Please dont fault me or think my grammar is bad (computers in Colombia are weird) but im not going to give you much this week. can you blame me? Id rather be on the beach relaxing than providing you with some nonesense to introduce you to the week. Ill try and provide you with more next week. Adios!
Oh, and id be a liar if I told you ive been doing a lot of reading. its been a case of over stimulation. Nothing wrong with that though. At least most people are genuinely interested when I tell them about the blog. If theyre not, oh well, at least ive made some new friends.
Tuesday, April 13 & Thursday, April 15th
@ 7pm & 7pm
- Daniel Alarcon, author, will be signing and talking about his books The Secret Miracle: The Novelist’s Handbook & Lost City Radio at City Lights Bookstore (on Tuesday) and Book Passage, Corte Madera (on Thursday). Secret Miracle looks as though it could be incredibly promising, especially for the likes of me. It’s basically a book teaching writers how to write, or at least that’s kind of how I’ve perceived it. I think there are a lot big name writers included in the work so check it out. As for his other book, Lost City Radio, it was apparently a huge hit in 07′ and sounds promising as well.
Wednesday, April 14th & Friday, April 16th
@ 7pm & 730pm
- Christopher Moore, author, will be at Book Passage in Corte Madera (on Wednesday) and at Kepler’s (on Friday) talking about his latest funny book, Bite Me!. To date I have reviewed two of Mr. Moore’s books Lamb and Bloodsucking Fiends and enjoyed both but definitely prefer Lamb. This latest book is actually connected to or is in the same series as Bloodsucking and because of that I cannot be so sure I’ll read it. That’s not to say that it won’t be ridiculously funny, but I’m entitled to my opinion right? Honestly, I almost want to call these books “Lady-Books” but I don’t know if I can.
Thursday, April 15th
@ TBA
- Amy Stewart, author, will be talking about her book Wicked Plants: A Book of Botanical Atrocities at The Bone Room in Berkeley. In case you’re wondering what this book is all about, and because I’m feeling a bit lazy here’s a sneak peek.
Saturday, April 17th
@ 1145am
- Maggie Foard & Gordon Edgar, cheese connoisseurs and authors, will be at Book Passage in San Francisco presenting their books, Goat Cheese & Cheesemonger: A Life on the Wedge in what Book Passage is calling the Goat Cheese Festival. I’ve written about Mr. Edgar quite a few times in my events section to date so if you’re interested in learning more just search for him on the blog and you’ll find what your looking for.
Sunday, April 18th
@ 1pm
- Ron Arons, author, will be discussing his book The Jews of Sing Sing at the Oakland Family History Center. I think this event may very well be the big winner of the week. You may not be aware but back in the day there were Jewish Gangsters. I like to consider myself one sometimes but I’m not nearly as badass as these guys were. This is a book that chronicles the gangster Jews and otherwise criminal Jews that spent time in Sing Sing prison. I guess there have been a few of us over the years. Anyways, it sounds really interesting and I think hearing Mr. Arons speak about it would be pretty fun.
