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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A Coffee Talk Honoring Steve Arndt
BOLD Coffee & Books, 1755 SW Jefferson St., Portland, OR, USBOLD is honored to host a Coffee Talk Honoring Steve Arndt.
Let's be together as writers/friends of Steve share pieces in memory of our beloved and missed friend, aka the ambassador of Portland's Lit community.
These phenomenal humans will be at the mic: Adam Strong, Amy Baskin, Anne Richardson, Gigi Little, Laura Stanfill, Mary Mandeville, Nancy Townsley, Nikki Darling, and Stephanie Shilling.
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.
1 attendee
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.
2 attendees
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.
4 attendees
Past events
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