WAYNE FEINSTEIN: TURNING

Wayne Feinstein brings Turning to Books Inc. in Alameda

Park Street gets a thoughtful book night on Monday, June 29, when author Wayne Feinstein visits Books Inc. to talk about his new novel Turning.

Feinstein will be joined in conversation by Cheryl Franks, which should give the evening a more relaxed shape than a straight reading. Expect a talk about family, regret, ambition, and what people do when the life they built starts to crack.

The novel follows Joe Fredericks, a powerful New York real estate developer whose success cannot protect him from a painful call about his son. From there, the story looks back at the choices that shaped his family, his work, and the distance between him and the people closest to him.

Books Inc. Alameda is a good fit for this kind of event. The store has that neighborhood bookstore feel, with shelves close by, a calm pace, and Park Street just outside for dinner or a walk before or after. It is the sort of room where a conversation can stay personal.

Go if you like literary fiction with family stakes, author talks that leave space for questions, or local book events that feel easy to settle into. Feinstein also has a Bay Area connection through years of work in San Francisco and study at UC Berkeley, so there should be some local texture in the room too.

See event details here.

Books Inc. Laurel Village is thrilled to host Wayne Feinstein for a celebration of his new novel Turning! Wayne will be in conversation with Cheryl Franks. About the book: Can a lifetime of wrongs be made right?By almost every measure, Joe Fredericks, a real estate developer in New York City, is at the top. Successful, wealthy, and now the biggest developer in New York, he should feel as strong and solid as a Manhattan skyscraper. But one phone call from his ex-wife and that façade shatters. His college-age son, Steven, is dying of cancer and has forbidden Joe from visiting him in his final days.Steven’s death exposes how hollow Joe’s life really is. While trying to move forward, Joe can’t help but reflect on his past as waves of memories resurface. As he relives the pivotal moments of his life, can Joe determine what went wrong in time to save his strained relationship with his daughter and Steven’s twin, Laura? And can looking at his life in a new light help Joe find his future path in his career and in love?Can a lifetime of wrongs be made right?By almost every measure, Joe Fredericks, a real estate developer in New York City, is at the top. Successful, wealthy, and now the biggest developer in New York, he should feel as strong and solid as a Manhattan skyscraper. But one phone call from his ex-wife and that façade shatters. His college-age son, Steven, is dying of cancer and has forbidden Joe from visiting him in his final days.Steven’s death exposes how hollow Joe’s life really is. While trying to move forward, Joe can’t help but reflect on his past as waves of memories resurface. As he relives the pivotal moments of his life, can Joe determine what went wrong in time to save his strained relationship with his daughter and Steven’s twin, Laura? And can looking at his life in a new light help Joe find his future path in his career and in love?Wayne Feinstein grew up in Columbus, Ohio. A graduate of Colgate University, he earned graduate degrees in Jewish Studies at Hebrew Union College and certificates in social work and financial planning at UC Berkeley. He enjoyed two successful careers, first in Jewish community service, including eighteen years as the CEO of three large Jewish Federations in Detroit, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. In 2001, Wayne changed careers and became a financial adviser for Capital Group Companies in the Private Wealth group, from which he retired after nearly nineteen years at the end of 2019. In retirement, Wayne has dedicated himself to writing a blog on Substack, “I Try to Get This Off My Chest,” and writing fiction, and has written three novels and a growing number of short stories. Turning is his first novel to be published.