Author Event: Book launch for Bruce Overby's latest novel
Meet novelist Bruce Overby as he discusses his latest book with moderator Geri Spieler.
Join us for an evening with local writer Bruce Overby ( The Cyclone Release and recently released Tristan 4 America ) with Geri Spieler ( Housewife Assassin, Regina of Warsaw ) serving as moderator. Bruce Overby is a fiction writer with particular interest in issues of loss and belonging, family and relationships, the human condition in a technology-driven world, and addiction. His fiction has appeared in Storyglossia, the Green Mountains Review, the Evening Street Review, and the anthology Home of the Brave: Stories in Uniform from Press53. " Bookmarks," the story of a brother's struggle with alcoholism, his love of poetry, and the sometimes disturbing mix of the two, won first prize in the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition. Bruce's debut novel, The Cyclone Release, was a finalist in the Blue Moon Novel Competition and is available now from Madville Publishing. His second novel, Tristan 4 America, is forthcoming from Willow River Press in October 2026. Bruce is a graduate of the MFA in Writing Program at Queens University of Charlotte. A San Jose native, Bruce is a member of California Writers Club-SF Peninsula Branch and participated in Rinconada Library's inaugural book fair in April. Books will be available for purchase. Bring your questions!
- When
- Thursday, October 22, 2026 · 6:30 PM–7:45 PM
- Where
- Rinconada Library — 1213 Newell Rd. Palo Alto Map
- Listed by
- Palo Alto City Library
- Refreshed