Peninsula Virtual Bookfest
PENINSULA VIRTUAL BOOKFEST 2020 SCHEDULE Welcome Message from San Mateo County Supervisor Carole Groom and local librarians https://youtu.be/D__YAzFYfV0 September 2, 1pm PT Burlingame Public Library...
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Conversations with Authors – P. J. O’Rourke (Virtual Event)
P. J. O’Rourke‘s latest work, A Cry from the Far Middle, asks his fellow Americans to take it down a notch, offering a new collection of...
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Conversations with Authors – Bobbie Ann Mason (Virtual Event)
Bobbie Ann Mason‘s new release, Dear Ann, is a beautifully crafted and profoundly moving novel which follows a woman as she looks back over her life...
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Barbara Kingsolver – How to Fly (Virtual Event)
In this intimate collection, the beloved author of The Poisonwood Bible and more than a dozen other New York Times bestsellers, winner or finalist for the Pulitzer and countless...
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Virtual Event: Aarti Namdev Shahani
onlineJoin us on Monday, October 5th at 7pm PST when Aarti Namdev Shahani discusses her memoir, Here We Are, on Zoom! Zoom Login Info Please...
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Poised to Soar Helen Macdonald and Camille Dungy discuss Vesper Flights
Bestselling author Helen Macdonald is joined in conversation by Camille T. Dungy to celebrate the publication of Vesper Flights (Grove). This event is presented in...
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Mike Jung In Conversation with Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich –VIRTUALLY!
Join us for a virtual conversation between Mike Jung and Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich as they discuss Jung's new novel,The Boys in the Back Row. Jung will debut his forthcoming music video opus of absurdity,...
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[Virtual Ruby] Book Launch: A Good True Thai by Sunisa Manning
Join us for a reading and Q&A to celebrate the release of Ruby member Sunisa Manning's debut novel, A Good True Thai (Epigram Books, September...
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Virtual Event: Robert Duncan and Gary Wilson
onlineThree Rooms Press and Green Apple Books present... The Official West Coast Launch for LOUDMOUTH, a novel, featuring reading, discussion, and music by author Robert Duncan,...
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VIRTUAL: Rachel Brahinsky and Alexander Tarr / A People’s Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area
Booksmith and The Bindery host a virtual event with the authors of A People’s Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area, Rachel Brahinsky and Alexander Tarr. ** Please note ** > ...
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Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell | GGP Online Book Club
Please join us on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 7 PM PDT for a GGP Online Book Club discussion of Maggie O'Farrell's new novel, HAMNET. The...
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Virtual Event: Robert Duncan and Gary Wilson
Three Rooms Press and Green Apple Books present the Official West Coast Launch for LOUDMOUTH, a novel, featuring reading, discussion, and music by author Robert Duncan, former...
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Alex Ross and John Adams in Conversation
Alex Ross and John Adams in Conversation Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music One of today’s most influential and well-respected writers on...
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Colossus:Home Reading
Paul Corman Roberts CV Devorah major- special guest Deborah Fruchey Hannah Ingebretsen Halim Madi Peggy Morrison Abe Becker Sheryl Bize-Boute Lisa Lim
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Katherine May On Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
Katherine May joins us from the UK to discuss her new book, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times (Riverhead Books). “Every bit as...
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Contemporary Classics – Call Me Zebra
Patricia Holt, former book editor at the San Francisco Chronicle, continues her popular book group, “Contemporary Classics.” A book should stand the test of time...
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Virtual Event: Kazim Ali, Gillian Conoley, and Brian Teare
virtualJoin us on Wednesday, October 7th at 7pm PST when Kazim Ali is joined by poets Gillian Conoley and Brian Teare to celebrate his new...
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Fowzia Karimi
Fowzia Karimi is a writer, illustrator, and alumni of the Mills MFA in Creative Writing Program. As Publishers Weeklydescribes, her illuminated debut novel Above Us...
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Bathsheba Demuth and Elizabeth Rush Discuss the award-winning environmental history, Floating Coast
Bathsheba Demuth and Pulitzer Prize-finalist Elizabeth Rush join us for a conversation about Floating Coast: An Environmental History of the Bering Strait (W.W. Norton). This event will...
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Patti Smith
Bay Area Book Festival in conjunction with City Lights Booksellers present Extraordinary Dreamer: Patti Smith on "Year of the Monkey" Patti Smith in an intimate...
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Aarti Namdev Shahani – Here We Are: American Dreams, American Nightmares (Virtual Event)
Come join us! Sign up to participate in the next event in Macmillan’s Book + Author series: a virtual book club event with journalist and...
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San Francisco Poet Laureate Kim Shuck’s Poem Jam
onlinefeaturing special guests, themes and writing groups. In October we honor Latinx Heritage month with poets Josiah Luis Alderete, Lourdes Figuroa and more. Josiah Luis Alderete is a full...
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VIRTUAL: Launch for Paul Madonna / Come to Light
Booksmith and The Bindery host a virtual event with Paul Madonna to launch his new illustrated novel Come to Light. ** Please note ** > This event is free and...
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Virtual Event: Neal Karlen on Prince
Join us on Thursday, October 8 at 6pm PDT when Neal Karlen joins us to discuss his book, This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey On+Off the Record on...
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Ticketed Virtual Event: Erin Brockovich, Superman’s Not Coming
Join us for a ticketed online event with environmental activist, crusader, fighter, and maverick Erin Brockovich, who will discuss her new book, Superman's Not Coming: Our National...
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Zach Norris, We Keep Us Safe: Building Secure, Just, and Inclusive Communities
onlineZach Norris is the Executive Director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, author of We Keep Us Safe: Building Secure, Just, and Inclusive Communities, and...
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13th Annual Life is Living Festival
Life is Living is going virtual! Mark your calendars to join in the largest celebration of Oakland taking place October 9th-11th, online. Live Music Theater...
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Autumn Write-Ins with the Writers Grotto, October Sessions (via Zoom)
Take some time for your writing this fall with a series of virtual write-ins hosted by the Grotto. Led by one the Grotto’s many talented...
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Virtual Event: Shannon Lee and Jeff Chang
Join us on Friday, October 9 at 7pm PDT when Shannon Lee, discusses her book, Be Water, My Friend: The Teachings of Bruce Lee, with author Jeff Chang on...
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Keir Graff Discussing The Tiny Mansion | Virtual Author Chat on Zoom
Please join us on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 11 AM PDT for an online discussion with author Keir Graff discussing his new novel, THE...