Tonight 5-3: 1000 Words Reading Series at The Maiden

Today’s Featured Book Event:

1000 Words: Quitting (The Maiden, @7:00pm): 1,000 Words convenes once again for another Monday night of literary revelry. As per usual, four writers agreed to write 250 words per week for the month leading up to the reading, this time on the theme “Quitting”. The writers also agreed, wisely or not, to include a handful of challenging prompts in each week’s effort. The results are, well, pretty fascinating. Join us for a free all ages show that may leave your socks intact, but will blow your mind. Reid Trevarthen and Ethan Camp will favor us with a short set of songs based on the prompts during intermission. Readers for the evening are: B. Frayn Masters, Lisa Hoashi, Spencer Newlin-Cushing, and Jeff Schmitt.

Other Book Events Today:

Friends of Hillsboro Library Spring Book Sale (Hillsboro Main Library, @10:00am): The Friends of the Hillsboro Public Library are having the Spring Book Sale in the Meeting Room during regular library hours. For more information about the Friends, visit their website.

Adult Book Club (West Linn Library, @6:45pm): Join the adult book club to discuss The Wordy Shipmates, by Sarah Vowell. The Adult Book Club focuses on contemporary literary fiction, although non-fiction and classic works are read as well. All titles are selected by the members of the Book Club. Group members are expected to have read the month’s book before attending discussion sessions, but first-time attendees are always welcome to drop in.

Robin Cody (Powells Books on Hawthorne, @7:30pm): Another Way the River Has (OSU Press) collects Robin Cody’s finest nonfiction writings, bringing the ear of a novelist and the eye of a reporter to the people and places that distinguishes the Northwest.

PSU MFA Monday Night Lecture Series Features: Hank Willis (Portland State, Shattuck Hall Annex, @7:30pm): Hank Willis will lecture about his work! The public is invited (its free, tell your friends).

Story Time For Grownups: Catch-22 (Grendel’s Coffee House, @7:30pm): “Story Time for Grownups” returns once again to Grendel’s. David Loftus will read excerpts from Joseph Heller’s Catch-22. Admission is free.

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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.