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Start: 12:00 pm
Tickets: $27 (includes a signed book) • $48 (for a family of four, including one signed book) • Children under five free • Call (415) 444-8000
Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael, CA Not attending event? Order a signed copy Read the review in Publishers Weekly! Special for kids & parents! Join us for original songs, live music, videos, onstage interview and audience Q&A with Eoin Colfer! Colfer delivers a knockout, fast-paced, and hilarious adventure in Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex, the seventh book in the series. Artemis has committed his entire fortune to a project he believes will save the planet. Can it be true? Has goodness taken hold of the world’s greatest teenage criminal mastermind? Captain Holly Short is unconvinced and discovers that Artemis is suffering from Atlantis Complex, a psychosis common among guilt-ridden fairies! Start: 2:00 pm
Free Event - Open to the Public Julie Metz talks about her memoir Perfection: A Memoir of Betrayal and Renewal ($14.99). Metz seemed to have the perfect life—an adoring husband, a happy, spirited daughter, a lovely old house outside New York City. Then suddenly, her charismatic husband of 12 years collapsed dead on the kitchen floor. Six months after his death, Julie discovered that her husband had been unfaithful, and she is left to make sense of her newfound life. Start: 4:00 pm
Free Event - Open to the Public Carolyn Rosenblatt presents The Boomer's Guide to Aging Parents ($39.95). Rosenblatt presents a comprehensive, forthright, and heartfelt resource guide for families with an aging elder. You’ll find practical step-by-step expertise on legal and health concerns that can help you feel at ease in the short term and the long term, at a time when you need it most. Start: 7:00 pm
Free Event - Open to the Public Peter Lewis discusses his mystery novel Dead in the Dregs: A Babe Stern Mystery ($14.95). Wine critic Richard Wilson makes a living elevating and destroying winemakers’ reputations with the stroke of his pen. But when Wilson’s body is found floating in a vat after a tasting in Napa, a search for a killer begins. | 27
Start: 10:30 am
End: 12:30 pm
Book Passage Class A continuation of grammar and language immersion through conversation. Graciela Pera was born in Buenos Aires and has been teaching Spanish for 35 years. Start: 10:30 am
End: 12:30 pm
Book Passage Class Anne Bishop lived and taught in France for 20 years. She has taught French language, culture, and literature at Book Passage for many years. Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
This session is sold out, but we are offering a second session Sept. 28-Nov. 16. Graciela Pera was born in Buenos Aires and has been teaching Spanish for 35 years. Start: 6:00 pm
Free Event - Open to the Public Dr. Linda Clever talks about The Fatigue Prescription: Four Steps to Renewing Your Energy, Health, and Life ($16.95). Clever provides a practical and prescriptive guide to taking care of your whole self. She includes tips, self-assessment guides, and a doctor’s best advice on how to deal with competing demands that sap your strength, deplete your energy, and can lead to illness and depression. Start: 7:00 pm
Speakers: N.H. Senzai, Lewis Buzbee and Emily Whitman Emily Whitman used to dream of a time travel camp to the past. Now she travels to different worlds as the author of YA novels. Her new book, Wildwing, is a time travel tale of romance, intrigue, and the wisdom of following your own heart; spending time with peregrine falcons was a research highlight. Emily’s debut novel, Radiant Darkness, was praised for its “originality and flair” by BCCB and was a #1 IndieBound Pick. A native of Boulder, Colorado, Emily attended Harvard and U.C. Berkeley. She has taught at the Pacific Northwest Children’s Book Conference, written for educational publishers, worked in library reference, and faced a room of 60 for toddler storytime. She lives with her family in Portland, Oregon. When Addy is swept back in time, she couldn't be happier to leave her miserable life behind. Now she's mistaken for Lady Matilda, the pampered ward of the king. If Addy can play her part, she'll have glorious gowns, jewels, and something she's always longed for—the respect and admiration of others. But then she meets Will, the falconer's son with sky blue eyes, who unsettles all her plans. From shipwrecks to castle dungeons, from betrothals to hidden conspiracies, Addy finds herself in a world where she’s not the only one with a dangerous secret. When she discovers the truth, Addy must take matters into her own hands. The stakes? Her chance at true love . . . and the life she's meant to live. www.emilywhitman.com ****************** Kid Lit Salon Start: 7:00 pm
End: 9:00 pm
Book Passage Book Group Start: 7:00 pm
Free Event - Open to the Public Carol Cassella presents her novel Healer ($25.00). Claire is at the start of her medical career when she falls in love with Addison Boehning, a biochemist. Then, a complicated pregnancy forces Claire to drop out of her residency. Soon, Addison’s biotech start-up lands a fortune. Overnight the Boehnings are catapulted into a financial and social tier they had never anticipated. | 28
Start: 10:30 am
End: 12:30 pm
Book Passage Class
Eight Tuesdays: Sept. 28-Nov. 16, 10:30-12:30 pm, $235 Corte Madera store Register for Class In this class we are going to learn grammar and talk, talk and talk. Immersion in conversational Spanish is the best way to learn, and that is exactly what we will do. Study Guide can be purchased from the instructor the first day of class, $18. Graciela Pera was born in Buenos Aires and has been teaching Spanish for 35 years. Start: 10:30 am
End: 12:30 pm
Book Passage Class Anne Bishop lived and taught in France for 20 years. She has taught French language, culture, and literature at Book Passage for many years. Start: 6:00 pm
Free Event - Open to the Public Dianne Jacob talks about Will Write For Food ($15.95). In this revised, updated edition, food lovers who want to express themselves through article writing, restaurant reviewing, and cookbook writing will find the tools to get started in the incredibly popular world of food writing. Jacob is also co-author of Grilled Pizzas & Piadinas. Start: 6:30 pm
End: 8:30 pm
Book Passage Class Start: 7:00 pm
Free Event - Open to the Public Ann Weisgarber talks about her novel The Personal History of Rachel Dupree ($25.95). Weisgarber presents a story about life on the prairie as it’s rarely been seen. When Rachel, hired help in a Chicago boardinghouse, falls in love with Isaac, the owner’s son, he makes her a bargain: he’ll marry her, but only if she gives up her 160 acres from the Homestead Act. Start: 7:00 pm
Free Event - Open to the Public
Preferred seating with purchase of book Corte Madera store Order a signed copy Diana Gabaldon and Hoang Nguyen present The Exile (An Outlander Graphic Novel) ($25.00). The Exile retells Gabaldon’s Outlander novel from Jamie Fraser’s point of view, revealing events never seen in the original story and giving readers a whole new insight into the Jamie-Claire relationship.  | 29
Start: 9:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Book Passage Class A continuation of grammar and language immersion through conversation. Graciela Pera was born in Buenos Aires and has been teaching Spanish for 35 years. Start: 10:00 am
End: 1:00 pm
Book Passage Class Basic Supplies will be available for purchase in the first class. You may bring your own materials including paper, fine brushes and Gouache paint. Mehri Dadgar was born and raised in Iran. A profound influence on her art and life was the experience of being imprisoned for five years in a political prison for passing out pro-democracy newsletters in Tehran. Start: 1:00 pm
End: 3:00 pm
Book Passage Class This class is for beginners or those who want a fresh start. The focus is on French for travel and communicating. Nancy G. Brinker - Promise Me: How a Sister’s Love Launched the Global Movement to End Breast Cancer
Start: 1:00 pm
Free Event - Open to the Public
Corte Madera store Order a signed copy Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker discusses Promise Me: How a Sister’s Love Launched the Global Movement to End Breast Cancer ($25.99). Brinker shares how her sister’s struggle led her to promise to raise money for research in the hopes of one day curing the disease. Brinker is the founder Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Start: 3:00 pm
End: 6:00 pm
Book Passage Class Basic Supplies will be available for purchase in the first class. You may bring your own materials including paper, fine brushes and Gouache paint. Mehri Dadgar was born and raised in Iran. A profound influence on her art and life was the experience of being imprisoned for five years in a political prison for passing out pro-democracy newsletters in Tehran. Start: 7:00 pm
Free Event - Open to the Public John Vaillant talks about The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival ($26.95). A haunting, gripping exploration of predators and prey, and an intimate portrait of a remarkable animal increasingly threatened by interaction with humans, this work recreates the hunt for a man-eating tiger across the forbidding landscape of Russia’s Far East. | 30
Start: 9:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Book Passage Class Prerequisite: Spanish I or Spanish II Start: 11:15 am
End: 1:15 pm
Book Passage Class Anne Bishop lived and taught in France for 20 years. She has taught French language, culture, and literature at Book Passage for many years. Start: 2:00 pm
End: 4:00 pm
Book Passage Class This class focuses on French for travel, basic vocabulary, expressions, grammar and pronunciation. Start: 6:00 pm
Free Event - Open to the Public Editor Chandrahas Choudhury, with author Vikram Chandra, presents India: A Traveler's Literary Companion ($14.95). The latest book in the acclaimed series of literary travel guides brings
together a delightful sampling of short fiction from one of the world’s
most diverse, multicultural, and storied civilizations. India: A Traveler's Literary Companion features 14 short stories from some of
India’s best writers, collectively offering an insightful portrait of
the beauty and complexity of Indian landscape, culture, and society.
Travel to the Taj Mahal with Kunal Basu, as the humble accountant of his
story becomes, in another incarnation, the architect of one of the
world’s most resplendent monuments. Let Vikram Chandra lead readers by
the hand into the ghettos of Mumbai (Bombay), where a small-time thug
fences some gold bars he has stolen and then decides to find out what
pleasures his money can buy. Journey with Bibhutibhushan Bandhopadhyay’s
silver-tongued salesman of medicated oil as he travels the trains
around Calcutta, the city he loves more than anything else. And Nazir
Mansuri’s Melvillian “The Whale” transports readers to a small fishing
village on the west coast of India, where an embittered sailor makes
every whale he sees the object of his fury. Stories from nine languages
and more than a dozen distinct cultures and regions—from north, south,
east, west, and even from India’s remote northeast—are brought
together in this vibrant collection. Start: 7:00 pm
Free Event - Open to the Public
Preferred seating with purchase of book Corte Madera store Order a signed copy Sara Gruen presents her novel Ape House ($26.00). Gruen’s Water for Elephants has become one of the most beloved novels of our time. Now the author has moved from a circus elephant to a family of bonobo apes kidnapped from a language lab, and their mysterious appearance on a reality TV show. | 1
Start: 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Book Passage Book Group Start: 6:00 pm
Free Event - Open to the Public Deborah Fallows presents Dreaming in Chinese: Mandarin Lessons in Life, Love, and Language ($22.00). Fallows has traveled around the world, but nothing prepared her for the surprises of learning Mandarin. Over time, she realized that her struggles in learning the language of her adopted home provided a clue to the behavior and habits of its people. Start: 7:00 pm
Free Event - Open to the Public Join us for a brain teaser contest! Start: 7:00 pm
Free Event - Open to the Public Emma Donoghue presents her novel Room ($24.99). To five-year-old Jack, Room is the entire world. It is where he was born and grew up; it’s where he lives with his Ma as they learn and read and eat and sleep and play. At night, when Old Nick visits, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe. Room is home to Jack, but to Ma, it is the prison where Old Nick has held her captive for seven years. Donoghue is the author of Slammerkin. Start: 7:00 pm
Free Event - Open to the Public Robert Reich discusses Aftershock: The Next Economy and America’s Future ($25.00). He presents a new reading of the economic crisis—and a plan for dealing with its aftermath. Reich is one of our most trenchant and informed experts. When the nation’s economy foundered in 2008 and blame was directed at Wall Street, Reich suggested a different reason for the meltdown. He argues that the real problem is structural: it lies in the increasing concentration of income and wealth at the top. He sees a perilous road ahead, as we deal with a middle class that has had to go deeply into debt to stay afloat. | 2
Start: 9:00 am
9:00 am-5:00 pm All Hospice used books will be on sale at 50% off at Book Passage in Corte Madera. This is a chance to get some great bargains and familiarize yourself with our Hospice by the Bay used book collection. Start: 1:30 pm
End: 4:30 pm
Book Passage Class Start: 2:00 pm
Free Event - Open to the Public Steven Kotler talks about A Small Furry Prayer: Dog Rescue and the Meaning of Life ($24.00). Spurred to move by a housing crisis in Los Angeles, Kotler and his wife bought a postage-stamp-size farm in Chimayo, New Mexico, which became Rancho de Chihuahua, the sanctuary they created for their special-needs pack of rescued dogs. This work is an an insider look at the “cult and culture” of dog rescue. Start: 4:00 pm
Free Event - Open to the Public Lisa Quinn discusses Life’s Too Short to Fold Fitted Sheets: Your Guide to Domestic Liberation ($18.95). Quinn, an Emmy Award-winning television host, gets real on the follies of housekeeping. Full of shortcuts and tricks for cleaning, decor, and entertaining, this wickedly funny guide helps women create the life they want without all the hard labor. |
