In 2011, Laura Moulton founded Street Books, a mobile library serving people living outside in Portland, Oregon. That summer, Ben Hodgson became one of her most dedicated regulars, setting the still-unbroken single-season record for borrowing. Then Ben’s routine’s changed, and he didn’t cross paths again with Laura for almost two years. Loaners is the story they began to tell when they reconnected, offering a street-level perspective of a community whose stories are seldom told, alternating between their two unforgettable points of view in this addictively readable, occasionally sublime memoir.
Join the authors for their event at the Portland Book Festival!
Ben Hodgson and Laura Moulton discuss Loaners with author Karen Russell.
Sat, November 13 from 10:30 am – 11:30 am PST
Portland Parks Foundation Tent
1010 SW Park Ave Portland
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