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You're invited to a Salon Conversation with
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Peter Sagal and Christopher McDougall​
Friends of the San Francisco Public Library Board Member, Matthew Kenaston, invites you to a one-of-a-kind, must-see “Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me!”-style event, featuring authors Christopher McDougall and Peter Sagal, and designed especially for you: readers, listeners, and athletes of all kinds from aspiring to admiring (from the comforts of your couch). Please join the fun!

Library Laureates: Virtual Salon Edition featuring Peter Sagal, the celebrated humorist, writer and hilarious host of the popular NPR game show “Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me!” and author of “The Incomplete Book of Running” in conversation with New York Times bestselling author and journalist, Christopher McDougall, author of Running with Sherman: The Donkey with the Heart of a Hero (2019), Natural Born Heroes (2015), and Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen (2009). 


Tuesday, June 8th at 5 pm Pacific Time 
 
This is a fundraiser for our beloved San Francisco Public Library! Your ticket price is a donation that powers free and equitable access to resources and opportunities throughout San Francisco. Tickets start at $20 but Friends and the Library are committed to free access to this event - everyone is welcome, even those who cannot donate at this time.
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Want to buy their books? 
You may purchase the author's books from our independent bookstore partners, Bookshop West Portal and Book Passage in Corte Madera, at a 10% discount after registering or purchasing a ticket to this event. You can also purchase them through Friends' online book sales department here.
Buy them here

Thank you to our partners:
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