Author Reading: Leah Nagely in Conversation with Sue Moshofsky

Join us for a night of reading and collaboration as Leah Nagely and Sue Moshofsky read from their works.

[Leah Nagely](http://leahnagelyrobbins.substack.com/)’s essays have appeared in *Tangled Locks Journal*; *Open Secrets Magazine*; Reading and Traveling, and Substack at Civil Engineer into Pavement. She earned a certificate from the Mavens of Mythmaking, a Literary Kitchen program. She is an engineer, musician, and mom. She lives in Portland, OR with her daughter.

Part memoir, part time capsule, Leah’s book *Pink House, Blue House: Tales Of A Gen X Chameleon* captures the distinct rhythms of 1970s Portland through music, memory, and the magnetic pull of two houses. With a scientist’s eye for detail, the crystalline prose maps the geography of a split childhood that stretches across state lines—from console stereos to horse chestnut trees, davenports to telephones.

[Sue Moshofsky](https://www.suemoshofsky.com/) writes about motherhood and making peace with perfectionism. Her writing has appeared in *HipMama*; *Brain, Child Magazine*; *Huffington Post*; *The Manifest-Station*; *Adoptive Families Magazine*, and more. She lives with her husband in the Pacific Northwest. Their three grown children live nearby, have jobs, cook their own meals, and wash their own clothes.

Sue’s first book, *How to Not Suck at Motherhood: Lessons from a Recovering Perfectionist,* was published in February 2024 by Literary Kitchen Collective. Available for purchase online from [Literary Kitchen](https://literarykitchen.org/new-chapbooks-from-the-literary-kitchen/) and [Ariel Gore Studio](https://www.etsy.com/shop/ArielGoreStudio?ref=shop_sugg_market).

Arrive at 6:30 p.m. to grab a snack or drink. The event will start at 7:00 p.m.

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Event cohosted by [BOLD Coffee & Books](https://boldcoffeeandbooks.com/) and [Indigo: Editing, Design, and More](https://indigoediting.com/).