Arlene Schnitzer. Concert Hall, Cole. Haan Stage ... 11:45 a.m. David Grann: Killers of the Flower Moon ... Julie C. Dao
WORDSTOCK: PORTLAND’S BOOK FESTIVAL
SCHEDULE OF ONSTAGE EVENTS
Saturday, November 11 from 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. at the Portland Art Museum and neighboring venues
Schedule subject to change without notice.
SCH
WIN
BRU
UCC
OHS
WHIT
KIDS
MID
TOC
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Cole Haan Stage
Winningstad Theater, Cirillo‑Cooke Stage
Brunish Theater, Poetry Foundation Stage
First Congregational United Church of Christ,
Oregon Historical Society
(4th Floor, 1111 SW Broadway Ave.)
Miller Gallery at the Portland Art Museum, Children’s Stage
Crumpacker Library at the Portland Arts Museum, Middle Grade Stage
The Old Church, YA Stage
(1111 SW Broadway Ave.)
Whitsell Auditorium at the Portland Art Museum, Edward Lienhart Family Foundation Stage
(1126 SW Park Ave.)
(1200 SW Park Ave.)
(1219 SW Park Ave, Lower Level)
10:00 a.m. What’s the Story with Daniel Handler and Lemony Snicket? Daniel Handler/ Lemony Snicket, mod. Gilbert Cruz
9:45 a.m. Suspense, Scandal, and Secrets: Families in Crisis Rene Denfeld, Victor Lodato, Amy Stewart, mod. Zach Dundas
10:00 a.m. Border Crossing: Poetry and Place John Freeman, Erika L. Sánchez, Javier Zamora, Matthew Zapruder, mod. Sarah Bowlin x
10:00 a.m. Tom Perrotta: State of Wonder Interview Tom Perrotta, mod. April Baer
11:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m.
12:00 p.m. We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy Ta-Nehisi Coates, mod. Jenna Wortham
11:30 a.m. A Literary Dinner Party: Collaboration in the Kitchen and on the Page Andrew Barton, Liz Crain, Kate Lebo, Samuel Ligon, Bonnie Frumkin Morales Peter Schweitzer, mod. Penelope Bass
11:45 a.m. On the Brink: Obsession and Ambition Jessie Chaffee, Gabe Habash, Meg Howrey, mod. Leni Zumas
11:45 a.m. David Grann: Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, mod. Geoff Norcross
1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
1:15 p.m. Home Front/Front Lines: Americans and the Syrian Civil War Elliot Ackerman, Alia Malek, Emily Robbins, mod. Geoff Norcross
2:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m. The Body and Power: New Black Poetry Dawn Lundy Martin, Morgan Parker, Danez Smith, mod. Béalleka
4:00 p.m.
1:45 p.m. In the Labyrinth: Pop Culture, Science, and Mythology in Poetry Bonnie Arning, Samiya Bashir, Nicole Sealey, mod. Natalie Garyet
3:30 p.m. Sex, Lies, and Polar Bears: Relationships on the Edge Shanthi Sekaran, Nancy Pearl, Peter Rock, mod. Pauls Toutonghi
1:30 p.m. Desperate Characters: Jeffrey Eugenides and Danzy Senna in Conversation Jeffrey Eugenides, Danzy Senna, mod. Parul Sehgal
3:15 p.m. Innocence Lost: Maile Meloy and Claire Messud in Conversation Maile Meloy, Claire Messud, mod. John Freeman
10:15 a.m. Loneliness and the City: Graphic Novels on Finding Home Nicole J. Georges, Elizabeth Haidle, Leslie Stein, Deb Olin Unferth, mod. Kelly Sue DeConnick
11:30 a.m. You Can’t Go Home Again: Memoir of the Past and Present Gabrielle Bell, Jenny Forrester, Kate Carroll de Gutes, mod. Wendy Willis
12:45 p.m. Wicked Funny: American Absurdity in Fiction Jon Raymond, Deb Olin Unferth, Dennie Wendt, mod. Cari Luna
2:15 p.m. WITS Anthology Launch Portland Public School students read from the anthology Galaxies on the Ground.
3:30 p.m. A Portrait of the Artist: Coming of Age Memoirs David Biespiel, Chelsea Martin, Kristen Radtke, mod. Rob Spillman
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
(1119 SW Park Ave, Mark Building, 2nd Floor) 9:00 a.m.
9:10 a.m.Spanish Storytime Portland Early Learning Project
9:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
(1422 SW 11th Ave)
9:00 a.m. Storytime Singalong Emily Arrow
9:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
(1119 SW Park Ave, Mark Building, 1st Floor)
4:45 p.m. — Where the Wild Things Are: Seeing Ourselves in Animals Steven Church, Elena Passarello, Oliver Uberti, mod. Jon Mooallem
5:15 p.m. Questions, Interrogations, and Confessions: Making Life into Art Kaveh Akbar, Melissa Febos, Megan Stielstra, mod. Marisa Siegel
Book signing for these events are held at the Book Fair in the Kridel Grand Ballroom, Portland Art Museum, 3rd floor, Mark Building (1219 SW Park Ave.)
5:00 p.m. Resistance and Rebellion: Dystopian Fiction Omar El Akkad, Benjamin Percy, Lidia Yuknavitch, mod. Fiona McCann
4:45 p.m. Outlaws and Renegades: Innovative Short Forms Jess Arndt, Tom Gauld, Sarah Manguso, mod. Robin Romm
10:00 a.m. If You Can Make It Here: Art and Artists in New York City Adam Gopnik, Jami Attenberg, Kayla Rae Whitaker, mod. Maris Kreizman
9:30 a.m.
9:50 a.m. Boo Who? Ben Clanton
10:00 a.m. On the Run: Fighting for Your Life P.C. Cast, Traci Chee, April Henry, mod. Alison Kastner
10:30 a.m. There’s Nothing to Do! Dev Petty
10:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m. 11:10 a.m. I Got a New Friend Karl Newsom Edward
12:00 p.m. State of Wonder LIVE! Jeffrey Cranor, Joseph Fink, Morgan Parker, Tommy Pico, mods. April Baer & Aaron Scott
1:30 p.m. Disruption: Feminist Digital Culture Doree Shafrir, Ellen Ullman, mod. Jazmine Hughes
11:50 a.m. Marielle in Paris Jeanne B. de Sainte Marie and Maxine Schur
12:50 p.m. The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse Mac Barnett
1:30 p.m. Du Iz Tak? Carson Ellis
2:10 p.m. Radiant Child Javaka Steptoe
11:15 a.m. Words and Pictures: Award-winning Children’s Book Authors Mac Barnett, Vera Brosgol, Carson Ellis, Javaka Steptoe, mod. Natasha Forrester Campbell
12:30 p.m. Different Worlds Ben Clanton, Jeffrey Brown, mod. Kate Ristau
11:30 a.m. 11:45 a.m. It’s Complicated: LGBTQ+ YA Nina LaCour, Julie Murphy, Tillie Walden, mod. Alicia Tate
12:00 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
1:45 p.m. New Kids Matthew Holm, Mike Lawrence, mod. Jonathan Hill
1:30 p.m. Rebel Rebel: Revolutionaries and Resisters Julie C. Dao, Fonda Lee, Emily Suvada, mod. Amber Keyser
1:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m. State of Wonder at Wordstock Katie Kitamura, Chuck Klosterman, Hannah Tinti, mods. April Baer & Aaron Scott
2:50 p.m. Leave Me Alone! Vera Brosgol
3:00 p.m. (Not) Fitting In Melissa Savage, mod. Heidi Schulz
3:30 p.m. How to Make Friends with a Ghost Rebecca Green
3:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m. Not Quite Meet Cute: Modern Romantic Comedies Jenny Han, Sandhya Menon, Zan Romanoff, mod. Brendan Kiely
4:15 p.m. The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid Carson Ellis, Colin Meloy, mod. Amy Martin
4:30 p.m. The Past Is Present: New Fiction Julie Buntin, Rachel Khong, Edan Lepucki, mod. Steph Opitz
3:30 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Girl Versus the World: Searching for Identity Erika L. Sánchez, Reneé Watson, mod. Gesse Stark-Smith
5:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m. Book signing for these events held at the venue.
Book signing for these events held at the venue.
Book signing for these events held at the Book Fair in the Kridel Grand Ballroom.
Book signing for these events held at the venue.
Book signing for these events held at the venue.
Book signing for these events held at the venue.
Follow along: #PDXBookFest
(1037 SW Broadway Ave)
Tickets and info at literary-arts.org/wordstock
STAGES AT PORTLAND ART MUSEM
STAGES AT PORTLAND’5
WORDSTOCK: PORTLAND’S BOOK FESTIVAL
Saturday, November 11 from 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. at the Portland Art Museum and neighboring venues STAGES AT PORTLAND’5
SCH
WIN
BRU
UCC
OHS
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Cole Haan Stage
Winningstad Theater, Cirillo‑Cooke Stage
Brunish Theater, Poetry Foundation Stage
First Congregational United Church of Christ,
Oregon Historical Society
(1111 SW Broadway Ave.)
(4th Floor, 1111 SW Broadway Ave.)
(1037 SW Broadway Ave)
(1126 SW Park Ave.)
(1200 SW Park Ave.)
9:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m. What’s the Story with Daniel Handler and Lemony Snicket? Daniel Handler/ Lemony Snicket, mod. Gilbert Cruz
9:45 a.m. Suspense, Scandal, and Secrets: Families in Crisis Rene Denfeld, Victor Lodato, Amy Stewart, mod. Zach Dundas
10:00 a.m. Border Crossing: Poetry and Place John Freeman, Erika L. Sánchez, Javier Zamora, Matthew Zapruder, mod. Sarah Bowlin x
10:00 a.m. Tom Perrotta: State of Wonder Interview Tom Perrotta, mod. April Baer
11:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m.
12:00 p.m. We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy Ta-Nehisi Coates, mod. Jenna Wortham
11:30 a.m. A Literary Dinner Party: Collaboration in the Kitchen and on the Page Andrew Barton, Liz Crain, Kate Lebo, Samuel Ligon, Bonnie Frumkin Morales Peter Schweitzer, mod. Penelope Bass
11:45 a.m. On the Brink: Obsession and Ambition Jessie Chaffee, Gabe Habash, Meg Howrey, mod. Leni Zumas
11:45 a.m. David Grann: Killers of the Flower Moon David Grann, mod. Geoff Norcross
1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
1:15 p.m. Home Front/Front Lines: Americans and the Syrian Civil War Elliot Ackerman, Alia Malek, Emily Robbins, mod. Geoff Norcross
2:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m. The Body and Power: New Black Poetry Dawn Lundy Martin, Morgan Parker, Danez Smith, mod. Béalleka
4:00 p.m.
1:45 p.m. In the Labyrinth: Pop Culture, Science, and Mythology in Poetry Bonnie Arning, Samiya Bashir, Nicole Sealey, mod. Natalie Garyet
3:30 p.m. Sex, Lies, and Polar Bears: Relationships on the Edge Shanthi Sekaran, Nancy Pearl, Peter Rock, mod. Pauls Toutonghi
1:30 p.m. Desperate Characters: Jeffrey Eugenides and Danzy Senna in Conversation Jeffrey Eugenides, Danzy Senna, mod. Parul Sehgal
3:15 p.m. Innocence Lost: Maile Meloy and Claire Messud in Conversation Maile Meloy, Claire Messud, mod. John Freeman
10:15 a.m. Loneliness and the City: Graphic Novels on Finding Home Nicole J. Georges, Elizabeth Haidle, Leslie Stein, Deb Olin Unferth, mod. Kelly Sue DeConnick
11:30 a.m. You Can’t Go Home Again: Memoir of the Past and Present Gabrielle Bell, Jenny Forrester, Kate Carroll de Gutes, mod. Wendy Willis
12:45 p.m. Wicked Funny: American Absurdity in Fiction Jon Raymond, Deb Olin Unferth, Dennie Wendt, mod. Cari Luna
2:15 p.m. WITS Anthology Launch Portland Public School students read from the anthology Galaxies on the Ground.
3:30 p.m. A Portrait of the Artist: Coming of Age Memoirs David Biespiel, Chelsea Martin, Kristen Radtke, mod. Rob Spillman
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
4:45 p.m. — Where the Wild Things Are: Seeing Ourselves in Animals Steven Church, Elena Passarello, Oliver Uberti, mod. Jon Mooallem
5:15 p.m. Questions, Interrogations, and Confessions: Making Life into Art Kaveh Akbar, Melissa Febos, Megan Stielstra, mod. Marisa Siegel
Book signing for these events are held at the Book Fair in the Kridel Grand Ballroom, Portland Art Museum, 3rd floor, Mark Building (1219 SW Park Ave.)
5:00 p.m. Resistance and Rebellion: Dystopian Fiction Omar El Akkad, Benjamin Percy, Lidia Yuknavitch, mod. Fiona McCann
Book signing for these events held at the venue.
4:45 p.m. Outlaws and Renegades: Innovative Short Forms Jess Arndt, Tom Gauld, Sarah Manguso, mod. Robin Romm
Book signing for these events held at the venue.
SCHEDULE OF ONSTAGE EVENTS Schedule subject to change without notice.
WHIT
KIDS
MID
TOC
Whitsell Auditorium at the Portland Art Museum, Edward Lienhart Family Foundation Stage
Miller Gallery at the Portland Art Museum, Children’s Stage
Crumpacker Library at the Portland Arts Museum, Middle Grade Stage
The Old Church, YA Stage
(1219 SW Park Ave, Lower Level)
(1119 SW Park Ave, Mark Building, 1st Floor)
(1422 SW 11th Ave)
(1119 SW Park Ave, Mark Building, 2nd Floor)
9:00 a.m. Storytime Singalong Emily Arrow
9:00 a.m.
9:10 a.m.Spanish Storytime Portland Early Learning Project
10:00 a.m. If You Can Make It Here: Art and Artists in New York City Adam Gopnik, Jami Attenberg, Kayla Rae Whitaker, mod. Maris Kreizman
9:30 a.m.
9:50 a.m. Boo Who? Ben Clanton
10:00 a.m. On the Run: Fighting for Your Life P.C. Cast, Traci Chee, April Henry, mod. Alison Kastner
10:30 a.m. There’s Nothing to Do! Dev Petty
10:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
11:00 a.m. 11:10 a.m. I Got a New Friend Karl Newsom Edward
12:00 p.m. State of Wonder LIVE! Jeffrey Cranor, Joseph Fink, Morgan Parker, Tommy Pico, mods. April Baer & Aaron Scott
1:30 p.m. Disruption: Feminist Digital Culture Doree Shafrir, Ellen Ullman, mod. Jazmine Hughes
11:50 a.m. Marielle in Paris Jeanne B. de Sainte Marie and Maxine Schur
12:50 p.m. The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse Mac Barnett
1:30 p.m. Du Iz Tak? Carson Ellis
2:10 p.m. Radiant Child Javaka Steptoe
11:15 a.m. Words and Pictures: Award-winning Children’s Book Authors Mac Barnett, Vera Brosgol, Carson Ellis, Javaka Steptoe, mod. Natasha Forrester Campbell
12:30 p.m. Different Worlds Ben Clanton, Jeffrey Brown, mod. Kate Ristau
11:30 a.m. 11:45 a.m. It’s Complicated: LGBTQ+ YA Nina LaCour, Julie Murphy, Tillie Walden, mod. Alicia Tate
Tickets and info at literary-arts.org/wordstock
STAGES AT PORTLAND ART MUSEM
12:00 p.m.
12:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
1:45 p.m. New Kids Matthew Holm, Mike Lawrence, mod. Jonathan Hill
1:30 p.m. Rebel Rebel: Revolutionaries and Resisters Julie C. Dao, Fonda Lee, Emily Suvada, mod. Amber Keyser
1:30 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m. State of Wonder at Wordstock Katie Kitamura, Chuck Klosterman, Hannah Tinti, mods. April Baer & Aaron Scott
2:50 p.m. Leave Me Alone! Vera Brosgol
3:00 p.m. (Not) Fitting In Melissa Savage, mod. Heidi Schulz
3:30 p.m. How to Make Friends with a Ghost Rebecca Green
3:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m. Not Quite Meet Cute: Modern Romantic Comedies Jenny Han, Sandhya Menon, Zan Romanoff, mod. Brendan Kiely
4:15 p.m. The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid Carson Ellis, Colin Meloy, mod. Amy Martin
4:30 p.m. The Past Is Present: New Fiction Julie Buntin, Rachel Khong, Edan Lepucki, mod. Steph Opitz
3:30 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Girl Versus the World: Searching for Identity Erika L. Sánchez, Reneé Watson, mod. Gesse Stark-Smith
5:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m. Book signing for these events held at the Book Fair in the Kridel Grand Ballroom.
Book signing for these events held at the venue.
Book signing for these events held at the venue.
Book signing for these events held at the venue.
Follow along: #PDXBookFest
2:30 p.m.
