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  1. Kelsey St. Press 45th Anniversary Celebration: Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, Ching-In Chen, Andrea Abi-Karam

    December 13 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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    December 13 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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    December 13 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
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    December 14 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
  8. photo from the launch of Mimi Lok's Last of Her Name, held at The Bindery on 10/22/19, by Evan Karp

    Instead of Your Office Party: Quiet Lightning’s 10 Year Anniversary

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CABARET BASTILLE: all lit up

CABARET BASTILLE: all lit up

July 26, 2011
Maureen Bee
Event Review, Scene, Statement

(Maureen Blennerhassett) It’s official. San Francisco is a literary destination. But you knew that, that’s why you moved here. Seems like you can’t throw a…

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NEIL GAIMAN: debunking the myth

NEIL GAIMAN: debunking the myth

July 14, 2011
Maureen Bee
Interview, Scene, Statement

(Maureen Blennerhassett) Before I publicly criticize a New York Times best seller, a cult icon, a writer whose words I admire, let me just say…

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RADAR PRODUCTIONS: supergay superstars

RADAR PRODUCTIONS: supergay superstars

June 13, 2011
Maureen Bee
Event Review, Scene

(Maureen Blennerhassett) On the first of June, I was sitting in the Main Library’s auditorium. It was the first day of my favorite month, of…

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BAWDY STORYTELLING: literary voyeurism

BAWDY STORYTELLING: literary voyeurism

April 19, 2011
Maureen Bee
Event Review, Scene

(Maureen Blennerhassett) I didn’t know what the term “sex-positive” meant before Bawdy Storytelling. I heard it mentioned by a few of the storytellers (Shar Rednour…

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BITCHEZ BREW: a young reading series of epic proportions

BITCHEZ BREW: a young reading series of epic proportions

April 9, 2011
Maureen Bee
Event Review, Scene

(Maureen Blennerhassett) Have you seen the Bay Citizen app that mystically predicts which of the many Bay Area reading series’ could be right for you?…

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TENDERLOIN READING SERIES: o, muse! o, tenderloin!

TENDERLOIN READING SERIES: o, muse! o, tenderloin!

March 25, 2011
Maureen Bee
Event Review

(Maureen Blennerhassett) If you live in the Sunset, Pac Heights, North of the Panhandle, anywhere that doesn’t smell like piss: chances are you’re a little…

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PORTUGUESE ARTISTS COLONY: grownup shoes

PORTUGUESE ARTISTS COLONY: grownup shoes

March 21, 2011
Maureen Bee
Event Review

(Maureen Blennerhassett) To quote the French poet Charles Péguy: “A word is not the same with one writer as with another. One tears it from…

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RADAR: but the show didn't stink

RADAR: but the show didn’t stink

March 6, 2011
Maureen Bee
Event Review, Statement

Tues Feb 22 11, The Luggage Store (Maureen Blennerhasset) The last thing I expected when I went to the Luggage Store Gallery was to see…

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WRITERS WITH DRINKS: utopia (thomas more would be proud)

WRITERS WITH DRINKS: utopia (thomas more would be proud)

February 24, 2011
Maureen Bee
Event Review, Statement

Sat Feb 19 11, Makeout Room (Maureen Blennerhassett) What with some great human injustices persisting in the news today, the last word I would use…

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LITERARY CLOWN FOOLERY: clowns meet books

LITERARY CLOWN FOOLERY: clowns meet books

February 18, 2011
Maureen Bee
Event Review, Scene

Fri Feb 11 11, Booksmith (Maureen Blennerhassett) On the second Friday of each month, the Booksmith opens its doors to a pack of well-read clowns….

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