"Character Building" with Lauren Groff, Tommy Orange, Caitlin Weierhauser, and Lucy Kaplansky

Published: Dec. 7, 2018, noon

In this second installment from the Portland Book Festival, host Luke Burbank and Elena Passarello explore the process of \u201ccharacter building\u201d for actors; celebrated author Lauren Groff makes the case for why art is not a competition; writer Tommy Orange discusses how urban Native identity became the theme of his debut novel There There; comedian Caitlin Weierhauser admits to telling all her secrets to pugs; and singer-songwriter Lucy Kaplansky performs her tune \u201cKeeping Time.\u201d