What we’re about
Welcome! We are a coffee shop bookstore located in SW Portland featuring great coffee and diverse books. We host readings and book launches on Friday and Saturday evenings, and children's storytime on Saturday mornings. We also host recurring write-ins, writing contests, and open mics. https://boldcoffeeandbooks.com
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Author Reading: Sarah Greenman, The Creative Alchemy CycleBOLD Coffee & Books, Portland, OR
BOLD is thrilled to host a reading with Sarah Greenman, author of The Creative Alchemy Cycle: Activate Your Creativity to Wake Up and Get Free.
At a time when we are experiencing shock waves of collective grief due to racism, sexism, late-stage capitalism, colonialism, and compounding climate loss, Sarah Greenman lays out a nature-centered approach for embodied healing, joyful expression, and meaningful action in her new book, The Creative Alchemy Cycle. Join us for a celebratory summer solstice conversation and book reading.
Sarah Greenman is an artist, story-teller, theater-maker, facilitator, mother, and community organizer. Her work has appeared in a range of publications, including Huffington Post, Advocate, Texas Monthly, D Magazine, Curbed, Elle Décor, Spirituality & Health, Apartment Therapy, and Country Decorating. Her plays have been produced in New York, Seattle, Dallas, Berkeley, and Oakland. She lives in rural Oregon.
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.
- Author Reading: Janet Clare, True Home, in Conversation with Laura StanfillBOLD Coffee & Books, Portland, OR
BOLD is thrilled to host a reading with Janet Clare, author of True Home, in conversation with Laura Stanfill, author of Imagine a Door.
LA author Janet Clare, author of True Home (Vine Leaves Press), will be in conversation with Portland author and publisher Laura Stanfill. They’ll talk about Janet’s second novel—including its Pacific Northwest setting and coming of age themes—and the experience of publishing with a small press.
Janet Clare has had short stories and essays published online and anthologized. Her novel, Time Is the Longest Distance was published in 2018. True Home is her second novel. She lives in Los Angeles.
Laura Stanfill is the author of IMAGINE A DOOR and SINGING LESSONS FOR THE STYLISH CANARY.
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.
