Events

Do you love paper crafts? We do too!

This group is for people seeking consistent time to practice paper arts and crafts in a small, low-pressure group setting.

***Space is limited. Please RSVP on Meetup here.***

Every Friday

Join us for a writing/discussion group. This is a co-working meeting. If you are looking for feedback or critique, there are other meetings for that. The format is social chat for 15 minutes, silent write for an hour, chat for 15 minutes, repeat.

Hosted by Rose City Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers at BOLD Coffee & Books.

BOLD is thrilled to host a reading with Autumn Bettinger, author of Belladonna, with Emme Lund, author of The Boy with a Bird in His Chest. 

Autumn Bettinger, one of the most well-honed voices in the up and coming genre of short-format fiction, is reading from her brand new collection, Belladonna. Emme Lund, celebrated author of The Boy with a Bird in His Chest, will also be reading, with an introduction from Scott Cannon of Friendly Monster Press. 

This is not the first time Bettinger and Lund have done an event together. They also previously published a pair of short stories both titled “SIR” on Picture Frame Press. Both authors' work is full of magical realism - disturbing, earthen, close, and skillfully crafted.

Autumn Bettinger is a short-form fiction writer and full-time mother of two living in Portland, Oregon. She is a 2024 Fishtrap fellow, has won the Tadpole Press 100-Word Writing Contest, the Not Quite Write Flash Fiction Prize, and the Silver Scribes Prize.

Emme Lund is an author living and writing in Portland, OR. She has an MFA from Mills College. Her work has appeared in Electric Literature, TIME Magazine, The Rumpus, Romper, the Portland Mercury, and Autostraddle, among many other venues. In 2019, she was awarded an Oregon Literary Arts Fellowship in Fiction. Her debut novel, The Boy with a Bird in His Chest (Atria Books, 2022) was longlisted for the First Novel Prize from the Center For Fiction, was a finalist for an Oregon Book Award, was named a best book of the year by Buzzfeed and The Portland Mercury, and was included on lists in The Washington Post, USA Today, People Magazine, The Advocate, Cosmopolitan, and Shondaland. Her sophomore novel, Run! Run! Run!, will be available from Vintage Originals in 2027.

Arrive at 6:30 p.m. to grab a snack or drink. The event will start at 7:00 p.m.

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Event cohosted by BOLD Coffee & Books and Indigo: Editing, Design, and More.

Do you love stories about kids or animals who save the day? Do you love to dance and color and play? We do too!

Come join Ali Shaw of Bold Coffee & Books for a fun storytime. Hear some stories, make some friends, and leave with art. What an amazing way to spend a Saturday!

Plus, 20% off children's books and $1 off hot chocolate on Saturday mornings.

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Event cohosted by BOLD Coffee & Books and Indigo: Editing, Design, and More.

BOLD is honored to host Letter Writing Against Banned Books with Amnesty International. 

Join Group 48’s Amnesty International’s Banned Books Week Action to defend freedom of expression and challenge censorship.  We will write letters and cards to support individuals around the world at risk for exercising their human right to freedom of expression, including a journalist, social media influencer, poet, photojournalist, Indigenous rights activists, and others. 

Find more information about Amnesty International’s Banned Books Week 2026 campaign here: https://www.amnestyusa.org/campaigns/banned-books/bbw2026/

Find Amnesty International’s Banned Books Week Booklist here: https://www.amnestyusa.org/toolkits/banned-books-week-booklist/#featured

BOLD is thrilled to host a reading with Jessica M Coronado, author of Permutations, in conversation with Orin Steele, author of By Blood, Shadow, & Fire.

Join us for a special evening with local author Jessica M Coronado to celebrate the release of their debut science fiction novel, Permutations. Enjoy Bold’s classic drinks and catering among the inviting atmosphere surrounded by books from all our local authors as we introduce Jessica M Coronado to Portland’s book-loving community. 

Stop by to grab a signed copy of her book and stay for the first-time reading from the novel by the author, a Q&A session, and an in-depth conversation about what inspired their writing and the development of Permutations. We look forward to seeing you!

Permutations, a novel, features a physicist whose failed attempt to travel back in time traps him in a parallel universe where he has five days to escape before causing it to collapse.

Local debut author Jessica M Coronado graduated from OSU with a B.S. in philosophy, satisfying her curiosity in both material and metaphysical subjects. They enjoy talking about subjects like the nature of existence, quantum physics, and the Self, and writing philosophical prose exploring identity, consciousness, memory, and the human condition.

Orin Steele can often be found hiking in the mountains with her family or cozied up under a blanket reading an epic fantasy. She writes deeply human and flawed characters who have to discover the cost of becoming who—and what—they are meant to be.”

Arrive at 6:30 p.m. to grab a snack or drink. The event will start at 7:00 p.m.

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Event cohosted by BOLD Coffee & Books and Indigo: Editing, Design, and More.

Monthly on every second Tuesday

Remember how great silent reading time was in elementary school? The melting away of distractions while you lost yourself in a great book? Now you can get that as an adult too!

Join us at BOLD for a silent reading party. Bring your book or buy one here. Grab a drink or pastry, and lose yourself in those pages.

Arrive around 5:00 if you want to meet other readers and share about the book you’re reading. The background music switches to classical and the reading begins at 5:30 p.m. More book talk afterwards, at 6:30.

Event cohosted by BOLD Coffee & Books and Indigo: Editing, Design, and More.

Wednesdays every week

Every Wednesday

No more procrastination! Bring your work in progress and join other writers for some dedicated time to get your words down.

Every Wednesday 5:00–5:30 Arrive, get comfortable, meet your fellow writers, and chat about your projects 5:30–6:30 Time to shut up and write!

Cohosted by BOLD Coffee & Books (

https://boldcoffeeandbooks.com

) and Indigo: Editing, Design, and More (

https://www.indigoediting.com

). 

Thursdays every week

Do you love paper crafts? We do too!

This group is for people seeking consistent time to practice paper arts and crafts in a small, low-pressure group setting.

***Space is limited. Please RSVP on Meetup here.***

Join us off-site for S2: Small & Self-Publishing Faire on Sat., Oct 17, 11:00 a.m.–4 p.m.!

The third annual S2: Small & Self-Publishing Faire hits Lucky Labrador Brewing in NW Portland, highlighting local Pacific Northwest small publishers and self-published authors. S2 is a community-focused gathering designed to give local creators recognition and space to show off their work. This year's event is a collaboration between Bold Coffee & Books, Two Rivers Bookstore, Hellebore Literary Agency, and  Indigo: Editing, Design and More.

Learn more about the event here.

Find a full list of vendors and event info via the S2 site here. 

Monthly on every third Tuesday

Join us for a monthly Q&A about all things publishing and books!

Join Ali Shaw—co-owner of BOLD Coffee & Books and owner of Indigo: Editing, Design, and More—for an in-person Q&A about the publishing process, the business of writing, and the book world in general. If you have questions about how to start your publishing journey, bring them! If you’ve always wondered about something more obscure, like how to tell if an antique book is a first edition or what librarians do at trade shows, bring those too!

Free and open to the public.

Event cohosted by BOLD Coffee & Books and Indigo: Editing, Design, and More.

BOLD is thrilled to host a reading with Dave Markowitz, author of Refuge for the Weary Empath: The Sacred Work of Healing Ourselves and Healing Our World.

Join us for an intimate author reading celebrating empathy, healing, and the lived experience of sensitive souls. This event offers a welcoming space for reflection, connection, and thoughtful conversation.

Refuge for the Weary Empath was written as a soft landing place — a space to rest and rediscover what your sensitivity wants to show you. These pages offer stories, reflections, and gentle guidance to help you trace your exhaustion back to its true source, reconnect with your own steady center, and begin to experience your empathy as a bridge to clarity, belonging, and inner peace.

Dave Markowitz is a Source intuitive, bestselling author, and healing facilitator who has spent over three decades helping empaths transform overwhelm into growth. Drawing from his own journey and client experiences, he offers practical wisdom that supports clarity, resilience, purpose, and personal and collective healing.

Arrive at 6:30 p.m. to grab a snack or drink. The event will start at 7:00 p.m.

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Event cohosted by BOLD Coffee & Books and Indigo: Editing, Design, and More.

BOLD is thrilled to host a reading with Ilia Epifanov, author of Pale Imitators. 

Pale Imitators, a pulpy alien invasion story, is the first in a series of sci-fi throwbacks to the times when conspiracy theories were fun! Inspired by The Thing and The X-files, the story follows Teddy Money, a patrolman who finds himself in the middle of a government conspiracy and a potential alien invasion. Come join Ilia Epifanov for a reading and signing event! 

Ilia Epifanov is a Portland-based author of sci-fi and horror. New to Oregon, he loves to explore it with his wife and their Pomeranian.

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Event cohosted by BOLD Coffee & Books and Indigo: Editing, Design, and More.

Monthly on every last Tuesday

Come meet other writers and enjoy a drink in this fun and informal setting to bond over the written (or still unwritten!) word.

5:00–7:00 p.m.

Drop in at your convenience. We'll be happy to see you and hear about your writing!

Event cohosted by BOLD Coffee & Books and Indigo: Editing, Design, and More.

Happy Halloween!

Be sure to check out our spooky book displays for stories to celebrate the season. 

Kiddos get a free hot chocolate and early trick-or-treating candy at storytime today!

We'll be closing early at 4:00 p.m., so caffeine up early, and stay safe out there, folks!

Monthly on every first Tuesday