Join us for a storytime with local author Maxwell Kim as he shares his pumpkin stories. His new book is “The Pumpkin with a Crack in it VS The Love Thief” will be read and available for purchase after the event.
About the Author:
Max Kim is an children’s book author and STEM professional. Outside of writing, Max is a huge word and board game enthusiast. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his amazing wife, adorable son and daughter, and derpy-cute pugwawa.
Join us for our annual celebration of Banned Books!
We highlight the books that are banned, why there are still banned, and why you should read them. Join us and help us lift up reading!
October 7 -Banned Book Read-In : Attendees will receive a free audiobook. Bring your headphones and join the read-in.
October 10 –Let Freedom Read Day : Take at least one action to help defend books from censorship. We will supply postcards and templates to write about book bans. Attendees will receive a free button.
Join us at the bookstore and create some charming, personalized gifts and decorations for yourself or for your loved ones, whether you’re a beginner or looking to perfect your stitches. Please bring your own crochet hook and yarns or we will provide them at the workshop. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by adults.
Join us at the bookstore and create some charming, personalized gifts and decorations for yourself or for your loved ones, whether you’re a beginner or looking to perfect your stitches. Please bring your own crochet hook and yarns or we will provide them at the workshop. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by adults.
Join us at the bookstore and create some charming, personalized gifts and decorations for yourself or for your loved ones, whether you’re a beginner or looking to perfect your stitches. Please bring your own crochet hook and yarns or we will provide them at the workshop. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by adults.
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.
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 the hidden architect of Neverland itself? And what if Peter Pan’s charm and pluckiness was the most dangerous thing on the island? Told in Tinker Bell’s wry, sharp voice, Pixie Dust and Other Dangerous Things is a Peter Pan retelling which exposes the cost of eternal youth, the danger of misplaced loyalty, and the truths Peter never wanted anyone to hear.
Jessica Brenner is a writer, counselor, and mother of three who grew up on the San Francisco peninsula. Her latest book, a middle grade fantasy entitled Pixie Dust and Other Dangerous Things, was published by Journey Institute Press on August 30. For the last fifteen years she has worked to help Bay Area high school students find their voices through writing: an experience she credits with strengthening her own storytelling. She has been recognized by Children’s Book International, the Storytrade Awards, LCGBA, and the Independent Author Awards.
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 playwright. Juanita was the editor-in-chief of The Black Panther, the Black Panther Party newspaper. She is a winner of the American Book Award (2021) and the Reginald Lockett Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN Oakland (2024). Juanita is currently a Lecturer in the College Writing Programs at the University of California, Berkeley.
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 three funerals. What was initially a straightforward trip turned into one of mystery in the town they believed to be small.
In It Takes Two, the following book in the Louisa Daniel mystery series, we follow Emily Kristich as she begins working in a non-profit organization with strange board members and even stranger events. Emily, with the help of her mother Louisa, sort through mysterious murders, life responsibilities, and more.
Mindy Hall is a versatile writer who has honed her skills through a diverse career path. From bookkeeping and speech therapy to teaching, Mindy’s life experiences have provided her with a wealth of inspiration to craft captivating fiction. Now based between Arizona and California, she is dedicated to sharing her stories with readers and capturing the energy of her life through the power of the written word.
Tea & Pottery Pop-up!
This event will be a space for writers of all skill levels and genres to carve out time to work on your current work. Bring your notebooks, laptops, and preferred writing tools to the store and tea will be provided. Co-hosted by VC Tang of Stir Fry Stories.
About the presenter:
VC Tang is a storyteller, facilitator, and interdisciplinary artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She self-published a cookbook memoir in 2023, and will be writing her second book with this club. She produces pop-up gatherings that integrate nature, food, music, and movement. Her work answers the challenges of modern livelihoods, arts advocacy, climate change, and racial belonging with the same call.