A Queer Reading List from LGBTQ-Identified Authors at the PDX Book Festival

THIS NOVEMBER, the PDX Book Festival took place in Portland, Oregon. The annual one-day event always includes some of the best contemporary writers, and many of the best contemporary writers are queer. (We are good artists.) This year, the festival included over 100 authors participating in events across nine stages. It was crowded, and many […] The post A Queer Reading List from LGBTQ-Identified Authors at the PDX Book Festival appeared first on Los Angeles Review of Books. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Review of Books'

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