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PAOLO BACIGALUPI
The Water Knife
Thursday, April 21 at 7 PM

Meet the New York Times best-selling author of The Windup Girl and National Book Award finalist. Paolo Bacigalupi will read from his book, The Water Knife (now available in paperback), a near-future thriller in which climate change has caused the American Southwest to become ravaged by drought, and tremendous political instability ensues.

"…a thoughtful, frightening, all-too-likely vision of the future." - BookPage

INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY!
Featuring Caroline Paul, The Gutsy Girl at 7 PM
and Christopher Moore, Secondhand Souls at 2 PM
Saturday, April 30th

Join us for a day of festivities, which will include two great author events, discounts and prizes, and a limited number of signed, one-of-a-kind books by Ann Patchett, Neil Gaiman, and Kate DiCamillo (available on a first-come, first-served basis only!).

We are pleased to welcome Christopher Moore, who will be in the Courtyard at 2 p.m. reading and discussing his new book, Secondhand Souls, with early paperback editions available!

Later, Caroline Paul (author of The Lost Cat), one of San Francisco's first female firefighters, will discuss her inspiring new book, The Gutsy Girl, at 7 p.m. in the store.

Don't miss a great day and evening celebrating Independent Bookstores!

More Upcoming Events:

WILLIAM FINNEGAN
Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
Monday, May 23 at 7 PM

C.W. GORTNER
Marlene
Tuesday, May 24 at 7 PM

Please visit our website to read more
about these and other upcoming events.

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