BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Book Passage | March 01 2013- April 01 2013 PRODID:-//strange bird labs//Drupal iCal API//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130301T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130301T190000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-kerrin-meis-romaine-brooks-other-amazon URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-kerrin-meis-romaine-brooks-other-amazon SUMMARY:Class\: Kerrin Meis - Romaine Brooks\: The Other Amazon DESCRIPTION:
Fri.\, Mar. 1 • 10\:00-12\:00 pm • $50
 

 
 
Romaine Brooks is best known for her fifty-year relationship with fellow American expatriate and Paris Saloniste Natalie Barney. She embraced the figurative during a period of major upheavals in art. Robert de Montesquiou\, recognizing her ability to capture the elusive essence of her subjects\, dubbed Brooks the Thief of Souls. Her bizarre childhood\, her unorthodox affairs culminate in a fascinating body of work. Who are these people? How does Brooks shape a new concept of femininity?

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130301T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130301T200000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-alice-acheson-greatest-marketing-tool-3 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-alice-acheson-greatest-marketing-tool-3 SUMMARY:Class\: Alice Acheson - The Greatest Marketing Tool DESCRIPTION:
Fri.\, Mar. 1 • 10\:00-1\:00 pm • $60
 

 
 
Authors need to be prepared to present themselves and their project in the best possible manner at all times. The listener might be an agent\, publisher\, bookseller\, or future reader. Alice Acheson shares what works\, what doesn’t—and why. Students will learn to write a 30-second pitch.
 

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130301T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130302T000000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-alice-acheson-publishing-choices URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-alice-acheson-publishing-choices SUMMARY:Class\: Alice Acheson - Publishing Choices DESCRIPTION:
Fri.\, Mar. 1 • 2\:00-5\:00 pm • $60 
Print-on-Demand\, Self-Publishing\, Traditional Publisher
 

 

You owe it to yourself—and your pocketbook— to learn the advantages/pitfalls of each type of publication. No method is appropriate for all books. Who pays for what? What services does each provide? Will your book be eligible to be reviewed and sold in bookstores? Will you make as much money? Acheson draws on years of working with all three publishing choices.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130302T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130302T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/george-l-mclaird-guide-spiritual-living URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/george-l-mclaird-guide-spiritual-living SUMMARY:George L. McLaird - A Guide for Spiritual Living DESCRIPTION:
Advocating a holistic approach\, Rev. George L. McLaird teaches that spiritual living requires flexibility — growing\, morphing\, and constantly being revised\, refreshed and reinvented. In A Guide for Spiritual Living ($19.95)\, he offers suggestions on how to structure a spiritual path that is uniquely yours.

Rev. George L. McLaird is an author\, counselor\, teacher and lifelong student of spiritual disciplines. He has authored several books including the curriculum for his classes\, seminars and workshops.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130302T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130303T000000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-alice-acheson-your-book-whats-next URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-alice-acheson-your-book-whats-next SUMMARY:Class\: Alice Acheson - Your Book\: What's Next? DESCRIPTION:
Sat. Mar. 2 • 10\:00-5\:00 pm • $150
 
 
 
 
After you decide the publishing route appropriate for you\, how do you market and sell your book? Students learn how to create a realistic time line\, marketing plan\, and sell sheet.
 
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130302T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130302T180000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/rebecah-freeling-puppet-show-preschoolers-9 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/rebecah-freeling-puppet-show-preschoolers-9 SUMMARY:Rebecah Freeling - Puppet Show for Preschoolers DESCRIPTION:
Rebecah Freeling is a master storyteller\, experienced early childhood educator\, and parent coach.  New to California\, she recently joined the faculty of Marin Mountain School Early Childhood Center in Corte Madera. For thirteen years she was owner\, Director and Lead Teacher of Briar Rose Children's Center in her home state of Ohio. Her magical stories\, both original and drawn from the folk and fairy tale traditions\, are enhanced by handmade table puppets and simple marionettes.  One often observes the children hearing her stories to be sitting on the edge of their seats\, eyes wide and mouths open in anticipation!
 
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130302T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130302T200000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/betsy-fasbinder-fire-water URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/betsy-fasbinder-fire-water SUMMARY:Betsy Fasbinder - Fire & Water DESCRIPTION:
A dark love story\, Fire &\; Water ($16.95) is Betsy Fasbinder's first novel. As Katherine Murphy navigates the treacherous territory between passionate love and friendship\, her family devotion is the only anchor that can keep her from losing all that she values most.

In addition to this debut novel launch\, join us as we celebrate the maverick voices of other Marin County indie authors. Among them will be Linda Joy Myers (author of Power of Memoir and the newly published Journey of Memoir\: Three Stages of Memoir Writing)\, Christie Nelson (author of Dreaming Mill Valley)\, Elizabeth Appell (author of Lessons from the Gypsy Camp) and Amy Peele (author of Aunt Mary's Guide to Raising Children the Old Fashioned Way).  

Betsy Graziana Fasbinder is the recipeint of the Floyd Salas Award for Fiction\, and has previously received a Jack London award and two East of Eden awards. She is currently at work on a collection of personal essays.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130303T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130303T200000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-alice-acheson-publicity-pennies-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-alice-acheson-publicity-pennies-0 SUMMARY:Class\: Alice Acheson - Publicity for Pennies DESCRIPTION:
This class has been cancelled 
 
Sun. Mar. 3 • 10\:00-1\:00 pm • $60

Spending a lot of money on publicity for a book does not guarantee sales. Learn where and when to spend — and save — money. Learn how to use creativity vs. cash\, and how to find “staff” to assist you. Both fiction and nonfiction titles can use these real tools and great methods. Handouts provide additional marketing ideas. 
 
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130303T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130303T200000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/marc-lesser-know-yourself-forget-yourself URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/marc-lesser-know-yourself-forget-yourself SUMMARY:Marc Lesser - Know Yourself\, Forget Yourself DESCRIPTION:

Marc Lesser presents Know Yourself\, Forget Yourself\: Five Truths That Will Transform Your Work\, Relationships\, and Everyday Life ($14.95 ). We all yearn for clear-cut answers to life’s problems. Yet we rarely get them. And when we do\, we often receive results we didn’t expect. Formulas fail and contradictions mount. In Know Yourself\, Forget Yourself\, executive coach and Zen teacher Marc Lesser shows that understanding and embracing the points where our life feels most confusing\, most contradictory\, can lead us to more satisfaction and joy. 

Marc Lesser\, the CEO and cofounder of the nonprofit Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute\, lived at the San Francisco Zen Center for ten years and is the former director of the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. He lives in Mill Valley\, CA. His website is www.zbaassociates.com.

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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130303T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130303T230000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/david-helvarg-golden-shore URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/david-helvarg-golden-shore SUMMARY:David Helvarg - The Golden Shore DESCRIPTION:
David Helvarg presents The Golden Shore\: California's Love Affair with the Sea ($26.99). Taking the reader on both a geographical and literary history of the state\, Helvarg goes from California’s border up north with Oregon down to the border of San Diego and Tijuana\, Mexico\, and out into the sea with the whales\, sharks\, seals\, kelp forests\, and offshore seamounts. He captures the unique spirit of this amazing coast\, its mythic place in American culture\, and its role in a state whose ongoing natural disasters and unrelenting sense of renewal are intimately linked to its deep connection with an ever-changing sea.  

David Helvarg is the founder and president of the Blue Ocean Campaign\, a Washington DC based organization working for ocean and coastal conservation. An award-winning journalist\, he has written for the Los Angeles Times\, New York Times\, Smithsonian\, Popular Science\, Sierra\, and The Nation\, and has produced more than forty documentaries for PBS\, the Discovery Channel\, and others.  His previous books include Rescue Warriors and Saved by the Sea\: A Love Story with Fish. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. 
 
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130305T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130305T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/richard-blais-try-home URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/richard-blais-try-home SUMMARY:Richard Blais - Try This at Home DESCRIPTION:

From Bravo’s Top Chef All-Stars winner Richard Blais comes Try This at Home ($35.00)\, his debut cookbook for home cooks who hope to up their game and have more excitement in the kitchen. Accessible and fun\, his book includes the signature recipes\, flavor combinations\, and cooking techniques that have made him such a popular chef.

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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130305T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130305T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/left-coast-writers%C2%AE-salon-self-publish-professional URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/left-coast-writers%C2%AE-salon-self-publish-professional SUMMARY:Left Coast Writers® Salon \: Self-Publish Like a Professional DESCRIPTION:

Self-Publish like a Professional\: How to Avoid the New Slush Pile\, is a rare Left Coast Writers® Salon which will be open to the public—no membership required to attend!

The panel of speakers\, led by LCW president Linda Watanabe McFerrin\, will include a planning and print specialist\, a book designer\, a small publisher\, and a bookseller—all experts in their fields\, with unique perspectives on today’s popular practice of self-publishing. The discussion will be frank\, and full of vital information that writers need to know\, with plenty of time left for the many questions it will raise. Every writer should attend! Please join us.

Book Passage hosts monthly meetings of Left Coast Writers® at our Corte Madera store. The monthly meetings provide an evening of literary connections\, support\, counsel\, readings\, writing tips\, literary chat\, unabashed networking\, and great fun. Each meeting also features a presentation by one of several Bay Area literary figures. LCW has its own lively newsletter and website at www.leftcoastwriters.com/.
 

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130305T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130305T190000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-graciela-pera-spanish-ii-4 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-graciela-pera-spanish-ii-4 SUMMARY:Class\: Graciela Pera - Spanish II DESCRIPTION:

Eight Tuesdays\: Mar. 5-Apr. 30 (no class Mar. 26) • 10\:00-12\:00 pm • $235

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Continuation of grammar and language immersion through conversation. Must have prior Spanish experience.

Graciela Pera was born in Buenos Aires. She is a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires. She has been teaching Spanish for 35 years. Students unsure of their level will be provided with the instructor’s e-mail address in order to determine placement.


END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130305T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130305T190000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-gisella-petrone-5th-year-italian-4 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-gisella-petrone-5th-year-italian-4 SUMMARY:Class\: Gisella Petrone - 5th Year Italian DESCRIPTION:

Eight Tuesdays\: Mar. 5-Apr. 23 •10\:00-12\:00 pm • $235

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This class will focus on enriching the students’ vocabulary.

Gisella Petrone has a Masters degree from the University of Calabria. She has taught English\, Italian\, Latin\, Roman History\, and Italian cooking.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130306T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130306T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/constance-scharff-ending-addiction-good URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/constance-scharff-ending-addiction-good SUMMARY:Constance Scharff - Ending Addiction for Good DESCRIPTION:
In Ending Addiction for Good ($14.95)\, authors Richard Taite and Constance Scharff\, Ph.D. relate their own true-life stories and struggles with addiction and how they overcame their problems. Each found that they used solutions widely understood within the treatment community\, but not put together into a comprehensive holistic treatment protocol. So they took the time to create that protocol.

Constance Scharff has a Ph.D. in Transformative Studies\, specializing in addiction recovery.  She is the Addiction Researcher and Transformative Studies Scholar at Cliffside Malibu Treatment Center\, a researcher with the Institute for Creative Transformation\, and the world’s leading expert on using ecstatic spiritual experience to maintain long-term sobriety.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130306T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130306T180000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-graciela-pera-spanish-1-session-2 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-graciela-pera-spanish-1-session-2 SUMMARY:Class\: Graciela Pera - Spanish 1 (Session 2) DESCRIPTION:

Eight Wednesdays\: Mar. 6-May 1 (Mar. 27) • 9\:00-11\:00 am • $235

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For first year students who have had some Spanish study. Workbook available to purchase during class.

Graciela Pera was born in Buenos Aires. She is a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires. She has been teaching Spanish for 35 years. Students unsure of their level will be provided with the instructor’s e-mail address in order to determine placement.


END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130306T183000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130306T203000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-gisella-petrone-3rd-year-italian-4 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-gisella-petrone-3rd-year-italian-4 SUMMARY:Class\: Gisella Petrone - 3rd Year Italian DESCRIPTION:

Eight Wednesdays\: Mar. 6-Apr. 24 • 11\:30-1\:30 pm • $235

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Students continue the study of grammar. Focus on subjunctive text. Students read Italian texts and improve listening skills.

Gisella Petrone has a Masters degree from the University of Calabria. She has taught English\, Italian\, Latin\, Roman History\, and Italian cooking.

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Eight Wednesdays\: Mar. 6-24 • 1\:00-3\:00 pm • $235

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This class is for beginners or those who have previously had some exposure to German. You’ll focus on conjugating verbs in the present tense\, declension of nouns\, articles\, and your ability to carry on a simple conversation with a native German speaker.

Hamid Emami has a Masters from the University of Hamburg\, and he is fluent in German\, English\, French\, Spanish &\; Farsi. He has taught German for many years.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130307T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130307T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/newsom URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/newsom SUMMARY:Gavin Newsom - Citizenville DESCRIPTION:
Dominican University\, Angelico Hall
Online registration is now closed. Books and seating available at the door. 
 
In Conversation with Book Passage President Elaine Petrocelli

California Lieutenant Governor and former Mayor of San Francisco Gavin Newsom presents Citizenville\: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government ($25.95). Newsom discusses how ordinary citizens can use new digital tools to dissolve political gridlock and transform American democracy.
 

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130307T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130307T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/melanie-benjamin-aviators-wife URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/melanie-benjamin-aviators-wife SUMMARY:Melanie Benjamin - The Aviator's Wife DESCRIPTION:
In the spirit of American Wife and The Paris Wife\, Melanie Benjamin presents The Aviator's Wife ($26.00). This novel reveals the story behind one of America's most remarkable marriages--Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh--two aviators\, thrill-seekers\, heroes--and reveals both its dizzying highs and devastating lows with grace\, insight\, and stunning power.

Melanie Benjamin is a pseudonym for Melanie Hauser\, who has written three contemporary novels. She is the author of the nationally bestselling Alice I Have Been and The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb. Benjamin lives in Chicago\, where she is at work on her next historical novel.
 
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130307T201500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130307T221500Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-gisella-petrone-beginning-italian-continuing-1 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-gisella-petrone-beginning-italian-continuing-1 SUMMARY:Class\: Gisella Petrone - Beginning Italian (Continuing) DESCRIPTION:

Eight Thursdays\: Mar. 7-Apr. 25 • 1\:15-3\:15 pm • $235

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The class will continue learning new words\, grammar and aspects of Italian culture. Text helps develop language acquisition tools.

Gisella Petrone has a Masters degree from the University of Calabria. She has taught English\, Italian\, Latin\, Roman History\, and Italian cooking.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130308T013000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130308T013000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-rea-franjetic-christine-eichen-africa-beyond-safaris URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-rea-franjetic-christine-eichen-africa-beyond-safaris SUMMARY:Class\: Rea Franjetic (with Christine Eichen) - Africa\: Beyond Safaris DESCRIPTION:
World Travel Tips\: Africa\: Beyond Safaris
Thurs.\, Mar. 7 • 6\:30-8\:30 pm • $25



 
Featuring "\;Africa Expert"\; Christine Eichen 
 
President of Cosmopolitan Adventure Tours\, Rea Franjetic is a member of the International Ecotourism Society and president of San Francisco Travel Professionals. She was born in Croatia\, raised in South America and became part of her family travel business. She is an avid photographer and leader of unique small travel groups. She has done travel presentations locally and internationally.



END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130308T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130308T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/shasta-nelson-friendships-dont-just-happen URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/shasta-nelson-friendships-dont-just-happen SUMMARY:Shasta Nelson - Friendships Don't Just Happen DESCRIPTION:
In Friendships Don't Just Happen!\: The Guide to Creating a Meaningful Circle of Girlfriends ($18.95)\, Shasta Nelson reveals the most important proven steps\, processes\, and secrets vital to establishing the five different levels of friendships\, or Circles of Connectedness\, that women--no matter their age or relationship status--are longing for in today's stressful and mobile culture. This revolutionary\, engaging guide will also benefit women who already feel rooted to fabulous friends\, with insightful principles that will help them maintain and enhance their current friendships. 

Shasta Nelson\, M.Div. is a nationally recognized friendship expert. She is the founder and CEO of GirlFriendCircles.com\, a women’s friendship matching site in 35 cities across the U.S. She has been featured on the Today show and the Early Show and in the New York Times\, the Chicago Tribune\, the San Francisco Chronicle\, Essence\, Parents\, More\, Redbook\, and Glamour.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130308T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130308T190000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-kerrin-meis-matisse-search-true-painting URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-kerrin-meis-matisse-search-true-painting SUMMARY:Class\: Kerrin Meis - Matisse\: In Search of True Painting DESCRIPTION:
Fri.\, Mar. 8 • 10\:00-12\:00 pm • $50
 
 

 
Celebrating a particularly insightful exhibition now underway at the Metropolitan Museum in New York\, Kerrin Meis explores Henri Matisse’s lifelong practice of painting repeated images. The class investigates the artist’s motivations as well as the brilliantly innovative ways in which he produced pairs\, trios and whole series of a particular figure\, still-life\, interior or landscape.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130309T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130309T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/chloe-coscarelli-chloe%E2%80%99s-vegan-desserts URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/chloe-coscarelli-chloe%E2%80%99s-vegan-desserts SUMMARY:Chloe Coscarelli - Chloe’s Vegan Desserts DESCRIPTION:
Chef Chloe Coscarelli's first all-dessert cookbook\, Chloe’s Vegan Desserts ($19.99)\, will satisfy your sweet tooth from morning to night with more than 100 recipes for cakes and cupcakes\, ice cream and doughnuts and pies—oh my! And you just will not believe these delicious dishes are vegan. Go ahead and lick that spoon—there are no worries when you bake vegan! With gorgeous color photography\, clever tips\, and a comprehensive section on vegan baking basics to get you started\, thid book will be your new vegan dessert bible.

Chloe Coscarelli is a graduate of the Natural Gourmet Institute of Health and Culinary Arts NYC\, the University of California\, Berkeley\, as well as Cornell University’s Plant-Based Nutrition Program. Chloe Coscarelli is the author of Chloe’s Kitchen and creator of ChefChloe.com\, and she lives in Los Angeles.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130309T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130309T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/joyce-carol-oates-accursed URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/joyce-carol-oates-accursed SUMMARY:Joyce Carol Oates - The Accursed DESCRIPTION:
Joyce Carol Oates presents The Accursed ($27.99). 
 
Princeton\, New Jersey at the turn of the twentieth century\: a young bride on the verge of the altar is seduced and abducted by a dangerously compelling man—a shape-shifting\, vaguely European prince who might just be the devil\, and who spreads his curse upon a richly deserving community of white Anglo-Saxon privilege. When the bride’s brother sets out against all odds to find her\, his path will cross those of Princeton’s most formidable people\, from Grover Cleveland to soon-to-be commander in chief Woodrow Wilson\; from the young Socialist idealist Upton Sinclair\, to his charismatic comrade Jack London\, and the most famous writer of the era\, Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain—all plagued by “accursed” visions. 
 
Joyce Carol Oates is a recipient of the National Book Award\, the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction\, and the National Humanities Medal\, our government's highest civilian honor for the arts. She has written some of the most enduring fiction of our time\, including the national bestsellers We Were the Mulvaneys\, Blonde and The Falls. She is the 2010 recipient of the National Book Critics Circle Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award. Joyce Carol Oates lives in Princeton\, New Jersey.


END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130309T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130309T200000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-laura-deutsch-susan-pease-gadoua-write-way-heal-loss URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-laura-deutsch-susan-pease-gadoua-write-way-heal-loss SUMMARY:Class\: Laura Deutsch & Susan Pease Gadoua - The Write Way to Heal From Loss DESCRIPTION:
Sat.\, Mar. 9 • 10\:00-1\:00 pm • $75




Writing is a powerful way to bring peace with the past and remove blocks that keep you from living a full life. This workshop will give you tools to close the gaps between the person you were\, the person you are\, and the person you want to become. You’ll learn how to gain insight and perspective through instruction\, creative writing exercises\, and discussion.

Laura Deutsch is a writer whose work has appeared in the L.A. Times\, S.F. Chronicle\, More magazine and PsychologyToday.com.

Susan Pease Gadoua is the author of Contemplating Divorce and Stronger Day by Day\, and a regular columnist for Huffington Post\, Psychology Today\, and Divorce magazine.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130310T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130310T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/cynthia-greenberg-burmese-jade URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/cynthia-greenberg-burmese-jade SUMMARY:Cynthia Greenberg - Burmese Jade DESCRIPTION:
Left Coast Writers Book Launch
 
Cynthia Greenberg talks about her new novel Burmese Jade ($17.50). She tells the story of a French photojournalist who traverses the globe from Paris to Malaysia in pursuit of a link between her grandfather’s disappearance and a famous silk baron who vanished a quarter of a century earlier.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130310T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130310T190000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/phil-cousineau-james-norwood-pratt-meaning-tea URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/phil-cousineau-james-norwood-pratt-meaning-tea SUMMARY:Phil Cousineau with James Norwood Pratt - The Meaning of Tea DESCRIPTION:

Phil Cousineau and tea expert James Norwood Pratt discuss and sign copies of The Meaning of Tea\: A Tea Inspired Journey ($24.95). The book explores the nature of tea through the words of growers\, tasters\, and experts.

This event is part of the S.F. Interntional Tea Festival at the Ferry Building.

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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130310T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130310T220000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-karen-benke-workshop-all-fifth-graders URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-karen-benke-workshop-all-fifth-graders SUMMARY:Class\: Karen Benke - A Workshop for All Fifth Graders DESCRIPTION:

Ignite Your Writing With Details &\; Fire!
Sun.\, Mar. 10 • 1\:00-3\:00 pm • $45 per person


Bring in a small object that has personal meaning. Bring your appetite for snacks beginning with the letter “J.” Bring the dreaming-doodling part of your brain. Bring your curiosity to find out something about yourself that you once knew but somehow forgot...and find out what happens next.
   END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130310T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130310T230000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jacqueline-sue-david-johnson-dream-begun-so-long-ago URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jacqueline-sue-david-johnson-dream-begun-so-long-ago SUMMARY:Jacqueline Sue & David Johnson - A Dream Begun So Long Ago DESCRIPTION:
Featuring photographer David Johnson!
 
David Johnson\, a native of Jacksonville\, Florida was the first African American student of Ansel Adams. In his 1946 classes at the California School of Fine Art\, (now the San Francisco Art Institute)\, Johnson was advised to photograph his own neighborhood and document the faces and places with which he was most familiar. He subsequently became an important chronicler of black life in San Francisco in the middle part of the 20th century. A Dream Begun So Long Ago ($65.00) is the story of how one of the most significant cultural photographers came into the apex of his career. Johnson’s black and white photographs are now considered fine art. Now in his late 80’s Johnson is considered a pioneer as a photographer in the San Francisco Fillmore community. His name is etched in concrete at the Fillmore Plaza.

Author Jacqueline Annette Sue has a masters degree from San Fracisco Theological Seminary and formerly served as a California Postmaster. She was honored by the Friends and Foundation of the San Francisco Public Library as their 2010 Literary Laureate.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130311T000000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130311T000000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-andrea-alban-critique-circle-developing-and-revising-your-childrens-book-1 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-andrea-alban-critique-circle-developing-and-revising-your-childrens-book-1 SUMMARY:Class\: Andrea Alban - Critique Circle for Developing and Revising your Children's Book DESCRIPTION:

2nd Sunday of Every Month\, 5\:00 - 8\:00pm
$40 per session



Critique Circle for Developing and Revising your Children's Book is a monthly workshop led by Andrea Alban for children's writers to deepen the craft of fiction\, from initial concept through finished manuscript. Included is plotting a page-turning story structure\, developing quintessential characters\, creating vivid story worlds\, and practicing the art of revision. Writers learn how to give and receive feedback in the spirit of generosity. The mission of this university-level workshop is to guide writers to publish their work. Included is research into publishing houses and literary agencies\, and the art of writing cover/query letters\, synopses and sample chapters that stand out from the crowd.

Testimonials\:

What I most appreciate about Andrea is her optimism and support--a self-described "\;cheerleader."\; She has been like a college professor giving me valuable lessons in picture book creation. Her honesty and writing exercises helped me find my voice. It's been an incredible journey with Andrea as my story midwife!

--Allison Fragakis

Andrea Alban is the author of nine books\, including the YA novel\, Anya's War\, (shortlisted for China's 2012 Panda Awards and an ALA honor book)\, and the bestseller\, The Happiness Tree. She is a dynamic speaker at schools\, writing conferences\, and literary festivals. Andrea edits manuscripts and coaches writers in manuscript development and revision as well as how to prepare submissions to editors and agents. 

 

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130311T153000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130311T173000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-gisella-petrone-advanced-italian-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-gisella-petrone-advanced-italian-0 SUMMARY:Class\: Gisella Petrone - Advanced Italian DESCRIPTION:

Eight Mondays\: Mar. 11-Apr. 29 • 8\:30-10\:30 • $235

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This class is designed to improve listening comprehension and oral proficiency while acquiring new vocabulary.

Gisella Petrone has a Masters degree from the University of Calabria. She has taught English\, Italian\, Latin\, Roman History\, and Italian cooking.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130311T160000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130311T180000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-graciela-pera-spanish-1-session-2-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-graciela-pera-spanish-1-session-2-0 SUMMARY:Class\: Graciela Pera - Spanish 1 (Session 2) DESCRIPTION:

Eight Mondays\: Mar. 11-May 6 (No class Mar. 25) • 9\:00-11\:00 am • $235

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For first year students who have had some Spanish study. Workbook available to purchase during class.

Graciela Pera was born in Buenos Aires. She is a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires. She has been teaching Spanish for 35 years. Students unsure of their level will be provided with the instructor’s e-mail address in order to determine placement.


END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130312T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130312T030000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-silvia-iannelli-beginning-italian-continuing-mon URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-silvia-iannelli-beginning-italian-continuing-mon SUMMARY:Class\: Silvia Iannelli - Beginning Italian Continuing (Mon.) DESCRIPTION:

Eight Mondays\: Mar. 11-Apr. 29 • 6\:00-8\:00 pm • $235

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Silvia Iannelli is a private Italian tutor who was born and raised in Rome. She creates a fun and welcoming environment for her students\, motivating them through activities and exercises. Her personal quote is\: “La traduzione della parola e’ nel cuore ~ The translation of a word is in the heart.”

Text\: Ultimate Italian

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130312T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130312T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/nicola-trwst-bayou-nights URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/nicola-trwst-bayou-nights SUMMARY:Nicola Trwst - Bayou Nights DESCRIPTION:

Left Coast Writers Event!
Set prior to Hurricane Katrina\, Bayou Nights ($14.99) features Claire Rivet\, a Baton Rouge Assistant D.A. attempting to connect the rape and murder of a young woman to a similar attack she suffered when she was ten. Nicola Trwst’s previous book was The Belvedere Club.

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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130312T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130312T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/cara-black-murder-below-montparnasse URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/cara-black-murder-below-montparnasse SUMMARY:Cara Black - Murder Below Montparnasse DESCRIPTION:
California Book Launch!
Reception with wine to proceed reading 
 
In Murder Below Montparnasse ($25.95)\, a long-lost Modigliani portrait\, a grieving brother’s blood vendetta and a Soviet secret that’s been buried for 80 years are all involved in Parisian private investigator Aimée Leduc’s current case. In this latest in the celebrated series of Aimée Leduc mysteries\, Cara Black pits her detective against an art heist\, an absent partner and a gruesome murder as she tries to solve her most exciting case yet.

Cara Black is the author of thirteen books in the bestselling Aimée Leduc series. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and son and visits Paris frequently.


END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130313T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130313T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/mary-johnson-unquenchable-thirst-memoir URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/mary-johnson-unquenchable-thirst-memoir SUMMARY:Mary Johnson - An Unquenchable Thirst\: A Memoir DESCRIPTION:

At seventeen\, Mary Johnson experienced her calling when she saw a photo of Mother Teresa on the cover of Time magazine\; eighteen months later she began her training as a Missionary of Charity\, a nun in Mother Teresa’s order. Not without difficulty\, this boisterous\, independent-minded teenager eventually adapted to the sisters’ austere life of poverty and devotion\, but beneath the white-and-blue sari beat the heart of an ordinary young woman who faced daily the simple and profound struggles we all share\, the same desires for love and connection. Eventually\, after twenty years of service\, Johnson left the church to find her own path. In An Unquenchable Thirst\: A Memoir ($16.00)\, her magnificently told story holds universal truths about the mysteries of faith and how a woman discovers herself.

For twenty years\, as Sister Donata\, Mary Johnson was a Missionary of Charity\, a nun in Mother Teresa’s order\, until she left in 1997. A respected teacher and public speaker\, she has been named a Fellow of the MacDowell Colony and is on the board of A Room of Her Own Foundation. She lives in New Hampshire.
  

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130314T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130314T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/dina-hampton-little-red URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/dina-hampton-little-red SUMMARY:Dina Hampton - Little Red DESCRIPTION:

Dina Hampton captures the revolutionary fervor of the ‘60s in Little Red\: Three Passionate Lives Through the Sixties and Beyond ($25.99). She tells the parallel biographies of Angela Davis\, Tom Hurwitz\, and Elliot Abrams—three graduates of the Greenwich Village “Little Red School House” who went in radically different directions.

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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130314T013000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130314T033000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-tanya-egan-gibson-beginning-creative-writing-1 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-tanya-egan-gibson-beginning-creative-writing-1 SUMMARY:Class\: Tanya Egan Gibson - Beginning Creative Writing DESCRIPTION:
Four Wednesdays\: Mar. 13-Apr. 3 • 6\:30-8\:30 • $135
 

 

Have you always wanted to write? Are you excited about putting stories onto paper but intimidated by the blank computer screen? Whether you’re just starting out or have some writing experience\, learn structures and techniques that will bring your fiction or nonfiction to life. This class will include handouts\, take home assignments\, and in-class writing. Tanya Egan Gibson is the author of the novel How To Buy a Love of Reading as well as numerous short stories and essays.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130314T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130314T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/po-bronson-top-dog URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/po-bronson-top-dog SUMMARY:Po Bronson - Top Dog DESCRIPTION:
Co-Sponsored by Ross School
 
What are the differences between a winning and losing performance? In Top Dog ($26.99)\, Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman use cutting-edge science to tease out the hidden factors at the core of every great triumph and every tragic failure. Bronson and Merryman are the authors of the N.Y. Times bestseller NurtureShock.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130314T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130314T190000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-graciela-pera-spanish-1-session-3 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-graciela-pera-spanish-1-session-3 SUMMARY:Class\: Graciela Pera - Spanish 1 (Session 3) DESCRIPTION:

Eight Thursdays\: Mar. 14-May 9 (no class Mar. 28) • 10\:00-12\:00 pm • $235

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For beginning students who have had some Spanish study. Workbook available to purchase.

Graciela Pera was born in Buenos Aires. She is a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires. She has been teaching Spanish for 35 years. Students unsure of their level will be provided with the instructor’s e-mail address in order to determine placement.


END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130315T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130315T030000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-silvia-iannelli-beginning-italian-continuing-thurs URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-silvia-iannelli-beginning-italian-continuing-thurs SUMMARY:Class\: Silvia Iannelli - Beginning Italian Continuing (Thurs.) DESCRIPTION:

Eight Thursdays\: Mar. 14 - May 2 • 6\:00-8\:00pm • $235

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Silvia Iannelli is a private Italian tutor who was born and raised in Rome. She creates a fun and welcoming environment for her students\, motivating them through activities and exercises. Her personal quote is\: “La traduzione della parola e’ nel cuore ~ The translation of a word is in the heart.”

Text\: Ultimate Italian

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130315T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130315T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/marisa-silver-mary-coin URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/marisa-silver-mary-coin SUMMARY:Marisa Silver - Mary Coin DESCRIPTION:
In her first novel since The God of War\, critically acclaimed author Marisa Silver takes Dorothea Lange’s “Migrant Mother” photograph as inspiration for a breathtaking reinvention—a story of two women\, one famous and one forgotten\, and of the remarkable legacy of their singular encounter. Mary Coin ($25.95) expands upon the moment when\, in 1936\, a young mother resting by the side of a road in Central California is spontaneously photographed by a woman documenting the migrant laborers who have taken to America’s farms in search of work—little personal information is exchanged and neither has any way of knowing that their chance encounter has produced the most iconic image of the Great Depression.

Marisa Silver is the author of the novels The God of War (a Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist) and No Direction Home\; and two story collections\, Alone With You and Babe in Paradise (a New York Times Notable Book and Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year). She lives in Los Angeles.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130315T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130315T190000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-kerrin-meis-impressionism-fashion-modernism URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-kerrin-meis-impressionism-fashion-modernism SUMMARY:Class\: Kerrin Meis - Impressionism\, Fashion & Modernism DESCRIPTION:
Two Fridays\: Mar. 15 &\; 22 • 10\:00-12\:00 pm • $70
 
 

 
This class looks at eighty major figure paintings by artists like Renoir\, Monet\, Morisot and Manet in concert with fashion photographs\, period costumes\, accessories and popular prints. This highlights the relationship between painting and fashion from the 1860s to the 1880s when Paris emerged as the fashion capital of the world. At the same time\, writers like Mallarme\, Baudelaire and Zola turned an eye to la Mode as a harbinger of la Modernite. The Impressionists seemed to capture the spirit of their time.
 
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130316T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130316T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/san-francisco-grotto-writers-3-minute-reads-1 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/san-francisco-grotto-writers-3-minute-reads-1 SUMMARY:San Francisco Grotto Writers - 3 Minute Reads DESCRIPTION:

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3 Minute Reads
from San Francisco Grotto Writers
50+ Writers\, 3 Minutes Each! 
 

Joins us for a fast-paced and irreverent evening\, showcasing new work from the students of the San Francisco Writer's Grotto writing classes. On this Friday evening\, both fiction and nonfiction writers will read their work — but only for 3 minutes each! Their instructors (Grotto authors) will enforce the time limit. Join us for wine\, fun\, and fresh new writing.

 

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130316T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130316T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/scott-smith-when-someone-dies URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/scott-smith-when-someone-dies SUMMARY:Scott Smith - When Someone Dies DESCRIPTION:
Co-Sponsored by Hospice of Marin 
 
Decisions made in the chaotic 30 days after a loved one dies can have a profound and lasting consequence\, but navigating financial bureaucracy in a state of grief can feel impossible. Out of his own agonizing experience\, Scott Smith was inspired to create When Someone Dies\: The Practical Guide to the Logistics of Death ($16.00)\, the first complete and essential resource for dealing with the concrete details that surround the death of a loved one. This remarkably comprehensive and informative guide that educates readers quickly and compassionately\, allowing them to spend more time on healing and less on navigating logistics. 

Scott Smith is a partner in Viant Capital\, a San Francisco-based boutique investment bank and tech business incubator committed to providing emerging growth and small to mid-market companies with high quality strategic advisory and capital-raising services. When Someone Dies is his first book.
 
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130316T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130316T210000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-amy-novesky-spot-childrens-writing-workshop-18 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-amy-novesky-spot-childrens-writing-workshop-18 SUMMARY:Class\: Amy Novesky - On-the-Spot Children's Writing Workshop DESCRIPTION:
Class limit of six
48-hour advance registration required
 
 
You’ve written a brilliant story and can’t wait to hear what others think. You’re stuck and need a critique. What to do? Bring your manuscript—a picture book\, a chapter\, or even just an idea (ten-page limit) and we’ll workshop on the spot. Amy Novesky is an independent children’s book editor\, author\, and experienced workshop leader.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130316T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130316T220000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-leslie-keenan-christy-strauch-marketing-introverted-writers URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-leslie-keenan-christy-strauch-marketing-introverted-writers SUMMARY:Class\: Leslie Keenan & Christy Strauch - Marketing for Introverted Writers DESCRIPTION:
Sat.\, Mar. 16 • 10\:00-3\:00 • $85
 
 

 
Do you hate the idea of promoting yourself? Do you want to stay alone in your room and leave the marketing to others? Join Leslie Keenan and Christy Strauch to learn how your introversion can serve you in drawing readers to you naturally\, without having to turn yourself into an extrovert. Keenan\, author of You Can Complete That Book and Strauch\, author of Authentic Marketing for Introverts\, will discuss how to choose a marketing method that you enjoy and that will pull readers to you. They show how to use your innate strengths\, long focus\, relationship skills\, and drive for authenticity. You’ll learn how to use the Internet productively\, in a way that’s natural to you.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130316T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130316T180000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/rebecah-freeling-puppet-show-preschoolers-10 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/rebecah-freeling-puppet-show-preschoolers-10 SUMMARY:Rebecah Freeling - Puppet Show for Preschoolers DESCRIPTION:
Rebecah Freeling is a master storyteller\, experienced early childhood educator\, and parent coach.  New to California\, she recently joined the faculty of Marin Mountain School Early Childhood Center in Corte Madera. For thirteen years she was owner\, Director and Lead Teacher of Briar Rose Children's Center in her home state of Ohio. Her magical stories\, both original and drawn from the folk and fairy tale traditions\, are enhanced by handmade table puppets and simple marionettes.  One often observes the children hearing her stories to be sitting on the edge of their seats\, eyes wide and mouths open in anticipation!
 
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130316T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130316T200000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/anders-miller-kitchen-pike-place-fish-guys URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/anders-miller-kitchen-pike-place-fish-guys SUMMARY:Anders Miller - In the Kitchen with the Pike Place Fish Guys DESCRIPTION:

Meet and Greet!
In the Kitchen with the Pike Place Fish Guys ($30.00) serves up more than 100 savory seafood recipes that answer the most popular question the Fish Guys get\: “How do you cook that?” Anders Miller features the inspiring words from the fishmongers who made Pike Place Fish entirely sustainable in 2011.

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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130316T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130316T200000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/pamela-olson-fast-times-palestine URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/pamela-olson-fast-times-palestine SUMMARY:Pamela Olson - Fast Times in Palestine DESCRIPTION:
Pamela Olson's Fast Times in Palestine\: A Love Affair with a Homeless Homeland ($16.00) is the powerful\, deeply moving account of her life in the midst of Palestine—encompassing not only the political tension that disrupts the region\, but its historical richness\, culture and the day-to-day existence of its civilians. From indecisive college graduate to international journalist\, Olson also traces the personal transformation she endured over the two-year span she spent in Occupied Territory. From idyllic olive groves to Palestinian beer gardens\, from Passover in Tel Aviv to Ramadan in a Hamas village\, readers will find Olson’s narrative both suspenseful and discerning. 
 
Pamela Olson lived in Ramallah for two years\, during which she served as head writer and editor for the Palestine Monitor and foreign press coordinator for Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi’s 2005 presidential campaign. She’s published stories and articles in CounterPunch\, Electronic Intifada\, Mondoweiss\, Israel’s Occupation Magazine\, and The Stanford Magazine\, and she also wrote an essay about disputed holy sites for the Encyclopedia of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130317T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130317T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/georgia-kelly-uncivil-liberties URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/georgia-kelly-uncivil-liberties SUMMARY:Georgia Kelly - Uncivil Liberties DESCRIPTION:
Uncivil Liberties was penned by six members of Praxis Peace Institute's book club (Sonoma) who decided to challenge and deconstruct libertarian and right wing ideologies. Taking on the tenets of libertarian thought\, they challenge the American myths that promote a "\;me first"\; agenda\, rugged individualism\, and the lone hero. They explore the role that ideologies play in helping us make sense of the world and revisit the American experiment -- still unproved -- of American democracy. Citing successful alternatives to laissez-faire and corporate capitalism\, the authors promote existing models that celebrate the dignity of humankind by promoting empathy\, cooperation\, and respect. 

The authors are Ben Boyce (community activist)\, Benjamin Colby\, PhD (anthropology)\, Gus diZerega\, PhD (political science)\, Julianne Maurseth\, PhD (organizational psychology)\, Barry Spector (author of Madness at the Gates of the City\: The Myth of American Innocence)\, and editor/author Georgia Kelly\, Director of Praxis Peace Institute.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130317T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130317T200000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/beverly-donofrio-astonished URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/beverly-donofrio-astonished SUMMARY:Beverly Donofrio - Astonished DESCRIPTION:
Beverly Donofrio had already lived two lives\, first as a scrappy young mother on the streets of the East Village and later as the bestselling author of Riding in Cars with Boys. By the time she reached her fifties\, she thought she had seen it all. Now\, even though she was living in a vibrant\, picturesque Mexican town\, where she practiced yoga\, drank margaritas in her backyard\, and took salsa lessons\, she felt lost and was searching for monasteries to visit. Then one night she woke to find a rapist holding a knife to her throat. So begins Astonished\: A Story of Evil\, Blessings\, Grace\, and Solace ($25.95)\, a memoir that charts Donofrio’s journey—a long and twisting road through denial\, mourning\, anger\, vulnerability\, and retreat at five very different monasteries.

Beverly Donofrio’s first memoir\, Riding in Cars with Boys\, has been translated into sixteen languages and made into a popular motion picture. Her second memoir\, Looking for Mary\, began as a documentary on NPR. She lived for four years as a lay Carmelite at Nada Hermitage in Colorado\, where she began this book.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130317T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130317T230000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/catherine-tobias-wolff-not-less-everything URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/catherine-tobias-wolff-not-less-everything SUMMARY:Catherine & Tobias Wolff - Not Less Than Everything DESCRIPTION:
Featuring contributor and bestselling author Tobias Wolff! 
 
In Not Less Than Everything\: Catholic Writers on Heroes of Conscience\, from Joan of Arc to Oscar Romero ($17.99)\, anthology editor Catherine Wolff has compiled a thoughtful and engaging collection of essays and reflections on the Catholic figures who continue to inspire and serve as role models today—profiles of the men and women who found great personal\, spiritual\, and intellectual strength to keep their faith while challenging the traditional church.Covering a range of subjects and topics—from Ann Patchett on Charles Strobel to Colm Toibin on Gerard Manley Hopkins to Alice McDermott on Horace McKenna\, S.J.—the anthology showcases some of today’s most respected writers and thinkers engaging personally with their favorite saints\, official and not.

Catherine Wolff is the former Director of the Arrupe Center for Community-Based Learning at Santa Clara University\, and a former chaplain with the Catholic Community at Stanford University. She is married to author Tobias Wolff. They have three grown children and live in Northern California.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130318T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130318T190000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/tony-la-russa-one-last-strike URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/tony-la-russa-one-last-strike SUMMARY:Tony La Russa - One Last Strike DESCRIPTION:

Tony La Russa discusses One Last Strike\: Fifty Years in Baseball\, Ten and a Half Games Back\, and One Final Championship Season ($27.99). Speaking candidly\, the third-winningest manager in baseball history talks about his World Championship season with the St. Louis Cardinals\, his lifetime spent studying the game\, his famously intense style\, and his decision to retire. La Russa also shares stories from throughout his career that shaped his outlook — from his first days managing the Chicago White Sox to his championship years with the Oakland A's\, to his triumphant tenure as St. Louis's longest-serving manager.

Tony La Russa managed the St. Louis Cardinals from 1996 to 2011\, as well as the Oakland A's and the Chicago White Sox. He has three World Series wins\, six league championships\, and five Manager of the Year awards\, and is ranked third in all-time major league wins. He and his wife\, Elaine\, founded the Tony La Russa Animal Rescue Foundation in Walnut Creek\, California.

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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130319T013000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130319T033000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-left-coast-writers%C2%AE-monthly-writers-workshop URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-left-coast-writers%C2%AE-monthly-writers-workshop SUMMARY:Class\: Left Coast Writers® - Monthly Writers Workshop DESCRIPTION:

Third Monday of Every Month • 6\:30-8\:30 pm
$200 per year/$40 Drop-in fee ($150 for Left Coast Writers® members)
 
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(Left Coast Writers Salon Rate)\:

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Finally\, the writing group everyone has been asking for! Get in on the latest Left Coast Writers®  literary adventure\: The Left Coast Writers® Monthly Writers' Workshop. Bring your work and your imagination as well as humor\, honesty\, and attention to an evening of sharing recent writings\, discussion on craft\, and fabulous literary prompts. Either author/instructors Linda Watanabe McFerrin or Joanna Biggar will be on hand to contribute editorial direction and orchestrate sessions. This is a chance to get feedback on your work and hone your skills in a stimulating\, supportive\, and highly professional environment.

Led by Linda Watanabe McFerrin &\; Joanna Biggar

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130319T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130319T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/christa-parravani-her URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/christa-parravani-her SUMMARY:Christa Parravani - Her DESCRIPTION:

Co-Sponsored by Family Service Agency 

Christa Parravani's Her ($26.00) is a blazingly passionate memoir of identity and love\: when a charismatic and troubled young woman dies tragically\, her idential twin sister must struggle to survive. Christa Parravani and her identical twin\, Cara\, were linked by a bond that went beyond siblinghood\, beyond sisterhood\, beyond friendship. But\, haunted by childhood experiences with father figures and further damaged by being raped as a young adult\, Cara veered off the path to robust work and life and in to depression\, drugs and a shocking early death. Beautifully written\, mesmerizingly rich and true\, Christa Parravani's account of being left\, one half of a whole\, and of her desperate\, ultimately triumphant struggle for survival is informative\, heart-wrenching and unforgettably beautiful. 

Christa Parravani is a writer and photographer. Her photographs have been exhibited internationally\, and are represented by the Michael Foley Gallery in New York City and the Kopeikin gallery in Los Angeles. She has taught photography at Dartmouth College\, Columbia University and UMass\, Amherst. She earned her MFA in Visual Art from Columbia University and her MFA in Creative Writing from Rutgers.

 

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130319T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130319T190000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/literary-luncheon-chitra-banerjee-divakaruni-oleander-girl URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/literary-luncheon-chitra-banerjee-divakaruni-oleander-girl SUMMARY:Literary Luncheon\: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni - Oleander Girl DESCRIPTION:

The ticket price of $55 includes lunch and a signed book
Call (415) 927-0960 ext. 1 to reserve
Can't attend the event? Order a signed copy


 

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni shares Oleander Girl. Beloved by critics and readers\, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni has been hailed by Junot Díaz as a “brilliant storyteller” and by People magazine as a “skilled cartographer of the heart.” Now\, Divakaruni returns with her most gripping novel yet\, a sweeping\, suspenseful\, atmospheric coming-of-age novel about a young woman who leaves India for America on a search that will transform her life.

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is the award-winning author of many books\, including The Mistress of Spices\, Sister of My Heart\, and One Amazing Thing. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker\, The Atlantic Monthly\, and The New York Times. Born in India\, she currently lives in Texas and teaches in the nationally ranked Creative Writing program at the University of Houston.

Author Elizabeth Berg will introduce Ms. Divakaruni. 

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.

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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130320T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130320T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/mary-beth-keane-fever URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/mary-beth-keane-fever SUMMARY:Mary Beth Keane - Fever DESCRIPTION:
Everyone has heard of “Typhoid Mary” — but few know much about the woman who worked in New York as a cook at the turn of the century and unknowingly infected her clients with typhoid fever. In Fever ($26.00)\, critically-acclaimed novelist and recipient of the esteemed “5 Under 35” designation from the National Book Foundation Mary Beth Keane imagines the life of this courageous\, headstrong\, vilified young immigrant and finds sympathy\, pluck\, stubbornness\, a great capacity for cooking\, and love. 

Mary Beth Keane was born in New York City to Irish parents. She attended Barnard College and the University of Virginia\, where she received an MFA in Fiction. Author of The Walking People\, she lives in Pearl River\, New York\, with her husband and their two sons.
 
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130320T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130320T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/john-elder-robison-raising-cubby URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/john-elder-robison-raising-cubby SUMMARY:John Elder Robison - Raising Cubby DESCRIPTION:
Misfit\, truant\, delinquent. John Robison was never a model child\, and he wasn’t a model dad either. Diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome at the age of forty\, he approached fatherhood as a series of logic puzzles and practical jokes. The one thing John couldn’t figure out was what to do when school authorities decided that Cubby was dumb and stubborn—the very same thing he had been told as a child. Did Cubby have Asperger’s too? By turns tender\, suspenseful\, and hilarious\, Raising Cubby\: A Father and Son's Adventures with Asperger's\, Trains\, Tractors\, and High Explosives ($26.00) is more than just the story of raising Cubby. It’s the story of a father and son who grow up together.

John Elder Robison is the author of two previous books\, the New York Times bestseller Look Me in the Eye and Be Different.  He lectures widely on autism and neurological differences\, and is a member of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee of the US Dept. of Health and Human Services.  John also serves on committees and review boards for the CDC\, the National Institutes of Health\, and Autism Speaks. A machinery enthusiast and avid photographer\, John lives in Amherst\, Massachusetts with his family\, animals\, and machines.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130321T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130321T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/terry-brooks-dark-legacy-shannara-bloodfire-quest URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/terry-brooks-dark-legacy-shannara-bloodfire-quest SUMMARY:Terry Brooks - The Dark Legacy of Shannara\: Bloodfire Quest DESCRIPTION:
Priority Seating with Purchase of The Dark Legacy from Book Passage
 
In 2012\, Terry Brooks brought readers back to the beloved world of the Four Lands with a brand new Shannara series.  Now\, readers have the chance to continue the tale with the latest installment of The Dark Legacy of Shannar trilogy\, Bloodfire Quest ($28.00).  The quest for the missing Elfstones has gone badly awry. The Druid Order has been decimated\, and its surviving leader and her followers are trapped inside the Forbidding—the hellish dimension that imprisons the most dangerous creatures banished from the Four Lands. But now the powerful magic barrier that surrounds the Forbidding is crumbling\, and an evil horde is poised to break free . . . unless one young Druid is willing to make the ultimate sacrifice.

Terry Brooks is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty books\, including the Dark Legacy of Shannara adventure Wards of Faerie and the Legends of Shannara novels Bearers of the Black Staff and The Measure of the Magic. His novels Running with the Demon and A Knight of the Word were selected by the Rocky Mountain News as two of the best science fiction/fantasy novels of the twentieth century. The author was a practicing attorney for many years but now writes full-time. He lives with his wife\, Judine\, in the Pacific Northwest.
 
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130322T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130322T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/nancy-kricorian-all-light-there-was URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/nancy-kricorian-all-light-there-was SUMMARY:Nancy Kricorian - All the Light There Was DESCRIPTION:

Set amid the Armenian community in newly occupied Paris\, Nancy Kricorian's All the Light There Was ($24.00) is a lyrical\, finely wrought story about family loyalty\, secret love\, the many faces of oppression—and the many faces of resistance.

Nancy Kricorian\, author of the novels Zabelle and Dreams of Bread and Fire\, is a widely published poet\, essayist\, and activist. After graduating from Dartmouth\, Nancy studied and worked in Paris before earning an MFA in writing at Columbia University. 

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130322T190000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130322T190000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/literary-luncheon-ruth-ozeki-tale-time-being URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/literary-luncheon-ruth-ozeki-tale-time-being SUMMARY:Literary Luncheon\: Ruth Ozeki - A Tale for the Time Being DESCRIPTION:

The ticket price of $55 includes lunch and a signed book
Call (415) 927-0960 ext. 1 to inquire about availability

Ruth Ozeki shares A Tale for the Time Being. Full of Ozeki’s signature humor and deeply engaged with the relationship between writer and reader\, past and present\, fact and fiction\, quantum physics\, history\, and myth\, A Tale for the Time Being is a brilliantly inventive\, beguiling story of our shared humanity and the search for home. 

Ruth Ozeki\, author of My Year of Meats and All Over Creation\, is an award-winning writer and filmmaker. Her work has appeared in The New York Times\, The Shambhala Sun\, and More\, among other publications. In June 2010 she was ordained as a Zen Buddhist priest and is affiliated with the Brooklyn Zen Center and the Everyday Zen Foundation. She lives in British Columbia and New York City.   

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.

 

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130323T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130323T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/san-francisco-grotto-writers-3-minute-reads-2 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/san-francisco-grotto-writers-3-minute-reads-2 SUMMARY:San Francisco Grotto Writers - 3 Minute Reads DESCRIPTION:

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3 Minute Reads
from San Francisco Grotto Writers
50+ Writers\, 3 Minutes Each! 
 

Joins us for a fast-paced and irreverent evening\, showcasing new work from the students of the San Francisco Writer's Grotto writing classes. On this Friday evening\, both fiction and nonfiction writers will read their work — but only for 3 minutes each! Their instructors (Grotto authors) will enforce the time limit. Join us for wine\, fun\, and fresh new writing.

 

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130323T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130323T200000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-sophie-epstein-hands-blogging-social-media-workshop URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-sophie-epstein-hands-blogging-social-media-workshop SUMMARY:Class\: Sophie Epstein - Hands-On! Blogging / Social Media Workshop DESCRIPTION:

Sat.\, Mar. 23 • 10\:00 - 1\:00 pm • $45
Bring your laptop!



Join blogger extraordinaire Sophie Epstein (www.mrsmagooreads.com) for this hands-on workshop. Before you return home\, you will create your own blog\, Twitter account\, and Facebook page. You will learn the basics of each platform\, how to link them so they work together\, and how to use them to market your business. If you thought social media was just for teenagers--think again. Don't let your business be left behind in this world of connectivity!

 

 

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130323T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130323T180000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/dr-sara-gottfried-hormone-cure URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/dr-sara-gottfried-hormone-cure SUMMARY:Dr. Sara Gottfried - The Hormone Cure DESCRIPTION:
Dr. Sara Gottfried refuses to accept the traditional medical thinking that feeling cranky\, asexual\, tapped out\, and sleep-deprived is just part of being female and aging\, and that prescription medication will fix all problems. In The Hormone Cure ($25.00)\, she combines natural therapies with rigorous scientific testing to help women feel fully alive\, especially in the years prior to menopause. Using an informative questionnaire to identify common symptoms of hormonal imbalance such as insomnia\, low sex drive\, lack of energy\, moodiness\, hot flashes\, and more\; detailing causes\; and offering solutions in non-judgmental and thoughtful language\, Dr. Gottfried provides a novel plan based on solid scientific research. She believes you don’t find a cure at the bottom of a pill bottle.

Sara Gottfried\, M.D.\, is a Harvard-educated physician and board-certified gynecologist who treats the root cause of problems\, not just symptoms. A nationally-recognized yoga teacher\, Gottfried teaches women how to balance their hormones naturally. She has been featured in Yoga Journal\, Glamour\, and Cosmopolitan magazines and in the award-winning film\, YogaWoman.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130323T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130323T230000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-ethel-rohan-%E2%80%93-writing-flash-fiction URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-ethel-rohan-%E2%80%93-writing-flash-fiction SUMMARY:Class\: Ethel Rohan – Writing Flash Fiction DESCRIPTION:
Sat.\, Mar. 23 • 1\:00-4\:00 pm • $65
 
 
 

Welcome to a three-hour intensive flash fiction-writing workshop. Flash fiction centers on the art of compression and the brilliance of brevity. To inspire and enliven us\, we will read and briefly discuss a sampling of excellent\, inventive short-short stories. The main focus of the workshop will be on your writing and we will work from prompts to generate ideas\, encourage risk\, and bring forth trouble (only trouble is interesting). Our goal is to enjoy our group’s collective charge and to produce a first draft of tiny but meaningful narratives. That’s a lot to accomplish in three hours. Please arrive on time and come prepared to make every moment of our time together worthwhile.
 
Ethel Rohan was born and raised in Dublin\, Ireland. She is the author of two story collections\, Goodnight Nobody\, and Cut Through the Bone\, the latter longlisted for The Story Prize. She is also the author of the chapbook\, Hard to Say. Her work has or will appear in the New York Times\, World Literature Today\, Tin House Online\, Sou’wester\, Post Road Magazine\, and The Rumpus\, among many other publications. She received her MFA from Mills College\, CA\, and is a reviewer for New York Journal of Books and member of the San Francisco Writers' Grotto and PEN America. Visit her at www.ethelrohan.com.
 
 
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130323T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130323T200000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/alison-singh-gee-where-peacocks-sing URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/alison-singh-gee-where-peacocks-sing SUMMARY:Alison Singh Gee - Where the Peacocks Sing DESCRIPTION:
Alison Singh Gee was a glamorous magazine writer with a serious Jimmy Choo habit\, a weakness for five-star Balinese resorts\, and a reputation for dating highborn British men. Then she met Ajay\, a charming and unassuming Indian journalist\, and her world turned upside down. In Where the Peacocks Sing\: A Palace\, a Prince\, and the Search for Home\,($24.99)\, Gee travels from her shiny\, rapid-fire life in Hong Kong to Ajay’s native village. She learns that not all is as it seems. Turns out that Ajay is a landed prince (of sorts)\, but his family palace is falling to pieces. Replete with plumbing issues\, strange noises\, and intimidating relatives\, her new love’s ramshackle palace\, Mokimpur\, is a broken-down relic in desperate need of a makeover. And Alison wonders if she can soldier on for the sake of the man who just might be her soul mate.

Alison Singh Gee is an award-winning international journalist whose work has been translated into eight languages and has appeared in People\, Vanity Fair\, In Style\, Marie Claire\, International Herald Tribune\, The Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times. For eight years\, she was a staff features writer/correspondent for People magazine. She won the 1997 Amnesty International Award for Feature Writing for her Asiaweek cover story about child prostitution in Southeast Asia. Alison lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130323T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130323T230000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/amity-gaige-schroder URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/amity-gaige-schroder SUMMARY:Amity Gaige - Schroder DESCRIPTION:
First Editions Pick!
Wine &\; Cheese Reception 
 
In Schroder ($21.99)\, Amity Gaige relates the story of Eric Schroder's urgent escape to Lake Champlain\, Vermont\, with his six-year-old daughter\, Meadow\, in an attempt to outrun the authorities amid a heated custody battle with his wife\, who will soon discover that her husband is not who he says he is. From a correctional facility\, Eric surveys the course of his life to understand-and maybe even explain-his behavior\: the painful separation from his mother in childhood\; a harrowing escape to America with his taciturn father\; a romance that withered under a shadow of lies\; and his proudest moments and greatest regrets as a flawed but loving father.

Amity Gaige's essays\, articles\, and stories have appeared in various publications\, including the Yale Review\, Los Angeles Times\, O Magazine\, the Literary Review\, One Story and in a 2009 collection of essays\, Feed Me (Random House). She is the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship\, a McDowell Colony Fellowship\, and a Baltic Writing Residency Fellowship\, and is currently the Visiting Writer at Amherst College.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130324T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130324T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/pam-belluck-daniel-levitin-evening-jazz-conversation URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/pam-belluck-daniel-levitin-evening-jazz-conversation SUMMARY:Pam Belluck & Daniel Levitin - An Evening of Jazz & Conversation DESCRIPTION:

Join Pam Belluck (Island Practice\: Cobblestone Rash\, Underground Tom\, and Other Adventures of a Nantucket Doctor) and Daniel J. Levitin (This is Your Brain on Music and The World in Six Songs) for an evening of live jazz and lively discussion ranging from health and science to writing\, music and the interconnections of these varied disciplines. 

Pam Belluck has been a staff writer for the New York Times for more than fifteen years. She is currently a health and medical writer for the Times. Belluck has won several awards\, a Knight Fellowship\, and a Fulbright Scholarship\, and is also an accomplished jazz flutist. 

Daniel J. Levitin runs the Levitin Laboratory for Musical Perception\, Cognition\, and Expertise at McGill University\, where he holds the Bell Chair in the Psychology of Electronic Communications. Before becoming a neuroscientist\, he was a record producer with gold records to his credit and professional musician. He has published extensively in scientific journals and music trade magazines such as Grammy and Billboard. 

This very special event will be held upstairs from the Book Passage store in the San Francisco Ferry Building's Port Commission Hearing Room. 

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130324T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130324T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/claire-blotter-moment-moment-house URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/claire-blotter-moment-moment-house SUMMARY:Claire Blotter - Moment in the Moment House DESCRIPTION:

Moment in the Moment House\, Claire Blotter's third poetry chapbook\, dives below the surface of a rapidly changing technological world\, examines the roots of violence- and calls for a compassionate witnessing and response\, moment to moment.  

Claire Blotter holds a B.A. in English Literature from the University of California at Berkeley and a Special Master's Degree in Creative Writing\, Women Studies and Speech Communications from San Francisco State University. She is the author of Trying to Sing in the War Zone and Face. She has received two Marin Arts Council Artists Grants in Poetry and grants from the Marin Community Foundation and the Nathan Cummings Foundation.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130324T210000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130324T230000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/cwc-presents-holly-lynne-payne-art-revision URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/cwc-presents-holly-lynne-payne-art-revision SUMMARY:CWC Presents\: Holly Lynne Payne - \\"The Art of Revision\\" DESCRIPTION:Successful writers honor the adage\, “Writing is about rewriting.” Does your manuscript represent your mastery of the craft? Have you submitted your manuscript only to receive too many rejections? Maybe you simply need a little bit more time inside the pages. It’s exciting to finish a manuscript\; unfortunately\, few writers can discern if their manuscript is eligible for submission to agents or editors. Join award-winning author and writing coach Holly Payne on an informative journey into the art of revision to ensure your manuscript is ready for submission and publication. This is the chance to examine story structure\, character development and even the prose itself with a pro. You have one chance to make a first impression—make it great! Feel free to bring the first chapter of your manuscript.

Holly Lynn Payne is an internationally published novelist in ten countries whose work has been translated into eight languages. She lives in Northern California with her husband and young daughter\, and serves the literary community as a volunteer producer for Litquake.

The Marin branch of the California Writers Club meets monthly at Book Passage\, except July\, August and December\, on the 4th Sunday of the month\, unless a holiday. 2\:00 p.m. to 4\:00 p.m. Meeting may feature a guest speaker\, a workshop or a panel discussion along with networking\, encouragement and writing news. All are welcome. www.cwcmarinwriters.com.

  END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130325T003000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130325T003000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/amy-stewart-drunken-botanist URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/amy-stewart-drunken-botanist SUMMARY:Amy Stewart - The Drunken Botanist DESCRIPTION:
Cocktail Party Reception

Sake began with a grain of rice\, scotch from barley\, rum from sugarcane. Thirsty yet? In The Drunken Botanist ($19.95)\, Amy Stewart explores the dizzying array of herbs\, flowers\, trees\, fruits\, and fungi that humans have transformed into alcohol over the years.
 
Amy Stewart is the award-winning author of six books on the perils and pleasures of the natural world\, including three New York Times bestsellers\, Wicked Bugs\, Wicked Plants\, and Flower Confidential.  
 
Amy has written for the New York Times\, the Washington Post\, is the co-founder of the popular blog GardenRant\, and is a contributing editor at Fine Gardening magazine. 
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130327T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130327T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/caroline-grant-lisa-harper-cassoulet-saved-our-marriage URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/caroline-grant-lisa-harper-cassoulet-saved-our-marriage SUMMARY:Caroline Grant & Lisa Harper - The Cassoulet Saved Our Marriage DESCRIPTION:
From the $6 peach to boxed macaroni and cheese\, food is never just about what we eat. Editors Caroline Grant and Lisa Harper believe it is the fuel for our life stories. The Cassoulet Saved Our Marriage ($16.95) is an anthology of original essays about how we eat\, and how pivotal food is beyond the table.
 
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130328T010000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130328T010000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/laena-mccarthy-jam URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/laena-mccarthy-jam SUMMARY:Laena McCarthy - Jam On DESCRIPTION:
In Jam On ($35.00)\, New York’s “Jam Queen” Laena McCarthy shares her love of making inventive handmade jam with delicious recipes and canning techniques. Her down-to-earth approach and unique\, easy method allows even the novice cook to make fresh and exciting jam. The recipes in Jam On use less sugar\, making the jams not only healthier\, but more intensely flavorful than your average fruit concoction. With step-by-step instructions and four-color photographs throughout\, McCarthy guides readers through the canning process and offers inventive herb and spice combinations for a range of signature jams.

Laena McCarthy is the founder and owner of Anarchy in a Jar\, an artisanal jam and preserves company. Her jams are sold at Williams-Sonoma\, Dean &\; DeLuca\, Whole Foods in New York\, and other specialty stores. She has been featured in the New York Times Style Section\, the New Yorker\, seriouseats.com\, and various other blogs. She lives in Brooklyn\, New York.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130328T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130328T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jacqueline-winspear-leaving-everything-most-loved URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/jacqueline-winspear-leaving-everything-most-loved SUMMARY:Jacqueline Winspear - Leaving Everything Most Loved DESCRIPTION:
In Leaving Everything Most Loved ($26.99) by New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline Winspear\, Maisie Dobbs investigates the murder of Indian immigrants in London. The year is 1933. Maisie Dobbs is contacted by an Indian gentleman who has come to England in the hopes of finding out who killed his sister two months ago. Scotland Yard failed to make any arrest in the case\, and there is reason to believe they failed to conduct a thorough investigation. The case becomes even more challenging when another Indian woman is murdered just hours before a scheduled interview. Meanwhile\, unfinished business from a previous case becomes a distraction\, as does a new development in Maisie's personal life. Bringing a crucial chapter in the life and times of Maisie Dobbs to a close\, Leaving Everything Most Loved marks a pivotal moment in this outstanding mystery series.

Jacqueline Winspear is the author of the New York Times bestsellers A Lesson in Secrets\, The Mapping of Love and Death\, Among the Mad\, and An Incomplete Revenge\, as well as four other nationally bestselling Maisie Dobbs novels. She has won numerous awards for her work\, including the Agatha\, Alex\, and Macavity awards for the first book in the series\, Maisie Dobbs\, which was also nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Novel and was a New York Times Notable Book. Originally from the United Kingdom\, she now lives in California.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130329T013000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130329T033000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-tom-barbash-reading-writer URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-tom-barbash-reading-writer SUMMARY:Class\: Tom Barbash - Reading Like a Writer DESCRIPTION:
Four Thurdays\: Mar. 28-Apr. 18 • 6\:30-8\:30 pm • $175
 

 

The surest way to improve one’s writing is to read as a writer. This means stopping after one reads a great paragraph to examine the ways in which the sentences work\, how the voice is established\, emotions evoked\, and a world created. In this class\, we examine closely selected published works and discuss why they live and breathe. There will be exercises designed to allow you to begin utilizing the skills you pick up. Tom Barbash is the author of the novel The Last Good Chance\, winner of the California Book Award.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130329T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130329T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/willie-gordon-fractured-lives URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/willie-gordon-fractured-lives SUMMARY:Willie Gordon - Fractured Lives DESCRIPTION:
In conversation with Isabel Allende
 
S.F. attorney William Gordon talks about his new mystery novel Fractured Lives ($14.95). The body of a young man is found in San Francisco’s City Hall\, killed by multiple gunshots. The search for the murderer leads through the Mayor’s office into a gritty underground world of gunrunners. Gordon is the author of The Chinese Jars.
 
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Six Fridays\: Mar. 29-May 3 • 10\:00-12\:00 pm • $150

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A fresh look at the Eternal City from 753 BCE through the 17th century. The class discusses the great monuments of the Caesars\, the catacombs\, and mosaics in early Christian Churches. We then move to the Renaissance Popes\, including St. Peters and the Vatican. Finally\, we allow ourselves to be overwhelmed by the Baroque masterpieces of the Counter-Reformation. Highlights include a lecture on the art and life of Caravaggio and a virtual tour of the Villa Borghese.

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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130330T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130330T020000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/natalie-goldberg-true-secret-writing URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/natalie-goldberg-true-secret-writing SUMMARY:Natalie Goldberg - The True Secret of Writing DESCRIPTION:
The capstone to forty years of teaching\, The True Secret of Writing\: Connecting Life with Language ($25.00) is Natalie Goldberg’s Zen boot camp\, her legacy teaching. Stories of Natalie’s own search for truth and clarity and her students’ breakthroughs and insights give moving testament to how brilliantly her unique\, tough-love method works. Beautiful homages to the work of other great teachers and observers of mind\, life\, and love provide further secrets and inspiration to which readers will return again and again. In her inimitable way\, Goldberg will inspire you to pick up the pen\, get writing\, and keep going.

Natalie Goldberg is a poet\, painter\, teacher\, and the author of twelve books\, including her classic\, Writing Down the Bones\: Freeing the Writer Within (which has sold more than 1.5 million copies and has been translated into fourteen languages) and Old Friend from Far Away\: The Practice of Writing Memoir. She has taught seminars for thirty-five years to people from around the world and lives in New Mexico.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130330T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130330T220000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-jon-carroll-creative-nonfiction-essay-3 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-jon-carroll-creative-nonfiction-essay-3 SUMMARY:Class\: Jon Carroll - Creative Nonfiction Essay DESCRIPTION:
Sat.\, Mar. 30 • 10\:00-3\:00 pm • $85
Domincan class credit available
 

 
 
S.F. Chronicle columnist Jon Carroll shares his wit\, wisdom\, and essay-writing talents. This is a chance to learn personal essay writing from one of the best. One student wrote\, “Carroll is witty\, patient\, knowledgeable\, inspiring. He anticipates people’s concerns in their questions and problems they can’t express. Gives tons of examples...” 

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130330T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130330T220000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-karen-benke-leap-write URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/class-karen-benke-leap-write SUMMARY:Class\: Karen Benke - Leap Write In! DESCRIPTION:
Adventures in Creative Writing to Stretch &\; Surprise
Your One-Of-A-Kind Mind
For 6th\, 7th\, &\; 8th Graders!
Sat.\, Mar. 30 • 1\:00-3\:00 pm • $45 per person

 

We’ll write off topic\, create poems from overheard conversations\, play with linked haiku—ignoring that 5-7-5 traditional structure—and tip a few dozen words over to see what spills out. Chocolate meditation is included. Best suited to tweens and teens who need a break from the punctuation police and left brain thinking.

 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130330T200000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130330T200000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/evgeny-morozov-save-everything-click-here URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/evgeny-morozov-save-everything-click-here SUMMARY:Evgeny Morozov - To Save Everything\, Click Here DESCRIPTION:
Evgeny Morozov reads from To Save Everything\, Click Here\: The Folly of Technological Solutionism ($28.99). In the very near future\, “smart” technologies and “big data” will allow us to make large-scale and sophisticated interventions in politics\, culture\, and everyday life. Technology will allow us to solve problems in highly original ways and create new incentives to get more people to do the right thing. But how will such “solutionism” affect our society\, once deeply political\, moral\, and irresolvable dilemmas are recast as uncontroversial and easily manageable matters of technological efficiency? 

Evgeny Morozov is the author of The Net Delusion\: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom\, winner of Harvard's Kennedy School's 2012 Goldsmith Book Prize\, and a New York Times Notable Book of 2011. He is also a visiting scholar at Stanford University and a contributing editor to the Boston Review. His articles have appeared in the Financial Times\, the Economist\, the Wall Street Journal\, the New Republic\, the Boston Globe\, and many other publications. He writes a monthly column for Slate that is syndicated in eight other languages. He was born in Belarus.

END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T071248Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130330T230000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130330T230000Z UID:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/teresa-grant-paris-affair URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.bookpassage.com/event/teresa-grant-paris-affair SUMMARY:Teresa Grant - The Paris Affair DESCRIPTION:
Tracy Grant shares The Paris Affair ($15.00). In the wake of the Battle of Waterloo\, Paris is a house divided. The triumphant Bourbons flaunt their victory with lavish parties\, while Bonapartists seek revenge only to be captured and executed. Amid the turmoil\, British attaché and intelligence agent Malcolm Rannoch and his wife\, Suzanne\, discover that his murdered half sister\, Princess Tatiana Kirsanova\, may have borne a child—a secret she took to the grave. And Malcolm suspects there was more than mere impropriety behind her silence. . . 

Tracy Grant has been making up stories as long as she can remember. She studied British history at Stanford University and received the Firestone Award for Excellence in Research. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area\, where she is on the board of the Merola Opera Program\, a training program for professional opera singers\, coaches\, and stage directors. For more information about her books\, please visit her website at http\://www.tracygrant.org.

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