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What: Portland Literary Death Match

Who: Readers-Scott Poole, Fiona McCann, Greg Robillard, Cheryl Strayed; Judges-Kevin Sampsell, Rozz Rezabek, Courtenay Hameister

Where: Disjecta (8371 N Interstate Avenue)

When: September 8th, 2011, 8:00pm – 10:00pm

How Much: $6 advance; $10 at the door

Info: Literary Death Match is (finally) speeding back Portland-ward for a gorgeous literary and comedy trainwreck with some of the city’s finest minds. Be there to share in the PDX brilliance!

Featuring Live Wire’s genius poet Scott Poole (The Sliding Door), pond-hopping journalist Fiona McCann, hilarious novelist Greg Robillard (Captain Freedom: A Superhero’s Quest for Truth, Justice and the Celebrity He So Richly Deserves), and saucy mistress of memoir Cheryl Strayed (Wild)!

Three unflappable judges control fate: From Future Tense Books, Kevin Sampsell (A Common Pornography), punk rock icon Rozz Rezabek, and Live Wire! Radio’s goddess of hilarity Courtenay Hameister.

Hosted by LDM West Coast’s executive producer Alia Volz.

Other Portland Literary Event’s Happening Today:

7:00pm-Brent Weeks presents “The Black Prism” at Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills

7:30pm-Rosemarie Ostler presents “Slinging Mud” at Powell’s City of Books

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What: Release Party for “Nouns of Assemblage”

Who: Kevin Sampsell, Matthew Simmons, Matty Byloos, Carrie Seitzinger, Colleen Rowley, Kirsten Alene Pierce, and Robyn Bateman

Where: The Blue Monk (3341 SE Belmont St.)

When: August 23rd, 2011, 8:30pm-10:30pm

How Much: $12, includes a copy of the book. 21+

Info: HOUSEFIRE, Portland’s newest publishing company, is proud to announce the release of their first book, NOUNS OF ASSEMBLAGE. The book is a collection of sixty-eight stories from sixty-three authors, thirteen of which live here in Portland. All of the stories in the book were inspired by and titled with collective nouns from the animal kingdom, such as A MURDER OF CROW, AN AMBUSH OF TIGERS, and A PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS, written by some of the strongest voices in small press fiction.

Hosted by Riley Michael Parker and Robert Duncan Gray.

Are you attending this event tonight? We invite you to recap your experience, and discuss the event with others, here. Or, you can recap any of the other events added to our list. We will pick the best recaps to highlight on our blog!

Every Friday we roundup the links that have been added to our News Found Elsewhere section throughout the week. If you would like to suggest a link for inclusion in next weeks roundup, please send it to links@readinglocal.com.

-Broadway Books announced their new ebook (and regular book) friendly website.

-Over on his blog, Kevin Sampsell helps you get to know B.Frayn Masters (aka Mrs. Sampsell).

-Matthew Stadler’s new “cover” novel Chloe Jarren’s La Cucaracha, is reviewed over on The Millions.

-On his newly redesigned blog, Zachary Schomburg reads a poem from his upcoming collection Fjords.

-BOMBLOG reviews Dodie Bellamy’s the buddhist, which was published locally by Publication Studio.

-See if you can spot the Portland love found in this Algonquin “Booksellers Rock” post.

-Jamie Iredell’s The Book of Freaks, published locally by Future Tense, gets the single-sentence review treatment.

-Jaret Ferratusco’s photography, and his new collection of stories Please Don’t Leave Me, is spotlighted by Jillian Rabe.

-PSU professor Tom Bissell, author of Why Video Games Matter, examines the relevance of the new video game L.A. Noire.

-Karen Cole’s Voodoo Vintners is reviewed by Angie Jabine on the Powell’s Books blog.

-Local cartoonist Matt Borrs heads to Haiti to kick off a graphic record of the devastated country’s rebuilding.

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Who: Scott McClanahan, Patrick deWitt, and Jenny Forrester

Where: Ampersand (2619 NE Alberta)

When: July 15th, 2011, 7:30-9:00pm

How Much: Free and Open to the Public.

Info: Scott McClanahan comes all the way from West Virginia to make his first ever northwest appearance. He’s the author of the underground classics, Stories and Stories II. His newest book is Stories V. Kevin Sampsell describes McClanahan as “one of the most exciting and naturally talented new writers I’ve read in a long time.”

He will be joined by Patrick deWitt (author of Sisters Brothers, Ablutions) and Jenny Forrester (creator of the zine, Guns, God, and Irony) for this special outdoor event (on Ampersand’s beautiful back patio).

Sampsell has organized this event, and will be introducing each of the authors. This is a free, all ages event. Free beer from Ninkasi (for 21 and over).

Other Portland Literary Event’s Happening Today:

7pm-Jean Auel presents “The Land of Painted Caves” at Tigard Public Library

7pm-Release Party for “The Friction of Distance” at Three Friends Coffee House

7pm-Cheeky Pages Romance Book Group at Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing

8pm-Tin House Readings: Charles D’Ambrosio, Kevin Young, and Joy Williams at Reed College

8pm-Urban Tellers: Against All Odds at Hipbone Studio

Are you attending this event tonight? We invite you to recap your experience, and discuss the event with others, here. Or, you can recap any of the other events added to our list. We will pick the best recaps to highlight on our blog!

Kevin Sampsell has been the publisher of Future Tense Books since 1990. His own books include the short story collections Beautiful Blemish and Creamy Bullets, and the memoir A Common Pornography. In 2009, he edited the anthology Portland Noir. He works for Powell’s Books and lives in Portland, Oregon.