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SUMMARY:Nicole Dennis-Benn
DESCRIPTION:Nicole Dennis-Benn\, author of Here Comes the Sun\, discusses her new novel\, Patsy. \nPraise for Patsy \n“Nicole Dennis-Benn is an exquisite writer who paints scenes with words so vivid you might as well be walking through it as a character\, not a reader. In Patsy\, she addresses motherhood\, sexuality\, racism\, and colorism; turning her prodigious talents to the timely story of an undocumented immigrant straddling two worlds while learning that love isn’t a choice\, but the beat in one’s blood.” – JODI PICOULT\, New York Times bestselling author of A Spark of Light and Small Great Things \n“A stunningly powerful inter-generational novel about the price―the ransom really― women must pay to choose themselves\, their lives\, their value\, their humanity. Frank\, funny\, salty\, heartbreaking\, full of love\, Dennis-Benn is a map-maker to those places in the heart held so closely\, the holder may not know even they’re there.” – ALEXANDER CHEE\,author of How to Write an Autobiographical Novel \n“Beautiful\, shattering\, and deeply affecting. Patsy’s story ultimately makes for a novel that is destined to endure.” – CHIGOZIE OBIOMA\, author of The Fishermen \n“An aching meditation on motherhood\, sacrifice\, and what it means to look truth in the face in order to fully become oneself. A beautiful book\, as heartbreaking as it is restorative.” – CRISTINA HENRIQUEZ\, author of The Book of Unknown Americans \n“A novel that splits at the seams with yearning\, elegantly written and deeply felt. Dennis-Benn leads the reader through Patsy’s life with empathy and grace.” – ESME WEIJUN WANG\, author of The Collected Schizophrenias \nAbout Patsy \nBeating with the pulse of a long-witheld confession\, Patsy gives voice to a woman who looks to America for the opportunity to choose herself first–not to give a better life to her family back home. Patsy leaves Tru behind in a defiant act of self-preservation\, hoping for a new start where she can be\, and love\, whomever she wants. But when Patsy arrives in Brooklyn\, America is not as Cicely’s treasured letters described; to survive as an undocumented immigrant\, she is forced to work as a bathroom attendant and nanny. Meanwhile\, Tru builds a faltering relationship with her father back in Jamaica\, grappling with her own questions of identity and sexuality\, and trying desperately to empathize with her mother’s decision. \nExpertly evoking the jittery streets of New York and the languid rhythms of Jamaica\, Patsy weaves between the lives of Patsy and Tru in vignettes spanning more than a decade as mother and daughter ultimately find a way back to one another. \nAs with her masterful debut\, Here Comes the Sun\, Nicole Dennis-Benn once again charts the geography of a hidden world–that of a paradise lost\, swirling with the echoes of lilting patois\, in which one woman fights to discover her sense of self in a world that tries to define her. Passionate\, moving\, and fiercely urgent\, Patsy is a prismatic depiction of immigration and womanhood\, and the lasting threads of love stretching across years and oceans. \n 
URL:https://litseen.com/event/nicole-dennis-benn/
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:Undocumented Consequences: Life on Both Sides of the Border
DESCRIPTION:Undocumented Consequences: Life on Both Sides of the Border\nSaturday\, June 22\, 2019\, Doors 1:00 p.m. Eveny begins 1:30 p.m.\, Woman’s Building\, 3543 18th St #8\, San Francisco\, CA 94110\n\nCity Lights in conjunction with Duke University Press\, Harvard University Press\, and The Woman’s Building present \nBeth C. Caldwell and Ana Raquel Minian \n \nThis event will be held at: \nWoman’s Building\, 3543 18th St #8\, San Francisco\, CA 94110 \nAdmission is Free\, seating limited\, reservations required. \nE-mail: staff@citylights.com to inquire about seating availability. \nThis event will explore the history of undocumented migration from Mexico to the United States\, and the consequences of the current save of mass deportation from the U.S. to Mexico. Beth C. Caldwell and Ana Raquel Minian are two exceptional scholars working in the field. If you are an activist\, policy maker\, or simply interested in the current situation regarding migration\, this event promises to cover important ground. There will be an open discussion after the lectures and panel talk. \nBeth C. Caldwell is Professor of Legal Analysis\, Writing\, and Skills at Southwestern Law School and was formerly an attorney in the Los Angeles County Office of the Public Defender. She is the author of Deported Americans: Life after Deportation to Mexicopublished by Duke University Press. \nAna Raquel Minian is Assistant Professor of History and of Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity at Stanford University. She is the author of Undocumented Lives:The Untold Story of Mexican Migration published by Harvard University Press. \n \nabout Deported Americans: Life after Deportation to Mexico \nWhen Gina was deported to Tijuana\, Mexico\, in 2011\, she left behind her parents\, siblings\, and children\, all of whom are U.S. citizens. Despite having once had a green card\, Gina was removed from the only country she had ever known. In Deported Americans legal scholar and former public defender Beth C. Caldwell tells Gina’s story alongside those of dozens of other Dreamers\, who are among the hundreds of thousands who have been deported to Mexico in recent years. Many of them had lawful status\, held green cards\, or served in the U.S. military. Now\, they have been banished\, many with no hope of lawfully returning. Having interviewed over one hundred deportees and their families\, Caldwell traces deportation’s long-term consequences—such as depression\, drug use\, and homelessness—on both sides of the border. Showing how U.S. deportation law systematically fails to protect the rights of immigrants and their families\, Caldwell challenges traditional notions of what it means to be an American and recommends legislative and judicial reforms to mitigate the injustices suffered by the millions of U.S. citizens affected by deportation. \nabout Undocumented Lives:The Untold Story of Mexican Migration \nIn the 1970s the Mexican government acted to alleviate rural unemployment by supporting the migration of able-bodied men. Millions crossed into the United States to find work that would help them survive as well as sustain their families in Mexico. They took low-level positions that few Americans wanted and sent money back to communities that depended on their support. But as U.S. authorities pursued more aggressive anti-immigrant measures\, migrants found themselves caught between the economic interests of competing governments. The fruits of their labor were needed in both places\, and yet neither country made them feel welcome. Ana Raquel Minian explores this unique chapter in the history of Mexican migration. Undocumented Lives draws on private letters\, songs\, and oral testimony to recreate the experience of circular migration\, which reshaped communities in the United States and Mexico. While migrants could earn for themselves and their families in the U.S.\, they needed to return to Mexico to reconnect with their homes periodically. Despite crossing the border many times\, they managed to belong to communities on both sides of it. Ironically\, the U.S. immigration crackdown of the mid-1980s disrupted these flows\, forcing many migrants to remain north of the border permanently for fear of not being able to return to work. For them\, the United States became known as the jaula de oro—the cage of gold. Undocumented Lives tells the story of Mexicans who have been used and abused by the broader economic and political policies of Mexico and the United States.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/undocumented-consequences-life-on-both-sides-of-the-border/
LOCATION:Woman’s Building\, 3543 18th St #8\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:J Dianne Dotson
DESCRIPTION:J. Dianne Dotson joins us to discuss the second book in her Questrison Saga\, Ephemeris. \n\nAbout Ephemeris\n \nVisions of doom. A growing evil. A new hero emerges as old alliances unravel. \nAn epic science fiction and fantasy tale with a rich array of characters and settings\, Ephemeris: The Questrison Saga: Book Two is the sequel to Heliopause: The Questrison Saga: Book One. \nPlucked from space and raised in a star-city of androids\, impetuous Galla-Deia looks human but is not. Chosen to stop the dual threats of a galactic natural disaster and a malevolent alien entity\, she must grow as a commander and gain the trust of both humans and non-humans alike. Unknown to her\, the entity draws zealots to its cause\, destabilizing interstellar order\, and threatening all life in the galaxy.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/j-dianne-dotson/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books\, 506 Clement St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94118\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Silent Book Club SF
DESCRIPTION:Bring a book\, bring a friend\, and join Silent Book Club for an afternoon of reading! At Silent Book Club\, there’s no assigned reading. All books and all ages are welcome. \nWe’ll kick off introvert happy hour at 4pm with some light chatter and informal book recommendations before settling in to read quietly\, but if you’d rather just pull up a chair and read\, by all means do so. No one will be shushed or shamed. The bar will be open for late afternoon libations. \nHappy reading and hope to see you there! \n\n  \nPlease note: this event will be at The Bindery\, 1727 Haight. \nRSVP appreciated but not required. \nPhoto by Cody Pickens for O Magazine
URL:https://litseen.com/event/silent-book-club-sf/
LOCATION:The Bindery\, 1727 Haight St\, San Francisco \, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:SPANISH LANGUAGE BOOK CLUB MEETING
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a lively discussion about: \n“Tristana” de Benito Perez Galdos \n(author will not be present) \nTo join the book group please contact iranyi@me.com
URL:https://litseen.com/event/spanish-language-book-club-meeting-10/
LOCATION:Adobe Books\, 3130 24th St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Rachel DeWoskin / Banshee
DESCRIPTION:The Bindery hosts Rachel DeWoskin for her new novel\, Banshee. More to be announced soon\, but please save the date and join us! \nA former pleaser\, newly enraged poet/professor Samantha Baxter burns her polite life to the ground. \nBy turns heart-wrenching\, uncomfortable\, and hilarious\,Banshee explores the internal monologue and actions of a woman who\, upon being diagnosed with cancer\, tumbles head-first into a midlife crisis and decides to be unapologetic about it. Banshee is a critical addition to the feminist canon\, giving the reader a dramatized glimpse into what happens when women step outside of society’s rules and expectations as wives\, mothers\, and working professionals — and instead choose to behave the way men do on a day-to-day basis. \n\nRachel DeWoskin is the author of six books: Blind\, Big Girl Small\, Foreign Babes in Beijing\, Repeat After Me\, Someday We Will Fly\, and Banshee\, which is forthcoming from Dottir Press in June 2019. Her essays and articles have appeared in The New Yorker\, Vanity Fair\, The Sunday Times Magazine of London\, Teachers and Writers\, and numerous anthologies. She spent her twenties in China as the unlikely star of a nighttime soap opera\, which became the basis for her memoir. DeWoskin is on the core fiction faculty at the University of Chicago\, and is an affiliated faculty member of the Centers for East Asian Studies and Jewish Studies. \n\nPlease note: this event will be held at The Bindery\, 1727 Haight. \nThis is an all ages event with mature themes. The bar opens at 7pm; event starts at 7:30pm. \nAs with all of our events\, seating may be limited; you can guarantee a seat by pre-purchasing the book below — when checking out\, just be sure to include a note that you’d like to attend the event. If you cannot attend the event but would like to request a signed copy of any of Rachel’s books\, order here and include your request in the comments field. \nRSVP appreciated but not required.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/rachel-dewoskin-banshee/
LOCATION:The Bindery\, 1727 Haight St\, San Francisco \, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Louise Aronson
DESCRIPTION:discussing the subject of her new book \nElderhood: Redefining Aging\, Transforming Medicine\, Reimagining Life \nfrom Bloomsbury Books \nAs revelatory as Atul Gawande’s Being Mortal\, physician and award-winning author Louise Aronson’s Elderhood is an essential\, empathetic look at a vital but little respected stage of life. \nFor more than 5\,000 years\, “old” has been defined as beginning between the ages of 60 and 70. That means most people alive today will spend more years in elderhood than in childhood\, and many will be elders for 40 years or more. Yet at the very moment that humans are living longer than ever before\, we’ve made old age into a disease\, a condition to be dreaded\, disparaged\, neglected\, and denied. \nReminiscent of Oliver Sacks\, noted Harvard-trained geriatrician Louise Aronson uses stories from her quarter century of caring for patients\, and draws from history\, science\, literature\, popular culture\, and her own life to weave a vision of old age that’s neither nightmare nor utopian fantasy–a vision full of joy\, wonder\, frustration\, outrage\, and hope about aging\, medicine\, and humanity itself. \nElderhood is for anyone who is\, in the author’s own words\, “an aging\, i.e.\, still-breathing human being.” \nLouise Aronson has an MFA in fiction from the Warren Wilson Program for Writers and an MD from Harvard Medical School. She has won the Sonora Review prize\, the New Millennium short fiction award and has received three Pushcart nominations. She is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California where she cares for diverse\, frail older patients and directs the Pathways to Discovery Program\, the Northern California Geriatrics Education Center and UCSF Medical Humanities. She lives in San Francisco. Visit: http://louisearonson.com/ \nPraise for the work of Louise Aronson: \n“[A] penetrating meditation on geriatrics . . . Aronson’s deep empathy\, hard-won knowledge\, and vivid reportage makes for one of the best accounts around of the medical mistreatment of the old.” – Publishers Weekly\, starred review \n“In the latter years there are possibilities for joy\, transcendence\, and meaning\, but also for just the opposite. Aronson writes like a memoirist while giving us scientific insight\, philosophical wisdom\, and wise counsel for a journey and destination we all share. Elderhood is a lovely and thoughtful exploration of this voyage.” – Abraham Verghese\, author of CUTTING FOR STONE \n“Aronson’s Elderhood is dazzling\, rich with knowledge gleaned from her professional work as a geriatrician\, her personal experience as a daughter\, her common sense\, and her thorough analysis of our social supports and cultural messaging. Her arguments are powerful\, and her conclusions are revolutionary. I hope everyone who has a stake in older people\, which is ultimately all of us\, will read this book.” – Mary Pipher\, author of REVIVING OPHELIA and WOMEN ROWING NORTH \n“An intimate look into how the aging process affects real lives and a non-didactic take on the importance of health care.” – San Francisco Chronicle on A HISTORY OF THE PRESENT ILLNESS \n“Dr. Aronson writes lovely\, nuanced description.” – The New York Times on A HISTORY OF THE PRESENT ILLNESS \n“The ethical dilemmas that abound in medicine are prominent but never swamp the stories: these are tales about people\, as insightfulas Lorrie Moore or Alice Munro.” – The Independent on A HISTORY OF THE PRESENT ILLNESS \n“A fascinating study of our fragile human condition\, both physical and emotional. Here is a writer-and a doctor-whose empathy . . . springs forth on every page.” – Peter Orner on A HISTORY OF THE PRESENT ILLNESS \n“If you’ve ever wondered what goes on behind the closed doors of the sick and the wounded–not on television or in movies but really–then this is the book for you. Compassionate and even anguished . . . It it has the palette and the ring of truth.” – Victoria Sweet\, author of GOD’S HOTEL\, on A HISTORY OF THE PRESENT ILLNESS \n“Invites us to bear witness as people–with very little fanfare\, but with a profound sense of truth–to come to terms with what it really means to be a flawed\, sick human being in a flawed\, sick world.” – Chris Adrian\, M.D.\, author of THE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL on A HISTORY OF THE PRESENT ILLNESS \n“A History of the Present Illness is a collection of stories about doctors and their patients\, and about the chronic and presenting situations that bring them to crisis. Eudora Welty described the work of another physician/story writer by saying that ‘Chekhov’s candor was exploratory and painstaking — he might have used it as the doctor in him would know how\, treating the need for truth between human beings as an emergency\,’ words that seem to me to also apply here. Aronson’s quest\, too\, is for that truth.” – Antonya Nelson\, author of BOUND\, on A HISTORY OF THE PRESENT ILLNESS \n“Aronson’s examination of medical culture in stories\, of the brutality and tenderness at home and hospital\, is a gem. [Her] voice is tender and one from which I hope we’ll hear more histories in the future.” – Washington Independent Review of Books on A HISTORY OF THE PRESENT ILLNESS \n“Aronson effectively illustrates just how jumbled life can be. Hope is limping barely one step ahead of sadness. Human devotion and division\, responsibility to self and others are only a smidgen of the subject matter examined by talented and knowledgeable Aronson.” – Booklist on A HISTORY OF THE PRESENT ILLNESS
URL:https://litseen.com/event/louise-aronson/
LOCATION:City Lights Bookstore\, 261 Columbus Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94133\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:James Polchin
DESCRIPTION:James Polchin discusses his new book Indecent Advances: A Hidden History of True Crime and Prejudice Before Stonewall. \nAbout Indecent Advances \nA skillful hybrid of true crime and social history that examines the relationship between the media and popular culture in the portrayal of crimes against gay men in the decades before Stonewall. \nStories of murder have never been just about killers and victims. Instead\, crime stories take the shape of their times and reflect cultural notions and prejudices. In Indecent Advances\, James Polchin recovers and recounts queer stories from the crime pages–often lurid and euphemistic–that reveal the hidden history of violence against gay men. \nWhat was left unsaid in the crime pages provides insight into the figure of the queer man as both criminal and victim\, offering readers tales of vice and violence that aligned gender and sexual deviance with tragic\, gruesome endings. Victims were often reported as having made “indecent advances\,” forcing the accused’s hands in self-defense and reducing murder charges to manslaughter. \nPublished in time for the fiftieth anniversary of the Stonewall uprising on June 28\, 1969\, Indecent Advances investigates how queer men navigated a society that criminalized them and displayed little compassion for the violence they endured. Polchin shows\, with masterful insight\, how this discrimination was ultimately transformed by activists to help shape the burgeoning gay rights movement in the years leading up to Stonewall.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/james-polchin/
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:David Rothenberg in conversation with Elliot Sharp
DESCRIPTION:celebrating the release of two new books \nNightingales in Berlin: Searching for the Perfect Sound \nby David Rothenberg \npublished by University of Chicago Press \nand \nIrRational Music \nby Elliot Sharp \npublished by Terra Nova Books (distributed by The MIT Press) \nabout Nightingales in Berlin: \nA celebrated figure in myth\, song\, and story\, the nightingale has captivated the imagination for millennia\, its complex song evoking a prism of human emotions\,—from melancholy to joy\, from the fear of death to the immortality of art.\nBut have you ever listened closely to a nightingale’s song? It’s a strange and unsettling sort of composition—an eclectic assortment of chirps\, whirs\, trills\, clicks\, whistles\, twitters\, and gurgles. At times it is mellifluous\, at others downright guttural. It is a rhythmic assault\, always eluding capture. What happens if you decide to join in?\nAs philosopher and musician David Rothenberg shows in this searching and personal new book\, the nightingale’s song is so peculiar in part because it reflects our own cacophony back at us. As vocal learners\, nightingales acquire their music through the world around them\, singing amidst the sounds of humanity in all its contradictions of noise and beauty\, hard machinery and soft melody. Rather than try to capture a sound not made for us to understand\, Rothenberg seeks these musical creatures out\, clarinet in tow\, and makes a new sound with them. He takes us to the urban landscape of Berlin—longtime home to nightingale colonies where the birds sing ever louder in order to be heard—and invites us to listen in on their remarkable collaboration as birds and instruments riff off of each other’s sounds. Through dialogue\, travel records\, sonograms\, tours of Berlin’s city parks\, and musings on the place animal music occupies in our collective imagination\, Rothenberg takes us on a quest for a new sonic alchemy\, a music impossible for any one species to make alone. In the tradition of The Hidden Life of Trees and The Invention of Nature\, Rothenberg has written a provocative and accessible book to attune us ever closer to the natural environment around us. \nabout IrRational Music: \nA memoir and manifesto by a pivotal figure at the junction of rock\, the avant-garde\, and an ever-widening spiral of art\, theater\, film\, and dance. \nFor over five decades\, Elliott Sharp has been engaged in a quest at once quixotic and down to earth: to take the music he hears in his inner ear and bring it to life in the real world. In this vivid memoir and manifesto\, Sharp takes us along on that quest\, through some of the most rugged\, anarchically fertile cultural terrain of our time. Sharp\, a mainstay of the New York Downtown scene beginning in the 1980s\, has been a pivotal figure at the junction of rock\, experimental music\, and an ever-widening spiral of art\, theater\, film\, and dance. Rooted in blues\, rock\, jazz\, and the twentieth-century avant-garde\, Sharp’s innovative music has encompassed fractal geometry\, chaos theory\, algorithms\, genetic metaphors\, and new strategies for graphic notation. \nIn IrRational Music\, Sharp dodges fake cowboys’ real bullets by the side of a highway near Colby\, Kansas; is called on the carpet by a prickly\, pompadoured Morton Feldman (“Improvisation… I don’t buy it”); segues from Zen tea to single malt with an elfin John Cage; conjures an extraterrestrial opera from a group of high-school students in Munich; and—back in his own high-school days—looks up from strumming Van Morrison’s “Gloria” in Manny’s Music on 48th Street to see Jimi Hendrix smiling benignly upon him. A mix of tales from the road with thoughts on music\, art\, politics\, technology\, and the process of thinking itself\, IrRational Music is a glimpse inside the mind of one of our most exacting\, exciting creative artists. \nDavid Rothenberg is the Series Editor of Terra Nova Books and is distinguished professor of philosophy and music at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He is the author of many books investigating music in nature\, including Why Birds Sing\, Survival of the Beautiful\, and Bug Music: How Insects Gave Us Rhythm and Noise. His writings have been translated into more than eleven languages and among his twenty one music CDs is One Dark Night I Left My Silent House\, on ECM. \nElliott Sharp is a composer and multi-instrumentalist. He was awarded the Berlin Prize in Music in 2015 and a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2014. His composition “Storm of the Eye” for violinist Hilary Hahn appeared on her Grammy-winning album In 27 Pieces. \nTerra Nova Books aim to show how environmental issues have cultural and artistic components\, in addition to the scientific and political. Combining essays\, reportage\, fiction\, art\, and poetry\, Terra Nova Books reveal the complex and paradoxical ways the natural and the human are continually redefining each other.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/david-rothenberg-in-conversation-with-elliot-sharp/
LOCATION:City Lights Bookstore\, 261 Columbus Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94133\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Megan Miranda / The Last House Guest
DESCRIPTION:The Bindery hosts Megan Miranda for her new novel\, The Last House Guest. More to be announced soon\, but please save the date and join us! \nLittleport\, Maine\, has always felt like two separate towns: an ideal vacation enclave for the wealthy\, whose summer homes line the coastline; and a simple harbor community for the year-round residents whose livelihoods rely on service to the visitors. \nTypically\, fierce friendships never develop between a local and a summer girl—but that’s just what happens with visitor Sadie Loman and Littleport resident Avery Greer. Each summer for almost a decade\, the girls are inseparable—until Sadie is found dead. While the police rule the death a suicide\, Avery can’t help but feel there are those in the community\, including a local detective and Sadie’s brother\, Parker\, who blame her. Someone knows more than they’re saying\, and Avery is intent on clearing her name\, before the facts get twisted against her. \nAnother thrilling novel from the bestselling author of All the Missing Girls and The Perfect Stranger\, Megan Miranda’s The Last House Guest is a smart\, twisty read with a strong female protagonist determined to make her own way in the world. \n\nMegan Miranda is the New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls. She has also written several books for young adults\, including The Safest Lies\, Fragments of the Lost\, and Come Find Me. She grew up in New Jersey\, graduated from MIT\, and lives in North Carolina with her husband and two children. The Perfect Stranger is her second novel of psychological suspense and The Last House Guest is the latest. Follow @MeganLMiranda on Twitter. Visit MeganMiranda.com. \n\nPlease note: this event will be held at The Bindery\, 1727 Haight. \nThis is an all ages event with mature themes. The bar opens at 7pm; event starts at 7:30pm. \nAs with all of our events\, seating may be limited; you can guarantee a seat by pre-purchasing the book below — when checking out\, just be sure to include a note that you’d like to attend the event. If you cannot attend the event but would like to request a signed copy of any of Megan’s books\, order here and include your request in the comments field. \nRSVP appreciated but not required.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/megan-miranda-the-last-house-guest/
LOCATION:The Bindery\, 1727 Haight St\, San Francisco \, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190627T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190627T213000
DTSTAMP:20260412T070049
CREATED:20190502T095219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190502T095219Z
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SUMMARY:Bobby Hundreds
DESCRIPTION:Bobby Hundreds discusses his new book\, This is Not a T-Shirt. \nPraise for This is Not a T-Shirt \n“This is Not a T-Shirt tracks the history of surf and skate culture and its relationship to streetwear—from the Zephyr skate team of the ’70s to brands like Stüssy\, Supreme\, BAPE\, and\, of course\, The Hundreds\, which has managed to stay relevant for 15+ years in a most fickle market. This book is an insider’s guide to the prevailing trends in youth culture of the last few decades that highlights the importance of self-discipline and self-confidence; the same traits that made me fall in love with skateboarding at a young age.”—Tony Hawk \n“With This is Not a T-Shirt Bobby Hundreds has proven that he’s not just an incredible designer\, but a literary force as well. Thebook is smart\, funny\, and gives some real insight into the ever-changing\, ever-elusive Streetwear game. It’s a great reminder that art exists in many different forms and that a kid with a dream can be unstoppable.”—Lena Waithe\, creator of The Chi \n“Building a brand is about identifying and fulfilling a need in a way that no one else can. It takes vision\, dedication\, and attention to details. The Hundreds is a prime example of what it looks like when you’ve combined all these elements along with tapping into a culture and community. This is Not a T-Shirt guides you through methods and tools you can apply to get you one step closer to fulfilling your dream.”—Jessica Alba\, founder of The Honest Company \n“Bobby Hundreds is an encyclopedia of American pop culture\, from breakfast cereals and Saturday morningcartoons to hardcore\, punk\, and hip-hop. He’s packed all of his cultural insights into This is Not a T-Shirt\, a book about turning your hobbies into your passions\, which he’s done his entire life. Also\, we went to high school together\, he was way cooler than me then\, and now he’s written a book before I have\, and that’s extremely annoying.”—Alan Yang\, co-creator of Master of None \nAbout This is Not a T-Shirt \nStreetwear occupies that rarefied space where genuine “cool” coexists with big business; where a star designer might work concurrently with Nike\, a tattoo artist\, Louis Vuitton\, and a skateboard company. It’s the ubiquitous style of dress comprising hoodies\, sneakers\, and T-shirts. In the beginning\, a few brands defined this style; fewer still survived as streetwear went mainstream. They are the OGs\, the “heritage brands.” The Hundreds is one of those persevering companies\, and Bobby Hundreds is at the center of it all. \nThe creative force behind the brand\, Bobby Kim\, a.k.a. Bobby Hundreds\, has emerged as a prominent face and voice in streetwear. In telling the story of his formative years\, he reminds us that The Hundreds was started by outsiders; and this is truly the story of streetwear culture. \nIn This Is Not a T-Shirt\, Bobby Hundreds cements his spot as a champion of an industry he helped create and tells the story of The Hundreds—with anecdotes ranging from his Southern California\, punk-DIY-tinged youth to the brand’s explosive success. Both an inspiring memoir and an expert assessment of the history and future of streetwear\, this is the tale of Bobby’s commitment to his creative vision and to building a real community.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/bobby-hundreds/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books on the Park\, 1231 9th Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190628T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190628T210000
DTSTAMP:20260412T070049
CREATED:20190603T143122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190603T143122Z
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SUMMARY:After Hours: Shoulder Pads + Shermer High School
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 28th | 7:00pm \nWine reception at 6:30pm for registered guests. \nJoin Tom Barbash (The Dakota Winters) and Kevin Smokler (Brat Pack America: A Love Letter to 80s Teen Movies) in conversation about the decade of Rubik’s Cubes\, Slap Bracelets\, the Walkman and The Breakfast Club as seen in both reality and our imagination. How do we write about the 80s\, remember and see it in light of 80s nostalgia of Stranger Things\, Ready Player One\, and the reboot of Ghostbusters? \nAdults and high school students only. \nRegistration recommended. Registration opens June 10th. \nAdd to my:iCal/Outlook \nWhen:Friday\, June 28\, 2019 \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-shoulder-pads-shermer-high-school/
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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ORGANIZER;CN="Mill Valley Public Library":MAILTO:abrenner@cityofmillvalley.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190629T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190629T130000
DTSTAMP:20260412T070049
CREATED:20190603T154108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190603T154108Z
UID:51666-1561806000-1561813200@litseen.com
SUMMARY:Author Talk: Gary Snyder and the Ecological Crisis with Jason Wirth discussing his new book
DESCRIPTION:Author Jason M. Wirth discusses issues raised in his latest book\, Mountains\, Rivers\, and the Great Earth: Reading Gary Snyder and Dogen in an Age of Ecological Crisis. What are some of the important perspectives and modes of analysis that these two seminal figures can offer us during this time of looming ecological catastrophe? Come to this talk and find out! \nDr. Jason M. Wirth is Professor of Philosophy at Seattle University and an ordained Soto Zen priest. \nThis is a Green Stacks event sponsored by the San Francisco Department of the Environment.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/author-talk-gary-snyder-and-the-ecological-crisis-with-jason-wirth-discussing-his-new-book/
LOCATION:San Francisco Public Library\, 100 Larkin St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190629T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190629T160000
DTSTAMP:20260412T070049
CREATED:20190603T135421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190603T135421Z
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SUMMARY:Queer Words: Dispatches from Lesbian America
DESCRIPTION:Giovanna Capone\, Elana Dykewomon\, Lois Helmbold\, Bev Jo\, Lenn Keller\, and Dr. Bonnie Morris read their works published in “Dispatches from Lesbian America”
URL:https://litseen.com/event/queer-words-dispatches-from-lesbian-america/
LOCATION:Dimond Branch\, 3565 Fruitvale Avenue\, Oakland\, 94602
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190630T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190630T160000
DTSTAMP:20260412T070049
CREATED:20190501T225847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190501T225847Z
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SUMMARY:Tom Clark Memorial Reading
DESCRIPTION:Tom Clark Memorial Reading
URL:https://litseen.com/event/tom-clark-memorial-reading/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books and Records\, 653 Chenery St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190702T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190702T203000
DTSTAMP:20260412T070049
CREATED:20190606T033832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190606T033832Z
UID:51740-1562092200-1562099400@litseen.com
SUMMARY:Shortest Month Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Beyond The Shortest Month is a book club dedicated to reading and celebrating authors of color year round. \nDiscussions are the first Tuesday of each month at\nGreen Apple Books and Music\n506 Clement Street\, Upstairs in our Granny Smith Room \nThe Beyond The Shortest Month June title is Thick by Tressie McMillan Cottom\nMeeting and discussion will be on Tuesday\, July 2 at 6:30pm.\nSee you there! \nCan’t make this month? Stay tuned for the Beyond The Shortest Month pick for July 2019!
URL:https://litseen.com/event/shortest-month-book-club/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books\, 506 Clement St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94118\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190702T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190702T213000
DTSTAMP:20260412T070049
CREATED:20190606T024841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190606T024841Z
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SUMMARY:Barbara Bourland with Colin Winnette / Fake Like Me
DESCRIPTION:Booksmith hosts Barbara Bourland for her anticipated second novel\, Fake Like Me. She’ll be in conversation with our friend and yours\, Colin Winnette. Please join us! \nAfter a fire decimates her loft\, including the seven billboard-size paintings for her next show\, a young\, no-name painter is left with an impossible task: recreate her art in three months—or ruin her fledgling career. Homeless and desperate\, she begs her way into an exclusive retreat in upstate New York famous for its outrageous revelries and glamorous artists. And notorious as the place where brilliant young artist Carey Logan drowned in the lake. As the young painter works obsessively in Carey’s former studio\, uncovers strange secrets and starts to fall—hard and fast—for Carey’s mysterious boyfriend\, it’s as if she’s taking her place. But one thought shadows her every move: What really happened to Carey Logan? \n\nBarbara Bourland is the author of the critically acclaimed I’ll Eat When I’m Dead\, an Irish Independent Book of the Year. Bourlandis a former freelance writer and web producer for titles at Condé Nast and Hearst\, among others. She lives in Baltimore with her husband and their dogs. Her second novel Fake Like Me was written with support from The Wassaic Project in Wassaic\, NY\, whereBourland was a resident over the winter of 2017-2018. \nColin Winnette is the author of Revelation (Mutable Sound)\, Animal Collection (Spork)\, Fondly (Atticus Books)\, Coyote (Les Figues)\, and Haints Stay (Two Dollar Radio). His novels have been translated into Italian and French. His latest novel\, The Job of the Wasp\, was published by Soft Skull Press in 2018. Winnette was the winner of Les Figues Press’s NOS Book Contest\, a runner-up for Cleveland State University Poetry Center’s First Book Award\, and a finalist for Gulf Coast Magazine’s Donald Barthelme Prize for Short Prose. His writing has appeared in numerous publications\, including Playboy\, Lucky Peach\, The Believer\, BuzzFeed Books\, and others. \n\nThis event is free and all ages\, with mature content. \nRSVP appreciated but not required. \nIf you cannot attend the event but would like to request a signed copy of Fake Like Me\, order below and put your request in the comments field; to request a signed copy of any of Colin’s books\, do the same via this link.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/barbara-bourland-with-colin-winnette-fake-like-me/
LOCATION:The Booksmith\, 1644 Haight St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190706T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190706T170000
DTSTAMP:20260412T070049
CREATED:20190606T035851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190606T035851Z
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SUMMARY:BAPC OPEN POETRY READING
DESCRIPTION:Upcoming First Saturday Readings in 2019:\n \nJune 1\, July 6\, August 3\n\n3:00 – 5:00 PM\n\n\n\n \n \nSTRAWBERRY 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 🙂\n \n \n\n\n\n\nAfter the reading\, join us for dinner if you’d like at a nearby restaurant
URL:https://litseen.com/event/bapc-open-poetry-reading-8/
LOCATION:Strawberry Creek Lodge\, 1320 Addison Street\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94702\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190706T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190706T210000
DTSTAMP:20260412T070049
CREATED:20190501T225456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190501T225456Z
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SUMMARY:Victor Grossman book talk
DESCRIPTION:Victor Grossman book talk
URL:https://litseen.com/event/victor-grossman-book-talk/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books and Records\, 653 Chenery St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190707T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190707T190000
DTSTAMP:20260412T070049
CREATED:20190603T141255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190603T141255Z
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SUMMARY:Smack Dab Queer Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Smack Dab Queer Open Mic\nFeaturing Juba Kalamka\nSunday\, July 7\, 5pm\nNew location: Manny’s\, 3092 16th Street at Valencia\n(1 block from 16th and Mission BART.)\nFree\, all ages\, all genders\, all the time \nSmack Dab Queer Open Mic is a long-running free LGBTQIA community event with the slogan “All ages\, all genders\, all the time.” \nIf you’d like to perform at the open mic\, please come sign up and bring five minutes of whatever you want to share: stories\, poems\, a song\, dance\, your art or\, perhaps you’d simply like to join us as audience? We’re the friendliest open mic you’ll find\, but we pay attention to time. \nSmack Dab Queer Open Mic has been running since 2003. Founded by Kirk Read and Larry-bob Roberts at Magnet\, the gay men’s health clinic in the Castro\, after 10 years Kirk Read retired as co-host and Dana Hopkins became co-host with Larry-bob in 2014. Smack Dab has since been held at Magnet’s successor Strut and at Dog Eared Books Castro. \nThis is our second time at our new location\, Manny’s\, 3092 16th Street at Valencia\, which is a block from 16th and Mission Bart\, and near the 22\, 14\, 49\, and 33 Muni lines. \nIn addition to our open mic performers\, each time we feature a special guest who we give a little more time to stretch out and share their art (of whatever genre) with us. \nAccessibility: Manny’s is accessible from sidewalk level with double doors. All areas are wheelchair accessible. The bathrooms are gender neutral and have wheelchair accessibility. The room our event is in has a variety of seating for a variety of body sizes including straight backed chairs\, armchairs and some comfy sofas. Sound is comfortably amplified. Manny’s is not fragrance free.nnynny
URL:https://litseen.com/event/smack-dab-queer-open-mic/
LOCATION:Manny’s\, 3092 16th St\, San Francisco\, CA 94103\, San Francisco\, 94108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190708T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190708T203000
DTSTAMP:20260412T070049
CREATED:20190707T191953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190707T191953Z
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SUMMARY:New Book on Eugene Debs\, Giant of Labor Movement and Presidential Candidate
DESCRIPTION:Eugene Debs is one of the most important working class leaders in the history of the United States\, yet most working people have never heard of him. He was in the 1877 national railway strike and later formed the American Railway Workers Union ARU. He organized the Pullman strike and was charged by the government for defying a court injunction against it. He was convicted and served 6 months in prison.\n\n\nThis new book The Selected Writings of Eugene V. Debs\, Vol. I\, which is subtitled Building Solidarity on the Tracks\, 1877–1892\, makes readily accessible documents by one of the pivotal figures in the labor movement. Illuminating nineteenth century working-class history\, particularly the complex and shifting situation in the transportation industry\, this volume provides a basis for deeper understanding of Debs and his role later during the glory days of the Socialist Party of America. In 1912\, he also went to jail for opposing the First World War. He was an IWW member\, became a socialist\, and formed the Socialist Party of America\, and while in prison ran for president and received 6 % of the vote.\n \n Co-editor David Walters will preside at this event which is part of LaborFest 2019.\n\n 
URL:https://litseen.com/event/new-book-on-eugene-debs-giant-of-labor-movement-and-presidential-candidate/
LOCATION:The Green Arcade\, 1680 Market St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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ORGANIZER;CN="LaborFest 2019":MAILTO:laborfest@laborfest.net
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190709T123000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190709T133000
DTSTAMP:20260412T070049
CREATED:20190429T211728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190429T211728Z
UID:51063-1562675400-1562679000@litseen.com
SUMMARY:Poetic Tuesdays with Litquake at Jessie Square
DESCRIPTION:Lines and lyrics from Litquake Nation! Enjoy line breaks during your lunch break\, as some of the Bay Area’s best poets and musicians share their work in the great outdoors. \nThe monthly collaboration between Litquake: San Francisco’s Literary Festival and the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival features an array of Bay Area poets and musicians.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/poetic-tuesdays-with-litquake-at-jessie-square-3/
LOCATION:Jessie Square\, 736 Mission Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190709T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190709T210000
DTSTAMP:20260412T070049
CREATED:20190707T191449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190707T191449Z
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SUMMARY:Ruchika Tomar: A Prayer for Travelers
DESCRIPTION:Ruchika Tomar discusses her new novel\, A Prayer for Travelers. \nPraise For A Prayer for Travelers \n“Sometimes characters come along that demand a new kind of novel. The young women at the center of Ruchika Tomar’s A Prayer for Travelers – elusive Penny and wounded Cale – are two spirits hitchhiking through geographies of dislocation and desire. The human collisions in Tomar’s novel are emotionally seismic\, and they leave us haunted and unsettled.”--Adam Johnson\, author of The Orphan Master’s Son \n“Ruchika Tomar is an ace cartographer of the heart and its urgent\, wild\, unruly ways. Radiant with longing\, A Prayer for Travelers is an unforgettable debut.”  —R.O. Kwon\, author of The Incendiaries  \n“A Prayer for Travelers is a novel haunted by missing persons and lost souls\, written in telepathic prose. Ruchika Tomar sees through walls\, around corners\, and into the deep heart of what matters\, and moves us\, the most. A beautiful debut.”—Ben Marcus\, author of The Flame Alphabet \nAbout A Prayer For Travelers \nCale Lambert\, a bookish loner of mysterious parentage\, lives in a dusty town near the California-Nevada border\, a place where coyotes scavenge for backyard dogs and long-haul truckers scavenge for pills and girls. Cale was raised by her grandfather in a loving\, if codependent\, household\, but as soon as she’s left high school his health begins an agonizing decline. Set adrift for the first time\, Cale starts waitressing at the local diner\, where she reconnects with Penélope Reyes\, a charismatic former classmate running mysterious side-hustles to fund her dreams. Penny exposes Cale to the reality that exists beyond their small town\, and the girls become inseparable—-until one terrifying act of violence shatters their world. When Penny vanishes without a trace\, Cale must set off on a dangerous quest across the desert to find her friend\, and discover herself. \nAn audacious debut\, told in deftly interwoven chapters\, A Prayer for Travelers explores the complicated legacy of the American West and the trauma of female experience. \n 
URL:https://litseen.com/event/ruchika-tomar-a-prayer-for-travelers/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books on the Park\, 1231 9th Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190710T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190710T210000
DTSTAMP:20260412T070049
CREATED:20190707T191507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190707T191507Z
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SUMMARY:Ronald E. Purser: McMindfulness
DESCRIPTION:Ronald E. Purser discusses his new book\, McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality\, with Gary Gach. \nPraise for McMindfulness \n“Far from being either a harmless form of New Age self-indulgence or meditation dressed up as a medicalized antidote to the ubiquitous stresses of modern life\, Ron Purser sees the mindfulness movement as epitomizing a malignant trend of contemporary Western individualism\, one that is blinding us to the social problems of inherent in neoliberalism and capitalism\, providing an anodyne where what is needed is rigorous analysis and political action.”\n—Barry Magid\, author of What’s Wrong With Mindfulness \n“Ron Purser cuts through the comforting New Age jargon used to promote mindfulness\, enabling us to distinguish between the practice and its marketing.”\n—Richard Payne\, Institute of Buddhist Studies \n“Spiky\, witty\, meticulously researched and thoroughly engaging\, McMindfulness is the best assessment of ‘Mindfulness’ to date.”\n— Manu Bazzano\, author of Zen and Therapy: Heretical Perspectives and editor of After Mindfulness: new Perspectives on Psychology and Meditation \nAbout McMindfulness \nA lively and razor-sharp critique of mindfulness as it has been enthusiastically co-opted by corporations\, public schools\, and the US military. \nMindfulness is now all the rage. From celebrity endorsements to monks\, neuroscientists and meditation coaches rubbing shoulders with CEOs at the World Economic Forum in Davos\, it is clear that mindfulness has gone mainstream. Some have even called it a revolution.But what if\, instead of changing the world\, mindfulness has become a banal form of capitalist spirituality that mindlessly avoids social and political transformation\, reinforcing the neoliberal status quo? \nInMcMindfulness\, Ronald Purser debunks the so-called “mindfulness revolution\,” exposinghow corporations\, schools\, governments and the military have coopted it as technique for social control and self-pacification. \nA lively and razor-sharp critique\, Purser busts the myths its salesmen rely on\, challenging the narrative that stress is self-imposed and mindfulness is the cure-all. If we are to harness the truly revolutionary potential of mindfulness\, we have to cast off its neoliberal shackles\, liberating mindfulness for a collective awakening.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/ronald-e-purser-mcmindfulness/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books on the Park\, 1231 9th Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190711T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190711T210000
DTSTAMP:20260412T070049
CREATED:20190606T033309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190606T033309Z
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SUMMARY:phren-Z Live Reading
DESCRIPTION:Join Santa Cruz’s online literary magazine phren-Z who will host local writers as they read their new and recent work. Reading authors will be announced soon. Refreshments will be served! \nphren-Z—a quarterly online literary magazine dedicated to showcasing Santa Cruz writers—is a publication of Santa Cruz Writes\, a grass roots organization dedicated to promoting the local literary community. Santa Cruz Writes is a sponsored project of the William James Association\, a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation. Visit www.phren-z.org for more information. \nThis free event will take place at Bookshop Santa Cruz. Chairs for open seating are usually set up about an hour before the event begins. If you have any ADA accommodation requests\, please e-mail us at info@bookshopsantacruz.com by August 3rd\, 2019.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/phren-z-live-reading-2/
LOCATION:Bookshop Santa Cruz\, 1520 Pacific Ave\, Santa Cruz \, CA\, 95060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,South Bay
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SUMMARY:Jay Wexler
DESCRIPTION:Jay Wexler will be joining us to discuss his new book Our Non-Christian Nation: How Athiests\, Satanists\, Pagans\, and Others are Demanding Their Rightful Place in Public Life. \nAbout Our Non-Christian Nation \nLess and less Christian demographically\, America is now home to an ever-larger number of people who say they identify with no religion at all. These non-Christians have increasingly been demanding their full participation in public life\, bringing their arguments all the way to the Supreme Court. The law is on their side\, but that doesn’t mean that their attempts are not met with suspicion or outright hostility. In Our Non-Christian Nation\, Jay Wexler travels the country to engage the non-Christians who have called on us to maintain our ideals of inclusivity and diversity. With his characteristic sympathy and humor\, he introduces us to the Summum and their Seven Aphorisms\, a Wiccan priestess who would deck her City Hall with a pagan holiday wreath\, and other determined champions of free religious expression. As Wexler reminds us\, anyone who cares about pluralism\, equality\, and fairness should support a public square filled with a variety of religious and nonreligious voices. The stakes are nothing short of long-term social peace. \nAbout the Author \nA Professor at Boston University School of Law\, Jay Wexler is also a humorist\, short story writer\, and novelist. A one-time clerk to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and former lawyer at the US Department of Justice\, he has written for National Geographic\, The Boston Globe\, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency\, Salon\, and many other outlets. His books include When God Isn’t Green (2016) and Holy Hullabaloos.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/jay-wexler/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books\, 506 Clement St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94118\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190711T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190711T213000
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SUMMARY:Lila Savage
DESCRIPTION:Lila Savage discusses her new novel\, Say Say Say. \nPraise for Say Say Say \n“I cannot think when I Iast read a novel which moved me so deeply. Savage is almost supernaturally alert to the little gestures and transactions we all make as we negotiate our place in the world\, and our relations to each other. Her approach is both unflinching and extraordinarily tender\, so that I came away feeling I had undergone an examination which was somehow both painful and kind. I loved it\, and it has remained with me in a way few other books have ever done.”\n—Sarah Perry\, author of The Essex Serpent \n“Powerful\, thought-provoking—an impressive and affecting debut that had me reflecting on compassion\, gender roles—and what it means to love.”\n—Claire Fuller\, author of Swimming Lessons \n“A gem of a book. A lyrical\, tender\, and profoundly insightful dive into the act of caregiving and its highly charged nexus of love\, duty\, and longing. Lila Savage is an enormous talent; Say Say Say is a mesmerizing tour de force.”\n—Abraham Verghese\, author of Cutting for Stone \nAbout Say Say Say \nElla is nearing thirty\, and not yet living the life she imagined. Her artistic ambitions as a student in Minnesota have given way to an unintended career in caregiving. One spring\, Bryn–a retired carpenter–hires her to help him care for Jill\, his wife of many years. A car accident caused a brain injury that has left Jill verbally diminished; she moves about the house like a ghost of her former self\, often able to utter\, like an incantation\, only the words that comprise this novel’s title. \nAs Ella is drawn ever deeper into the couple’s household\, her presence unwanted but wholly necessary\, she is profoundly moved by the tenderness Bryn shows toward the wife he still fiercely loves. Ella is startled by the yearning this awakens in her\, one that complicates her feelings for her girlfriend\, Alix\, and causes her to look at relationships of all kinds–between partners\, between employer and employee\, and above all between men and women–in new ways. \nTightly woven\, humane and insightful\, tracing unflinchingly the most intimate reaches of a young woman’s heart and mind\, Say Say Say is a riveting story about what it means to love\, in a world where time is always running out. \n 
URL:https://litseen.com/event/lila-savage/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books on the Park\, 1231 9th Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190713T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190713T170000
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SUMMARY:Kalyn Josephson with Tara Sim
DESCRIPTION:We’re launching Kalyn Josephson’s debut novel\, The Storm Crow a thrilling new fantasy that follows a fallen princess as she ignites a rebellion to bring back the magical elemental crows that were taken from her people. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn the tropical kingdom of Rhodaire\, magical\, elemental Crows are part of every aspect of life until the Illucian empire invades\, destroying everything. That terrible night throws Princess Anthia into a deep depression. Her sister Caliza is busy running the kingdom after their mother’s death\, but all Thia can do is think of all she has lost. But when Caliza is forced to agree to a marriage between Thia and the crown prince of Illucia\, Thia is finally spurred into action. And after stumbling upon a hidden Crow egg in the rubble of a rookery\, she and her sister devise a dangerous plan to hatch the egg in secret and get back what was taken from them. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“The Storm Crow is everything we love about YA fantasy\, with an enchanting world and original magic that keeps the story fresh. Clashing kingdoms\, thrilling action\, and an imperfect heroine makes this book a must-read” Adrienne Young (Sky in the Deep) \nKalyn will be chatting with Tara Sim\, author of the Timekeeper series and we couldn’t be more excited
URL:https://litseen.com/event/kalyn-josephson-with-tara-sim/
LOCATION:Kepler’s Books\, 1010 El Camino Real\, Menlo Park \, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,South Bay
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190714T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190714T180000
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SUMMARY:GEARS TURNING w/ Kim Shuck
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an afternoon of wonderful poetry by SF Bay Area based poets\, artists\, and musicians with your host Kim Shuck. \nTo participate in the open mic session\, please arrive by 4 and plan to listen to all of the featured poets. Seating/space is limited.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/gears-turning-w-kim-shuck-7/
LOCATION:Adobe Books\, 3130 24th St.\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190715T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190715T200000
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SUMMARY:Short\, Shorter\, Shortest Fiction\, an Odd Mondays Reading
DESCRIPTION:Short stories are back in vogue now. Collections are being published by large\, medium\, and small publishers alike. Short stories also come in large\, medium\, and small–from 20\,000 words to flash fiction of a few hundred. Monday\, July 15\, three excellent short story authors read from their newest collections\, 7pm at Folio Books San Francisco\, 3957 24th St. in San Francisco. \nRita Bullwinkel is the author of the story collection Belly Up\, which won the 2018 Believer Book Award. Bullwinkel’s writing has been published in Tin House\, Conjunctions\, BOMB\, Vice\, NOON\, and Guernica and has been translated into Italian and Greek. She is a recipient of grants and fellowships from The MacDowell Colony\, Brown University\, Vanderbilt University\, Hawthornden Castle\, and The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation. Both her fiction and translation have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes. She is an Editor at Large for McSweeney’s. She lives in San Francisco. \nBarb Johnson worked as a carpenter in New Orleans for more than twenty years before she began writing. She is the author of the award-winning short story collection\, More of This World or Maybe Another. Her work has also appeared in such magazines as Guernica\, The Southern Review\, Baltimore Review\, and Oxford American\, as well as in a number of anthologies\, including Don’t Quit Your Day Job: Acclaimed Authors and the Jobs They Quit\, and The Booklover’s Guide to New Orleans. She won the Glimmer Train and Washington Square Review fiction competitions. Barb lives in New Orleans. \nJon Sindell wrote the story collections The Roadkill Collection and Family Happiness and is working on a major project to be announced soon. His humor has appeared dozens of times in humor zines and before curious barnyard animals. He’s also a full-time personal humanities tutor\, the curator of the long-established reading series Rolling Writers\, and used to practice law\, with a civil-rights emphasis. He’s married with kids and lives in San Francisco. jonsindell.com
URL:https://litseen.com/event/short-shorter-shortest-fiction-an-odd-mondays-reading/
LOCATION:Folio Books\, 3957 24th St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94114\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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