Tommy Orange, author portrait
© Michael Lionstar

Tommy Orange

TOMMY ORANGE is a graduate of the MFA program at the Institute of American Indian Arts. An enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, he was born and raised in Oakland, California. His first book, There There, was a finalist for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize and received the 2019 American Book Award. He lives in Oakland, California.
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Wandering Stars
There There

Events

Thu Mar 13 | 06:00 PM
Underground Books
2814 35th Street
Sacramento, CA 95817
Google Map

Fri Mar 14 | 07:00 PM
The Booksmith
1727 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
Google Map

Sat Mar 15 | 06:00 PM
Dance Palace
503 B St.
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956
Google Map

Sat Mar 15 | 02:00 PM
Finley Community Center
2060 W College Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Google Map

Mon Mar 17 | 07:00 PM
Kepler's Books
1010 El Camino Real #100
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Google Map

Mon Mar 17 | 11:00 AM
Sausalito Books by the Bay
100 Bay Street
Sausalito, CA 94965
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