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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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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: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: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: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: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: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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190814T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190814T213000
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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: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: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:Poetic Tuesdays with Litquake at Jessie Square
DESCRIPTION:The 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-4/
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:20190813T193000
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SUMMARY:Monica L. Smith Cities: The First 6\,000 Years
DESCRIPTION:Monica L. Smith is an archaeologist whose principal research interests are the human interaction with material culture\, urbanism as a long-term human phenomenon\, and the development of social complexity. \nSmith’s newly published book\, Cities: The First 6\,000 Years\, explores the archeology\, history\, and contemporary observations of cities and discusses the development of networked infrastructure\, the rise of an entrepreneurial middle class\, and the culture of consumption in the urban realm. \nTickets will go on sale one month before the Seminar; you can follow Long Now on Twitter\, Facebook and through our blog for updates on our live events\, podcasts and videos on long-term thinking.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/monica-l-smith-cities-the-first-6000-years/
LOCATION:SFJAZZ Center\, 201 Franklin St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190813T213000
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SUMMARY:Joshua Furst / Revolutionaries
DESCRIPTION:Booksmith welcomes Joshua Furst (The Sabotage Café) to the store for his second novel\, Revolutionaries\, a long\, strange trip through the heart of the sixties and beyond as seen through the eyes of the revolution’s poster child. Please join us! \n> Review in The New York Times \n> Review in The New Yorker \nFred is the sole offspring of Lenny Snyder\, the famous (or notorious) pied piper of the counterculture\, and in middle age he hates being reminded of it. But neither can he ignore any longer his psychedelically bizarre childhood. From infancy\, for instance\, he was called Freedom (in fact his given name) not only by those who should have known him but also by members of the burgeoning movement led by his father\, who happily exploited having his wife and his toddling\, then walking and talking\, and finally observant son in tow. Thanks to Fred\, this charismatic\, brilliant\, volatile ringmaster is as captivating in these pages as he was to his devoted disciples back then. We watch Lenny organize hippies and intellectuals\, stage magnificent stunts\, and gradually lose his magnetic confidence and leading role as the sixties start slipping away. He demands loyalty but gives none back in return\, a man who preaches love but treats his family with almost reflexive cruelty. And Fred remembers all of it–the chaos\, the spite\, the affection. A kaleidoscopic saga\, this novel is at once a profound allegory for America–where we’ve been and where we’re going–and a deeply intimate portrait of a father and son who define our times. \n\nJoshua Furst is the author of Short People and The Sabotage Café\, as well as several plays that have been produced in New York\, where for a number of years wrote and directed plays in the downtown theater scene. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop\, he’s the recipient of a Michener Fellowship\, the Chicago Tribune‘s Nelson Algren Award\, and fellowships from the MacDowell Colony and Ledig House. He lives in New York City and teaches at Columbia University. Author photo by Michael Lionstar. \n\nThis event is free and all ages. \nRSVP appreciated but not required. \nIf you cannot attend the event but would like to request a signed copy of Revolutionaries\, order below and put your request in the comments field; to request a signed copy of any of Joshua’s other books\, do the same via this link.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/joshua-furst-revolutionaries/
LOCATION:The Booksmith\, 1644 Haight St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190813T210000
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SUMMARY:Happy Endings: Teachers & Creatures
DESCRIPTION:HAPPY ENDINGS is a monthly reading series that showcases new writing and wants to shine a little sun on your soul.\nWhat’s gonna happen? Five writers will come with a piece they’ve prepared in response to a monthly prompt. A panel of judges will be selected from the audience\, and that panel will pick a winner!\n$10/Pay what you can
URL:https://litseen.com/event/happy-endings-teachers-creatures/
LOCATION:Make-Out Room\, 3225 22nd St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190813T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190813T210000
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CREATED:20190707T191203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190707T191203Z
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SUMMARY:Tim Murphy: Correspondents
DESCRIPTION:Tim Murphy discusses his new novel\, Correspondents. \nPraise for Correspondents \n“Murphy artfully connects multiple narratives to produce a sprawling tale of love\, family\, duty\, war\, and displacement. It is above all a stinging indictment of the ill-fated war in Iraq and the heavy tolls it continues to exact on its people.”–Khaled Hosseini\, author of The Kite Runner \nAbout The Correspondents \nThe world is Rita Khoury’s oyster. The bright and driven daughter of a Boston-area Irish-Arab family that has risen over the generations from poor immigrants to part of the coastal elite\, Rita grows up in a 1980s cultural mishmash. Corned beef and cabbage sit on the dinner table alongside stuffed grape leaves and tabooleh\, all cooked by Rita’s mother\, an Irish nurse who met her Lebanese surgeon husband while working at a hospital together. The unconventional yet close-knit family bonds over summers at the beach\, wedding line-dances\, and a shared obsession with the Red Sox. \nRita charts herself an ambitious path through Harvard to one of the best newspapers in the country. She is posted in cosmopolitan Beirut and dates a handsome Palestinian would-be activist. But when she is assigned to cover the America-led invasion of Baghdad in 2003\, she finds herself unprepared for the warzone. Her lifeline is her interpreter and fixer Nabil al-Jumaili\, an equally restless young man whose dreams have been restricted by life in a deteriorating dictatorship\, not to mention his own seemingly impossible desires. As the war tears Iraq apart\, personal betrayal and the horrors of conflict force Rita and Nabil out of the country and into twisting\, uncertain fates. What lies in wait will upend their lives forever\, shattering their own notions of what they’re entitled to in a grossly unjust world. \nEpic in scope\, by turns satirical and heartbreaking\, and speaking sharply to America’s current moment\, Correspondents is a whirlwind story about displacement from one’s own roots\, the violence America promotes both abroad and at home\, and the resilience that allows families to remake themselves and endure even the most shocking upheavals.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/tim-murphy-correspondents/
LOCATION:Green Apple Books on the Park\, 1231 9th Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94122\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190813T210000
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SUMMARY:Stacey Lee with Stephanie Garber
DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate the launch of Stacey Lee’s powerful\, compelling\, and critically acclaimed new novel\, The Downstairs Girl\, about family\, community\, and the importance of writing your own history. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*”Though society may try to push aside those it sees as different\, Jo demonstrates that everyone has a place and a story to be told. Unflinching in its portrayals of racism yet ultimately hopeful and heartfelt\, this narrative places voices frequently left out of historical fiction center stage.” —School Library Journal\, starred review \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBy day\, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady’s maid for the cruel daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night\, Jo moonlights as the pseudonymous author of a newspaper advice column for the genteel Southern lady\, “Dear Miss Sweetie.” When her column becomes wildly popular\, she uses the power of the pen to address some of society’s ills\, but she’s not prepared for the backlash that follows when her column challenges fixed ideas about race and gender. While her opponents clamor to uncover the secret identity of Miss Sweetie\, a mysterious letter sets Jo off on a search for her own past and the parents who abandoned her as a baby. But when her efforts put her in the crosshairs of Atlanta’s most notorious criminal\, Jo must decide whether she is ready to step into the light. \nStacey Lee is the author of Under a Painted Sky\, Outrun the Moon\, and Secret of a Heart Note and is a founding member of We Need Diverse Books. Stephanie Garber\, author of Caraval\, Legendary\, and Finale\, will be joining Stacey on stage.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/stacey-lee-with-stephanie-garber/
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:20190812T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190812T193000
DTSTAMP:20260416T110100
CREATED:20190709T002823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190709T002823Z
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SUMMARY:A Conversation with Pod Save America Host Dan Pfeiffer
DESCRIPTION:Dan Pfeiffer has been one of the main voices in the room and commenting on the room for the last couple years on the Democratic side. \nDan Pfeiffer. What a man! \nHe served as Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama\, focusing on communications\, political\, and digital strategy. \nOne of the President’s longest serving advisers\, Dan joined the Obama campaign at the outset\, serving first as traveling press secretary and then eventually becoming the campaign’s communications director. He entered the White House as Deputy Communications Director and\, by the end of 2009\, had risen to Communications Director.He held that post until his appointment as Senior Advisor in early 2013. \nDuring his time at the White House\, Dan has helped transition the communications apparatus into the digital age utilizing social media like Twitter\, Facebook\, Medium and Instagram\, as well as scheduling the first presidential interviews with digital media platforms like Buzzfeed and Vox. \nIn 2015\, Dan joined CNN as a political commentator.He is now one of the co-hosts of the breakthrough podcast Pod Save America and is a New York Times Bestselling Author of Yes We (Still) Can: Politics in the Age of Obama\, Twitter\, and Trump which he will be signing at the event. \nAbout Yes We (Still) Can: \n#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! \nFrom Obama’s former communications director and current co-host of Pod Save America comes a colorful account of how politics\, the media\, and the Internet changed during the Obama presidency and how Democrats can fight back in the Trump era. On November 9th\, 2016\, Dan Pfeiffer woke up like most of the world wondering WTF just happened. \nHow had Donald Trump won the White House? How was it that a decent and thoughtful president had been succeeded by a buffoonish reality star\, and what do we do now?Instead of throwing away his phone and moving to another country (which were his first and second thoughts)\, Pfeiffer decided to tell this surreal story\, recounting how Barack Obama navigated the insane political forces that created Trump\, explaining why everyone got 2016 wrong\, and offering a path for where Democrats go from here. \nPfeiffer was one of Obama’s first hires when he decided to run for president\, and was at his side through two presidential campaigns and six years in the White House. Using never-before-heard stories and behind-the-scenes anecdotes\, YES WE (STILL) CAN examines how Obama succeeded despite Twitter trolls\, Fox News (and their fake news)\, and a Republican Party that lost its collective mind.An irreverent\, no-BS take on the crazy politics of our time\, YES WE (STILL) CAN is a must-read for everyone who is disturbed by Trump\, misses Obama\, and is marching\, calling\, and hoping for a better future for the country.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/a-conversation-with-pod-save-america-host-dan-pfeiffer/
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:20190811T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190811T160000
DTSTAMP:20260416T110100
CREATED:20190707T193350Z
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SUMMARY:The Affinities: An online literary journal
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://litseen.com/event/the-affinities-an-online-literary-journal/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books and Records\, 653 Chenery St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190810T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190810T150000
DTSTAMP:20260416T110100
CREATED:20190726T145432Z
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SUMMARY:Boots to Books Literary Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join Bikes to Books for our newest iteration—a walking tour of literary North Beach! Finally a tour for all the folks who have told us “I’d love to come\, but I just don’t bike.” This one-mile excursion through literary North Beach visits some of our favorite Bikes to Books locations and authors and a bunch of new ones\, visiting over sixty years of literary history in a two-hour tour. We’ll be handing out complementary copies of our companion sixteen-page minizine and showing folks how to fold them as well! \nMeet OUTSIDE City Lights Books\, 261 Columbus Avenue\, SF\, at 12:45 PM \nTour ends in Jack Kerouac Alley\, next door to City Lights Books \nEvent is Free\, with maps and posters available for purchase.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/boots-to-books-literary-walking-tour/
LOCATION:City Lights Bookstore\, 261 Columbus Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94133\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bikes to Books":MAILTO:bikes2books@gmail.com
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190810T170000
DTSTAMP:20260416T110100
CREATED:20190501T035806Z
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SUMMARY:Writers with Drinks
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, August 10\, 2019:\nNamwali Serpell (The Old Drift)\nYangsze Choo (The Night Tiger)\nSeth Katz (Psycho-Tropic)\nLynn Breedlove (45 Thought Crimes) \nCost: $5 to $20\, no-one turned away\nAll proceeds benefit a local nonprofit\, TBA.\nAt The Make Out Room 3225 22nd St.\, San Francisco CA\, from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM\, doors open at 7 PM.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/writers-with-drinks-23/
LOCATION:Make-Out Room\, 3225 22nd St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190809T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190809T210000
DTSTAMP:20260416T110100
CREATED:20190726T144707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190726T144707Z
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SUMMARY:Matt Maiocco & Brad Mangin: Letters to 87
DESCRIPTION:Matt Maiocco & Brad Mangin discuss their new book\, Letters to 87: Fans Remember the Legacy of Dwight Clark. \nAbout Letters to 87 \nRare photos and heartfelt letters from fans of San Francisco 49ers hero Dwight Clark \nFeaturing essays by Edward J. DeBartolo Jr.\, Ronnie Lott\, Joe Montana\, Brian Murphy\, and Kelly Clark\, Letters to 87 offers rare photos and heartfelt letters from fans of San Francisco 49ers hero Dwight Clark. \nFootball fans will always remember “The Catch” as the moment a dynasty was born. When Dwight Clark received the touchdown pass that sent the 49ers to their first Super Bowl in 1982\, an indelible moment was etched into the history of the NFL. Later\, as Clark battled ALS\, he and sportswriter Matt Maiocco put out a call to fans\, asking them to share their memories of this moment. The letters that Clark and Maiocco received tell the story of how the man who wore number 87 brought together a city and a franchise through his sincerity\, his loyalty\, and his spirit for life and the game. \nAll royalties will go the the Golden Heart Fund\, a nonprofit arm of the 49ers that helps support former 49er players. Find out more at www.lettersto87.com. \nAbout the Authors \nMatt Maiocco\, beat reporter for NBC Sports Bay Area\, has covered the San Francisco 49ers for over a decade. Michael Zagaris\, legendary sports\, music\, and fashion photojournalist\, has served as team photographer for the San Francisco 49ers since 1973. Brad Mangin is a photographer who\, since 1987\, has captured the biggest stars in professional sports. All three reside in the San Francisco Bay Area.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/matt-maiocco-brad-mangin-letters-to-87/
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:20190809T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190809T210000
DTSTAMP:20260416T110100
CREATED:20190708T011028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190708T011028Z
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SUMMARY:Mary Pearson with Stephanie Garber
DESCRIPTION:Join us to meet Mary Pearson and celebrate Vow of Thieves\, the thrilling sequel to Dance of Thieves\, set in the same world as her New York Times-bestselling Remnant Chronicles. \nKazi and Jase have survived\, stronger and more in love than ever. Their new life now lies before them―the Ballengers will be outlaws no longer\, Tor’s Watch will be a kingdom\, and Kazi and Jase will meet all challenges side by side\, together at last. But an ominous warning mars their journey back\, and they soon find themselves captured in a tangled web of deceit woven by their greatest enemies and unlikeliest allies\, a place where betrayals run deeper and more deadly than either had thought possible\, and where timeless ambitions threaten to destroy them both. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary E. Pearson is the New York Times Bestselling author of The Remnant Chronicles – The Kiss of Deception\, The Heart of Betrayal\, and The Beauty of Darkness – and many award winning books for teens\, including the best-selling Jenna Fox Chronicles. Her awards and honors include the YALSA Top Ten Teen Picks\, Golden Kite Award\, ALA Best Books for Young Adults\, the Andre Norton Honor\, South Carolina and Arkansas Young Adult Book Awards\, IRA Teen Choice\, Booklist Top Ten Love Story\, SLJ\, Kirkus\, Voya Best YA Books\, and many more. \nMary will be in conversation with Stephanie Garber\, #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author of Caraval\, Legendary\, and Finale. \nWe are counting down the days. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPosted in Youth\nTagged fantasy\, YA
URL:https://litseen.com/event/mary-pearson-with-stephanie-garber/
LOCATION:Kepler’s Books\, 1010 El Camino Real\, Menlo Park \, CA\, 94025\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190809T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190809T210000
DTSTAMP:20260416T110100
CREATED:20190603T143709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190707T191227Z
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SUMMARY:After Hours: Jason Rezaian
DESCRIPTION:After Hours: Jason Rezaian\nFriday\, August 9th | 7:00pm \nWine reception at 6:30pm for registered guests. \nMarin County native Jason Rezaian\, former Tehran Bureau Chief for the Washington Post\, was detained on false charges in Iran and spent 544 days in prison. He will give a behind the scenes look at the ordeal including the high-stakes diplomacy and extraordinary efforts that led to his release from the notorious Evin prison. \nAdults and high school students only. \nRegistration recommended. Registration opens July 22nd. \nAdd to my:iCal/Outlook \nWhen:Friday\, August 9\, 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\, Adult \nContact:(415) 389-4292
URL:https://litseen.com/event/after-hours-jason-rezaian/
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:20190808T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190808T213000
DTSTAMP:20260416T110100
CREATED:20190708T005554Z
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SUMMARY:Poetry Flash presents Grace Marie Grafton and Judy Maher
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, Aug 08\, 2019 7:30 PM \nLocation: \nIn the basement\n2476 Telegraph Ave.\, Berkeley \nWebsite \nGrace Marie Grafton’s new book of poems is Lens. Tobey Hiller says\, “The book is a paean to the nature and majesty of California\, to the peoples and animals that have lived within her changing\, rich landscape\, and to the importance of knowledge\, contemplation\, and art.” She is the author of six previous books of poems\, includingJester; Whimsy\, Reticence and Laud; and Other Clues. Widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, she has also taught for thirty years through the California Poets in the Schools program\, winning twelve Artist in Residence grants from the California Arts Council for her teaching. She was awarded “Teacher of the Year” by the River of Words Poetry & Art Competition for K-12 students\, sponsored by Robert Hass. \n  \nJudy Maher’s debut collection is Dear Circus God. Her book is divided into four sections\, beginning with circus metaphors and ending at new starting points\, with poems of humor and compassion throughout. Born in Asheville\, North Carolina to a minister father\, she lived with her family in many temporary homes across the country; then she travelled more with her husband\, including a three-year adventure in Saudi Arabia. Having raised two children\, they’ve since settled in Oakland\, where she’s blossoming as a poet.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/poetry-flash-presents-grace-marie-grafton-and-judy-maher/
LOCATION:Moe’s Books\, 2476 Telegraph Avenue\, BERKELEY\, 94704-2322
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:20190808T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190808T213000
DTSTAMP:20260416T110100
CREATED:20190707T193233Z
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SUMMARY:Maryann Price and Joshua Raoul Brody
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URL:https://litseen.com/event/maryann-price-and-joshua-raoul-brody/
LOCATION:Bird & Beckett Books and Records\, 653 Chenery St\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94131\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190808T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190808T213000
DTSTAMP:20260416T110100
CREATED:20190726T145857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190726T145857Z
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SUMMARY:Why There Are Words Presents: Wilderness
DESCRIPTION:Journey into the wild with Why There Are Words on August 8\, 2019\, at Studio 333 in Sausalito for a thrilling night of readings from six accomplished authors on the theme of “Wilderness.” Doors open at 7pm; readings begin at 7:15. $10 entry fee at the door. Cash bar. \n\nDaphne Kalotay’s books include the award-winning novels Sight Reading and Russian Winter and the fiction collection Calamity and Other Stories\, shortlisted for the Story Prize. Published in 20+ languages\, her work has received fellowships from the Christopher Isherwood Foundation\, MacDowell\, and Yaddo\, among others. She teaches at Princeton University but makes her home in Somerville\, Massachusetts\, and her short story “Relativity” was the 2017 One City One Story Boston selection. She is working on a new book of short stories\, and her new novel\, Blue Hours\, will be published this July from Triquarterly. \n\nKim Magowan lives in San Francisco and teaches in the Department of Literatures and Languages at Mills College. Her short story collection Undoing (2018) won the 2017 Moon City Press Fiction Award. Her novel The Light Source is forthcoming from 7.13 Books in 2019. Her fiction has been published in Atticus Review\, Cleaver\, The Gettysburg Review\, Hobart\, New World Writing\, Smokelong Quarterly\, and many other journals. Her story “Madlib” was selected for Best Small Fictions 2019 (Sonder Press). Her story “Surfaces” was selected for Wigleaf’s Top 50 2019. She is the Fiction Editor of Pithead Chapel. \n\nValerie Nieman’s third collection\, Leopard Lady: A Life in Verse\, debuted last fall at the Coney Island Museum\, where the curator wrote: “Steeped in sideshow tradition\, and addressing issues of race\, gender\, self-concept\, and creative expression\, your book is beautifully written.” Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in The Georgia Review\, The Missouri Review\, Chautauqua\, and many other journals\, and have been selected for numerous anthologies\, including Endlessly Rocking: Whitman 200\, Eyes Glowing at the Edge of the Woods\, and Ghost Fishing: An Eco-Justice Poetry Anthology. She has held North Carolina\, West Virginia\, and NEA creative writing fellowships. She teaches at John C. Campbell Folk School\, NC Writers Network\, and many other venues. Her fourth novel\, To the Bones\, arrived in spring from West Virginia University Press. A graduate of WVU and Queens University of Charlotte and a former journalist\, she teaches creative writing at North Carolina A&T State University. \n\nMike Smith teaches at Delta State University and is the author of the poetry collection\, Pocket Guide to Another Earth\, out now from Dos Madres Press\, and the memoir\, And There Was Evening and There Was Morning\, (WTAW Press 2017). He’s published three prior collections of poetry\, including Byron in Baghdad and Multiverse\, both from BlazeVOX Books (Buffalo\, NY). In addition\, his translation of Goethe’s Faust: A Tragedy\, was published by Shearsman Books in 2012. His most recent translation project is Contemporary Chinese Short-Short Stories\, published by Columbia University Press. Together with software engineer Brandon Nelson\, he created and curates The Zombie Poetry Project. \n\nAlex Tilney is a graduate of the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers and has been a fellow at the MacDowell Colony. His writing has appeared in The Southwest Review\, The Journal of the Office for Creative Research\, and Gelf Magazine. He lives in Brooklyn with his partner\, theater artist Sarah Hughes. His first novel\, The Expectations\, is forthcoming from Little\, Brown in July 2019. \n\nBeth Winegarner is a journalist\, author and essayist whose work has appeared in the New Yorker\, the Washington Post\, the Guardian\, Mother Jones\, Wired\, San Francisco Magazine and many others. Her recent books include The Columbine Effect: How Five Teen Pastimes Got Caught in the Crossfire and Why Teens are Taking Them Back (2013) and Tenacity: Heavy Metal in the Middle East and Africa(2018). She is a member of the Writers Grotto. \nWhy There Are Words (#WTAW) is an award-winning national reading series founded in Sausalito in 2010 by Peg Alford Pursell\, now expanded to seven additional cities in the U.S. The series draws a full house of Bay Area residents every second Thursday to Studio 333\, located at 333 Caledonia Street\, Sausalito\, CA 94965. The series is a program of WTAW Press\, a 501(c)(3) publisher of exceptional literary books.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/why-there-are-words-presents-wilderness/
LOCATION:Studio 333\, 333 Caledonia Street\, Sausalito \, CA\, 94965\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190808T210000
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SUMMARY:Babar in Exile #19: A Family Affair
DESCRIPTION:Babar in Exile hosts an intriguing and unique lineup of readers for their 19th installment\, namely an entire family of poets resulting from the original series. You can often say that a reading series encourages new poets\, but rarely can you say that it’s created one. Back in the good ol’ 90s\, poet and songwriter Kimi Sugioka met writer and activist Richard Stone at the Café Babar\, and eventually collaborated to produce Kai Sugioka-Stone\, a fine piece of writing who is now a poet\, artist\, and world-changer himself. We are proud and excited to feature the one and only (known) family of poets that the Babar series\, however brusquely\, caused. \n  \nSo come on down to check out a slice of Bay Area poetry history\, now and in the making\, and make your way home with a bindle full of inspiration and a thimbleful more hope for the species. \n  \n  \nBabar in Exile #19: A Family Affair \na revival of the Cafe Babar\, Paradise Lounge\, and Club Chameleon reading series \n  \nfeaturing \nKimi Sugioka \nRichard Stone \nand Kai Sugioka-Stone \n  \nand you\, in our infamous open mic \n  \nHosted by Richard Loranger and Paul Corman-Roberts \n  \nPERFORMER BIOS \n  \nKimi Sugioka is a poet\, songwriter\, and educator who tries to confront and illuminate the cognitive dissonance she experiences at every turn in society\, politics\, and media. She has an MFA from The Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics. Publications include various anthologies: Standing Strong! Fillmore & Japantown and Endangered Species\, Enduring Values\, and Civil Liberties United. She has published a book of poetry\, The Language of Birds\, and\, soon to be published\, Wile & Wing. \n  \nAt 54\, Richard Stone is a 31-year-long resident of the Bay Area\, currently residing in a rent controlled shoebox in the heart of the Mission District in SF. He’s served on the Green Party County Council since 2008\, and is a postal delegate to the SF Labor Council. In addition\, Richard serves on the Community Advisory Board at KPFA\, the original public and flagship radio station of the Pacifica Network. Also\, in splitting his range between baritone and bass\, he sings the songs of a Leonard Cohen with the fabulous Conspiracy of Beards. And as a Transcendental Agnostic\, he believes the Oracle and the Architect will redesign the Matrix once the replacement parts are no longer delayed in shipment. \n  \nKai Sugioka-Stone is a writer\, musician\, photographer\, video editor\, and world traveler from the Bay Area. He is currently studying Music at Berkeley City College\, and he recently returned from internships in Brazil and Ecuador. The two trips were part of a gap year program he completed known as LEAPYEAR\, a college-level program that’s accredited through Naropa University in Colorado. He wishes to pursue his life as an artist in mixed media\, writing\, and meditation. Follow him on Instagram @mind.compassion. \n 
URL:https://litseen.com/event/babar-in-exile-19-a-family-affair/
LOCATION:The Octopus Literary Salon\, 2101 Webster St #170\, Oakland \, CA\, 94612\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:InsideStoryTime
DESCRIPTION:InsideStorytime\, featuring Rachel Howard (The Risk of Us)\, Rosa del Duca (Breaking Cadence)\, and others\, will occur at Laundry Gallery\, 3359 26th Street\, San Francisco\, on Thursday August 8th\, 7-9 pm.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/insidestorytime-2/
LOCATION:THE LAUNDRY\, 3359 26th Street\, San Francisco\, 94110
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:Kids 8-12/ Susan Adrian in Conversation with Anne Nesbet
DESCRIPTION:Kids 8-12/ Susan Adrian in Conversation with Anne Nesbet\n\n\n\n\ndiscussing Adrian’s new book\, Forever Neverland\, a contemporary sequel to J. M. Barrie’s timeless classic Peter Pan. \n“A magical ode to childhood that updates the classic while keeping its flavor.”–Kirkus Reviews  \n“One of the best representations of autism in middle grade literature. A must purchase for all children who love magic and adventure\, especially those who have longed to see someone like Fergus on the page.”–Lizzie Huxley-Jones\, editor of Stim \nTo reserve your seat\, please purchase a copy of Forever Neverland by speaking to a bookseller or clicking on the cover below. Neurodiversity welcome. \n\n\n\n\n\nThursday\, August 8\, 2019 – 6:30pm\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat if Peter Pan wanted to take you to Neverland? Would you go? \nClover and Fergus are the great-great-grandchildren of Wendy Darling (yes\, that Wendy). And now Peter Pan wants to take them to Neverland for the adventure of their lives! But Clover is a little nervous–she’s supposed to look after her brother. Fergus is autistic\, and not everyone makes him feel welcome. What will happen to him in this magical world? \nFergus isn’t nervous at all. To him\, Neverland seems like a dream come true! He’s tired of Clover’s constant mothering and wants some independence\, like Peter and the Lost Boys have. He wonders\, Why can’t the real world be more like Neverland? \nNeverland is fun and free\, but it’s also dangerous and even scary at times. Unfamiliar creatures lurk in the shadows\, and strange sounds come from the waters. And then the mermaids start to go missing. . . . \nIn an imaginative and thoughtful continuation of the story of Peter Pan\, Susan Adrian explores Neverland with a fresh perspective and indelible warmth\, offering a new adventure based on a beloved classic! \nSusan Adrian is a fourth-generation Californian who somehow stumbled into living in Montana. By day she is a scientific editor\, and by night she dreams up wild adventures that sometimes turn into books. She is the author of the holiday fantasy Nutcracked and two thrilling books for teens. Follow her on Twitter @susanadrian and visit her on the web at susanadrian.net. \nAnne Nesbet is the author of The Orphan Band of Springdale\, Cloud and Wallfish\, The Wrinkled Crown\, A Box of Gargoyles\, and The Cabinet of Earths. \n\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\n2904 College Avenue\n\nBerkeley\, CA 94705
URL:https://litseen.com/event/kids-8-12-susan-adrian-in-conversation-with-anne-nesbet/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore\, 2904 College Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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SUMMARY:Alexander Tilney in Conversation with Katharine Dion
DESCRIPTION:Alexander Tilney in Conversation with Katharine Dion\n\n\n\n\ndiscussing Tilney’s new novel\, The Expectations\, “a deeply resonant\, brilliantly nuanced meditation on privilege\, social ambition\, and the folly (and cruelty) of youth.”–Kate Walbert \n“Alexander Tilney applies supple\, panoramic prose to the deep interior of an exclusive Northeastern prep school\, with arresting results: at once anthropological and visceral\, The Expectations provides an authoritative glimpse into a rarefied world of privilege–and announces a dazzling new voice in American fiction.”– Jennifer Egan \nTo reserve your seat\, please purchase a copy of The Expectations by speaking to a bookseller or clicking on the cover below. \n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, August 7\, 2019 – 7:30pm\n\n\n\n\n\nSt. James is an exclusive New England boarding school known for grooming generations of leaders. Ben Weeks is a true insider–his ancestors helped found the school\, his older brother taught him all the slang\, and he’s just won a national championship in squash.\nBut after fourteen long years of waiting\, Ben arrives only to find that the reality of St. James doesn’t quite match up with his imaginings. At the same time\, his new roommate\, Ahmed Al-Khaled\, the son of a fabulously wealthy Emirati sheik\, can’t navigate the unspoken rules of New England blue bloods. Even as Ben and Ahmed struggle to prove themselves in the place they have revered for so long\, each of them must face losing it forever. \nThe Expectations is at once a finely drawn portrait of American privilege and a subtle exploration of class\, race\, and tradition. Above all\, it is a tender\, sharp\, and evocative debut about the pain and treachery of adolescence\, and the difficulty–wherever one finds oneself–of truly belonging. \nAlexander Tilney received an MFA from Warren Wilson College and has been a fellow at the MacDowell Colony. He lives in New York with his partner\, theater artist Sarah Hughes. \nKatharine Dion is the author of The Dependents. She lives in Berkeley. \n\n\n\n\nEvent address:\n\n\n\n2904 College Avenue\n\nBerkeley\, CA 94705
URL:https://litseen.com/event/alexander-tilney-in-conversation-with-katharine-dion/
LOCATION:Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore\, 2904 College Ave\, Berkeley\, CA\, 94705\, United States
CATEGORIES:East Bay,Free
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