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Children’s Writers & Illustrators Conference 8th Annual • June 12-15

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he only thing better than reading a book to a child is creating a book that a child will treasure forever. If you want to write children’s books, the Book Passage Children’s Writers & Illustrators Conference is the place to start. Conferees will work with editors, agents, publishers, writers and illustrators to learn the entire spectrum of writing and illustrating for children. For a list of faculty members, daily activities, and more, see page 20.

Senator Elizabeth Warren

Book Passage event at Dominican University May 10 (see pg. 7)

Julia Glass Ying Compestine Marlo Thomas May 2, 12:00 pm May 6, 12:00 pm May 8, 12:00 pm

Literary Lunches See page 5 Ruth Reichl Lisa See May 20, 12:00 pm June 11, 12:00 pm

Anne Lamott Writing Symposium June 7 (see pg. 27)

May-June 2014

Marin Author Events

Ayelet Waldman May 4, 4:00 pm

Roz Chast June 5, 7:00 pm

Michael Cunningham Russell Simmons May 11, 4:00 pm May 19, 5:00 pm Ferry Building

Walter Mosley June 5, 6:00 pm Ferry Building

John Waters June 7, 7:00 pm

Philippe Petit May 24, 4:00 pm

Garrison Keillor June 10, 1:00 pm

p. 2 California Bookstore Day p. 3 Literary Lunches p. 5 Path to Publishing p. 11 San Francisco Events p. 12 Books & Bites p. 15 Kids & Teens p. 16 Elaine’s Picks p. 18 Children’s Conference p. 20 Mystery Conference p. 22 Travel Conference p. 24 Writing & Art Classes p. 26 Language Classes p. 30 Book Clubs p. 31 B.P. Marketplace p. 17, 19 & 21 Cooks with Books Back



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Author Events in

Marin

Bob Mankoff

Thurs., May 1, 7:00 pm

People tell Bob Mankoff that as the cartoon editor of The New Yorker he has the best job in the world. In How About Never—Is Never Good for You?: My Life in Cartoons, he offers the motto, “Anything worth saying is worth saying funny.” With the help of myriad images and his most beloved cartoons, Mankoff traces his love of the craft.

Adam Pelzman

Fri., May 2, 7:00 pm

Adam Pelzman’s debut novel Troika opens in a strip club—an unlikely setting for a love story. Julian, the client, was born in Russia and taken under the wing of a businessman who sent him to America. Perla, the stripper, is Cuban-American. Pelzman weaves a story full of surprises and an ending that challenges what we’ve been taught about what is right.

Vivienne Harr

Sat., May 3, 1:00 pm

Special for Families Hope. Freedom. Compassion. Action. That is what this book is about. Make a Stand: When Life Gives You Lemons, Change the World! is written by 10year old Marin-native Vivienne Harr, a.k.a. “The Little Lemonpreneur.” It is a beautiful and inspiring book about how big things have small beginnings.

Sarah Ballantyne

Sat., May 3, 4:00 pm

Co-Sponsored by Gluten Intolerance Group of Marin An estimated 50 million Americans suffer from some form of autoimmune disease. In The Paleo Approach: Reverse Autoimmune Disease, Heal Your Body, Sarah Ballantyne, Ph.D., draws upon current medical research to show how you can become symptom-free.

A Band of Women

Sat., May 3, 7:00 pm

Join A Band of Women as they read from their anthology Nothing But the Truth So Help Me God: 51 Women on Life’s Transitions. The contributors include Dolores Coleman, Claire Hennessy, Shasta Nelson, Valerie Singer, Amy Hyde, Lauretta Zucchetti, Terry Harms, Ginny Graves, Christal Bennett, and Barbara Libby.

Hospice Used Book Sale

Sat., May 17 • 9:00 am • Marin All used books in our Corte Madera store are 50% off for one day only!

Dee Williams

Sun., May 4, 1:00 pm

Part how-to, part autobiography, The Big Tiny: A Built-It-Myself Memoir is a seductive meditation on the benefits of slowing down, scaling back, and appreciating the important things in life. Dee Williams is a teacher and sustainability advocate. Her story has been featured on Good Morning America, NPR, PBS, MSNBC, CNN, and CBC.

Kristen Moeller

Sun., May 4, 4:00 pm

Through the sharing of authentic personal stories and life lessons, Kristen Moeller explores our pervasive human tendency to wait for life and to look outside ourselves for answers. What Are You Waiting For?: Learn How to Rise to the Occasion of Your Life will inspire you to get going on your path, move forward, and live the life you want.

Ayelet Waldman

Sun., May 4, 4:00 pm

Write On Mamas

Sun., May 4, 7:00 pm

In conversation with Andrew Sean Greer With a story full of beautifully drawn characters, Love and Treasure showcases the brilliance of Ayelet Waldman’s writing. This lush, multigenerational tale of loves lost and found begins on the Hungarian Gold Train during World War II. Waldman traces the path of a single pendant taken from this notorious shipment of Nazi-confiscated treasures.

Join the Write On Mamas as they celebrate the release of Mamas Write. Contributors include Steven Friedman, Claire Hennessy, Jessica O’Dwyer, and Mindy Urlaub. The evening will be moderated by Laurel Hilton. The Write On Mamas is a group of more than 40 writing moms (and one dad) who meet to write, read, revise, and share.

Beverly Burch & Murray Silverstein Mon., May 5, 7:00 pm

How a Mirage Works, Beverly Burch’s collection of poetry, is a stark and honest exploration of rupture and renewal. The range of subjects in Murray Silverstein’s Master of Leaves astonishes and delights, with a narrative voice as at home in the philosophical as it is in the colloquial.

Jenny Han & Morgan Matson Tues., May 6, 6:00 pm

Special for Teens In Jenny Han’s To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, Lara Jean discovers all her secret letters were accidentally mailed. In Morgan Matson’s Since You’ve Been Gone, Emily embarks on the most unexpected summer of her life.

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California Bookstore Day Saturday, May 3 • Marin & San Francisco stores Book Passage is thrilled to celebrate the inaugural California Bookstore Day with a full slate of activities, author events, and limited edition items for sale. Come early to either of our locations to score the thirteen limited edition items available in-store at California independent bookstores exclusively on May 3 (see list below). We’re also welcoming Katherine Applegate (contributor to Do You Smell Carrots?), Dave Eggers (signing his Litograph tote bag), a drawing booth with acclaimed illustrator LeUyen Pham, a “Draw Your Own Three-Panel Book Review” station, all-ages poetry writing with Karen Benke, free carrots at our Ferry Building store (with purchase of Do You Smell Carrots?), and soapbox readings from staff and customers throughout the day. Come support your local independent bookstore and join us for the literary party of the year! For more details on the items, visit www.cabookstoreday.com.

Corte Madera Schedule

9:00 am Complimentary pastries and coffee Andrea Alban puppet show Limited edition items go on sale! 10:00 am LeUyen Pham drawing booth Karen Benke on-the-spot poetry 11:00 am LeUyen Pham Signing/reading with Katherine Applegate & Michael Grant Café special from Michael Pollan recipe 12:00 pm Literary Trivia with prizes! 3:30 pm Dave Eggers signing

Ferry Building Schedule

8:00 am Limited edition items go on sale! Karen Benke 11:00 am Signing with Bravo’s Jenni Pulos 12:30 pm Meet and Greet with Erin Gleeson 2:00 pm Grotto Writers soapbox readings 3:00 pm McSweeney’s Bookstories Dave Eggers reading & signing with Colin Winnette, Jordan Karnes, & Daniel Levin Becker



Limited Edition Items •The Don DeLillo Bad Citizen Graffiti Stencil •Depressed. Repressed. Obsessed. 3-Panel Book Reviews by Lisa Brown •A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Tote Bag from Litographs (featuring over 18,000 words from the memoir) •“The Bookish Life” Poster autographed by Lemony Snicket •Special Edition of Congratulations, By the Way by George Saunders, signed and doodled in by the author •Do You Smell Carrots: A Joke Book for Kids, featuring jokes from Lemony Snicket, Jeff Kinney, Katherine Applegate & more! • “A Literary Map of California” print from 3 Fish Studios •Recipes (with recipe box) from the personal kitchen of Michael Pollan •Bookstories from McSweeney’s Writers •Signed Hugo lithograph from author Brian Selznick •Classic California Box Set featuring new editions of Ask the Dust, Tales from the City, Hollywood, and Get Shorty • “Punk Rock Writers” blank illustrated journal from Wendy MacNaughton •The Sleeper and the Spindle, a limited bound and illustrated original short story from Neil Gaiman

Indies First

Storytime Day Sat., May 17 • Marin store

Annie Barrows, Gennifer Choldenko, Christopher Cerf & Paige Peterson

Annie Barrows

Founded by award-winning author Kate DiCamillo and in honor of Children’s Book Week, Book Passage is proud to take part in the inaugural Indies First Storytime Day! Our day is full of amazing authors and stories, starting at 10:00 am when Christopher Cerf & Paige Peterson stop by to present Blackie: The Horse Who Stood Still, a gorGennifer geous picture book about a local equine hero. Choldenko Then at 11:00 am, Ivy & Bean author Annie Barrows will be reading stories, followed by a 12:00 pm drawing of goodies from Stephan Pastis’ Timmy Failure. Put your name in for prizes, and while you’re here make your very own Timmy Failure scarf and take a photo with Total the Polar Bear! At 3:00 pm, we welcome Gennifer Choldenko, author of the bestselling Al Capone Does My Shirts.



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Author Events in

Marin

Claire Cameron

Tues., May 6, 7:00 pm

While Anna and her family are camping, a rogue black bear attacks their campsite. Lean and confident, and told in the innocent and honest voice of a five-year-old, The Bear is a transporting tale of loss—but also a poignant and surprisingly funny adventure. Claire Cameron’s first novel, The Line Painter, was nominated for an Arthur Ellis Award.

Anthony Doerr

Wed., May 7, 7:00 pm

From highly acclaimed, award-winning author Anthony Doerr comes All The Light We Cannot See, a stunningly ambitious and beautiful novel. It tells the story of a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. Doerr was awarded the Story Prize for Memory Wall.

Carrie Schwab Pomerantz Wed., May 7, 7:00 pm

In The Charles Schwab Guide to Finances After Fifty: Answers to Your Most Important Money Questions, Carrie Schwab Pomerantz answers the fiscal questions that keep you up at night, as well as a few questions you haven’t considered. Schwab-Pomerantz is president of the Charles Schwab Foundation.

Sebastian Barry

Thurs., May 8, 7:00 pm

In Sebastian Barry’s highly anticipated new novel, The Temporary Gentleman, Irishman Jack McNulty writes his story as a “temporary gentleman”—an Irishman whose commission in the British army in World War II was never permanent. Barry is the acclaimed author of The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty and On Canaan’s Side.

Mike Robbins

Fri., May 9, 7:00 pm

After three years of living his dream as a professional baseball pitcher, Mike Robbins had an arm injury that benched him for good. In Nothing Changes Until You Do: A Guide to Self-Compassion and Getting Out of Your Own Way, Robbins brings to light a new way to look at life in forty inspiring essays.

Hospice Used Book Sale

Sat., May 17 • 9:00 am • Marin All used books in our Corte Madera store are 50% off for one day only!

Jason Fry

Sat., May 10, 10:00 am

Special for Kids Complete with 48 additional pages, and updated to show all of the new sets and innovations, LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary: Updated & Expanded ($21.99) by Jason Fry provides insight into the characters, locations, creatures, and spacecraft of the LEGO galaxy far, far away. This event will feature a pallet of Star Wars legos to play with!

Gale O’Brien

Sat., May 10, 1:00 pm

Transformation: Creating an Exceptional Life in the Face of Cancer is an honest, revealing, no-holds-barred description of Gale O’Brien’s transformational journey to survival and how she finally gave herself permission to start living life fully engaged. O’Brien, a former school teacher, writes The Healing Blog.

Dewey Livingston

Sat., May 10, 4:00 pm

Co-Sponsored by Kentfield-Greenbrae Historical Society In the Heart of Marin: The History of Kentfield & Greenbrae, California, tells tales of these two small communities. In addition to author Dewey Livingston’s extensive research, committee members of the Kentfield-Greenbrae Historical Society conducted interviews with many of the longtime residents.

John Hewitt

Sat., May 10, 7:00 pm

Left Coast Writers Event In Drone Baloney, ex-pat recluses, hiding out in a tumbledown Baja beachfront, are startled when a mysterious government drone plummets down next to them. John Hewitt’s novel chronicles the efforts of this quirky group as they fight against the progress they don’t enjoy. Hewitt is the author of Stranger in Baja.

Michael Cunningham

Sun., May 11, 4:00 pm

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Cunningham (The Hours, By Nightfall, Specimen Days) returns with The Snow Queen, a novel about family, mortality, and man’s search for transcendence. Written with his trademark subtle, lucid prose, this new work proves yet again why Cunningham is one of the great novelists of his generation.

Judy Sierra

Mon., May 12, 10:00 am

Special for Kids The Little Red Hen gives old MacDonald some pointers on composting —and a legendary farm is born. EIEIO: How Old MacDonald Got His Farm with a Little Help From a Hen is a rhyming, rollicking read-aloud. Judy Sierra is the author of many books for children, including the best-selling Wild About Books.

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Literary Luncheons 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. The price includes lunch and an autographed book. Call (415) 927-0960 ext. 1 to reserve tickets

Ying Compestine

Fri., May 2 • 12:00 pm • $55 In Cooking with an Asian Accent: Eastern Wisdom in a Western Kitchen, award-winning author Ying Compestine reveals how to make delicious home-cooked meals that nourish the senses and the soul using accessible ingredients, simple preparations, and thrilling flavors. This accessible, engaging book is ideal for anyone who aspires to home cooking that is simple, delicious, and revitalizing.

Ruth Reichl

Tues., May 20 • 12:00 pm • $55 In her work as N.Y. Times food critic, editor of Gourmet, and as a memoirist, Ruth Reichl has long illuminated the theme of how food defines us. This vision has never been more clear than in Delicious!, her dazzling fiction debut about sisters, family ties, and a young woman who must finally let go of guilt and grief to embrace her own true gifts.

Lisa See Wed., June 11 • 12:00 pm • $55 Tues., May 6 • 12:00 pm • $55 In 1938, three very different girls find From Marlo Thomas, the #1 New York Times themselves competing for showgirl roles at bestselling author of The Right Words at the the exclusive “Oriental” nightclub Forbidden Right Time comes It Ain’t Over...Till It’s City. Set in the “Chop Suey Circuit” of San Over, a one-of-a-kind collection of inspiring Francisco right before World War II, China stories about ordinary women who have Dolls is the latest work from Lisa See, beloved reinvented themselves in extraordinary ways. bestselling author of Snowflower and the Thomas has won four Emmys, a Grammy, Secret Fan and Shanghai Girls. and the Peabody Award. Amy Bloom Thurs., Aug. 7 • 12:00 pm • $55 Julia Glass Thurs., May 8, 12:00 pm • $55 Lucky Us follows two sisters—one the star, In conversation with Jacqueline Winspear the other the sidekick— as they make their And the Dark Sacred Night is a richly way in Hollywood in the 1930s and Long detailed novel about the quest for an unknown Island in the 1940s. This is the brilliant, father. Julia Glass brings new characters funny new novel by the N.Y. Times bestselling together with familiar figures from her first author Amy Bloom author of Away, Where two novels, immersing readers in a panorama the God of Love Hangs Out, and A Blind Man that stretches from suburban New Jersey to Can See How Much I Love You. Cape Cod. Glass is the author of Three Junes and The Widower’s Tale. Marlo Thomas

Krista Bremer

Mon., May 12, 7:00 pm Francine Prose

Daniel Levine

Tues., May 13, 7:00 pm Kathryn Ma

Fifteen years ago, Krista Bremer would not have been able to imagine her life today: married to a Libyan-born Muslim, raising two children with Arabic names in the American South. Profoundly moving and often funny, My Accidental Jihad is a meditation on tolerance and what it means to open our hearts to another culture. A reimagining of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from the monster’s perspective, Hyde makes a hero of a villain. As a bonus, Stevenson’s original novel is included at the back. Daniel Levine studied English Literature and Creative Writing at Brown University and received his MFA in Fiction Writing from the University of Florida.

Wed., May 14, 1:00 pm

Told in a kaleidoscope of voices that circle around the dark star of Lou Villars, Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932 evokes the incandescent city with brio, humor, and intimacy. Francine Prose is the author of twenty works of fiction, including A Changed Man and Blue Angel, and The Afterlife. She’s the author of Reading Like a Writer.

Wed., May 14, 7:00 pm

From Kathryn Ma, winner of the Iowa Short Fiction Prize, comes an extraordinary, unexpected debut tale. Three generations of Chinese-American women in a San Francisco family learn they must confront their past to carve out a future. The Year She Left Us explores the promise and pain of adoption, and the price of assimilation and achievement.



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Author Events in

Marin

Adelle Waldman

Thurs, May 15, 7:00 pm

In Nate’s 21st-century literary world, wit and conversation are not at all dead. Is romance? Novelist Adelle Waldman plunges into the psyche of a flawed, sometimes infuriating modern man. The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. is an absorbing tale of one young man’s search for happiness—and an inside look at how he really thinks about women, sex, and love.

Colson Whitehead

Fri., May 16, 7:00 pm

In 2011, Grantland magazine sent novelist Colson Whitehead to brave the harrowing, seven-day gauntlet of the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. It was the assignment of a lifetime, except for one hitch—he’d never played in a casino tournament before. The Noble Hustle is a funny social satire whose main target is the author himself.

Christopher Cerf & Paige Peterson Sat., May 17, 10:00 am

Special for Kids Blackie: The Horse Who Stood Still by author Christopher Cerf and illustrator Paige Peterson is the (mostly) true story of a horse who made standing stockstill a lifelong endeavor—while becoming a champion rodeo horse and the beloved mascot of Tiburon, California.

Rona Renner

Sat., May 17, 4:00 pm

Co-Sponsored by Jewish Family & Children’s Services Being a parent is hard work! And when your child refuses to do even the little things, it’s easy to become frustrated. In Is That Me Yelling?: A Parent’s Guide to Getting Your Kids to Cooperate Without Losing Your Cool, Parenting authority Rona Renner outlines strategies that focus on your child’s unique temperament.

Laura Deutsch

Sat., May 17, 7:00 pm

Whether you are a professional writer (or want to be one) or someone who enjoys writing just for your own personal fulfillment, Writing from the Senses will show you how to tap into an endless source of engaging material, using your senses as prompts. Laura Deutsch is a writer, editor, and teacher based in Mill Valley, California.

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H. Alan Day Sat., May 17, 7:00 pm

The Horse Lover: A Cowboy’s Quest to Save the Wild Mustangs is H. Alan Day’s personal history of Mustang Meadows Ranch, the first government-sponsored wild horse sanctuary established in the United States. Day and his sister, Sandra Day O’Connor, co-authored the N.Y. Times bestselling memoir, Lazy B.

Julene Bair

Sun., May 18, 1:00 pm

Like many farm children, Julene Bair left home as soon as she could, headed for what she hoped would be a more exciting life in San Francisco. The Ogallala Road: A Memoir of Love and Reckoning is a uniquely American saga of love, farming, and family in our challenging times. Bair is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.

Michelina Vinter

Sun., May 18, 4:00 pm

Joyce Maynard

Sun., May 18, 7:00 pm

Michelina Vinter’s debut novel, Colette, is an infectiously uplifting work. Encountering everything from disillusioned first love, to the Gestapo, and even a kidnapping plot, Colette’s life proves to be as exciting as it is dramatic. Vinter takes readers on a whirlwind tour through the times that changed our world forever.

Loosely inspired by the events of Marin County’s Trailside Killer case, After Her is part thriller and part love story. Joyce Maynard, the bestselling author of At Home in the World, The Good Daughters, and Labor Day, brings us a poignant, suspenseful, and painfully real family saga from.

Mona Simpson & Yiyun Li Mon., May 19, 7:00 pm

From author, Mona Simpson comes Casebook, a beguiling new novel about a boy working to discover the mysteries of his unraveling family. In Kinder Than Solitude, author Yiyun Li masterfully moves a story of three childhood friends back and forth in time between America and China.

Elizabeth Partridge

Tues., May 20, 7:00 pm

In Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning, Elizabeth Partridge celebrates one of the twentieth century’s most important photographers. This gorgeous book showcases Lange’s work in over a hundred glorious plates. Partridge is the goddaughter of Dorothea Lange and an award-winning author of numerous books.

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Jason Padgett

Wed., May 21, 7:00 pm

Jason Padgett is a bit of a medical marvel, as the first documented case of acquired savant syndrome with mathematical synesthesia. Struck by Genius recounts how he overcame huge setbacks and embraced his new mind. Along the way Padgett fell in love, found joy in numbers, and spent plenty of time having his head examined.

Peter Heller

Thurs., May 22, 7:00 pm

Joshua Ferris

Fri., May 23, 7:00 pm

A savage novel of art and violence, love and grief, The Painter follows the story of a man who longs to transcend the shadows in his heart, a man intent on using the losses he has suffered to create a meaningful life. Peter Heller is the author of The Dog Stars. He holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop in both fiction and poetry.

Paul O’Rourke is a man made of contradictions: he loves the world, but doesn’t know how to live in it. At once laugh-out-loud funny and indelibly profound, To Rise Again at a Decent Hour is a deeply moving and constantly surprising tour de force. Joshua Ferris is the author of two previous novels, Then We Came to the End and The Unnamed.

Philippe Petit

Sat., May 24, 4:00 pm

Even before his famed 1974 walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, Philippe Petit answered to the demands of his craft—not only on the high wire, but also as a magician, street juggler, visual artist, builder, and writer. He developed an approach to the creative process that he shares in Creativity: The Perfect Crime.

Tom Barbash

Tues., May 27, 7:00 pm

The characters in Stay Up with Me find new truths when the old ones have given out or shifted course. In the tradition of classic story writers like John Cheever and Tobias Wolff, Tom Barbash laces his narratives with sharp humor, psychological acuity, and pathos. He has created resonant and engaging stories that pierce the heart and linger in the imagination.

Joseph Boyden

Wed., May 28, 7:00 pm

History reveals itself when, in the seventeenth century, a Jesuit missionary ventures into the Canadian wilderness in search of converts. The Orenda traces a story of blood and hope, suspicion and trust, hatred and love. Joseph Boyden is the author of two previous novels, two works of nonfiction, and a collection of stories.



Book Passage & Dominican University

Book Passage & Institute of Leadership Studies at Dominican University present this event sponsored by Private Ocean.

Elizabeth Warren

Sat., May 10, 4:00 pm

Ticket price of $35 includes a signed book Senator Elizabeth Warren will be speaking about her eagerly awaited book A Fighting Chance. Senator Warren has distinguished herself—first as a consumer advocate and now as a U.S. Senator—as someone who will speak out against economic injustice and be a voice for the middle class. She has proposed commonsense solutions for economic problems and has shown herself to be unafraid to stand up to those in power. This event is in Angelico Hall at Dominican University.

John Lescroart

Thurs., May 29, 7:00 pm

From N.Y. Times bestselling author John Lescroart comes The Keeper. This riveting novel features Dismas Hardy and Abe Glitsky as they hunt for clues about a woman who has gone missing. Lescroart is the author of twenty-three previous novels, including the bestsellers Damage, Treasure Hunt, and The 13th Juror.

Ken Baker

Fri., May 30, 6:30 pm

Elizabeth Van Ingen

Fri., May 30, 7:00 pm

In conversation with Joyce Maynard Special for Teens In Ken Baker’s How I Got Skinny, Famous, and Fell Madly in Love, Emery is okay with how things are. That is, until her “momager” signs her up for Fifty Pounds to Freedom, a reality show in which Emery will have to lose fifty pounds in fifty days in order to win a million dollars. Kismet: From the Joy of Romance to the Agony of Alzheimer’s, Elizabeth Van Ingen’s poignant memoir, follows her courtship, marriage, and eventual care of her husband as he is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Van Ingen’s story is about love, perseverance, and how in the process of caring for another you can heal yourself.

Jenny Milchman

Sat., May 31, 4:00 pm

In a suspenseful follow-up to her critically acclaimed Cover of Snow, Jenny Milchman ratchets up the tension in this story of a mother determined to find her missing children. The story of Ruin Falls starts at her in-laws’ unwelcoming farmhouse and heads into the deep woods of her own hometown, as she follows the threads of a terrible secret.



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Author Events in

Marin

Robert Holmes & Lynda Balslev Sat., May 31, 7:00 pm

From the anatomy of a nut to the history of the almond in world culture, the cultivation of almond orchards in California, and nutrition provided by a favorite nut, Almonds from Lynda Balslev and Robert Holmes provides a wealth of information about the versatile high-protein almond.

Jane Rosenberg LaForge Sun., June 1, 1:00 pm

In An Unsuitable Princess, Jane Rosenberg LaForge tells two stories simultaneously. One follows a mute stable girl with mysterious talents in Renaissance England. The other is told through a series of footnotes to the first story, written in the late 20th century.

Stephen P. Hinshaw & Richard M. Scheffler Sun., June 1, 7:00 pm

Stephen Hinshaw, a distinguished psychologist, and Richard Scheffler, an eminent health economist, blend clinical wisdom, current science, medical and school policy, and global trends to debunk myths and set the record straight in The ADHD Explosion.

Douglas Cruickshank

Tues., June 3, 7:00 pm

In conversation with Don George Somehow: Living on Uganda Time begins less than two months after writer-photographer Douglas Cruickshank arrives in Africa. Over the next two and half years, he writes about his experiences and takes photographs virtually every day. This book gives readers a view of life in contemporary Uganda.

Sarah Lotz Wed., June 4, 7:00 pm

The Three begins with four simultaneous plane crashes across the planet, three child survivors, and a religious fanatic who insists the three children are harbingers of the apocalypse. Sarah Lotz is a screenwriter and novelist with a fondness for the macabre and fake names.

Hospice Used Book Sale

Sat., May 17 • 9:00 am • Marin All used books in our Corte Madera store are 50% off for one day only!

Roz Chast

Thurs., June 5, 7:00 pm

Roz Chast, popular cartoonist with The New Yorker, brings her signature wit to the topic of aging parents in Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? Told through cartoons, family photos, and documents, Chast’s memoir is both comfort and comic relief for anyone experiencing the life­-altering loss of elderly parents.

Pooja Mottl

Fri., June 6, 7:00 pm

Colin Jack

Sat., June 7, 10:00 am

Eating healthy can be a struggle. In The 3Day Reset, professionally trained natural foods chef Pooja Mottl outlines 10 simple ways you can change your cravings and start eating whole, healthy, delicious foods—three days at a time. Each reset takes 72 hours to complete, allowing you to stay focused on healthy eating from start to finish.

Special for Kids If You Happen to Have a Dinosaur is a tongue-in-cheek look at the practical uses of dinosaurs. This delightfully absurd exploration of the domestic uses of dinosaurs from illustrator Colin Jack (Toads on Toast, 1 Zany Zoo) and author Linda Bailey is guaranteed to tickle your funny bone and spark imaginations.

John Waters

Sat., June 7, 7:00 pm

Armed only with his wit, a pencil-thin mustache, and a cardboard sign that reads “I’m Not Psycho,” John Waters (director of Harispray and Crybaby) hitchhiked across America. Laced with subversive humor and warm intelligence, Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America is an unforgettable vacation with a wickedly funny companion.

Activist Poetry Reading Sun., June 8, 1:00 pm

Join the Bay Area collective known as The Activists for an evening of poetry readings to celebrate the release of three new publications from Sugartown Publishing. Readers include Fred Ostrander (It Lasts a Moment), Patricia Nelson (Among the Shapes), Judith Yamamoto (At My Table), and John Hart (The Climbers).

Rev. Karyl Huntley

Sun., June 8, 4:00 pm

The pivotal events of our lives can go by uncelebrated, as children pass into adulthood, a couple become parents, a family moves to a new home. Karyl Huntley’s Real Life Rituals is a hands-on guide that offers you ways to celebrate the significant moments of life. Huntley is the senior minister of the Golden Gate Center for Spiritual Living.

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Courtney Collins

Sun., June 8, 7:00 pm T.A. Barron

It is 1921. In a mountain-locked valley, Jessie is on the run. With shades of Water for Elephants and True Grit, The Untold is a stunning debut novel set in the Australian outback about a female horse thief, her bid for freedom, and the two men trying to capture her. Courtney Collins lives on the Goulburn River in regional Victoria, Australia.

David Fuller

Thurs., June 12, 7:30 pm

Children’s Conference Event T.A. Barron is the author of the bestselling Merlin Saga series in addition to the Heartlight Saga books, and several acclaimed picture books. His latest title is Atlantis Rising, the first book in a new trilogy that tells the origins of the lost island of Atlantis. Preferential seating for conference attendees.

Mon., June 9, 7:00 pm Mac Barnett

Legend has it that bank robber, Harry Longbaugh, and his partner, Robert Parker ,were killed in a shootout in Bolivia. That was the supposed end of the Sundance Kid and Butch Cassidy. In Sundance, David Fuller tells a different story: at the beginning of the 20th century, Longbaugh was alive in a Wyoming prison under an alias.



Sat., June 14, 7:00 pm

Children’s Conference Event Join bestselling children’s book author Mac Barnett as he discusses his many acclaimed works, including Extra Yarn (2013 Caldecott Honor recipient), President Taft is Stuck in the Bath, Guess Again!, Count the Monkeys, and the Brixton Brothers mysteries. Preferential seating for conference attendees.

Garrison Keillor

Tues., June 10, 1:00 pm Doug Menuez

Mon., June 16, 7:00 pm

Tom Rob Smith

Tues., June 10, 7:00 pm Fierce Reads

Wed., June 18, 6:00 pm

The Keillor Reader brings together the full range of work from master storyteller Garrison Keillor. These are monologues from A Prairie Home Companion, stories from The New Yorker and The Atlantic, excerpts from novels and newspaper columns, and neverbefore-published essays. Event is free but book purchase is required to meet Mr. Keillor. Caught between his parents and unsure of whom to believe or trust, Daniel becomes his mother’s unwilling judge and jury as she tells him an urgent tale of secrets, lies, and a conspiracy that implicates his own father in The Farm. Tom Rob Smith is the author of the internationally bestselling Child 44 trilogy.

In Fearless Genius: The Digital Revolution in Silicon Valley 1985-2000, award-winning documentary photographer, Doug Menuez delivers a stunning visual history of the Silicon Valley technology boom, witnessing key moments in the careers of Steve Jobs and other leading innovators as they created today’s digital world.

Special for Teens Join YA authors Leigh Bardugo (Ruin and Rising), Emmy Laybourne (Monument 14: Savage Drift,), Ava Dellaira (Love Letters to the Dead), and Jennifer Mathieu (The Truth About Alice) for an evening of readings and signings celebrating their new young adult novels.

Katy Butler

Tues., June 10, 7:00 pm Novella Carpenter

Jack Devine

Wed., June 11, 7:00 pm Andy Hall

Katy Butler says technological medicine, obsessed with maximum longevity, is creating more suffering than it prevents. Part memoir, part medical history, and part spiritual guide, Knocking on Heaven’s Door is Butler’s roadmap through the labyrinth of a medical system that she says is broken. Butler is a N.Y. Times contributor. Jack Devine was a legendary spymaster. Good Hunting: An American Spymaster’s Story is his guide to the art of spycraft, told with great wit, candor, and common sense. Caricatured by Hollywood, lionized by the right, and pilloried by the left, the CIA remains one of the least understood instruments of the U.S. government.

Wed., June 18, 7:00 pm

Gone Feral is Novella Carpenter’s search for her father. A back-to-the-land homesteader, classical guitarist, Korean War vet, hermit, and curmudgeon—George Carpenter was absent for most of his daughter’s life. Carpenter is the author of Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer, the 2014 choice of One Book One Marin

Thurs., June 19, 7:00 pm

In 1967, twelve men attempted to climb Alaska’s Mount McKinley—known to the locals as Denali—one of the most deadly mountaineering destinations in the world. Only five survived. Denali’s Howl is the white-knuckle account of one of the most deadly climbing disasters of all time. Andy Hall is the former editor and publisher of Alaska Magazine.

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Author Events in

Marin

Jerry Downs

Sat., June 21, 1:00 pm

When Jerry Downs was five years old, he promised himself he’d one day tell adults what they forgot about being a child. Why You Were Born is a children’s book for adults about what you knew as a kid, why it was important to forget, and how great it is to remember! Downs is an artist, photographer, and the author of The Present.

Ridley Pearson

Sat., June 21, 1:00 pm

In The Red Room, John Knox—expert at surveillance and delicate, international dealings—must navigate a murky operation with unanswered questions. Someone determined to stop him at any cost. Ridley Pearson is the bestselling author of more than two dozen novels, including The Risk Agent and Choke Point.

Arlene Goldbard

Sat., June 21, 4:00 pm

The Culture of Possibility: Art, Artists & The Future and The Wave are companion volumes by Arlene Goldbard, published simultaneously. They both tell the story of art’s emergence at the center of civil society and as our key to a thriving future, but the two books proceed very differently, as nonfiction and speculative fiction.

Deborah Rodriguez

Sat., June 21, 7:00 pm

Following her U.S. book tour for Kabul Beauty School in 2007, expat Deborah Rodriguez returned home to Afghanistan only to flee mere days later. A memoir about healing, the human capacity to begin anew, and following your passions, Margarita Wednesdays is the inspiring continuation of Rodriguez’s fascinating story.

Tai Moses

Sun., June 22, 1:00 pm

To be alienated from animals is to live a life that is not quite whole, contends nature writer Tai Moses. Zooburbia: Meditations on the Wild Animals Among Us reveals the reverence that can be felt in the presence of animals and how that reverence connects us to a deeper, better part of ourselves. Moses has worked in journalism for over 25 years.

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Sandra Hunter & Ruth Thompson Sun., June 22, 4:00 pm

In Losing Touch, through a series of tender and touching glimpses into the shared life of a married couple, Sandra Hunter creates strikingly sympathetic characters. Ruth Thompson received a BA from Stanford and a PhD from Indiana University. Woman with Crows is Thompson’s second book of poetry.

Lily King

Mon., June 23, 7:00 pm

Set between two World Wars and inspired by events in the life of revolutionary anthropologist Margaret Mead, Euphoria is an enthralling story of passion, possession, exploration, and sacrifice from acclaimed author Lily King. King’s first novel, The Pleasing Hour, was an alternate for the PEN/ Hemingway Award.

Laurel Braitman

Tues., June 24, 7:00 pm

In Animal Madness: How Anxious Dogs, Compulsive Parrots, and Elephants in Recovery Help Us Understand Ourselves, Laurel Braitman, PhD., draws evidence from across the world to show how humans and other animals are astonishingly similar when it comes to their feelings and the ways in which they lose their minds.

Christina Henriquez

Wed., June 25, 7:00 pm

A boy and a girl fall in love, and two families’ hopes collide with destiny. An extraordinary novel that offers a resonant new definition of what it means to be American. Suspenseful, wry and immediate, rich in spirit and humanity, The Book of Unknown Americans is a work of rare force and originality from bestselling author Christina Henriquez.

Alan Furst

Fri., June 27, 7:00 pm

In Midnight in Europe , Alan Furst paints a spellbinding portrait of a continent marching into a nightmare—and the heroes and heroines who fight back against the darkness. Furst is widely recognized as the master of the historical spy novel. Among his many bestsellers are Dark Voyage, The Foreign Correspondent, and The Spies of Warsaw.

Christopher Martin

Sat., June 28, 1:00 pm

The Restoration Project: A Benedictine Path to Wisdom, Strength, and Love weaves prayer, poetry, and art with contemporary stories of brokenness, joy, and discovery to guide the reader to a place of spiritual renewal. Author Christopher Martin is an Episcopal Priest currently serving St. Paul’s parish in San Rafael.

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Lily Myers Kaplan

Sat., June 28, 4:00 pm

Two Rare Birds: A Legacy of Love is an inspirational memoir that traces the spiritual journey Lily Myers Kaplan took following her sister’s death from a fourteen-year battle with brain cancer. Her brother-in-law, Dave, followed nine months later, after ten years of colon cancer. This memoir serves as a beacon of hope for the grieving heart.

Sherry Brier

Sat., June 28, 7:00 pm

Left Coast Writers Event Doorway to Ecstasy: A Dancer’s Initiation takes readers beyond the veil into an ancient mystical tradition. Sherry Brier’s initiation into the ways of Egyptian Temple Dance makes for a fascinating spiritual adventure. Brier is co-owner/director of Inner Rhythm Movement Arts Institute.

David Gottfried

Sun., June 29, 1:00 pm

Explosion Green tells the story of the global green building movement through the eyes of David Gottfried, the man who helped start it all. It describes how the industry has evolved and is trying to fight climate change and further damage to the environment, while at the same time creating a multibillion-dollar industry.

Lee Kravetz & David Feldman Sun., June 29, 4:00 pm

Eighty percent of Americans suffer trauma in their lifetimes, and many are able to overcome it. Supersurvivors: The Surprising Link Between Suffering and Success by Lee Daniel Kravetz and David B. Feldman looks beyond the traditional psychology for a deeper understanding of the human spirit.

Matthew Lewin

Sun., June 29, 7:00 pm

Co-Sponsored by the Academy of Sciences Join emergency medicine expert and California Academy of Sciences researcher Matthew Lewin for a special lecture on wilderness medicine. He encourages attendees to purchase Extreme Medicine by Kevin Fong if they’d like to learn more on the subject. His article on snake venom was published by Discovery.

Path to Publishing Path to Publishing Workshop

Sat. June 29 • 1:00-3:00 pm • $40 for non-members; $20 for members • Lemonade and light refreshments provided The Book Passage Path to Publishing Program invites you to an afternoon of information and conversation, featuring top Bay Area book publicist Pat Rose discussing how authors can work with publicists, especially in the crucial time preceding and up to publication. Pat Rose, a partner at Campbell + Rose, is a public relations and communications professional who has worked with nonprofits, publishing companies, authors and experts in the San Francisco Bay Area for 25 years. The Book Passage Path to Publishing Program is designed to help writers get published. If you have questions about writing and publishing, contact us to learn about this program focused on helping you find your way! Members are entitled to a 10% discount on our writing conferences. Just call Conference Director Kathryn Petrocelli, at 415-927-0960, ext. 239. Contact Sam Barry to get started and learn more about PTP: (415) 927-0969 x256, [email protected]

Hospice Used Book Sale

Sat., May 17 • 9:00 am • Marin All used books in our Corte Madera store are 50% off for one day only!

Beyond the Garden Gate

Ross School GardenTour Sat., May 10 • 9:00 am-3:00 pm $40 in advance online, $50 at the door Boxed lunch available Visit four secret gardens in Ross, each with abundant ideas for garden enthusiasts. Beyond the Garden Gate is an annual fundraiser for the Fine Arts programs at Ross School, a public K-8 school.See www.rossgardentour. org for more information.

Songs of the Soul Poetry Laura McBride Mon., June 30, 7:00 pm & Sacred Music Festival Brian Swimme Beyond Las Vegas’s casinos lies a boomtown where four lives can be brought together by one split-second choice. We Are Called to Rise —the debut novel from Laura McBride—is a story about the families we have and the ones we make. It is a book that will break your heart and then put it back together.

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Sat., May 31 • 9:30 am Mill Valley Community Center Join author Brian Swimme as he shares insights from two of his works: The Hidden Heart of the Cosmos and Journey of the Universe as part of the 2014 Songs of the Soul Poetry & Sacred Music Festival.

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Author Events in San Francisco The Ferry Building (415) 835-1020

Jo Becker

Fri., May 2, 12:30 pm

Jenni Pulos

Sat., May 3, 11:00 am

A tour de force of groundbreaking reportage by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Jo Becker, Forcing the Spring: Inside the Fight for Marriage Equality follows the historic legal challenge mounted against California’s ban on same-sex marriage. This remarkable case forced the issue of marriage equality before the Supreme Court. Jenni Pulos, from Bravo’s “Flipping Out” and “Interior Therapy,” pens a charming memoiradvice book on how to survive (and thrive) in any situation. Grin and Bear It is the spark we all need to ignite passion, to get out there and be positive, find the funny in life, be present, and learn how to be happy no matter what reality throws our way.

Erin Gleeson

Sat., May 3, 12:30 pm

Meet and Greet Erin Gleeson made her dream a reality when she left New York and moved into a tiny cabin in a California forest to be closer to nature. The beauty of her surroundings and the abundance of local produce serve as the inspiration for The Forest Feast: Simple Vegetarian Recipes from My Cabin in the Woods.

Jennifer Lee

Thurs., May 8, 12:30 pm

Building Your Business the Right-Brain Way offers real-world-tested techniques that can benefit all sorts of businesses. Jennifer Lee’s fresh, empowering approach emphasizes taking action and continually improving to achieve extraordinary long-term results. Lee is the bestselling author of The Right-Brain Business Plan.

Grotto Readings at the Ferry Building Two Fridays: May 30 & June 6, 6:00 pm

Join us for a fast-paced and irreverent evening, showcasing new work from the students of the San Francisco Writer’s Grotto writing classes. Both fiction and nonfiction writers will read their work — but only for 3 minutes each! Their instructors (Grotto authors) will enforce the time limit.

Andrew Sean Greer Thurs., May 8, 6:00 pm After the death of her brother and the abandonment of her lover, Greta Wells undergoes electroshock therapy. During the treatment, Greta finds herself repeatedly sent to 1918, 1941, and back to the present. In The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells, Andrew Sean Greer reveals how each reality extracts a different price.

Heather Ross

Sat., May 10, 1:00 pm

Much of Heather Ross’s creative work has been inspired by her being born into an eccentric family of artists and idealists during the 1970s. How to Catch a Frog And Other Stories of Family, Love, Dysfunction, Survival, and DIY, is a collection of stories that show Ross’s eventual route to success as an artist, entrepreneur, and mother.

UC Berkeley Extension Student Reading Sat., May 10, 4:00 pm

Join students and teachers for a selection of readings from work produced through the UC Berkeley Extension program. Founded in 1891, UC Berkeley Extension is the continuing education branch of the University of California, Berkeley. Today they offer more than 2,000 courses each year.

Jeanne Powell

Mon., May 12, 6:00 pm

Left Coast Writers Event Carousel: Essays and Such is the newest collection of work from author Jeanne Powell. California Poet Laureate Emeritus Al Young described her work as “nudging us again and again to break out of our little selves.” She hosts the spoken word series “Celebration of the Word” and has two previously published titles.

Paul Taylor

Tues., May 13, 6:00 pm

Rayya Elias

Wed., May 14, 6:00 pm

For the past decade, Paul Taylor has served as executive vice president of the Pew Research Center, where he oversees the Social & Demographic Trends project. Drawing on an extensive archive of public opinion surveys and demographic data, The Next America is a rich portrait of where we are as a nation and where we’re headed.

When Rayya Elias was seven, her family fled their native Syria to settle in Detroit. Her rough and rollicking journey of courage and persistence is told with a keen sense of humor. Harley Loco is an unforgettable story about pursuing—not always by choice—a life of extremes until finally arriving at a place of contentment and peace.

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Linda Przybyszewski

Thurs., May 15, 6:00 pm

Linda Przybyszewski says if you glance down any street in America, you’ll see that American women have forgotten how to dress. This historian and expert dressmaker claims in The Lost Art of Dress that it wasn’t always like this. In the first half of the 20th century, a remarkable group of women taught other women how to dress well on a budget.

Molly Wizenberg

Sat., May 17, 12:30 pm

When Molly Wizenberg married Brandon Pettit, he was a trained composer with a handful of offbeat interests. Together they built Delancey. With evocative photos by Molly and twenty new recipes, Delancey: A Man, a Woman, a Restaurant, a Marriage, is a moving and honest account of two young people learning to grow together.

Russell Simmons

Mon., May 19, 5:00 pm

Signing Event In Success Through Stillness, master entrepreneur, original hip-hop mogul, and New York Times bestselling author Russell Simmons shares the most fundamental key to success—meditation—and guides readers to use stillness as a powerful tool to access their potential. Simmons is the founder of Def Jam Recordings and the Phat Farm clothing line.

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Ferry Building Book Club Lively, literate book discussions—free! Everyone welcome. “What Is Family?” is the Ferry Building Book Club theme for May, June, and July.

Wed., May 14 • 12:00 pm

Mother Daughter Me Katie Hafner

Author Katie Hafner will join us for a noontime tea party to discuss her memoir Mother Daughter Me, the story of her attempt to blend three generations in one San Francisco household. Come for special tea, cookies, and conversation. Wed., June 11 • 12:00 pm

Stuck in the Middle with You Jenny Boylan

Jennifer Finney Boylan’s sons knew her as their father, now as their second mom, and in between she was “kind of the labradoodle of parents.” She relates how a family deals with a transgender experience in her sensitive and often humorous memoir, Stuck in the Middle With You: A Memoir of Parenting in Three Genders. Wed., July 9 • 12:00 pm

Maya’s Notebook Isabel Allende

In Isabel Allende’s novel Maya’s Notebook, teen rebel Maya’s grandmother sends her from Berkeley to friends in Chile to save her from self-destruction.

Vicki Gray

Josh Cooley Wed., May 28, 6:00 pm Tues., May 20, 6:00 pm Movies R Fun!: A Collection of Cinematic

Troublemaker: Troubled Words for Troubled Times is a collection of sermons written by Episcopal deacon, Vicki Gray, who speaks with a prophetic voice about many of the things that make our world broken. Gray is a deacon in the Episcopal Church who works in some of the most challenging ministries in the Bay Area.

Classics for the Pre-(Film) School Cinephile is a children’s picture book parody for grownups. Pixar writer and artist Josh Cooley presents the most hilariously inappropriate scenes from contemporary classic films in an illustrated, for-early-readers style, including scenes from Fargo, Aliens, and Se7en.

Steven Galloway

Wed., May 21, 6:00 pm Cinnamon

and Gunpowder is a swashbuckling epicure’s adventure simmered over a surprisingly touching love story— with a dash of the strangest, most delightful cookbook never written. Eli Brown has crafted a uniquely entertaining novel full of adventure: the Scheherazade story turned on its head, at sea, with food.

What is real and what is an illusion? Historically rich and ingeniously told, The Confabulist is a novel about magic and memory, truth and illusion, and the ways that love, hope, grief, and imagination can—for better or for worse—alter what we perceive and believe. Steven Galloway is the author of The Cellist of Sarajevo.

Kaye McDonough

Thurs., May 22, 6:00 pm

Kaye McDonough’s Pagan: Selected Poems reverberates with a loving touch that spares nothing. Within its pages are impressions focused on lovers, friends, and family comes to life. The deft artistry of Vermeer and the splendid pathos of Beat legend Bob Kaufman are among the themes this collection touches on.

Eli Brown

Tues., June 3, 6:00 pm

Dan Barber

Wed., June 4, 6:00 pm

The Third Plate is chef Dan Barber’s extraordinary vision for a new future of American eating. After more than a decade spent investigating farming communities around the world in pursuit of singular flavor, Barber finally concluded that—for the sake of our food and our health—America’s cuisine requires a radical transformation.

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Author Events in San Francisco The Ferry Building (415) 835-1020

Walter Mosley

Smith Henderson

Tues., June 17, 12:30 pm

In his shattering novel Fourth of July Creek, PEN prize-winning writer Smith Henderson explores the complexities of freedom, suspicion, and anarchy, brilliantly depicting our nation’s disquieting and violent contradictions. Henderson was a 2011 Pushcart Prize winner and a Fellow at the Michener Center for Writers in Austin, Texas.

Thurs., June 5, 6:00 pm Susan Jane Gilman

Wed., June 18, 6:00 pm

In this scorching, mournful, and often explicit novel by Walter Mosley, the famed creator of the Easy Rawlins series, Debbie Dare, a black porn queen, has to come to terms with her sordid life in the adult entertainment industry after her tomcatting husband dies in a hot tub. Debbie Doesn’t Do It Anymore is a portrait of a ransacked but resilient soul in search of salvation and a cure for grief.

In 1913, little Malka Treynovsky flees Russia with her family. Bedazzled by tales of gold and movie stardom, she tricks them into buying tickets for America. Bestselling author Susan Jane Gilman’s debut novel, The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street is an epic story of a young immigrant’s rise to become the greatest ice cream maker in America.

Baylor Chapman

Kenneth Turan’s fifty-four favorite films embrace a century of the world’s most satisfying romances and funniest comedies, the most heart-stopping dramas and chilling thrillers. Not to be Missed blends cultural criticism, historical anecdote, and insideHollywood controversy. Turan is the film critic for the Los Angeles Times.

Sat., June 7, 12:30 pm

A follow-up to the widely popular Flower Recipe Book, The Plant Recipe Book is the next great thing in interior plant design, providing simple steps showing anyone how to create stunning living plant decor. Baylor Chapman is the founder and principal designer of Lila B. Design, a floral and plant design studio in San Francisco.

Adrienne Amundsen

Mon., June 9, 6:00 pm

Left Coast Writers Event Adrienne Amundsen went to Afghanistan and brought back Reclaiming the Apple: Poems from Afghanistan, which describes a country devastated by war. She found the people determined and resilient in impossible circumstances, where tragedy stands next to hope in this modern war zone.

Kenneth Turan

Joanna Smith Rakoff

Damien Echols & Lorri Davis

Tues., June 10, 6:00 pm Wed., June 25, 6:00 pm

Patrick Martins

Sat., June 14, 12:00 pm Art Peterson

We have evolved as meat eaters, proclaims Patrick Martins, and it’s futile to deny it. But given the destructive forces of the fastfood industry and factory farming, we need to make smart, informed choices about the food we eat. The Carnivore’s Manifesto is both a revolutionary call to arms and a rollicking good read.

Tues., June 24, 6:00 pm

Poignant, keenly observed, and irresistibly funny, My Salinger Year is Joanna Smith Rakoff’s memoir about literary New York in the late nineties. In this pre-digital world on the cusp of vanishing, a young woman finds herself entangled with one of the last great figures of the century. Rakoff’s novel A Fortunate Age won the Goldberg Prize.

Laurel Corona

When King Ferdinand conquers Granada, the last holdout of Muslim rule in Spain, he issues an order expelling all Jews who refuse to convert to Christianity. Exploring an underpublished period in history, The Mapmaker’s Daughter is Laurel Corona’s sweeping saga of faith, family, and identity that shows how the past shapes our map of life.

Mon., June 23, 6:00 pm

From one of the greatest legal injustices of our time sprang one of the most unlikely— and unforgettable—love stories. Yours for Eternity is an intimate look at the extraordinary romance between Damien Echols and Lorri Davis, who met and married while Echols, one of the “West Memphis Three,” served nearly eighteen years on death row.

Sat., June 28, 2:00 pm

Art Peterson has translated his lifelong love affair with San Francisco into a sparkling, wellresearched guide to the quirks, landmarks, and eccentricities of his favorite city. Why Is That Bridge Orange? links everyday sights to the fabric of the city and provides answers to nagging questions that have tantalized the curious.

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Moms and Dads & readers who used to be kids

Vote for your favorite

Little Golden Book!

Was it The Scrawny Tawny Lion? The Shy Little Kitten? The Poky Little Puppy (the owners’ favorite, but what do they know)? Stop in the Ferry Building and see all of the selections in Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book, Then vote for your favorite and maybe win a copy. (Puppy, Puppy, Puppy!)

Book Choices from the Ferry Building I Can’t Complain: (All Too) Personal Essays Elinor Lipman

If you’ve ever been a proud mother, faithful wife, best friend, loving daughter, or onlinedating widow, you’ll laugh and cry at Elinor Lipman’s collection. This perfect Mother’s Day book includes “Julia’s Child,” a comedic homage to her mother’s picky eating habits, and “A Fine Nomance,” an honest review of Lipman’s foray into online dating. Tips from the author’s viewpoint for loyal attendees of book readings ring true in “Lies to Tell an Author Who is Looking Forlorn, Unloved, Unpurchased.”

The Serpent of Venice

Christopher Moore

You don’t have to be a Shakesperean scholar to laugh out loud at Christopher Moore’s latest spoof, starring Pocket The Fool, Desdemona, Shylock, Othello, and a huge cast of targets for Moore’s bawdy, ascerbic, pun-filled humor. But what’s that lurking in the waters of the canal?

Delancey: A Man, a Woman, a Restaurant, a Marriage Molly Wizenberg Molly Wizenberg’s husband, Brandon, set his sights on opening a restaurant, and she agreed because she thought it was a passing whim. Anyone who has been to Seattle and tasted their creative menu selections will be grateful that both the book and Delancey came to fruition. Until you can visit, savor the recipes included in this delightful memoir!

Our Buyer Luisa Smith’s Book Pick We Are Called to Rise Laura McBride

Las Vegas is the setting of Laura McBride’s remarkable debut novel. In this city of contradictions, four lives are brought together by one tragic act: the wife whose marriage is falling apart, the young immigrant boy trying to navigate this new world, the Iraq veteran who is changed from the young man his family loved, and another veteran who has awoken confused and broken. McBride has created characters full of cracks and steel, and seamlessly woven a complex, and wholly compelling, story.

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Books & Bites

Book Passage Cooking Classes Cavallo Point Cooking School

601 Murray Circle, Sausalito • Price includes copy of the book • Call Book Passage 415-927-0960 ext. 1 to reserve

Steven Raichlen

Man Made Meals

The Essential Cookbook for Guys

Thurs., June 26 • 6:30-9:30 pm • $125 The guru of barbeque is back in town. Steven Raichlen will be on hand to do a cooking demo and share some of his newest culinary techniques. Man Made Meals has over 300 step-by-step recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert. Participants in this interactive class will dine on some of the recipes from the cookbook. This is a great gift idea for the person in your life who loves to cook on the grill and have fun. Seats are limited.

Martha Rose Shulman The Simple Art of Vegetarian Cooking Templates and Lessons for Making Delicious Meatless Meals Every Day

Thurs., July 26 • 6:30-9:30 pm • $125 New York Times Recipe for Health Columnist Martha Rose Shulman brings us her 25th cookbook boasting 100 recipes that will arm home chefs with a repertoire of delicious vegetarian building blocks. From frittatas to whole grains to stir fry, Shulman understands how to put recipes together and will share her expertise in this interactive, handson class. Seats are limited.

Mark Kurlansky & Talia Kurlansky International Night:

A Father & Daughter Cook Their Way Around the World Sat., Aug. 23 • 3:00-6:00 pm • $125 per person Once a week in the Kurlansky home, Mark and his young daughter spun the globe. The country on which her finger landed set the stage for that week’s dinner. This tradition morphed into a cookbook. There are 52 specific and simple dinner meals that include appetizers, main and side dishes, and a dessert for a full 250 recipes. Readers will enjoy the stories, insights, culture and history from his travels all over the the world. Mark Kurlansky is a playwright, journalist, and author of several books. If you have children who enjoy cooking, this may be the time to bring them. Seats are limited.

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Vivienne Harr Special for kids!

Sat., May 3, 1:00 pm

Harr shares her story and her mission in Make a Stand: When Life Gives You Lemons, Change the World! 10-year-old (and Fairfax resident) Vivienne Harr decided child slavery had to be stopped. She started a lemonade stand and has already raised over $200,000. Her delightful picture book tells how she is doing it.

Jenny Han & Morgan Matson Tues., May 6, 6:00 pm Special for teens!

Jenny Han and Morgan Matson team up for an amazing evening! In Han’s To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before a young girl’s secret letters to her crushes are mistakenly mailed, turning her whole life upside down. In Matson’s Since You’ve Been Gone. Emily’s friend vanishes, leaving behind a list of things for Emily to do that will take her out of her comfort zone.

LEGO Star Wars with Jason Fry Sat., May 10, 10:00 am Special for kids!

Jason Fry presents LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary, which gives detailed and annotated photography and insight into characters, locations, creatures, and spacecraft of the galaxy far, far away. Come by the store for tons of LEGO activities and fun! A pallet of legos will be on hand!

Judy Sierra Mon., May 12, 10:00 am Special for kids!

Everyone knows Old MacDonald, but how did he start his farm? With some help from the Little Red Hen, of course! Bestselling author Judy Sierra brings us EIEIO! How Old MacDonald Got His Farm, in which an environmentally sensitive hen helps Old MacDonald turn his boring lawn into an organic community farm.

Our Buyer Luisa Smith’s Book Pick Troika

Adam Pelzman

Troika is a wonderfully unique story of love, sex, and devotion. Adam Pelzman has written a tightly woven tapestry of three lives: Julian, a successful businessman, Perla, a young stripper, and Sophie, Julian’s beautiful wife. Each one struggles to not become the victim of a cruel stroke of fate. Taking us from Russia to Miami to New York, Pelzman’s sure hand cleanly renders their individual stories, keeping the reader aching for more of these fascinating characters until the very end.

Special Reminders! California Bookstore Day (see page 3)

Sat., May 3 • Marin & S.F. stores A day full of activites, including a drawing booth with LeYuen Pham, on-the-spot poetry with Karen Benke, and story-telling with Newbery Award-winning Katherine Applegate.

Indies First Storytime Day (see page 3)

Sat., May 17 • Marin store Come and hear stories being read by Annie Barrows, Gennifer Choldenko, Christopher Cerf, Paige Peterson, and others.

Creative Writing Playshop (see page 29)

2 Sun.: June 29 & July 6 • Marin store This special, fun-filled workshop is led by Karen Benke for boys and girls who are headed into the 4th or 5th grades.

Write Haiku Poems (see page 29)

2 Sun.: July 13 & Aug 10 • Marin store Young authors (ages 7 - 12) write haiku poems with the skilled guidance of writer and young author mentor Thais Derich.

Happiness Tree Playshop (see page 29)

3 Sat.: June 28, July 5, & Aug. 2 • Marin store Join children’s author Andrea Alban Gosline for a summer of nature discovery and creative expression.

Ken Baker Fri., May 30, 6:30 pm Special for teens!

Ken Baker, an E! News correspondent, presents his novel How I Got Skinny, Famous, and Fell Madly In Love. Emery’s family puts her on a reality TV show in which she has fifty days to lose fifty pounds and win a million dollars. As the ratings climb and her weight drops, Emery uncovers important truths about beauty, love, family, and fame.

Colin Jack Sat., June 7, 10:00 am Special for kids!

Acclaimed illustrator Colin Jack shows what happens If You Happen To Have A Dinosaur. If there’s one in your room, you can find something useful for it to do! What about using it as a can opener, or a comfy pillow? Of course, dinosaurs aren’t good for everything. Beautiful illustrations bring this hilarious and enchanting story to life.

Fierce Reads Wed., June 18, 6:00 pm Special for teens! Four authors in a joint reading

Leigh Bardugo, Emmy Laybourne, Ava Dellaira, & Jennifer Mathieu Leigh Bardugo presents the third book in her acclaimed Grisha Trilogy, Ruin & Rising. Emmy Laybourne brings us Monument 14: Savage Drift, continuing the dynamic series of a world battered by environmental disasters. Ava Dellaira shares her Love Letters to the Dead, in which Laurel writes letters to celebrities who died young in an attempt to understand her sister May. Jennifer Mathieu’s The Truth About Alice tackles the rumor mill, as Alice deals with vicious rumors about her promiscuity and her responsibility for the death of a fellow student.

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We challenge readers in grades K-8 to read six books during the summer months

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MB14

MB14 (“Must Be 14”) is a group of young adults who are avid readers. Check out their blog at mustbe14.wordpress.com for review and event details. MB14 meets on the fourth Friday of the month at 6:00pm at Book Passage. New members welcome!

Always Emily Michaela MacColl

Reviewed by Danielle C. Always Emily brilliantly portrays the life of the Brontë sisters as they face the trials and tribulations of womanhood and develop a passion for adventure and mystery. The novel follows the two sisters: the high-strung Charlotte (author of Jane Eyre) and audacious Emily (author of Wuthering Heights), as they piece together mysterious happenings on the English moors in the early 19th century.

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Reviewed by Kayla B. The story opens as a teen boy, Austin, and his best friend Robby skate at a deteriorating mall in a small town. They are attacked because Robby is gay and Austin is his best friend. This sets off the bizarre story that is laced with lemur masks, lawn flamingos, photoluminescent mold, and six-foot-tall praying mantises. Despite the magnificent absurdities, it’s primarily an exploration of the confusing world of love and sexuality, a coming-of-age story set during an unknowable and unstoppable apocalypse.

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INK

Ink is a book group for tweens, ages 1013. They meet on the third Friday of the month at 6:00 pm at Book Passage. New members welcome!

Space Rocks Tom O’Donnell

Reviewed by Maxwell S. Space Rocks! takes place on the planet Gelo, in which humans invade and then leave four human children behind. I really liked this book because the author wrote from the alien’s point of view. He also gave the kids characteristics that mirror modern-day children. Plus the author has a great sense of humor. The book has really good series potential!

Our Buyer Luisa Smiths’ Book Pick China Dolls Lisa See

Once again Lisa See amazes us with a story that examines the intricacies of female friendships. Set in San Francisco in the 1930s where three women from different backgrounds are drawn together in an exclusive Chinese nightclub. The attack on Pearl Harbor changes everything and their friendships are strained as secrets are revealed.

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18 Book Passage • May - June 2014 Elaine’s Picks Love and Treasure Ayelet Waldman

When Jack is dying, he shows his granddaughter, Natalie, a jewel-encrusted peacock pendant and asks her to find its rightful owner. Waldman transports us to post-WWII Europe where Lt. Jack Wiseman is in charge of guarding and cataloguing all of the items on the “Gold Train,” the train filled with treasures that had been taken from Hungarian Jews before they were sent to the concentration camps. As Natalie tries to see through the lies and greed that are in the way of unraveling the mystery, she and we see the Holocaust and its aftermath from a very personal perspective. The novel is grounded in history but it’s full of twists and compelling characters. Some signed first editions

Noble Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky & Death Colson Whitehead

I played poker about four times and quickly learned to dislike the game. But when I learned that one of my favorite authors had written about being staked to play in the World Series of Poker, I couldn’t resist. Yes, it’s about poker, but it’s so much more than that. Whitehead had played poker for fun in pick-up games. Now he had six weeks to practice before heading to Las Vegas. We travel with him as he drops his kid off at school and joins day laborers, compulsive gamblers, and freaks on the bus to Atlantic City. His observations of the Las Vegas scene are priceless. Whitehead’s novels, including The Intuitionist and John Henry Days, get critical raves, but this satire which pokes fun at the game and Whitehead himself, is not to be missed. Some signed first editions.

To Rise Again at a Decent Hour Joshua Ferris Get ready to close the door, turn off your smart phone, and delve into the world of Dr. Paul, the esteemed Park Avenue dentist. Ferris combines Dr. Paul’s angst with an imagined ancient world of history and philosophy, as well as a religion conjured up out of disbelief. You will laugh out loud at Dr. Paul, but you’ll also have tender feelings for this guy as he crashes and finds peace in a most unexpected way. Some signed first editions.

The Temporary Gentleman Sebastian Barry

It’s 1957, and Jack McNultey is living in Ghana and writing his memoirs. Jack, an Irishman, served as an officer in the British army in World War II, but his commission was never made permanent—thus the designation of “Temporary Gentleman”. He’s been travelling for years as an engineer and a UN observer. He fell in love and married a gorgeous but troubled woman. He is still ruminating over how she slipped away. This isn’t the first time the author of The Secret Scripture has based a character on someone in his Irish family. Watch out, Jack will infuriate you, but he’ll move right into your head and your heart. Some signed first editions

Snow Queen Michael Cunningham

It’s 2004, and Barrett’s boyfriend has just broken up with him via text message. As he crosses snow-covered Central Park in the dark, he is astounded to see a brilliant white light in the sky. Is it an apparition? Is it there to tell him something? Barrett shares a grubby Brooklyn apartment with his drug-addicted brother, Tyler. Tyler is caring for his fiancé Beth, who is fighting stage 4 cancer. In his sometimes funny, sometimes devastating, always radiant novel, Cunningham shows profound empathy for his characters as each of them searches for redemption. Some signed first editions

The Keeper John Lescroart When Hal Chase, a guard at the San Francisco jail, realizes he is suspected of murdering his wife, he asks Dismas Hardy to be his attorney. As the police concentrate on Chase as the likely murderer, Hardy asks his old friend, former SF Homicide Detective Abe Glitsky, for help. There are plenty of other suspects and other murders too. Could Glitsky be the next victim? Lescroart is a genius at weaving a complex tale. The characters are so real that I am certain I’ll run into them on the streets of The City. Some signed first editions

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Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? Roz Chast

You may have seen a few pages of this hilarious, poignant, and right-on-target memoir in The New Yorker. Chast’s parents met in high school. They never dated anyone else. Her mother is domineering. Her father is meek. In their 90s they still refuse to talk about death, let alone old age. But as their bodies and their minds began to fail them, the unavoidable becomes real. With her ironic yet loving drawings, Chast brings reality into focus. None of us like to think about nursing homes, bed sores, mental confusion, and death but do yourself a favor and pick up Roz Chast’s memoir. Enjoy her fabulous graphic art, her insight and her humor, and then give this book to everyone important in your life. Some signed first editions

Debbie Doesn’t Do It Anymore Walter Mosley

Sandra, who is also known as porn star Debbie Dare, comes home from work to find her husband in the bath tub where he’s been electrocuted—along with an underage girl. As Sandra/Debbie is trying to wind up her husband’s disorganized affairs, she finds he owes plenty to the mob and if she doesn’t pay up, she may end up like him. Mosley brings us a deeply affecting tale of a woman who confronts terrifying situations beyond her control, yet is determined to find ways to get control and change her life. Some signed first editions

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Because she lost her sight when she was six years old, Marie-Laure’s father made her a scale model of their Paris neighborhood. She had to learn every nook and cranny with her fingers. When the Germans are taking over Paris, they flee to a house in a seaside village where they hope to be far from the war. Werner is a German officer who is charged with finding members of the Resistance. Although he was raised in an orphanage, Werner was one of the privileged few to be selected for training in Hitler’s elite and brutal youth corps. Doerr deftly shows what can happen when basically good people come up against true evil. Some signed first editions

Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932 Francine Prose Delicious! Ruth Reichl

We know Ruth Reichl as a food critic, memoirist, and editor. Now she brings us a delectable novel about Billie, a young woman who lands her dream job as an assistant at Delicious, the foremost food magazine. With a perfect palate and lots of ambition, Billie is getting a chance to write too. Then, suddenly, the parent company shuts down Delicious (remember the day Conde Naste killed Gourmet). Billie stays on to answer calls to the still active customer service hotline. In a locked library she discovers old letters written by a girl to Delicious’s former editor, the late James Beard. As Billie tries to find the woman who wrote those letters, she unravels her own past. Some signed first editions.

And the Dark Sacred Night Julia Glass

Kit was raised by a single mother who refused to tell him the identity of his father. Now Kit is the father of twins, and his career and marriage are stalled. He sits around all day listening to classical music. At his wife’s insistence he goes off to search for his father. Glass takes us across the country and back to the time when Kit’s mother was pregnant. Kit learns about his family, and we also meet some of the unforgettable people from her National Book Award-winning novel, Three Junes. Some signed first editions

Like so many others, I have wondered about that famous Brassai photograph of two women together at a table in Paris. Through her novel, Prose delves into their lives. The fictional Lou Villars is based on the tuxedo wearing woman in the photograph. She was a famous athlete, a race car driver and a Nazi collaborator. Lou and her lover, Arlette, are often at the Chameleon Club, where people don’t have to play the role that society tells them to fill. The story unfolds from the viewpoint of different fascinating characters and, in the hands of Francine Prose, the intricate threads of the people, the times, and what constitutes good and evil form a mesmerizing tapestry. Some signed first editions

The Farm Tom Rob Smith

Daniel was surprised when his parents left London to retire in a remote area of Sweden. He’s shocked when his father calls to say that his mother has been hospitalized because for months she’s been imagining terrible things. Then his mother calls with news that she’s out of the hospital and his father is lying. She tells Daniel to meet her at Heathrow and keep her whereabouts secret. Once in his London apartment, she tells him why she is convinced that his father and a neighbor plotted to get her out of the way. Like Daniel, we can’t figure out the truth until the very last page. Some signed first editions

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September 5 - 12, 2014 Voyage from Venice to Athens aboard Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth with legendary travel writer and editor Don George, the former Travel Editor of the San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle. This 7-day cruise workshop for emerging travel writers visits Croatia, Crete, Rhodes, and Ephesus. It will feature lectures, onshore writing exercises, and close critique sessions led by Don, plus a walk exploring Korcula through a travel writer’s eyes and hosted cocktail party. Don is the author of the bestselling Lonely Planet Guide to Travel Writing, co-founder & chairman of the Book Passage Travel Writers & Photographers Conference, and editor at large for National Geographic Traveler. Workshop cost is $295 plus cruise fare. Sign up now for best stateroom choice. For additional info, contact: Andi Cercos, Dimensions in Travel 415-883-3245 [email protected]

20 Book Passage • May - June 2014 Children’s Writers and Illustrators Conference 8th Annual • June 12-15, 2014 • Corte Madera

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We will announce all the latest news and updates on our website at bookpassage. com/conferences.

Hone the Skills and Make the Connections to Write, Illustrate, and Publish Books for Children & Young Adults This unique and exciting conference covers all aspects of creating books for children and young adults, from developing ideas to honing your skills to finding a publisher. Conference participants will spend four event-filled days writing, illustrating, workshopping, networking, and perfecting their craft. Our celebrated faculty of awardwinning authors, illustrators, agents, and editors will offer inspiration and guidance in a collegial and intimate setting. Participants will work closely with other writers and illustrators in a particular area of emphasis, such as writing for picture books, early readers, young adult books, or illustration; and have the opportunity to get

feedback from experts in a workshop setting. Expert panels feature topics of common interest, such as finding an agent, working with your editor, marketing and promotion, and more. There will be many opportunities for faculty and participants to talk, laugh, and exchange ideas in workshops, lunches, and evening events. For an additional fee, optional 30-minute private consultations can be scheduled with members of our expert faculty during the conference. Take this time to discuss a concept or proposal or to have a faculty member review and provide feedback on work you have submitted.

Conference Faculty (with more to come!) Jon Agee

Creator of many acclaimed children’s books, including Terrific, Little Santa, Mr. Putney’s Quacking Dog, and My Rhinoceros, as well as a series of wordplay and palindromes, including Go Hang a Salami! I’m a Lasagna Hog!

Andrea Alban

Author of nine books, including the The Happiness Tree and the YA novel Anya’s War. Andrea Alban edits manuscripts and coaches writers in how to prepare submissions to editors and agents.

Laura Atkins

Independent children’s book editor with twenty years of editorial experience. Most recently, Atkins was a lecturer at the National Centre for Research in Children’s Literature in London.

Mac Barnett

Author of many acclaimed books, including President Taft is Stuck in the Bath, Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem, Count the Monkeys, and the Caldecott Honor-winning Extra Yarn.

T.A. Barron

N.Y. Times bestselling author of books for both children and teens, including The Merlin Saga, The Heartlight Saga, Atlantis Rising, Tree Girl, and The Hero’s Trail.

Lewis Buzbee

Author of The Haunting of Charles Dickens, winner of the Northern California Book Award, and Bridge of Time, his newest book for middle-grade readers.

Summer Dawn Laurie

Independent children’s book editor with experience at Tricycle Press and Chronicle Books. She’s edited more than 50 published books, from board books to picture books to middle-grade novels.

Minju Chang

Literary Agent for BookStop Literary Agency, where she represents middle-grade and young adult writers of all genres.

Naomi Kirsten

Editor at Chronicle Books, where she edits picture books and novelty formats, and develops publishing programs.

Brian McMullen

Edits and designs the McSweeney’s McMullens children’s book series for McSweeney’s.

Pooja Menon

Literary agent with Kimberley Cameron & Associates. She represents both fiction and nonfiction for adult and young adult markets.

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Conference Information

When: June 12-15, 2014 Where: Book Passage • 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA (off Highway 101, just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco) Register online: www.bookpassage.com/childrens-writers-illustrators-conference Contact: Kathryn Petrocelli at [email protected] or at (415) 927-0960, ext. 239 Cost: $475. Private consultations available for an additional fee of $95.

Conference Format

Conference begins late Thursday afternoon and ends late Sunday afternoon. The conference fee includes the opening night dinner and subsequent breakfasts and lunches. Mornings: Classes in an area of interest (such as writing for picture books, middle readers, or young adults) with a single teacher or team of teachers Lunches: Faculty and conferees have lunch together in an informal setting Afternoons: Panel discussions and workshops open to all attendees Evenings: Presentations by faculty members and follow-up discussions

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Bethanie Murguia

Author and illustrator of Zoe Gets Ready, Buglette, The Messy Sleeper, Snippet the Early Riser, and the forthcoming Zoe’s Jungle. She received an MFA in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts.

Amy Novesky

Independent children’s book editor, children’s author, creative director, and cofounder of Ever After Studio, a children’s book company. Her works include Me, Frida, Elephant Prince, and Georgia in Hawaii.

Kathryn Otoshi

Conference Chair Award-winning writer and illustrator, whose books have won the E.B. White Read Aloud Honor, the Nautilus Gold Award, and the Mom’s Choice Award. Her books include Zero, One, and the forthcoming Two.

Thien Pham

Comic book and visual artist. Pham illustrated Gene Luen Yang’s Level Up, a YALSA Great Graphic Novel. Sumo his first solo work, is about a washed-up football player who becomes a Sumo wrestler in Japan.

Lissa Rovetch

Writing and creativity coach at Pixar Studios and Funthink. She has written and/or illustrated over 20 children’s books including: Ook the Book, Hot Dog and Bob, and There Was a Man Who Loved a Rat.

Tamra Tuller

Children’s book editor at Chronicle Books. She began her publishing career in the Scholastic Book Clubs. She then moved on to Scholastic’s trade division at Blue Sky Press, before going to work at Philomel Books, an imprint of the Penguin Young Readers Group.

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Spinster Sisters in Santa Rosa • price includes book, meal, wine, tax, tip & dessert • call Book Passage to reserve • 401 South A Street, Santa Rosa

Ruth Reichl Delicious!

Wed., May 21 • 12:00 pm • $95 Ruth Reichl, the former editor of Gourmet magazine and best-selling author of culinary memoirs Tender at the Bone and Comfort Me with Apples makes her fiction debut with a story set at an iconic food magazine in New York called “Delicious.” The Library Journal says Reichl’s novel is “drenched in food lore and love.”

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Sat., May 17 • 9:00 am • Marin All used books in our Corte Madera store are 50% off for one day only!

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Mystery Writers Conference 21st Annual • July 24-27, 2014 • Corte Madera This conference arms you with all the knowledge and inspiration you need to get your mystery published. Authors offer classes on setting, dialogue, suspense, and point of view. Publishers, agents, and editors talk about what you need to do to get your book published. Panels of detectives and forensic experts provide invaluable information that allows writers to put realism into their work. This conference has a proven record for launch-

ing successful mystery writing careers. The conference is open to new and aspiring writers, as well as those who are more established. For an additional fee, optional 30-minute private consultations can be scheduled with members of our faculty during the conference. Take this time to discuss a concept or proposal, or to have a faculty member review and provide feedback on work you have submitted.

Isabel Allende

Amy Cloughley

Conference Faculty (with more to come!) The author of many bestselling novels, including The House of the Spirits, Maya’s Notebook, and Daughter of Fortune. Her latest novel is the acclaimed thriller Ripper.

Cara Black Creator of the Aimée Leduc mysteries set in Paris and recipient of the Medaille de la Ville de Paris. Her new book is Murder in Pigalle. Conference alum.

Judge Susan M. Breall A judge in the Superior Court San Francisco, presiding over Juvenile Justice department. She has also prosecuted felony domestic violence cases.

Judge Peter J. Busch San Francisco Superior Court judge since 2000. He currently presides over a civil law and motion department.

Kimberley Cameron Literary agent and President of Kimberley Cameron and Associates. She represents both fiction and nonfiction writers.

Karen Catalona Senior Felony District Attorney of the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office.

Literary agent with Kimberley Cameron & Associates since 2012.

David Corbett A skilled private investigator who is also a highly talented writer of crime fiction. His novels include Do They Know I’m Running? and The Devil’s Redhead. He is the author of The Art of Character.

George Fong Director of Security with ESPN and former Supervising Agent for the FBI. Author of Fragmented.

William C. Gordon Attorney and author of several mysteries set in San Francisco, including The Chinese Jars, Fractured Lives, and The Halls of Power.

Laurie King Best-selling author of the Mary Russell series and other acclaimed books. Her novels include Touchstone, The Game, and, The Bones of Paris.

Elizabeth Kracht An agent with Kimberley Cameron & Associates. Former acquisitions editor and freelance publicist.

John Lescroart Acclaimed author of twenty mystery novels, including The Ophelia Cut, The Betrayal, The Suspect, The Second Chair, The First Law, The Oath, The Hearing, and The Keeper.

Chelsea Lindman Literary agent at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates, and former Director of Foreign Rights for the Nicholas Ellison Agency.

D.P. Lyle Physician and the author of Howdunit Forensics, a definitive reference guide for writers. He is also the author of Forensics and Fiction.

Tim Maleeny Author of the acclaimed Cape Weathers series, including Stealing The Dragon, Beating The Babushka, Greasing The Piñata, and Jump.

Vilaska Nguyen Senior Felony Public Defender of the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office.

Otto Penzler Proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City, founder of The Mysterious Press, and editor of over 50 crime fiction anthologies.

Anne Perry Acclaimed author of historical detective novels in the Thomas Pitt and William Monk series. She also writes YA novels and short stories. Sje was the Edgar Award winner in 2001. Her new novel is Death on Blackheath.

William Petrocelli Attorney, essayist, author, and co-owner of Book Passage. His new novel is The Circle of Thirteen.

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Mystery Writers Conference Information

When: July 24-27, 2014 Where: Book Passage • 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA (off Highway 101, just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco) Register online: www.bookpassage.com/mystery-writers-conference Contact: Kathryn Petrocelli at [email protected] or at (415) 927-0960, ext. 239 Cost: $540. Private consultations available for an additional fee of $95.

Conference Format

Conference begins late Thursday afternoon and ends late Sunday afternoon. The conference fee includes the opening night dinner and subsequent breakfasts and lunches. Mornings: Writing sessions on key elements (such as character development, dialogue, plot, and setting) with a single teacher or team of teachers Lunches: Faculty and conferees have lunch together in an informal setting Afternoons: Panel discussions and classes open to all attendees Evenings: Presentations by faculty members and follow-up discussions

College Credit Available at Dominican University Participants in the Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference are eligible to receive class credit at Dominican University of California. For details, see bookpassage. com/dominican-credit.

Valerie Plame Former CIA Operations Officer whose disclosure created a political scandal. She is the author of Fair Game, which chronicled her career. Her new novel is Blowback.

Amy Rennert Literary agent and owner of The Amy Rennert Agency. Veteran of more than 20 years in the publishing business and former editor of two national magazines.

Andy Ross A literary agent in 2008. He was the owner of the legendary Cody’s Books in Berkeley for 30 years.

Kirk Russell Author of three Inspector Ben Raveneau novels: Counterfeit Road, One Through the Heart, and A Killing in China Basin. He is also the author of five John Marquez ecothriller novels, including Deadgame and Redback.

Sheldon Siegel

Conference Co-Chair His courtroom mysteries include Special Circumstances, Incriminating Evidence, Criminal Intent, and Judgment Day. His newest book is The Terrorist Next Door. Conference Alum.

Tom Rob Smith The novels in Smith’s Child 44 trilogy were N.Y. Times bestsellers and international publishing sensations. He is the author of the upcoming thriller The Farm.

Jacqueline Winspear Conference Co-Chair Author of award winning Maisie Dobbs series, including A Lesson in Secrets, An Incomplete Revenge, and the forthcoming The Care and Management of Lies.

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Pre-Conference Classes

These two classes are offered just before the opening of the Conference

David Corbett Beyond Good & Evil

Using Moral Argument to Develop Plot & Character

Thurs. July 24 • 1:00-3:30 pm • $90 for Conferees/$125 for General Public Writers often revert to the simplest and least compelling form of moral argument to structure their stories: Good versus Evil. In this workshop, awardwinning novelist David Corbett guides students through a deeper understanding of the possibilities of this moral contest by adding texture, nuance, and complexity to the depiction of opposing values, examining other forms of moral argument, such as tragedy, drama, pathos, satire/irony and black comedy. Corbett worked for 15 years as a private investigator with the firm of Palladino & Sutherland. He is a highly-talented writer of crime fiction, including Do They Know I’m Running?, Done for a Dime, and The Devil’s Redhead.

Anne Perry Ripped from the Headlines Turning News into Fiction

Thurs. July 24 • 1:00-3:30 pm • $90 for Conferees/$125 for General Public The best plots come from life. In the headlines, we see stories that can be adapted to dozens of different times and places and given different endings. Participants learn how to take disasters, conspiracies, romances or crimes and adapt them to work in a story set a hundred years ago or in the distant future. Students will discuss what elements to keep and which to change, as they retell in a totally different setting. Anne Perry is an acclaimed English author of historical detective fiction, known for her Thomas Pitt and William Monk series. She has also written a series of YA novels and a number of short stories including “Heroes,” which won the 2001 Edgar Award for Best Short Story.

24 Book Passage • May - June 2014 Travel Writers and Photographers Conference 23rd Annual • August 14-17, 2014 • Corte Madera Now in its 23rd year, this four-day conference offers an array of writing and photography workshops in the morning, a full afternoon of panels and discussions, and evening faculty presentations. The faculty includes top travel publishers, magazine editors, photographers, travel essayists, and guidebook writers. There are hours of informal interaction between faculty and participants that often last late into the evening.

The conference is open to new, established, and aspiring writers. For an additional fee, optional 30-minute private consultations can be scheduled with faculty members during the conference. Take this time to discuss a concept or proposal or to have a faculty member review and provide feedback on work you have submitted. Our conference chairs offer exciting optional pre-conference classes. For details, see below.

Don George

Robert Holmes

Author of Travel Writing and the editor of eight anthologies, including A Moveable Feast, The Kindness of Strangers, and most recently, Lonely Planet Travel Writing. George writes the monthly Trip Lit column for National Geographic Traveler and is Features Editor for Gadling.com. He also edits Geographic Expeditions’ online magazine, Recce: Literary Journeys for the Discerning Traveler.

One of the world’s most successful and prolific travel photographers, whose career has extended over 30 years. He has been honored by the Society of American Travel Writers with their Travel Photographer of the Year Award three times, most recently in 2010. Holmes has worked for National Geographic, Geo, Saveur, Wine Spectator, Life, Time and hundreds of other major magazines and international companies.

Conference Chair

Pre-Conference Class with Don George Travel Writing in Sonoma

Wed., Aug. 13 • 9:00-6:00 pm • $170 or $120 for Conference Attendees Join acclaimed National Geographic Traveler columnist and editor-at-large Don George, author of Lonely Planet’s Guide to Travel Writing, for an inspiring day of exploration and travel writing in beautiful Sonoma. George demonstrates the art of finding, researching, and note-taking in the field. Participants will explore the shops and sites of this historic Wine Country town, sample some of the area’s famed wines, and work on a travel writing exercise. Over lunch, the group will talk about the writing experience and discuss their work. Lunch and transportation included.

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Pre-Conference Class with Robert Holmes & Andrea Johnson Travel Photography in Sonoma

Wed., Aug. 13 • 9:00-6:00 pm • $170 or $120 for Conference Attendees Join award-winning photographers Robert Holmes and Andrea Johnson for a day of exploration and photography. Throughout the day, they demonstrate the art of finding, framing, and capturing photos. Participants have time to wander and photograph one of Northern California’s most beautiful locales. Over lunch, the group will talk about their experiences and share their work. Lunch and transportation included.

Travel Conference News!

Tony Wheeler, cofounder of Lonely Planet Guides, has been added to the conference faculty. Wheeler and his wife, Maureen, began this prestigous guidebook on a mimeographTony Wheeler machine folowing their travels across Southeast Asia in the 1970s. Please visit the Conference website at bookpassage.com/conferences. You’ll find faculty information, the conference schedule, photos and videos, and participant success stories from the past several years. That will give you a good idea of this year’s conference.

Some recent success stories: •Alumna Laurie McAndish King’s article “When a Body Reading in Indonesia Just Isn’t Enough” in the S.F. Chronicle. •Alumna Diane Susan Petty is the author of Frommer’s Easyguide to San Francisco 2014. •Alumna Kristin Zibell’s article “Color Within the Lines” was published in the Bay Area Travel Writer’s Anthology, and “Letting Go on the Ganges” won a SOLAS award from Traveler’s Tales. •Alumna Janis Cooke Newman’s piece “In Sicily, a Step Back in Time” was published in the N.Y. Times. •Alumna April Orcutt had pieces published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, S.F. Chronicle, and Travel+Leisure Online.

Conference Faculty (with more to come!) Jim Benning Travel writer and editor. Benning is cofounder and coeditor of the online travel magazine World Hum, and former Editor-in-Chief of SKYE on AOL.

Tim Cahill Author of many travel books, including A Wolverine Is Eating My Leg, Jaguars Ripped My Flesh, and Pass the Butterworms. He is an editor at large for Outside magazine.

Amy Cloughley Literary agent with Kimberley Cameron & Associates, with a background in editing, writing, and marketing.

Andrew Evans

National Geographic’s digital nomad—always traveling and always wired. He shares his adventures as he explores great destinations on Twitter @WheresAndrew.

David Farley

Author of An Irreverent Curiosity, contributor to multiple travel anthologies, and co-editor of Travelers’ Tales Prague.

Jeff Greenwald Photojournalist, author and stage performer whose six books include the bestselling Shopping for Buddhas and The Size of the World.

Larry Habegger Travel writer, editor, journalist, and cofounder of the award-winning Traveler’s Tales series. .

Elizabeth Harryman Travel editor of Westways and ACE Publications and Editor-inChief for Northern New England Journey and Tidewater Traveler.

Georgia Hesse Founding travel editor of the San Francisco Examiner, a position she held on the San Francisco Chronicle for 20 years.

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Andrew McCarthy Writer, actor, director, editor-at-large with National Geographic Traveler, and author of The Longest Way Home.

Linda Watanabe McFerrin

Spud Hilton

Founder of Left Coast Writers®. Her latest novel, Dead Love, a global supernatural thriller, was a Bram Stoker Award finalist.

Andrea Johnson

Writer, photographer, and interviewer, Shapiro has written features for National Geographic Traveler, American Way, Islands, The Sun and the Washington Post.

Travel Editor of the S.F. Chronicle. He is a journalist and late-blooming traveler who has written about, reported on, and been hopelessly lost on six continents.

Michael Shapiro

Award-winning photographer whose work has appeared in Wine Spectator, Food and Wine, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and the San Francisco Chronicle.

Lavinia Spalding

Pam Mandel

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Freelance writer and photographer. She’s written travel stories for Conde Nast Traveler online, Afar, World Hum, Gadling, and Perceptive Travel, and contributed to two guidebooks.

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Editor of the The Best Women’s Travel Writing, author of Writing Away, and contributor to multiple anthologies.

Tony Wheeler Co-founder of Lonely Planet Guides, which was inspired by a trek across Asia in the early 1970s. Wheeler’s new book is Dark Lands.

Conference Information

When: August 14-17, 2014 Where: Book Passage • 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA (off Highway 101, just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco) Register online: www.bookpassage.com/travel-writers-photographers-conference Contact: Kathryn Petrocelli at [email protected] or at (415) 927-0960, ext. 239 Cost: $635. Private consultations available for an additional fee of $95.

The Premier Conference in the World for Travel Writers and Photographers

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Writing & Art Classes

Art History with Kerrin Meis

Kerrin Meis taught art history at SFSU for ten years and now lectures for the College of Marin and Dominican University and leads study tours in Europe. Her Book Passage classes have been big favorites for years.

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Information & Sign-ups for Classes Further information: For more information about these classes & teachers visit bookpassage.com/classes-workshops. Sign-ups: Call (415) 927-0960, ext. 1. You can sign up online at bookpassage.com/classes-workshops. 10% off coupon: Register one week before class to receive a 10% off coupon on select merchandise with your registration.

Fri., May 2 • 10:00-12:30 pm • $35 Since their acquisitions in the 1950s, Walter and Lee Annenberg Class Credit at Dominican University have purchased only the finest examples of works from Boudin Participants in certain classes are eligible to receive class credit to Picasso, bequeathing the entire collection to the Metropolitan at Dominican University of California. Classes participating Museum. Our virtual tour will study a great many of these mas- in this program are noted in the individual class listings. For terpieces in depth, addressing issues of content, moments of in- details, see bookpassage.com/dominican-credit spiration in the artist’s life, and particular qualities provided by locale and provenance. Our cast includes Degas, Manet, Monet, Leslie Keenan Renoir, Cezanne, Seurat, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Toulouse-Lautrec, Leslie Keenan is an experienced writing inand Vuillard, concluding with Picasso’s “At the Lapin Agile.” structor. One published student says, “If it for Leslie Keenan’s courses at Book Enduring Images: Mythology & Western Art weren’t Passage, I would never have written a word of Four Wednesdays • June 18-July 9 • 3:15-5:00 pm • $100 fiction.” The ancient myths sought to explain the fears and delights of existence and continue to do so today. We’ll explore the stories of You Can Complete That Book Homer, the Greek dramatists, Ovid, and others as interpreted by Six Fridays: May 9-June 20 (no class June Greek vase painters, Roman sculptors, Medieval book illustrators, 13) • 10:00-12:00 noon • $240 and Renaissance and Baroque painters and sculptors. What do the Have you started a book but haven’t been able to finish it? Leslie images tell us of the concerns of the times in which they were pro- Keenan knows the reasons most writers get stuck and can help duced? Artists range from Exekias to Salvador Dali, and they will them get back in the flow again. Students will leave with a stratbe examined as we unravel the many conquests of Zeus, Cupid egy for completing their book. Also covered is advice on the best way to get a book published, with suggestions for agents, editors, and Psyche, Narcissus and Echo, and many others. publishers, and printers.

Masterpieces in University Art Museums

Four Wednesdays • July 16-Aug 6 • 3:15-5:00 pm • $100 Join art historian Kerrin Meis in an odyssey to some of the finest art collections in the country, all located in university art museums. We study masterpieces from all periods, visiting collections including Dumbarton Oaks in Washington D.C., the Fogg Museum, The Yale Art Gallery, and museums at Smith College, Oberlin College, and Dartmouth among others. The works of art will be discussed in terms of content. We ask how a professor teaching another discipline might have students engage with these works and see how art steps in when other means of communication fail. Participants may want to plan a field trip to the University Art Museum at Stanford.

Terri Glass

Gepetto’s Workshop

For the Essayist, Memoirist, or Poet

Sat., May 3 • 10:00-1:00 pm • $45 Like the toymaker, we enter the workshop of our imaginations to carve out something that will come to life. We will tinker with our imaginations and play with many forms—perhaps elongating your lines into prose, shortening your piece into poetry, or playing with sound in metric verse. Terri Glass has been actively teaching creative writing to both children and adults in the Bay Area for over 20 years. She served as Program Director for California Poets in the Schools.

Ongoing Writers

Six Thursdays: May 15-June 19 • 6:30-8:30 pm • $240 Make space for your writing by making commitments and setting goals. Restricted registration – call for information.

Master Writers

Six Tuesdays: May 13-June 17 • 6:30-8:30 pm • $240 or Four Tuesdays: July 8-July 29 • 6:30-8:30 pm • $160 Use the support of fellow writers and well-timed feedback to move through resistance and finish your work. Restricted registration–call for information.

Andrew Mellen

Unstuff Your Life

Sat., May 3 • 10:00-1:00 pm • $30 Whether you’re looking for a system to deal with paper, the mail, lost keys, or stacks and piles of “stuff,” or are finally ready to break free from clutter for good, you’ll find answers in this interactive, entertaining workshop. You’ll learn practical ways to stay organized and have time for the things that really matter. 10% discount on the book Unstuff Your Life!.

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Amy Novesky On-the-Spot Children’s Writing

Sat., May 10 • 10:00-2:00 pm • $60 or Sat., Aug 9 • 10:00-2:00 pm • $60 48-hour advance registration • Limit of six You’ve written a brilliant children’s story and can’t wait to hear what others think, or you’re stuck and need a critique. Bring your manuscript or idea to this on-the-spot workshop, and we’ll critique it. Amy Novesky is a children’s book editor, author, and experienced workshop leader.

John Hart

Reading the Poets

Six Wednesdays: May 7-June 11 • 7:00-9:00 pm • $150 “To have great poets,” Walt Whitman said, “there must be great audiences, too.” What makes a poem worth reading? This group looks at famous poets from several centuries and from several literatures. Widely published local poet and author John Hart co-edits the venerable all-poetry journal Blue Unicorn, now in its 36th year.

Molly Giles

Short Story Repair

Sat., May 10 • 10:00-4:00 pm • $120 Class Credit: Participants in this class may receive credit at Dominican University: bookpassage.com/dominican-credit This is your chance to fix short stories that are “almost there.”Often it just takes a slight adjustment, but sometimes it takes a sharp kick—this class offers both. Molly Giles is a novelist and short story writer. She teaches at the University of Arkansas and is an editor for Penguin Putnam. Giles has worked with Amy Tan and many other successful writers.

Alison Berka Begin Your Next Step: Resumes

Sat. May 17 • 9:30-12:00 • $40 This workshop is for women ready to re-launch their careers after staying out of the workforce for a while. Whether you want a job while the kids are in school or you are already an empty nester, you’ll need to reassess your skills and experience (both work and volunteer). Learn how to present yourself in a positive and marketable format. Alison Berka has an MBA in marketing and has successfully built a second career in development and communications. © 2014 Book Passage, Inc. President Elaine Petrocelli Vice President & Editor William Petrocelli General Manager Calvin Crosby Events Director Karen West Classes Director Leslie Berkler Conference Director Kathryn Petrocelli Head Buyer Luisa Smith Newsletter & Web Editor: Zack Ruskin

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Anne Lamott Symposium On Writing

Sat., June 7 • 1:00-4:00 pm • $150 Join Anne Lamott, the bestselling author of Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, for an afternoon that includes an onstage interview, a lecture, and a Q&A session. Anne Lamott offers advice on the writing process, while also touching upon the experiences of the writer and the writing life. Writers working at all levels are encouraged to learn from one of the great writers of our time. Anne Lamott taught the first Book Passage writing class almost two decades ago. It’s a joy to welcome her back.

Yvonne Horn

The Traveling Gardener

Sat., May 10 • 2:30-3:30 pm • $25 Yvonne Horn shares a PowerPoint presentation of eight gardens with tales to tell, gardens that express the passion of their creator. Among them are the poison garden at England’s Alnwick Castle; “Cougar Annie’s” garden in the wilderness of Vancouver Island; and Kokadera, Kyoto’s garden run amok in moss. Horn is an award-winning travel writer.

Virginia Simpson-Magruder Art Journaling Your Travels

Sat., May 17 • 1:00-5:00 pm • $75 & Sun., May 18 •1:00-4:00pm • $60 Make your travel experiences memorable by keeping an art journal. On Day 1, you learn how to transform a blank journal into a creative expression of your journeys. Day 2 will be studio time. If you have previously taken the “Art Journal Your Travels” workshop, you can attend this session in lieu of Day 1. Virginia Simpson-Magruder of Kentucky Girl Designs is an altered book and jewelry artist. She can be found at her art studio at the Novato Arts Center and at www.kentuckygirldesigns.com.

Cara Black

We’ll Always Have Paris

Constructing an International Setting

Sat., May 31 • 10:00-4:00 pm • $105 Paris can be an exacting muse. Are you looking to perfect the subtle touches necessary to evoke the City of Light, or are you keeping your characters closer to home? We will explore techniques that bring the setting alive as a character in your work, incorporating history, social mores, and local culture and cuisine. We will develop tools for researching, enhancing, and weaving in sensory details to bring your reader to a specific place and time. Cara Black is the author of fourteen books in the bestselling Aimée Leduc series. She is a member of the Marais Historic Society and received the Médaille de la Ville de Paris for contribution to French culture last year.

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Writing & Art Classes

Linda Watanabe McFerrin

Linda Watanabe McFerrin is the founder of Left Coast Writers®. Her latest novel, Dead Love, was a Bram Stoker Award finalist.

Erotica: Writing Sexy Stuff

Sat., May 31 • 10:00-4:00 • $105 If you have trouble steaming up the page, this is the workshop for you. Spend a day learning the techniques for adding spicy, sensual, and sometimes funny sizzle to your work. The class is full of quick free-writes and entertaining exercises that will have you moving from comfort to erogenous zones in no time.

Poetry: The Long & Short of It

Sat., July 19 • 10:00-4:00 • $105 Ever wondered where the poetry is today? We’ve never needed it more. Let’s take a look at how to push the envelope and integrate poetry into our lives and work. We’ll spend a day filled with poetic prompts. Come prepared to write and read your work.

Jasmin Darznik Writing Memoir

Meghan Ward

Meghan Ward is the author of Runway: Confessions of a Not-So-Supermodel and the owner of Writerland.com, a weekly blog about writing and publishing.

Successful Blogging

Sun., June 22 • 10:00-4:00 pm • $105 Have you always wanted to start a blog? This is your chance! In one six-hour session you will set up a Wordpress.com blog, choose a focus and design, and learn how to write great blog posts. This class covers best blogging practices, how to build traffic, and time management.

Social Media Mastery in a Day

Sun., July 20 • 10:00-4:00pm • $105 Should you be on Twitter or Snapchat? Facebook or Google+? Instagram or Pinterest? The number of social networks is overwhelming, and you can’t do it all. In this one-day intensive workshop, you’ll learn strategies for building your brand—whether you’re an author, designer, or dog walker—on the most popular social media networks of 2014.

Natalie Serber That’s What She Said!

Sun., June 8 • 10:00-4:00 pm • $105 This day-long intensive workshop will help you transform your personal life stories into the stuff of rich memoirs. Jasmin Darznik, bestselling author of The Good Daughter: A Memoir of My Mother’s Hidden Life, offers beginners and more seasoned writers inspiration and practical advice, including tips on how to get started, how to shape and refine your stories, and how to meet the emotional and ethical challenges of writing a memoir. An award-winning writer and teacher, Jasmin received her Ph.D. in English from Princeton and now teaches in the Writing and Literature Program at California College of the Arts.

Sun., Aug. 3 • 11:00-4:00 pm • $105 We have multiple ways of building our characters—their appearance, their actions, their thoughts, and of course their words. The writer Robert Boswell once said that dialogue “is like neon: too much of it and you end up seeing none of it—it is all flash and no content.” How do we write dialogue that appears realistic but is uncluttered, that conceals and reveals, seduces, protects, and rejects? Come explore what a powerful tool and weapon dialogue can be. Natalie Serber’s short story collection, Shout Her Lovely Name, was named one of 100 Notable Books of 2012 by the New York Times. She has taught writing in several universities.

Lisa Gluskin Stonestreet Poetry Revision Intensive

Stuart Horwitz The First Draft is the Easy Part

Sat., June 21 • 10:00-12:00 pm • $60 Afraid to try new forms or do more than fiddle with line breaks? Bring in one to three poems you’re ready to look at anew. You’ll emerge with a bag of tricks for shaking up, reimagining, and dismantling/reassembling your writing, plus new directions for the piece you brought. Poet, editor, and teacher Lisa Gluskin Stonestreet is the author of The Greenhouse, forthcoming in July from Bull City Press, and Tulips, Water, Ash, winner of the 2009 Morse Poetry Prize.

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Mon. July 28 • 6:30-8:30 pm $18 (includes copy of the book) This workshop introduces writers to the Book Architecture Method, a process for organization and revision of fiction and narrative nonfiction that has helped bestselling writers transform their messy manuscripts into polished books. Class will include in-depth exercises; new and experienced writers welcome. A previous long-time Marin resident, Stuart Horwitz’s Blueprint Your Bestseller was named one of 2013’s best books about writing by The Writer magazine.

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Karen Benke Creative Writing Playshop For Boys & Girls Entering 4th & 5th Grade

Two Sundays: June 29 & July 6 • 11:00-1:00 pm • $80 (or $40 for single session) Join author Karen Benke for a lively couple of Sundays. After a year of school work, it’s time to play on the page and unwind from school with creative writing experiments guaranteed to amuse even the most reluctant writer. We’ll eavesdrop to gather great lines for dialogue prompts, tip words over and see what wants to spill out, create comic cross-out poems, and write a story from inspiring postcard paintings. The afternoon will close with a chocolate mindfulness experiment. Benke is the author of Rip the Page! and Leap Write In!.

Rip & Leap: Inspired Creativity

Sun. Aug. 3 • 10:30-1:00 pm • $60 A summer creative-writing workshop for adult kids who want to loosen the grip of the critic and have some fun. With the tried and true methods that Karen Benke has used for decades writing with children, the secrets of playing on the page will be revealed to you too. We’ll experiment accessing the imagination you had as a child (yes, you still have it) and leave with a piece of writing you’ll be eager to share.

Molly Fisk Not Just a Car . . .

. . . But a Blue Camaro Up on Blocks in the Driveway

Sat., Aug. 9 • 10:00-4:00 pm • $105 Hone up your observation skills to make your writing unforgettable. Whether your writing is literary, journalistic, humorous, or quirky, you still need to catch readers’ attention. Writers accomplish this by using specific detail, and the way to amp up detail is to hone your skills of observation. Through playful exercises, ferocious editing, and lively discussion, Molly Fisk shows how to notice more of what’s in front of you and gracefully add it to your sentences. Fisk is the author of Blow-Drying a Chicken, a collection of her weekly commentary for community radio stations She’s written three poetry collections.

Andrea Alban

Happiness Tree Playshop

3 Sat.: June 28, July 5, & Aug. 2 10:00-11:30 am • $35 per session Join local children’s author and yoga teacher, Andrea Alban Gosline, for a summer of nature discovery and creative expression. Children will play the “I Notice” game (a quiet, noncompetitive version of “I Spy”), write poeTREE, make leaf and bark rubbings, and learn amazing tree facts. Andrea inspires children to express their own original ideas and encourages thoughtful observation of the natural world. “Seedlings” (4-5 year olds) and “Saplings” (6-9 year olds) are welcome to join in the forest fun.

David Corbett

Trust Your Story

Thais Derich

Write Haiku Poems

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Sat., June 21 • 10:00-4:00 pm • $105 Advice so simple it can’t possibly be right: just tell the story. In fact, the vast majority of writing problems—what’s essential and what isn’t, how to balance inner life against action and dialogue, how to create variety and contrast among the characters, how to use setting to enhance the narrative—can be solved by referring to the context of the story. David Corbett, author of The Art of Character, leads students in a one-day workshop, reviewing 10-page manuscript submissions from each student in detail to reveal how story guides the revision process. (Manuscripts must be submitted by June 16.)

A Workshop for Ages 7-12

2 Sun.: July 13 & Aug. 10 11:00-12:30 pm • $55 Young authors write haiku poems with the skilled guidance of published writer and young author mentor, Thais Derich. Count syllables, use the traditional three-line structure of haiku, and capture the beauty of summer in a poem. Guaranteed success!

Tressa Berman Life is a Story

Sat., Aug. 2 • 10:00-4:00 pm • $105 Everyone has a life story, but how do we shape that story to make it compelling? Through inclass exercises, we will consider the art of the interview, life history methods, performance, and writing techniques to bring your life story alive. Please bring samples of interviews or works-in-progress to class. Tressa Berman, Ph.D., is an anthropologist and writer who has collected life histories and interviews as a fieldworker and oral historian for more than 25 years.

Tom Killion In the Gallery

through December 2014 Book Passage is thrilled to welcome back Tom Killion to our Gallery for a year-long exhibition of his original prints and hand-crafted books. Killion was born and raised in Marin County, where the rugged scenery inspired him from an early age to create spectacular landscape prints. His work has been inspired by the landscape prints of early 19th century Japan as well as early 20th century European/American woodengraving and book illustration techniques.

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Language Classes Italian Language Classes Wendy Walsh

Wendy Walsh has a Ph.D. in Italian Literature from UCB. She has been teaching Italian language, literature, and cooking since 1979. Join Wendy after class in the café for informal Italian conversation.

Lower Intermediate Italian Review

Four Mondays: June 30 - July 21• 1:00-3:00 pm • $160

Silvia Iannelli

Silvia Iannelli 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.”

Beginning/Intermediate Italian Reading & Conversation

Higher Intermediate Italian Review

Six Wednesdays: June 4-July 16 • 3:30-5:30pm • $185 Text will be provided by instructor. (No class July 2)

Advanced Italian Review

Intermediate/Advanced Italian Reading & Conversation

Four Tuesdays: July 1- 22 • 9:30-12:00 pm • $160 Four Thursdays: June 26-July 24 • 9:00-11:00 am • $160 (No class July 3)

Gisella Petrone

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

Beginning Italian Review

Seven Tuesdays: July 8-Aug. 19 9:00-11:00am • $220 Review of nouns/articles, simple tenses, and conversation.

Intermediate Italian Review

Seven Wednesdays: July 9-Aug. 20 • 11:30-1:30pm • $220 Review of verb tenses—newspaper articles and short stories.

Upper Intermediate Italian Review

Six Wednesdays: July 23-Aug. 27 • 3:30-5:30pm • $185 Text will be provided by instructor.

Intermediate Italian Review Four Fridays: June 6-July 11 • 12:00-2:00pm • $130 (No class June 13 & July 4)

Spanish Language Classes Graciela Pera

Graciela Pera was born in Buenos Aires. She is a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires and has been teaching Spanish for over 35 years.

Beginning Spanish Continuing

Five Wednesdays: May 7-June 4 • 9:00-11:00 am • $160 A basic introduction for students just beginning to study Spanish.

Seven Wednesdays: July 9-Aug. 20 • 1:30-3:30pm • $220 Review of the subjunctive tense and conversation from newspa- Spanish 2 per articles and short stories. Five Mondays: May 5–June 2 • 9:00-11:00 am • $160 For first-year students who have had some Spanish study. Italian 2: Review

Intermediate-Advanced Spanish Five Thursdays: July 10-Aug. 21 • 1:00-3:00pm • $160 (No class July 24 & Aug. 14) Review of passato prosimo and Five Tuesdays: May 6-June 3 • 10:00-12:00 pm • $160 Continuation of grammar and language immersion. imperfect, with readings of Italian short stories. Advanced Italian Review Seven Mondays: July 7-Aug. 18 • 10:00-12:00pm • $220 Readings from the classics and advanced grammar.

Kate Rider

Kate Rider studied Italian at Stanford University, Middlebury College, and in Florence. She earned a master’s degree in Italian Literature at San Francisco State University and completed a course in Italian pedagogy in Genoa. She currently teaches Italian at Dominican University of California.

Beginning Italian Continuing

4 Tues., May 13-June 3 • 6:00-8:00pm • $130

German Language Classes Hamid Emami

Hamid Emami has a master’s from the University of Hamburg, and he is fluent in German, English, French, Spanish, and Farsi. He has taught German for many years.

German for Travelers

Eight Thursdays: May 1-June 26 (No class May 29) • 9:30-11:30 am • $250 Learn enough essential German to get around. Menus, maps, and other situational exercises will be used to practice comprehension. No previous knowledge of German is necessary.

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French Language Classes Josette Charbit Schwartz

Josette Charbit Schwartz has taught at the Lycée Français, The Branson School, and French American International. “Josette makes us feel comfortable with asking questions or stumbling on new words, and that openness is absolutely essential to learning,” said one student.

Beginning French Continuing

Four Wednesdays: May 21-June 11 • 10:00-12:00 pm • $125 Study of tenses, grammar, and review through simple dialogues.

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Book Clubs

To register your club, sign up for a club, or to send us your list of favorite books, contact Kate Larson, book club coordinator, at [email protected].

Register Your Book Club

Register your book club, and members will receive a 10% discount on all club selections. Book clubs also have the opportunity to attend some special events and are invited to participate in our annual surveys. You can register your club in person or by email or at bookpassage.com/register-your-book-club.

Intermediate French

Four Thursdays: May 22-June 12 • 11:15-1:15 pm • $125 French with current events, varied texts, and dialogues.

Advanced French

Four Mondays: May 19-June 9 • 10:00-12:00 pm • $125 Lisez à la maison un livre, des textes d’actualité puis discutez en classe et cultivez votre français en échangeant des idées.

French Poems and Songs

Four Tuesdays: July 1-22 • 11:00-1:00 • $125 Includes a variety of songs and poems to develop grammar and vocabulary, and to reinforce speaking skills. Be ready to sing in French or read a poem from Jacques Prévert. Not for beginners.

French Review

Four Thursdays: July 3-24 • 11:00-1:00 • $125 We will review grammar and vocabulary through varied texts and contemporary literature. Not for beginning students.

Genevieve Blaise-Sullivan

Genevieve Blaise-Sullivan has taught French at College of Marin for over 30 years. She graduated from the Sorbonne with degrees in French, Russian, and Bulgarian.

Conversation Course in French

(Intermediate & Advanced students) Two Weeks (on Tues & Thurs) Aug. 5, 7, 12 & 14 • 12:30-3:00 pm • $160 This two-week conversation course is conducted entirely in French. Ten hours of learning and fun!

California Writers Club A Professional Writing Club

4th Sunday/ monthly • 2:00-4:00 pm $5 for members; $10 for non-members The Marin branch of the California Writers Club celebrates 14 years with Book Passage. Meetings are open to the public. See www. cwcmarinwriters.com for information. Upcoming Meetings: Sun., May 19 Music journalist Sylvie Simmons Sun., June 22 Poet Roy Mash

New in Paperback May 2014

Stay Up With Me by Tom Barbash - $13.99 We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo - $15.00 & Sons by David Gilbert - $16.00 Daughters of Mars by Thomas Keneally - $16.00 Instructions for a Heatwave by Maggie O’Farrell $14.95 Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld - $15.00

New in Paperback April 2014

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand - $16.00 And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini - $16.00 Transatlantic by Colum McCann - $16.00 The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert - $17.00 Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri - $15.95

Left Coast Writers®

Led by Linda Watanabe McFerrin

1st Monday each month • 7:00-9:00 pm • $140 per year Left Coast Writers provides literary connections, support, readings, writing tips, literary chat, unabashed networking, and great fun. LCW hosts a variety of activities to launch the books of members and explore publishing alternatives. See www. bookpassage.com/left-coast-writers. Upcoming Salon Meetings (Marin store): Mon., May 5 Kristen Elizabeth Clark, Author of Freakboy Mon. June 2 “Opportunities in Alternative Publishing”

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with Books!

Book Passage

51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA 94925 (415) 927-0960 • www.bookpassage.com

Join us for fun & food! Our award-winning Cooks with Books events are held at outstanding Bay Area restaurants. The meal is inspired by the author/chefs who discuss their cookbooks with guests throughout the dining experience. Coffee and conversation usually end about two hours later. These are happy, convivial events for any lover of fine food and wine.

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Cooks with Books Reservations Price includes the meal, wine, tax, tip, and a signed copy of the book. Reserve at Book Passage (415-927-0960 ext. 1) or at bookpassage.com/food-wine-events

Deborah Madison

Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone

Sunday, May 4 • 12:00 pm • Left Bank in Larkspur Single $105; Couple $170 (one book) Deborah Madison’s landmark cookbook Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone has been expanded and revised in this new edition with over 150 new recipes for a whopping total of 1,400 in all. Madison is the founding chef of Greens in San Francisco and author of numerous cookbooks, including Vegetable Literacy. Madison has received the MFK Fisher Award, the IACP Julia Child Cookbook Award, and three James Beard Awards.

David Lebovitz

My Paris Kitchen: Recipes and Stories

Thurs., May 8 • 6:30 pm • Left Bank, Larkspur Single $115; Couple $175 (one book) This narrative collection of 100 sweet and savory recipes reflect the cuisine of today’s Paris. David Lebovitz describes the quirks, trials, shopping, eating, and joys of cooking food among the Parisians. He’s written several books, including The Sweet Life in Paris. He is a former pastry chef at Chez Panisse.

Mark Kurlansky & Talia Kurlansky International Night:

Father & Daughter Cook Their Way Around the World

Thurs., Aug. 21 • 6:30 pm • Left Bank, Larkspur Single $110; Couple $175 (one book) Once a week Mark Kurlansky and his daughter spun the globe, and where her finger landed set the stage for that week’s family dinner. This tradition morphed into a cookbook of 52 meals, including appetizers, main and side dishes, and a dessert— 250 recipes in all. The book is full of stories and insights from his travels all over the world. Kurlansky’s many books include World Without Fish and Salt: A World History.

Bryant Terry Afro-Vegan:

Farm Fresh African, Caribbean & Southern Flavors Remixed Fri., Sept. 26 • 12 pm • Greens Restaurant, San Francisco Single $115; Couple $175 (one book) Rising star and chef-activist, Bryant Terry draws from African, Caribbean, and Southern food to create 100 enticing vegan dishes. They include Jamaican Patties Stuffed With Maque Choux, Bereberre-Spiced Black-Eyed Pea Sliders, and Cornmeal Dumplings. He explores popular African ingredients and traces their history, offering a cultural context. Terry is also the author of The Inspired Vegan, Vegan Soul Kitchen, and Grub.

Dorie Greenspan

Steven Raichlen

Baking Chez Moi:

Sat., June 28 • 12:00 pm • Peju Winery, Rutherford Single $125; Couple $195 (one book) Steven Raichlen steps away from the grill and into the kitchen with his new cookbook, Man Made Meals. There are over 300 recipes and helpful, step-by-step photos. Plan to have a lot of fun enjoying some wonderful wines and views at the family-owned Peju Winery in the heart of the Napa Valley.

Thurs., Oct 30, 6:30 pm at Left Bank, Larkspur Single $115; Couple $180 (one book) In Baking Chez Moi, Dorie Greenspan focuses on pastries that are inspired by French tradition and by her travels around the country. The recipes include cakes (most simple, she claims), petit pastries, tarts and galettes, cookies, fruit desserts, creams, custards, puddings, and chocolate. She is the award winning author of Around my French Table.

Man Made Meals: The Essential Cookbook for Guys

Recipes from My Paris Home to Your Home Anywhere