Kevin Fagan
@kevinwriter.bsky.social
Author of “The Lost and The Found: A True Story of Homelessness, Found Family, and Second Chances," out on Feb. 11, 2025. Former longtime SF Chronicle reporter on homelessness, crime & human interest. Details at: https://www.kevinfaganwriter.com/
Latest stop on my West Coast tour: Today in Oregon Books in Grants Pass, Oregon, the town that triggered last year’s SCOTUS sweeps decision. Great crowd, lovely store, charming town! @atriabooks.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com @simonandschuster.bsky.social
July 19, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Latest stop on my West Coast tour: Today in Oregon Books in Grants Pass, Oregon, the town that triggered last year’s SCOTUS sweeps decision. Great crowd, lovely store, charming town! @atriabooks.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com @simonandschuster.bsky.social
I’ll be reading/signing in Stockton tomorrow, and my guest will be Tyson’s cousin Stephanie:
July 14, 2025 at 5:52 AM
I’ll be reading/signing in Stockton tomorrow, and my guest will be Tyson’s cousin Stephanie:
There’s still time to catch our second set at Chief Sullivan’s in North Beach tonight! Come on down for our Fourth of July show!
July 5, 2025 at 2:32 AM
There’s still time to catch our second set at Chief Sullivan’s in North Beach tonight! Come on down for our Fourth of July show!
Coming soon to Petaluma -
July 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Coming soon to Petaluma -
Coming this Thursday -- I'll be at the venerable Mechanic's Institute talking about my book and homelessness solutions with KQED's Erin Baldassari. @simonandschuster.bsky.social @atriabooks.bsky.social
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The Lost and the Found with author Kevin Fagan and Erin Baldassari
Join journalist Kevin Fagan in conversation with KQED Senior Editor Erin Baldassari on Fagan’s new book, The Lost and the Found.
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June 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Coming this Thursday -- I'll be at the venerable Mechanic's Institute talking about my book and homelessness solutions with KQED's Erin Baldassari. @simonandschuster.bsky.social @atriabooks.bsky.social
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Had a wonderful experience on "Invisible People" podcast in L.A. with host Mark Horvath, talking about my book and the national crisis of homelessness:
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Apple Podcast apple.co/4cckQ86
YouTube Podcast shorturl.at/XciIu
@atriabooks.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social
Spotify spoti.fi/3XyM98c
Apple Podcast apple.co/4cckQ86
YouTube Podcast shorturl.at/XciIu
@atriabooks.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Had a wonderful experience on "Invisible People" podcast in L.A. with host Mark Horvath, talking about my book and the national crisis of homelessness:
Spotify spoti.fi/3XyM98c
Apple Podcast apple.co/4cckQ86
YouTube Podcast shorturl.at/XciIu
@atriabooks.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social
Spotify spoti.fi/3XyM98c
Apple Podcast apple.co/4cckQ86
YouTube Podcast shorturl.at/XciIu
@atriabooks.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social
Catch me on NPR’s national “Here and Now” show with the inimitable Deepa Fernandez today talking about my book, “The Lost and The Found” — @atriabooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social here’s the recording and an excerpt from the book: www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
'The Lost and the Found' takes a deep dive into two stories of homelessness
For decades, retired San Francisco Chronicle reporter Kevin Fagan covered the city's unhoused population.
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April 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Catch me on NPR’s national “Here and Now” show with the inimitable Deepa Fernandez today talking about my book, “The Lost and The Found” — @atriabooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social here’s the recording and an excerpt from the book: www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...
Coming this Sunday - I'll be speaking on this panel at the LA Times Book Festival with other authors about housing and homelessness: events.latimes.com/festivalofbo... @atriabooks.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Coming this Sunday - I'll be speaking on this panel at the LA Times Book Festival with other authors about housing and homelessness: events.latimes.com/festivalofbo... @atriabooks.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social
Nice nod to my book in the New York Times Sunday print edition, by SF Bureau Chief Heather Knight @atriabooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Nice nod to my book in the New York Times Sunday print edition, by SF Bureau Chief Heather Knight @atriabooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social
I had a great hourlong interview about my book, my past and homelessness with Jim, the host of his widely acclaimed podcast “the San Francisco experience“ —
@atriabooks.bsky.social @simonaudio.bsky.social
@atriabooks.bsky.social @simonaudio.bsky.social
The Lost and The Found. A True Story of Homelessness, Found Family and Second Chances. Speaking with author Kevin Fagan., url:https://www.thesanfranciscoexperiencepodcast.com/the-lost-and-the-found-a-true-story-of-homelessness-found-family-and-second-chances-speaking-with/@JimSanFrancisco
April 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I had a great hourlong interview about my book, my past and homelessness with Jim, the host of his widely acclaimed podcast “the San Francisco experience“ —
@atriabooks.bsky.social @simonaudio.bsky.social
@atriabooks.bsky.social @simonaudio.bsky.social
Coming this Wednesday -- book talk and signing at the Book Passage in Corte Madera with moderator Cynthia Le Monds of the homeless-aid Ritter Center! (Special bonus: Dick "The Maestro" Bright will be adding his violin to my song at the end of the talk)
March 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Coming this Wednesday -- book talk and signing at the Book Passage in Corte Madera with moderator Cynthia Le Monds of the homeless-aid Ritter Center! (Special bonus: Dick "The Maestro" Bright will be adding his violin to my song at the end of the talk)
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@kevinwriter.bsky.social spoke with @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social about his detailed portrait of what it is like to survive without shelter and why it’s so difficult to resolve an issue that has long plagued our region.
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@kevinwriter.bsky.social spoke with @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social about his detailed portrait of what it is like to survive without shelter and why it’s so difficult to resolve an issue that has long plagued our region.
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Kevin Fagan Takes A Deep, Immersive Look At Surviving Homelessness
KQED's Forum · Episode
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March 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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@kevinwriter.bsky.social spoke with @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social about his detailed portrait of what it is like to survive without shelter and why it’s so difficult to resolve an issue that has long plagued our region.
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@kevinwriter.bsky.social spoke with @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social about his detailed portrait of what it is like to survive without shelter and why it’s so difficult to resolve an issue that has long plagued our region.
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Host Alexis Madrigal and I had a great conversation on KQED’s Forum show about homelessness and my book “The Lost and The Found” - @atriabooks.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social
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@kevinwriter.bsky.social spoke with @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social about his detailed portrait of what it is like to survive without shelter and why it’s so difficult to resolve an issue that has long plagued our region.
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@kevinwriter.bsky.social spoke with @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social about his detailed portrait of what it is like to survive without shelter and why it’s so difficult to resolve an issue that has long plagued our region.
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Kevin Fagan Takes A Deep, Immersive Look At Surviving Homelessness
KQED's Forum · Episode
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March 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Host Alexis Madrigal and I had a great conversation on KQED’s Forum show about homelessness and my book “The Lost and The Found” - @atriabooks.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social
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We're speaking with @kevinwriter.bsky.social about his detailed portrait of what it is like to survive without shelter and why it’s so difficult to resolve an issue that has long plagued our region.
❓How has homelessness impacted your life or that of a loved one?
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We're speaking with @kevinwriter.bsky.social about his detailed portrait of what it is like to survive without shelter and why it’s so difficult to resolve an issue that has long plagued our region.
❓How has homelessness impacted your life or that of a loved one?
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How being homeless as a youth helped Chronicle reporter Kevin Fagan brave the streets in his new book
In his upcoming book, longtime San Francisco Chronicle reporter Kevin Fagan delves into how painful it was to be homeless and how it is for his subjects.
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March 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
🌉 MON at 9AM:
We're speaking with @kevinwriter.bsky.social about his detailed portrait of what it is like to survive without shelter and why it’s so difficult to resolve an issue that has long plagued our region.
❓How has homelessness impacted your life or that of a loved one?
buff.ly/43gR5Bu
We're speaking with @kevinwriter.bsky.social about his detailed portrait of what it is like to survive without shelter and why it’s so difficult to resolve an issue that has long plagued our region.
❓How has homelessness impacted your life or that of a loved one?
buff.ly/43gR5Bu
Great review of my book today in The New Yorker magazine. Grateful that the writer understands what I was trying to convey -- @atriabooks.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social
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A Profoundly Empathetic Book on Homelessness in the Bay Area
Kevin Fagan’s new work moves beyond predictable policy critique to offer a powerful reminder of the moral side of the crisis.
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February 22, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Great review of my book today in The New Yorker magazine. Grateful that the writer understands what I was trying to convey -- @atriabooks.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social
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NBCC member Paul Wilner interviewed @kevinwriter.bsky.social, author of "The Lost and the Found: A True Story of Homelessness, Found Family and Second Chances," for the San Francisco Examiner:
New book on homelessness leads with kindness
Longtime SF journalist reflects on lessons learned.
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February 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
NBCC member Paul Wilner interviewed @kevinwriter.bsky.social, author of "The Lost and the Found: A True Story of Homelessness, Found Family and Second Chances," for the San Francisco Examiner:
More book signings coming up for my "The Lost and the Found" --- !
February 19, 2025 at 6:56 AM
More book signings coming up for my "The Lost and the Found" --- !
Here at last: My 1st book signing will be this Wed at SF's Book Passage with the talented author/journalist Gianna Toboni. ("The Lost and The Found' will hit bookstores the day before, on Tues) Come on down! @simonandschuster.bsky.social @atriabooks.bsky.social @onesignal.bsky.social
February 10, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Here at last: My 1st book signing will be this Wed at SF's Book Passage with the talented author/journalist Gianna Toboni. ("The Lost and The Found' will hit bookstores the day before, on Tues) Come on down! @simonandschuster.bsky.social @atriabooks.bsky.social @onesignal.bsky.social
Check out Time Magazine online today -- they ran the 1st excerpt of my book "The Lost and The Found" (which comes out Feb. 11). This Time piece is actually an "adapted" excerpt, consisting mostly of passages from the book w/new essay bits by me to spackle them together:
time.com/7212420/home...
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What I Learned From 32 Years of Writing About Homelessness
Bright spots in our nation’s ability to address this crisis are few, writes Kevin Fagan. And it’s no mystery why.
time.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Check out Time Magazine online today -- they ran the 1st excerpt of my book "The Lost and The Found" (which comes out Feb. 11). This Time piece is actually an "adapted" excerpt, consisting mostly of passages from the book w/new essay bits by me to spackle them together:
time.com/7212420/home...
time.com/7212420/home...
I’ve known this doctor a long time - we need more amazing souls like him:
The father of S.F. street medicine is about to retire after decades of caring for the homeless @sfchronicle
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The father of S.F. street medicine is about to retire after decades of caring for the homeless @sfchronicle
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The father of S.F. street medicine is about to retire after decades of caring for the homeless
Dr. Barry Zevin, who helped usher in the methods used today for providing health care to people experiencing homelessness, will retire at the end of 2024.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 22, 2024 at 6:18 PM
I’ve known this doctor a long time - we need more amazing souls like him:
The father of S.F. street medicine is about to retire after decades of caring for the homeless @sfchronicle
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
The father of S.F. street medicine is about to retire after decades of caring for the homeless @sfchronicle
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
