Welcome to the first installment of Book It: Events for Bibliophiles. This will be a weekly post dedicated to book-related events such as author talks and book signings in an effort to make the beautiful world of books more accessible.
To get us started, I have only included events happening in San Francisco for the upcoming week. The scope of book event locations will expand as the weeks progress. If you would like to see your city or event listed in future posts, please contact me via e-mail at: heather[dot]varanini[at]gmail[dot]com.
Without further ado, here are your book events for the week of April 22nd through the 28th:
Monday, April 22nd
"Someday" Never Comes: Conquer Life's Challenges with the Spirit of Adventure
Event: Rick Deutsch "Mr. Half Dome" and author of One Best Hike: Yosemite's Half Dome will be speaking about his experiences hiking Half Dome -- he's done it a whopping 35 times! He will also be talking about how hiking one of Yosemite's most famous landmarks is a metaphor for life.
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Time: 4:45pm networking reception; 5:15pm program
Place: Commonwealth Club of California
595 Market Street, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA
Cost: $20 nonmember/$7 students
GRANTA Presents: The Best of Young British Novelists 4
Event: Nadifa Mohamed and Ross Raisin, two newly announced Best British Novelists will be reading from their works.
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Time: 6pm hospitality; 7pm readings
Place: The Book Club of California
312 Stutter Street, Suite 500
San Francisco, CA
Cost: Free
David Kirp at Books Inc. in the Marina
Event: Professor of Public Policy at UC Berkeley and author of Improbable Scholars: The Rebirth of a Great American School System and a Strategy for American Schools comes to discuss how he thinks America can change the face of our educational system in order to better serve students.
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Time: 7pm
Place: Books Inc.
2251 Chestnut Street
San Francisco, CA
Cost: Free
Alan Brennert at Books Inc. in Laurel Village
Event: Alan Brennert shares tales from his latest novel, Palisades Park.
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Time: 7pm
Place: Books Inc.
3515 California Street
San Francisco, CA
Cost: Free
Hendrick Smith -- Who Stole the American Dream?
Event: Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and Emmy award-winning producer, Hendrick Smith, comes to discuss his new novel: Who Stole the American Dream?
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Time: 7pm
Place: Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
3200 California Street
Fisher Hall
San Francisco, CA
Cost: $15 nonmembers/$12 members/$10 students
Laura Antoniou at Books Inc. in the Castro
Event: Laura Antoniou, National Leather Association award-winning author, discusses her most recent book, The Killer Wore Leather.
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Time: 7:30pm
Place: Books Inc.
2275 Market Street
San Francisco, CA
Cost: Free
Tuesday, April 23rd
World Book Night US: 2013
Event: In an effort to spread the love of reading, books are given (for free) to people who don't regularly read or have access to printed books at a local, participating bookstore.
Learn more about World Book Night by clicking here.
Location: Click here to find an event near you!
Cost: Free
Maria Semple -- Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Event: Author Maria Semple discusses her second novel, Where'd You Go Bernadette.
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Time: 6:00pm
Place: Book Passage
1 Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA
Cost: Free
Gillian Flynn: Gone Girl
Event: Author Gillian Flynn talks about her latest book Gone Girl.
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Time: 7pm
Place: Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
3200 California Street
Kanbar Hall
San Francisco, CA
Cost: $25 nonmembers/$20 members/$15 students
Joyce Carol Oates
Event: Joyce Carol Oates reads from her novel The Accursed.
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Time: 7pm
Place: City Lights Bookstore
261 Columbus Avenue at Broadway
San Francisco, CA
Cost: Free
Parents Group SPEAK Presents Po Bronson
Event: Po Bronson is author of Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing
Learn more about this event by clicking here.
Time: 7pm
Place: Chinese American School
151 Oak Street
San Francisco, CA
Cost: Free
Weighing the Economic Equation: Regulation vs. Growth
Event: Adat Admanti visits the World Affairs Council to discuss lessons learned from the 2007 financial crisis and share insights from her new book, The Bankers' New Clothes: What's Wrong With Banking and What to Do About It.
Purchase tickets and learn more about the program by clicking here.
Time: 7pm - 8pm
Location: World Affairs Council of Northern California
312 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA
Cost: $15 nonmembers/$5 students
Wednesday, April 24th
NY Times Reporter Mark Mazzetti: Inside the CIA and America's Covert Operations
Event: Mazzetti, author of The Way of the Knife, will be discussing America's covert operations in relation to the dark side of our country's foreign policy.
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Time: 5:30pm check in/6pm program
Place: Commonwealth Club of California
595 Market Street, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA
Cost: $20 nonmembers/$12 members/$7 students
Mexico, the United States, and the Road Ahead
Event: Shannon O'Neil, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses her new book, Two Nations Indivisible and the future of US-Mexico relations.
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Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Place: World Affairs Council of Northern California
312 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA
Cost: $15 nonmembers/$5 students
Mary Williams -- The Lost Daughter: A Memoir
Event: Mary Williams is a daughter of the Black Panther movement and tells her life story in her latest book. It details her time growing up amongst poverty and violence as well as the time she was adopted by Jane Fonda. It's also a story of Williams finding her way back home.
Click here to learn more about the author, her book, and the event.
Time: 6pm
Place: Book Passage
1 Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA
Cost: Free
Tosh Berman on his love affair with SPARKS
Event: Author Tosh Berman shares tales from his new book Sparks-Tastic: 21 Albums in 21 Nights in London with Sparks.
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Time: 7pm
Place: City Lights Bookstore
261 Columbus Avenue at Broadway
San Francisco, CA
Cost: Free
Moses Gates, Author of Hidden Cities
Event: Author Moses Gates is also an urban planner. He will be sharing stories and signing copies of his new book, Hidden Cities: Travels to the Secret Corners of the World's Greatest Metropolises.
To learn more about the event, please click here.
Time: 7pm
Place: Green Apple Books
506 Clement Street
Granny Smith Room
San Francisco, CA
Cost: Free
Thursday, April 25th
Peggy Riley -- Amity & Sorrow
Event: Author Peggy Riley comes to discuss her debut novel, Amity & Sorrow. Described as "fierce and disturbing" by Publisher's Weekly, Riley's novel has been garnering attention.
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Time: 6pm
Place: Book Passage
1 Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA
Cost: Free
David Talbot, Author of Season of the Witch
Event: To celebrate the paperback release of Season of the Witch, author David Talbot will be sharing from his book over cocktails at San Francisco's historic Elk Lodge.
Learn more about the event by clicking here.
Time: 7pm - 8:30pm
Location: San Francisco Elks Lodge #3
450 Post Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA
Cost: Free
Regreturature 2013
Event: Authors read works they regret -- when good writers write not-so-good stuff. Join the San Francisco Writers' Grotto to hear their stories.
Purchase tickets and find additional details about the event by clicking here.
Time: 8pm
Place: Swedish American Hall (15th/Sanchez)
2174 Market Street
San Francisco, CA
Cost: $12 advance/$15 at the door
Friday, April 26th
What We Need to Build A Better Future, Orion Magazine and Thirty Writers
Event: Orion Magazine asked thirty of America's best writers to discuss what the country needs to do in order to create a better future. And Thirty-Year Plan: Thirty Writers On What We Need to Build A Better Future was born. Editor-in-Chief H. Emerson Blake of Orion Magazine will be present, along with authors Craig Childs of Apocalyptic Planet and Riane Eisler of The Blade, The Chalice, and the Real Worth of Nations, as well as Professor Rubén MartÃnez of Loyola Marymount University where he teaches Literature and Writing, he is also the author of Desert America.
Purchase tickets and learn more about the event by clicking here.
Time: 11:30am check in/noon program/1pm book signing
Place: Commonwealth Club of California
595 Market Street, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA
$20 nonmembers/$7 students
Mary Roach -- Gulp
Event: America's funniest science writer, Mary Roach, takes us on a trip from tip to tail on what happens when we eat in her new book, Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal.
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Time: 6pm
Place: Book Passage
1 Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA
Cost: Free
Saturday, April 27th
Charles Dubow -- Indiscretion
Event: Come and hear stories from author Charles Dubow, founding editor at Forbes.com and former editor at Businessweek.com, discuss his most recent novel Indiscretion.
To learn more about this event click here.
Time: 6pm
Place: Book Passage
1 Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA
Cost: Free
Sunday, April 28th
No events listed.
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