Owen Egerton‘s stories are somehow simultaneously understated and spectacular, but his latest collection’s release party is sure to be the latter all the way. Go celebrate How Best to Avoid Dying: Stories (Dalton, $13.95) with brews from Whip In and tunes from Southpaw Jones at BookPeople, tonight, Thursday, May 17, 7pm.


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