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'The Lost and the Found' takes a deep dive into two stories of homelessness

The cover of "The Lost and Found" beside author Kevin Fagan. (Courtesy of Simon and Schuster)
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The cover of "The Lost and Found" beside author Kevin Fagan. (Courtesy of Simon and Schuster)

Host Deepa Fernandes speaks with recently retired San Francisco Chronicle reporter Kevin Fagan. For decades, Fagan covered the city’s unhoused population. In his new book, “The Lost and the Found: A True Story of Homelessness, Found Family, and Second Chances,” he tells the stories of Rita and Tyson, two of the people he profiled.

Book excerpt: ‘The Lost and the Found’

By Kevin Fagan

Reprinted with permission of the publisher. All rights reserved.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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