News & Events
February 2012
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Thursday, February 23, 7:30pm
reads from her memoir I Love a Broad Margin to My Life (Vintage, $15), just released in paperback.
“Rich. . . . Only a few older writers—poets or not—can manage this balance of self-amusement and genuine longing. It’s an effect fully equal to the shaded tones of Kingston’s best writing.”—The New York Times Book Review
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Friday, February 24, 7:30pm
reads from his new novel History of a Pleasure Seeker (Knopf, $25.95).
An opulent, romantic coming-of-age drama set at the height of Europe’s belle époque, written in the grand tradition with a lightness of touch that is wholly modern and original.
March 2012
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Thursday, March 8, 7:00pmpresents Gary Soto, Faith Gardner, and Blossom Plum, reading from their work in the Fall and Winter issues of Zyzzyva ($12).
Founded in 1985, Zyzzyva is the San Francisco-based literary journal dedicated to publishing work from the best writers and artists on the West Coast. Now under the leadership of new editor Laura Cogan, the journal eagerly continues its mission.
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Thursday, March 15, 7:30pm
reads from her newest Aimee Leduc Parisian mystery Murder at the Lanterne Rouge (Soho, $25).
"Outstanding. . . . Readers will relish realistic villains and an evocative atmosphere that begs for a trip to the City of Lights."--Publishers Weekly
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Friday, March 16, 7:30pm
Reading and launch celebration for Useless Landscape, or A Guide for Boys (Graywolf Press, $22).
“No accessible poet of his generation is half as original, and no poet as original is this accessible.” —Stephen Burt, The New York Times Book Review
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Wednesday, March 21, 7:30pm
in conversation about her new novel, By Blood (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, $27) and his You Are Not a Gadget (Vintage, $15), and their mutual admiration society, introduced by Oscar Villalon of Zyzzyva.
Co-sponsored by Zyzzyva and The Bay Citizen.
A first-rate literary thriller of compelling psychological and philosophical depth." --Kirkus (starred review)
"An irresistible Hitchcockian thriller." --Publishers Weekly
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Thursday, March 22, 7:30pm
presents 1616: The World in Motion (Counterpoint, $35).
"Careful to include events from around the world, not just Europe and the Americas, Christensen enhances his excellent explications of backgrounds and settings with dozens of fabulous illustrations."--Publishers Weekly
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Friday, March 23, 7:30pm
reads from his Russian River mystery The Nameless Dame (Soft Skull, $15.95 paperback).
"Rather than hackneyed drug humor, Schneider focuses on showing a community that, under Bobby’s spell, has fallen in love with poetry. His charming and original characters should ensure returning readers for any future Augie Boyer outings."--Publishers Weekly
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Thursday, March 29, 7:30pm
How to choose active hope over despair in confronting global issues.
presents Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We're In Without Going Crazy (New World Library, $14.95).
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Friday, March 30, 7:30pmpresent Napa Valley Historical Ecology Atlas: Exploring a Hidden Landscape of Transformation and Resilience (UC Press, $39.99).
A dazzling visual tour of Napa Valley from the early 1800s onward--a forgotten land of brilliant wildflower fields, lush wetlands, and grand oak savannas.
April 2012
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Thursday, April 12, 7:30pm
in conversation based on her new book Some Assembly Required: A Journal of My Son's First Son (Riverhead, $26.95).
Peralta Elementary SchoolTicketed event: $5 admission fee redeemable toward book purchase. Please call the store (510.704.8222) to reserve your ticket.
Free parking in the school lot off of Alcatraz between Telegraph and Colby.
