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SUMMARY:Pride Poetry Palooza
DESCRIPTION:Booksmith hosts The Perfectly Queer reading series for their annual celebration of queerness at Pride Poetry Palooza! Eight amazing LGBTQ poets will read from new work and discuss queer poetic inspiration. Book signings follow. Free admission\, free and delicious refreshments. Queer (and poetic) door prizes awarded at 7pm. More about Perfectly Queer here. \n  \nMore info to come. Save the date and join us!
URL:https://litseen.com/event/pride-poetry-palooza-2/
LOCATION:The Booksmith\, 1644 Haight St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:POETS! every 1st & 3rd Monday Monday\, July 16th – 7-9 pm Kathleen McClung & Dawn McGuire\,  followed by an open mic
DESCRIPTION:Kathleen McClung is the author of two collections of poetry\, The Typists Play Monopoly (2018) and Almost the Rowboat (2013). Her poetry\, memoir\, and fiction appear widely in journals and anthologies. Recipient of the Rita Dove Poetry Award from Salem College 2012 International Literary Awards\, Kathleen was selected by Naomi Shihab Nye as the winner of the 2012 National Poetry Competition sponsored by the Cultural Center of Cape Cod. Nye also honored Kathleen’s work in The MacGuffin’s 2017 National Poet Hunt. Kathleen has taught writing and literature classes at Skyline College in San Bruno\, California for over twenty years. Dawn McGuire is a neurologist and author of two poetry collections\, Sleeping in Africa and Hands On. She grew up in Eastern Kentucky and was educated at Princeton University\, Union Theological Seminary\, and Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. Her scientific work is focused in two areas: developing biological and gene therapies for diseases such as Huntington’s disease and Multiple Sclerosis; and in reducing disparities in stroke and other neurologic conditions. Her poems have appeared in various literary magazine and anthologies\, and she has won several poetry awards\, including the Troubadour Prize (UK)\, the National League of American Pen Women\, and the 2011 Sarah Lawrence/Campbell Corner Academy of Language Exchange Poetry Prize for “poems that treat larger themes with lyric intensity.” She is Adjunct Professor of Neurology at the Neurosciences Institute of Morehouse School of Medicine\, and divides her time between Atlanta and Northern California.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/poets-every-1st-3rd-monday-monday-july-16th-7-9-pm-kathleen-mcclung-dawn-mcguire-followed-by-an-open-mic/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books and Records\, 653 Chenery St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:An evening of poetry
DESCRIPTION:an evening of poetry with Matt Potter\, Carly Moore\, and Dia Felix \nHosted by Kevin Killian
URL:https://litseen.com/event/an-evening-of-poetry/
LOCATION:Alley Cat Books\, 3036 24th St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Cara Black's Murder on the Left Bank book reading & signing
DESCRIPTION:Join Cara Black\, New York Times bestselling author of the Aimée Leduc series (set in Paris) AND Noe Valley resident for a special Summer Stride post-Bastille Day author talk! \nShe will read from her latest book\, Murder on the Left Bank\, which will be released on June 19\, 2018. \nHer previous book\, Murder in Saint-Germain\, is on the list of Kirkus Reviews’ “Best Mysteries and Thrillers of 2017” list. \nWhether you’re a Francophile or just love mysteries\, please join us for this special event.  A book signing will follow.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/cara-blacks-murder-on-the-left-bank-book-reading-signing/
LOCATION:Noe Valley Metting Room\, 451 Jersey St\, San Francisco\, 94114\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Lisa Jensen\, Beast
DESCRIPTION:This is an advanced event listing. Please check back for updated information\, or sign up for our events emails. \nThis free event will take place in Bookshop Santa Cruz. Chairs are usually set up for open seating about an hour before the event start time. \nThey say Château Beaumont is cursed. Servant-girl Lucie can’t believe such foolishness about handsome Jean-Loup\, Chevalier de Beaumont\, master of the estate. But the chevalier’s cruelty is revealed\, and Lucie vows to see him suffer. A wisewoman grants her wish with a spell that transforms Jean-Loup into terrifying Beast\, reflecting the monster he is inside. \nBut Beast is nothing like the chevalier. Jean-Loup would never tend his roses so patiently\, attempt poetry\, or express remorse for the wrong done to Lucie. Gradually\, Lucie comes to realize that Beast is an entirely separate creature\, with a heart more human than Jean-Loup’s ever was. \nLucie dares to hope that noble Beast has permanently replaced cruel Jean-Loup — until an innocent beauty arrives at the chateau with the power to break the spell. \nFilled with gorgeous writing\, magic and fierce emotion\, Beast: A Tale of Love and Revenge will challenge all you think you know about good and evil\, and beauty and beastliness. \n\n“When is beauty shaped by ugliness? When does a simple fairy tale give way to the dark textures beneath its surface? When Lisa Jensen takes it on\, that’s when.  Beast: A Tale of Love and Revenge is a love story\, and so much more.” — Laurie R. King\, New York Times bestselling author of The Beekeeper’s Apprentice and Island Of the Mad \n\nLisa Jensen is the author of the adult novels Alias Hook and The Witch From the Sea. A longtime film critic with Good Times\, her reviews are also posted on Rotten Tomatoes. She lives in Santa Cruz\,with her husband\, artist James Aschbacher.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/lisa-jensen-beast/
LOCATION:Bookshop Santa Cruz\, 1520 Pacific Ave\, Santa Cruz \, CA\, 95060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,South Bay
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SUMMARY:Summer Reading at the El Cerrito Library
DESCRIPTION:Please join Baruch Porras-Hernandez and Maw Shein Win on Tuesday\, July 17th at the El Cerrito Library. \nWe’ll begin with an open mic followed by readings & a short Q&A. Bring a poem to share and hope to see you there! \nFood and bevs courtesy of the Friends of the El Cerrito Library. \nBios \nBaruch Porras-Hernandez moved to El Cerrito his sophomore year of high school and lived here for 11 years till he moved to San Francisco. His mother still lives here\, so he is normally in El Cerrito every weekend\, walking to Fat Apples for their strong coffee and lemon meringue pie. He is a Pushcart Prize nominated writer\, named one of the 13 Top Bay Area Writers to Watch in 2016 by 7×7 Magazine in San Francisco\, and is a regular host and organizer of live literary shows for KQED. You can find his writing published online at The Tusk\, his poems on Drunk in a Midnight Choir\, Santa Ana River Review\, and several other poetry anthologies like Assaracus\, Foglifter\, Red Light Lit\, Quiet Lightning Rio Grande Review\, Divining Divas\, and two anthologies with Write Bloody Publishing. He was named a Lambda Literary Poetry Fellow in 2014\, and a Lambda Literary Playwriting Fellow in 2016. He’s been featured in Writers with Drinks\, has performed several times with Radar Productions\, LitQuake\, and Quiet Lightning. He is a winner of Literary Death Match\, has won The Moth\, Write Club SF\, and was the reigning Muni Diaries Haiku Champion for 3 years. He is the head organizer of ¿Donde Esta Mi Gente? a Latinx literary performance series\, created in part by the REGEN artist grant from the Galerìa de la Raza. He is an immigrant\, originally from Mexico\, and is currently the lead artist in a multidisciplinary project that will create new Queer Latino Superheroes with MACLA\, which stands for Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana in San Jose. \nMaw Shein Win is a Burmese American poet and educator who lives and works in the Bay Area. Her writing has appeared in many journals and several anthologies\, including MARY: A Journal of New Writing\, Cimarron Review\, Poetry International\, Fanzine\, The Fabulist\, and others. She often collaborates with visual artists\, musicians\, and other writers. Along with composer and musician\, Amanda Chaudhary\, she is part of musical duo Pitta of the Mind that combines poetry with abstract electronic music. A collaborative book with paintings by artist Mark Dutcher\, Ruins of a glittering palace\, was published by SPA/Commonwealth Projects. Her poetry chapbook Score and Bone is on Nomadic Press\, and her full-length collection Invisible Gifts: Poems was recently published by Manic D Press. She is the first poet laureate of El Cerrito.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/summer-reading-at-the-el-cerrito-library/
LOCATION:El Cerrito Public Library\, 6510 Stockton Ave\, El Cerrito\, CA\, 94530\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Elizabeth Rush
DESCRIPTION:Elizabeth Rush discusses her new book\, Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore. \n\nPraise for Rising \n\n“Sea level rise is not some distant problem in a distant place. As Elizabeth Rush shows\, it’s affecting real people right now. Rising is a compelling piece of reporting\, by turns bleak and beautiful.”―Elizabeth Kolbert\, author of The Sixth Extinction \n\n“A smart\, lyrical testament to change and uncertainty. Elizabeth Rush listens to both the vulnerability and resiliency of communities facing the shifting shorelines of extreme weather. These are the stories we need to hear in order to survive and live more consciously with a sharp-edged determination to face our future with empathy and resolve. Rising illustrates how climate change is a relentless truth and real people in real places know it by name\, storm by flood by fire.”―Terry Tempest Williams\, author of The Hour of Land \n\n“A strange new kind of travel guide\, Rising is a journey through the turbulent forefront of climate change―the coastal communities\, rich and poor\, human and nonhuman\, that are already feeling the first effects of our rising seas. Elizabeth Rush sets out to put a face on a subject that is all too often depicted in abstract graphs and statistics\, and gives us a group portrait of the men and women who are fighting\, fleeing\, and adapting to the terrible disappearance of the land they live on.”―Charles C. Mann\, author of 1491 \n\n“In this moving and memorable book\, the voice of the author mingles with the voices of people in coastal communities all over the country―Maine\, Rhode Island\, Louisiana\, Florida\, New York\, California―to offer testimony: The water is rising. Some have already lost their homes; some will lose them soon; others are studying or watching or grieving. Though they haven’t met each other\, their commonality forms a circle into which we are inexorably pulled by Elizabeth Rush’s powerful words.”―Anne Fadiman\, author of The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down \n\nAbout Rising \n\nHarvey. Maria. Irma. Sandy. Katrina. We live in a time of unprecedented hurricanes and catastrophic weather events\, a time when it is increasingly clear that climate change is neither imagined nor distant―and that rising seas are transforming the coastline of the United States in irrevocable ways. \nIn this highly original work of lyrical reportage\, Elizabeth Rush guides readers through some of the places where this change has been most dramatic\, from the Gulf Coast to Miami\, and from New York City to the Bay Area. For many of the plants\, animals\, and humans in these places\, the options are stark: retreat or perish in place. Weaving firsthand accounts from those facing this choice―a Staten Islander who lost her father during Sandy\, the remaining holdouts of a Native American community on a drowning Isle de Jean Charles\, a neighborhood in Pensacola settled by escaped slaves hundreds of years ago―with profiles of wildlife biologists\, activists\, and other members of the communities both currently at risk and already displaced\, Rising privileges the voices of those usually kept at the margins. \nAt once polyphonic and precise\, Rising is a shimmering meditation on vulnerability and on vulnerable communities\, both human and more than human\, and on how to let go of the places we love.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/elizabeth-rush/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books on the Park\, 1231 9th Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Keep Begin Detach: Inspired by Isadora Duncan
DESCRIPTION:July 18 in the evening time from 6:30-8pm \nThe Event \nKeep Begin Detach: Inspired by Isadora Duncan \nCome to EM Wolfman for an exploration of text and image\, music and silence\, meditation and performance. Inspired by Isadora Duncan\, Katarina Countiss and friends will bring engaging elements to classics and original work.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/keep-begin-detach-inspired-by-isadora-duncan/
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:Poets Jane Gregory & Claire Marie Stancek
DESCRIPTION:Poets Jane Gregory & Claire Marie Stancek\n\n\n\n\nReading from their recent respective volumes Yeah No and Oil Spell\, and introduced by Lyn Hejinian. \nTo reserve your seat\, purchase a copy of either book by speaking to a bookseller or ordering from our website. \n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, July 18\, 2018 – 7:00pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJane Gregory’s mystifying second collection begins with a “Knock knock\,” inviting the reader into a realm where “Everything is a pattern / of yesses and no.” Within these pages we find Gregory constructing a multivalent world—ripe with struggle\, prophecy\, and\, by the end\, a resemblance of hope. Using her highly-tuned sensibility throughout\, Gregory guides us through the anxieties of this journey by inventing new and enigmatic forms filled with sonic experimentation and polyphony. \nJane Gregory is from Tucson and lives in Oakland. Her first book\, My Enemies\, was published in 2013. She is co-founder and co-editor\, with Lyn Hejinian and Claire Marie Stancek\, of Nion Editions\, a chapbook press. She recently completed her PhD in English at UC Berkeley. \nClaire Marie Stancek’s Oil Spell gathers many of today’s dark energies—US drone strikes\, environmental disaster—and asks: what kind of tool is poetry to mirror these violences? The poems here are counter-conjurations\, but they also query whether poetry itself might be a violent entrance of language into the world. Oil Spell animates diverse influences—Dorothy Wordsworth’s journals\, environmental reports of extinction and endangerment\, and the Pakistani government assessments of drone strikes. The poems do not attempt to negotiate or domesticate this diversity\, but ask what function poetry might have alongside these various performative linguistic functions. While poetry appears to have a dark function in these connections\, Oil Spell also asks whether we might invest language with the capacity to conjure towards other possibilities. Oil Spell performs the ways in which narratives of loss and narratives of everyday joy curl into one another and mutually contaminate. The beauty that results is a troubled reflection\, like a rainbow in a slick of oil. \nClaire Marie Stancek is also the author of Mouths. With Lyn Hejinian and Jane Gregory\, she edits Nion Editions\, a chapbook press. She has recently completed a PhD in English at UC Berkeley\, where she teaches classes on literature and creative writing. Originally from outside Toronto\, Ontario\, she now lives in Berkeley. \nPoet\, essayist\, translator\, and publisher Lyn Hejinian teaches at UC Berkeley. \n  \n\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\n2904 College Avenue\n\nBerkeley\, CA 94705
URL:https://litseen.com/event/poets-jane-gregory-claire-marie-stancek/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore\, 2904 College Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Launch for Heather June Gibbons / Her Mouth as Souvenir
DESCRIPTION:The Bindery hosts the launch event for Heather June Gibbons‘ Her Mouth as Souvenir\, winner of the 2017 Agha Shahid Ali Poetry Prize. More information to be announced soon\, but please save the date and join us! \n  \nIn a startling voice propelled by desire and desperation on the verge of laughter\, these poems leap from the mundane to the sublime\, from begging to bravado\, from despair to reverie\, revealing the power that comes from hanging on by a thread. Poet Heather June Gibbons conjures belief in the absence of faith\, loneliness in the digital age\, beauty in the face of absurdity —all through the cataract of her sunglasses’ cracked lens. In this debut collection\, we are shown a world so turbulent\, anxious\, and beautiful\, we know it must be ours. Under pressure\, these poems sing. Includes a fore-word by Jericho Brown. \n  \n  \nFrom the poem “Bobby Reads Chekhov”: \n  \nThey say if you’re sad\, you haven’t been\nsmiling enough. Want to make better decisions?\nEat more cheese. Perception is reality\,\nmy horrible boss used to say when I’d try\nto explain anything she couldn’t see\,\nthough maybe she was right. Can we know\nreality any other way? The painter saw\npurple in the trees\, so he painted them purple.\nLeaving the gallery\, we see purple everywhere.\nStudies have shown meditation makes\nbrain waves akin to coma. Is that so\,\nyou say\, fingering your tiny screen. \n  \n\n  \n“Not since Josh Bell’s No Planets Strike have I encountered an emerging poet’s book that took the top of my head off with as sure a slice as Heather June Gibbon’s Her Mouth as Souvenir. Her language is wicked\, syncopated and full of canny stings\, with a quality of idiosyncratic consciousness that’s ut-terly contemporary. This is a singular collection\, serving notice that Gibbons is a force with whom poetry readers will be thrilled to reckon.” – Erin Belieu\, author of Six Slant and Black Box  \n  \n“Part garage-rock\, part requiem\, part power ballad\, Gibbons’ book is a whirl-ing ‘study in loss.’ These pulsing poems sing\, shout\, and interrogate everything from desire to the digital age to a Mid-western waterpark\, while luring us into their restless beauty\, fervor and humor. Her Mouth as Souvenir is both torch and torch singer as it shines its light into our mouths\, illuminating us.”  – Simone Muench\, author of Wolf Centos  \n  \n\n  \nHeather June Gibbons was born in Utah and grew up on an island in Washington state. She is the author of the poetry collection Her Mouth as Souvenir\, winner of the 2017 Agha Shahid Ali Poetry Prize and forthcoming from the University of Utah Press. She is also the author of two chapbooks\, Sore Songs (Dancing Girl Press)\, and Flyover(Q Avenue Press). Her poems have appeared widely in literary journals\, including Blackbird\, Boston Review\, Drunken Boat\, Gulf Coast\, Indiana Review\, jubilat\, New American Writing\, and West Branch. She received an MFA in Poetry from the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop\, where she held a Callen Graduate Scholarship\, and she has been the recipient of a Full Fellowship Residency from the Vermont Studio Center\, the Pavel Strut Poetry Fellowship from the Prague Summer Program\, the Agha Shahid Ali Scholarship from the Fine Arts Work Center\, and the Harold Taylor Prize from the Academy of American Poets. Heather teaches creative writing at San Francisco State University\, and in the community as a Teaching Artist for Performing Arts Workshop\, a youth education non-profit. She lives in San Francisco. \n  \nPlease note: this event will be at The Bindery at 1727 Haight. \n  \nThis is an all ages event. The bar opens at 7\, event begins at 7:30pm. \n  \nRSVP appreciated but not required.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/launch-for-heather-june-gibbons-her-mouth-as-souvenir/
LOCATION:The Bindery\, 1727 Haight St\, San Francisco \, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, July 18\, 7:30pm\nThis Recurring Event is at Pegasus Books Downtown \nLyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series \nLyrics and Dirges is our flagship 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. \nHosted and Curated by Mk Chavez\, Sharon Coleman\, and Lark Omura. \nEvery third Wednesday of the month at Pegasus Books Downtown. \n\n\n\n\nEvent date:\n\nWednesday\, July 18\, 2018 – 7:30pm\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\nPegasus Books Downtown\n2349 Shattuck Ave\n\nBerkeley\, CA\n\n\n\n\nEvent Category:\n\nShattuck Location
URL:https://litseen.com/event/lyrics-dirges-a-monthly-reading-series-5/
LOCATION:Pegasus Books Downtown\, 2349 Shattuck Ave\, Berkeley \, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Kelli Maria Korducki discusses her new book Hard To Do: The Surprising Feminist History of Breaking Up
DESCRIPTION:About Hard To Do \n\nFrom Jane Austen to Taylor Swift\, a look at the surprising politics of romantic love and its dissolution. \n  \nWhatever the underlying motives – be they love\, financial security\, or mere masochism – the fact is that getting involved in a romantic partnership is emotionally\, morally\, and even politically fraught. \n  \nIn Hard To Do\, Kelli María Korducki turns a Marxist lens on the relatively short history of romantic partnership\, tracing how the socio-economic dynamics between men and women have transformed the ways women conceive of domestic partnership. With perceptive\, reported insights on the ways marriage and divorce are legislated\, the rituals of twentieth-century courtship\, and contemporary practices for calling it off\, Korducki reveals that\, for all women\, choosing to end a relationship is a radical action with very limited cultural precedent.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/kelli-maria-korducki-discusses-her-new-book-hard-to-do-the-surprising-feminist-history-of-breaking-up/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books on the Park\, 1231 9th Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:InsideStorytime HUBRILITY
DESCRIPTION:2101 Webster Street\, Oakland\, on Thursday July 19th\, 7-9 pm\, will feature Shobha Rao (Girls Burn Brighter)\, Maw Shein Win (Invisible Gifts)\, Kitty Costello (Upon Waking)\, Grant Faulkner (Fissures)\, and Graham Todd.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/insidestorytime-hubrility/
LOCATION:The Octopus Literary Salon\, 2101 Webster St #170\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Richard Rhodes\, Energy
DESCRIPTION:This event is cosponsored by Ecology Action. \nPulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author Richard Rhodes will join us to discuss his new book\, Energy\, which reveals the fascinating history behind energy transitions over time–wood to coal to oil to electricity and beyond. People have lived and died\, businesses have prospered and failed\, and nations have risen to world power and declined\, all over energy challenges. Ultimately\, the history of these challenges tells the story of humanity itself. \nThrough an unforgettable cast of characters\, Rhodes explains how wood gave way to coal and coal made room for oil\, as we now turn to natural gas\, nuclear power\, and renewable energy. Rhodes looks back on five centuries of progress\, through such influential figures as Queen Elizabeth I\, King James I\, Benjamin Franklin\, Herman Melville\, John D. Rockefeller\, and Henry Ford. \nIn Energy\, Rhodes highlights the successes and failures that led to each breakthrough in energy production; from animal and waterpower to the steam engine\, from internal-combustion to the electric motor. He addresses how we learned from such challenges\, mastered their transitions\, and capitalized on their opportunities. Rhodes also looks at the current energy landscape\, with a focus on how wind energy is competing for dominance with cast supplies of coal and natural gas. He also addresses the specter of global warming\, and a population hurtling towards ten billion by 2100. \nHuman beings have confronted the problem of how to draw life from raw material since the beginning of time. Each invention\, each discovery\, each adaptation brought further challenges\, and through such transformations\, we arrived at where we are today. In Rhodes’s singular style\, Energy details how this knowledge of our history can inform our way tomorrow. \nRichard Rhodes is the author of numerous books and the winner of the Pulitzer Prize\, the National Book Award\, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. He graduated from Yale University and has received fellowships from the Ford Foundation\, the National Endowment for the Arts\, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation\, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Appearing as host and correspondent for documentaries on public television’s Frontline and American Experience series\, he has also been a visiting scholar at Harvard and MIT and is an affiliate of the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University. Visit his website: RichardRhodes.com \nThis free event will take place at Bookshop Santa Cruz\, 1520 Pacific Ave.\, Santa Cruz\, CA. Chairs for open seating are usually set up an hour before the event begins.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/richard-rhodes-energy/
LOCATION:Bookshop Santa Cruz\, 1520 Pacific Ave\, Santa Cruz \, CA\, 95060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,South Bay
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180719T210000
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SUMMARY:Marin Poetry Center Summer Traveling Show
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Meryl Natchez\, readers include Linda Lancione\, Patricia McCaron\,\nJanis Seagrave\, Doreen Stock\, and Elizabeth Underwood\nHear local poets read their poems!\nReaders and Host TBA\nClick here for more information about the Marin Poetry Center. \n\nFREE – Donations accepted
URL:https://litseen.com/event/marin-poetry-center-summer-traveling-show-2/
LOCATION:O’Hanlon Center for the Arts\, 616 Throckmorton Ave\, Mill Valley\, 94941\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,North Bay
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180719T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180719T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T171513
CREATED:20180704T203301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180704T203301Z
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SUMMARY:Launch for Kate Schatz and Miriam Klein Stahl / Rad Girls Can
DESCRIPTION:Join feminist artists and activists Kate Schatz and Miriam Klein Stahl—the Bay Area duo behind the New York Timesbest-selling books Rad Women Worldwide and Rad American Women A-Z\, for the San Francisco launch of their third bookRad Girls Can. “This is a celebration of and a thank you to every girl who has have ever stood up\, spoken out\, taken a chance\, tried something new\, or followed a dream\,” they write in the introduction of their latest collaboration. The book features fifty rad girls from around the world\, who have done something to make the world a better place. Sabrina Moyle\, the co-author of Be the Change: The Future is in Your Hands and co-founder of Hello!Lucky\, will lead a discussion with Kate and Miriam about their activism\, love of reading\, writing and drawing\, and we will end this interactive evening with storytelling\, artwork\, activism and creativity! \n  \nAs Kate and Miriam embark on a national book tour this summer and fall\, they will use gatherings like these in bookshops around the country to inspire more radness and activism in the world. \n  \nAll big people and little people are welcome. Voter registration forms will be available. #radgirlscan #bethechangebook \n  \n\n  \nKate Schatz is a feminist writer\, activist\, and educator. She is the author of the New York Times best sellers Rad American Women A-Z and Rad Women Worldwide\, and the accompanying journal\, My Rad Life. Kate is the co-founder of Solidarity Sundays\, a nationwide network of feminist activist groups\, and she speaks often about politics\, resistance\, feminism\, race\, parenting\, and more. \n  \n  \nMiriam Klein Stahl is a Bay Area artist\, educator and activist and the New York Times-bestselling illustrator of Rad American Women A-Z and Rad Women Worldwide. In addition to her work in printmaking\, drawing\, sculpture\, paper-cut and public art\, she is also the co-founder of the Arts and Humanities Academy at Berkeley High School where she’s taught since 1995. As an artist\, she follows in a tradition of making socially relevant work\, creating portraits of political activists\, misfits\, radicals and radical movements. As an educator\, she has dedicated her teaching practice to address equity through the lens of the arts. Her work has been widely exhibited and reproduced internationally. She lives in Berkeley\, California with her wife\, artist Lena Wolff\, daughter Hazel\, and their dog Lenny. \n  \n\n  \nThis event is free and all ages. RSVP appreciated but not required.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/launch-for-kate-schatz-and-miriam-klein-stahl-rad-girls-can/
LOCATION:The Booksmith\, 1644 Haight St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180719T213000
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CREATED:20180712T234939Z
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SUMMARY:Olympian Eddie Hart and sports journalist Dave Newhouse discuss Disqualified
DESCRIPTION:Gold Medal-winning Olympian Eddie Hart and award-winning sports journalist Dave Newhouse discuss Disqualified: Eddie Hart\, Munich 1972\, and the Voices of the Most Tragic Olympics. \n\n\n\nABOUT DISQUALIFIED \nHaving previously tied the world record\, Eddie Hart was a strong favorite to win the 100-meter dash at the 1972 Olympics in Munich\, Germany. Then the inexplicable happened: he was disqualified after arriving seconds late for a quarterfinal heat. Ten years of training to become the “World’s Fastest Human\,” the title attached to an Olympic 100-meter champion\, was lost in a heartbeat. But who was to blame? \nHart’s disappointment\, though excruciating\, was just one of many subplots to the most tragic of Olympic Games\, at which eight Arab terrorists assassinated eleven Israeli athletes and coaches as the world watched in horror. Five terrorists were killed\, but three escaped to their homeland as heroes and were never brought to trial. Swimmer Mark Spitz won seven gold medals but was rushed out of Germany afterward because he was Jewish. Other American athletes\, besides Hart\, seemed jinxed in Munich. The USA men’s basketball team thought it had earned the gold medal\, but the Russians received it instead through an unprecedented technicality. Bob Seagren\, the defending pole vault champion\, was barred from using his poles and forced to compete with unfamiliar poles. And swimmer Rick DeMont lost one gold medal and the possibility of winning a second because of an allergy drug that had passed U.S. Olympic Committee specifications but was disallowed by the International Olympic Committee. \nIt was that kind of Olympics\, confusing to some\, fatal to others. Hart traveled back to Munich forty-three years later to relive his utter disappointment. He returned to the same stadium where he did earn a gold medal in the 400-meter relay. In Disqualified\, his interesting life story\, told with author Dave Newhouse\, sheds entirely new light on what really happened at Munich. It includes interviews with Spitz and the victimized American athletes and conversations with two Israelis who escaped the terrorists. And Hart finally learned who was responsible for his disqualifications and those of Rey Robinson\, who was in the same heat\, leading to an interesting epilogue in which these two seniors reflect on the opportunity denied them long ago. \nEddie Hart earned his undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley and a master’s from Cal State-Hayward before embarking on a career as a teacher and coach at the college level. \nDave Newhouse was an award-winning sportswriter and columnist at the Oakland (CA) Tribune prior to his retirement in 2011. This is his twelfth book. \n  \n\n\n\n\nEvent date:\n\nThursday\, July 19\, 2018 – 7:30pm\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\nPegasus Books Downtown\n2349 Shattuck Ave\n\nBerkeley\, CA 94704
URL:https://litseen.com/event/olympian-eddie-hart-and-sports-journalist-dave-newhouse-discuss-disqualified/
LOCATION:Pegasus Books Downtown\, 2349 Shattuck Ave\, Berkeley \, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180720T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180720T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T171513
CREATED:20180712T232453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180712T232453Z
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SUMMARY:SF Art Book Fair Opening Night!
DESCRIPTION:The 2018 SF Art Book Fair is an annual multi-day festival of artists’ publications. This event is FREE and OPEN to the public and will feature artists’ books\, art catalogs\, monographs\, periodicals\, zines\, printed ephemera\, and artists’ multiples. These works will be presented by over 100 independent publishers\, antiquarian dealers\, artists\, collectors\, and enthusiasts. Over the course of the weekend\, the fair will be complemented by a diverse range of talks\, discussions\, book launches\, on and off-site special projects\, exhibitions and signings. \nThe mission of the fair is to foster the unique art publishing community of the Bay Area while providing a platform for national and international publishers to exhibit their work to a new audience. \nLast year we welcomed 110 exhibitors and over 10\,000 visitors. We aim to reach an even larger audience this year and create an event that continues to showcase some of the most interesting publishers and booksellers in the world. \nThe SF Art Book Fair will be held at Minnesota Street Project. The project’s landmark location\, 1275 Minnesota Street\, houses 10 galleries\, a not-for-profit\, temporary exhibitions spaces\, media room\, and a recently opened restaurant. \nThe San Francisco Art Book Fair is organized by: \nMinnesota Street Project is in San Francisco’s historic Dogpatch district\, Minnesota Street Project offers affordable and economically sustainable spaces for art galleries\, artists and related nonprofits. Inhabiting three warehouses\, the Project seeks to retain and strengthen San Francisco’s contemporary art community in the short term\, while developing an internationally recognized arts destination in the long term. \nColpa is the collaborative practice of Luca Antonucci and David Kasprzak. They work together as a publisher\, designer\, printer and curator. They publish art books\, limited edition prints and art objects\, often working with artists on unique projects. \nPark Life is an independent retail store and art gallery established by Jamie Alexander and Derek Song based in San Francisco. Park Life features art and design products culled together from all over the world and includes books\, editions\, prints\, design objects\, paper goods\, original art and apparel. Park Life specializes in limited edition artist collaborations\, having worked with dozens of artist over the last 10 years to produce products ranging from books\, zines and prints to tees\, skate decks\, and objects.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/sf-art-book-fair-opening-night/
LOCATION:E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore\, 410 13th Street\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180720T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180720T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T171513
CREATED:20180704T025425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180704T025425Z
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SUMMARY:Release party for "the World has a Timestamp\, and so do I" by Ash Tre` Philips
DESCRIPTION:Release party for “the World has a Timestamp\, and so do I” by Ash Tre` Philips
URL:https://litseen.com/event/release-party-for-the-world-has-a-timestamp-and-so-do-i-by-ash-tre-philips/
LOCATION:Alley Cat Books\, 3036 24th St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180721T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180721T180000
DTSTAMP:20260405T171513
CREATED:20180712T232623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180712T232647Z
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SUMMARY:SF Art Book Fair Day 1
DESCRIPTION:The 2018 SF Art Book Fair is an annual multi-day festival of artists’ publications. This event is FREE and OPEN to the public and will feature artists’ books\, art catalogs\, monographs\, periodicals\, zines\, printed ephemera\, and artists’ multiples. These works will be presented by over 100 independent publishers\, antiquarian dealers\, artists\, collectors\, and enthusiasts. Over the course of the weekend\, the fair will be complemented by a diverse range of talks\, discussions\, book launches\, on and off-site special projects\, exhibitions and signings. \nThe mission of the fair is to foster the unique art publishing community of the Bay Area while providing a platform for national and international publishers to exhibit their work to a new audience. \nLast year we welcomed 110 exhibitors and over 10\,000 visitors. We aim to reach an even larger audience this year and create an event that continues to showcase some of the most interesting publishers and booksellers in the world. \nThe SF Art Book Fair will be held at Minnesota Street Project. The project’s landmark location\, 1275 Minnesota Street\, houses 10 galleries\, a not-for-profit\, temporary exhibitions spaces\, media room\, and a recently opened restaurant. \nThe San Francisco Art Book Fair is organized by: \nMinnesota Street Project is in San Francisco’s historic Dogpatch district\, Minnesota Street Project offers affordable and economically sustainable spaces for art galleries\, artists and related nonprofits. Inhabiting three warehouses\, the Project seeks to retain and strengthen San Francisco’s contemporary art community in the short term\, while developing an internationally recognized arts destination in the long term. \nColpa is the collaborative practice of Luca Antonucci and David Kasprzak. They work together as a publisher\, designer\, printer and curator. They publish art books\, limited edition prints and art objects\, often working with artists on unique projects. \nPark Life is an independent retail store and art gallery established by Jamie Alexander and Derek Song based in San Francisco. Park Life features art and design products culled together from all over the world and includes books\, editions\, prints\, design objects\, paper goods\, original art and apparel. Park Life specializes in limited edition artist collaborations\, having worked with dozens of artist over the last 10 years to produce products ranging from books\, zines and prints to tees\, skate decks\, and objects.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/sf-art-book-fair-day-1/
LOCATION:E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore\, 410 13th Street\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180721T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180721T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T171513
CREATED:20180704T025659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180704T025757Z
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SUMMARY:Pop-up Zine-fest & Reading
DESCRIPTION:SF Zine-fest hosts hosts a pop up in the back gallery featuring work from local artists\, writers and zine-makers \n  \nReading at 7 (readers TBA)
URL:https://litseen.com/event/pop-up-zine-fest-reading/
LOCATION:Alley Cat Books\, 3036 24th St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180721T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180721T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T171513
CREATED:20180712T214809Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180712T214809Z
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SUMMARY:Mark Leidner (Tyrant Books) West Coast Book Release + Pinball Party
DESCRIPTION:PINBALL. BOOZE. LIT. \nA brief reading and free party from TYRANT BOOKS to drop-kick UNDER THE SEA\, a new book by Mark Leidner\, out into the world. \nFacebook Event Page (RSVP appreciated): \nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/407447059759501 \nAMANDA NADELBERG (author of fun and mesmerizing poetry collections SONGS FROM A MOUNTAIN and BRIGHT BRAVE PHENOMENA) will read some micro poems | amandanadelberg.com \nNick Mamatas (author of many sardonic\, macabre\, and genre-bending books) will read from MIXED UP\, a hybrid cocktail recipe/flash fiction book co-edited with Molly Tanzer | https://www.amazon.com/Mixed-Up-Cocktail-Recipes-Discerning/dp/1510718036 \nMark Leidner will read from UNDER THE SEA | https://nytyrant.com/products/under-the-sea-by-mark-leidner \nERIC RAYMOND (author of the novel CONFESSIONS FROM A DARK WOOD and ranked International Flipper Pinball Association member) will host and MC | ericraymond.com \nBYOB + some premium beverages and snacks provided + books will be for sale.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/mark-leidner-tyrant-books-west-coast-book-release-pinball-party/
LOCATION:Free Gold Watch\, 1767 Waller Street\, San Francisco\, 94117
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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ORGANIZER;CN="Eric Raymond":MAILTO:eric@ericraymond.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180722T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180722T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T171513
CREATED:20180712T233035Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180712T233035Z
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SUMMARY:SF Art Book Fair Day 2
DESCRIPTION:The 2018 SF Art Book Fair is an annual multi-day festival of artists’ publications. This event is FREE and OPEN to the public and will feature artists’ books\, art catalogs\, monographs\, periodicals\, zines\, printed ephemera\, and artists’ multiples. These works will be presented by over 100 independent publishers\, antiquarian dealers\, artists\, collectors\, and enthusiasts. Over the course of the weekend\, the fair will be complemented by a diverse range of talks\, discussions\, book launches\, on and off-site special projects\, exhibitions and signings. \nThe mission of the fair is to foster the unique art publishing community of the Bay Area while providing a platform for national and international publishers to exhibit their work to a new audience. \nLast year we welcomed 110 exhibitors and over 10\,000 visitors. We aim to reach an even larger audience this year and create an event that continues to showcase some of the most interesting publishers and booksellers in the world. \nThe SF Art Book Fair will be held at Minnesota Street Project. The project’s landmark location\, 1275 Minnesota Street\, houses 10 galleries\, a not-for-profit\, temporary exhibitions spaces\, media room\, and a recently opened restaurant. \nThe San Francisco Art Book Fair is organized by: \nMinnesota Street Project is in San Francisco’s historic Dogpatch district\, Minnesota Street Project offers affordable and economically sustainable spaces for art galleries\, artists and related nonprofits. Inhabiting three warehouses\, the Project seeks to retain and strengthen San Francisco’s contemporary art community in the short term\, while developing an internationally recognized arts destination in the long term. \nColpa is the collaborative practice of Luca Antonucci and David Kasprzak. They work together as a publisher\, designer\, printer and curator. They publish art books\, limited edition prints and art objects\, often working with artists on unique projects. \nPark Life is an independent retail store and art gallery established by Jamie Alexander and Derek Song based in San Francisco. Park Life features art and design products culled together from all over the world and includes books\, editions\, prints\, design objects\, paper goods\, original art and apparel. Park Life specializes in limited edition artist collaborations\, having worked with dozens of artist over the last 10 years to produce products ranging from books\, zines and prints to tees\, skate decks\, and objects.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/sf-art-book-fair-day-2/
LOCATION:E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore\, 410 13th Street\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180722T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180722T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T171513
CREATED:20180701T212002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180701T212002Z
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SUMMARY:Paul Park & Terry Bisson\, with guest moderator Cliff Winnig
DESCRIPTION:Doors open: 6:00pm\nEvent starts: 6:30pm \nThe American Bookbinders Museum\n355 Clementina\nSan Francisco\, CA \nBooks for sale via Borderlands Books \nThe SF in SF podcast is provided by SOMA FM
URL:https://litseen.com/event/paul-park-terry-bisson-with-guest-moderator-cliff-winnig/
LOCATION:The American Bookbinders Museum\, 355 Clementina Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180722T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180722T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T171513
CREATED:20180705T000947Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180705T000947Z
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SUMMARY:LaborFest 2018 Dying to Work: Death and Injury in the American Workplace
DESCRIPTION:Writer and labor lawyer Jonathan Karmel has written Dying to Work: Death and Injury in the American Workplace\, about the cost to workers and their families of the lack of health and safety protection on the job. He visits workers and gets their stories on the deaths and permanent injuries that have destroyed their lives. He also looks at the complete failure of the workers compensation system\, which has been taken over by the employers and insurance industry. This means that seriously injured workers are being left out in the cold\, ending up permanently disabled by the obstacles and roadblocks placed by insurance companies and a worker comp system now run by profiteers.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/laborfest-2018-dying-to-work-death-and-injury-in-the-american-workplace/
LOCATION:The Green Arcade\, 1680 Market St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180722T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180722T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T171513
CREATED:20180605T223817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T223817Z
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SUMMARY:Owen Hill\, Pamela Jackson\, and Anthony Rizzuto\, editors of the Annotated Big Sleep
DESCRIPTION:The new edition of Raymond Chandler’s Big Sleep\, edited\, annotated and prefaced by past and present Moe’s staffers. \nWe’ve asked a few friends to read their favorite passage from this noir classic. A list of our readers is coming soon. \n“Nothing\, even a book as singular and archetypal as The Big Sleep\, comes from nowhere. What a gift\, to see in part how Chandler made it. Under just three names\, these annotators number among them two poets\, an archivist and literary scholar\, a gifted crime novelist\, and three sleuths; reading it conveys the vicarious thrill of their innumerable discoveries. Chandler lucked out.”–Jonathan Lethem\, from the forward. \nA masterpiece of noir\, Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep helped to define a genre and remains one of the most celebrated and stylish novels of the twentieth century. Now\, this comprehensive\, annotated edition offers a fascinating look behind the scenes of the novel\, bringing the gritty and seductive world of Chandler’s iconic private eye Philip Marlowe into full color. Notes on the historical context of Chandler’s Los Angeles; excerpts from the author’s personal letters and source texts; explorations of the issues of gender\, sexuality\, race\, and ethnicity that permeate the story; and important interpretations and clarifications enrich the reader’s understanding and situate the novel within the tradition of crime fiction that Chandler both built upon and made new. \nRaymond Chandler (1888-1959) turned to writing fiction at the age of forty-five\, after a career as an oil executive. He published his first story in Black Mask in 1933\, and his first novel\, The Big Sleep\, in 1939. Over his lifetime\, Chandler wrote seven novels\, several screenplays\, and numerous short stories\, and became the master practitioner of American hard-boiled crime fiction. \nOwen Hill is the author of two mystery novels\, a book of short fiction\, and several books of poetry. He has reviewed crime novels for the Los Angeles Times and the East Bay Express. He was awarded the Howard Moss residency at Yaddo in 2005. \nPamela Jackson is an editor\, scholar\, and librarian specializing in California literary and cultural history. She holds a PhD from UC Berkeley and an MLIS from UCLA\, and was coeditor\, with Jonathan Lethem\, of The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick. \nAnthony Rizzuto is a bookseller\, professor of literature\, and researcher. He currently teaches British and American literature and history at Sonoma State University.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/owen-hill-pamela-jackson-and-anthony-rizzuto-editors-of-the-annotated-big-sleep/
LOCATION:Moe’s Books\, 2476 Telegraph Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180723T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180723T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T171513
CREATED:20180712T224306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180712T224306Z
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SUMMARY:THE RACKET! #21 Nature
DESCRIPTION:It’s summer time and instead of throwing on a banana hammock and crisping our flesh to a chestnut glow\, we’re going to get a bunch of writers together in a small\, dark\, musty room and talk about NATURE. It’s the same thing right? \nhttps://www.facebook.com/theracketseries/ \nHosted by Noah B. Sanders
URL:https://litseen.com/event/the-racket-21-nature/
LOCATION:Adobe Books\, 3130 24th St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180723T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180723T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T171513
CREATED:20180605T230022Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180605T230022Z
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SUMMARY:Kate Schatz and Miriam Klein Stahl\, Rad Girls Can
DESCRIPTION:Bookshop Santa Cruz presents Kate Schatz for a book talk and signing of Rad Girls Can\, a bold and brave collection of stories and art about inspiring and accomplished girls who have made positive impacts on the world before the age of 20. Ms. Shchatz joins the New York Times best-selling authors of Rad Women Worldwide and Rad American Women A-Z. \nYou might know the stories of Malala Yousafzai\, Anne Frank\, Jazz Jennings\, and Joan of Arc. But have you heard about Yusra Mardini\, a Syrian refugee who swam a sinking boat to shore\, saved twenty lives\, then went on to compete as an Olympic swimmer? Or Trisha Prabhu\, who invented an anti-cyberbullying app at age 13? Or Barbara Rose Johns\, whose high school protest helped spark the civil rights movement? \nIn Rad Girls Can\, you’ll learn about a diverse group of young women who are living rad lives\, whether excelling in male-dominated sports like boxing\, rock climbing\, or skateboarding; speaking out against injustice and discrimination; expressing themselves through dance\, writing\, and music; or advocating for girls around the world. Each profile is paired with the dynamic paper-cut art that made the authors’ first two books New York Times best sellers. \nKATE SCHATZ is a feminist writer\, activist\, and educator. She is the author of the New York Times best sellers Rad American Women A-Z and Rad Women Worldwide\, and the accompanying journal\, My Rad Life. Kate is the co-founder of Solidarity Sundays\, a nationwide network of feminist activist groups\, and she speaks often about politics\, resistance\, feminism\, race\, parenting\, and more. Visit radgirlscan.com. \nMIRIAM KLEIN STAHL is an artist\, educator\, and activist and the illustrator of Rad American Women A-Z and Rad Women Worldwide\, and My Rad Life. In addition to her work in printmaking\, drawing\, sculpture\, and paper-cut and public art\, she is also the cofounder of the Arts and Humanities Academy at Berkeley High School\, where she has taught since 1995. \nThis free event will take place at Bookshop Santa Cruz\, 1520 Pacific Ave.\, Santa Cruz\, CA. Chairs for open seating are usually set up an hour before the event begins.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/kate-schatz-and-miriam-klein-stahl-rad-girls-can/
LOCATION:Bookshop Santa Cruz\, 1520 Pacific Ave\, Santa Cruz \, CA\, 95060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,South Bay
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SUMMARY:Rachel Heng and Ingrid Rojas Contreras
DESCRIPTION:Rachel Heng discusses her new novel\, Suicide Club with Ingrid Rojas Contreras. \n\nPraise for Suicide Club \n\n“How can such a young writer know all these things? Rachel Heng’s first novel is as keen as a sharpened blade. SUICIDE CLUB is on the money about where our current obsessions are leading us and yet she makes us care about her characters in deep and old-fashioned ways. It reminded me again and again of Orwell and Huxley. I have the feeling that this is the beginning of a long and illustrious career.”―James Magnuson \n\n“I happily lost a whole weekend to SUICIDE CLUB. This life-affirming book about death lingers long after the last page. ‘Be careful what you wish for’ has never been so chilling\, or so gripping.” ―Erin Kelly\, author of He Said/She Said \n  \n“SUICIDE CLUB bends genre with grace and artistry\, delivering us to the outermost reaches of what’s familiar and affirming what dares to still exist there: family\, friendship\, and forgiveness. With superb writing\, Rachel Heng has crafted a world inside of a world gone mad\, one where love faces its most difficult test. This is an exciting\, bold\, inventive novel.” ―Kristen Iskandrian\, author of Motherest \n\n“The future is here. Let’s welcome one of its stars. Talented and ferociously intelligent\, Heng has produced a glittering debut.” ―Joanna Briscoe\, author of You \n\nAbout Suicide Club \n\nIn Rachel Heng’s debut set in near future New York City―where lives last three hundred years and the pursuit of immortality is all-consuming―Lea must choose between her estranged father and her chance to live forever. \nLea Kirino is a “Lifer\,” which means that a roll of the genetic dice has given her the potential to live forever―if she does everything right. And Lea is an overachiever. She’s a successful trader on the New York exchange―where instead of stocks\, human organs are now bought and sold―she has a beautiful apartment\, and a fiancé who rivals her in genetic perfection. And with the right balance of HealthTech™\, rigorous juicing\, and low-impact exercise\, she might never die. \n  \nBut Lea’s perfect life is turned upside down when she spots her estranged father on a crowded sidewalk. His return marks the beginning of her downfall as she is drawn into his mysterious world of the Suicide Club\, a network of powerful individuals and rebels who reject society’s pursuit of immortality\, and instead choose to live―and die―on their own terms. In this future world\, death is not only taboo; it’s also highly illegal. Soon Lea is forced to choose between a sanitized immortal existence and a short\, bittersweet time with a man she has never really known\, but who is the only family she has left in the world.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/rachel-heng-and-ingrid-rojas-contreras/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books on the Park\, 1231 9th Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:On Doing Nothing by Roman Muradov
DESCRIPTION:On Doing Nothing by Roman Muradov \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 Muradovweaves 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. \nRoman Muradov is an award-winning author and illustrator\, originally from Russia\, now living in San Francisco\, where he is a professor at California College of the Arts. His work has appeared in numerous publications including the New Yorker\, the New York Times\, The Paris Review\, Vogue\, and Lucky Peach\, and he is the recipient of the prestigious Art Directors Club Young Guns award and two medals from the Society of Illustrators. His previous books include the graphic novels (In a Sense) Lost & Found\, Jacob Bladders and the State of the Art\, The End of a Fence\, and Aujourd’hui Demain Hier. He also designed the Penguin Classics Centennial Editions of James Joyce’s Dubliners and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. He has a penchant for long\, aimless walks and an imaginary dog named Barchibald. \n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRoman Muradov
URL:https://litseen.com/event/on-doing-nothing-by-roman-muradov/
LOCATION:Mechanics Institute\, 57 Post St 4th Floor Boardroom\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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