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UPCOMING AUTHOR EVENTS
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AN EVENING WITH BAY AREA WOMEN
AUTHORS
Thursday, June 7 at 7 PM
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Members of the Women's National Book Association, San Francisco
Chapter, will read from their recent works on Thursday, June 7, at 7 PM.
The authors, representing various literary genres, will include:
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DIANA CHAMBERS,
author of the acclaimed spy novels, Stinger and
The Company She Keeps.
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ELAINE DALLMAN,
whose poetry will appear in the forthcoming Nevada:
Literature of the Silver State.
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JOAN GELFAND,
winner of the Chaffin Fiction Award. Gelfand, whose poems have
been published in The New York Times Magazine and Vanity
Fair, will read from Seeking Center.
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DIANE LEBOW,
president of the Bay Area Travel Writers, reading from
Greece: A Love Story: Women Write about the Greek Experience.
(Camille Cusumano, ed.).
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JENNIFER SWEENEY,
winner of the Street Rag Poetry Book Award, sharing poetry
from
Salt Memory.
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DANNA WILBERG,
author of The Red Chair, a novel about a
psychotherapist facing her own fears.
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BSWP CELEBRATES ITS FIRST
ANNIVERSARY!
Saturday and Sunday, June 9 and 10
All Books, Cards, and Gifts in stock will be 20% off.
Join us for Entertainment, Prizes and Refreshments!
Thanks to everyone for your support and for a very successful
first
year for BookShop West Portal. We have felt warmly received by the
community and we look forward to adding new classes, benefits for reading
groups, and much more. Please join us for our first anniversary
celebration!
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LEONARD PITT
Walks Through Lost Paris
Tuesday, June 12 at 7 PM
Pitt chronicles Paris's great periods of urban
reconstruction
through four walking tours. With a special focus on the work of
Georges-Eugene Haussmann, this book provides a history of each site along
with the motives behind the urban redesign and the reactions of Parisians
who witnessed it. A great traveling companion for those who with to see
Paris through a different lense.
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CHRISTIE MELLOR
Three-Martini Family Vacation: A Field Guide to Intrepid
Parenting
Thursday, June 14 at 7 PM
Whether it's a short walk to the nearby café or a three-week
overseas family vacation, Christie Mellor's unique insights on parenting
and the experience of traveling with children (with good sense and sanity
intact) will help parents create memorable and tantrum-free family
outings
for adults and kids alike. With chapters entitled "The Theme-Park
Vacation: A Last Resort" and "The Self-Sufficient Carry-On:
Your
Child," this book is a must for anyone planning a summer family
vacation. Come meet Mellor for an evening of "grownup time" to
experience the humor, advice and hilarious common sense of this unique
travel guide.
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JUNE
Cabled Fingerless Gloves:
Sunday, June 3
10 AM - 1 PM
Learn to Knit:
Mondays, June 4, 11,18, 25
7 PM - 9 PM
It Felt Good!
Sundays, June 10 and 17
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Knitting Socks:
Sunday, June 24
10 AM - 1 PM
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JULY/AUGUST
Basic Shaping Workshop
Sunday, July 1
10:30 AM - 12 PM
Finishing Workshop
Sunday, July 8
10 AM - 1 PM
First Sweater Workshop
Mondays, July 2, 9, 23, 30 &
August 6, 13
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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To sign up for a class, please call the store at
415-564-8080 or see our website for
more information.
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