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SUMMARY:Peninsula Virtual Bookfest
DESCRIPTION:PENINSULA VIRTUAL BOOKFEST\n2020 SCHEDULE\n\n\nWelcome Message from San Mateo County Supervisor Carole Groom and local librarians\nhttps://youtu.be/D__YAzFYfV0\n\n\nSeptember 2\, 1pm PT\nBurlingame Public Library presents a virtual bookfest featuring NPR’s Malaka Gharib\, Sari-Sari Storybooks’ founder Christina Newhard & NYT bestselling YA author Erin Entrada Kelly. Webinar/FB Live. (Fiction\, Middle School/YA)\nhttps://youtu.be/k4U_bDFfrmo\n\n\nSeptember 3\, 5pm PT\nSan Mateo County Libraries presents “Poetry & Home in Diaspora” featuring Kai Coggin\, Lee Herrick\, Antonio Lopez & Persis Karim. SMCL YouTube (Poetry)\nhttps://youtu.be/rH_thzyluCc\n\n\nSeptember 7\, 5pm PT\nSan Mateo County Libraries presents a virtual bookfest featuring Irenosen Okojie\, London-based author & winner of the 2020 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing\, Murzban Shroff\, Mumbai-based author & recipient of the John Gilgun Fiction Award\, and Ricco Siasoco\, San Francisco-based author & National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow. Facebook Watch Party. (Fiction)\nhttps://youtu.be/8eI1E8NySAg\n\n\nSeptember 10\, 6pm PT\nBurlingame Public Library presents a virtual bookfest featuring Thea Matthews with MK Chavez\, Natasha Dennerstein & Tongo Eisen-Martin. Webinar/FB Live. (Poetry)\nhttps://www.facebook.com/480Primrose/videos/1475338219322119\n\n\nSeptember 16\, 6pm PT\nDaly City Public Library presents a virtual bookfest featuring Veronica Montes with Alan Chazaro\, Elsa Valmidiano & Ricco Siasoco. Webinar/FB Live. (Fiction)\nhttps://www.facebook.com/DalyCityLibrary/videos/2661021164214044\n\n\nSeptember 17\, 6pm PT\nDaly City Public Library presents a virtual bookfest featuring Barbara Jane Reyes with Arlene Biala\, Marianne Chan\, Janice Lobo Sapigao & Jean Vengua. Webinar/FB Live. (Poetry)\nhttps://www.facebook.com/DalyCityLibrary/videos/754302115300958\n\n\nSeptember 20\n“The Makers’ Call to Action” featuring Kai Coggin\, Samuel Getachew\, Tureeda Mikell\, Dena Rod and Michael Simms.\nhttps://www.instagram.com/tv/CFVnf_YhmoM/\n\n\nSeptember 21\, 2:30pm PT\nBurlingame Public Library presents a virtual bookfest featuring Ellen Bass\, Hugh Behm-Steinberg\, Danusha Lameris\, hosted by San Mateo County Poet Laureate Emerita Lisa Rosenberg. Webinar/FB Live. (Poetry)\nhttps://youtu.be/TLLuK6Jp-_Y\n\n\nSeptember 21\, 6pm PT\nSan Mateo County Libraries presents a virtual bookfest featuring Johanna Ely\, Joel Katz\, Phyllis Klein\, Ron Riekki\, Jacki Rigoni\, Kim Shuck\, Tanuja Wakefield & July Westhale. Hosted by San Mateo County Inaugural Poet Laureate Caroline Goodwin. SMCL YouTube Channel. (Poetry)\n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/311565253246052/\n\n\n\nSeptember 22\, 6pm PT\nDaly City Public Library presents a virtual bookfest featuring Janet Stickmon with Michelle Bautista\, Herna Cruz-Louie & Melinda Luisa de Jesus. Webinar/FB Live. (Nonfiction)\nhttps://www.facebook.com/DalyCityLibrary/videos/681790089360727\n\n\nSeptember 24\, 6pm PT\nDaly City Public Library presents a virtual bookfest featuring Maw Shein Win with Jennifer Hasegawa\, Jenny Qi & Audrey T. Williams. Webinar/FB Live. (Poetry)\n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/2312434539051532/\n\n\n\nSeptember 30\, 6pm PT\nSan Mateo County Libraries presents a virtual bookfest featuring Carole Bumpus\, Joan Gelfand\, Audrey Kalman & Geri Spieler\, with California Writers Club Immediate Past President Lisa Meltzer Penn. SMCL Youtube Channel. (Fiction/Nonfiction)\n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/3266256730087640/\n\n\n\nOctober 3\, 1pm PT\nSouth San Francisco Public Library presents a virtual bookfest featuring children’s book authors Christina Newhard\, Gayle Romasanta & Justine Villanueva\, and illustrator Lynnor Bontigao. Webinar/FB Live. (Fiction/Nonfiction)\n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/3407003262725443/\n\n\n\nOctober 5\, 5pm PT\nSan Mateo County Libraries presents a virtual bookfest featuring Cody Tolmasoff. SMCL YouTube Channel. (Middle School/YA Fiction)\nhttps://youtu.be/A5dmcSeWnPE\n\n\nOctober 13\, 3pm PT\nSan Mateo County Libraries presents a virtual bookfest with devorah major\, Jason Bayani & James Cagney. SMCL Youtube Channel. (Poetry)\n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/719854585237673/\n\n\n\nOctober 23 (time TBA)\nSouth San Francisco Public Library presents a virtual bookfest featuring July Westhale\, author of “Occasionally Accurate Science” and Nomadic Press’ J.K. Fowler.\n\n\nOctober 26\, 5pm PT\nSan Mateo County Libraries presents a virtual bookfest featuring Francesca Bell\, Barbara Berman\, Joe Cottonwood\, Peter N. Carroll\, Ken Haas\, Kathleen McClung\, Connie Post\, & Lee Rossi. Hosted by San Mateo County Poet Laureate Emerita Lisa Rosenberg. Facebook Watch Party/SMCL Youtube Channel. (Poetry)\n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/4134399856630670/\n\n\n\nOctober 29 (details TBA)\n\n\n#virtualbookfest #bookfest #PeninsulaBookfest
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LOCATION:CA
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SUMMARY:Virtual Event: Sophie Yanow and Suzy Exposito
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, September 10 at 5pm PDT when Sophie Yanow launches her new graphic novel\, The Contradictions\, with Suzy Exposito on Zoom! \nZoom Login Info \nPlease click the link below to join the webinar:\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82968999585 \nWebinar ID: 829 6899 9585 \nPraise for The Contradictions \n“Yanow is an author/illustrator to watch.” —Publishers Weekly \n“With deft sketches and minimal text\, [Yanow] shows how the streets of a city can simultaneously foster and crush social change\, and how urban humans cling to personal freedom in an increasingly monitored world.” —The Atlantic \nAbout The Contradictions \nThe Eisner Award–winning story about a student figuring out radical politics in a messy world \nSophie is young and queer and into feminist theory. She decides to study abroad\, choosing Paris for no firm reason beyond liking French comics. Feeling a bit lonely and out of place\, she’s desperate for community and a sense of belonging. She stumbles into what/who she’s looking for when she meets Zena. An anarchist student-activist committed to veganism and shoplifting\, Zena offers Sophie a whole new political ideology that feels electric. Enamored—of Zena\, of the idea of living more righteously—Sophie finds herself swept up in a whirlwind friendship that blows her even further from her rural California roots as they embark on a disastrous hitchhiking trip to Amsterdam and Berlin\, full of couch surfing\, drug tripping\, and radical book fairs. \nCapturing that time in your life where you’re meeting new people and learning about the world—when everything feels vital and urgent—The Contradictions is Sophie Yanow’s fictionalized coming-of-age story. Sophie’s attempts at ideological purity are challenged time and again\, putting into question the plausibility of a life of dogma in a world filled with contradictions. Keenly observed\, frank\, and very funny\, The Contradictions speaks to a specific reality while also being incredibly relatable\, reminding us that we are all imperfect people in an imperfect world.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/virtual-event-sophie-yanow-and-suzy-exposito/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books\, 506 Clement St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94118\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Lev Grossman with Clara Sherley-Appel
DESCRIPTION:Join us to hear Lev Grossman\, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the wildly popular books and TV series The Magicians introduce The Silver Arrow\, his must-read\, wholly original debut book for children that we are obsessed with. \n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*”Grossman’s gorgeous middle-grade debut is vivid and amusing… it’s a world all its own.”―Booklist \nDescribed as reminiscent of Roald Dahl and The Chronicles of Narnia\, The Silver Arrow follows a pair of siblings who embark on an unbelievable adventure into a wide adult world\, and discover how exhilarating and challenging that can be. \nBlending fantasy with the all-too-real\, Grossman’s world is imaginative and conveys a clear conservation message that will inspire young readers to see the world with new eyes. \n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLev Grossman is the author of five novels\, including The Magicians trilogy\, which has been published in 30 countries and the critically acclaimed TV adaptation just finished its fifth and final season on Syfy. Grossman is also an award-winning journalist who spent 15 years as the book critic and lead technology writer at Time magazine. \nLev will be chatting with Clara Sherley-Appel of KSQD’s Story Behind the Story\, a monthly author interview radio program for 90.7 FM serving the Central Coast. Clara also produces and co-hosts Physical Kids Weekly\, a Magicians podcast which follows the TV series based on Lev Grossman’s novels.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/lev-grossman-with-clara-sherley-appel/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Jenny Bhatt
DESCRIPTION:reading from her new short fiction collection \nEACH OF US KILLERS: stories \npublished by 7.13 Books \n—- \nThis is a virtual event that will be hosted by City Lights on the Zoom platform. You will need access to a computer or other device that is capable of accessing the internet. If you have not used Zoom before\, you may consider referencing Getting Started with Zoom. \n———- \nEvent is free\, but registration is required. \n(Click Here) to register. Link to be posted soon. Check back with us. \n———– \n(Click Here) to purchase book (link to be posted soon!) \n———– \nSet in the American Midwest\, England\, and India (Mumbai\, Ahmedabad\, rural Gujarat) the stories in Each of Us Killers are about people trying to realize their dreams and aspirations through their professions. Whether they are chasing money\, power\, recognition\, love\, or simply trying to make a decent living\, their hunger is as intense as any grand love affair. Straddling the fault lines of class\, caste\, gender\, nationality\, globalization\, and more\, they go against sociocultural norms despite challenges and indignities until singular moments of quiet devastation turn the worlds of these characters—auto-wallah\, housemaid\, street vendor\, journalist\, architect\, baker\, engineer\, saree shop employee\, professor\, yoga instructor\, bartender\, and more—upside down. \nJenny Bhatt is a writer\, literary translator\, and literary critic. She is the host of the Desi Books podcast. Her writing has appeared or is forthcoming in various venues in the US\, UK\, and India\, including NPR\, The Washington Post\, Electric Literature\, The Atlantic\, BBC Culture\, Literary Hub\, Longreads\, The Millions\, and others. Her fiction has been nominated for Pushcart Prizes and the 2017 Best American Short Stories. She was a finalist for the 2017 Best of the Net Anthology. Having lived and worked her way around India\, England\, Germany\, Scotland\, and various parts of the US\, she now lives in a suburb of Dallas\, Texas. Find her at https://jennybhattwriter.com. \nWhat has been said about the work of Jenny Bhatt \nOne of the most anticipated debuts of the second half of 2020 at Electric Literature\, Literary Hub\, and The Millions. \n“. . . rich debut collection . . . memorable . . . a powerful expression of the hunger for success on one’s own terms.” ~Publishers Weekly \n“A slim debut full of nuanced\, clear-eyed tales of unvarnished humanity. […] A formally diverse collection with exquisitely crafted stories about longing\, striving\, and learning what we can control.” ~Kirkus Reviews \n“Jenny Bhatt’s gorgeous stories in Each of Us Killers remind me why I love to read a good book. It is such a pleasure to be immersed in the worlds of her characters\, in their hunger for love or money\, and in their local and global struggles to live. With mouth-watering detail\, Bhatt serves up a rich and varied feast.” ~Devi S. Laskar\, author of The Atlas of Reds and Blues \n“The potent stories in this collection evoke the complexities of a shifting\, multilingual world with great precision. Bhatt moves between countries and realities with tremendous skill and insight.” ~ Idra Novey\, author of Those Who Knew \n“In a series of thrilling\, beautiful stories\, Jenny Bhatt moves through the moods\, thoughts\, subversions involved in the experience of interracial relationships\, East-West communications\, theft\, justice\, migration. The collection works brilliantly both as an evocative amalgam of insightful observations about race\, class\, gender\, aspirations\, as well as on the sentence level. Bhatt writes\, “polish it carefully\, till it glitters with the hope of a false diamond and refracts your stark life into a spectrum of luminous rays\, lighting up the darkness briefly”–referring to a character’s particular memory\, but could just as well be referring to the collection as a whole.” ~Chaya Bhuvaneswar\, author of White Dancing Elephants \n“In Each of Us Killers\, Jenny Bhatt excavates her characters with incisiveness\, nuance\, and complexity. The cast of vibrant characters in this wonderful collection is absolutely unique and memorable.” ~Karen E. Bender\, author of The New Order \n“This is a gorgeous collection. Bhatt weaves together\, with the lightest touch\, profound themes—work\, ambition\, displacement\, class\, and gender\, and so much more. Her plots are beautifully rendered and her scope vast; her characters and her settings come to life on the page. These stories are full of bitter heartbreak with a measure of joy—a wonderful collection from a hugely talented writer.” ~Lydia Kiesling\, author of The Golden State \n“These stories are filled with wisdom and compassion\, bristling with dark occurrences and gleaming with quiet moments of joy: an enriching collection.” ~Mahesh Rao\, author of Polite Society \n“Moving\, haunting stories that explore a wide range of complex social inequities and yet share an undercurrent of a deep and very human kind of longing.” ~Aatif Rashid\, author of Portrait of Sebastian Khan \n“Sex\, death\, redemption\, betrayal—this collection has it all\, from the sordid to the divine. Bhatt’s vivid imagination and well-voiced characters will take you on a ride you won’t soon forget.” ~Mathangi Subramanian\, author of A People’s History of Heaven \n“Each of Us Killers offers up a complex portrait of our times. From caste-based violence to domestic power play\, from yoga to the under-seam of real-estate development\, Bhatt uses a dozen devices to examine the lives of people around us\, the choices that define them and\, ultimately\, our selves.” ~Annie Zaidi\, author of Unbound\, 2000 Years of Indian Women’s Writing \n“Ambitious\, sensitive\, this collection locates some essential Indian truths\, especially its hidden violence.” ~Prayaag Akbar\, author of Leila
URL:https://litseen.com/event/jenny-bhatt/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Tom Philpott in conversation with Maddie Oatman / Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can Prevent It
DESCRIPTION:Booksmith and Mother Jones present a virtual event with Tom Philpott for his new book Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can Prevent It. He’ll be in conversation with Mother Jones senior editor Maddie Oatman. \n** Please note ** \n>  This is a free event\, but RSVP is required. RSVP here.\n>  If you’d like a copy of Perilous Bounty\, you can purchase one here\, below\, or when completing your registration. We are currently offering free shipping throughout San Francisco and the East Bay. \n\nOur two dominant food-producing regions—California’s Central Valley and the Corn Belt of the Midwest—are both in a state of accelerating ecological decline. To make matters worse\, the agribusiness interests that dominate these regions actively consume the ecological foundations that support agriculture itself. California’s farms are mining non-renewable water and Corn Belt operations are exhausting their soil. \nIn this vital book\, veteran journalist and former farmer Tom Philpott explores the corporations\, investment funds\, and magnates who benefit from these hazardous cycles. As massive companies put upward pressure on prices\, mid-sized\, diversified farms wither. The money-making deluge of chemical weedkillers stifles farming innovation and produces toxic runoff. Consumers encounter bountiful but health-ruining calories from cheap meat\, sweetener\, and fat. And our precious stores of water and tenable soil vanish. \nResource scarcity looms on the horizon\, but rather than point us toward doomsday\, Philpott shows how American agriculture could be routed away from its path to disaster. He profiles farmers and activists who are valiantly and inventively pushing back: their resilient\, soil-building\, water-smart farming practices and preparation for climate shocks show the way toward an abundant future. And he explains how consumers can help move these methods from the margins to the mainstream. \nPerilous Bounty is a timely investigation of the United States’ food system as we plunge into an era of climate chaos\, and an essential exploration of possible solutions. \n\n \nTom Philpott has been the food and agriculture correspondent for Mother Jones since 2011. Previously\, he covered food as a writer and editor for the environmental-news website Grist. Philpott’s work on food politics has appeared in the New York Times\, Newsweek\, and the Guardian\, among other places. From 2004 to 2012\, he farmed at Maverick Farms in Valle Crucis\, NC. He lives in North Carolina and Austin\, Texas. \n \nMaddie Oatman is a senior editor at Mother Jones\, where she writes about the environment\, food and farming\, and culture. Her writing has won awards and been featured in The Best American Science and Nature Writing. She is the executive producer and co-host\, along with Tim Philpott and Kiera Butler\, of Mother Jones’ podcast Bite\, a show for people who think hard about their food. \n\n  \nThis event is free and all ages\, but RSVP is required.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/virtual-tom-philpott-in-conversation-with-maddie-oatman-perilous-bounty-the-looming-collapse-of-american-farming-and-how-we-can-prevent-it/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL EVENT: Taking Care of History
DESCRIPTION:Taking Care of History: Evergreen Cemetery of Santa Cruz\, Historic Tales of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park\, and Lost Restaurants of Santa Cruz County\nJoin us for a very special event as the authors of three books on local history will discuss their work. \nTraci Bliss brings to life the tragedies and triumphs of the diverse men and women interred at Evergreen Cemetary\, the final resting place for a multitude of adventurers\, entrepreneurs\, and artists in her book Evergreen Cemetary of Santa Cruz\, coauthored by Randall Brown. \nDeborah Osterberg recounts the stories of the first visitors to Big Trees Grove and the awe-inspiring landscape they preserved for future generations in Historic Tales of Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. \nLiz Pollock looks back at favorite places to eat that have come and gone in Lost Restaurants of Santa Cruz County\, her collection of stories and classic cocktail recipes from bygone eras. \nRegister for this free Crowdcast here!
URL:https://litseen.com/event/virtual-event-taking-care-of-history/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Free,Virtual
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