City Arts & Lectures Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Special delivery! Our whole office is getting into Patti Smith's latest, A Book of Days -- just in time for her sold out conversation & performance with Michael Chabon on Monday! Virtual tickets still available: https://t.co/1TD2ANozLl https://t.co/PmrgQ7rjkC

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NEXT UP: Unearth forgotten histories and learn to draw from a master. Artist, designer, and SF enthusiast @mccalmanco will discuss his gorgeous new book, Illustrated Black History with @carvell...and teach a live drawing lesson from the stage! 🎟️ at https://t.co/0vzB3zaV3c https://t.co/txYCg8n6gb

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NEXT UP: A powerful and inspiring night with @leilamottley. In her debut novel “Nightcrawling," the former Oakland Youth Poet Laureate speaks to a larger truth about power, corruption and our current moment. Co-presented with @youthspeaks. Tickets: https://t.co/H7XfUohVsF https://t.co/HqRWztz4nx

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TONIGHT: John Waters and Aubrey Plaza grace our stage to talk about Waters' first novel, #Liarmouth. We're geeking out too! Shout out to The Green Arcade for handling books tonight. Time to get weird! A handful of tickets left on our site: https://t.co/Tb5GvJfY0t https://t.co/rLjSGKWDIQ

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Didn't get a chance to catch Mohsin Hamid and @alexismadrigal live? No fear! This Sunday on @KQED, we'll be broadcasting a recording of the 8/2 talk, where the two will be talking about Hamid's latest, "The Last White Man." Tune in at 1pm on https://t.co/VOGOlpO2CL!

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TONIGHT: @BorowitzReport talks to @mlagos about his new book, "Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber." It's gonna be a funny one! Not too late to get virtual or in-person tickets: https://t.co/dlMX1vA0nq https://t.co/UZ6fZqFpns

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TONIGHT! @Andy and @welcometomannys will be kicking off the weekend with a conversation about Cohen's new book, The Daddy Diaries: The Year I Grew Up. Still some🎟️left. Get yours! https://t.co/8KT7CdqxgH https://t.co/Yd9kHzwHlm

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THIS THURSDAY, 5/18: @jzsalvipoet and @alexismadrigal join us to discuss #Solito, Zamora’s outstanding memoir that chronicles his nine-week, unaccompanied odyssey from El Salvador to the US when he was just 9 years old. 🎟️: https://t.co/1Nm8xlrxke https://t.co/dyxT7EkT0U

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TONIGHT: Kim Stanley Robinson (The Mars Trilogy, The Ministry for the Future) joins @ericrodenbeck on our stage to discuss writing, climate change, and his love for the Sierras. Virtual & in-person at 7:30pm. 🏔️🏔️ 🎟️: https://t.co/iTLESvlVgT https://t.co/r5FIcM3Pnd

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Kicking off our Fall 2023 season will be none other than Ann Patchett. Get your 🎟️ at https://t.co/0vzB3zaV3c — all will include a copy of her forthcoming novel, Tom Lake, about the lives parents lead before their children are born. While you’re at it, support @parnassusbooks ;) https://t.co/AR5ne9gLBi