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SUMMARY:Victoria Patterson
DESCRIPTION:Victoria Patterson discusses her new story collection\, The Secret Habit of Sorrow. \n\nPraise for The Secret Habit of Sorrow \n\n“Patterson is on a mission to bring our ghosts out of the shadows. These stories shine with empathy and find the humanness in all our struggles.” —Joshua Mohr\, author of All This Life \n  \n“A darkly entertaining collection of stories all about the little sins we commit in the name of our desires and their myriad repercussions. Armed with sharp emotional insight and vision that penetrates and illuminates the modern condition\, Patterson’s newest offering is seductively sly and peculiarly carnal.” —Wesley Minter\, Third Place Books\, Lake Forest Park\, WA \n\nAbout The Secret Habit of Sorrow \n\nVictoria Patterson\, whose writing Vanity Fair has called “brutal\, deeply empathetic\, and emotionally wrenching\,” returns with a new collection of stories that contains echoes of Denis Johnson and Raymond Carver\, along with the emotional depth and density of Elena Ferrante. \n  \nThere’s a pitch-perfect blend of linguistic dexterity\, emotional wisdom\, and wry observation in The Secret Habit of Sorrow. The characters in these stories feel like people you know\, their struggles real. Patterson’s prose has a Denis Johnson re-filtered through Raymond Carver-vibe\, along with the emotional depth and density of Elena Ferrante. Whether it be the ties between women and their own and each other’s infants\, the struggles of parenthood\, or the trials that come with excessive drinking and drug abuse\, Patterson has an amazing ability to convey relationships\, and how our bonds can both save and destroy us.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/victoria-patterson/
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:Boris Rozenfeld Russian Bibliophiles Club
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our monthly Russian book club\, literary discussion\, and/or poetry recital. \n  \nKoret Auditorium \nMain Library
URL:https://litseen.com/event/boris-rozenfeld-russian-bibliophiles-club/
LOCATION:Koret Auditorium\, San Francisco Main Library\, 100 Larkin Avenune\, SAN FRANCISCO\, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:R-Dub Love
DESCRIPTION:~ an evening of love-themed music and lit ~ \n  \nWe are OPEN for literary submissions. \nGuidelines. This is an evening for music and literature on the theme of romantic love. Featured readers will get up to eight minutes at the mic (about 1\,200 words). This series primarily features complete works of fiction and memoir\, but poetry and reasonably self-contained novel excerpts are presented to a limited extent. Submissions are rolling—we generally consider submissions until a lineup is filled. You must submit personally—no submissions by representatives will be considered. Please paste your material into the body of an email with the subject line RW Love: [Your Name] addressed to the host\, Jon Sindell\, at jsind@sbcglobal.net \n  \nAbout Rolling Writers \nLike the baker Rageneau in Cyrano\, master baker Bruno Tsé supports the arts. And our pastry-preparing patron of poetry and prose shows love for the muse by giving his Taraval Street café up for lit readings\, with themed musical and gustatory accoutrements. \nRolling–Out: 1722 Taraval\, between 27th and 28th Avenues\, \nSan Francisco. The L-Taraval streetcar line stops at 26th Avenue. \nTo submit work for an upcoming theme\, please write the host\, Jon Sindell\, at jsind [at] sbcglobal [net]\, pasting your work into the body of the email\, and marking the subject line as follows: RW [Name Of Show]\, [Writer’s Name]. You must submit personally—no submissions by representatives will be considered. Unless otherwise indicated on the Upcoming Events page\, limit prose submissions to 1\,200 words; shorter submissions are preferred. This series primarily features complete works of fiction and memoir\, but poetry and reasonably self-contained novel excerpts are presented to a limited extent. Submissions are rolling—we generally consider submissions until a lineup is filled. \nWon’t you join us? \n  \n 
URL:https://litseen.com/event/r-dub-love/
LOCATION:Rolling Out Cafe\, 1722 Taraval St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Poetry at Floreys
DESCRIPTION:Poetry at Floreys
URL:https://litseen.com/event/poetry-at-floreys/
LOCATION:Florey’s Book Co.\, 2120 Palmetto Ave.\, Pacifica\, CA\, 94044\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,South Bay
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180729T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180729T170000
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SUMMARY:Young Adults 12 & up! James Parks & Ben Costa
DESCRIPTION:present Rickety Stitch and the Gelatinous Goo Book 2: The Middle-Route Run \nNimona meets Adventure Time in this full-color graphic novel as a singing skeleton continues to search for his origins alongside his gelatin monster sidekick! \nTo reserve your seat\, purchase a copy of Rickety Stitch and the Gelatinous Goo Book 2 by speaking to a bookseller or ordering on our website. \n\n\n\n\n\nSunday\, July 29\, 2018 – 3:00pm\n\n\n\n\n\nRickety Stitch is a walking\, talking\, singing skeleton minstrel\, the only animated skeleton in the dungeon who seems to have retained his soul. He has no idea who he used to be when he was covered in a living\, breathing sack of meat and skin. His only clue to his former identity is a song he hears snippets of in his dreams\, an epic bard’s tale that could also explain the old fog covering the comical fantasy land of Eem…Oh\, and his sidekick and only friend is a cube of sentient goo. \nIn this pulse-pounding second volume\, Rickety runs afoul of reanimated beasts\, giant spiders\, and a caravan of rowdy raiders on his quest to uncover the secret of Epoli and learn his true origins. \nJames Parks is a speculative fiction writer and graphic novelist living in the Bay Area. He was weaned on monster flicks\, ghostbusting\, lightsaber duels\, samurai cinema\, and comics–with a sober dose of Victorian literature and ’80s cartoons. Parks is also the author of the southern gothic horror collection The Gospel of Bucky Dennis\,was a staff writer for Campfire Graphic Novels\, and is a member of the Horror Writers Association. \nBen Costa is a writer and artist living in the Bay Area. He self-published two volumes of the award-winning\, martial arts historical fiction comic Pang\, The Wandering Shaolin Monk. Ben has always been passionate about fantasy comics. \nBen maintains a steady diet of samurai comics\, kung fu movies\, spacefaring farm boys\, and tabletop RPGs. \n\n\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\n2904 College Avenue\n\nBerkeley\, CA 94705
URL:https://litseen.com/event/young-adults-12-up-james-parks-ben-costa/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore\, 2904 College Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180730T190000
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SUMMARY:Reading & Chap Release Party
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the release of 3 special edition chapbooks by our current round of writers-in-residence! \nFeaturing readings by: \n  \nMK Chavez \nPhilip Harris \nEmily Pinkerton
URL:https://litseen.com/event/reading-chap-release-party/
LOCATION:Alley Cat Books\, 3036 24th St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:JoAnne Wetzel and Tim McCanna
DESCRIPTION:Ever wondered what it takes to write a children’s picture book? Seas the day and join us as we launch JoAnne Wetzel’s picture book Mermaid School and celebrate Tim McCanna’s Bitty Bot’s Big Beach Getaway   JoAnne and Tim will discuss how to write a picture book and how they both decided to give their latest books an undersea setting. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoAnne Stewart Wetzel is the author of two children’s books on theater\, Onstage/Backstage and Playing Juliet. Her first picture book\, The Christmas Box\, was named a Noteworthy Book for Children by the Bank Street College of Education. She has worked in public relations\, as a columnist for Gentry Magazine\, taught at the elementary\, high school and college levels\, was a children’s librarian\, and served as the Regional Advisor for SCBWI’s San Francisco/South chapter. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTim McCanna is the author of Bitty Bot\, Barnyard Boogie\, and Watersong\, which was a 2017 New York Public Library Best Book for Kids and National Council of Teachers of English Notable Poetry Book. His 2018 picture books include Jack B. Ninja\, Bitty Bot’s Big Beach Getaway\, So Many Sounds\, and Boing!  Tim served eight years as Assistant Regional Advisor for SCBWI’s San Francisco/South chapter\, and has been an actor\, musician\, musical theater writer\, and graphic designer before becoming a children’s book author.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/joanne-wetzel-and-tim-mccanna/
LOCATION:Kepler’s Books\, 1010 El Camino Real\, Menlo Park \, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,South Bay
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SUMMARY:Quiet Lightning presents Poetry in Parks 2018 @ Samuel P. Taylor State Park
DESCRIPTION:Read/perform with Quiet Lightning on September 16th — all forms of writing are accepted\, and all selected writers are paid! This show is our annual collaboration with California State Parks\, Poetry in Parks\, and will take place at Samuel P. Taylor State Park! \nSubmissions are open through end of day Wednesday\, August 15. Curators TBA soon. \nEntry to this show is free. The first 100 people will receive a book featuring all of the selected writing and cover art by a local artist. Authors will read/perform as a literary mixtape\, with no introductions or banter. \n*** \nGUIDELINES: \n\nSend us any kind of writing. Any kind! Make up new kinds and send them to us.\nNo one gets more than 8 minutes of reading time. This varies of course but don’t send us more than 1\,500 words unless you’ve timed the piece(s) multiple times and your speedy performance of the text somehow enhances it. We sometimes make an exception to this rule\, but rarely.\nYou may submit more than one attachment\, but the word count of your entire submission should not exceed 1\,500.\nBy submitting\, you commit to be present for the date: Sunday Sept 16\, 2018.\nDo not put your name anywhere — neither in the submission itself nor in the subject/title/filename of your submission.\nWe publish the accepted submissions in sparkle + blink for every mixtape show. It’s OK to submit previously published writings\, but please let us know where they were published so we can give props.\nYou may submit audio\, but all submissions must include full text.\nWe welcome and encourage submissions in any and all languages\, but all submissions must also contain an English translation.\n\n—\nDon’t hesitate to contact us for any reason: evan@quietlightning.org.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/quiet-lightning-presents-poetry-in-parks-2018-samuel-p-taylor-state-park/
LOCATION:Samuel P. Taylor State Park\, 8889 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.\, Lagunitas\, CA\, 34938\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,North Bay
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SUMMARY:Books & Brews: The Spirit of Hogwarts
DESCRIPTION:The Spirit of Hogwarts: 20th Anniversary of Harry Potter \nAt Venus Spirits \n427A Swift Street\, Santa Cruz \nEvent #3 of Bookshop’s 2018 Books & Brews Passport Series \n$22 Ticketed Event Includes: Entry to the event\, participation in all games\, activities\, and trivia at will\, and one free special cocktail at the event. Tickets on sale at Brown Paper Tickets May 21st\, 2018. \nHarry is all grown up! The book series that has enchanted millions since our very first train ride to Hogwarts turns 20 this year. On Harry’s birthday\, July 31st\, we celebrate the spirit of Hogwarts in grand style with a special menu of witchy mixed drinks\, a round of Harry Pottertrivia\, photobooth\, games\, activities\, and more. \nBuy your tickets to one of our two event sessions in order to become a part of the magic. Together\, we raise a glass to our wizarding alma mater! \n_______________________________________________________________________________________ \nTicketed Event: $22 dollars\, one session only per attendee. \nTickets only available via Brown Paper Tickets. \nO.W.L. session runs from 5:00-7:00pm \nN.E.W.T. session runs from 8:00-10:00pm \n**Ticket includes access to all event activities\, including costume contest and trivia entry for those who try their hand\, and one voucher for our themed Hogwarts Cocktail of the evening. \n**Parking will be limited at Venus Spirits; street parking may be required. We encourage car pooling and planning ahead – you will want to arrive early for your Session to get the most out of this event. O.W.L. attendees will be asked to leave promptly at 7 pm in order to set up for the N.E.W.T. Session. N.E.W.T. attendees will be asked to leave promptly at 10 pm. One cocktail is included with your $22 ticket purchase. Additional cockatils may be purchased from Venus Spirits during the event. Local food trucks may be present for food purchase by attendees before\, during\, and after the event.** \n_______________________________________________________________________________________ \n“Whether you come back by page or by the big screen\, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.” \nMaximum number of Hogwarts alumni per Session: 100. \nAbout the series… \nBookshop’s popular summer event series returns! Books & Brews combines our love of literature and our love of craft beer. Five book-focused events will be held at some of our favorite beer houses (and one local distillery) this summer. Enjoy special offers and discounts at each beer house on the night of their event. \nBONUS: Pick up a Books & Brews Passport in the store (or print one here). Get it stamped at three or more events in the series and you’ll be entered to win a $150 Bookshop gift card.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/books-brews-the-spirit-of-hogwarts/
LOCATION:Venus Spirits\, 427 A Swift Street\, Santa Cruz\, CA\, 95060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,South Bay
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SUMMARY:R.O. Kwon Book Release
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday\, July 31st to celebrate the release of R.O. Kwon’s debut novel\, The Incendiaries. R.O. will be in conversation with Esmé Weijun Wang. \n\nPraise for The Incendiaries \n\n\n“The Incendiaries is a God-haunted\, willful\, strange book written with a kind of savage elegance. I’ve said it before\, but now I’ll shout it from the rooftops: R. O. Kwon is the real deal.”—Lauren Groff\, author of Fates and Furies \n\n“Every explosive requires a fuse. That’s R. O. Kwon’s novel\, a straight\, slow-burning fuse. To read her novel is to follow an inexorable flame coming closer and closer to the object it will detonate—the characters\, the crime\, the story\, and\, ultimately\, the reader.”—Viet Thanh Nguyen\, author of The Sympathizer and The Refugees \n\n“The Incendiaries probes the seductive and dangerous places to which we drift when loss unmoors us. In dazzlingly acrobatic prose\, R. O. Kwon explores the lines between faith and fanaticism\, passion and violence\, the rational and the unknowable.”—Celeste Ng\, author of Little Fires Everywhere and Everything I Never Told You \n\nAbout The Incendiaries \n\nA powerful\, darkly glittering novel about violence\, love\, faith\, and loss\, as a young Korean American woman at an elite American university is drawn into acts of domestic terrorism by a cult tied to North Korea. \n  \nPhoebe Lin and Will Kendall meet their first month at prestigious Edwards University. Phoebe is a glamorous girl who doesn’t tell anyone she blames herself for her mother’s recent death. Will is a misfit scholarship boy who transfers to Edwards from Bible college\, waiting tables to get by. What he knows for sure is that he loves Phoebe. \n  \nGrieving and guilt-ridden\, Phoebe is increasingly drawn into a religious group–a secretive extremist cult–founded by a charismatic former student\, John Leal. He has an enigmatic past that involves North Korea and Phoebe’s Korean American family. Meanwhile\, Will struggles to confront the fundamentalism he’s tried to escape\, and the obsession consuming the one he loves. When the group bombs several buildings in the name of faith\, killing five people\, Phoebe disappears. Will devotes himself to finding her\, tilting into obsession himself\, seeking answers to what happened to Phoebe and if she could have been responsible for this violent act. \n  \nThe Incendiaries is a fractured love story and a brilliant examination of the minds of extremist terrorists\, and of what can happen to people who lose what they love most.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/r-o-kwon-book-release/
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:The Red Army Faction and West Germany's Debate Over Democracy and Authority
DESCRIPTION:Screening the Red Army Faction explores representations of the Red Army Faction (RAF) in print media\, film and art. The book contributes both a new history and a new cultural history of post-fascist era West Germany that grapples with the fledgling republic’s most pivotal debates about the nature of democracy and authority; about violence\, its motivations and regulation; and about its cultural afterlife.  \n\nChristina Gerhardt is Associate Professor of German at University of Hawai’i at Manoa.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/the-red-army-faction-and-west-germanys-debate-over-democracy-and-authority/
LOCATION:The Green Arcade\, 1680 Market St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Catamaran Literary Reader 2018 Summer Issue Launch
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, August 1\, 2018 – 7:00pm\n\n\n\n\n\nContributors to the Summer Issue of Catamaran Literary Reader will join us for a live reading in celebration of the issue launch. This free event will take place at Bookshop Santa Cruz. Open seating. Seats are generally set up one hour prior to the event’s start time. \nReaders featured at this issue launch event will include Justin Allen\, Kathleen de Azevedo\, Farnaz Fatemi\, Sara Michas-Martin\, Andrew Schelling\, Paul Skenazy\, Andrea Donderi\, Richard Huffman\, and Apala Egan. \nCatamaran was founded in 2012 in the Tannery Arts Center Studios in Santa Cruz\, California. Their mission is to capture the vibrant creative spirit in fiction\, poetry\, and creative nonfiction and to publish the best writing they can find in a narrative\, together with fine art. The magazine is full size on high quality paper for your reading pleasure\, and it is a full color experience\, like walking into an art gallery. They seek to present diverse national and international voices around the themes of the natural world and the environment\, the arts and artistic spirit\, and the personal journey and freedom. \nFor more on Catamaran Literary Reader visit their website or Facebook page.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/catamaran-literary-reader-2018-summer-issue-launch/
LOCATION:Bookshop Santa Cruz\, 1520 Pacific Ave\, Santa Cruz \, CA\, 95060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,South Bay
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SUMMARY:Hiroshima / Nagasaki Remembrance
DESCRIPTION:Featured readers: Kirk Lumpkin\, Sharon Coleman\, Rafael Jesús Gonzáez\, Dee Allen. Open Mic Night follows the featured readers. Sign-up now for Ist Annual Open Mic Award’s Contest. Book & Broadside Giveaway. Free\, 7-9 pm. The Octopus Literary Salon\, 2101 Webster St.\, Oakland.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/hiroshima-nagasaki-remembrance/
LOCATION:The Octopus Literary Salon\, 2101 Webster St #170\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180802T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180802T203000
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SUMMARY:Invocation to Daughters
DESCRIPTION:Barbara Jane Reyes \n  \nCelebrate the opening of PAL / The Pilipinx American Library at the Asian Art Museum with readings by Bay Area poets led by Barbara Jane Reyes. Browse through PAL’s collection of Filipino-authored books\, grab a drink at the cash bar and groove to music by DJ Jon Reyes.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/invocation-to-daughters/
LOCATION:Asian Art Museum\, 200 Larkin St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Onnesha Roychoudhuri discusses THE MARGINALIZED MAJORITY
DESCRIPTION:EAST BAY BOOKSELLERS welcomes Onnesha Roychoudhuri to discuss The Marginalized Majority: Claiming Our Power in a Post-Truth America\, on Thursday\, August 2nd at 7pm. \n“This book is a daring intervention to get us back in the game–and a witty\, delightfully personal meditation on collective power.” –Naomi Klein\, author of No Is Not Enough and This Changes Everything \nEver since the 2016 election\, pundits have been saying our country has never been more divided–that if progressives want to reclaim power\, we need to be “pragmatic\,” reach across the aisle\, and look past identity politics. \nBut what if we’re getting the story all wrong? \nIn The Marginalized Majority\, Onnesha Roychoudhuri makes the galvanizing case that our voices are already the majority — and that our plurality of identities is not only our greatest strength\, but is also at the indisputable core of successful progressive change throughout history. \nFrom the Civil Rights Movement to the Women’s March\, Saturday Night Live to the mainstream media\, Roychoudhuri holds the myths about our disenfranchisement up to the light\, illuminating narratives from history that reveal we have far more power than we’re often led to believe. With both clear-eyed hope and electrifying power\, she examines our ideas about what’s possible\, and what’s necessary — opening up space for action\, new realities\, and\, ultimately\, survival. \nNow\, Roychoudhuri urges us\, is the time to fight like the majority we already are. \n* * * \nABOUT THE AUTHOR \nOnnesha Roychoudhuri is a Brooklyn-based writer\, editor\, and educator. Her work has appeared in publications such as Rolling Stone\, n+1\, the Virginia Quarterly Review\, Boston Review\, The Nation\, The American Prospect\, Salon\, and Mother Jones. She is the co-founder of Speech/Act\, and organization working at the intersection of storytelling and social justice.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/onnesha-roychoudhuri-discusses-the-marginalized-majority/
LOCATION:East Bay Booksellers\, 5433 College Avenue\, Oakland\, 94618
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:The Castro Adobe in the Twentieth Century: From Earthquake to Earthquake with Friends of the Santa Cruz State Parks
DESCRIPTION:Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes the Friends of the Santa Cruz State Parks as they present this beautifully illustrated and documented history of Castro Adobe in the 20th Century: From Earthquake to Earthquake\, by Suzanne Paizis. Of the seven adobes found in the Pajaro Valley\, Santa Cruz\, only the two-story Joaquin Castro Adobe remains. This book tells the history of the Castro Adobe\, a rare\, two-story adobe home that was built during 1848-1850. The Adobe was built during the Rancho era and is one of the few surviving buildings from that time. The Castro Adobe is slated to become the next State Park in California\, hopefully within the next few years! This event is part of the Friends of the Santa Cruz State Parks Castro Adobe Project. Read more on their website. \nFriends of Santa Cruz State Parks (Friends) is an entrepreneurial nonprofit sustaining the legacy of our state parks and beaches. Through an innovative partnership with California State Parks\, and by leveraging local community support\, Friends funds educational programs\, visitor services and capital projects. \nFounded in 1976\, Friends is passionately dedicated to the preservation of our spectacular natural environment and rich cultural history. Friends also operates six ParkStores\, offering nature- and history-themed merchandise for sale to benefit local parks and beaches. \nThis free event will take place at Bookshop Santa Cruz\, at 1520 Pacific Ave. Chairs for open seating are usually set up about an hour before the event begins.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/the-castro-adobe-in-the-twentieth-century-from-earthquake-to-earthquake-with-friends-of-the-santa-cruz-state-parks/
LOCATION:Bookshop Santa Cruz\, 1520 Pacific Ave\, Santa Cruz \, CA\, 95060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,South Bay
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SUMMARY:Breakfast 4 Dinner Reading
DESCRIPTION:**THE INCOMPARABLE CLAIRE STRINGER IS COMING 2 TOWN** \n& u know what that means: we’re eating breakfast 4 dinner \nsweet readings & savory bites\nsavory performances & sweet treats\nwrite a waffle eat some poems hug claire while you can \n& if you want to read\, perform etc. let us know!!! lineup tba / v open / we just wanna hear all our friends’ poetry & cry or laugh or whatever u want we want it all \nxoxo \n(PS please invite folks who love claire / sweeties who are cute & cool & nice)
URL:https://litseen.com/event/breakfast-4-dinner-reading/
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:Launch for Ingrid Rojas Contreras / Fruit of the Drunken Tree
DESCRIPTION:The Bindery is thrilled to host the launch party for Ingrid Rojas Contreras‘ debut novel\, Fruit of the Drunken Tree. Joining Ingrid in conversation is our muse and yours\, Carolina De Robertis. More to be announced soon\, but please save the date and join us! \n  \nSeven-year-old Chula and her older sister Cassandra enjoy carefree lives thanks to their gated community in Bogotá\, but the threat of kidnappings\, car bombs\, and assassinations hover just outside the neighborhood walls\, where the godlike drug lord Pablo Escobar continues to elude authorities and capture the attention of the nation. \nWhen their mother hires Petrona\, a live-in-maid from the city’s guerrilla-occupied slum\, Chula makes it her mission to understand Petrona’s mysterious ways. But Petrona’s unusual behavior belies more than shyness. She is a young woman crumbling under the burden of providing for her family as the rip tide of first love pulls her in the opposite direction. As both girls’ families scramble to maintain stability amidst the rapidly escalating conflict\, Petrona and Chula find themselves entangled in a web of secrecy that will force them both to choose between sacrifice and betrayal. \nInspired by the author’s own life\, and told through the alternating perspectives of the willful Chula and the achingly hopeful Petrona\, Fruit of the Drunken Tree contrasts two very different\, but inextricable coming-of-age stories. In lush prose\, Rojas Contreras sheds light on the impossible choices women are often forced to make in the face of violence and the unexpected connections that can blossom out of desperation. \n  \n\n  \n“Set against the backdrop of Pablo Escobar’s stranglehold on the fate of a nation\, Fruit of the Drunken Tree is a spellbinding story of two girls whose realities collide and who are forced to make nearly unbearable choices in the name of survival. The thrum of mystery and danger haunts every page\, and you won’t be able to look away until you turn the last one.” – Cristina Henríquez\, author of The Book of Unknown Americans \n“A dazzling and heart-stopping portrait of the intimacy of violence\, how a nation’s wounds tear into families and betray its most innocent citizens. Fruit of the Drunken Tree pulses with reckoning\, rebellion\, and raw beauty. Rojas Contreras is a thrilling and brave new talent\, and it will be a long time before Chula’s and Petrona’s voices leave me.” – Patricia Engel\, author of The Veins of the Ocean \n“Ingrid Rojas Contreras’s gripping debut explores a complex and destructive friendship against the background of Colombia’s political violence. As terror creeps over the walls of Chula’s gated neighborhood\, the girls discover that betrayal and sacrifice are sometimes indistinguishable. Like the fragrant drunken tree that so discomfits Chula’s neighbors\, this beautiful novel draws the reader under its treacherous\, intoxicating spell.” – Kristin Valdez Quade\, author of Night at the Fiestas \n  \n“When women tell stories\, they are finally at the center of the page. When women of color write history\, we see the world as we have never seen it before. In Fruit of the Drunken Tree\, Ingrid Rojas Contreras honors the lives of girls who witness war. Brava! I was swept up by this story.” – Sandra Cisneros\, author of The House on Mango Street \n  \n“Ingrid Rojas Contreras captures the violent history of drug-torn Colombia as it affects the intimate lives of two characters\, a girl and the young maid in her household. She has spot-on command of both points of view\, their voices\, their secret hearts. What a range of insight\, compassion and understanding of the impact of violence on families and most especially on young women at different levels of society. A coming of age story\, an immigrant story\, a thrilling mystery novel\, thoroughly lived and felt—this is an exciting debut novel that showcases a writer already in full command of her powers. Make room on your shelves for a writer whose impressive debut promises many more.” – Julia Alvarez\, author of In the Time of the Butterflies and How the García Girls Lost Their Accents \n  \n\n  \nIngrid Rojas Contreras was born and raised in Bogotá\, Colombia. Her essays and short stories have appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books\, Electric Literature\, Guernica\, and Huffington Post\, among others. She has received fellowships and awards from The Missouri Review\, Bread Loaf Writer’s Conference\, VONA\, Hedgebrook\, The Camargo Foundation\, Djerassi Resident Artists Program\, and the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures. She is the book columnist for KQED Arts\, the Bay Area’s NPR affiliate. \n  \nA writer of Uruguayan origins\, Carolina De Robertis is the author of the novels The Gods of Tango\, Perla\, and the international bestseller The Invisible Mountain. Her books have been translated into seventeen languages\, and have been named Best Books of the Year in venues including the San Francisco Chronicle\, O\, The Oprah Magazine\, BookList\, and NBC. She is the recipient of a Stonewall Book Award\, Italy’s Rhegium Julii Prize\, and a 2012 fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts\, among other honors. She is also an award-winning translator of Latin American and Spanish literature\, and editor of the anthology Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times\, which features essays by leading thinkers and writers in response to the shifting political atmosphere in the U.S. In 2017\, the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts named De Robertis on its 100 List of “people\, organizations\, and movements that are shaping the future of culture.” She teaches fiction and literary translation at San Francisco State University\, and lives in Oakland\, California\, with her wife and two children. She is currently at work on her fourth novel\, The Burning Edge of the World. \n  \nPlease note: This event will be at The Bindery\, 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. www.google.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/launch-for-ingrid-rojas-contreras-fruit-of-the-drunken-tree/
LOCATION:The Bindery\, 1727 Haight St\, San Francisco \, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Andrew Lawler
DESCRIPTION:Andrew Lawler\n\n\n\n\npresents The Secret Token: Myth\, Obsession\, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke\, a sweeping account of America’s oldest unsolved mystery\, the people racing to unearth its answer\, and the sobering truths–about race\, gender\, and immigration–exposed by the Lost Colony of Roanoke. \n“A fascinating account of one of our country’s great historical mysteries. Fast-paced and wonderfully written\, with plenty of surprising turns along the way\, The Secret Token is a delight.”–Nathaniel Philbrick \nTo reserve your seat in advance\, purchae a copy of The Secret Token by speaking to a bookseller or ordering from our website. \n\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, August 2\, 2018 – 7:30pm\n\n\n\n\n\nIn 1587\, 115 men\, women\, and children arrived at Roanoke Island on the coast of North Carolina. Chartered by Queen Elizabeth I\, their colony was to establish England’s first foothold in the New World. But when the colony’s leader\, John White\, returned to Roanoke from a resupply mission\, his settlers were nowhere to be found. They left behind only a single clue–a “secret token” carved into a tree. Neither White nor any other European laid eyes on the colonists again. \nWhat happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke? For four hundred years\, that question has consumed historians and amateur sleuths\, leading only to dead ends and hoaxes. But after a chance encounter with a British archaeologist\, journalist Andrew Lawler discovered that solid answers to the mystery were within reach. He set out to unravel the enigma of the lost settlers\, accompanying competing researchers\, each hoping to be the first to solve its riddle. In the course of his journey\, Lawler encounters a host of characters obsessed with the colonists and their fate\, and he determines why the Lost Colony continues to haunt our national consciousness. \nThrilling and absorbing\, The Secret Token offers a new understanding not just of the first English settlement in the New World but of how its disappearance continues to define–and divide–America. \nAndrew Lawler is the author of the highly acclaimed Why Did the Chicken Cross the World?. He is a contributing writer for Science\, a contributing editor for Archaeology Magazine\, and has written for The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, National Geographic\, Smithsonian\, and Slate. \n\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\n2904 College Avenue\n\nBerkeley\, CA 94705
URL:https://litseen.com/event/andrew-lawler/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore\, 2904 College Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Shannon Wheeler Book Signing!
DESCRIPTION:Shannon Wheeler Book Signing!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, August 2\, 7:30pm\nPegasus Books Downtown \nNew Yorker cartoonist and multiple Eisner Award-winner Shannon Wheeler signs his brand new book Memoirs of a Very Stable Genius (Image Comics) and hosts a short slide show on the history of cartooned political satire. \n    \nABOUT \nNew Yorker cartoonist and multiple Eisner Award-winner Shannon Wheeler (Too Much Coffee Man\, Sh*t My President Says\, God is Disappointed in You) debuts MEMOIRS OF A VERY STABLE GENIUS this July from Image/Shadowline Comics. \nMEMOIRS OF A VERY STABLE GENIUS is an irreverent book of personal short stories and gags featuring Shannon Wheeler’s critically acclaimed humor\, pathos\, and honesty—including a 40-page full-color section! \n“Books are like children. It’s with pride I send this one out into the world to fend for itself\, have its heart broken\, take a job that will slowly erode all self-respect\,” said Wheeler. “That said\, this is the best book I’ve ever done.”\n– See more at: https://imagecomics.com/content/view/memoirs-of-a-very-stable-geniusan-irreverent-and-entertaining-new-book-from#sthash.4tf3WwsM.dpuf
URL:https://litseen.com/event/shannon-wheeler-book-signing/
LOCATION:Pegasus Books Downtown\, 2349 Shattuck Ave\, Berkeley \, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Poetry Flash presents Martin Espada\, Lauren Marie Schmidt\, and Gary Soto @ 7:30pm
DESCRIPTION:Martin Espada’s new book of poems is Vivas to Those Who Have Failed. Sandra Cisneros calls him “the Pablo Neruda of North American authors.” Recent collections include The Trouble Ball\, The Republic of Poetry\, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize\, and Alabanza\, whose title poem has been widely anthologized and performed. In all\, he’s published fifteen books as poet\, editor\, essayist\, and translator. A former tenants lawyer for the Latino community of the greater Boston area\, he’s received a Shelley Memorial Award\, a Guggenhein Fellowship\, and he’s just won the prestigious 2018 Ruth Lilly Prize for lifetime accomplishment. \nLauren Maris Schmidt’s new book of poems is Filthy Labors. Previous collections include Two Black Eyes and a Patch of Hair Missing\, Psalms of the Dining Room\, and The Voodoo Doll Parade\, winner of the Main Street Rag Author’s Choice Chapbook Series. Among her prizes are the So to Speak Poetry Prize\, Neil Postman Prize for Metaphor\, and The Janet B. McCabe Prize for Poetry. \nGary Soto’s a poet\, essayist\, and novelist. His new book of poems is a revised\, updated edition of The Elements of San Joaquin\, his first collection\, originally published in 1977\, about which La Bloga had said\, “The poet has an impeccable memory for capturing the music and sounds of his childhood. He carries a heavy sense of nostalgia with…grace…” He has since published twelve poetry collections\, including New and Selected Poems\, which was a National Book Award finalist as well as three novels and a memoir among other books. He has also received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/poetry-flash-presents-martin-espada-lauren-marie-schmidt-and-gary-soto-730pm/
LOCATION:Moe’s Books\, 2476 Telegraph Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Siobhan Adcock
DESCRIPTION:Siobhan Adcock discusses her new novel\, The Completionist. \n\nPraise for The Completionist \n\n“Thoughtful\, suspenseful\, and shot through with dark humor\, The Completionist creates a future world near enough to our own that the familiarity stings and sings. Violence\, climate change\, invasive technologies\, and the erosion of women’s freedoms–none of this is science fiction\, but the novel harnesses these destructive forces toward an original and imaginative end. And the people who inhabit these pages are vivid\, defiant reminders of the sustaining powers of purpose\, honor\, and family love.”—Miranda Beverly-Whittemore\, New York Times bestselling author of Bittersweet and June \n  \n“Intense\, chilling\, visionary and compulsively readable\, Adcock’s dystopian literary thriller takes on environmental collapse and reproductive rights with passion and vivid world-building. Comparisons to The Handmaid’s Tale are inevitable\, though Adcock has her own things to say about the horrific costs of a society bent on controlling women’s freedoms.” —Sari Wilson\, Girl Through Glass \n  \n“How rare it is to find such a seamless\, brilliant combination of action and ideas\, unique world and complex characterization. The Completionist unfolds a compelling mystery within a disquieting but strangely familiar world\, with a tense\, taut atmosphere keeps you turning the pages\, and a family you can’t help but root for as they try\, and often fail\, to save each other.”—Julia Fierro\, bestselling author of Cutting Teeth and The Gypsy Moth Summer \n\nAbout The Completionist \n\nIn a near future in which plummeting birth rates have ominous political and personal implications for women\, a young man’s search for his missing sister leads him into a disturbing and desperate underworld\, where bitter freedoms are bought at a terrible price. \n  \nA young Marine\, Carter Quinn\, comes home from war to his fractured family\, in a near-future America in which water is artificially engineered and technology is startlingly embedded in people’s everyday lives. At the same time\, a fertility crisis has terrifying implications for women\, including Carter’s two beloved sisters\, Fred and Gardner. Fred\, accomplished but impetuous\, the eldest sibling\, is naturally pregnant—a rare and miraculous event that puts her independence in jeopardy. And Gardner\, the idealistic younger sister who lived for her job as a Nurse Completionist\, has mysteriously vanished\, after months of disturbing behavior. Carter’s efforts to find Gard (and stay on Fred’s good side) keep leading him back home to their father\, a veteran of a decades-long war just like Carter himself\, who may be concealing a painful truth that could save or condemn them all.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/siobhan-adcock/
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:Poetry Flash: MARTÍN ESPADA\, LAUREN MARIE SCHMIDT & GARY SOTO
DESCRIPTION:Martín Espada‘s new book of poems is Vivas to Those Who Have Failed. Sandra Cisneros calls him “the Pablo Neruda of North American authors.” Recent collections include The Trouble Ball\, The Republic of Poetry\, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize\, and Alabanza\, whose title poem has been widely anthologized and performed. In all\, he’s published fifteen books as poet\, editor\, essayist\, and translator. A former tenants lawyer for the Latino community of the greater Boston area\, he’s received a Shelley Memorial Award\, a Guggenhein Fellowship\, and he’s just won the prestigious 2018 Ruth Lilly Prize for lifetime accomplishment.\n\nLauren Marie Schmidt‘s new book of poems is Filthy Labors. Previous collections include Two Black Eyes and a Patch of Hair Missing\, Psalms of the Dining Room\, and The Voodoo Doll Parade\, winner of the Main Street Rag Author’s Choice Chapbook Series. Among her prizes are the So to Speak Poetry Prize\, Neil Postman Prize for Metaphor\, and The Janet B. McCabe Prize for Poetry.\n\nGary Soto‘s a poet\, essayist\, and novelist. His new book of poems is a revised\, updated edition of The Elements of San Joaquin\, his first collection\, originally published in 1977\, about which La Bloga had said\, “The poet has an impeccable memory for capturing the music and sounds of his childhood. He carries a heavy sense of nostalgia with…grace…” He has since published twelve poetry collections\, including New and Selected Poems\, which was a National Book Award finalist as well as three novels and a memoir among other books. He has also received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation.\n\nlearn more\n\nContact: books@telegraphbooks.com\n\n7:30pm\n\n\nMoe’s Books \n2476 Telegraph Ave\n94704 Berkeley\, California
URL:https://litseen.com/event/poetry-flash-martin-espada-lauren-marie-schmidt-gary-soto/
LOCATION:Moe’s Books\, 2476 Telegraph Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:After Hours: Joel Richard Paul - Defending the Constitution
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, August 3rd · 7:00pm \nFrom 1801-1835\, Chief Justice John Marshall defined our Constitution and established the Supreme Court’s authority to hold the President and Congress accountable. \nJoel Richard Paul\, author of Without Precedent\, argues that we are facing a constitutional crisis\, making it worth reflecting on Marshall’s pragmatic genius for forging compromise in defense of the rule of law. \nRegistration recommended. Registration opens July 16th. \nAdd to my:iCal/Outlook \nWhen:Friday\, August 3\, 2018 \nTime:7:00 PM – 9:00 PM \nWhere:Mill Valley Public Library – Main Reading Room\, 375 Throckmorton Ave\, Mill Valley\, California\, 94941 \nEvent Type:Library\, After Hours \nContact:(415) 389-4292
URL:https://litseen.com/event/after-hours-joel-richard-paul-defending-the-constitution/
LOCATION:Main Reading Room\, Mill Valley Public Library\, 375 Throckmorton Ave\, Mill Valley \, CA\, 94941\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,North Bay
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SUMMARY:Thor Hanson
DESCRIPTION:Thor Hanson\n\n\n\n\nPresents Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees\, a natural and cultural history of the buzzing wee beasties that make the world go round. \n “A wondrous\, action-packed journey to discover the secret lives of bees\, flowers\, and the unconventional men and women who study them. This book really is the buzz about bees\, and it’s destined to become a natural history classic.”–Stephen Buchmann\, author of The Reason for Flowers\n\nTo reserve your seat\, purchase a copy of Buzz by speaking to a bookseller or ordering from our website.\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, August 3\, 2018 – 7:30pm\n\n\n\n\n\nBees are like oxygen: ubiquitous\, essential\, and\, for the most part\, unseen. While we might overlook them\, they lie at the heart of relationships that bind the human and natural worlds. In Buzz\, the beloved Thor Hanson takes us on a journey that begins 125 million years ago\, when a wasp first dared to feed pollen to its young. From honeybees and bumbles to lesser-known diggers\, miners\, leafcutters\, and masons\, bees have long been central to our harvests\, our mythologies\, and our very existence. They’ve given us sweetness and light\, the beauty of flowers\, and as much as a third of the foodstuffs we eat. And\, alarmingly\, they are at risk of disappearing. \nAs informative and enchanting as the waggle dance of a honeybee\, Buzz shows us why all bees are wonders to celebrate and protect. Read this book and you’ll never overlook them again. \nAuthor and biologist Thor Hanson is a Guggenheim Fellow\, a Switzer Environmental Fellow\, and winner of the John Burroughs Medal. His books include The Impenetrable Forest\, Feathers\, The Triumph of Seeds as well as the illustrated children’s favorite\, Bartholomew Quill. Honors for Thor’s writing include The Phi Beta Kappa Award and two Pacific Northwest Book Awards. Hanson lives with his wife and son on an island in the Pacific Northwest. \n\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\n2904 College Avenue\n\nBerkeley\, CA 94705
URL:https://litseen.com/event/thor-hanson/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore\, 2904 College Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, 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-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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SUMMARY:Bay Area Poets Coalition
DESCRIPTION:STRAWBERRY CREEK LODGE\n1320 Addison St.\, Berkeley\, CA\n \nAddison is one block south of and parallel to University Ave.\nbetween Acton & Bonar St.\nParking on the street (NOT in the S.C.L. parking lot)\n\nCheck in at the front desk and you will be directed to the meeting location\n(usually Movie Room\, or backyard garden)\n \nAll Ages Welcome\n\nCome and enjoy a friendly and informal read-around —\n3-5 minutes per poet/reader\, or “just listening” is fine too 🙂
URL:https://litseen.com/event/bay-area-poets-coalition-6/
LOCATION:Strawberry Creek Lodge\, 1320 Addison Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94702\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Thor Hanson at the SF Botanical Garden
DESCRIPTION:Thor Hanson discusses his new book\, Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees\, at the San Francisco Botanical Garden. This event will feature a talk in the Fragrance Garden followed by a signing. ***NOTE*** This is a free event but there is an $9.00 admission fee to the garden for Non-San Francisco residents. Seating will be limited. \n\nPraise for Buzz \n\n“Thor Hanson is a gifted story teller and naturalist. In Buzz\, he takes us along on a wondrous\, action-packed journey to discover the secret lives of bees\, flowers\, and the unconventional men and women who study them. This book really is the buzz about bees\, and it’s destined to become a natural history classic.”―Stephen Buchmann\, author of The Reason for Flowers \n\n“Thor Hanson is a magician at making entomology and taxonomy exciting\, highlighting the fascinating world of bees. Buzz hums with science and history\, exposing how bees have shaped our world. A delightful\, buzzworthy must-read!”―Daniel Chamovitz\, author of What a Plant Knows \n\n“As he did for feathers and seeds\, Thor Hanson has written a wonderfully engaging work of natural history that will delight readers with its elegant prose\, surprising stories\, and deep humanity. Bees\, so important to life on earth\, are fortunate to have someone as passionate and knowledgeable as Hanson tell the tale of their evolutionary past\, turbulent present\, and precarious future. After reading Buzz\, you will look at bees with a profound mixture of awe and gratitude.”―Eric Jay Dolin\, author of Black Flags\, Blue Waters\, and Leviathan \n\nAbout Buzz \n\nFrom the award-winning author of The Triumph of Seeds and Feathers\, a natural and cultural history of the buzzing wee beasties that make the world go round. \nBees are like oxygen: ubiquitous\, essential\, and\, for the most part\, unseen. While we might overlook them\, they lie at the heart of relationships that bind the human and natural worlds. In Buzz\, the beloved Thor Hanson takes us on a journey that begins 125 million years ago\, when a wasp first dared to feed pollen to its young. From honeybees and bumbles to lesser-known diggers\, miners\, leafcutters\, and masons\, bees have long been central to our harvests\, our mythologies\, and our very existence. They’ve given us sweetness and light\, the beauty of flowers\, and as much as a third of the foodstuffs we eat. And\, alarmingly\, they are at risk of disappearing. \nAs informative and enchanting as the waggle dance of a honeybee\, Buzz shows us why all bees are wonders to celebrate and protect. Read this book and you’ll never overlook them again.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/thor-hanson-at-the-sf-botanical-garden/
LOCATION:San Francisco Botanical Garden\, 1199 9th Ave\, San Francisco\, CA - California\, 94122
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:STARTING FROM SAN FRANCISCO: THE BABY BEAT GENERATION AND THE SECOND SAN FRANCISCO RENAISSANCE
DESCRIPTION:SAT. AUG. 4TH\, 6-9PMJoin Third Mind Books to celebrate the release of Starting from San Francisco: The Baby Beat Generation and the Second San Francisco Renaissance\, a Beat literary reunion and reading with: \n\n\n\nThomas Rain Crowe\nNeeli Cherkovski\nKaye McDonough\nJack Hirschman\nPhilip Daughtry\nSharon Doubiago\nClive Matson\nB. Alexandra Szerlip\nAnne Valley-Fox\nJim Dallesandro\nand Joe Provenzano\n\n\n\n…also featuring Third Mind Books founder Arthur S. Nusbaum’s pioneering presentation on the Baby Beat Generation and the Second San Francisco Renaissance\, “Beat Mentors & Their Progeny” as delivered at the 2017 European Beat Studies Network Conference in Paris\, France.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/starting-from-san-francisco-the-baby-beat-generation-and-the-second-san-francisco-renaissance/
LOCATION:The Beat Museum\, 540 Broadway\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94133\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:David Zeltser\, The Universe Ate My Homework
DESCRIPTION:Bookshop Santa Cruz is delighted to welcome back David Zeltser with his new book The Universe Ate My Homework. Abby hates doing homework. In fact\, she’ll do just about anything to get out of it. So when she discovers an amazing scientific recipe for creating a parallel universe where she’ll never have to do homework again\, she’s ready to jump right in. There’s just one small wrinkle—–she might not be able to find a way back. Inspired by mind-bending modern physics\, David Zeltser and illustrator Ayesha L. Rubio spin the tale of a hilarious girl in a truly out-of-this-world adventure. \nDavid Zeltser is the author of the hilarious novels Lug: Dawn of the Ice Age and Lug: Blast from the North\, as well as acclaimed picture books Ninja Baby and Stinker. When he was a kid\, David was always asking questions about the universe. He went on to study physics at Harvard and was fortunate to co-author a paper with the world-renowned physicist Howard Georgi. In Santa Cruz\, David and his friend Julia Chiapella cofounded a free after-school writing center for kids called the Word Lab\, as well as the Chamber of Heart and Mystery at the Museum of Art and History. David lives in Santa Cruz with his wife\, daughter and a dog who will gladly eat your homework. Come visit his parallel universe at www.davidzeltser.com. \n“Even readers who don’t share Abby’s aversion to homework will be sucked in.”—Kirkus Reviews \n“Don’t try this at home\, just bring it home. The Universe Ate My Homework is totally safe (and delightful) to read.” —Robert Krulwich\, NPR science journalist and co-host of Radiolab \nThis free event will take place at Bookshop Santa Cruz. Open seating is usually set up about an hour before the event begins.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/david-zeltser-the-universe-ate-my-homework/
LOCATION:Bookshop Santa Cruz\, 1520 Pacific Ave\, Santa Cruz \, CA\, 95060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,South Bay
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