Author Talk with J.R. Rice & Lee Forester

Next date: Thursday, June 26, 2025 | 06:30 PM

Join us for a talk with authors J.R. Rice and Lee Forrester on June 26th at 6:30 PM in the City Council Chambers. Immediately followed by a book signing and red velvet cupcakes by Sweet Dreams Bakery, Colma.

J.R. Rice (@imjrice) is a Black man, writer, teacher, event host & curator, and spoken word artist, born and raised in Oakland, California. He has a B.A in Creative Writing and an English Education teaching credential from California State University of Long Beach. His novel, Broken Pencils earned the 2024 Literary Titan Gold Book Award, the 2024 Pencraft Summer Best Book Award for Young Adult Coming of Age Fiction, and was the 2024 Hawthorne Prize Finalist for Best Fiction. His poetry collection, I Was, Am, Will Be, is a continuation of the Broken Pencils series. To learn more about J.R. Rice, please visit his website at www.jrrice.com

Lee is a best-selling author, registered nurse, and health coach who helps women transform their stories into powerful brands, books, and businesses. After overcoming social anxiety and self-silencing, Lee wrote SPEAK: A Guide to Unleashing Every Woman’s Voice to empower women to stop shrinking and start sharing. Now, she assists aspiring authors in becoming best sellers, building aligned platforms, and living by design—not default. SPEAK is a bold invitation to reclaim your power, express your truth, and design a life that reflects who you really are.