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. In conjunction with our 30th anniversary, Literary Arts is rolling out an archive of the most sought-after talks from our lecture series. Each month, we’ll be publishing new lectures available for streaming on this website for free. With over 250 original lectures by the most creative and articulate minds of our generation, these discussions offer special moments between world-famous authors and our local literary community.

M. Gessen (Rebroadcast)

This episode features M. Gessen, the final speaker of the 2024/25 Portland Arts & Lectures series at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.

09-09
01:15:42

Ta-Nehisi Coates in conversation with Omar El Akkad (Rebroadcast)

This episode features Ta-Nehisi Coates in conversation with Omar El Akkad from the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in October 2024.

09-09
01:07:50

Emily Wilson (Rebroadcast)

In this episode, we feature Emily Wilson speaking as part of Portland Arts & Lectures at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in April 2025.

09-09
01:21:26

Gabrielle Zevin: Everybody Reads 2024 (Rebroadcast)

In this episode, we bring you a talk from Gabrielle Zevin. It was the culminating event of the 2024 Everybody Reads program.

09-09
01:16:40

Be a Revolution: Ijeoma Oluo & Hanif Fazal (Rebroadcast)

This episode features Ijeoma Oluo, author of Be a Revolution, in conversation with author Hanif Fazal at the 2024 Portland Book Festival.

08-11
58:36

Javier Zamora (Rebroadcast)

In this episode, we bring you a talk from Javier Zamora. It was the culminating event of the 2025 Everybody Read’s program.

08-06
57:38

Timothy Egan (Rebroadcast)

In this episode, we feature Timothy Egan speaking as part of Portland Arts & Lectures at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in January 2025.

07-28
01:18:58

Rachel Kushner & Danzy Senna (Rebroadcast)

Revisiting the 2024 Portland Book Festival with the "Deceit and Dark Humor" panel, featuring student readings from Writers in the Schools.

07-21
58:18

Salman Rushdie (Rebroadcast)

In this episode of The Archive Project, author Salman Rushdie reads from and discusses his 1999 novel, The Ground Beneath Her Feet.

07-17
52:30

Paul Auster & Siri Hustvedt (Rebroadcast)

This week's episode features Paul Auster and Siri Hustvedt when they interviewed each other for a special event hosted by Literary Arts in 2006.

07-10
01:04:40

Connie Chung (Rebroadcast)

In this episode, we feature a conversation with Connie Chung from her September 2024 event with Literary Arts.

06-16
01:05:09

Renée Watson, I See My Light Shining (Rebroadcast)

This episode features acclaimed writer Renée Watson speaking at the World Stage Theater as part of the “I See My Light Shining” event in June 2024

06-09
51:15

Malcolm Gladwell in Conversation (Rebroadcast)

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.

06-02
01:17:48

National Book Foundation Presents: Awards & Activism

National Book Foundation Presents: Awards & Activism at the 2024 Portland Book Festival with Robert Samuels and m.s. RedCherries.

05-27
01:00:05

M. Gessen

This episode features M. Gessen, the final speaker of the 2024/25 Portland Arts & Lectures series at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.

05-19
01:15:27

First Generation Food: Kristina Cho, Jolyn Chen & Louis Lin

Tune into this conversation about the infusion of cultural heritage and lineage into recipes which showcase first-generation American food.

05-12
56:40

Emily Wilson

In this episode, we feature Emily Wilson speaking as part of Portland Arts & Lectures at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in April 2025.

05-05
01:21:26

Green Planet: Ferris Jabr & Amy Stewart

Celebrate Earth Day with fresh insights from authors and environmentalists Ferris Jabr and Amy Stewart at the 2024 Portland Book Festival.

04-28
01:01:37

Verselandia! 2024

Journey through Verselandia! 2024 with performances from the event and interviews with this year’s hopefuls.

04-21
56:29

Everybody Reads 2025: Javier Zamora

In this episode, we bring you a talk from Javier Zamora. It was the culminating event of the 2025 Everybody Read’s program.

04-14
57:38

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