✦ Saturday · Main Stage
Opening Night: “First Lines, Lasting Rooms”
Seven authors read the opening sentences of their favorite books and the opening pages of their own. Hosted by Maeve Delancey.
A weekend of readings, workshops, and late-night conversations in the city’s coziest indie bookstore. Forty writers. Three days. One very warm reading room.
Everything happens within a five-minute walk of the shop. Pick a track, or drift between all three. Tickets reserve your seat; day passes include open access to signings.
Seven authors read the opening sentences of their favorite books and the opening pages of their own. Hosted by Maeve Delancey.
A ninety-minute generative workshop on writing the rooms and neighborhoods that shaped you.
Small presses, zines, and the future of print from the people actually making it.
Folklore, voice, and how to break a story without breaking its spine.
Four thriller and horror writers on dread, pacing, and the ethics of scaring strangers.
Our grand finale: forty readers, each with one beloved novel, one paragraph, and two minutes. A symphony of sentences. Stay for the after-hours record swap.
Writers from six countries, two hemispheres, and at least four time zones. Many are regulars at the shop; a few are flying in just to sleep on our couch.
The Lantern Bookshop is in the northeast warehouse district. Come early, stay late, bring a sweater.
Fri, Oct 17 - Opening mixer, shop open late.
Sat, Oct 18 & Sun, Oct 19 - Full days of events.
Mon, Oct 20 - Recovery brunch for volunteers.
Portland Streetcar stops a block away at NE28th. Free bike valet on the porch. View map.
Neighbor bakery handles the pastries. The shop is ground-level, ADA accessible, and dog-friendly for very well-behaved hounds.
Weekend passes are $45. Single-day tickets are $25. Students, seniors, and booksellers get30% off at the door. Kids under12 are free for family readings.
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