Dustin Thao: You’ve Found Oliver

Schedule

Mon Sep 29 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Strand Book Store | New York, NY

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Join us for a launch event with Vietnamese American bestselling writer Dustin Thao, discussing his new book You’ve Found Oliver.
About this Event

Join us for a launch event with Vietnamese American bestselling writer Dustin Thao, discussing his new book You’ve Found Oliver. This event will be hosted in the Strand Book Store's 3rd floor Rare Book Room at 828 Broadway on 12th Street.


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ASL interpretation is available for this event by request only. Please reach out to our events team at [email protected] by Sept.15 to request.

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Fall in love all over again with Oliver’s story in the hotly-anticipated companion to bestselling sensation You’ve Reached Sam.

I think about you every second

But it’s time to let you go

It’s been a year since his best friend, Sam, died. Even though Oliver knows he won’t get a response, he can’t stop texting Sam’s number, especially as the anniversary of his death approaches.

Then one day he accidentally hits the call button, and someone picks up.

The voice on the other end isn’t Sam. Sam’s number was reassigned and a stranger has been receiving Oliver’s private and vulnerable messages for months. But Ben, a college student in Seattle, won’t remain a stranger for long. When they finally meet in person, their spark is undeniable. Everything seems perfect until Oliver discovers something strange might be keeping them apart.

Dustin Thao’s star-crossed return to Ellensburg, WA is a sliding-doors romance sure to break your heart wide open.


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Photo credit: Vivian Thao

Dustin Thao is a Vietnamese American writer based in New York City. He graduated from Amherst College with a B.A. in Political Science and studied critical media literacy at Northwestern University. His debut novel You’ve Reached Sam is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller. His second book, When Haru Was Here, published in September 2024.

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