Restrung in Six Songs

Part author talk, part listening session, Oakland author Matt Fogelson brings the soundtrack of his memoir Restrung: Fatherhood in a Different Key to life, from the Velvet Underground to the Sex Pistols to Soundgarden. Restrung is about music, grief, and the emotional distance between fathers and sons — and what it takes to bridge it. Kirkus Reviews calls it "a memoir of growing up, loss, and the expressive power of rock music" and writes that "readers, especially Gen Xers who turn to music for connection and expression, will savor this book." ​For this evening, Matt distills that story into six songs. Register here.