“A tender, poignant and
courageous narrative—insightful and beautifully written.” -- Abraham Verghese, Author of Cutting for Stone
In the
opening of Holding Silvan, Monica Wesolowska gives birth to her first
child, a healthy-seeming boy who is taken from her arms for “observation” when
he won’t stop crying. Within days, Monica and her husband have been given the
grimmest of prognoses...
Tao Lin, one
of our most discussed and polarizing writers, has emerged as the confessor of
the Millennial Generation. His new novel, Taipei,
enters the broad conversation many are having about today’s youth -- countless
articles from prominent media outlets have asked why so many embark on adulthood
feeling as if they have no purpose. They may not lack ambition but are
grappling with...
The Booksmith and WRITE CLUB San Francisco present
Shipwreck
Good theatre for bad literature? Marital aid for book nerds? Competitive
erotic fan-fiction at its finest? Shipwreck is all of these things.
Six great writers will destroy one great
book, one great character at a time, in service of the transcendent and the
profane (and also laughs). Marvel as beloved characters...
Booksmith's Berkeley Arts & Letters Presents KHALED HOSSEINIthe author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Sunstalking about his new book And The Mountains Echoedwith journalist Frances Dinkelspiel Sunday, June 234:30 - 6:00 PMat the First Congregational Church of BerkeleyAdvance tickets required
Celebrate with us a master storyteller’s unforgettable novel...
Like Deborah Feldman's Unorthodox and Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief, journalist
Emily Brady's Humboldt journeys into a unique, secretive subculture -- a place that
marijuana built.
Say the words "Humboldt County" to a stranger and you might receive a
knowing grin. Humboldt is a narrative exploration of
this infamous and insular community in Northern California that has existed...
