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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Author Reading: Autumn Bettinger with Emme Lund
Bold Coffee & Books, 1755 SW Jefferson St, Portland, OR 97205, USA, Portland, OR, USBOLD is thrilled to host a reading with Autumn Bettinger, author of Belladonna, with Emme Lund, author of The Boy with a Bird in His Chest.
Autumn Bettinger, one of the most well-honed voices in the up and coming genre of short-format fiction, is reading from her brand new collection, Belladonna. Emme Lund, celebrated author of The Boy with a Bird in His Chest, will also be reading, with an introduction from Scott Cannon of Friendly Monster Press.This is not the first time Bettinger and Lund have done an event together. They also previously published a pair of short stories both titled “SIR” on Picture Frame Press. Both authors' work is full of magical realism - disturbing, earthen, close, and skillfully crafted.
Autumn Bettinger is a short-form fiction writer and full-time mother of two living in Portland, Oregon. She is a 2024 Fishtrap fellow, has won the Tadpole Press 100-Word Writing Contest, the Not Quite Write Flash Fiction Prize, and the Silver Scribes Prize.
Emme Lund is an author living and writing in Portland, OR. She has an MFA from Mills College. Her work has appeared in Electric Literature, TIME Magazine, The Rumpus, Romper, the Portland Mercury, and Autostraddle, among many other venues. In 2019, she was awarded an Oregon Literary Arts Fellowship in Fiction. Her debut novel, The Boy with a Bird in His Chest (Atria Books, 2022) was longlisted for the First Novel Prize from the Center For Fiction, was a finalist for an Oregon Book Award, was named a best book of the year by Buzzfeed and The Portland Mercury, and was included on lists in The Washington Post, USA Today, People Magazine, The Advocate, Cosmopolitan, and Shondaland. Her sophomore novel, Run! Run! Run!, will be available from Vintage Originals in 2027.
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.
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Letter Writing Against Banned Books with Amnesty International
Bold Coffee & Books, 1755 SW Jefferson St, Portland, OR 97205, USA, Portland, OR, USBOLD is honored to host Letter Writing Against Banned Books with Amnesty International.
Join Group 48’s Amnesty International’s Banned Books Week Action to defend freedom of expression and challenge censorship. We will write letters and cards to support individuals around the world at risk for exercising their human right to freedom of expression, including a journalist, social media influencer, poet, photojournalist, Indigenous rights activists, and others.
Find more information about Amnesty International’s Banned Books Week 2026 campaign here: https://www.amnestyusa.org/campaigns/banned-books/bbw2026/
Find Amnesty International’s Banned Books Week Booklist here: https://www.amnestyusa.org/toolkits/banned-books-week-booklist/#featured
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Author Reading: Jessica M Coronado and Orin Steele
Location not specified yetBOLD is thrilled to host a reading with Jessica M Coronado, author of Permutations, in conversation with Orin Steele, author of By Blood, Shadow, & Fire.
Join us for a special evening with local author Jessica M Coronado to celebrate the release of their debut science fiction novel, Permutations. Enjoy Bold’s classic drinks and catering among the inviting atmosphere surrounded by books from all our local authors as we introduce Jessica M Coronado to Portland’s book-loving community.
Stop by to grab a signed copy of her book and stay for the first-time reading from the novel by the author, a Q&A session, and an in-depth conversation about what inspired their writing and the development of Permutations. We look forward to seeing you!
Permutations, a novel, features a physicist whose failed attempt to travel back in time traps him in a parallel universe where he has five days to escape before causing it to collapse.Local debut author Jessica M Coronado graduated from OSU with a B.S. in philosophy, satisfying her curiosity in both material and metaphysical subjects. They enjoy talking about subjects like the nature of existence, quantum physics, and the Self, and writing philosophical prose exploring identity, consciousness, memory, and the human condition.
Orin Steele can often be found hiking in the mountains with her family or cozied up under a blanket reading an epic fantasy. She writes deeply human and flawed characters who have to discover the cost of becoming who—and what—they are meant to be.”
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
Past events
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