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Literaoke at AWP19

Chopsticks Karaoke Bar 3390 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

It's time for another epic evening of singing, reading, and joy! Kaya Press, Kundiman, AAWW, AALR, and the Smithsonian APA Center are bringing together an amazing, diverse line-up of performers who will sing one minute of their favorite karaoke banger and then read from their own work. Don't miss it!! FEATURING: Helene Achanzar Andres Cerpa Amy Lam Shayla Lawson Mimi Lok Teraya Paramehta Anastacia Renee Sokunthary Svay Esmé Weijun Wang Yanyi AND MORE! LITERAOKE at AWP2019 will be held on Saturday March 30th from 7 - 9 pm at Chopsticks Karaoke Bar (3390 NE Sandy Blvd).

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*POSTPONED* Esmé Weijun Wang reads at PSU

Portland State University, Smith Memorial Student Union, Room 338 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

Esmé Weijun Wang is a novelist and essayist. She is the author of the New York Times–bestselling essay collection The Collected Schizophrenias (2019), for which she won the Graywolf Nonfiction Prize. Her debut novel, The Border of Paradise, was called a Best Book of 2016 by NPR. She was named by Granta as one of the “Best Young American Novelists” in 2017 and won the Whiting Award in 2018. Born in the Midwest to Taiwanese parents, she lives in San Francisco. Esme Weijun Wang

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Mean Baby: Selma Blair with Esmé Weijun Wang

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall 1037 SW Broadway, Portland, OR, United States

Selma Blair has played many roles: Ingenue in Cruel Intentions. Preppy ice queen in Legally Blonde. Muse to Karl Lagerfeld. Advocate for the multiple sclerosis community. But before all of that, Selma was known best as … a mean baby. In a memoir that is as wildly funny as it is emotionally shattering, Blair’s Mean Baby tells the captivating story of growing up and finding her truth. Blair is in conversation with Esmé Weijun Wang, author of The Collected Schizophrenias. This is one of two Portland Book Festival events at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, and requires a ticket for entry, in addition to your festival pass. A limited number of tickets include priority seating and a signed copy of Mean Baby. Simplify your Portland Book Festival experience…

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$5 – $30
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