June booksignings
- From: Booksmith <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 25 May 2007 17:39:05 -0700
Please join us for one or more of these upcoming events. Booksmith
author events are free and located at our San Francisco store (1644
Haight Street in San Francisco, between Clayton & Cole), unless
otherwise noted. For further information, call 415-863-8688 or visit
www.booksmith.com If you cannot attend an event and would like to
order a signed copy of a book by an author included in our events
calendar, please email or call our store.
JOHN HEMINGWAY
reading & booksigning for "Strange Tribe: A Family Memoir"
Tuesday, June 12 at 7 pm
"Strange Tribe: A Family Memoir" reveals the peculiar dynamics between
Nobel Prize winning writer Ernest Hemingway and his youngest son
Gregory. Gregory, the author's father, tried to live up to Ernest's
macho reputation. But as a cross-dresser and (eventually) a
transsexual, Gregory was obsessed with androgyny and his female half.
In this wonderfully crafted narrative, John Hemingway reveals how
Ernest and Gregory (who both suffered from bipolar illness and were
both fascinated by androgyny) were "two sides of the same coin."
John Hemingway, a grandson of the Nobel Prize winning author Ernest
Hemingway, is a writer and translator who lives with his wife and two
children in Milan, Italy.
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KAUI HART HEMMINGS
reading & booksigning for "The Descendants"
Monday, June 18 at 7 pm
How to explain "The Descendants" the new novel from San Francisco
writer Kaui Hart Hemmings. It's "The Lovely Bones" - an odd and
heartbreaking coming-of-age story - except that it's much funnier.
It's "Prep," except that in addition to a pitch-perfect portrait of
adolescent girls, there's a mom in a coma and a dad bungling his way
through parenthood and total catastrophe. It's hilarious, it's tragic,
it's a page-turner, and it may well be the best novel out this summer.
Kaui Hart Hemmings grew up in Hawaii. A former Wallace Stegner fellow,
she now lives in San Francisco and works at the Writer's Grotto. Her
work has appeared in Zoetrope, Best American Nonrequired Reading, and
the L.A Times. She is also the author of "House of Thieves," a
collection of short stories.
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CRYSTAL ZEVON
reading & booksigning for "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead"
Tuesday, June 19 at 7 pm
One of Warren Zevon's final requests before he died was that his
former wife, Crystal Zevon, compile his memoir. "I'll Sleep When I'm
Dead" is the realization of that request. Told in the words of his
musical accomplices, fellow-travelers, and friends (including Jackson
Brown, Bruce Springsteen and others), "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" is a
remarkable scrapbook of memories and stories from the wild and famed
life of the iconic singer-songwriter.
Crystal Zevon, who compiled "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead," was Warren
Zevon's lifelong companion and former wife. At her Booksmith event,
she will be joined by Kathy Goldmark, founder of the Rock Bottom
Remainders a legendary literary rock group with whom Warren Zevon
performed.
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A. LEO NASH
reading & booksigning for "Burning Man: Art in the Desert"
Thursday, June 21 at 7 pm
Every August, the Burning Man Festival brings people together in a
spirit of creativity. Art has become the defining feature of this
singular event, as the festival continues to be a testing ground for
artists seeking engaged audiences. For more than a decade, A. Leo Nash
has been creating a photographic document of this work. Join us on the
first day of summer as this acclaimed photographer celebrates the
publication of "Burning Man: Art in the Desert."
A. Leo Nash is a photographer whose work has been widely exhibited. He
is a creative participant at Burning Man and collaborates with the
artists whose work he documents. He lives in Oakland, California.
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CHUCK PANOZZO
reading & booksigning for "The Grand Illusion: Love, Lies, and My Life
With Styx"
Friday, June 22 at 7 pm
Chuck Panozzo was the bass player in Styx, whose mid-'70s hits "Mr.
Roboto" and "Lady" are staples of classic rock radio. "The Grand
Illusion: Love, Lies, and My Life With Styx" is a no-holds-barred,
backstage pass to one of the biggest rock bands of the last three
decades. It is also the true story of Panozzo's 50-year struggle to
reconcile his public life as a rock star with his private life as a
gay man.
Chuck Panozzo is the bass player for and a founding member of Styx -
the first band to score four consecutive triple platinum records.
Since 2001, he has been involved in campaigning for AIDS awareness and
gay rights.
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BRIDGET KINSELLA
reading & booksigning for "Visiting Life: Women Doing Time on the
Outside"
Tuesday, June 26 at 7 pm
Part personal memoir, part reportage, "Visiting Life: Women Doing Time
on the Outside" explores the lives of women who fall in love with men
in prison not the "crazies" who write celebrity inmates, but women
who could be your neighbors. One of them is journalist and author
Bridget Kinsella, who tells the story of her unexpected journey into
the world of prisoners and the women who love them.
Bridget Kinsella is a senior correspondent for Publishers Weekly,
having served previously as the magazine's associate bookselling
editor and book news editor. Her work has appeared in publications
such as the Chicago Tribune and Writer's Digest, and on NPR and
Salon.com. She lives in Northern California.
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TOM HAYDEN
reading & booksigning for "Ending the War in Iraq"
Wednesday, June 27 at 7 pm
As a leading antiwar figure in the 1960s, Tom Hayden was one of a
small number of Americans engaged in dialogue with both sides during
the Paris peace talks. As an Irish American, he spent ten years
supporting the peace process leading up to the Good Friday Agreement.
And, as a California legislator for eighteen years, he has devoted
himself to writing about and trying to prevent inner-city violence.
Hayden remains an antiwar activist, and is credited with initiating
the 2005 Congressional exit strategy hearings. Join us as he speaks
about his new book, "Ending the War in Iraq. "
Tom Hayden was a founding member of the Students for a Democratic
Society and the author of the "Port Huron Statement," which was
described by Howard Zinn as "one of those historic documents which
represents an era." Hayden was also one of the famous "Chicago Seven."
He later served in the California State Assembly (1982-1992) and the
State Senate (1992-2000), and was a candidate for Governor of
California and Mayor of Los Angeles.
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LOIS McMASTER BUJOLD
talk & booksigning for "The Sharing Knife: Legacy"
Saturday, June 30 at 7 pm
"The Sharing Knife: Legacy" is the concluding volume of Lois McMaster
Bujold's enthralling two-part romantic fantasy. Continuing the story
of Fawn and Dag, this new novel is set in a lush, evocative world
filled with gripping adventure, wondrous magic, and poignant romance.
It is a superb creation from one of the most imaginative, beloved and
thoughtful writers in fantasy today.
Lois McMaster Bujold is one of the most acclaimed figures in the field
of speculative fiction. She has received numerous accolades, including
multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards. She has, in fact, won more Hugo
Awards for Best Novel than any other author with the exception of
Robert Heinlein.
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