Words & Ideas · SE Portland
Claire Keegan: Small Things Like These and Foster (Tuesday nights)
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM · Literary Arts
Claire Keegan: Small Things Like These and Foster (Tuesday nights) is a words & ideas event at Literary Arts (SE Portland) on Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM. Tickets are $90.00. Same Claire Keegan seminar as the other listing, just on Tuesday nights instead. Best for readers who prefer a Tuesday evening discussion slot.
- When
- Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
- Where
- Literary Arts
- Cost
- $90.00
- Best for
- readers who prefer a Tuesday evening discussion slot
- Energy
- low
- Rain plan
- Indoors — rain-proof
About this event
In rating Small Things Like These 41st on its list of the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, the New York Times said: “Not a word is wasted in Keegan’s small, burnished gem of a novel, a sort of Dickensian miniature….” This is an important novella in the vein of Dickens’s A Christmas Carol , but with an ending that packs a different punch. At its center is a man torn between family, community, church, and one young woman in a terrible predicament. He must make a choice, and Keegan’s exquisite,
Listing aggregated from Literary Arts. Details belong to the organizer — check the source before heading out.
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When is Claire Keegan: Small Things Like These and Foster (Tuesday…?
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM, at Literary Arts in Portland, Oregon.
How much does Claire Keegan: Small Things Like These and Foster (Tuesday… cost?
Tickets are $90.00. Prices come from Literary Arts; always confirm on the organizer's page before you go.
What else is happening at Literary Arts?
Literary Arts has 24 upcoming events listed on FunPDX, usually on Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday.