"The third Wednesday or Thursday evening of each month, comic book shop Books with Pictures ( 1401 SE Division St) hosts this open-invite book club devoted to a wide variety of graphic novels-from the Bitter Root series, about a family of sympathetic monster hunters during the Harlem Renaissance, to an illustrated retelling of the 1872 queer vampire murder mystery Carmilla. Sometimes artists and writers join to talk about their latest work."
"Portland writers Jessica Johnson and Joon Ae Haworth-Kaufka set out expressly to connect literary-minded folks around town in this series, held on the second Thursday of each month at Bishop and Wilde ( 2601 NW Thurman St). Expect poems, fiction, nonfiction; the only emphasis is to give space to underrepresented writers. Two out-of-town writers and one Portlander read each time, and a strong contingent of regulars occupying the cozy shop's couches and window seats make it feel like a true community."
Finding fellow readers online can be easy but in-person connections require more effort, since author events happen nightly at local bookstores. Regular, free events provide structured opportunities to meet like-minded readers through monthly meetups and public book clubs. Books with Pictures hosts a monthly open-invite club for a wide variety of graphic novels, sometimes featuring visiting artists and writers. Bishop and Wilde runs a monthly reading series spotlighting two out-of-town writers and a Portland reader, prioritizing underrepresented voices. Green Bean Books offers monthly kid-friendly fifteen-minute reading sessions with a golden retriever named Clive on its open-air deck.
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