🚀 Parallel Worlds Grand Re-Opening - Local Author Panel and Signing

🖊 Friday, Oct 10 | 630–8 PM
Local Author Panel + Signing:

✨ Lindsay Straube – author of The Kiss of the Basilisk, a Barnes & Noble, Amazon & USA Today bestseller, queen of romantasy + shifter romance 🐺🔥. Book 2, Between Two Kinds, drops this November!

✨ Caitlin Starling – nationally bestselling author of The Death of Jane Lawrence, Last to Leave the Room, and Bram Stoker Award-nominated The Luminous Dead. Her chilling new novel The Graceview Patient hits shelves this October 👻🩸.

✨ Ling Ling Huang – author of Natural Beauty, Lambda Award winner for Bisexual Fiction (2024), Grammy-winning violinist, and member of the Oregon Symphony 🎻💐.

✨ Evan Leikam – author of Anje Kills a King, an Audible bestseller whose dark, sharp fantasy will leave you breathless 👑⚔️. Anji in Shadow comes out Aug 2026!

📅 Friday, Oct 10 | 6:30–8PM
📍 Parallel Worlds Bookshop
Doors at 6:30. Panel starts at 7!

Don’t be late ya nerds!

The OG Parallel Worlds Bookshop Sci-Fi Fantasy Booclub
📖 The Seep by Chana Porter
📍Thursday, Oct 9 | 6:30–8 PM

OG Bookclub returns home to Parallel Worlds Bookshop as our very first bookclub back in the new space!

We have some HUGE news to share—Parallel Worlds is growing ✨

We’ve officially acquired the space next door and will be knocking down the wall, transforming our shop into a space that’s 3x bigger!

Starting October 1st, we’ll be open every day of the week, and all of our bookclubs, events, and activities will now take place right here in the store!

Horror Bookclub 4 | What Moves the Dead by T.Kingfisher

(Horror Bookclub meets every other month)
July Book: What Moves the Dead by T.Kingfisher

Date: September 11th at 6:15-8pm
Place: Dreamhouse PDX

OG Bookclub #29 Oceans Godori by Elaine U. Cho Bookclub + QA and Signing!

Horror Bookclub 3 | The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling

(Horror Bookclub meets every other month)
July Book: The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling

Date: July 17 at 6:15-8pm
Place: Dreamhouse PDX

#27 OG Sci-Fi Fantasy Bookclub | #28 Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell

lWhen: Thursday June 10th 6:30 to 8pm
Where: Alberta Park

Join us at DreamhousePDX on FRIDAY June 13th from 4–10PM for an epic Flash Tattoo Fundraiser for Portland Books Through Bars— where all proceeds from both tattoos and the bar go directly to Portland Books Through Bars.

Expect bookish-inspired flash from @yestattoopdx finest:

• @margotattoo

• @damn_zippy

• @awwwsin
  

This event is brought to you by: Parallel Worlds Bookshop and DreamhousePDX as part of Portland Book Week.

OG Sci-Fi Fantasy Bookclub
#27 OG Bookclub Road to Ruin by Hana Lee

When: June 5th 6:30 to…..
Where: Alberta Park

Romantasy Bookclub: THRUM by Meg Smitherman
Date: Thursday May 29 nd
Time: 6pm - 8pm

Horror Bookclub | Maeve Fly by CJ Leede

(Horror Bookclub meets every other month)
March Book: Maeve Fly by CJ Leede

Date: May 15th at 6:15-8pm
Place: Dreamhouse PDX

OG Sci-Fi Fantasy Bookclub
#25 OG The Tatami Galaxy by Tomihiko Morimi

When: May 6th 6:30 to 8pm
Where: The Kennedy School 5736 NE 33rd Ave

Romantasy Bookclub: Bride by Ali Hazelwood
Date: Thursday April 24th
Time: 6:15pm - 8pm

OG Sci-Fi Fantasy Bookclub
#25 OG Book Club The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

When: April 10th 6:30 to 8pm
Where: The Kennedy School 5736 NE 33rd Ave

Romantasy Bookclub: Kiss of a Basilisk by Lindsay Straube
Date: Thursday March 27th
Time: 6:15pm - 8pm

(Horror Bookclub meets every other month)
March Book: The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle

We will be discussing both The Ballad of Black Tom
and The Horror at Red Hook by HP Lovecraft

The Horror at Red Hook by HP Lovecraft can be found online here: https://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/hrh.aspx

Date: March 20th at 6:15-8pm
Place: Dreamhouse PDX

OG Sci-Fi Fantasy Bookclub | The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin

When: February 6th 6:30 to 8pm
Where: The Kennedy School 5736 NE 33rd Ave

Event: Lindsay Straube Book Release & Signing: "Kiss of a Basilisk"
Date: February 25th
Time: 6:30pm - 9

Join us for an evening of magic and mystery!
To celebrate the release of Lindsay Straube's latest novel, "Kiss of a Basilisk", Parallel Worlds Book Shop is hosting a special book signing event!

Preorder and Enter to Win!
Be one of the first to get your hands on "Kiss of a Basilisk" and enter our raffle to win one of two copies of "Split or Swallow"!
Preorder your copy at the shop, by calling in, or through Venmo for just $18.99. The raffle will be decided on February 25th, so don't wait - Preorder with us now!
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Event Details:

• Meet Lindsay Straube and get your book signed!

• Discuss the latest installment in the series with fellow fans

• Enjoy a magical evening in the company of book lovers

Mark your calendars for February 25th and join us for an unforgettable night!

Preorder now and enter to win!
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See you there!

Book: Faebound by Saara El-Arifi

When: Feb 20th at 6:15-8pm 
Where: Dreamhouse PDX

OG Sci-Fi Fantasy Bookclub | The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin

When: February 6th 6:30 to 8pm
Where: The Kennedy School 5736 NE 33rd Ave