CANCELLED: Linda Gray Sexton - Half in Love: Surviving the Legacy of Suicide
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
Linda Gray Sexton talks about Half in Love: Surviving the Legacy of Suicide ($15.95). After the agony of witnessing her mother's multiple — and ultimately successful — suicide attempts, Linda Gray Sexton, daughter of the acclaimed poet Anne Sexton, struggles with an engulfing undertow of depression. Here, she speaks about the need to escape the legacy of suicide.
This special event is co-sponsored by National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI). This is a fundraiser. Book Passage will donate a portion of proceeds from book sales during the event to NAMI San Francisco.
A gifted writer in her own right, Linda Gray Sexton has written four novels; her first memoir Searching for Mercy Street was published to critical acclaim.
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- 1 Ferry Building
- City:
- San Francisco ,
- Province:
- California
- Postal Code:
- 94111
- Country:
- United States
Arlie Hochschild - The Outsourced Self: Intimate Life in Market Times
Arlie Hochschild is the author of The Time Bind, The Second Shift, and The Managed Heart. She is a professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley and her articles have appeared in Harper's, Mother Jones, Psychology Today and elsewhere. She lives in San Francisco.
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- 51 Tamal Vista Blvd
- City:
- Corte Madera ,
- Province:
- California
- Postal Code:
- 94925
- Country:
- United States
Cindy Pawlcyn - Cooks with Books: Cindy’s Supper Club: Meals from Around the World to Share with Family and Friends
Admission $115 per person/ $185 per couple
Call (415) 927-0960, ext. 1 to reserve
Join Cindy Pawlcyn, one of America's leading
chef's, for what we know will be a very special event! Twice nominated
as the James Beard Best Chef in California, Pawlcyn is rocking the food
world with her new cookbook, Cindy's Supper Club.
It's
no secret that legions of fans flock to Pawlcyn's restaurants for her
globally influenced signature dishes. What is not so well known is that
Cindy has turned her passions for cooking and travel into a popular
supper club, where she creates an adventurous menu celebrating a
different international cuisine each week. Cindy's Supper Club has
become a destination event, presenting a world tasting tour on a plate.
Pawlcyn's new book, drawn from the weekly menus of her supper clubs, is a
collection of 125 complete recipes and menus from around the globe - as well as a delicious delight.
Pawlcyn
helped make the Napa Valley a destination for food and wine in Northern
California. Today, her trio of restaurants - Mustard’s Grill, Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen, and Brassica - are as much loved among locals as
they are popular with visitors. Besides owning three of region's popular
restaurants, Pawlcyn is also the author of four award-winning cookbooks
including Mustard's Grill Napa Valley Cookbook, Big Small Plates, and Cindy Pawlcyn's Appetizers. She received a James Beard award for Mustards Grill Napa Valley Cookbook and is the author of Fog City Diner Cookbook.
Don't miss this event! Tickets are $115 per person / or $185 per couple. Price includes meal, wine, coffee, tax, tip, & a signed copy of the book.
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- Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen
- Additional:
- 1327 Railroad Ave.
- City:
- St. Helena ,
- Province:
- California
- Postal Code:
- 94574
- Country:
- United States
Eugenia Bone - Mycophilia: Revelations from the Weird World of Mushrooms
Eugenia Bone speaks about Mycophilia: Revelations from the Weird World of Mushrooms ($25.99). Engrossing, earthy, surprising, and packed with up-to-date science and cultural exploration, Mycophilia is part narrative and part primer for foodies, science buffs, environmental advocates, and anyone interested in learning more about ‘shrooms.
Eugenia Bone is an author and a food writer who has been featured in numerous national publications. She writes a blog on preserving foods for the Denver Post, and lives in New York City.
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- 1 Ferry Building
- City:
- San Francisco ,
- Province:
- California
- Postal Code:
- 94111
- Country:
- United States
Captain Sully - Making a Difference: Stories of Visions and Courage from America's Leaders
Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger III is a retired airline pilot, speaker, consultant and the author of the New York Times bestseller Highest Duty. He was named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People, and has been a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley's Center for Catastrophic Risk Management.
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- 51 Tamal Vista Blvd
- City:
- Corte Madera ,
- Province:
- California
- Postal Code:
- 94925
- Country:
- United States
Susan Morse - The Habit
Susan Morse was educated at Williams College and has worked as an actress in L.A. and New York. She now lives in Philadelphia. She has edited fiction, although this book is nonfiction. Mostly. She promises.
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- 51 Tamal Vista Blvd
- City:
- Corte Madera ,
- Province:
- California
- Postal Code:
- 94925
- Country:
- United States
Class: Amy Novesky - On-the-Spot Children's Writing Workshop
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- 51 Tamal Vista Blvd
- City:
- Corte Madera ,
- Province:
- California
- Postal Code:
- 94925
- Country:
- United States
Ani Phyo - Ani’s 15 Day Fat Blast
Cosponsored by CUESA
Ani Phyo presents Ani's 15-Day Fat Blast: The Kick-Ass Plan to Get Lighter, Tighter, and Sexier . . . Super Fast ($24.00). On Saturday mornings, chefs and cookbook authors lead free cooking demonstrations using seasonal ingredients from the Farmers Market. Join us out front of the Ferry Building in the Farmer's Market for tips, recipes, and a sample. We’ll be there with the books.
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- 1 Ferry Building
- City:
- San Francisco ,
- Province:
- California
- Postal Code:
- 94111
- Country:
- United States
Mona Talbott - Zuppe: Soups from the Kitchen of the American Academy in Rome
After culinary school, Mona Talbott was hired by Alice Waters to work at Chez Panisse and the Edible Schoolyard program. She later worked at Eli Zabar’s Vinegar Factory and EAT stores in New York and consulted for Hillary Clinton at her home in Chappaqua, New York. In 1999, Talbott began working for photographer Annie Leibovitz, and in 2004, she was hired by Bette Midler’s New York Restoration Project to design a children’s gardening and cooking program. Since 2007, Talbott has been executive chef at the Rome Sustainable Food Project. She is the author of Biscotti.
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- 1 Ferry Building
- City:
- San Francisco ,
- Province:
- California
- Postal Code:
- 94111
- Country:
- United States
Dreams of Community: UC Santa Cruz writers - Karen Yamashita & Micah Perks
In the context of two very different 1960s communities, two UC Santa Cruz faculty members will discuss the overlapping theme of the desire for community, and also the desire for freedom from it. Karen Yamashita discusses I Hotel ($19.95), a multi-voiced fusion of prose, playwriting, graphic art, and philosophy which spins an epic tale of America’s struggle for civil rights. Micah Perks discusses her Pagan Time: An American Childhood ($15.95), a memoir about the 1960s which also conveys the texture of those wild times.
Karen Tei Yamashita is the author of four previous novels and the recipient of an American Book Award and the Janet Heidinger Kafka Award. I Hotel was a finalist for the 2010 National Book Award. A California native, Yamashita teaches at the University of California-Santa Cruz. Micah Perks is also the author of a novel, We Are Gathered Here. She has been twice nominated for a Pushcart Prize and currently lives in Santa Cruz where she also teaches at the University of California-Santa Cruz.
Yamashita and Perks codirect the Living Writers Series at UC Santa Cruz, which brings visiting writers, poets and publishing professionals to campus to give students an in-depth look into the world of the working writer.
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- 51 Tamal Vista Blvd
- City:
- Corte Madera ,
- Province:
- California
- Postal Code:
- 94925
- Country:
- United States
Literary Pilgrimage to the Soul of England - A Journey Abroad with Roger Housden
Roger Housden
May 28 to June 5,
2012
A unique and leisurely journey through southern England and the landscape that inspired Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy, TS Eliot, Wordsworth, and Shakespeare.
While visiting their homes and the places that inspired them, Roger will draw from the work of these authors as a guide for our own soul's journey.
We visit Jane Austen's house in Hampshire, as well as the City of Bath; Thomas Hardy's home in the county town of Dorchester, and Stonehenge along the way. Then to the village of East Coker, location for one of TS Eliot's Four Quartets, and Tintern Abbey, the subject of Wordsworth's famous poem. We spend a day at Hay on Wye Literature Festival, the greatest festival of its kind in the world, which takes place every year in the Welsh border country. After visiting Stratford on Avon we shall attend a performance at the Globe Theatre in London, and then spend our final day visiting our own choice of London's great sights. We never drive more than a hundred miles in a day at most, and usually much less, so this is indeed a leisurely pilgrimage with no early starts.
Cost:
$3750
Maximum participants: 12 Includes all hotels ( 3x3 star and 2x5 star), tips for hotel staff, seven
dinners, six breakfasts, group transport by minibus, airport transfers, services
of Roger Housden and Braeda Horan.
Not included: international airfare,
lunches, all beverages except for included breakfasts.
Full
itinerary and registration form:
Download Itinerary
You can email Roger at info@rogerhousden.com. Visit Roger on the Web at www.rogerhousden.com.
About Roger Housden:
Roger
Housden has written some twenty books, including the best-selling Ten
Poems series, three travel books, the novella Chasing Rumi, and a
book on Rembrandt. All his books, whatever the subject, encourage us to ask
questions that help us to live into the best that we are. His Ten Poems
series has shown many thousands of readers how literature can be a guide for the
soul. He will be assisted by his partner, English designer Braeda
Horan.
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- Travel with Roger Housden
- City:
- England ,
- Country:
- United Kingdom
Anne Cherian - The Invitation
Anne Cherian’s earlier novel, A Good Indian Wife, won the South Asian Excellence Award. She lives in Los Angeles, California.
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- 51 Tamal Vista Blvd
- City:
- Corte Madera ,
- Province:
- California
- Postal Code:
- 94925
- Country:
- United States
Thomas McNamee - The Man Who Changed The Way We Eat:: Craig Claiborne and the American Food Renaissance
Thomas McNamee talks about The Man Who Changed The Way We Eat: Craig Claiborne and the American Food Renaissance ($27.00). In the 1950s, America was a land of overdone roast beef and canned green beans — a gastronomic wasteland. Many restaurants relied on frozen ingredients, and served bogus “continental” cuisine. One man helped changed all that.
Thomas McNamee is the author of Alice Waters and Chez Panisse. His writing has been published in The New Yorker, Life, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. He lives in San Francisco.
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- 1 Ferry Building
- City:
- San Francisco ,
- Province:
- California
- Postal Code:
- 94111
- Country:
- United States
Buzz Bissinger - Father's Day: A Journey Into the Mind and Heart of My Extraordinary Son
Buzz Bissinger is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of four books, including the New York Times bestseller 3 Nights in August and Friday Night Lights, which has sold two million copies and inspired a film and TV franchise. He is a contributing editor for Vanity Fair and a sports columnist for The Daily Beast. He has written for The New Republic, Time and many other publications.
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- 51 Tamal Vista Blvd
- City:
- Corte Madera ,
- Province:
- California
- Postal Code:
- 94925
- Country:
- United States
Henry Crumpton - The Art of Intelligence
Ambassador and political insider Henry Crumpton discusses The Art of Intelligence ($27.95). This legendary CIA spy and counterterrorism expert tells the spellbinding story of his high-risk, action-packed career while illustrating the growing importance of America's intelligence officers and their secret missions.
With the rank of ambassador at large, Henry Crumpton served as the coordinator for counterterrorism at the U.S. Department of State from August 2005 until February 2007. Crumpton joined the Central Intelligence Agency in 1981 and spent most of his twenty-four-year career working undercover in the foreign field. He is the recipient of the Distinguished Intelligence Medal, the CIA's highest award for achievement.
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- 51 Tamal Vista Blvd
- City:
- Corte Madera ,
- Province:
- California
- Postal Code:
- 94925
- Country:
- United States
San Francisco Writers Grotto - 3 minute reads
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.
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- 1 Ferry Building
- City:
- San Francisco ,
- Province:
- California
- Postal Code:
- 94111
- Country:
- United States
Melanie Gideon - Wife 22
Melanie Gideon reads from Wife 22 ($26.00). For fans of Helen Fielding’s Bridget Jones’s Diary and Allison Pearson’s I Don’t Know How She Does It comes an irresistible novel of a woman losing herself . . . and finding herself again in the middle of her life. Wife 22 is praised by Elizabeth Berg as a book “… wise in matters of the heart.”
Melanie Gideon is the bestselling author of The Slippery Year: A Meditation on Happily Ever After, which was named an NPR and San Francisco Chronicle best book of the year. She is also the author of two young adult novels: Pucker and The Map That Breathed. Gideon was born and raised in Rhode Island, and now lives in the Bay Area.
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- 51 Tamal Vista Blvd
- City:
- Corte Madera ,
- Province:
- California
- Postal Code:
- 94925
- Country:
- United States
Class: Sophie & Liz Epstein - Create Your Own Blog: Hands-on Workshop
Please note new date and time!
Bring your laptop! Blogger extraordinaire Sophie Epstein, from the young adult book blog MrsMagooReads.com, teams up with her mother Liz Epstein (Jane Austen Literary Salon) as they present their ever-popular blogging workshop—now with a twist! Beginning bloggers of all ages are invited to learn how to start a blog, how to attract readers, how to position your blog, and much more. New to this workshop, using Blogger.com as a platform, you will receive hands-on help to create your own blog before you leave class!
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- 51 Tamal Vista Blvd
- City:
- Corte Madera ,
- Province:
- California
- Postal Code:
- 94925
- Country:
- United States
Stages on Pages special event
Special teen event! Stages on Pages presents five YA authors reading from their work. Don’t miss Gretchen McNeil (Possess), Kim Culbertson (Instructions for a Broken Heart), Elise Allen (Populazzi), Stasia Kehoe (Audition), and Katherine Longshore (Gilt) debut new fiction for young adults.
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- 51 Tamal Vista Blvd.
- City:
- Corte Madera ,
- Province:
- California
- Postal Code:
- 94925
- Country:
- United States
Richard Ford - Canada
Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ford reads from Canada ($26.99), a deeply affecting new novel of boundaries traversed, of innocence lost and reconciled, and of the mysterious and consoling bonds of family. Told in spare, elegant prose both resonant and luminous, Canada is a masterwork of haunting, even spectacular vision from one of our great writers.
Richard Ford is the acclaimed author of the Bascombe novels, which include The Sportswriter and its sequels, Independence Day — the first novel to win the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award — and The Lay of the Land, as well as the short story collections Rock Springs and A Multitude of Sins, which contain many widely anthologized stories.
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- 51 Tamal Vista Blvd
- City:
- Corte Madera ,
- Province:
- California
- Postal Code:
- 94925
- Country:
- United States
