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SUMMARY:Beth Macy\, Dopesick
DESCRIPTION:Bookshop Santa Cruz welcomes bestselling author and journalist Beth Macy for a discussion and signing of her important book\, Dopesick—the only book to fully chart the devastating opiod crisis in America. An instant New York Times and indie bestseller\, Dopesick is “a harrowing\, deeply compassionate dispatch from the heart of a national emergency.” (New York Times). This event is part of our year-long effort\, 2020 Vision. \nIn this masterful work\, Beth Macy takes us into the epicenter of America’s twenty-plus year struggle with opioid addiction. From distressed small communities in Central Appalachia to wealthy suburbs; from disparate cities to once-idyllic farm towns; it’s a heartbreaking trajectory that illustrates how this national crisis has persisted for so long and become so firmly entrenched. \nBeginning with a single dealer who lands in a small Virginia town and sets about turning high school football stars into heroin overdose statistics\, Macy endeavors to answer a grieving mother’s question-why her only son died-and comes away with a harrowing story of greed and need. From the introduction of OxyContin in 1996\, Macy parses how America embraced a medical culture where overtreatment with painkillers became the norm. In some of the same distressed communities featured in her bestselling book Factory Man\, the unemployed use painkillers both to numb the pain of joblessness and pay their bills\, while privileged teens trade pills in cul-de-sacs\, and even high school standouts fall prey to prostitution\, jail\, and death. \nThrough unsparing\, yet deeply human portraits of the families and first responders struggling to ameliorate this epidemic\, each facet of the crisis comes into focus. In these politically fragmented times\, Beth Macy shows\, astonishingly\, that the only thing that unites Americans across geographic and class lines is opioid drug abuse. But in a country unable to provide basic healthcare for all\, Macy still finds reason to hope-and signs of the spirit and tenacity necessary in those facing addiction to build a better future for themselves and their families. \nBeth Macy is the author of the widely acclaimed and bestselling books Truevine and Factory Man. Based in Roanoke\, Virginia for three decades\, her reporting has won more than a dozen national awards\, including a Nieman Fellowship for Journalism at Harvard. \n“Heartbreaking\, exhaustively researched…a fierce indictment of racism\, corporate greed and wily dealers…a terrifying\, essential read.” —People \n“Macy is a terrific reporter\, scrupulous in detailing the significance of her findings…Dopesick‘s second section–filled with gut-wrenchingly candid interviews with addicts and their families–is the most essential\, placing broken faces onto horrifying data sets.” —Entertainment Weekly \n“Macy reports on the human carnage with respect and quiet compassion.” —The San Francisco Chronicle \n“Beth Macy writes about our opioid epidemic but Dopesick is not about the drugs. It’s a book about kids and moms and neighbors and the people who try to save them. It’s about shame and stigma and desperation. It’s about bad policy\, greed and corruption. It’s a Greek tragedy with a chorus of teenage ghosts who know how to text but can’t express how they feel.” —Senator Tim Kaine \n\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 12th\, 2019.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/beth-macy-dopesick/
LOCATION:Bookshop Santa Cruz\, 1520 Pacific Ave\, Santa Cruz \, CA\, 95060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,South Bay
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SUMMARY:Kelechi Ubozoh and L.D. Green / We've Been Too Patient: Voices From Radical Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:The Bindery hosts Kelechi Ubozoh and L.D. Green\, editors of the new anthology We’ve Been Too Patient: Voices From Radical Mental Health\, along with contributors Jeneé Darden\, Ramon(a) Rio\, Sascha Altman DuBrul\, andShizue Seigel for an evening of readings and conversation. Please join us! \nOvermedication\, police brutality\, electroconvulsive therapy\, involuntary hospitalization\, traumas that lead to intense altered states and suicidal thoughts: these are the struggles of those labeled “mentally ill.” While much has been written about the systemic problems of our mental-health care system\, this book gives voice to those with personal experience of psychiatric miscare often excluded from the discussion\, like people of color and LGBTQ+ communities. It is dedicated to finding working alternatives to the “Mental Health Industrial Complex” and shifting the conversation from mental illness to mental health. \n\n“Justice is not possible unless we make space for the stories of the margins. What more powerful elucidation can there be than to cast light on the margins of the mind? We’ve Been Too Patient shreds stigma and replaces it with dignity\, autonomy\, and power. This anthology heralds the necessity of our messy radical neurodivergent brains\, so that we might call forth a world where we are never again forced to be ‘too patient.’” – Sonya Renee Taylor\, activist and author of The Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love \n\nL. D. Green is a genderqueer writer\, performer\, educator\, and mental health advocate. They co-edited and contributed to We’ve Been Too Patient: Voices from Radical Mental Health and have published and performed in many other venues\, including The Body is Not an Apology and Foglifter. They write poetry\, non-fiction and speculative fiction and are a Lambda Literary Fellow. They are an English professor at Los Medanos College. \nKelechi Ubozoh is a nationally recognized Nigerian-American writer and mental health advocate featured in The S Word documentary and O\, The Oprah Magazine. Her first book\, We’ve Been Too Patient: Voices from Radical Mental Health\, will be released from North Atlantic Books and Penguin Random House in Summer of 2019. \nJeneé Darden is an award-winning journalist\, public speaker and mental health advocate from Oakland. She’s also a host and reporter for NPR station KALW. Jeneé blogs at Cocoa Fly and is pitching a book about Black sexuality. Her first book\, When a Purple Rose Blooms\, is a collection of essays and poetry about Black womanhood. Jeneé is an alum of UC San Diego and the University of Southern California. \nRamon(a) Rio is a Xicanx non-binary queer trans-femme radical Licensed Clinical Social Worker and community organizer.  Ramon(a) was a former writer for The Body is Not an Apology.  Ramon(a) is also a trainer with Bloom\, a Transgender Healing Collective\, and is a leader with the Hayward Collective. \nSascha Altman DuBrul is cofounder of The Icarus Project\, a network of peer based mental health support groups and media project.  He has a Masters from Silberman School of Social Work\, worked as a Recovery Specialist/Trainer at Columbia’s Center for Practice Innovations and is currently Training Director for the Institute for the Development of Human Arts. \nShizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer/editor whose six books include Civil Liberties United\, Endangered Species\, Enduring Values\, and In Good Conscience. Over 50 years ago\, she had to kill the person her parents raised her to be to make space to find herself. She hopes freedom comes more easily to women and girls today. \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. \nRSVP appreciated but not required.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/kelechi-ubozoh-and-l-d-green-weve-been-too-patient-voices-from-radical-mental-health/
LOCATION:The Bindery\, 1727 Haight St\, San Francisco \, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Neil Shister in Conversation with Harley Dubois
DESCRIPTION:discussing Radical Ritual: How Burning Man Changed the World. \n“An all-in history of\, and love letter to\, this one-of-a-kind event. If you’ve been there\, or want to go\, you couldn’t possibly find better companions than Neil Shister and his engaging book.”–Daniel Okrent\, author of Last Call and The Guarded Gate \nTo reserve your seat\, please purchase a copy of Radical Ritual in advance by speaking to a bookseller or by clicking on the cover below. \n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, August 14\, 2019 – 7:30pm\n\n\n\n\n\nThrough interviews with fabled Burning Man personages\, Radical Ritual traces the festival’s evolution from the first scrap wood bonfire on a San Francisco beach to the week-long extravaganza in Black Rock City. Written from Neil Shister’s perspective as a five-time participant\, journalist\, and student of American culture\, Radical Ritual presents Burning Man as vitally\, historically important\, a significant player in the avant-garde\, forging new social paradigms as liberal democracy unravels. Burning Man’s contribution to this new order is post-post modern\, a fusion of sixties humanism with state-of-the-art Silicon Valley wizardry. Shister is not alone in his opinion. Led by conservative activist Grover Norquist\, the Cato Institute recently held an event on what libertarians can learn from Burning Man. The festival intertwines conservative and progressive ideas. On one hand it is a celebration of self-reliance\, personal accountability\, and individual freedom; on the other hand it is based on strong values of inclusion\, consensual decision-making\, and centered\, collaborative endeavor. \nNeil Shister has been a correspondent with Time\, television critic for the Miami Herald\, and editor of Atlanta magazine. He’s taught at Hampshire College\, Boston University\, and The George Washington University. He was a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Côte d’Ivoire (1968-1970). He lives in Washington\, D.C. \nHarley Dubois is a founding board member and chief transition officer\, Burning Man Project. \n\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\n2904 College Avenue\n\nBerkeley\, CA 94705
URL:https://litseen.com/event/neil-shister-in-conversation-with-harley-dubois/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore\, 2904 College Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:BOOKS & BREWS: Kira Jane Buxton at Discretion Brewing
DESCRIPTION:Books & Brews continues with a special author event at Discretion Brewing\, 2703 41st Avenue\, Suite E\, Soquel. \nAuthor event: Kira Jane Buxton will join us at Discretion Brewing to discuss her new book\, Hollow Kingdom. One pet crow fights to save humanity from an apocalypse in this uniquely hilarious debut from a genre-bending literary author. “A plucky hero\, a boisterous tale\, startling prose and eerie events combine for a thoroughly enjoyable account of the end of the world as we know it. The Secret Life of Pets meets The Walking Dead.” ―Karen Joy Fowler. \n  \nOur Books & Brews event series combines our love of literature and our love of craft beer. Four book-focused events will be held at some of our favorite beer houses this summer. Enjoy special offers and discounts at each beer house on the night of their event. BONUS: Pick up a Books & Brews Passport in the store. Get it stamped at two or more events in the series and you’ll be entered to win a $150 Bookshop gift card. Learn more about our Books & Brews series here.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/books-brews-kira-jane-buxton-at-discretion-brewing/
LOCATION:Discretion Brewing\, 2703 41st Avenue\, Soquel\, CA\, 95073\, United States
CATEGORIES:South Bay
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SUMMARY:Edna in a Bottle (tastes funny)
DESCRIPTION:Edna in a Bottle (tastes funny) is a new San Francisco comedy hour at The Bindery in the Haight district. Edna and her friends are trapped in a bottle and dying to perform! A colorful splash of sketch scenes\, story-telling\, circus talent and wacked-out adult comedy. And there’s nothing wrong with an eating contest here and there. Mark your calendars and come let us out of the bottle! \nTickets are $12-25\, sliding. Seating is limited\, and this show often sells out — there’s no guarantee tickets will be available at the door\, so arrive early. Online sales close at 4pm the day of the show. \nPlease note: this event will be held at The Bindery\, 1727 Haight. \nThis event is 18+. \nDoors open at 7:30pm. Show starts at 8pm. \nRSVP appreciated but not required. \nMore details coming soon — save the date and join us!
URL:https://litseen.com/event/edna-in-a-bottle-tastes-funny-6/
LOCATION:The Bindery\, 1727 Haight St\, San Francisco \, 94117\, 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\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-3/
LOCATION:The Bindery\, 1727 Haight St\, San Francisco \, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Spanish Book Discussion Group La Forma de Las Ruinas - Juan Gabriel Vasquez
DESCRIPTION:En el año 2014\, Carlos Carballo es arrestado por intentar robar de un museo el traje de paño de Jorge Eliécer Gaitán\, líder político asesinado en Bogotá en 1948. Carballo es un hombre atormentado que busca señales para desentrañar los misterios de un pasado que lo obsesiona. Pero nadie\, ni siquiera sus amigos más cercanos\, sospecha las razones profundas de su obsesión. \n¿Qué conecta los asesinatos de Jorge Eliécer Gaitán\, cuya muerte partió en dos la historia de Colombia\, y de John F. Kennedy?¿De qué forma puede un crimen ocurrido en 1914\, el del senador liberal colombiano Rafael Uribe Uribe\, marcar la vida de un hombre en el siglo XXI? Para Carballo todo está conectado\, y las coincidencias no existen. Tras un encuentro fortuito con este hombre misterioso\, el escritor Juan Gabriel Vásquez se ve obligado a internarse en los secretos de una vida ajena\, al tiempo que se enfrenta a los momentos más oscuros del pasado colombiano. \nUna lectura compulsiva\, tan bella y honda como apasionante\, y una indagación magistral en las verdades inciertas de un país que no acaba de conocerse.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/la-forma-de-las-ruinas-juan-gabriel-vasquez/
LOCATION:Kepler’s Books\, 1010 El Camino Real\, Menlo Park \, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,South Bay
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SUMMARY:Owen Dunkel + Greg Pond - featured readers followed by an open mic
DESCRIPTION:Owen Dunkel + Greg Pond – featured readers followed by an open mic
URL:https://litseen.com/event/owen-dunkel-greg-pond-featured-readers-followed-by-an-open-mic/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books and Records\, 653 Chenery St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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SUMMARY:Get Lit Reading Series
DESCRIPTION:August: 20:\nSeptember 17:\nOctober: 15:\nNovember 19:\nDecember 17: \nSuggested donations of $10-25 will be kindly requested at the door\, though no one will be turned away for lack of funds (NOTAFLOF). \nSafe Space Statement \nNomadic Press events are safe spaces for those who have been silenced and marginalized. There is no room for racism\, misogyny\, homophobia\, or transphobia whether in the content of one’s reading or in one’s interactions with members of the community. We will protect the safety of this space by revoking a reader’s access to the microphone if we feel they have violated these guidelines\, and we encourage community members to come to us if someone has violated these guidelines away from the microphone. We are a community\, and we will work together to ensure that the safety of our most vulnerable members is prioritized above all else. \nGet beer. Get lit. Then get tacos. \nPast performers: \nApril 16 lineup: Jan Steckel\, Gary Turchin\, Barbara Saunders\, Anna Allen\, Yume Kim\, LadiRev\, Gamal Abdel Chasten\, Beverly Parayno\, Michael Gallagher\, Caesar Kent\, Josiahluis Alderete\, Gaia Thomas\, Charlie Getter\, Leticia Garcia Bradford\, and music by Kiva Uhuru. \nFebruary 19: Maggie Tokuda-Hall\, Ricardo Tavarez\, Jordan Wilson-dalzell\, Hilary Brown\, Jenee Darden\, Chad Koch\, Jeanne Lupton\, Lorenz Damuk\, Emily Podhorcer\, Becca Gomez Farrell\, Phyllis Oscar\, Esmerelda Mezcal\, Katie Aliferis\, Dee Allen.\, Kimi Sugioka\, Kai Sugioka-Stone\, Giavanna Ortiz de Candia “The Open Minds” (music)
URL:https://litseen.com/event/get-lit-reading-series-2/
LOCATION:Ale Industries\, 3096 E 10th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94601\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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SUMMARY:LAUNCH for R.H. Herron w/Sophie Littlefield / Stolen Things
DESCRIPTION:The Bindery is thrilled to host R. H. Herron for the launch of her first suspense novel\, Stolen Things. Joining her in conversation is the one and only Sophie Littlefield\, whose new novel That’s What Frenemies Are For is out in July. Please join us!\n“Mama? Help me.” \nLaurie Ahmadi has worked as a 911 police dispatcher in her quiet Northern California town for almost two decades\, but nothing in her nearly twenty years of experience could prepare her for the worst call of her career—her teenage daughter\, Jojo\, is on the other end of the line. She is drugged\, disoriented\, and in pain\, and even though the whole police department springs into action\, there is nothing Laurie can do to help. \nJojo\, who has been sexually assaulted\, doesn’t remember how she ended up at the home of Kevin Leeds\, a pro football player famous for his work with the Citizens Against Police Brutality movement\, though she insists he would never hurt her. And she has no idea where her best friend\, Harper\, who was with her earlier in the evening\, could be. \nAs Jojo and Laurie begin digging into Harper’s private messages on social media to look for clues to her whereabouts\, they uncover a conspiracy far bigger than they ever could have imagined. With Kevin’s freedom on the line and the chances of finding Harper unharmed slipping away\, Laurie and Jojo begin to realize that they can’t trust anyone to find Harper except themselves\, not even the police department they’ve long considered family . . . and time is running out. \n\nR.H. Herron is the pseudonym of an author who lives and teaches writing in California. For seventeen years she worked as a 911 fire/medical dispatcher\, and this book is loosely inspired by actual events. Author photo by Tawnie Ashley. \n  \nSophie Littlefield is the author of more than twenty bestselling adult and YA novels. She is the recipient of an Anthony Award and an RT Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award\, and she has been shortlisted for Edgar\, Macavity\, Barry\, and Crimespree awards. The New York Times has called her “a regular writing machine.” Author photo by Thomas Zielinski. \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 Sophie’s books\, order here and include your request in the comments field. \nRSVP appreciated but not required.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/launch-for-r-h-herron-w-sophie-littlefield-stolen-things/
LOCATION:The Bindery\, 1727 Haight St\, San Francisco \, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190821T190000
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SUMMARY:The End of the End of the World Literary Café Presents:  Benjamin Heim Shephard and Lynn Breedlove
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by James Tracy\, author of Dispatches Against Displacement (AK Press)\, Hillbilly Nationalists (Beacon Press) and the forthcoming (with Hilary Moore) No Fascist USA! The John Brown Anti-Klan Committee and Lessons for Today’s Movements (City Lights)\n \nIlluminations on Market Street is a heartbreaking\, bitterly funny\, and revelatory look back at a time of crisis in San Francisco\, at the height of the AIDS epidemic. This roman à clef proves the personal is political. It was written with great insight and punishing honesty by veteran social justice and queer activist Benjamin Heim Shepard. The writer of several nonfiction books about politics and the counterculture\, Shepard mined the contents of a personal journal from 30 years ago to create a slightly fictionalized saga of a city under siege and the souls in freefall who populated it. \n45 Thought Crimes (Manic D Press) is Lynn Breedlove’s new book about spirituality for skeptics\, in the body of the beloved. It’s church at a punk show\, a letter to bees\, a map in a crisis\, a guidebook to histories\, to love in a riot. Compassionate table flipping\, commitment to the tactile\, a swipe at the inevitable. Breedlove is also the author of the novel Godspeed\, singer for the bands Tribe 8 / Homobiles / Commando\, and writer/performer of Lynnee Breedlove’s One Freak Show. His work won him the 2012 Harvey Milk LGBT Club Award for Activism.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/the-end-of-the-end-of-the-world-literary-cafe-presents-benjamin-heim-shephard-and-lynn-breedlove/
LOCATION:The Green Arcade\, 1680 Market St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Tupelo Hassman: gods with a little g
DESCRIPTION:Tupelo Hassman discusses her new novel\, gods with a little g\, with Laura Albert. \nAbout gods with a little g \nFrom the acclaimed author of Girlchild\, this gritty\, irreverent novel sees a young misfit grow into hope \nRosary\, California\, is not an easy place to grow up\, particularly without a mom. So cut off from the rest of the world that even the Internet is blocked\, Rosary is a town run by evangelicals but named by Catholics (and the evangelicals aren’t particularly happy about that). It’s a town on very formal relations with its neighbors\, one that doesn’t have much traffic in or out and that boasts an oil refinery as well as a fairly sizable population of teenagers. \nFor Helen and her friends\, the Tire Yard\, sex\, and beer are the best ways to pass the days until they turn eighteen and can leave town entirely. Her best friends\, Win and Rainbolene\, late arrivals to Rosary\, are particularly keen to depart—Rain because she’ll finally be able to get the hormones she needs to fully become herself. Watching over them is Aunt Bev\, an outcast like the kids\, who runs the barely tolerated Psychic Encounter Shoppe. As time passes\, though\, tensions build for everyone and threats against the Psychic Encounter Shoppe become serious actions. In Tupelo Hassman’s gods with a little g\, these flawed\, lovable characters discover aspects of each other’s hearts that reshape how they think about trust and family\, and how to make a future you can see.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/tupelo-hassman-gods-with-a-little-g/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books on the Park\, 1231 9th Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94122\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190821T213000
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SUMMARY:Lyrics & Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, August 21\, 7:30 pm\nPegasus Books Downtown \nLyrics & Dirges is our flagship monthly reading series featuring a mix of prominent\, emerging and beginning writers. It’s aim is to highlight various forms of writing in an effort to spotlight the diverse literary community of the Bay Area. Hosted and curated by Sharon Coleman and Mk Chavez. \n\n\n\n\nEvent date:\n\nWednesday\, August 21\, 2019 – 7:30pm\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\nPegasus Books Downtown\n2349 Shattuck Avenue\n\nBerkeley\, CA 94704\n\n\n\n\nEvent Category:\n\nShattuck Location
URL:https://litseen.com/event/lyrics-dirges-a-monthly-reading-series-11/
LOCATION:Pegasus Books Downtown\, 2349 Shattuck Ave\, Berkeley \, CA\, 94704\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190822T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190822T203000
DTSTAMP:20260408T104351
CREATED:20190707T192644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190822T040421Z
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SUMMARY:THE RACKET! #33
DESCRIPTION:The Racket #33 : FRIENDSHIP w/ Tomas Moniz\nThursday\, August 29th\, Alley Cat Books\, 7PM\nft. Kate Folk\, Jane McDermott\, Carvell Wallace\, Michelle Schlachta\, Michelle Gonzalez\n\n\nOne of our very favorites\, Tomas Moniz\, has a brand new novella out – All Friends Are Necessary (Mason Jar Press). To celebrate this brand new novella we’re gathering a few of Tomas writerly friends and a few of our writerly friends to talk about a little thing called FRIENDSHIP. We imagine that even though the theme bubbles with images of long conversations and tear-jerking laughter that\, because it is The Racket\, it’ll get pretty weird.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/the-racket-33/
LOCATION:Alley Cat Books\, 3036 24th St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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ORGANIZER;CN="Noah B. Sanders":MAILTO:sanders.noah@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190822T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190822T213000
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SUMMARY:LAUNCH for Susan Steinberg w/Ryan Van Meter / Machine
DESCRIPTION:The Bindery is thrilled to host the launch for Susan Steinberg‘s first novel\, Machine. She’ll be joined in conversation by Ryan Van Meter. Please join us! \nSusan Steinberg’s first novel\, Machine\, is a dazzling and innovative leap forward for a writer whose most recent book\,Spectacle\, gained her a rapturous following. Machinerevolves around a group of teenagers—both locals and wealthy out-of-towners—during a single summer at the shore. Steinberg captures the pressures and demands of this world in a voice that effortlessly slides from collective to singular\, as one girl recounts a night on which another girl drowned. Hoping to assuage her guilt and evade a similar fate\, she pieces together the details of this tragedy\, as well as the breakdown of her own family\, and learns that no one\, not even she\, is blameless. \nA daring stylist\, Steinberg contrasts semicolon-studded sentences with short lines that race down the page. This restless approach gains focus and power through a sharply drawn narrative that ferociously interrogates gender\, class\, privilege\, and the disintegration of identity in the shadow of trauma. Machine is the kind of novel—relentless and bold—that only Susan Steinberg could have written. \n\nSusan Steinberg is the author of Spectacle\, Hydroplane\, and The End of Free Love. She is the recipient of a United States Artists Fellowship\, a National Magazine Award\, and a Pushcart Prize. She teaches at the University of San Francisco. Author photo by Noah Doely. \n  \n\n \nRyan Van Meter is the author of If You Knew Then What I Know Now\, as well as other essays published in magazines and selected for anthologies including The Best American Essays. He is an associate professor of creative writing at the University of San Francisco. Author photo by Bennett Honson. \n\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 Susan’s other books\, order here; to request signed copies of Ryan’s book\, order here and do the same. \nRSVP appreciated but not required.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/launch-for-susan-steinberg-w-ryan-van-meter-machine/
LOCATION:The Bindery\, 1727 Haight St\, San Francisco \, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190823T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190823T130000
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SUMMARY:The Mystical Voice: San Francisco Poet Laureate Jack Hirschman
DESCRIPTION:San Francisco Poet Laureate Jack Hirschman speaks about the mystical strain of Judaism\, popularly called Kabbalah. This short\, lunchtime gallery talk is inspired by the work of Annabeth Rosen\, whose practice draws on cycles of destruction and creation. \nSan Francisco Poet Laureate Jack Hirschman is a translator and activist who has written more than fifty volumes of poetry and essays. \nPresented in conjunction with the current exhibition “Annabeth Rosen: Fired\, Broken\, Gathered\, Heaped.” \nFREE with regular admission as follows: Members and youth 18 and under\, Free; General Admission\, $16; Students with a valid ID and Seniors\, $14. \nPresented by Contemporary Jewish Museum.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/the-mystical-voice-san-francisco-poet-laureate-jack-hirschman/
LOCATION:Contemporary Jewish Museum\, 736 Mission Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190823T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190823T210000
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SUMMARY:Jan Dederick & John Rowe
DESCRIPTION:August 23: Jan Dederick & John Rowe\nJan Dederick has published two chapbooks\, including Ear to the Rail and Between a Rock and a Soft Place\, and a full length collection\, Hammer it into Horseshoes\, a Memory in Poetry.  She was for several years a co-host of the long-running\, weekly Berkeley poetry series\, Poetry Express\, and currently serves on the editorial board of Poetalk\, the journal of the Bay Area Poets Coalition.  Accolades include honors from the Soul Making Keats literary competition and the Dancing Poetry Festival. She is a practitioner of homeopathic medicine and Kairos therapy. \nJohn Rowe  is the author of Beyond Perspective(Finishing Line Press\, 2015)\, Winsome Losesome(Eventuality Press\, 2010)\, and At My Wit’s Beginning(Eventuality Press\, 2003/2007). His poems have appeared in various small press journals and anthologies. Honors include numerous prize-winning poems from the Artists Embassy International’s Annual Dancing Poetry Festival Contests\, and Grand Prize in the Bay Area Poets Seasonal Review Contest 2010. He is a co-host of the monthly Last Word Poetry Reading Series in Berkeley\, a co-editor of Poetalk\, and the long-time President of the Bay Area Poets Coalition. http://www.rowepoet.com  \nThe reading will begin at 7:00 p.m. and end at 9:00 p.m. A limited open reading\, and a short interview with the featured readers will be included. This is a free event.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/jan-dederick-john-rowe/
LOCATION:St. Alban’s Episcopal Church\, 1501 Washington Avenue\, Albany\, CA\, 94706
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190823T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190823T213000
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SUMMARY:Téa Obreht\, Inland
DESCRIPTION:Bookshop is delighted to welcome Téa Obreht\, National Book Award finalist and bestselling author of The Tiger’s Wife\, back to the store for a reading and signing of her new novel\, INLAND—an epic journey across an unforgettable landscape\, a stunning tale of perseverance and family\, and a love letter to the complicated and glorious American West. This event is co-sponsored by The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz. \nIn the lawless\, drought-ridden lands of the Arizona Territory in 1893\, two extraordinary lives collide. Nora is an unflinching frontierswoman awaiting the return of the men in her life—her husband\, a newspaperman who has gone in search of water for the parched household\, and her elder sons\, who have vanished after an explosive argument. Nora is biding her time (and enduring her thirst) with her youngest son\, who is convinced that a mysterious beast is stalking the land around their home\, and her husband’s seventeen-year-old cousin\, who communes with spirits. \nLurie is an immigrant—a man born under Ottoman rule who comes to America as a child—and a former outlaw who is haunted by ghosts. He sees lost souls who want something from him\, and he finds reprieve from their longing in an unexpected companion who inspires a momentous expedition across the West. The way in which Nora’s and Lurie’s stories intertwine is the surprise and suspense of this brilliant novel. \nTéa Obreht is the author of The Tiger’s Wife\, a finalist for the National Book Award and winner of the 2011 Orange Prize for Fiction. An international bestseller\, it has sold over a million copies worldwide\, with rights sold in 37 countries. Obreht was a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree and was named by The New Yorker as one of the twenty best American fiction writers under forty. She was the 2013 Rona Jaffe Foundation fellow at the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers and was a recipient of the 2016 National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. She was born in Belgrade\, in the former Yugoslavia\, in 1985 and has lived in the United States since the age of twelve. She currently lives in New York City and teaches at Hunter College. \n\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 info@bookshopsantacruz.com by August 21st.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/tea-obreht-inland/
LOCATION:Bookshop Santa Cruz\, 1520 Pacific Ave\, Santa Cruz \, CA\, 95060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,South Bay
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190823T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190823T213000
DTSTAMP:20260408T104351
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SUMMARY:BEAT UP & BEAT DOWN
DESCRIPTION:FRI. AUGUST 23RD\, 7:30PM \nWe’re super happy to announce our cross-country collaboration with NYC Beat poet George Wallace of POETRYBAY\, Great Weather for Media\, and poet in residence at Walt Whitman Birthplace; Mahnaz Badihian\, Iranian-San Franciscan passion poet and translator for Jack Hirschman; and Youssef Alaoui\, Moroccan-American roaming\, raving bard of the central California coast.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/beat-up-beat-down/
LOCATION:The Beat Museum\, 540 Broadway\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94133\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190824T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190824T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T104351
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190824T201828Z
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SUMMARY:NaNoWriMo presents Brave the Page
DESCRIPTION:The Bindery hosts NaNoWriMo as they present Brave the Page: A Young Writer’s Guide to Telling Epic Stories\, their new handbook to inspire young people to tackle audacious goals and complete their creative projects. This event is part of the Litquake festival. More information to be announced soon\, but please save the date and join us! \nNational Novel Writing Month (aka NaNoWriMo) has generated one of the most effective approaches to writing the novel of your dreams. But it’s not just for adults. Its Young Writers Program encourages kids in grades K-12 to pick up their pens (or pencils\, or keyboards) and tackle this enormous feat head-on. Come to celebrate the publication of NaNoWriMo’s teen writing guide\, Brave the Page\, which promotes NaNoWriMo’s belief that everyone’s stories deserve to be told. It’s a fun guide that introduces young people to NaNoWriMo’s signature “deadline plus goal” approach and includes craft information\, pep talks from popular authors\, advice on how to commit to your goals\, a detailed roadmap for writing a novel in a month\, and more! \n\nGrant Faulkner is the Executive Director of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and the co-founder of 100 Word Story. He’s published two books on writing: Brave the Page and Pep Talks for Writers: 52 Insights and Actions to Boost Your Creative Mojo. He’s also published Fissures\, a collection of 100-word stories and Nothing Short of 100: Selected Tales from 100 Word Story. His stories have appeared in dozens of literary magazines\, including Tin House\, The Southwest Review\, and The Gettysburg Review\, as well as in anthologies such as Best Small Fictions and Norton’s New Micro: Exceptionally Short Fiction. His essays on creativity have been published in The New York Times\, Poets & Writers\, Writer’s Digest\, and The Writer. He also co-hosts Write-minded\, a weekly podcast on writing and publishing. \nRebecca Stern has experienced NaNoWriMo from every angle: she had her students participate in the Young Writers Program when she was a teacher\, did a victory dance in the 50K winner’s circle\, served on the organization’s Associate Board\, and then was Director of Programs. Rebecca is now their Development Manager. Prior to working for NaNoWriMo\, Rebecca was a teacher for a decade and a Senior Digital Editor at Pearson Education. She also co-edited an anthology of essays for kids called Breakfast on Mars and 37 Other Delectable Essays. She lives in San Francisco with her husband\, son\, and their geriatric dog. \n\nPlease note: this event will be held at The Bindery\, 1727 Haight. \nThis is an all ages event. The bar opens with the store at 2pm; event starts at 4pm. \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 Brave the Page\, order below and put your request in the comments field. \nRSVP appreciated but not required.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/nanowrimo-presents-brave-the-page/
LOCATION:The Bindery\, 1727 Haight St\, San Francisco \, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190824T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190824T170000
DTSTAMP:20260408T104351
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SUMMARY:Oakland Peace Festival
DESCRIPTION:WELCOME\nJoin us at the inaugural Oakland Peace Festival organized by Nomadic Press and hosted at the Oakland Peace Center for a celebration of all that is Oakland and peaceful through music\, art\, writing\, food\, guest speakers\, and community building. All are welcome\, and this is a kid-friendly event. The schedule is below and will be updated as performers are confirmed. \nThe event will take place on three Saturdays: July 27 (theme: Justice)\, August 24 (theme: Equity)\, and will culminate  on September 21 (theme: Peace)\, which is International Day of Peace. Food trucks\, art vendors\, a “Poet’s Corner” with poets reading and BadAss Bookworm podcasting\, beer\, and coffee will be present in the parking lot just off of Fairmount Avenue. The indoor programming will take place in the sanctuary: a DJ\, 5 poets\, a guest speaker series on peace building in community with a different speaker each event\, and live music by 2 local music groups. \nLanterns will be hung throughout the sanctuary as part of a three-month celebration of lights and peace and separate lanterns will be available for folks to hang with individually written messages of peace on them for a small donation toward future iterations of the festival. \nOutdoor programming is free. There will be a $10 ticket for indoor programming. We welcome anyone who can afford to purchase two or more tickets to pay for others to attend who otherwise may not be able to. \nThis event is organized by Nomadic Press with support from a large and loving community\, both old and new. All proceeds will go toward the production of this\, and future\, festivals. \nOUTSIDE PROGRAMMING (PARKING LOT — FREE AND OPEN TO PUBLIC) \n\n\n5 FOOD VENDORS \n\n\n18 GENERAL VENDORS \n\n\nMURAL UNVEILING IN POET’S CORNER + BADASS BOOKWORM PODCAST \n\n\nICED COFFEE BY NOMADIC COFFEE \n\n\nBEER BY ALE INDUSTRIES \n\n\nINSIDE PROGRAMMING (SANCTUARY — MIN CHARGE OF $10; VIP TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE) \n\n\n11:30–12:30 PM: DJ \n\n\n12:30–1:15 PM: POETS (6 min each) \n\n\n1:15–2:30 PM: GUEST SPEAKERS + Q&A \n\n\n2:45–3:15 PM: MUSICIAN (OPENER) \n\n\n3:30–4:30 PM: MUSICIAN (HEADLINER) \n\n\n4:30–5 PM: DJ \n\n\nSCHEDULE\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJULY 27\, 12–5 PM\n(THEME: JUSTICE) \nDJ \nDJ XCairocitosX \nPOETS \nAyodele Nzinga\nTongo Eisen-Martin\nTony Aldarondo\nTureeda Mikell\nJames Cagney \nGUEST SPEAKER \nTBA \nMUSICIANS \nSamba Guisse \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAUGUST 24\, 12–5 PM\n(THEME: EQUITY) \nDJ \nDJ XCairocitosX \nPOETS \nJosiah Luis Alderete\nThea Matthews\nDarius Simpson\nDaniel B. Summerhill\nVernon Keeve III \nGUEST SPEAKER \nCat Brooks \nMUSICIANS \nNo Lovely Thing\nEarth Amplified \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSEPTEMBER 21\, 12–5 PM\n(THEME: PEACE) \nDJ \nDJ XCairocitosX \nPOETS \nTerry Taplin\nJevohn Tyler Newsom\nMadi Dangerously\nJoyce E. Young\nTBA \nGUEST SPEAKER \nSandhya Jha \nMUSICIANS \nAzuah\nImerald Brown
URL:https://litseen.com/event/oakland-peace-festival/
LOCATION:Oakland Peace Center\, 111 Fairmount Ave\, Oakland\, CA\, 94611
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190824T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190824T200000
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SUMMARY:Socialist Realism | Trisha Low\, Jane Gregory & Brandon Brown
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the launch of SOCIALIST REALISM (Emily Books/Coffee House\, 2019)! \nTRISHA LOW will read\, with special guests JANE GREGORY & BRANDON BROWN. \nThere will be cake.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/socialist-realism-trisha-low-jane-gregory-brandon-brown/
LOCATION:moe’s books\, 2476 Telegraph Avenue\, Berkeley\, 94704
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="Moe's Books":MAILTO:owenmoes@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190826T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190826T200000
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SUMMARY:Meet the 2020 Candidate: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
DESCRIPTION:The Next 50 is excited to host another 2020 contender in the San Francisco Bay Area: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. \nTo secure a place at this intimate event\, register via a donation to Senator Gillibrand’s campaign here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/aug26sfgr \nThe event will include an update on Senator Gillibrand’s experience on the campaign trail\, a Q&A with attendees\, and everyone’s favorite – selfie opportunities with the candidate. \nWant to learn more about this event and future candidate events? Join the Meet the Candidate community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2422608677784519/ \nMore about Senator Gillibrand: \nBorn and raised in upstate New York\, Kirsten inherited a dedication to public service from her grandmother and mother\, who organized women and served their communities as Democratic activists. Drawing inspiration from them\, Kirsten began her career as a lawyer and then decided to pursue a path of public service. \nAfter serving in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington\, D.C.\, Kirsten decided to move home to upstate New York to raise her family—and to eventually make a long-shot bid to represent her home district in Congress. With her 2-year-old son Theo in tow\, Kirsten ran for Congress in 2006 as an underdog for a seat held by a long-term Republican incumbent in a district with a 2-1 Republican majority. Unafraid of the uphill battle and determined to bring commonsense ideas to the table\, Kirsten won her election with calls for congressional ethics reform\, an end to the war in Iraq\, and Medicare for All. \nToday\, as a mother of young sons\, Kirsten is running for president to fight for America’s families as hard as she fights for her own. She’s running on a vision for an America in which quality and affordable health care is a right\, public education is strong regardless of the block you grow up on\, hard work is rewarded and greed and money are eliminated from politics. She has never been afraid of a fight—especially against President Trump—and she knows we need to restore integrity\, courage and compassion to the White House. Combating money in politics is key to her campaign and central to achieving progressive policies—she’s rejecting corporate PAC and federal lobbyist money and has disavowed individual super PACs. \nInspired by her grandmother\, Kirsten has made it her life’s mission to support and empower more women to step up and run for office. In 2010\, Kirsten launched Off The Sidelines: a call to action to encourage women and girls to make their voices heard on the issues they care about. In eight years\, Off The Sidelines has recruited\, mentored and supported dozens of women candidates for higher office and helped elect some of the Democratic Party’s brightest rising stars. \nKirsten graduated from Dartmouth College and the UCLA School of Law. She served as a law clerk on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and as a lawyer in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development during the Clinton administration. She was elected to the House of Representatives in 2006 as the congresswoman representing NY-20 and was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2009\, where she has since won reelection twice. Kirsten splits her time between upstate New York and Washington\, D.C.\, and lives with her husband\, Jonathan; their two sons\, Theo and Henry; and their labradoodle\, Maple.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/meet-the-2020-candidate-senator-kirsten-gillibrand/
LOCATION:Manny’s\, 3092 16th St\, San Francisco\, CA 94103\, San Francisco\, 94108\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190826T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190826T210000
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SUMMARY:Rick Moody: The Long Accomplishment
DESCRIPTION:Rick Moody discusses his new memoir\, The Long Accomplishment: A Memoir of Hope and Struggle in Matrimony. \nPraise for The Long Accomplishment \n“Touching. . . . In heart-wrenching detail\, Moody . . . weaves in [tales] of hardship. . . . A revealing\, intimate memoir—and a moving love letter.” —Publishers Weekly \n“In unflinching\, diary style . . . Moody balances emotional adversity with poignant digressions. . . . And his clever turns of phrase hint at a sense of wonder . . . recognizing that good fortune seems preordained while transcending tragedy requires something magical\, namely\, the power of love.” —Booklist \nAbout The Long Accomplishment \nRick Moody\, the award-winning author of The Ice Storm\, shares the harrowing true story of the first year of his second marriage—an eventful month-by-month account—in The Long Accomplishment: A Memoir of Struggle and Hope in Matrimony \nAt this story’s start\, Moody\, a recovering alcoholic and sexual compulsive with a history of depression\, is also the divorced father of a beloved little girl and a man in love; his answer to the question “Would you like to be in a committed relationship?” is\, fully and for the first time in his life\, “Yes.” \nAnd so his second marriage begins as he emerges\, humbly and with tender hopes\, from the wreckage of his past\, only to be battered by a stormy sea of external troubles—miscarriages\, the deaths of friends\, and robberies\, just for starters. As Moody has put it\, “this is a story in which a lot of bad luck is the daily fare of the protagonists\, but in which they are also in love.” To Moody’s astonishment\, matrimony turns out to be the site of strength in hard times\, a vessel infinitely tougher and more durable than any boat these two participants would have traveled by alone. Love buoys the couple\, lifting them above their hardships\, and the reader is buoyed along with them.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/rick-moody-the-long-accomplishment/
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:E.R. Ramzipoor:The Ventriloquists
DESCRIPTION:E.R. Ramzipoor is a writer based in California. She also works as a content marketer\, writing about cybercrime and online fraud. She studied political science at UC Berkeley\, where she researched underground literature in resistance movements and discovered the forgotten story of Faux Soir. Her writing has been featured in McSweeney’s and The Ventriloquists is her first novel. She lives with her partner and a terrier mix named Lada.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/e-r-ramzipoorthe-ventriloquists/
LOCATION:Moe’s Books\, 2476 Telegraph Avenue\, Bekeley\, 94 704
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190827T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190827T210000
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SUMMARY:Scott Hylbert: Task Lyst
DESCRIPTION:Scott Hylbert joins us to discuss his new novel\, Task Lyst. \nAbout Task Lyst \nDo you need to have someone walk your dog? How about to deliver your groceries? Or your drugs? How about carry out a hit? Are you looking for a side hustle to pay the rent\, but want to hide your influx of cash in bitcoin? Then the new on-demand services app\, Task Lyst is all you need. \nElliott is a struggling musician who is trying to piece together enough cash every month to keep his dream of performing alive while also paying his rent. That’s when he discovered the new app TASK LYST. As a service provider\, he sets his own hours\, his funds are delivered covertly in bitcoin and the rates continue to grow…but so does his suspicion over the type of tasks that he is being asked to complete. Is the anonymous nature of app-based freelance work enough to abate Elliott’s suspicions…and conscience? \nMeanwhile\, the glossy new Task Lyst corporation is looking for start-up capital and perhaps an extra way to make the app profitable\, by assisting the government in spying on users. Alice Seeger is a smart and beautiful executive who once had a promising future in Silicon Valley\, but a few bad investments have put her on the edge of being fired and saddled with a lifestyle that she can no longer afford. At first glance\, Task Lyst seemed like an app to pass on…until she discovers it’s dark underbelly which makes it more appealing financially while also being an enormous legal liability. She must test her own professional judgment against her morals in determining at what price she finds her own success. \nThis gig-economy thriller takes a look at the on-demand service industry\, and it’s shady possibilities. Apps have become all-encompassing in our fast-paced modern lives and their utility is undeniable. In this gripping thriller\, we follow the many sides\, shades and shadows of the app economy and test the question: how far is too far? \nAbout the Author \nScott Hylbert spent most of his youth surfing in San Diego before attending Denison University in Ohio to play soccer. Amidst a stalled-career as a rock-n-roller in San Francisco\, he packaged spring break tours and ski trips for students before finding a niche in the alternative newsweekly business. There\, he sold advertising to concert promoters and record companies for over a decade before enrolling in a masters program at Vanderbilt University while continuing to work and raise two kids. With a focus on creative writing\, he pursued a career-long goal to pivot from the marketing side of the media business to the editorial. Recently\, with his photographer wife Ashley\, he opened a rental photography studio and boutique event space in Nashville called White Avenue Studio.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/scott-hylbert-task-lyst/
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:20190828T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190828T193000
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SUMMARY:Folkland Book Club: THE COMPLETE STORIES OF LEONORA CARRINGTON
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a monthly book club featuring titles from Small Press Distribution. Pick up a free copy of our August book at the July Book Club meeting on 7/31\, or at the Main Library Reference desk starting on 8/1 while supplies last. \nOur August Book Club Pick:\nTHE COMPLETE STORIES OF LEONORA CARRINGTON \nFiction. Surrealist writer and painter Leonora Carrington (1917-2011) was a master of the macabre\, of gorgeous tableaus\, biting satire\, roguish comedy\, and brilliant\, effortless flights of the imagination. Nowhere are these qualities more ingeniously brought together than in the works of short fiction she wrote throughout her life. \nWith a startling range of styles\, subjects\, and even languages (several of the stories are translated from French or Spanish)\, THE COMPLETE STORIES captures the genius and irrepressible spirit of an amazing artist’s life. \n“This definitive collection of Carrington’s short fiction is a treasure and a gift to the world. A stunning achievement.”—Jeff VanderMeer \n“Leonora Carrington has unswervingly followed the intensity of her own particular vision and way of being…Her work bristles with a fierce\, unconventional brand of feminism; anger gives it its final edge of irony and power.”—Angela Carter \n“Her delirious fantasy reveals to us a little of the secret magic of her paintings.”—Luis Buñuel \n“Carrington’s stories are optimistic and nihilistic\, beautiful and grotesque\, tender and cruel. She never contented herself with something simple or trite\, a philosophy of life that can be shortened and simplified and put in a fortune cookie.”—Sheila Heti \n“Her stories are vivid\, funny and surprisingly fresh…[combining] satire with surrealist situations to deftly mock the pomposity of organized religion\, sexual repression or the endless forms of bureaucratic hypocrisy and ineptitude.”—The New York Times
URL:https://litseen.com/event/folkland-book-club-the-complete-stories-of-leonora-carrington/
LOCATION:Oakland Public Library – Main Branch\, 125 - 14th Street\, Oakland\, 94612
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190828T213000
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SUMMARY:Kimberly King Parsons / Black Light: Stories
DESCRIPTION:The Bindery hosts Kimberly King Parsons for her new story collection\, Black Light. More to be announced soon\, but please save the date and join us! \n“The stories in Black Light are grimy and weird\, surprising\, utterly lush… I loved every moment of this book.” – Carmen Maria Machado\, author of Her Body and Other Parties \nWith raw\, poetic ferocity\, Kimberly King Parsons exposes desire’s darkest hollows—those hidden places where most of us are afraid to look. In this debut collection of enormously perceptive and brutally unsentimental short stories\, Parsons illuminates the ache of first love\, the banality of self-loathing\, the scourge of addiction\, the myth of marriage\, and the magic and inevitable disillusionment of childhood. \nTaking us from hot Texas highways to cold family kitchens\, from the freedom of pay-by-the-hour motels to the claustrophobia of private school dorms\, these stories erupt off the page with a primal howl — sharp-voiced\, acerbic\, and wise. \n\n“The bad-ass gals in these terrific stories are all attitude\, and as funny and appealing in their imperfection and thwarted desire as you’ll find in any fiction out there. Parsons opens and ends stories brilliantly. I just finished this book\, and I’m going to read it again right away.” – Amy Hempel\, author of Sing to It \n“Kimberly King Parsons’s Black Light is savage\, celestial\, and gorgeous. Texas\, dusty and sprawling\, houses Parsons’s pining\, broken\, twangy\, and unforgettable characters. The prose shimmers into incantation. In this collection\, Parsons dissects the guts of the soul\, to show us how awful we all are and how crushingly beautiful.”  – Hannah Lillith Assadi\, author of Sonora \n“The very fact that Black Light exists in the world makes everything feel a little less bleak. These stories are funny and poignant and searching\, full of taut poetry\, not to mention the long pain and sharp joys of living and loving and lusting. In her debut collection\, Kimberly King Parsons has put it all on the line\, with a hell of a payoff.” – Sam Lipsyte\, author of Hark \n\nBorn in Lubbock\, Texas\, Kimberly King Parsons received her MFA from Columbia University. Her fiction has been published inBest Small Fictions 2017\, New South\, Black Warrior Review\, No Tokens\, Joyland\, Ninth Letter\, and The Kenyon Review\, among others. Author photo by Heather Hawksford. \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. \nRSVP appreciated but not required.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/kimberly-king-parsons-black-light-stories/
LOCATION:The Bindery\, 1727 Haight St\, San Francisco \, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190829T170000
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SUMMARY:Catamaran Literary Reader\, Fall 2019 Issue Launch
DESCRIPTION:Contributors to the Fall 2019 Issue of Catamaran Literary Reader will join us for a live reading in celebration of the issue launch. Readers featured at this issue launch event will be announced at a later date. \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. \n  \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 27th\, 2019.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/catamaran-literary-reader-fall-2019-issue-launch/
LOCATION:Bookshop Santa Cruz\, 1520 Pacific Ave\, Santa Cruz \, CA\, 95060\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,South Bay
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SUMMARY:P. E. Moskowitz / The Case Against Free Speech: The First Amendment\, Fascism\, and the Future of Dissent
DESCRIPTION:Booksmith hosts P. E. Moskowitz for their new book\, The Case Against Free Speech: The First Amendment\, Fascism\, and the Future of Dissent. Please join us for what promises to be a stimulating conversation! \nThere’s a critical debate taking place over one of our most treasured rights: free speech. We argue about whether it’s at risk\, whether college students fear it\, whether neo-Nazis deserve it\, and whether the government is adequately upholding it. \nBut as P. E. Moskowitz provocatively shows in The Case Against Free Speech\, the term has been defined and redefined to suit those in power\, and in recent years\, it has been captured by the right to push their agenda. What’s more\, our investment in the First Amendment obscures an uncomfortable truth: free speech is impossible in an unequal society where a few corporations and the ultra-wealthy bankroll political movements\, millions of voters are disenfranchised\, and our government routinely silences critics of racism and capitalism. \nWeaving together history and reporting from Charlottesville\, Skokie\, Standing Rock\, and the college campuses where student protests made national headlines\, Moskowitz argues that these flashpoints reveal more about the state of our democracy than they do about who is allowed to say what. \nOur current definition of free speech replicates power while dissuading dissent\, but a new ideal is emerging. In this forcefully argued\, necessary corrective\, Moskowitz makes the case for speech as a tool-for exposing the truth\, demanding equality\, and fighting for all our civil liberties. \nP. E. Moskowitz is the author of How to Kill a City. A former staff writer for Al Jazeera America\, they have written for publications including theGuardian\, New York Times\, NewYorker.com\, New Republic\, Wired\, Slate\,Buzzfeed\, Splinter\, and Vice. A graduate of Hampshire College and the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism\, they live in New Orleans. \n\nThis is an all ages event with mature themes. \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 The Case Against Free Speech\, order below and put your request in the comments field. If you’d like to request a signed copy of any of P. E.’s other books\, order here and be sure to include your request in the comments field. \nRSVP is appreciated but not required.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/p-e-moskowitz-the-case-against-free-speech-the-first-amendment-fascism-and-the-future-of-dissent/
LOCATION:The Booksmith\, 1644 Haight St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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