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Kevin Fagan @kevinwriter.bsky.social · Jul 19

Latest stop on my West Coast tour: Today in Oregon Books in Grants Pass, Oregon, the town that triggered last year’s SCOTUS sweeps decision. Great crowd, lovely store, charming town! @atriabooks.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com @simonandschuster.bsky.social

Kevin Fagan @kevinwriter.bsky.social · Jul 14

I’ll be reading/signing in Stockton tomorrow, and my guest will be Tyson’s cousin Stephanie:

Kevin Fagan @kevinwriter.bsky.social · Jul 9

Thanks so very much, Debra ... glad the story spoke to you

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Kevin Fagan @kevinwriter.bsky.social · Jul 5

There’s still time to catch our second set at Chief Sullivan’s in North Beach tonight! Come on down for our Fourth of July show!

Kevin Fagan @kevinwriter.bsky.social · Jul 2

Thanks so much, Becky! I poured my heart into that book

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Kevin Fagan @kevinwriter.bsky.social · Jul 2

Coming soon to Petaluma -

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Kevin Fagan @kevinwriter.bsky.social · Jun 26

Oh, Becky, this is so great to hear! Thank you for reading and for understanding what I was trying to get across in the book!

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Kevin Fagan @kevinwriter.bsky.social · Jun 10

Coming this Thursday -- I'll be at the venerable Mechanic's Institute talking about my book and homelessness solutions with KQED's Erin Baldassari. @simonandschuster.bsky.social @atriabooks.bsky.social
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The Lost and the Found with author Kevin Fagan and Erin Baldassari

Join journalist Kevin Fagan in conversation with KQED Senior Editor Erin Baldassari on Fagan’s new book, The Lost and the Found.

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Kevin Fagan @kevinwriter.bsky.social · May 14

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'The Lost and the Found' takes an intimate look at homelessness in San Francisco : NPR's Book of the Day

As a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, Kevin Fagan embedded with the city's unhoused population. Now retired, he's written a book built around two of the people he got to know through his repo...

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Kevin Fagan @kevinwriter.bsky.social · May 14

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Kevin Fagan @kevinwriter.bsky.social · May 14

Had a wonderful experience on "Invisible People" podcast in L.A. with host Mark Horvath, talking about my book and the national crisis of homelessness:
Spotify spoti.fi/3XyM98c
Apple Podcast apple.co/4cckQ86
YouTube Podcast shorturl.at/XciIu
@atriabooks.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social

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Kevin Fagan @kevinwriter.bsky.social · Apr 28

Catch me on NPR’s national “Here and Now” show with the inimitable Deepa Fernandez today talking about my book, “The Lost and The Found” — @atriabooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social here’s the recording and an excerpt from the book: www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

'The Lost and the Found' takes a deep dive into two stories of homelessness

For decades, retired San Francisco Chronicle reporter Kevin Fagan covered the city's unhoused population.

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Kevin Fagan @kevinwriter.bsky.social · Apr 25

Coming this Sunday - I'll be speaking on this panel at the LA Times Book Festival with other authors about housing and homelessness: events.latimes.com/festivalofbo... @atriabooks.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social

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Kevin Fagan @kevinwriter.bsky.social · Apr 10

Nice nod to my book in the New York Times Sunday print edition, by SF Bureau Chief Heather Knight @atriabooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social

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Kevin Fagan @kevinwriter.bsky.social · Apr 4

I had a great hourlong interview about my book, my past and homelessness with Jim, the host of his widely acclaimed podcast “the San Francisco experience“ —
@atriabooks.bsky.social @simonaudio.bsky.social

Jim Herlihy @jimsanfrancisco.bsky.social · Apr 4

The Lost and The Found. A True Story of Homelessness, Found Family and Second Chances. Speaking with author Kevin Fagan., url:https://www.thesanfranciscoexperiencepodcast.com/the-lost-and-the-found-a-true-story-of-homelessness-found-family-and-second-chances-speaking-with/@JimSanFrancisco

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Kevin Fagan @kevinwriter.bsky.social · Mar 24

Coming this Wednesday -- book talk and signing at the Book Passage in Corte Madera with moderator Cynthia Le Monds of the homeless-aid Ritter Center! (Special bonus: Dick "The Maestro" Bright will be adding his violin to my song at the end of the talk)

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KQED Forum @kqedforum.bsky.social · Mar 4

🎧 Listen to the podcast!

@kevinwriter.bsky.social spoke with @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social about his detailed portrait of what it is like to survive without shelter and why it’s so difficult to resolve an issue that has long plagued our region.

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Kevin Fagan Takes A Deep, Immersive Look At Surviving Homelessness

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Kevin Fagan @kevinwriter.bsky.social · Mar 6

Host Alexis Madrigal and I had a great conversation on KQED’s Forum show about homelessness and my book “The Lost and The Found” - @atriabooks.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social

KQED Forum @kqedforum.bsky.social · Mar 4

🎧 Listen to the podcast!

@kevinwriter.bsky.social spoke with @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social about his detailed portrait of what it is like to survive without shelter and why it’s so difficult to resolve an issue that has long plagued our region.

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Kevin Fagan Takes A Deep, Immersive Look At Surviving Homelessness

KQED's Forum · Episode

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KQED Forum @kqedforum.bsky.social · Mar 1

🌉 MON at 9AM:

We're speaking with @kevinwriter.bsky.social about his detailed portrait of what it is like to survive without shelter and why it’s so difficult to resolve an issue that has long plagued our region.

❓How has homelessness impacted your life or that of a loved one?
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How being homeless as a youth helped Chronicle reporter Kevin Fagan brave the streets in his new book

In his upcoming book, longtime San Francisco Chronicle reporter Kevin Fagan delves into how painful it was to be homeless and how it is for his subjects.

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Kevin Fagan @kevinwriter.bsky.social · Mar 1

Looking forward to this!

Kevin Fagan @kevinwriter.bsky.social · Mar 1

Thanks, Derek!

Kevin Fagan @kevinwriter.bsky.social · Feb 22

Great review of my book today in The New Yorker magazine. Grateful that the writer understands what I was trying to convey -- @atriabooks.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social
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A Profoundly Empathetic Book on Homelessness in the Bay Area

Kevin Fagan’s new work moves beyond predictable policy critique to offer a powerful reminder of the moral side of the crisis.

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Kevin Fagan @kevinwriter.bsky.social · Feb 21

I could not agree more! Living full on, exploring everything you can, is the best teacher of all. Then go write the hell out of everything you can think of, and love the feel of the words flowing off your fingertips

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National Book Critics Circle @bookcritics.bsky.social · Feb 17

NBCC member Paul Wilner interviewed @kevinwriter.bsky.social, author of "The Lost and the Found: A True Story of Homelessness, Found Family and Second Chances," for the San Francisco Examiner:

New book on homelessness leads with kindness

Longtime SF journalist reflects on lessons learned.

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Kevin Fagan @kevinwriter.bsky.social · Feb 19

More book signings coming up for my "The Lost and the Found" --- !