What we’re about
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.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- BOLD Spoken Word Open MicNeeds location
We want your BOLD stories!
Come to our monthly open mic to share your latest work in progress or previously published piece. We welcome short stories, personal essays, poetry, slam, and other spoken word art forms.
10% off for performers!Arrive at 5:00 to sign up and get your beverage. The mic goes on at 5:30. 15-minute time limit. No theme. BOLD is a safe place. We strive to uplift stories by and about people from underrepresented and diverse communities. We do not tolerate hate speech of any kind.
BOLD Coffee & Books1755 SW Jefferson St.
Portland, OR 97201
5:30–7:00 p.m.
See you there!***
Event cohosted by BOLD Coffee & Books and Indigo: Editing, Design, and More. - Better Portland at BOLDNeeds location
Join Better Portland downtown at Bold Coffee & Books! We will be taking this time to connect with members, our community, and local business by supporting different businesses in the Portland area.
One of the big takeaways from Governor Kotek’s Downtown Task Force is that businesses downtown need the most support on Fridays – so we’re excited to head downtown on Friday December 6th to support local business!
- Queer Reading and Fundraiser for Basic Rights OregonNeeds location
Please join us Dec 6th in the evening for a special reading at BOLD Coffee and Books! Three Queer authors will be reading and sharing their stories. This will also be a fundraiser for Basic Rights Oregon(BRO). A percentage of proceeds from books sold will be donated to BRO. NOW is the time to speak out and support Queer authors, organizations like BRO that are currently fighting for LGBTQ+ Oregon legislation to protect and secure our rights, and places like BOLD Coffee and Books that promotes and supports the LGBTQIA+, BIPOC and women. PLUS they have outstanding coffee and treats!
BOLD Coffee and Books
1755 SW Jefferson in Goose Hollow area
December 6th at 7PMIf you’d like to donate much needed funding to Basic Rights Oregon and you can’t make the reading, here’s the donation link:
https://secure.everyaction.com/W6tyKzqtNUOmE6hzJBsfpA2***
Jennifer (JP) Perrine is the author of five books of poetry: Beautiful Outlaw, Again, The Body Is No Machine, In the Human Zoo, and No Confession, No Mass. Their other recent work appears in Best Small Fictions, A Mouth Holds Many Things: A De-Canon Hybrid Lit Collection, and Cascadia Field Guide: Art, Ecology, and Poetry. A two-time winner of Arts and Culture Diversity and Inclusion Awards from the Asian American Journalists Association, Perrine lives in Portland, Oregon, where they co-host the Incite: Queer Writers Read series and work as the equity and racial justice program manager with the regional parks and nature department.Vinnie Kinsella’s life revolves around words. In addition to his work in book publishing, he is a writer, storyteller, public speaker, workshop instructor, and co-host of Incite: Queer Writers Read at Literary Arts in Portland, Oregon. He is the editor of the anthology Fashionably Late: Gay, Bi, and Trans Men Who Came Out Later in Life and has work published in a smattering of journals. He has been a featured storyteller at Dark Night of the Soul, The Mystery Box, 7 Deadly Sins, and Pants on Fire. Both queer and neurodivergent, Vinnie passionately believes in the value of marginalized people telling their own stories in their own ways. He lives in Portland with his husband, Erik, and their attention-loving dog, Willow.
Shaley Howard is a small business owner, an activist, and the author of, Excuse Me Sir! Memoir of a Butch, that recently won an IPPY award for excellence. Her articles have appeared in many magazines including HuffPost, The Advocate, Curve, DIVA, Tagg, and Butch is not a Dirty Word. She was recently recognized as one of GO Magazine’s “100 Women We Love”, and featured on the cover of the Female CEO Magazine. the recipient of Portland’s Q Center’s Shine “Quasar” award, for outstanding community involvement. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, she absolutely loves the PNW and hiking with her adorable, albeit plump, dog Dingo.
