Episodes

  • Emma Donoghue in conversation

    Emma Donoghue in conversation
    Jan 12 2026
    In this episode, we feature the beloved Irish novelist Emma Donoghue, in conversation with OPB's Crystal Ligori, from the 2025 Portland Book Festival.
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    57 mins
  • Omar El Akkad and Karen Russell in Conversation

    Omar El Akkad and Karen Russell in Conversation
    Jan 5 2026
    Join us for a conversation from Portland Book Festival with authors Omar El Akkad and Karen Russell, moderated by Willamette Week’s arts and culture editor Rachel Saslow.
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    53 mins
  • Barbara Kingsolver, in conversation with Jess Walter (Rebroadcast)

    Barbara Kingsolver, in conversation with Jess Walter (Rebroadcast)
    Jan 5 2026
    Barbara Kingsolver discusses her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Demon Copperhead, with Jess Walter at this live event in Portland, Oregon.
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Better Worlds: A Panel on Ursula K. Le Guin’s Legacy (Rebroadcast)

    Better Worlds: A Panel on Ursula K. Le Guin’s Legacy (Rebroadcast)
    Dec 23 2025
    Authors Michelle Ruiz Keil and Juhea Kim discuss Ursula K. Le Guin’s legacy through exploration of pacifism and environmentalism in her works.
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    54 mins
  • 2025 Portland Book Festival

    2025 Portland Book Festival
    Dec 8 2025
    Update your TBR list: 2025 Portland Book Festival authors recommend some of their favorite writers and titles featured at the event.
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    52 mins
  • Tommy Orange: Everybody Reads 2020 (Rebroadcast)

    Tommy Orange: Everybody Reads 2020 (Rebroadcast)
    Dec 3 2025
    Tommy Orange shares his non-linear journey to becoming a writer and the inspiration behind his award-winning debut novel, There There.
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    54 mins
  • Salman Rushdie (Rebroadcast)

    Salman Rushdie (Rebroadcast)
    Dec 3 2025
    In this episode of The Archive Project, author Salman Rushdie reads from and discusses his 1999 novel, The Ground Beneath Her Feet.
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    53 mins
  • Angela Flournoy in Conversation

    Angela Flournoy in Conversation
    Nov 18 2025
    Tune into this conversation from the 2025 Portland Book Festival featuring author Angela Flournoy in conversation with author Renée Watson.
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    58 mins