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SUMMARY:Heather Abel // The Optimistic Decade
DESCRIPTION:Heather Abel will read from her just-released novel\, The Optimistic Decade. The Optimistic Decade has received praise from the New York Times\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Kirkus\, New York Magazine\, BBC\, People Magazine\, EW.com\, Buzzfeed\, NY Post\, Library Journal. Bookpage says: “The Optimistic Decade deserves the elusive accolade of “original” for its believable construction and flawless attention to detail. Within the brilliant\, multilayered canopy of the novel’s world\, Heather Abel’s writing comes across as a sincere and tender channel for a story that must be told. \nBuzzfeed says: “I loved every minute I spent reading Heather Abel’s The Optimistic Decade\, a sharply rendered portrait of the United States in 1990. The novel is rich in the conflicting energies of the time — lingering resentments from the previous decade’s stark class divisions\, a renewed hope for the decade to come — and these clashes are played out over the course of one summer at a Colorado camp. … The result is an exuberant and nonjudgmental examination of the unique conflicts of the era.” \nPittsburg Post-Gazette says: Writing with both warmth and incisiveness\, Ms. Abel has crafted an engaging look at idealism and the difficulties in maintaining it…The Optimistic Decade is an exceptionally timely look at what it means to be politically aware and reminds readers of the intoxicating power of idealism\, particularly when we find ourselves on the precipice of independence.” \nMore info here: http://heatherabel.com/reviews/
URL:https://litseen.com/event/heather-abel-the-optimistic-decade-2/
LOCATION:Books Inc. Berkeley\, 1491 Shattuck Ave\, Berkeley \, CA\, 94710\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Poetic Observations of a Black\, Queer Young Man
DESCRIPTION:Southern Migrant Mixtape relays the experiences and observations of a black\, queer man from Virginia who thought he was leaving racism and sexual intolerance behind in the regions where he initially experienced them. Plunge heart first into this emotive journey of growth\, transformation of pain into armor\, and the lessons that can be learned when one is true to themselves.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/poetic-observations-of-a-black-queer-young-man/
LOCATION:The Green Arcade\, 1680 Market St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Vi Khi Nao\, Jennifer S. Cheng\, and Rita Bullwinkel
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, June 13\, 2018\n7:00 PM  9:00 PM\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome celebrate new books by favorite writers! Jennifer S. Cheng’s “MOON: LETTERS\, MAPS\, POEMS” (Tarpaulin Sky\, May 2018) and Vi Khi Nao’s “Sheep Machine” (Black Sun Lit 2018). We might even have more writers releasing more books! \nJennifer S. Cheng writes at the intersection of essay and poetry. Her second book\, a hybrid collection MOON: LETTERS\, MAPS\, POEMS\, was selected by Bhanu Kapil as winner of the Tarpaulin Sky Book Award. She is also the author of HOUSE A\, selected by Claudia Rankine as winner of the Omnidawn Poetry Book Prize\, and INVOCATION: AN ESSAY\, an image-text chapbook published by New Michigan Press. Her writing appears in Tin House\, Conjunctions\, AGNI\, The Literary Hub\, Black Warrior Review\, DIAGRAM\, The Normal School\, Guernica\, Hong Kong 20/20 (a PEN Hong Kong anthology)\, and elsewhere. She has received fellowships and awards from Brown University\, the University of Iowa\, San Francisco State University\, the U.S. Fulbright program\, Kundiman\, Bread Loaf\, and the Academy of American Poets. Having grown up in Texas\, Connecticut\, and Hong Kong\, she lives in the Outer Sunset neighborhood of San Francisco.www.jenniferscheng.com \nVI KHI NAO was born in Long Khanh\, Vietnam. She is the author\, most recently\, Umbilical Hospital\, and of the forthcoming story collection\, A Brief Alphabet of Torture\, which won FC2’s Ronald Sukenick Innovative Fiction Prize in 2016\, the novel\, Fish in Exile (Coffee House Press\, 2016)\, and the poetry collection\, The Old Philosopher\, which won the Nightboat Books Prize for Poetry in 2014. She holds an MFA in fiction from Brown University\, where she received the John Hawkes and Feldman Prizes in fiction and the Kim Ann Arstark Memorial Award in poetry. www.vikhinao.com \nRita Bullwinkel is the author of the story collection Belly Up(forthcoming from A Strange Object May 8th 2018). Her writing has been published or is forthcoming in Tin House\, Conjunctions\, BOMB\, Vice\, NOON\, and Guernica. She is a recipient of grants and fellowships from The MacDowell Colony\, Brown University\, Vanderbilt University\, Hawthornden Castle\, and The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation. Both her fiction and her translation have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes. She is an Editor at Large for McSweeney’s. She lives in San Francisco. Read more about her here.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/vi-khi-nao-jennifer-s-cheng-and-rita-bullwinkel/
LOCATION:E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore\, 410 13th Street\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7 pm
URL:https://litseen.com/event/book-club/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books and Records\, 653 Chenery St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Bookswap! Pride Edition
DESCRIPTION:June is for Pride! So this month\, we’re asking you to bring\, like\, the queerest book you love. Maybe you love a lesbian road trip mystery\, or a peachy bisexual love story set somewhere in Northern Italy\, or a memoir from your favorite trans rockstar: bring on all the gay books! All of them. \nAnd if that isn’t your cup of tea\, bring any book you love and want other people to love. Mostly\, Bookswap is a social event\, so bring a book and a friend\, enjoy a premium cocktail\, and relax in our cozy space.\n— \n$15 admission includes a drink ticket\, swag\, and 20% off book purchases at The Bindery and Booksmith for the evening. \nSpace is limited\, and tickets do sell out\, so we encourage you to buy early. Bar opens at 6:30\, the fun starts at 7. \n  \nTickets on sale now!
URL:https://litseen.com/event/bookswap-pride-edition/
LOCATION:The Bindery\, 1727 Haight St\, San Francisco \, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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SUMMARY:The Gender Creative Child with Diane Ehrensaft
DESCRIPTION:City Arts & Lectures presents Diane Ehrensaft in conversation with Carvell Wallace. \n  \n\nDiane Ehrensaft\, Ph.D. is a developmental and clinical psychologist in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Director of Mental Health and founding member of the Child and Adolescent Gender Center\, a partnership between the University of California San Francisco and community agencies to provide comprehensive interdisciplinary services and advocacy to gender nonconforming/ transgender children and youth and their families.”  Her most recent book\, The Gender Creative Child acts as a guide for parents who are raising children in a time of progressive change in cultural\, medical and legal ideas of gender and identity.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/the-gender-creative-child-with-diane-ehrensaft/
LOCATION:Nourse Theatre\, 275 Hayes Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Roman Muradov
DESCRIPTION:Roman Muradov discusses his new book\, On Doing Nothing: Finding Inspiration in Idleness. \n\nPraise for On Doing Nothing \n\n“Roman Muradov’s whimsical\, clever\, and companionable book On Doing Nothing provides a much-needed correction to our distracted\, anxiety-ridden\, and increasingly disembodied culture. Muradov has written and illustrated a kind of Situationist\, Oulipian Ways of Seeing—a manual for clarity and presence\, a book which issues a call to attention; a call to pay attention. The smart yet approachable philosophical reflections unfold like a leisurely stroll through a beautiful and unfamiliar city\, provoking thoughtfulness and eliciting in the reader a spirit of discovery.” —Peter Mendelsund\, author of What We See When We Read \n\nAbout On Doing Nothing \n\nIn an age of obsessive productivity and stress\, this illustrated ode to idleness invites readers to explore the pleasures and possibilities of slowing down. Beloved author and illustrator Roman Muradov weaves together the words and stories of artists\, writers\, philosophers\, and eccentrics who have pursued inspiration by doing less. He reveals that doing nothing is both easily achievable and absolutely essential to leading an enjoyable and creative life. Cultivating idleness can be as simple as taking a long walk without a destination or embracing chance in the creative process. Peppered with playful illustrations\, this handsome volume is a refreshing and thought-provoking read. \n  \n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nON DOING NOTHING: FINDING INSPIRATION IN IDLENESS (HARDCOVER)\n\nBy Roman Muradov\nEmail or call for price\nISBN: 9781452164267\nAvailability: Backordered\nPublished: Chronicle Books – April 3rd\, 2018\n\n\nIn an age of obsessive productivity and stress\, this illustrated ode to idleness invites readers to explore the pleasures and possibilities of slowing down. Beloved author and illustrator Roman Muradov weaves together the words and stories of artists\, writers\, philosophers\, and eccentrics who have pursued inspiration by doing less. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(IN A SENSE) LOST AND FOUND (HARDCOVER)\n\nBy Roman Muradov\n$19.95\nISBN: 9781907704956\nAvailability: On Our Shelves Now. Call store for up-to-the-minute availability.\nPublished: Nobrow – September 16th\, 2014\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe first graphic novel by rising star Roman Muradov explores the theme of innocence by treating it as a tangible object–something that can be used\, lost\, mistreated. Roman Muradov’s crisp delicate style conjures a world of strange bookstores and absurd conspiracies. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJACOB BLADDERS AND THE STATE OF THE ART (HARDCOVER)\n\nBy Roman Muradov\n$16.99\nISBN: 9781941250105\nAvailability: On Our Shelves Now. Call store for up-to-the-minute availability.\nPublished: Uncivilized Books – December 13th\, 2016\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJacob Bladders: illustrator\, braggart\, and victim of assault by thugs sent by the mysterious Charlie. Part satire of commercial art\, part noirish detective story\, part puzzle to be solved or left in pieces. Roman Muradov’s latest is an ink-smeared Blakean vision of 1940s New York where Twitter exists as a network of pneumatic tubes\, but artwork is still delivered by hand.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/roman-muradov-2/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books on the Park\, 1231 9th Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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