Author Rebecca Yarros will appear at the Portland Book Festival on Saturday, November 8, 2023. Yarros, known for her successful Empyrean series, gained popularity on “BookTok” with her novel “Fourth Wing,” released in 2023. She has since published two additional books in the series, “Iron Flame” and “Onyx Storm,” all of which have become New York Times best-sellers, collectively selling millions of copies. The series features a protagonist training to become a dragon rider for war.
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Yarros announced her participation on Instagram, expressing her excitement for her first event in Portland, where she will engage in an on-stage conversation. However, due to the venue's size, there will not be a book signing. Tickets for her appearance will go on sale online at 10 a.m. Tuesday. The complete author lineup and additional event details for the festival will be revealed at noon on the same day.
Notably, the Portland Book Festival coincides with former Vice President Kamala Harris's book tour in the city, also hosted by Literary Arts. Tickets for Harris's event sold out within two hours.