november, 2022
NBF Presents: A Morning with the National Book Awards
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Portland’5 Winningstad Theatre
- 1111 SW Broadway
Event Details
Event Details


Ahead of the 73rd National Book Awards, 2022 honorees Fatimah Asghar (When We Were Sisters, Fiction) and Shelley Wong (As She Appears, Poetry) read from and discuss their selected works. Asghar’s debut novel and Wong’s debut poetry collection delve into queerness and freedom, and imagine a new idea of homecoming, across literary genres.
Moderated by writer, editor, and cultural worker Jyothi Natarajan.
Presented in partnership with the Portland Book Festival.
Time
(Saturday) 11:45 am PDT