Looking to discover your new favorite author? Join us for the return of the our signature reading series, Story is the Thing, to hear four magnificent Bay Area fiction authors read from their latest titles.
The Program
6:00pm: Reception and opportunity to mingle with the authors
7:00pm: Readings, discussion and Q&A
The Line-Up
Katherine Lin
Katherine Lin is an attorney and writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area and a graduate of Northwestern University and Stanford Law School. You Can’t Stay Here Forever (June 2023) is her debut novel, and has been named a must-read book of summer by Good Morning America, People, and the San Francisco Chronicle.
Claire Oshetsky
A former science journalist, Claire Osketsky has written for Wired, Technology Review, The New York Times, and other periodicals. Claire is four-time recipient of the "Article of the Year" award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors. Her novel, Chouette, (November 2021) was longlisted for the 2022 Pen/Faulkner award for fiction and won the 2022 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. She joins us to read from her latest critically acclaimed novel, Poor Deer (January 2024).
Susanne Pari
Susanne Pari is a novelist, journalist, essayist, book reviewer, and author interviewer whose writing focuses on stories of displacement and belonging, of identity and assimilation, of trauma and resilience. Her first novel, The Fortune Catcher, has been translated into six languages. She joins us to read from her latest novel, In the Time of Our History (January 2023).
Zach Williams
Zach Williams is a Jones Lecturer in Fiction at Stanford University, where he previously held a Wallace Stegner Fellowship. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern. His story “Trial Run” was one of three that won The Paris Review a 2023 ASME Award for Fiction. His short story collection, Beautiful Days (June 2024), is hot off the press and was one of The New Yorker‘s Best Books We’ve Read in 2024 So Far.
COVID SAFETY PROTOCOLS: We strongly encourage attendees to wear masks at our events, although they will NOT be required. We will have masks available for attendees who want them. Do NOT attend the event if you, or any member of your family, have any respiratory symptoms (e.g. cough, runny nose, and/or sore throat), or have had a significant exposure to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. We have virtual options available, or we can refund your ticket(s).