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Why There Are Words Literary Reading series presents "The Stranger"

July 9, 2015, at Studio 333 in Sausalito. Doors open at 7pm; readings begin at 7:15. $10.

Why There Are Words presents an adventurous evening of six acclaimed authors reading their works on the theme of “The Stranger.” Enter the worlds of these writers with us on July 9, 2015, at Studio 333 in Sausalito. Doors open at 7pm; readings begin at 7:15. $10. For more details, including the authors’ full bios, see the Why There Are Words website, whytherearewords.com.

Jayne Benjulian’s poetry appears in many literary journals and magazines, among them The Seattle Review, Zone 3, Sequoia, Verdad, and Barrow Street.

Liam Callanan is an acclaimed novelist whose most recent book is Listen and Other Stories (Four Way Books, April 2015). www.liamcallanan.com

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Robin McLean’s debut short story collection Reptile House won the 2013 BOA Editions Fiction Prize, published in May 2015. www.robinmclean.net

Marie Mutsuki Mockett’s latest is the narrative non-fiction book Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye (W. W. Norton & Co., January 2015). www.mariemockett.com

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Patrick O’Neil is the author of the memoir Gun, Needle, Spoon (Dzanc Books, June 2015). patrick-oneil.com

Lisa Gluskin Stonestreet’s The Greenhouse (Bull City Press, 2014) was awarded the 2014 Frost Place Prize. www.lisagluskinstonestreet.com

Why There Are Words, where the writers hang out, is an award-winning literary reading series curated by founder Peg Alford Pursell, www.pegalfordpursell.com, that draws a full house of Bay Area residents every second Thursday of the month. See the website for more information at whytherearewords.com. Studio 333 is located at 333 Caledonia Street, Sausalito, CA 94965. Phone Studio 333 at 415-331-8272.

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