Booksmith Resists: A Radical Hope Party

Monday, June 19, 2017 - 7:00pm
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Presenting the next event in our Booksmith Resists series: RADICAL HOPE.

 

Feeling a little (or a lot) tired sixth months into this administration? Local and International Treasure Carolina De Robertis is here to help you stay fueled for the long haul with a new collection of letters called Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times. Carolina will be joined by Jeff Chang, Aya De León, Cristina García, Kate Schatz, and Jane Smiley to discuss how on earth we'll keep resisting amid the daily chaos. 

 

Radical Hope is a collection of letters--to ancestors, to children five generations from now, to strangers in grocery lines, to any and all who feel weary and discouraged--written by award-winning novelists, poets, political thinkers, and activists. Provocative and inspiring, Radical Hope offers readers a kaleidoscopic view of the love and courage needed to navigate this time of upheaval, uncertainty, and fear, in view of the recent US presidential election. It serves as a kind of literary sustenance in dangerous times, and together we'll reflect on how to resist, who we are, the power and beauty of pluralism, and how to hold on to our vision for a better world.

 

Join us for a night of readings, drinks, snacks, bitching, plotting, tips, tricks, and actual facts. Sponsored by Quiet Lightning & Lagunitas Brewing Co.

 

RSVP greatly appreciated so we know how much stuff to get. 

Books: 
Radical Hope: Letters of Love and Dissent in Dangerous Times By Carolina De Robertis (Editor) Cover Image
By Carolina De Robertis (Editor)
$15.95
ISBN: 9780525435136
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Vintage - May 2nd, 2017

The Gods of Tango By Carolina De Robertis Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9781101872857
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Vintage - May 17th, 2016

Some Luck (The Last Hundred Years Trilogy: A Family Saga #1) By Jane Smiley Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9780307744807
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Anchor - July 7th, 2015

Early Warning (The Last Hundred Years Trilogy: A Family Saga #2) By Jane Smiley Cover Image
$16.95
ISBN: 9780307744814
Availability: Backordered
Published: Anchor - January 12th, 2016

Golden Age (The Last Hundred Years Trilogy: A Family Saga #3) By Jane Smiley Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9780307744821
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Anchor - June 28th, 2016

We Gon' Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation By Jeff Chang Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9780312429485
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Picador - September 13th, 2016

Who We Be: A Cultural History of Race in Post-Civil Rights America By Jeff Chang Cover Image
$20.00
ISBN: 9781250074898
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: Picador - January 5th, 2016

King of Cuba: A Novel By Cristina Garcia Cover Image
$17.00
ISBN: 9781476725666
Availability: Out of Stock - Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Scribner - October 8th, 2013

Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries Who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future! (City Lights/Sister Spit) By Kate Schatz, Miriam Klein Stahl (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kate Schatz, Miriam Klein Stahl (Illustrator)
$14.95
ISBN: 9780872866836
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: City Lights Books - April 7th, 2015

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Rad Women Worldwide: Artists and Athletes, Pirates and Punks, and Other Revolutionaries Who Shaped History By Kate Schatz, Miriam Klein Stahl (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kate Schatz, Miriam Klein Stahl (Illustrator)
$15.99
ISBN: 9780399578861
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Ten Speed Press - September 27th, 2016

The Boss (Justice Hustlers #2) By Aya de León Cover Image
$9.95
ISBN: 9781496704740
Availability: Out of Stock - Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Dafina - May 30th, 2017