Literary Arts Newsletter For June 26 to July 3, 2009 Calendar of Local Literary Events |
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The June issue of SoMaLit.com is now online!-Kemble Scott on the big idea behind The Sower -Tosha Silver finds a new four letter word -Camincha explains etiquette
This week... Comedian LEWIS BLACK for LITQUAKE JUNOT DIAZ and DAVE EGGERS, in conversation Restaurateur and organic guru ALICE WATERS JOHN LESCROART CARA BLACK In Early Notices: MARGARET ATWOOD, NICK HORNBY JOYCE CAROL OATES and BARBARA KINGSOLVER Top Picks of the Week!
FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2009
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Pulitzer Prize winner JUNOT DIAZ author of THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO in conversation with DAVE EGGERS author of A HEARTBREAKING WORK OF STAGGERING GENIUS A benefit for Intersection for the Arts and Campo Santo. Saturday, June 27, 4 p.m. Glide Memorial Church Sanctuary, 330 Ellis Street, San Francisco (415) 626-2787 x.109 $20 - $50 sliding scale Tickets San Francisco's STAN GOLDBERG, author of LESSONS FOR THE LIVING: STORIES OF FORGIVENESS, GRATITUDE, AND COURAGE AT THE END OF LIFE. Saturday, June 27, 4:00 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway's, 2904 College Ave., Berkeley. (510) 704-8222. JACQUELINE CAREY, author of NAAMAH'S KISS and SANTA OLIVIA. Saturday, June 27, 6 p.m. Bay Book, 80 Cabrillo Hwy N # F, Half Moon Bay. (650) 726-3488. SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2009 UC Berkeley's GEORGE LAKOFF, author of THE POLITICAL MIND: A COGNITIVE SCIENTIST'S GUIDE TO YOUR BRAIN AND ITS POLITICS. Sunday, June 28, 1:30 p.m. Copperfield's Montgomery Village, 2316 Montgomery Drive, Santa Rosa. (707) 578-8938 JOEL A. HARRIS, bookstore co-owner and author of IMAGES OF AMERICA: CONCORD. Sunday, June 28, 3:00 p.m. Clayton Books, 5433D Clayton Rd., Clayton. (925) 673-3325. VIVIENNE SOSNOWSKI, author of WHEN THE RIVERS RAN RED: AN AMAZING STORY OF COURAGE AND TRIUMPH IN AMERICA'S WINE COUNTRY. Sunday, June 28, 5:30 p.m. Capitola Book Café, 1475 41st Ave., Capitola. (831) 462-4415.
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Berkeley's SETH HARWOOD author of JACK WAKES UP This thriller set in San Francisco is this year's vacation beach read. I'll have the honors of introducing Seth as he tells the remarkable tale of his journey to publication. Sunday, June 28, 7 p.m. Book Passage 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera 415-927-0960.
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Litquake 10th Anniversary Special Show! Comedian LEWIS BLACK author of ME OF LITTLE FAITH Sunday, June 28, 8 p.m. Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco Tickets $25. With VIP reception $75. MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2009 San Francisco Chronicle editor PHIL BRONSTEIN, and PBS documentary maker LOWELL BERGMAN, discuss "Newspapers are dead. Now what?" Monday, June 29, 6:30 p.m. The Commonwealth Club, 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco. 415-597-6705. Free for members, $18 for non-members. FARAI CHIDEYA, author of KISS THE SKY. Monday, June 29, 7:00 p.m. Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Chenery Street, San Francisco. (415) 586-3733. TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2009 Readings from SINGLE WOMAN OF A CERTAIN AGE, featuring JANE GANAHL, KATHI KAMEN GOLDMARK, WENDY MERRILL, JOYCE MAYNARD, CAMERON TUTTLE, APRIL SINCLAIR and ANNE BUELTEMAN. Tuesday, June 30, 6 p.m. San Francisco Public Library, Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco. (415) 557-4400. GEOFF NUNBERG, author of THE YEARS OF TALKING DANGEROUSLY. Tues., June 30, 7:00 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 415-927-0960.
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Readings from the new issue ofTHE FARALLON REVIEW featuring San Francisco's JOSHUA CITRAK, JAMES HASS & DANIEL VACCARO Tuesday, June 30, 7 p.m. reading The Blue Macaw 2565 Mission St., San Francisco (415) 920-0577 San Francisco's CARA BLACK, author of MURDER IN THE LATIN QUARTER. Tuesday, June 30, 7:00 p.m. Clayton Books, 5433D Clayton Rd., Clayton. (925) 673-3325. CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE, author of THE THING AROUND YOUR NECK. Tuesday June 30, 7:30 p.m. Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. (650) 856‐0978. Also Appearing Wednesday, July 1, 7 p.m. BookShop West Portal 80 West Portal Avenue, San Francisco. 415-564-8080. JACK PASSION, author of THE FACIAL HAIR HANDBOOK. Tuesday, June 30, 7:30 p.m. Pegasus Books, 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley. (510) 649-1320. WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2009 Staff writer for The New Yorker JANE MAYER, author of THE DARK SIDE. Wednesday, July 1, 6 p.m. The Commonwealth Club, 595 Market Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco. 415-597-6705. $12 for members, $18 for non-members.
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Bay Area writer LINDA HIMELSTEIN author of THE KING OF VODKA: THE STORY OF PYOTR SMIRNOV AND THE UPHEAVAL OF AN EMPIRE Wednesday, July 1, 6:00 p.m. Mechanics' Institute 57 Post Street, San Francisco. 415-393-0100. Members free, public $12. Readings from MY DIVA: 65 GAY MEN ON THE WOMEN WHO INSPIRE THEM, featuring MICHAEL MONTLACK, PATRICK LETELLIER, LEWIS DESIMONE, and RON PALMER. Wednesday, July 1, 7:30 p.m. A Different Light Bookstore, 489 Castro Street, San Francisco. (415) 431-0891.
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Master storyteller JOHN LESCROART author of A PLAGUE OF SECRETS Thursday, July 2, 7:00 p.m. "M" is for Mystery...and More 86 East Third Ave., San Mateo. (650) 401-8077. JAN GOLDSTEIN, author of THE BRIDE WILL KEEP HER NAME. Thurs., July 2, 7:00 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 415-927-0960. JOANNA SMITH RAKOFF, author of A FORTUNATE AGE: A NOVEL. Thursday, July 2, 7:30 p.m. Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. (650) 856‐0978. FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2009 WORKSHOP: PRESENTING YOUR WORK, with actor/singer/writer AMY INGERSOLL. Friday, July 3, 6:30 p.m. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. 415-927-0960. $40.
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