Reading of Where the Rain Cannot Reach, Q&A, and Signing

Adesina Brown (they/them) is a biracial Black Trinidadian and white queer, non-binary, 22-year-old person. They were raised on unceded Tongva territory (“Los Angeles, CA”) and currently resides on unceded Chinook territory (“Portland, OR”). Their work has been featured in Minola Review, Rigorous Magazine, Exposition Review, and more. Where the Rain Cannot Reach, Book One of Doman’s Despair, is their debut fantasy novel, published by Atmosphere Press in December 2021. They are currently creating a poetry collection and a new speculative fiction series. They are also an editor for Perennial Press and a Room Collective member, after having been a mentee to Téa Mutonji in the Room Magazine 2021 Mentor-In-Residence Program. On the rare occasion they are not writing, editing, or reading, they like to care for their plants, listen to music, and rest. Join us for an evening celebrating Adesina’s speculative fiction storytelling at Bishop & Wilde.

This event is an official part of the Literary Arts Portland Book Festival Cover to Cover program, which expands the festival into a weeklong event, with programming all over Portland. Please note that this event is being run by one of our program partners in the community, and is not produced by Literary Arts. Please visit pdxbookfest.org for more information and event details.