The Archive Project
In partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting, Literary Arts is building a retrospective of some of the most engaging talks from the world’s best writers over the first 30 years of Portland Arts & Lectures in Portland.
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In this episode, we revisit a Portland Arts & Lectures event with author Yann Martel where he reads selections from his award-winning novel, Life of Pi, and answers audience questions about the book.
Update your TBR list: 2024 Portland Book Festival authors recommend some of their favorite writers and titles featured at the event.
Novelist Madeline Miller speaks about Greek myths and how she approaches her retellings in this 2021 talk and interview with Omar El Akkad.
In this episode of The Archive Project, we revist a rare public appearance for the release of his 2016 memoir, Shoe Dog, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight shares the story of the man behind the swoosh.
Novelist Amy Tan talks about her life and early writing career, including writing The Joy Luck Club, in this lecture from 1991.
This episode features Malcolm Gladwell in conversation about his newest book, Revenge of The Tipping Point. He spoke with Literary Arts executive director Andrew Proctor in front of a live audience in downtown Portland in October 2024.
