This year's fall reading list comes to you courtesy of some mighty Bay Area pen-wielders, including a few who are making magic of the memoir.
Step inside the one-track dirty mind of a teenage boy with Daniel Handler; empathize with the childhood trauma of Amy Tan; find your "logical family" with Armistead Maupin; go through cancer with Joyce Maynard; and let Dave Eggers tell your kids the real story of the Statue of Liberty.
You've got a lot of reading to do.
Social entrepreneur and philanthropist (and former 7x7 cover girl) Leila Janah, founder of Mission-based Samasource, adds author to her impressive resume with the release of Give Work: Reversing Poverty One Job at a Time. Hear her speak on October 3rd at the Commonwealth Club (tickets at commonwealthclub.org).
