Events

host an interactive party/workshop inaugurating a new series for writers: LIT STARTS. Writing Action is the focus of this evening, with Foreword author Bonnie Tsui reading and guiding a prompt-and-response session.

To reserve your seat, please purchase any of the four LIT STARTS books listed below by speaking to a bookseller or clicking on the covers below. Bring a writing instrument and your creative juices!

present Poetry and Terror: Politics and Poetics in Coming to Jakarta, a study at many levels of Scott's long poem Coming to Jakarta.

To reserve your seat, please purchase a copy of Poetry and Terror ($34.99 paperback) in advance by speaking to a bookseller.

presenting The Ventriloquists, her much-anticipated debut novel inspired by true events, about a ragtag gang of journalists and resistance fighters risking everything for an elaborate scheme to undermine the Reich.

"Magnetic... Sprawling and ambitious, with crisp pacing and fully realized characters, this will fascinate anyone looking for an unusual, enthralling war story." -- Publishers Weekly

present Grassroots Baseball: Where Legends Begin. The evening includes a presentation by photographer Jean Fruth and retiring National Baseball Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson, on some of the legends in the book and the places they come from. Followed by a book signing.  A matching donation of the book price ($60) will be donated to Oakland Little League for every book sold at this event. 

To reserve your seat, please purchase a copy of Grassroots Baseball ($60 hardcover) in advance by speaking with a bookseller.

launches his delightful new book, Café French: A Flâneur’s Guide to the Language, Lore and Food of the Paris Café. 

"L. John Harris's amusing and instructive book distills Parisian flânerie—that unique blend of urban strolling and conversing that fuses literary, spatial and historical life—with playful images, witty narrative and memorable quotations by and about the notorious flâneurs of yore."–W. Scott Haine, author of The World of the Paris Café

To reserve your seat, please purchase a copy of Café French in advance by speaking to a bookseller.

present Letters to 87: Fans Remember the Legacy of Dwight Clark, a coffee table book featuring heartfelt letters from fans of the San Francisco 49ers hero, with essays by Edward J. DeBartolo Jr., Ronnie Lott, Joe Montana, Brian Murphy, and Kelly Clark. Letters to 87 also offers rare photos from Michael Zagaris, Brad Mangin, and John Storey.

To reserve your seat, please purchase a copy of Letters to 87 by speaking to a bookseller or clicking on the cover below.

Talk and launch for Merge Left: Fusing Race and Class, Winning Elections, and Saving America.

“Powerful, urgent, and timely.”--Robert B. Reich

For more info see UC Berkeley Calendar listing.

launching Unsung America: Immigrant Trailblazers and Our Fight for Freedom. Please join us for a most timely discussion.

"Deeply insightful and intentionally detailed--Prerna Lal has conceived a text that breaks down the inner workings of the United States immigration system and the impact it has had on the lives of countless immigrants and families. Lal lays out a timeline both old and new, that vividly chronicles the birth and impact of certain policies, views, and opinions within the realm of immigration policy."--Juan Escalante

To reserve your seat please purchase a copy of Unsung America by speaking to a bookseller or clicking on the cover below.

presents And How Are You, Dr. Sacks? A Biographical Memoir of Oliver Sacks, the untold story of the famous neurologist, his own most singular patient.

"The story of Lawrence Weschler's faithful four-decade friendship with the amazing Oliver Sacks offers pleasures and amazements on every page. This loving but unblinking portrait will delight fans of Dr. Sacks as well as devotees of Weschler's always-pathfinding nonfiction."--Ian Frazier

To reserve your seat in advance please purchase a copy of And How Are You, Dr. Sacks? by speaking with a bookseller or clicking on the cover image below.

returns to read from her exquisite new novel, Without Her.

To reserve your seat, please purchase a copy of Without Her in advance by speaking to a bookseller or clicking on the cover below.

presents Guts, a true story from the bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile, Sisters, Drama, and Ghosts. Telgemeier once again brings a thoughtful, charming, and funny tale about growing up and gathering the courage to face--and conquer--her fears.

Tickets and books available in-store or on Eventbrite.

launches his new book A Place Outside the Law: Forgotten Voices of Guantánamo, containing firsthand testimonies from Guantánamo Bay, inspiring future generations to never repeat the human rights violations of the detention center.

"The definitive account of what happened at Guantánamo in all of its chilling and horrifying detail. What makes this book unique and compelling is that it is the story of what it does to people’s lives to create ‘a place outside the law.’ Through his countless interviews, Professor Honigsberg describes the impact of Guantánamo on those who have been part of it: soldiers, medical personnel, lawyers, interrogators, torturers, detainees. It is the story of what happens when a country abandons the rule of law.”--Erwin Chemerinsky, UC Berkeley, School of Law

To reserve your seat please purchase a copy of A Place Outside the Law by speaking to a bookseller or clicking on the cover below.

(and introduced by L. John Harris) discussing Sciolino's new book The Seine: The River that Made Paris.

A soulful, transformative voyage along the body of water that defines the City of Light. Elaine Sciolino is the perfect guide to the world's most romantic river."--Lauren Collins

To reserve your seat, please purchase a copy of The Seine by speaking to a bookseller or clicking on the cover.