Lives Collide During the 1999 Seattle WTO Protests

The Leonard Lopate Show | Feb 5, 2016

Sunil Yapa discusses his debut novel Your Heart is the Muscle the Size of a Fist, which is set in Seattle during the 1999 WTO anti-globalization protests and follows a young man who becomes entangled in the chaos and has a life-changing experience. 

Event: Sunil Yapa's book launch will be held at Powerhouse Arena in Brooklyn (37 Main Street) on Monday, February 8th from 7:00 p.m. - 9 p.m. 

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