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• Thomas Page McBee with Virgie Tovar
  Author of "Man Alive: A True Story of Violence, Forgiveness, and Becoming a Man," which was named a best book of 2014 by NPR and BuzzFeed, among others, Brooklyn-based Thomas Page McBee celebrates the San Francisco launch of "Amateur: The True Story About What Makes a Man," which follows his efforts, as a trans man, […]
• Laura Van Den Berg with Anthony Marra
  The author of the acclaimed story collections "What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us" and "The Isle of Youth," both shortlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, and the novel "Find Me," presents her second novel, "The Third Hotel," which is set in Cuba and follows a widow […]
• James Cagney
  Oakland native James Cagney has been stunning crowds around the Bay Area for years with his original poems and strong voice, which needs less than two minutes to make a believer out of the casual poetry listener. Cagney celebrates the publication of his much-anticipated debut full-length collection "Black Steel Magnolias" (Nomadic Press) with a reading, […]
• Ada Limón with Matthew Zapruder
  Green Apple hosts Ada Limón for her new poetry collection "The Carrying," which NPR has called "her best yet, a much needed shot of, if not hope, then perseverance amidst much uncertainty." Limón is author of four previous collections, including "Bright Dead Things: Poems," a finalist for the National Book Award and National Book Critics […]
• Lisa Locascio with Kate Folk
  Editor of "Golden State 2017: New Writing from California" Lisa Locascio visits San Francisco to read from her debut novel, "Open Me." An American, Roxana, decides to study abroad after graduating high school and ends up in Copenhagen, where she falls in love with her guide. As their relationship deepens, his mood darkens and Roxana […]