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March 24, 2012 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Lauren Patti, reading an excerpt from her short memoir in progress at Book Passage-Ferry Building. Photo by Barbara Newhall

Writers and storytellers took the mic to share their works in progress Friday evening at Book Passage in San Francisco’s Ferry Building. Read more.

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