A resource for the PDX literary community. Produced by Old Pal.
LitPDX seeks to amplify marginalized voices, and welcomes all, their ideas, their events, and their words.
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https://join.skype.com/LVpexcyqB1Rm Skype with comics friends! This Wednesday, let's talk about The Tea Dragon Society. It's sweet and it's comforting and it's queer and it's wholesome. Need a copy? We can deliver! Email bookswpictures@gmail.com with TEA DRAGON BOOK CLUB in the subject line and we'll work it out. Join the chat at the skype link above!
https://join.skype.com/Ti23mIwRHviv Skype with comics friends! This week, let's talk about Nothing Special by Katie Cook. "Callie thinks that in the grand scheme of the worlds at large, she's nothing special. With the unexpected addition of friendship and adventure into her life, she's about to find out that she was very, very wrong." In this time of virtual access, we're switching over to some web comics! Click here to read season one of Nothing Special on webtoons. https://www.webtoons.com/en/fantasy/nothing-special/chapter-1/viewer?title_no=1188&episode_no=1 Join the chat at the skype link above!
https://join.skype.com/Ti23mIwRHviv Skype with comics friends! This week, let's talk about O Human Star by Blue Delliquanti. "Alastair Sterling was the inventor who sparked the robot revolution. And because of his sudden death, he didn't see any of it. That is, until he wakes up 16 years later in a robot body that matches his old one exactly." Scifi, drama, and LGBT themes. What more could you want! In this time of virtual access, we're switching over to some web comics! Click here to read Volume 1 online. http://ohumanstar.com/comic/chapter-1-title-page/ OR check if we have any of the physical volumes by emailing bookswpictures@gmail.com with O HUMAN STAR BOOK CLUB in the subject line and we'll work it out. NOTE: Orders may not arrive in time for book…
https://join.skype.com/Ti23mIwRHviv Skype with comics friends! This week, let's talk about Strong Female Protagonist by Molly Ostertag. "SFP follows the adventures of a young middle-class American with super-strength, invincibility and an overwhelming sense of social injustice." A great read for those who like superheros, but wish they were a little less in the Marvel/DC zone. In this time of virtual access, we're switching over to some web comics! Click here to read the first 3 issues online. https://strongfemaleprotagonist.com/issue-1/page-0/ OR check if we have any of the physical volumes by emailing bookswpictures@gmail.com with STRONG FEMALE PROTAGONIST in the subject line and we'll work it out. NOTE: Orders may not arrive in time for book club! Join the chat at the skype link above!
Skype with comics friends! This week, let's talk about Always Human by Ari North! "A story about nanobots, genetic engineering, and two girls falling in love. No matter how technology changes us, we'll always be human." In this time of virtual access, we're switching over to some web comics! Click here to read through to chapter 37! https://www.webtoons.com/en/romance/always-human/list?title_no=557&page=1 Join the chat at the skype link!