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The Pacific Northwest’s biggest bookish celebration is happening this Saturday 📚

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Celebrate literary arts love at this festival with new books, author discussions, live entertainment + more.

Photo provided by Portland Book Festival

Where can you find thousands of books, dozens of authors, and countless book lovers in one place? At the 2022 Portland Book Festival, of course.

The all-ages fest features food trucks, live jazz in the Portland Art Museum courtyard, and a day of thoughtfully-curated stories and discussions with local + national authors — including actress Selma Blair and bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid. Peep the full schedule. 👀

Advance ($15) or day-of ($25) passes include a $5 book fair voucher. Bonus: Kids under 17 are free.

Your Saturday = booked.*

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