Halloween's over! And it's cold, rainy, and kind of dark outside!! Guess what would help? Adding to your TBR list. This week, new reads proliferate in many local venues and varieties: Portland Book Festival posts up at the art museum, Cover to Cover brings readings to lit-friendly locations on both sides of the river, and the Zine Symposium keeps things DIY and a little radical. Plus, Shay Mirk chats nonfiction comics at Literary Arts, and the new Ursula K. Le Guin exhibition at Oregon Contemporary features her very cool purse. The reading-averse need not fear, though–other happenings, like a frybread festival and Yorgos Lanthimos' latest film, are solid options.

A serene morning and/or fun afternoon filled with cute animals and fall foliage? What could be better? The Oregon Zoo is making

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