Come join us for an evening celebrating the debut poetry collection, Chillona, by local author Ellie Lopez! In Chillona, Ellie Lopez discusses their personal experience as the eldest daughter in a Mexican American family and navigating life in the Bay Area. Their book covers many themes such as identity, healing, and family. Lopez will be […]
Join us for a meet & greet with Derek Muk. First 5 attendees will receive a free copy of his book. About the Book: In Being Followed, author Derek Muk tells the story of Claire Goldman, a strong, independent writer whose life takes a terrifying turn after she begins receiving threatening letters tied to her […]
Too Much Love, Stories of Mothering, is an anthology of essays and poems by women, edited by Nitza Agam, reveals and questions the complex and complicated relationships of becoming a mother and being a daughter. The anthology includes eighteen women writers of all ages and backgrounds. On March 14th, seven of the eighteen Bay Area […]
Come meet the author of West Facade, Lauren C. Johnson First 5 attendees will receive a free copy of The West Facade About the Book A cathedral statue discovers what it means to be human, then faces an impossible choice... In Paris, at the dawn of the Bubonic Plague, the statues that guard the Notre […]
My Greatest Fear is Apathy is the debut poetry compilation of youth spoken word artist and college student, M.J. Seja. It serves as her introduction to the literary community but also an archive of the work she wrote from the time she was fourteen to sixteen years old. Her goal with this book is to […]
Seated side-by-side at their kitchen table in San Jose, 94 year old Crescenciana Tan and her grandson, Kenneth Tan, got to work. Crescenciana made watercolor paintings and Kenneth drew her memories on top of them. When Crescenciana passed, she left behind her paintings, and Kenneth decided he would finish everything she started. He promised. In […]
Join author Maria Lenhart on a nostalgic journey through an unforgettable time and place. Lost Treasures of San Francisco is a love letter to the City-by-the-Bay, celebrating such bygone pleasures as grooving to the Grateful Dead at Winterland on New Year's Eve, marveling at the giant Christmas tree at the City of Paris department store, […]
Meet Larry Hayes, author of 14 Going On 24, Growing up with Willie Mayes. In 14 Going On 24, author Larry Hayes invites readers into the extraordinary life of Willie Mays, the “Say Hey Kid” baseball legend who redefined the game with unmatched speed, power, and flair. Mays transcended the playing field to become an […]
Join us for a meet and greet at the store with author Mindy Hall, the creator of the Louisa Daniel mystery series. In Nowhere is Somewhere, Mindy Hall tells the story of Louisa Daniel and her daughter, Emily Kristich, as they travel to West Texas to attend a family funeral... which ends up turning into […]
Meet author D. Anthony Still and explore their fantastical series, The Char Grimoires. In Char, explore a world where wizards have wiped themselves out in a catastrophic war and magic is reborn. In the form of.... a Troll? Join Tanurgolth Pukarowski, Tro-zard, Wiz-roll, er, Magic User, on a quest across the lands of Char. Accompanied […]
Join us for a meet and greet with author Jessica Brenner and learn more about her latest middle grade fantasy novel, Pixie Dust and Other Dangerous Things. About the Book Pixie Dust and Other Dangerous Things has an unforgettable premise: What if Tinker Bell wasn't the petty, jealous pixie we assumed her to be, but […]
California Fever Dream: A Memoir chronicles Judy Juanita's 60 years in literature and activism. At San Francisco State University in the 1960s, Juanita joined student protesters to revolutionize higher education and create America’s first Black Studies department. She recollects her path to develop her fiction and other works. Judy Juanita is an award-winning writer, and […]