Former nun Karen Armstrong makes a deeply felt argument rooted in history, and a lifetime of learning, and drawing on religions from all over the world.

Oregon Poet Laureate Anis Mojgani leads a conversation between 2020 Oregon Book Award winners Kesha Ajose Fisher and Ashley Toliver.

Ruth Ozeki, the featured author for Everybody Reads 2023, speaks about reading, writing, and the power of storytelling in her metafictional novel A Tale for the Time Being.

Naomi Alderman discusses her novel The Future, about friends who plot a daring heist to save the world from the tech billionaires threatening it.

Hetty Lui McKinnon, Aaron Adams, & Liz Crain discuss food, cooking, and their latest vegetarian & vegan cookbooks with chef Gregory Gourdet.

Celebrated author Caryl Phillips discusses the life and impact of singer-songwriter Marvin Gaye in this lecture from 1999.

Ann Patchett discusses her latest best-selling novel, Tom Lake, with Cheryl Strayed in this conversation recorded in Portland, Oregon.

Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses his family, the American Dream, and his memoir, A Man of Two Faces, in this conversation with Tommy Orange.

Explore the intersections of literature and music in these conversations between writers and members of both Oregon Symphony and 45th Parallel.

Renowned classicist Mary Beard takes us back in time to ancient Rome, in this lecture about the making of her latest book, Emperor of Rome.

Amor Towles discusses the inspiration for and process of writing his latest bestseller, The Lincoln Highway, at this event in Portland.

Leslie Marmon Silko discusses her first book of nonfiction, The Turquoise Ledge, in this 2010 conversation with Molly Gloss.

Nobel Prize-winning author, V. S. Naipaul, shares and contextualizes selections from India: A Million Mutinies Now in this event from 1991.

Update your TBR list: 2023 Portland Book Festival authors recommend some of their favorite writers and titles featured at the event.

Barbara Walter discusses her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Demon Copperhead, with Jess Walter at this live event in Portland, Oregon.

Colson Whitehead, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys, interviewed by Mitchell S. Jackson.

Eliza Hull & Rebekah Taussig discuss the anthology We’ve Got This, along with resources and their personal experiences with disabled parenting.

George Saunders & Jess Walter discuss their recent short story collections in this conversation with OPB’s Geoff Norcross at 2022 #PDXBookFest.

Leila Mottley discusses her best-selling debut novel, Nightcrawling, with Mitchell S. Jackson at 2022 #PDXBookFest.

Essayist Melissa Febos & memoirist Hua Hsu discuss coming-of-age, identity, art-making, & community in these discussions from 2022 #PDXBookFest.

Reza Aslan discusses his latest book, An American Martyr in Persia, Howard Baskerville, and Iranian history with Andrew Proctor at #PDXBookFest.

In this talk from 2012, Barbara Kingsolver discusses her then most recent novel Flight Behavior, as well as her career up to that point.

Kwame Alexander discusses fatherhood, food, the power of connection, & his memoir in this moving conversation with chef Gregory Gourdet.

Edwidge Danticat shares an intimate picture of her family, Haitian culture, & her career as a writer during this Portland Arts & Lectures event.

Kiese Laymon & Imbolo Mbue discuss the power of using literature and storytelling to highlight the effects of environmental racism.