About us
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
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Author Reading: Erin Clarke, Absolutely Always
BOLD Coffee & Books, 1755 SW Jefferson St., Portland, OR, USBOLD is thrilled to host a reading with Erin Clarke, author of Absolutely Always.
Come join us for a reading of Absolutely Always, a brand new collection of poetry from Erin Clarke, proudly published by Friendly Monster Press. The new collection is centered around love and family, and organized in a way to give each aspect of family life its own space to be considered. Erin's first book of poetry, (Im)perfect Blooms, will also be available. She might even read something from that as well.
Absolutely Always: Poems About Love offers a touching, immersive look at how love fills a home and the ways it can be organized and examined. It’s the second collection of poetry from Portland poet and linguist, Erin Clarke, following up her debut chapbook, (Im)perfect Blooms.
With this small collection, the author explores moments and years of love with her husband and two young sons, while also recognizing her own place in the world and the ways she’s learned to love herself.
Erin’s voice is playful and honest, ever optimistic, studying her life with the curiosity of a philosopher and scientist, reminding us that we are just squishy dream things in a magical world. From the quiet contentment of sharing a partner’s company that feels like “relieved molten freedom” to an ode to blisters as “participation awards”, Erin guides us through a world of gratitudes, where struggles persist, but love is enough, absolutely always.
Erin Clarke is a poet, linguist, and massage therapist. Her first book, (Im)perfect Blooms was published in 2023, and her writing has been featured in Wellspring Literary Magazine, The Pointed Circle, Bellwether Review, and elsewhere. She resides in Portland, Oregon with her husband, their two children, and a very floofy cat.
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.
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Children's Storytime: Go Spellfish Play Day with Eye Write It!
BOLD Coffee & Books, 1755 SW Jefferson St., Portland, OR, USBOLD is thrilled to host a special children’s storytime and Go Spellfish Play Day with Eye Write It!
This extra-special storytime will feature a game called Go Spellfish. Dive into a sea of letters and fun with Go Spellfish. Perfect for the little wordsmiths. This traditional 52-card deck of playing cards also plays ANY card game. Promotes spelling and cognitive skills through engaging play. Transform family game night with Go Spellfish, where learning meets laughter. Watch your kids excel and enjoy every spelling triumph. Go Spellfish is published by Eye Write It, and Bold will be joined by cofounders Layne Maheu and Chris Satterlund for some awesome activities. It will be fun for all ages.
Layne Maheu is the author of two literary novels, Song of the Crow, 2006, Unbridled Books and Man of the World, 2021, Chatwin Books. After decades of working as a carpenter, he’s turned his love of books into a love of teaching and now works in education.
Chris Satterlund has been in the bookselling and publishing business for forty years, twenty-six spent as an independent bookseller and owner in two stores and fifteen years with Scholastic as a field rep. Her passion has always been children’s books. It’s where a person learns who they are in the world by reading.
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Event cohosted by BOLD Coffee & Books and Indigo: Editing, Design, and More.
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The Great BOLD Write-Off
BOLD Coffee & Books, 1755 SW Jefferson St., Portland, OR, USIn 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.
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Event cohosted by BOLD Coffee & Books and Indigo: Editing, Design, and More.
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Silent Reading Party
BOLD Coffee & Books, 1755 SW Jefferson St., Portland, OR, USRemember 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.
3 attendees
Past events
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