Bryan Washington reads his story “Last Coffeehouse on Travis,” from the September 16, 2024, issue of the magazine. A winner of the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence, the International Dylan Thomas Prize, and the Lambda Literary Award, Washington is the author of one story collection and two novels, “Memorial,” which came out in 2020, and “Family Meal,” which was published last year.

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Bryan Washington Reads “Last Coffeehouse on Travis”