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Start: 12:00 pm
Tickets $55(includes lunch & a signed book)Call (415) 927-0960, ext. 1 to reserveJoin Julia Alvarez for lunch as she discusses A Wedding in Haiti, a story about three of Alvarez’s most personal relationships—with her parents, with her husband, and with a young Haitian boy known as Piti. A teenager when Julia first met him in 2001, Piti crossed the border into the Dominican Republic to find work. Julia, impressed by his courage and charmed by his smile, has over the years come to think of him as a son, even promising to be at his wedding someday. When Piti calls in 2009, Julia’s promise is tested. Alvarez is the author of In the Time of the Butterflies and How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents.Be sure and check out this interview with Julia Alvarez on Shelf Awareness. Book
Passage hosts literary luncheons with celebrated authors at our Marin
store. These events are catered by the outstanding Insalata’s Restaurant
of San Anselmo.
Start: 6:00 pm
Doron Weber presents Immortal Bird: A Family Memoir ($25.00). Born with a congenital heart defect that required surgery when he was a baby, Damon Weber lives a big life with spirit and independence that have always been a source of pride to his parents, Doron and Shealagh. But when Damon is diagnosed with a new illness as a teenager, his triumphant coming-of-age tale turns into a darker and more dramatic quest: his family’s race against time and a flawed heath care system.
Start: 6:30 pm
Terri Glass, Marin Coordinator for California Poets in the Schools will host a lively reading celebrating selected student poets from all over the county. Poet Teachers, Karen Benke, Lea Aschenas, Sasha Eakle, Claire Blotter, Kathy Evans, giovanni singleton, and Brian Kervin will be on hand to introduce their students. Come hear these talented children surprise you and feed your heart.
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