California Book Club Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Last month's bestselling titles included "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver, "Cloud Cuckoo Land" by Anthony Doerr, and "All About Love" by bell hooks. https://t.co/dNAvutoIZK

California Book Club

Yesterday was a magical evening and such a unique peek into Isabel Allende's life and our March book, "The House of the Spirits." Special thanks to our charming host @FreemanReads and the incredible Isabel Allende. In case you missed it, a recap is up! https://t.co/bJM9dxHjGI

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"It took roughly four years to write, but the idea for Your House Will Pay came in a “burst, like a lightning strike." After years of friendship, Sarah Weinman profiles Steph Cha's formidable rise from her first novel to her latest, read more below! https://t.co/rM5ud1avkQ

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Last night's event was full of laughs, banter and stories from Andrew Sean Greer's writing life. Thank you to everyone who showed up, and special thanks to author Greer, host @FreemanReads and special guest Michael Chabon! ICYMI, we have a recap below! https://t.co/zJ3p8QBxFl

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"Harris’s project may have begun with the whispers of his own ghosts, but he hopes other people will see the forces that have shaped their lives." @zanopticon writes on "Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World" by @BigMeanInternet https://t.co/WwkWDkSc8N

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Our guests for THIS Thursday's CBC event will be Academy Award winner @SusanSarandon and author of "The Great Believers," @rebeccamakkai. The two will join @rabihalameddine to discuss his novel, "The Wrong End of the Telescope" [@groveatlantic]: https://t.co/y8PwLSJEcV https://t.co/xlsCn68UQM

California Book Club

Last month's bestselling titles included "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver, "Cloud Cuckoo Land" by Anthony Doerr, and "All About Love" by bell hooks. https://t.co/dNAvutoIZK

California Book Club

Alta's book editor, @davidulin, writes on "Boom Times for the End of the World," a celebration of Scott Timberg’s legacy. https://t.co/O9cel7oFCJ

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In "The Woman Warrior," our October CBC pick, Maxine Hong Kingston mixes myth and memory to construct her memoir. Check out these five other memoirs that shatter form and contend with notions of the self: https://trib.al/ZwFn0Yi

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For the @AltaJournal Monday Book Review, @davidulin reviews "Everybody Knows" by @jordan_harper. https://t.co/aw1xGHlnKh