Tommy Orange and Akbar recently stopped along their tour to discuss their friendship, uncanny parallels between their novels and their feelings about the Bay Area.

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Wandering Stars author Tommy Orange and Martyr! author Kaveh Akbar teamed up for a Bay Area book tour this month, stopping at ...

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Weekend highlights also include comedians Stavros Halkias and Francisco Ramos and a poet laureate's book-release party.