June 2005 | Dragonfly Review of Books
Readings & Bookstore Events
BOOK PASSAGE
51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927 0960; www.bookpassage.com. Events are free, unless otherwise noted.
Sat., June 4, 1pm. Myrlie Evers-Williams discusses The Autobiography of Medgar Evers at an event commemorating the 42nd anniversary of the assassination of her husband.
Sat., June 11, 7pm. Founding director of Global Exchange and co-founder of Code Pink: Women for Peace Medea Benjamin discusses Stop the Next War Now: Effective Responses to Violence and Terrorism.
Wed., June 15, 1pm. Paul Theroux reads from his novel Blinding Light.
Sat. June 25 (10am-5pm) - Sun., June 26 (9:30am-1pm). Workshop focusing on writing and illustrating books for young children and early readers. $250.
Tues., June 28. 7pm. Roberta Price talks about Huerfano: A Memoir of Life in the Counterculture.
CITY LIGHTS
261 Columbus Ave, SF. (415) 362-8193. Author bios and event descriptions can be found at www.citylights.com. Events are free and begin at 7pm, unless otherwise noted.
Tues., June 7. Former Times Square soapbox preacher The Reverend Billy (actor Bill Talen), now leader of the Church of Stop Shopping in an evening of singing and preaching.
Sun., June 12. 12:30-3pm. Launch of The Other Side of the Postcard. This poetry anthology, put together by San Francisco poet laureate devorah major, gives voice to a wide range of the city’s poets. SF Public Library, Koret Auditorium (100 Larkin St.) Reception to follow reading.
Wed., June 15. Berkeley resident and author Adam Mansbach reads from Angry Black White Boy: The Miscegenation of Macon Detornay
Tues., June 28.The Bayou meets the Bay: Neeli Cherkovski (Elegy for Bob Kaufman; Animal; Bukowski: A Life; Ferlinghetti: A Biography; and Whitman’s Wild Children) and Michael Swindle (Slouching Toward Birmingham) read from their works.
BLACK OAK BOOKS
1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley. (510) 486-0698. Author bios and event descriptions can be found at www.blackoakbooks.com. All events are free and begin at 7:30pm.
Wed., June 8. Elijah Wald reads from The Mayor of MacDougal Street, a memoir by folk musician Dave Van Ronk.
Thurs., June 9. Local architectural writer and historian Sally Woodbridge will discuss and provide a slideshow from San Francisco Architecture: An Illustrated Guide to the Outstanding Buildings, Public Artworks, and Parks in the Bay Area of California.
Tues., June 14. Bob Levin will discuss Outlaws, Rebels, Freethinkers, and Pirates: Essays on Cartoons and Cartoonists.
Wed., June 15. Betsy Leondar-Wright talks about Class Matters: Cross-Class Alliance Building for Middle-Class Activists.
MODERN TIMES BOOKSTORE
888 Valencia St., SF; (415) 282-9246. Readings are free and start at 7:30pm.
Thurs., June 9. Elliot D. Cohen, Jeff Perlstein, Peter Phillips and Jay Harris discuss News Incorporated: Corporate Media Ownership and Its Threat to Democracy, a collection of essays by media scholars, critics and journalists. Co-sponsored by Media Alliance.
Tues., June 21. Stanley Tookie Williams Benefit Reading. Writers and prison activists read from Williams’ recently released memoir Blue Rage, Black Redemption and discuss his case.
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