The Simpsons and Other Jewish Families-Mike Reiss

The Simpsons and Other Jewish Families-Mike Reiss

Mike Reiss, former head writier for The Simpsons, has written more than 300 episodes and won four Emmys for his work on the show. He…

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The City Is Already Speaking: The Sound of Calle 24 Live Reading

The City Is Already Speaking: The Sound of Calle 24 Live Reading

Join United Booksellers, San Francisco Poet Laureate Kim Shuck, and the poets for what is likely to be the last live reading of 2018 from…

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John Freeman in conversation with Rebecca Solnit

John Freeman in conversation with Rebecca Solnit

This event cosponsored by LITQUAKE in conjunction with City Lights and Grove Press celebrating the release of Freeman’s Literary Journal: POWER Issue published by Grove Press From…

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Summer Reading at the El Cerrito Library

Summer Reading at the El Cerrito Library

Please join Baruch Porras-Hernandez and Maw Shein Win on Tuesday, July 17th at the El Cerrito Library. We’ll begin with an open mic followed by…

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A Year Off: A Story About Traveling the World—and How to Make It Happen for You, by Alexandra and David Brown

A Year Off: A Story About Traveling the World—and How to Make It Happen for You, by Alexandra and David Brown

On their first date, David started describing to Alexandra his plan to quit his job and travel around the world for a year. Without hesitation…

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Look Big: And Other Tips for Surviving Animal Encounters of All Kinds by Rachel Levin

Look Big: And Other Tips for Surviving Animal Encounters of All Kinds by Rachel Levin

Look Big: And Other Tips for Surviving Animal Encounters of All Kinds is a lighthearted but legitimately helpful illustrated field guide for what to do in…

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Poetic Tuesdays with Jason Bayani

Poetic Tuesdays with Jason Bayani

Enjoy line breaks during your lunch break, as some of the Bay Area’s best poets and musicians share their work in the great outdoors. This…

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Dive Deep into Roxane Gay’s Hunger

Dive Deep into Roxane Gay’s Hunger

Roxane Gay’s Hunger has been called “Luminous. . . . intellectually rigorous and deeply moving” by The New York Times Book Review. And Entertainment Weekly wrote, “on nearly every page, Gay’s raw, powerful…

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On Doing Nothing by Roman Muradov

On Doing Nothing by Roman Muradov

On Doing Nothing by Roman Muradov In an age of obsessive productivity and stress, this illustrated ode to idleness invites readers to explore the pleasures and…

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Chasing Mercury: A Novel by September Williams

Chasing Mercury: A Novel by September Williams

An epileptic Black ballerina and a Powwow dancer meet in the Montreal Airport. They are both scheduled to perform in 1973 Cold War Berlin. During…

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