Jim McDermott

Author of Bitter is the Wind

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News & Events

2019

June 2
Wilsonville Festival of Arts
Wilsonville, OR

September 10
American Inn of Court
Portland, OR
(private event)

September 13
Warwick’s Book Store
San Diego, CA
(“In Conversation” with Sean Penn)

2018

January 25 
Portland Town Club
(private event)

April 7 
Rogue Brewery
Portland, Oregon
(private event)

October 4
Arlington Club
(private event)

2017

February 22
Mirabella Portend
Retirement Community (Private event)

February 26
Columbia Edgewater Country Club (Private event)

March 8, 7:00 PM
Sundance Books
121 California Ave, Reno NV

March 14, 7:00 PM
Broadway Books
1714 Broadway St. Portland OR

 April 5, 5 pm
Miller Nash law firm
(private event)

April 30, 5:00 PM
Chevalier’s Books
126 N Larchmont Blvd, Los Angeles CA

May 6, 2 pm
Barnes & Noble 
Eugene, Oregon

June 3, 1 pm
Barnes & Noble
The Villages, Florida

July 15, 12 pm,
Barnes & Noble,
Poughkeepsie, New York

July 16, 3 pm

The Golden Notebook
Woodstock, New York

2016


Feb 11 – 7PM

Annie Bloom’s Books
7834 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland OR 97219

March 9 – 7PM
Busboys and Poets
City Vista, 1025 5th St NW
Washington, DC 20001

March 10 – 7PM
The Strand
828 Broadway
New York, NY 10003

March 12 — 7pm
The Spotty Dog Books & Ale
440 Warren St, Hudson NY 12534

March 23 — 7pm
The King’s English
1511 South 1500 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84105

May 1
Private Event
Vancouver, WA

May 3, 2016 
Charles Schwab & Co.
Private Event

September 27, 2016      
Multnomah Athletic Club
Evening Literary Event

News

Features:

Feature in Oregon Super Lawyers:
WHERE HE’S CALLING FROM—Jim McDermott’s first novel is set in a blue-collar town like the one he left behind

THE FORGOTTEN WORKING CLASS

Interviews:

Interview with Jude Angelini/rarebirdlit

Xray FM radio interview with Jefferson Smith on October 20, 2016

Radio interview for XRAY FM Radio

Event Photos:

Warwick’s Book Store reading


Paperback book launch – Broadway Books





Reading at The Strand

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Video from the reading at The Strand

Book launch at Anne Bloom’s.
Book launch photos by: ©sp71

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