Sept 2006 author events
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- Date: 29 Aug 2006 15:42:03 -0700
SEPTEMBER AUTHOR EVENTS AT THE BOOKSMITH
Please join us for one or more of these outstanding events. Booksmith
author events are free and located at our San Francisco store (1644
Haight Street in San Francisco, between Clayton & Cole). 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.
ANDREW VACHSS
reading & book signing for "Mask Market"
Wednesday, September 6 at 7 pm
What is it about the character of Burke in Andrew Vachss's thrillers
that has made his novels so popular? Burke certainly doesn't have the
dossier of the traditional hero: he's a career criminal, a
man-for-hire not especially fussy about what he's paid to do. But, he
is a child of abuse, with a pathological hatred of those who prey on
children. Burke is back, and Vachss has given his fans another
intricate mystery to unravel in "Mask Market."
Andrew Vachss is a lawyer who represents children and youths
exclusively. His many novels include the Burke series, two collections
of short stories, and last year's "Two Trains Running," a literary
departure which was critically well-received. His books have been
translated into twenty languages, and his work has appeared in Parade,
Esquire, Playboy, and The New York Times.
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MICHAEL GRAY
reading & book signing for The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia
Friday, September 8 at 7 pm
There are many books about Bob Dylan, but few like "The Bob Dylan
Encyclopedia" - one of the most wide-ranging, informed, entertaining,
provocative, and compulsively readable books ever written about popular
music. It's the culmination of over thirty years of research by British
scholar Michael Gray. At this very special event, you'll experience a
multimedia immersion into a world of ideas, facts, and opinions.
Michael Gray, recognized as an authority on the work of Bob Dylan, is
also an expert on rock music and the blues. He recently appeared at the
Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. His massive "Song & Dance Man III: The Art of
Bob Dylan" has been reprinted several times since being published in
2000. Gray lives in Yorkshire, England.
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CHRIS MOONEY
reading & book signing for "The Republican War on Science"
Tuesday, September 12 at 7 pm
On issues like stem cell research, climate change, abstinence
education, and even ergonomics - the positions of the Bush
administration fly in the face of scientific consensus. Does the
current administration ignore mainstream research to please its
conservative base? Have business groups and religious lobbies helped it
do so? The answer can be found in "The Republican War on Science,"
Chris Mooney's compelling account of our government's attack on
reason.
Chris Mooney is the Washington, DC correspondent for Seed Magazine.
Formerly an editor at The American Prospect, Mooney is a journalist
specializing in science and politics. He has written for Mother Jones,
Wired, the Boston Globe, Slate, and other publications. This is his
first book.
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LARA PARKER
reading & book signing for "The Salem Branch"
Friday, September 15 at 7 pm
"The Salem Branch" is what fans of cult television show Dark Shadows
have long waited for. In her new novel, Lara Parker, the actress who
played the role of Angelique on the gothic soap opera, takes readers
back to the world of Collinsport in 1971 - the year the show went off
the air - and resurrects Barnabas, Antoinette and other characters so
many find so fascinating.
Lara Parker played the role of Angelique on Dark Shadows, a gothic
mystery-romance soap opera that aired on ABC from 1966 to 1971. It's
1,225 spine-tingling episodes and two feature films are still shown in
syndication. Recently, over a dozen actors who appeared on the show
gathered at the Dark Shadows 40th Anniversary Celebration held New York
City.
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MICHAEL TOLKIN
reading & book signing for "The Return of the Player"
Tuesday, September 19 at 7 pm
Published to great acclaim and adapted into a celebrated movie by
Robert Altman, "The Player" was a brilliant study of the film world
that quickly became a cult classic. Now, years after he gave us the
defining portrait of late twentieth-century Hollywood, Michael Tolkin
revisits greed, wealth, and power in an industry that knows it's
dying with a terrific sequel, "The Return of the Player."
Michael Tolkin is the author of three novels and numerous screenplays,
including the screenplay for the Robert Altman film, "The Player."
Tolkin held a residence at Yaddo where he worked on his new book.
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KELLY LINK
reading & book signing for "Magic for Beginners"
Wednesday, September 20 at 7 pm
"Magic for Beginners' is Kelly Link's follow-up to her acclaimed
debut, "Stranger Things Happen.' "Cumulatively weirder and wiser"
(The Believer), this new story collection riffs on zombies, marriage,
witches, superheroes, haunted convenience stores, and weekly
apocalyptic poker parties. Call it kitchen sink magical realism,
fantastic, bizarre, funny or down to earth, there is something for
everyone in this genre bending tour-de-force.
Time Out New York called Links' stories "cross-genre gems," and
her admirers in the literary community - from Peter Straub and Karen
Joy Fowler to Alice Sebold and Michael Chabon - reflect the amazing
range that makes her style so special. Link's stories have appeared
in The Best American Short Stories, "McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of
Thrilling Tales," Conjunctions, and elsewhere.
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MARK Z. DANIELEWSKI
reading & book signing for "Only Revolutions"
Friday, September 22 at 7 pm
The Borgesian maze explored in Mark Z. Danielewski's first novel,
"House of Leaves," only hints at the depths plumbed in its innovative
successor, "Only Revolutions." Cycling through time - from the Civil
War to the war in Iraq - this new novel is the story of two perpetually
sixteen-year-old lovers, Hailey and Sam, who give up everything except
each other. The book is printed on two sides - one side tells the story
from Hailey's point of view, flip it over and you get Sam's side.
Mark Z. Danielewski was born in New York City and now lives in Los
Angeles. His father was a film maker. His sister is the acclaimed
singer known as Poe. (MZD once read from his first book while
performing with his sister when she opened for Depeche Mode at Madison
Square Garden.) "House of Leaves" is the fastest selling debut novel in
Booksmith history.
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DAVID THOMSON
reading & book signing for "Nicole Kidman"
Tuesday, September 26 at 7 pm
reinvents the star biography in a singularly illuminating portrait of aFrom the film historian and critic David Thomson comes a book that
contemporary actress. At once life story, love letter, and critical
analysis, this is not merely a book about Nicole Kidman - but about
what she is in our culture and in our minds. Impassioned, opinionated,
and original in its approach and ideas, "Nicole Kidman" is as alluring
and as much fun as the actress herself.
David Thomson has taught film, served on the selection committee of
various film festivals, authored screenplays and novels, and is a
regular contributor to publications on both sides of the Atlantic. He
is also the author of the "Biographical Dictionary of Film," "Showman:
The Life of David O. Selznick," and "The Whole Equation: A History of
Hollywood," among other books.
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JOHN STAUBER
reading & book signing for "The Best War Ever"
Thursday, September 28 at 7 pm
"The Best War Ever" is about a conflict that was devised in fantasy and
lost in delusion. It's also about the futility of lying to oneself
and others in matters of life and death. In his new book, John Stauber
offers a factual dismantling of the Bush Administration's claims
about the Iraq War, from its inception to the latest debacles. We've
met the enemy - and it's our own propaganda machine.
John Stauber is founder and director of the Center for Media &
Democracy. He and Sheldon Rampton write and edit the quarterly PR
Watch. They are also the authors of "Weapons of Mass Deception," "Toxic
Sludge is Good for You!," and "Trust Us, We're Experts!" In 2001, the
National Council of Teachers of English gave Rampton and Stauber its
annual George Orwell Award for exposing the use of doublespeak in
American life.
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