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
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Sit Down, Shut Up, and Write
BOLD Coffee & Books, 1755 SW Jefferson St., Portland, OR, USEvery Wednesday
No more procrastination! Bring your work in progress and join other writers for some dedicated time to get your words down.
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 and Indigo: Editing, Design, and More.
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Author Reading: Brenda Miller in Conversation with Scott Nadelson
BOLD Coffee & Books, 1755 SW Jefferson St., Portland, OR, USBOLD is honored to host a reading with Brenda Miller, author of Love You, Bye: A Daughter's Journey in Essays and Poems, in conversation with Scott Nadelson, author of Trust Me.
From award-winning writer Brenda Miller comes this stunning hybrid collection of essays, poems, and photographs about family, faith, and the art of saying goodbye. Essential reading for anyone navigating the complexities of aging parents, the mysteries of faith, or the simple courage required to keep loving in a world that often breaks our hearts. Join us for a reading and conversation.
“Like light from a stained-glass window, this poignant reflection on daughterhood restores wonder to everything it touches. Miller sets her disparate shards of memory side by side, offering poems and lyric essays with a candid, generous hand until a shimmering portrait of hard-won adulthood emerges. Love You, Bye, honors not only her beloved parents, but the world as they taught her to observe it, with keen, unflinching, and joyous attention.” —Marjorie Sandor, author of Portrait of My Mother, Who Posed Nude in Wartime
Brenda Miller is the author of eight essay and poetry collections, and her work has received seven Pushcart prizes. She co-authored the popular textbook Tell it Slant: Creating, Refining, and Publishing Creative Nonfiction, and The Pen and the Bell: Mindful Writing in a Busy World.
Scott Nadelson is the author of nine books, most recently the novel Trust Me, winner of the Edward Lewis Wallant Award for Jewish fiction. He teaches at Willamette University and in the Rainier Writing Workshop at Pacific Lutheran University.
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 with Ali
BOLD Coffee & Books, 1755 SW Jefferson St., Portland, OR, USDo 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.
1 attendee
Book Publishing Q&A
BOLD Coffee & Books, 1755 SW Jefferson St., Portland, OR, USJoin 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.
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Past events
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