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SUMMARY:Jim Lynch
DESCRIPTION:Joshua Johannssen has spent all of his life surrounded by sailboats. His grandfather designed them\, his father built and raced them\, his Einstein-obsessed mother knows why and how they work (or not). For Josh and his two siblings\, their backyard was the Puget Sound and sailing their DNA. But both his sister and brother fled many years ago: Ruby to Africa and elsewhere to do good works on land\, and Bernard to god-knows-where at sea\, a fugitive and pirate. Suddenly thirty-one\, Josh—who repairs boats of all kinds in a Steinbeckian marina south of Seattle—is pained and confused by whatever the hell went wrong with his volatile family. His parents are barely speaking\, his mystified grandfather is drinking harder\, and he himself—despite an endless and comic flurry of online dates—hasn’t even come close to finding a girlfriend. Before the Wind is a grand and idiosyncratic family saga. \nJim Lynch lives with his wife in Olympia\, Washington. His novels The Highest Tide\, Border Songs\, and Truth Like the Sunhave been adapted for the stage in Seattle. His prizes include the Indies Choice Honor Book Award\, the Washington State Book Award for Fiction\, and the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/jim-lynch/
LOCATION:Book Passage San Francisco\, 1 Ferry Building\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94111\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Fenton Johnson
DESCRIPTION:Award-winning author Fenton Johnson discusses his unforgettable new novel\, The Man Who Loved Birds. Inspired by the real-life state police kidnapping and murder of a legendary storyteller and petty criminal\, The Man Who Loved Birds is a seamless\, haunting fable exploring the eternal conflicts between free will and destiny\, politics and nature\, the power of law and the power of love.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/fenton-johnson/
LOCATION:Books Inc. Berkeley\, 1491 Shattuck Ave\, Berkeley \, CA\, 94710\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:An Appreciation of Ralph J. Gleason: Popular Music's Preeminent Commentator
DESCRIPTION:Toby Gleason in conversation with Al Young \ncelebrating the release of \nMUSIC IN THE AIR: The Selected Writings of Ralph J. Gleason \nCONVERSATIONS IN JAZZ: The Ralph J. Gleason Interviews \nboth edited by Toby Gleason \npublished by Yale University Press \nMUSIC IN THE AIR: The Selected Writings of Ralph J. Gleason\, collects in one volume the best cultural criticism and music writings from Gleason. With a foreword by Jann Wenner and introduction by Paul Scanlon\, the book collects the best of his essays\, interviews\, liner notes\, correspondence\, and books in sections covering Jazz and Blues; Folk\, Rock\, and Pop; Comedy; and Politics and Culture. \nThe co-founder of Rolling Stone magazine\, Ralph J. Gleason was among the most respected journalists\, interviewers\, and critics writing about popular music in the latter half of the twentieth century. As a longtime contributor to the San Francisco Chronicle\, Down Beat\, and Ramparts\, his expertise and insights about music\, musicians\, and cultural trends were unparalleled\, whether his subject was jazz\, folk\, pop\, or rock and roll. He was the only music journalist included on President Richard Nixon’s infamous “Enemies List\,” which Gleason himself considered “the highest honor a man’s country can bestow upon him.” \nThis sterling anthology\, edited by Gleason’s son Toby\, himself a forty-year veteran of the music business\, spans Ralph J. Gleason’s four decades as popular music’s preeminent commentator. Drawing from a rich variety of sources\, including Gleason’s books\, essays\, interviews\, and LP record album liner notes\, it is essential reading for writers\, historians\, scholars\, and music lovers of every stripe. \nTwo-time Grammy Award winner Ralph J. Gleason (1917–1975) was the author of numerous articles and three highly regarded books on music as well as an acclaimed TV and documentary film producer. Toby Gleason is a veteran jazz radio producer\, programmer\, and host\, and a former assistant editor at Rolling Stone. \nCONVERSATIONS IN JAZZ: The Ralph J. Gleason Interviews brings together for the first time rare and never-before-seen interviews between Ralph Gleason and fourteen of the greatest jazz musicians. These informal sessions\, conducted mostly in Gleason’s Berkeley home\, have never been transcribed and published in full until now. With a foreword and introductory noted by Ted Gioia\, this collection gathers in one place remarkably candid conversations with many of the jazz greats of the twentieth century\, from Coltrane to Parker to Mingus and Gillespie. \nDuring his nearly forty years as a music journalist\, Ralph J. Gleason recorded many in-depth interviews with some of the greatest jazz musicians of all time. These informal sessions\, conducted mostly in Gleason’s Berkeley\, California\, home\, have never been transcribed and published in full until now. \nThis remarkable volume\, a must-read for any jazz fan\, serious musician\, or musicologist\, reveals fascinating\, little-known details about these gifted artists\, their lives\, their personas\, and\, of course\, their music. Bill Evans discusses his battle with severe depression\, while John Coltrane talks about McCoy Tyner’s integral role in shaping the sound of the Coltrane quartet\, praising the pianist enthusiastically. Included also are interviews with Dizzy Gillespie\, Sonny Rollins\, Quincy Jones\, Jon Hendricks\, and the immortal Duke Ellington\, plus seven more of the most notable names in twentieth-century jazz. \nToby Gleason is the son of Ralph J. Gleason. \nAl Young is a poet\, novelist\, essayist\, screenwriter\, educator\, and former Poet Laureate of California. Muriel Johnson\, Director of the California Arts Council declared: “Like jazz\, Al Young is an original American voice.” Mr. Young’s has produced numerous novels\, collections of poetry\, essays\, and memoirs. His work has appeared in literary journals and magazines including Paris Review\, Ploughshares\, Essence\, The New York Times\, Chicago Review\, Seattle Review\, Brilliant Corners: A Journal of Jazz & Literature\, Chelsea\, Rolling Stone\, Gathering of the Tribes\, and in anthologies including the Norton Anthology of African American Literature\, and the Oxford Anthology of African American Literature.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/an-appreciation-of-ralph-j-gleason-popular-musics-preeminent-commentator/
LOCATION:City Lights Bookstore\, 261 Columbus Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94133\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Lyrics and Dirges
DESCRIPTION:Pegasus Books presents Lyrics and Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series \nFeaturing Readers: \nMaxine Chernoff\nGarrett Murphy\nLark Omura\nElizabeth Rosner\nJuan Velasco \nHosted and Curated by Sharon Coleman \nLyrics & Dirges is a monthly reading series featuring a mix of prominent\, emerging and beginning writers. Its aim is to highlight various forms of writing in an effort to spotlight the diverse literary community of the Bay Area.  \nEvery third Wednesday of the month at Pegasus Books Downtown.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/lyrics-and-dirges/
LOCATION:Pegasus Books Downtown\, 2349 Shattuck Ave\, Berkeley \, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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