Tonight 4-28: Troubletown Sly and Snide Slideshow at Reading Frenzy

Today’s Featured Book Event:

Troubletown Sly and Snide Slideshow (Reading Frenzy, @7:00pm): Lloyd Dangle has been drawing and syndicating the screwball political comic strip, Troubletown, for twenty years, which can be read locally in the Portland Mercury. Come see the political satirist slay an array of sacred cows with his “Sly and Snide Comedy Slideshow.” Dangle will talk about slinging ink for fun and profit in the post-literate, post-ironic, post-newspaper epoch, and then sign copies of his book, Troubletown Told You So; Comics that Could’ve Saved Us from this Mess. Admission is free with the purchase of Troubletown Told You So or $5. This event will be held upstairs from Reading Frenzy at the ILWU Local 5 office. Free beer courtesy of Ninkasi.

Other Book Events Today:

Verse in Person featuring Tom Smario and Carlos Reyes (Northwest Library, @7:00pm): Tom Smario is called “The Boxing Poet” because he works ringside as a cutman. He has published several books of poetry, including “Knuckle Sandwiches,” “Luckynuts and Real People,” “Cat’s Pajamas” and “Notes of a Cornerman.” Carlos Reyes, born in 1935 to farm laborer parents, has worked all kinds of jobs, including college professor. His books include “The Book of Shadows,” “At the Edge of the Western Wave” and “A Suitcase Full of Crows.” He is also the publisher and editor of Trask House Books.

Classics Book Group (Powells Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, @7:00pm): This month we meet to discuss Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer. Join us!

Paulann Petersen(Looking Glass Bookstore, @7:00pm): Paulann Petersen will read from her most recent work, along with fellow members of her poetry group.

damali ayo (Powells City of Books, @7:30pm): Hilarious, sarcastic, and insightful, Obamistan! Land without Racism (Lawrence Hill) is a witty companion to the new, post-racist America. From damali ayo, creator of Rent-a-Negro.com, this comprehensive manual chronicles the ways to address all former hot-button issues — including immigration, health care, gentrification, and toilet paper.

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You can find other events on your community Libraries schedule using these links: Washington County, Multnomah County, Clackamas County, and the rest of this weeks Portland book events here.

Image credit Reading Frenzy.