LORI OSTLUND
After the Parade
Thursday, August 11 at 7 PM*
Join us for an evening with award-winning author Lori Ostlund, who will read from her debut, a novel that "provides considerable pleasure and emotional power, according to The New York Times Book Review.
Forty-year-old Aaron Englund leaves his longtime partner in New Mexico for a tragicomic road trip deep into the mysteries of his own Midwestern childhood.
*Please note: The author was originally scheduled to be in conversation with Ann Packer, but Packer had a family emergency
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Special Event at the West Portal Library!
NANCY TUPPER LING & ALINA CHAU
Double Happiness
Saturday, August 20 at 11 AM*
We are pleased to announce a very special event with author Nancy Tupper Ling and illustrator Alina Chau, who will present their picture book, Double Happiness, at the West Portal Branch of the San Francisco Public Library (190 Lenox Way). Tupper Ling, an award-winning author and poet, will read from the book. Chau, whose illustrations have been exhibited worldwide, will teach attendees how to draw some of the characters in the story.
*Please note special time
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ANN HOOD
The Book That Matters Most
Wednesday, August 24 at 7 PM
Meet the bestselling author of The Knitting Circle, The Obituary Writer, The Red Thread, and Somewhere Off The Coast of Maine. Ann Hood will read from her latest novel, about a mother and a daughter seeking balance in their broken lives. While books give them comfort and clarity, they also provide clues to a mystery.
"Readers of all stripes will enjoy cycling through these characters’ lives and discovering their shared, mysterious past." - Kirkus Reviews
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More Upcoming Events:
ALEX DOLAN
The Empress of Tempera
Wednesday, September 14 at 7 PM
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LAUREN COLLINS
When in French: Love in a Second Language
Wednesday, September 28 at 7 PM
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