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October 2009 Newsletter
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We're marking our
40th Anniversary
Friday through Sunday
October 16th -18th
An exciting month in publishing
Stay tuned...
with these October releases:
Chronic City by Jonathan Letham
The Wild Things (fur-bound edition) by Dave Eggers The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk The Children's Book by A.S. Byatt
Invisible by Paul Auster
War Dances stories by Sherman Alexie
Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America
by Barbara Ehrenreich
The Best American series 2009: Short Stories, Essays, Mystery Stories, Poetry, Science and Nature Writing, Sports Writing, Nonrequired Reading
Out in paper this month:
Indignation by Philip Roth
Nothing To Be Frightened Of memoir by Julian Barnes
Command and Control by Eric Schlosser
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An exciting month in publishing
with these October releases:
Chronic City by Jonathan Letham
The Wild Things (fur-bound edition) by Dave Eggers The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk The Children's Book by A.S. Byatt
Invisible by Paul Auster
War Dances stories by Sherman Alexie
Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America
by Barbara Ehrenreich
The Best American series 2009: Short Stories, Essays, Mystery Stories, Poetry, Science and Nature Writing, Sports Writing, Nonrequired Reading
Out in paper this month:
Indignation by Philip Roth
Nothing To Be Frightened Of memoir by Julian Barnes
Command and Control by Eric Schlosser
October Events
The Earth Island Institute presents Ray Anderson, author of Confessions of a Radical Industrialist
Sunday, October 4th, 1:00 pm
Offsite Location: The David Brower Center
Radical green entrepenuer Anderson will discuss his challenge to all of industry to manufacture in 100% renewable resources. Anderson will also screen the documentary So Right, So Smart, follwed by Q&A.
The David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
Jock Whitehouse reads from The Ledge of Quetzal
Monday, October 5th, 7:30 pm Location: Pegasus Books Downtown
The Ledge of Quetzal, Beyond 2012: A Magical Adventure to Discover the Real Promise of the Mayan Prophecy, is a call to transcend fear and define a new life. Join us in welcoming Jock Whitehouse, who will read from his exciting new book.
Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley CA (510) 649-1320.
Frank Portman reads from Andromeda Klein
Friday, October 9th, 7:30 pm
Location: Pegasus Books Downtown
We are pleased to again host an evening with Frank Portman, who will read from his new and awaited Young Adult novel, Andromeda Klein. All are welcome.
Pegasus Books, 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley (510) 649-1320.
Bryant Terry, chef and author of Vegan Soul Kitchen, cooks!
Wednesday, October 14th, 7:30 pm
Location: Pegasus Books Downtown
Oakland-based eco chef, food justice activist, and author of Vegan Soul Kitchen, Bryant Terry, reads and gives a cooking demonstration at Pegasus Downtown. Terry's unique cookbook includes soundtrack suggestions with each recipe, art and movie recommendations, as well as original poetry and music. Join us for a lively event.
Pegasus Books, 2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley (510) 649-1320.
Jack Boulware, author of Gimme Something Bettter, along with bands Schlong and Classics of Love
Thursday, October 17th, 7:30 pm
Offsite Location: 924 Gilman, Berkeley
Admission: Free
Join us at 924 Gilman for Jack Boulware's Gimme Something Better: The Profound, Progressive, and Occasionally Pointless History of Bay Area Punk from Dead Kennedys to Gre. Also at this event, an Operation Ivy Reunion: East Bay Punk Bands Schlong and Classics of Love will play. Operation Ivy was an influential ska punk band formed in Albany, California. The band is well known as a pioneer of ska-core, a genre that fuses elements of harcore with ska punk. Former frontman Jesse Michaels will be playing with Classics of Love, and former drummer Dave Mello will be playing with Schlong.
Kim Stanley Robinson reads, discusses his body of work
Tuesday, October 20th, 7:30 pm
Location: Pegasus Books Downtown
Pegasus Books Downtown is pleased to welcome Hugo and Nebula award-winning author, Kim Stanley Robinson, who will read from The Lucky Strike, and will discuss his larger body of work.
Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley (510) 649-1320.
An evening with Kay Redfield Jamison, author of Nothing Was The Same
Wednesday, October 22nd, 7:30 pm
Offsite Location: The Hillside Club
Admission: $12 advance/ $15 at door, call 800-838-3006 for ticket info.
In Nothing Was The Same, psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison applies her characteristic honesty, candor, wit, and simplicity, as she describes her husbands death from cancer, her own long, difficult struggle with grief, and her efforts to distinguish grief from depression.
A Berkeley Arts and Letters presentation at The Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar Street, Berkeley, California 94707. Call 800-838-3006 for tickets.
Chef Maria Helm Sinskey reads and cooks!
Wednesday, October 28th, 7:30 pm
Location: Pegasus Books Downtown
Named one of the "Best New Chefs in America" by Food & Wine magazine, Maria Helm Sinskey will read and demonstrate recipes from her newest book, Williams-Sonoma Family Meals: Creating Traditions in the Kitchen.
Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley (510) 649-1320.
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