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Once Upon A Gay in Edinburgh (Portobello Book Festival)

October 4 @ 5:30 pm 6:30 pm

Portobello Book Festival will take place at the Portobello Library 4th-6th October. We are delighted that Bob and Sigrid will be featured at this event:

A chance to find out about Edinburgh’s Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive with founders Sigrid Nielsen and Bob Orr. The archive aims to collect, conserve and celebrate queer books published before 2000 which are in danger of being lost. Sigrid and Bob are in conversation with local author Cameron Wyllie (Is There a Pigeon in My Room? My Life in Schoolswhose forthcoming book is about growing up gay in 70s Edinburgh.

Booking information

The event is free. Tickets are available from Portobello Library.

Portobello Book Festival

Portobello Library

14 Rosefield Ave, Portobello
Edinburgh, EH15 1AU
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0131 529 5558
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