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- Silent Reading PartyBOLD Coffee & Books, Portland, OR
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 early 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.
Event cohosted by BOLD Coffee & Books and Indigo: Editing, Design, and More.
- On-the-Spot Writing Contest with Guest Judge Rayna FlyeBOLD Coffee & Books, Portland, OR
Join us for writing fun and prizes!
In this snappy writing contest, we give the writers four writing prompts and set the timer for 30 minutes. When the time is up, they read their stories and the judges select a winner—all right there on the spot. There’s no time to hesitate, second-guess, or hold back. Then the winner takes home prizes! All writers are welcome, from published professionals to newborn novelists.
For this On-the-Spot Writing Contest event, we’re thrilled to be joined by guest judge Rayna Flye.
Rayna Flye always wanted to be a spy, but as she’s frequently afraid and can’t keep a secret, it was never going to work. So she chose to write about spies instead.
By day, Rayna is a researcher, and her nights are spent trying to figure out how to get her characters out of their latest jam. When she’s not writing, she can be found crafting or in the garden. A life-long learner, she skips the lesser C-SPANs to watch C-SPAN 3. Life goal? One day getting on Jeopardy. Rayna lives in Portland, Oregon, USA, with her husband and their drooly Newfoundland. She is a member of the Women’s Fiction Writers Association and a 2020 Pitch Wars mentee.
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.
