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Tickets for Kamala Harris’ Portland book tour appearance sell out in just over 2 hours
Former Vice President Harris is scheduled to appear at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in a conversation with Literary Arts.

‘The Evergreen’: In Portland, romance is more than a summer fling
On today’s episode, OPB’s Crystal Ligori and Sukhjot Sal warm our hearts by sharing how the romance genre became so popular and why they love it so much.

Education
Oregon Imagination Library receives state funding to continue mailing books to children
Imagination Library is an international program launched by Dolly Parton in 1995 to combat illiteracy.

US Supreme Court’s opt-out for LGBTQ materials doesn’t cancel out Oregon’s new book ban law
The federal ruling requires a way for parents to opt out on religious grounds. Oregon’s new law includes a similar provision but in a different context.

Authors petition publishers to curtail their use of AI
The open letter and accompanying petition asking publishers "to make a pledge that they will never release books that were created by machines" garnered more than 600 signatures within a few hours.

Culture
‘Wildfire Days’ is about fighting fire — in the wilderness and in life
Kelly Ramsey’s new memoir, "Wildfire Days," follows her rookie seasons as a wildland firefighter on an elite hotshot crew in the Pacific Northwest. Her story is one of physical endurance, belonging, and personal reckoning, all set against the backdrop of some of the West’s biggest wildfires.
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New book ‘High Desert, Higher Costs’ examines Bend’s housing crisis
The book explores the issues that have been brewing for decades in Bend.

Oregon ‘freedom to read’ library bill heads to governor’s desk
Senate Bill 1098 would prohibit schools and libraries from removing books on the basis of being by, or about, members of a protected class.

Federal workforce
Fired Copyright Office head sues Trump administration over removal
Shira Perlmutter's termination came shortly after the Copyright Office published a long-anticipated report on artificial intelligence.
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Oregon journalist explores New Age religion in latest book, ‘Blazing Eye Sees All’
Oregon journalist Leah Sottile explores spirituality and New Age movements in her latest book.