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Portland Book Festival Expands to a Week of Events for 2026
Concerts, cookbook-inspired dinners, and gallery events stretch the most bookish day of the year into a week.
Thom Hilton’s New Short Takes the Viewer on a Surreal Journey
“Waking Up From a Nap on a Long Day of Doing Nothing” screens June 10 with “D.E.B.S.” at The Academy.
Get Your Reps In: Unknowability Hovers Around ‘The Virgin Suicides’
The screening will be accompanied by a discussion of the novel.
What to Do in Portland (June 10–16, 2026)
See Dyke Drama, hear Blueprint choirs or check out the Foster Summer Soiree this week in Portland.
Beaverton High Grad Wins Tony Award for Featured Actress in a Musical
Shoshana Bean took home the award for her role in The Lost Boys.
How AI-Generated Books Ended Up on Powells.com and Other Indie Sites
Customers are unhappy, but sellers say the problem is systemic.
Workers at Milwaukie’s Dark Horse Comics Have Formed a Union
The union drive comes during a tumultuous time for the iconic comics publisher.
Get Your Reps In: ‘Bringing Up Baby’ Feels Beamed Out of Screwball Heaven
There is no bottling, no dating, no aging the timeless qualities of the Hepburn-Grant classic.
What to Do in Portland (June 3–9, 2026)
See spring roses, hear queer writers read or see comedy in the park this week in Portland.
Portland Film Buffs Were Ready for the Criterion Mobile Closet
Cinephiles waited for hours to spend three minutes in the amply stocked closet.
Get Your Reps In: Todd Haynes’ ‘Poison’ Is an Ambitious Debut
The film explores themes—formal, thematic, topical—that continue to interest the director.
Michael Apruzzese Wants to See Your Junk Drawer
Apruzzese has photographed about 200 junk drawers in Portland so far.