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Jewell Parker Rhodes & Kelly McWilliams

Online N/A, Portland

From award-winning, bestselling author Jewell Parker Rhodes (Ghost Boys) comes a powerful coming-of-age story about two brothers, one who presents as white, the other as black, and the complex ways in which they are forced to navigate the world, all while training for a fencing competition. Powerful and emotionally gripping, Black Brother, Black Brother (Little, Brown) is a careful examination of the school-to-prison pipeline and follows one boy's fight against racism and his empowering path to finding his voice. Agnes loves her home of Red Creek. There, she cares tirelessly for her younger siblings and follows the town's strict laws. What she doesn't know is that Red Creek is a cult, controlled by a madman who calls himself a prophet. Then Agnes meets Danny, an…

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Oxeye Reader Portland launch reading

Online N/A, Portland

Spare Room presents a launch reading for Oxeye Reader Issue 1: Portland, OR Sunday, September 27, at 7:00 PM Pacific Time, via Zoom (link TBA on , or DM Sam Lohmann) Featuring: David Abel Chris Ashby Jen Coleman Tom Fisher Jamondria Harris Endi Bogue Hartigan Lorraine Lupo & Paul Maziar Thomas Mowe Phoebe Wayne James Yeary Hosted by Jordan Dunn (publisher) and Sam Lohmann (guest editor) Oxeye Reader (Oxeye Press, Ames IA) is a new print journal published by Jordan Dunn. Each issue focuses on a different place, and issue 1 is Portland.

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