September 2005
Readings & Bookstore Events
HIGHLIGHTS
Strange Times, My Dear. The PEN Anthololgy of Contemporary Iranian Literature with editors Nahid Mazaffari and Ahman Karimi Hakkak. When the Bush administration threatened the Arcade Publishing with a $1 million fine for printing a book from an “enemy state,” the publishers sued to defend their First Amendment rights. Celebrate freedom of the press at Cody’s Books (Sept 6. 7:30pm) and at Black Oak Books (Sept 7. 1pm Black Oak Books).
BLACK OAK BOOKS
1491 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley (510) 486-0698
Events are free and begin at 7:30pm. www.blackoakbooks.com
• Wed., Sept. 7. Robert Alter, Imagined Cities: Urban Experience and the Language of the Novel.
• Sun., Sept. 11. Paul Rogat Loeb, The Impossible Will Take a Little While: A Citizen’s Guide to Hope in a Time of Fear.
• Wed., Sept. 14. Jack Leslie, Deep Water: The Epic Struggle over Dams, Displaced People and the Environment.
• Thurs., Sept. 15. Joel Ben Izzy, The Beggar King & the Secret of Happiness.
• Sun., Sept.18. Dave Zirin, What’s My Name, Fool?: Sports and Resistance in the United States.
• Tues., Sept. 20. John Daniel, Rouge River Journal: A Winter Alone.
• Tues., Sept. 27. Rabbi Abner Weiss, Connecting to God: Ancient Kabbalah and Modern Psychology.
BOOK PASSAGE
51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. (415) 927-0960.
Free. Events begin at 7pm unless otherwise noted. www.bookpassage.com
• Sat., Sept. 10. Tram Nguyen, We Are All Suspects Now: Untold Stories From Immigrant Communities After 9/11. 4pm.
• Tues., Sept. 13. Stanford Professor of Biology Robert Sapolsky, Monkeyluv: And Other Essays on Our Lives as Animals.
• Thurs., Sept. 15. George Lakoff & Lakhsmi Chaudhry, Start Making Sense: Turning the Lessons of Election 2004 Into Winning Progressive Politics.
• Sat., Sept. 17. Mandy Aftel, Scents & Sensibilities: Creating Solid Perfume For Well-Being. (Ferry Building.) Noon.
• Thurs., Sept. 22. Jonathan Kozol, The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America.
• Fri., Sept. 23. Tom Robbins, Wild Ducks Flying Backwards.
• Sat., Sept. 24. Alan Alda discusses his memoir, Never Have Your Dog Stuffed: And Other Things I’ve Learned.
CITY LIGHTS
261 Columbus Ave., SF. (415) 362-8193. www.citylights.com
Free. All events are free and begin at 7pm
• Thurs., Sept. 15. Robert Jensen, The Heart of Whiteness: Confronting Race, Racism, and While Privilege (Published by City Lights Books).
• Wed., Sept. 21. City Lights and the SF Opera celebrate John Adams’ andPeter Sellars’ Dr. Atomic with an evening symposium hosted by Kip Cranna.
CODY’S
2454 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley. (800) 995-1100. www.codysbooks.com
Free. Events at 7:30pm unless otherwise noted.
• Sun., Sept. 11. “Zen Rabbi” Alan Lew, Be Still and Get Going. 2pm.
• Tues., Sept. 13. Joe Conason, The Raw Deal: How the Bush Republicans Plan to Destroy Social Security and the Legacy of the New Deal.
• Fri., Sept. 16. Art, Activism and the New Hip Hop Aesthetics. Performances and conversation with Adam Mansbach, Aya de Leon, and Keith Knight.
• Tues., Sept. 20. Culinary Historians of Northern California discuss Ruth Reichel’s Tender at the Bone, Elizabeth Ehrlich’s Miriam’s Kitchen, M.F.K. Fisher’s Gastronomical Me, and Steve Almond’s Candy Freak. 4pm.
• Tues., Sept. 20. John Hubner on his book, Last Chance in Texas: The Redemption of Criminal Youth.
• Thurs., Sept. 29. Jacquelynn Bass, Smile of the Buddha: Eastern Philosophy and Western Art from Monet to Today.
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