelope Bass

11:45 a.m. On the Brink: Obsession and Ambition Jessie Chaffee, Gabe Habash, Meg Howrey, mod.

Leni Zumas

11:45 a.m. David Grann: Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, mod. Geoff Norcross

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1:15 p.m. Home Front/Front Lines: Americans and the Syrian Civil War Elliot Ackerman, Alia Malek, Emily Robbins, mod. Geoff Norcross

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3:00 p.m. The Body and Power: New Black Poetry Dawn Lundy Martin, Morgan Parker, Danez Smith, mod.

Béalleka

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1:45 p.m. In the Labyrinth: Pop Culture, Science, and Mythology in Poetry Bonnie Arning, Samiya Bashir, Nicole Sealey, mod.

Natalie Garyet

3:30 p.m. Sex, Lies, and Polar Bears: Relationships on the Edge Nancy Pearl, Peter Rock, Shanthi Sekaran, mod.

Pauls Toutonghi

1:30 p.m. Desperate Characters: Jeffrey Eugenides and Danzy Senna in Conversation Jeffrey Eugenides, Danzy Senna, mod. Julie Buntin

3:15 p.m. Innocence Lost: Maile Meloy and Claire Messud in Conversation Maile Meloy, Claire Messud, mod. John Freeman

10:15 a.m. Loneliness and the City: Graphic Novels on Finding Home

Nicole J. Georges, Elizabeth Haidle, Leslie Stein, Deb Olin Unferth, mod. Kelly Sue DeConnick

11:30 a.m. You Can’t Go Home Again: Memoir of the Past and Present Gabrielle Bell, Jenny Forrester, Kate Carroll de Gutes, mod. Wendy Willis

12:45 p.m. Wicked Funny: American Absurdity in Fiction Jon Raymond, Deb Olin Unferth, Dennie Wendt, mod. Cari Luna

2:15 p.m. WITS Anthology Launch Portland Public School students read from the anthology Galaxies on the Ground.

3:30 p.m. A Portrait of the Artist: Coming of Age Memoirs David Biespiel, Chelsea Martin, Kristen Radtke, mod. Rob Spillman

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5:30 p.m.

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4:45 p.m. Where the Wild Things Are: Seeing Ourselves in Animals Steven Church, Elena Passarello, Oliver Uberti, mod. Jon Mooallem

5:15 p.m. Questions, Interrogations, and Confessions: Making Life into Art Kaveh Akbar, Melissa Febos, Megan Stielstra, mod. Marisa Siegel

5:00 p.m. Resistance and Rebellion: Dystopian Fiction Omar El Akkad, Benjamin Percy, Lidia Yuknavitch, mod. Fiona McCann

4:45 p.m. Outlaws and Renegades: Innovative Short Forms Jess Arndt, Tom Gauld, Sarah Manguso, mod.

Robin Romm

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Miller Gallery at the Portland Art Museum, Kids’ Stage

Crumpacker Library at the Portland Art Museum, Middle Grade Stage

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(1119 SW Park Ave, Mark Building, 1st Floor)

(1422 SW 11th Ave)

(1119 SW Park Ave, Mark Building, 2nd Floor)

9:00 a.m. Storytime Singalong Emily Arrow

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9:10 a.m.Spanish Storytime Portland Early Learning Project

10:00 a.m. If You Can Make It Here: Art and Artists in New York City Jami Attenberg, Adam Gopnik, Kayla Rae Whitaker, mod. Maris Kreizman

9:50 a.m. Boo Who? Ben Clanton

Karl Newsom Edwards

1:30 p.m. Disruption: Feminist Digital Culture Doree Shafrir, Ellen Ullman, mod. Jazmine Hughes

10:00 a.m. On the Run: Fighting for Your Life P.C. Cast, Traci Chee, April Henry, mod. Alison Kastner

10:30 a.m. There’s Nothing to Do! Dev Petty

11:10 a.m. I Got a New Friend

12:00 p.m.

State of Wonder LIVE! Jeffrey Cranor, Joseph Fink, Morgan Parker, Tommy Pico, mods. April Baer & Aaron Scott

9:30 a.m.

11:50 a.m. Marielle in Paris Jeanne B. de Sainte Marie and Maxine Rose Schur

12:50 p.m. The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse Mac Barnett

1:30 p.m. Du Iz Tak? Carson Ellis

2:10 p.m. Radiant Child Javaka Steptoe

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11:15 a.m. Words and Pictures: Award-winning Children’s Book Authors Mac Barnett, Vera Brosgol, Carson Ellis, Javaka Steptoe, mod. Natasha Forrester Campbell

12:30 p.m. Different Worlds Ben Clanton, Jeffrey Brown, mod. Kate Ristau

11:30 a.m.

11:45 a.m. It’s Complicated: LGBTQ+ YA Nina LaCour, Julie Murphy, Tillie Walden, mod. Alicia Tate

12:00 p.m.

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1:45 p.m. New Kids Matthew Holm, Mike Lawrence, mod.

Jonathan Hill

1:30 p.m. Rebel Rebel: Revolutionaries and Resisters Julie C. Dao, Fonda Lee, Emily Suvada, mod. Amber J. Keyser

1:30 p.m.

2:00 p.m.

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3:00 p.m.

State of Wonder at Wordstock Katie Kitamura, Chuck Klosterman, Hannah Tinti, mods. April Baer & Aaron Scott

4:30 p.m. The Past Is Present: New Fiction Julie Buntin, Rachel Khong, Edan Lepucki, mod. Steph Opitz

2:50 p.m. Leave Me Alone!

Vera Brosgol

3:00 p.m. Kid Detectives Michael Buckley, Melissa Savage, mod. Heidi Schulz

3:30 p.m. How to Make Friends with a Ghost Rebecca Green

4:30 p.m. The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid (middle grade event) Carson Ellis, Colin Meloy, mod.

Amy Martin

3:00 p.m.

3:15 p.m. Not Quite Meet Cute: Modern Romantic Comedies Jenny Han, Sandhya Menon, Zan Romanoff, mod.

Brendan Kiely

3:30 p.m.

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5:00 p.m. Girl Versus the World: Searching for Identity Erika L. Sánchez, Chris Struyk-Bonn, Renée Watson, mod. Gesse Stark-Smith

5:00 p.m.

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Schedule subject to change without notice.

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POP-UP READINGS POP-UP EVENTS AT WORDSTOCK In addition to onstage events, Wordstock features pop-up readings and performances throughout the Portland Art Museum galleries and outdoor sculpture gardens. Wordstock pop-ups highlight intersections between the visual art at PAM and the written and spoken work presented at the festival.

10:00 A.M. Matthew Robinson, The Horse Latitudes, 10:00 a.m., Wyeth, Floor 2, Gallery 209 Wendy Willis, A Long Late Pledge, 10:00 a.m., Northwest, Floor 3, Gallery 304 Brian K. Friesen, At the Waterline, 10:15 a.m., American, Floor 2, Gallery 207 Maxine Rose Schur & Jeanne B. De Sainte Marie, Marielle in Paris, 10:15 a.m., Modern & Contemporary, Floor 1, Gallery 111

Please refer to a map of the Portland Art Museum to find the locations of the pop-up readings. Pop-ups are first-come, first-served, and very limited seating is available in the gallery spaces. Schedule subject to change without notice.

Victor Lodato, Edgar and Lucy, 12:15 p.m., American, Floor 2, Gallery 206

Oliver Uberti, Where the Animals Go, 2:00 p.m., Wyeth, Floor 2, Gallery 209

Kayla Rae Whitaker, The Animators, 12:15 p.m., Native American, Floor 3, Gallery 301

Tillie Walden, Spinning, 2:15 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Floor 2, Gallery 218

Sung Yim, What About the Rest of Your Life, 12:15 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Floor 1M, Gallery 114

Bonnie Frumkin Morales, Kachka, 2:15 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Floor 1, Gallery 113

Curtis C. Chen, Kangaroo Too, 12:30 p.m., Northwest, Floor 3, Gallery 303

Live Music with Lisa Schonberg, 2:30-3:00 p.m., European, Floor 2, Gallery 202

Zan Romanoff, Grace and the Fever, 12:30 p.m., European, Floor 2, Gallery 200

Kate Carroll de Gutes, The Authenticity Experiment, 2:30 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Floor 1, Gallery 113

Elly Blue & Cynthia Marts, Biketopia, 10:30 a.m., Northwest, Floor 3, Gallery 305

Matthew Zapruder, Why Poetry, 12:30 p.m., Wyeth, Floor 2, Gallery 209

Brendan Kiely, The Last True Love Story, 10:30 a.m., Wyeth, Floor 2, Gallery 209

Elizabeth Haidle, I, Parrot, 12:45 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Floor 2, Gallery 218

De-Canon: A Visibility Project presents Shayla Lawson, I Think I’m Ready to See Frank Ocean, 10:45 a.m., American, Floor 2, Gallery 206

Shanthi Sekaran, Lucky Boy, 12:45 p.m., American, Floor 2, Gallery 206

Alia Malek, The Home That Was Our Country, 10:45 a.m., European, Floor 2, Gallery 204

11:00 A.M. Stephanie Adams-Santos, Swarm Queen’s Crown, 11:00 a.m., Northwest, Floor 3, Gallery 303 Matthew Minicucci, Small Gods, 11:00 a.m., European, Floor 2, Gallery 201 Dennie Wendt, Hooper’s Revolution, 11:00 a.m., Wyeth, Floor 2, Gallery 209 Live Music with Alicia Jo Rabins, 11:15-11:45 a.m., Modern & Contemporary, Floor 1M, Gallery 114 Jacqueline Keeler, Edge of Morning, 11:15 a.m., Native American, Floor 2, Gallery 211 Stephen Lackaye, Self-Portrait in Dystopian Landscape, 11:15 a.m., American, Floor 2, Gallery 208 Emily Robbins, A Word for Love, 11:30 a.m., European, Floor 2, Gallery 203 Emily Suvada, This Mortal Coil, 11:30 a.m., Wyeth, Floor 2, Gallery 209 Bonnie Arning, Escape Velocity, 11:45 a.m., Northwest, Floor 3, Gallery 303 Amber J. Keyser, Pointe, Claw, 11:45 a.m., European, Floor 2, Gallery 201 Meagan Macvie, The Ocean in My Ears, 11:45 a.m., American, Floor 2, Gallery 206

12:00 P.M. Valerie Geary, Everything We Lost, 12:00 p.m., Wyeth, Floor 2, Gallery 209 Amy Stewart, Miss Kopp’s Midnight Confessions, 12:00 p.m., European, Floor 2, Gallery 200

1:00 P.M. Live Music with Will Adlard, 1:00-1:30 p.m., European, Floor 2, Gallery 202 Kazumi Heshiki, Fireweed Blossoms, 1:00 p.m., Japanese, Floor 1, Gallery 106 Hannah Tinti, The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley, 1:00 p.m., Wyeth, Floor 2, Gallery 209 Chelsea Martin, Caca Dolce, 1:15 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Floor 2, Gallery 217 Danez Smith, Don’t Call Us Dead, 1:15 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Floor 1, Gallery 113 Susan DeFreitas, Hot Season, 1:30 p.m., Wyeth, Floor 2, Gallery 209

3:00 P.M. Jess Arndt, Large Animals, 3:00 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Floor 1, Gallery 113 Steven Church, One with the Tiger, 3:00 p.m., European, Floor 2, Gallery 202 The Rumpus presents Kaveh Akbar, Melissa Febos & Sarah Manguso, 3:00 p.m., Wyeth, Floor 2, Gallery 209 Zachary Schomburg, Mammother, 3:15 p.m., American, Floor 2, Gallery 208 Megan Stielstra, The Wrong Way to Save Your Life, 3:15 p.m., Northwest, Floor 3, Gallery 304 Renée Watson, Piecing Me Together, 3:15 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Floor 2M, Gallery 220 Gabe Habash, Stephen Florida, 3:30 p.m., Wyeth, Floor 2, Gallery 209 Jenny Forrester, Narrow River, Wide Sky, 3:45 p.m., Northwest, Floor 3, Gallery 302

April Henry, Count All Her Bones, 1:30 p.m., American, Floor 2, Gallery 206

Patricia Kullberg, On the Ragged Edge of Medicine, 3:45 p.m., American, Floor 2, Gallery 207

Catherine Woodard, Opening the Mouth of the Dead, 1:30 p.m., Northwest, Floor 3, Gallery 303

4:00 P.M.

Incite: Queer Writers Read presents Sossity Chiricuzio, Vinnie Kinsella, & Tammy Lynne Stoner, 1:45 p.m., Modern & Contemporary, Floor 2, Gallery 216 Los Porteños presents Octaviano MereciasCuevas & Ivonne Saed, 1:45 p.m., American, Floor 2, Gallery 208 Kate Lebo & Samuel Ligon, Pie & Whiskey, 1:45 p.m., European, Floor 2, Gallery 201

2:00 P.M. Jessie Chaffee, Florence in Ecstacy, 2:00 p.m., European, Floor 2, Gallery 203

Mike Lawrence, Star Scouts, 4:00 p.m., Wyeth, Floor 2, Gallery 209 Fonda Lee, Jade City & Exo, 4:00 p.m., American, Floor 2, Gallery 208 Neil Aitken, Babbage’s Dream, 4:15 p.m., Northwest, Floor 3, Gallery 305 Sarah Bokich, Rocking Chair at the End of the World, 4:15 p.m., European, Floor 2, Gallery 201 Alex Behr, Planet Grim, 4:30 p.m., American, Floor 2, Gallery 208 Elyse Fenton, Sweet Insurgent, 4:30 p.m., Wyeth, Floor 2, Gallery 209

Edan Lepucki, Elena Passarello & Justin Taylor, Little Boxes, 2:00 p.m., Northwest, Floor 3, Gallery 303

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WORDSTOCK BOOK FAIR The festival book fair represents some of the best of regional and national publishing, writing, literary culture, academic opportunities, and more.

Full-price admission to Wordstock: Portland’s Book Festival 2017 includes a $5 book voucher that can be redeemed only at the book fair that day. When you buy books and book-related items at Wordstock, you are supporting the long-term sustainability of the festival.

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Navillus Press A The New York Times Are Not Books 5 Northwest Independent Editors Guild Attic Institute of Arts and Letters 79 78 7 Ooligan Press The Authors Guild 52 51 18 The Believer Oregon State University MFA in Creative 77 76 75 Writing Black Dog Studio 53 50 74 73 728 Oregon State University Press Boneshaker: A Bicycling Almanac 16 Oregon Writers Colony Bookforum Magazine 54 49 34 71 Overcup Press/Chin Music Press 70 69 C3 Publications 68Brown, 67 6637 Plum Deluxe Tea Chanticleer Collections/Sillan Pace 55 48 33 The Poetry Foundation publishers 1 Pomegranate The Chocolate Maker’s Studio 65 64 63 56 47 19 Coffee House Press Portland Center Stage 62 61 60 9 Propeller Copper Canyon Press 57 46 44 Red Dress Press Corporeal Writing 58 59 20 REUTS Publications/Not A Pipe Expedition Press Publishing FENCE/Ugly Duckling Presse 12 Sasquatch Books Friends of the Multnomah County Library POMEGRANATE 42 IPRC Selene Castrovilla ART ANNEX Gorham Printing 43 Strong Women in Fiction Haymarket Books 4 Tin House lone goose press GREEN BEAN D BOOKSTORE Trimet Luminare Press C Willamette Week Madrone Press LLC Marylhurst University 15 Write Around Portland/Know Your City Microcosm Publishing 30 YesYes Books Mountainview Low-Residency MFA in 13 ZYZZYVA/Rare Bird Books Fiction and Nonfiction Multnomah County Library

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featuring award-winning authors, poets, actors, politicians, scientists, musicians, and comedians.

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Kids’ Stage at PAM, Miller Gallery Middle Grade Stage at PAM, Crumpacker Library

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YA stage at The Old Church McMenamins Stage at the First Congregational UCC

Book Fair at PAM, Kridel Grand Ballroom

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FOOD AND DRINK Olé Latte will be serving coffee and espresso in the Kridel Grand Ballroom lobby at the Portland Art Museum (PAM), and the Museum Grounds coffee shop will be open and offering coffee, tea, and pastries.

Local food trucks Ash Woodfired Pizza, Aybla Grill, Bunk Sandwiches, The Dump Truck, ...On Tots, Pip’s Mobile Doughnuts and Chai, Salt & Straw, Tamale Boy, and The Whole Bowl will be selling food SW Park and Madison Avenues in front of PAM from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

SUPPORT WORDSTOCK WHILE YOU EAT! These businesses pledged to donate a

Aybla Grill (located on SW Park Avenue, in front of the Portland Art Museum)

percentage of their daily sales in support of the festival. We are grateful for their donation which helps sustain the future of Wordstock.

GET INVOLVED AS A BUSINESS PARTNER If your organization would like to join us for the 2018 festival, sign up at literary-arts.org/business-partner.

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The Dump Truck (located on SW Park Avenue, in front of the Portland Art Museum) Olé Latte Coffee Cart (located at the Book Fair in the Kridel Grand Ballroom, Portland Art Museum ) Pip’s Original (located on SW Park Avenue, in front of the Portland Art Museum)

PARTNER EVENTS Join partner events happening around Portland before and after the Wordstock festival.

The following events feature Wordstock authors and presenters, and are run by organizations outside of Literary Arts. Festival tickets do not include admission to partner events; tickets are available through the presenting organization.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10 TIN HOUSE GARAGE SALE 12:00–5:00 p.m., Tin House offices Free Come tour the Tin House offices, grab a beer, pet a dog, and fill a tote with discounted back issues and anthologies.

LIT CRAWL PORTLAND 6:00–8:45 p.m., various locations Tin House After Party: 9:00 p.m., Gallery 135 Join us on a madcap literary adventure through the streets of downtown Portland! All events are free and open to the public, and culminate in the Tin House Awkward After Party. More info at literary-arts.org/litcrawl

NORTHWEST FILM CENTER PRESENTS FILM TO PAGE: Wordstock Writers on Influential Films The Decameron with Jon Raymond

7:30 p.m. at the Whitsell Auditorium, Tickets $5–$9, at nwfilm.org Portland Art Museum

LOFI @ WORDSTOCK 8:00 p.m. at the Winningstad Theatre Tickets $16–$22, available at Portland5.com Literary Arts and the producers of Back Fence PDX present a variety show packed with Wordstock authors and Portland’s favorite performers. Featuring authors Daniel Handler, Melissa Febos, Tommy Pico, along with regular cast members Andrew Dickson, B. Frayn Masters, Arthur Bradford, Emily Overstreet, and Mindy Nettifee.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11 NORTHWEST FILM CENTER PRESENTS FILM TO PAGE: Wordstock Writers on Influential Films Troop Beverly Hills with Edan Lepucki

7:30 p.m. at the Whitsell Auditorium, Tickets $5–$9, at nwfilm.org Portland Art Museum

LIVE WIRE WITH LUKE BURBANK 7:30 p.m. at Alberta Rose Theatre Tickets at livewireradio.org, $20-35 Featuring the creators of Welcome to Night Vale: Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor, with Adam Gopnik, Elena Passarello, and Blossom.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12 LIVE WIRE WITH LUKE BURBANK 11:00 a.m. at Mississippi Studios Tickets at livewireradio.org, $20-25 Featuring Ed Asner, Edan Lepucki, Danez Smith, and Chad VanGaalen.

PIE & WHISKEY BRUNCH 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m., IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) Free Portland release party for Pie and Whiskey: Writers under the Influence of Butter & Booze. Featuring pie, whiskey, and writers reading prose or poetry about pie and whiskey, including Alexandra Teague, Ed Skoog, Joe Wilkins, Robert Lashley, Jess Walter, Shawn Vestal, Samuel Ligon, Kate Lebo.

#PDXBookFest

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PORTLAND’S BOOK FESTIVAL: WE CAN’T DO IT WITHOUT YOU A community celebration of books.

Did you know?

The actual cost per festival-goer is $76.

Each $15 advance ticket sale covers only 20% of the total cost it takes to bring you the literary experiences Wordstock provides.

More than 10% of attendees are under the age of 17 and receive free admission.

In order to keep the festival sustainable, we need: Corporate and In-kind Support Foundation and Government Support

30%

30%

20%

Class and Booth Sales

6%

Donations from individuals like you!

We believe books and storytelling are for everyone. Generous support from friends like you make the festival possible.

14% Ticket Sales

Donate to Literary Arts through the Give!Guide on November 11 and be entered to win a pair of tickets to see The Moth Mainstage on Monday, December 11 and a curated selection of 20 books from the Literary Arts library!

Visit giveguide.org/#literaryarts or stop by our info table in the lobby of the Mark Building to make your gift today.

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THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS! Literary Arts would like to thank the volunteers that made this year’s festival possible: Jacqueline Adair Jones

Liana Colombo

Carol Greenough

Brandon Lenzi

Jan Nichols

Juliette Simonds

Val Adell

Sheralee Connors

Daryl Grenz

Anita Lesser

Nicky Nicholson-Klingerman Vincent Singer

Deborah Ainza

Anne Conway

Patti Haack

Andrea Lewis

Kelsie O’Dea

Siri Smith

Beverly Aldinger

Sybilla Cook

Jen Hagan

Lori Lieberman

Erin O’shaughnessy

Rebecca Smolen

Christian Alexio

Jennifer Cruikshank

Brett Hagar

Luna Loganayagam

Julie Ocken

Alan Soles

Stephanie Allen

Jonathan Cruz

Kirsty Hamilton

Amy Lore

Johanna Ogden

Sophie Soprani

Erika Almskaar

Gina Cumming

Romaine Harris

Julia Lowman

Linh Oliver

Katherine Sosa

Aloha High School: National Honor Society

Tracy Cutts

Ally Harris

Connor Lucey

Lyn Palmer

Kari Stanley

Sele D’Amato

Sue Harvey

Rebecca MacGregor

Leah Pancheri

Jeff Stookey

Maggie Anderson

Saralina DAmicoErlandson

Monica Hay

Christina Malango

Karen Papania

Kristen Stowell

Sheri Anderson

Cydney Dashkoff

Kaitlin Hecker

Jane Manchee

Lauren Paredes

Eve Street

Stephanie André

Ava Dean

Lucy Heil

Jo Mancuso

Claudine Paris

Sarah Studenmund

Beth Appert

Cameron Denney

Kristen Held

Lizzie Martinez

Erin Parsons

Carolyn Supinka

Sue Armitage

Jennifer Denrow

Anne Hendren

Emily Matis

Ryan Patterson

Diane Sussman

E.V. Armitage

Gina Devincenzi

Caroline Henry

Kelley McCaffery

Cynthia Peele

Hailey Swain

Rania Ayoub

Martha Dixon

Alyssa Herzinger

Kayla McClanahan

Diana Penley

Tracy Swensen

Kim Bache

Melissa Dodson

Kathleen Hobbs

Alyssa McClure

Celeste Perez

Kathryn Tarries

Brie Barbee

Holly Dolan

Susan Hodge

Marcia McDonald

Caitlin Peterkin

Nannette Taylor

Susan Bard

Katie Dominguez

Renée Hoffman

Carolyn McKinney

Rosanne Petersen

Diane Terrett

Mary Ann Barham

Beatrice Drumwright

Marcia Hollander

Marie McMahon

Jennifer Pi

Greg Thomas

Lisa Bauso

Viveca Duazo

Lori Hood

Heather McMahon Wadia

Don Pihl

Celeste Trimble

Heidi Bazille

Veronica Duczek

Melissa Howes

Audra McNamee

Megan Poole

Valeriia Vlasenko

Ellen Beier

John James Dudek

Jacqueline Hoyt

Maya McOmie

Vicky Porter

Claudia von Hammerstein

Emily Biggins

Xenia Dylag

Kelley Hutchison

Katie McRae

Jonathan Potkins

Jessica Wadleigh

Yashshree Raj Bisht

Elaine Earle

Nicole Isaakson

Mary Mears-Haskell

Matthew Preston

Jan Waldmann

Jessica Blackman

Deborah Edward

Anna Jackson

Lisa Meech

Courtney Rae

Annie Walsh

David Blanchard

Daniel Elder

Marissa James

Sarah Meilinger

Claire Ramaley

Peggy Walsh

Jenny Blenk

Deborah Elliott

Morgan Josef

Bonnie Meltzer

Rachel Ratner

Laura Walsh

Sarah Bonilla

Candia Elliott

Joanne Kahn

Nicole Metildi

Lisa Reeve

Judy Ward

Ana Borel

Grant Engrav

Kelsey Kava

Haylee Metzner

Sharron Reichle

Zach Ward

Sarah Borsten

Keaven Fadness

Chamisa Kellogg

Anastasia Mickelson

Caroline Reul

Niscelle Ward

Maggie Brees

Rita Fawcett

Shaune Kelly

Leah Middleton

Arthur Rich

Scotti Warren

Jim Breithaupt

Sarah Fitzpatrick

Karah Kemmerly

Terra Miezwa

Katy Riker

Laurie Washburne

Brittany Brick

Corinne Fletcher

Kyle Kerezsi

M Carolyn Miller

Renee Ripley

Maia Watkins

Terence Brierly

Whitney Florea

Ahimsa Kerp

Tori Miller

Alexandria Robinson

Patricia Weathers

Cheryl Brock

Daniel Fogg

Hannah Kim

Kristin Miller

Kristen Rogers

Janie Webster

Rachel Burdon

Austin Fontenot

Nichole Kimoto

Tara Miller

Christa Rohrbach

Margaret Weddell

Luke Burke

Gabrielle Foulkes

Rob King

Kirsten Miller

Pema Rojas

Sarah West

Stephen Burke

Tracey Franco

Martha Kinsella

Lauren Mittelman

Arielle Ross

Lucky Whitburn-Thomas

Mark Butterfield

Franklin KeyClub

Allison Kirkpatrick

Grace Moen

Brynn Rova

Kate Wilkinson

Cecily Caceu

Kathy French

Samantha Kitchen

Shannon Moffett

Marilyn Rudin

Ann Williams

Daniel Caicedo

Radiah Gaines

Brooke Klein

Jan Molinaro

Justin Russell

Marlena Williams

Bridget Carrick

Niki Ganong

Bess Korey

Mary-Lynne Monroe

Hoang Samuelson

Kira Wilson

Lauren Carrier

Eva Garber

Ariel Kusby

Gary Monzon

Liz Sandoval

Sophie Wilson

Margaret Cassinelli

Colin Gardner

Amy Lachenmeier

Ann Moorhead

Pamela Santos

Timothy Wood

Ian Caton

Kate Garklavs

Missy Ladygo

William Moorhead

Galina Sanzharlinskaya

Joe Worth

Audrey Cerchiara

Maureen Geraghty

Karen Laird

Melissa Morgan

Kevin Sasse

Judy Yablonski

Kathryn Charlton

Robin Giangrande

Patricia Lake

Michelle Morihara

Elke Schoen

Megan Yarck

Morgan Chen

Lindsay Goldman

Marte Lamb

Marianne Morris

Emily Schultz

Sharon Yee

Adie Cheyne

Marialicia Gonzalez

Ann Lasocki

Sophia Moser

Susan Schwartz

Rosy Zavala

Donna Childs

Jerry Goodstein

Brandi Laubscher

Muslim Education Trust

SEEDS

Gail Zuro

Lynne Chowning

Cristen Graham

Maureen Lauran

Susan Myers

Sheila Seitz

Stephanie Christianson

Crystal Granger

Chris Lawson

Larissa Nakagawa

Dahla Seroussi

Karlee Coe

Brett Greenberg

Anna Learn

Jaye Nasir

Courtney Sherwood

Cathrine Collins

Robert Greene

Cooper Lee

Donna Needham

Bob Silverman

And many others!

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ABOUT LITERARY ARTS Founded in 1984, Literary Arts is a community-based nonprofit literary organization located in downtown Portland. Our mission is to engage readers, support writers, and inspire the next generation with great literature.

PROGRAMS OF LITERARY ARTS Portland Arts & Lectures brings the world’s most celebrated writers, artists, and thinkers to our community. In addition to events that are broadcast statewide on The Archive Project podcast and OPB radio show, the program connects readers and writers of all ages through classroom visits and workshops.

Youth Programs inspires public high school students to write, publish, and perform their own creative writing. Writers in the Schools residencies bring working writers into classrooms. Students to the Schnitz gives young people access to great books and influential authors. The College Essay Mentoring Project pairs mentors with college applicants. And the annual Verselandia! poetry slam showcases high school spoken word artists.

Oregon Book Awards & Fellowships supports, promotes, and celebrates Oregon’s writers and publishers. In addition to awards and fellowships for emerging and established writers, the program also offers writing classes and literary events at our downtown center and produces the Oregon Book Awards Author Tour, which connects writers and readers throughout the state.

Delve Readers Seminars cultivates community around the shared experience of reading. By gathering around books, we engage in dialogues with authors we love and artists who show us new perspectives.

Wordstock: Portland’s Book Festival brings writers and readers of all ages together to celebrate a shared passion for books. This daylong celebration features author events, readings, workshops, and an extensive book fair.

DONATE TO LITERARY ARTS Help us engage and support thousands of readers and writers of all ages across Oregon. Visit the Literary Arts booth at the festival book fair or visit literary-arts.org/donate and pledge your support today!

Find Literary Arts and more than 140 local nonprofits in the Willamette Week Give!Guide at giveguide.org.

Contact Us Phone: 503-227-2583 | Visit Us: 925 SW Washington Street, Portland, OR 97205 Connect with Literary Arts: www.literary-arts.org.

You can also like us on Facebook.com/literaryarts or follow us on Twitter and Instgram @literaryarts.

Literary Arts, Inc. is a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.