Brockport-Seymour Library

Paul Moyer will be discussing his most recently published book, WILD YANKEES, at Seymour Library. Copies of his book will be available for purchase and to be signed. Free And Open To The Public!!!

Join us as Joe and Annie's group discuss The Gathering by Anne Enright. As always it is free and open to the public. Our book groups enjoy benefits such as a free book galley at each meeting and a 20% discount on the next month's selection if purchased that evening.

All are welcome to come hear Bill Andrews talk about local Brockport history. He will be focusing his talk about his AROUND BROCKPORT POSTCARD BOOK. The book is due out in early May. Copies of Bill's book will be available for purchase and author signing at the event. Free and open to the public.

Join us as we discuss Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert - One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia. Our book groups are free and open to the public and enjoy benefits such as a free book galley at each meeting and 20% off the next selection if purchased that evening.

Please join us for our discussion of The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian. All of our book groups are free and open to the public and enjoy benefits such as a free book galley at each meeting and 20% off the next selection if purchased at the meeting.

An evening with Dr. Bob Bowman, former National Star Wars Chief, keynote speaker. Also Dr. Paul Zarembka, author of The Hidden History Of 9-11 will be speaking. Books will be available for purchase. The event includes dinner followed by these two speakers. The cost is $24 with a deadline of July ... (more)1st. For more info e-mail Salmonvalley@att.net

Please join Annie, Joe and the rest of the gang as they discuss the bestselling Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson. As always our book groups are free and open to the public and enjoy a 20% discount on the next month's selection if purchased ... (more)that evening.

Please join other science fiction enthusiasts as we discuss The Traveler by John Twelve Hawks. As always our book groups are free and open to the public. Members enjoy benefits such as a 20% discount on the next month's selection if purchased that evening and a free book galley.

Don't miss the opportunity to hear Michael Lasser discuss his book, America's Songs, which recently came out in paperback. Free and Open to the Public. Michael's presentation will be held on the sidewalk in front of Lift Bridge Book Shop during the Brockport Arts Festival.
Books available to purchase ... (more)and be signed by the author.

Book signing by author, Bill Barlow, Sr., who challenges the reader's worldview with ...Is truth absolute or simply irrelevant? He will be accompanied by two canine fans (two labrador retrievers who love to be around people!) Be sure to visit Bill in front of Lift Bridge Book Shop during the Arts ... (more)Festival August 10th from 1-3PM.
Copies of his book will be available for purchase. Bill will be happy to sign any purchased copies!

Join us for our discussion of our "book swaps" from last month. Our meetings are free and open to the public. Group members enjoy benefits such as a free book galley each month and 20% off next month's selection if purchased meeting night. Our selection for our September 10th gathering is Carson McCullers' ... (more)The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.

This is a new one for the book group and an early selection from Fowler's books - to get readers in on the ground floor. all are welcome to the discussion.

Well, ok. They're only two feet tall. But the cool thing is you made them! Enter our "Design a Dragon" contest to celebrate the release of "Brisingr" by Christopher Paolini on September 20th. Make a dragon in sculpture, drawing, or any visual art project with materials of your choosing. We ask that your ... (more)finished project be NO BIGGER than two feet in any direction, so they all fit in the store! Entries are due no later than 9pm September 8, 2008. Winners will be notified by Sept 18th. Runners up will receive $15 Toadstool gift certificates; the Grand Prize winner will receive a free copy of the new Brisingr book! Get busy and good luck!

Don't miss the opportunity to hear Michael Lasser discuss his book, America's Songs, which recently came out in paperback. Meet Michael at the Rochester Antiquarian Book Fair on Saturday September 13th, 2008 at 1PM.
Books available to purchase and be signed by the author.

Join us for our discussion of A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr. Our book groups are free and open to the public and enjoy benefits such as a free book galley and a 20% discount on next month's selection if purchased that evening.

School's begun. Time to ride the bus but watch out for the pigeon! Stories and games about buses for ages 3 to 5. The program is $5 and includes a $5 coupon good on a $10 purchase. Please call or email to register.

Join us as we discuss Nick Hornby's A Long Way Down. Our book groups are free and open to the public and enjoy benfits such as a free book galley at each meeting and a 20% discount on the next month's selection if purchased the night of the meeting.

The October book topic will be Ian McEwan's On Chesil Beach. The meeting will start at 6:30PM with a special video interviewing Ian McEwan and discussing his book, On Chesil Beach. The usual book club discussion will follow. Free And Open to the Public.

Join Diesel Bookstore for a green event with Van Jones, author of Green Collar Economy!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Van Jones is the founder and president of Green For All, based in Oakland. The mission is to help build an inclusive, green economy - strong enough to lift millions of people out of poverty. Van ... (more)is a tireless advocate, championing "green-collar jobs and opportunities" for disadvantaged people. He is committed to creating "green pathways out of poverty," while greatly expanding the coalition fighting global warming.

He's worked to combine solutions to America's two biggest problems: social inequality and environmental destruction. Under the slogan "green-collar jobs, not jails," he is calling for green economic development in urban America.

As an advocate for the toughest urban constituencies and causes, he has won many honors, which include the 1998 Reebok International Human Rights Award, the international Ashoka Fellowship, selection as a World Economic Forum "Young Global Leader," and the Rockefeller Foundation "Next Generation Leadership" Fellowship.

He's also served on the boards of numerous national environmental organizations. Presently, he is a board member of the National Apollo Alliance, which advocates for clean energy jobs. He is also a founding board member of 1Sky, a national coalition working to avert catastrophic climate change.

In 2007, Van helped the City of Oakland pass a "Green Jobs Corps" proposal; the City allocated funds to train Oakland residents in eco-friendly "green-collar jobs."

At the national level, Van worked successfully in 2007 with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), U.S. Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA), U.S. Rep. John Tierney (D-MASS) to pass the Green Jobs Act of 2007. That path-breaking, historic legislation authorized $125 million in funding to train 35,000 people a year in "green-collar jobs." Van is also a co-founder of a new national coalition that promotes the idea of a national "Clean Energy Jobs Corps." This multi-billion-dollar federal initiative would put hundreds of thousands of people to work rewiring and retrofitting the energy infrastructure of the United States.

In 2005, Van produced the "Social Equity Track" for the United Nations' World Environment Day celebration. UNWED 2005 drew dozens of mayors from around the world to San Francisco, where they developed policies promoting the concept of "Green Cities."

In 1996, Van co-founded (with Diana Frappier) the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, now located in Oakland, California. Named for an unsung civil rights heroine, the award-winning Center promotes alternatives to violence and incarceration. The Center, for which Van serves as board president, incubated Green For All in 2007 and spun it off in 2008.

His many media appearances includes the popular Peabody award-winning show, The Colbert Report.PURCHASE OF THE BOOK RESERVES YOU A SEAT AT THE EVENT!

Strand Theater 100 Year celebration includes an author visit by Norman O. Keim co-author of OUR MOVIE HOUSES: A HISTORY OF FILM AND CINEMATIC INNOVATION IN CENTRAL NEW YORK on Saturday October 18th from 10AM until Noon. Books will be available to purchase. Please go to the Village Of Brockport Link ... (more)below for further details about the Oct 17th and Oct 18th events.
http://www.brockportny.org/html/commu...

Join Clare Langley-Hawthorne at Diesel Bookstore as she presents the second book in her fantastic new historical mystery series! Featuring the strong, outspoken, intelligent and sassy Ursula Marlow, THE SERPENT AND THE SCORPION is a thrilling story of scandal and betrayal that's richly detailed and ... (more)action-packed.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Clare Langley-Hawthorne was raised in England and Australia. She practiced law in Melbourne until 1995 when she emigrated moved to the United States and began work as a health economist. Clare has since put her pursuit of a PhD on hold to focus on her career as a writer. She lives in the San Francisco bay area with her husband and twin sons. This is her second novel.

For more information, visit her web site at www.clarelangleyhawthorne.comPURCHASE OF THE BOOK RESERVES YOU A SEAT AT THE EVENT!

Join other science fiction enthusiasts as they discuss their October selection: The Carpet Makers by Andreas Eschbach. Our book groups are free and open to the public and members enjoy benefits such as a free book galley at each meeting and a 20% discount on next month's selection if purchased the meeting ... (more)night.

Come join one of our lively discussions! In November our pick is Lorna Landvik's newest novel THE VIEW FROM MOUNT JOY. As always our book groups are free and open to the public. Members enjoy benefits such as a free book galley at each meeting and a 20% discount on next month's selection if purchased ... (more)on meeting night.

Kim Edwards grew up in Skaneateles, New York, in the heart of the Finger Lakes region. The oldest of four children, she graduated from Colgate University and the University of Iowa, where she received an MFA in Fiction and an MA in Linguistics. After completing her graduate work, she went with her ... (more)husband to Asia, where they spent the next five years teaching, first on the rural east coast of Malaysia, then in a small city an hour south of Tokyo, and finally in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

During her time in Asia, Kim began to publish short fiction, and in 1990 her story “Sky Juice” won the Nelson Algren Award. Her stories and essays have since appeared in a wide range of periodicals. Her story collection The Secrets of a Fire King was short-listed for the 1998 Pen/Hemingway Award.
She has taught in the MFA programs at Warren Wilson and Washington University, and is currently an assistant professor at The University of Kentucky. Her novel, The Memory Keeper’s Daughter won the Kentucky Literary Award for Fiction in 2005.

All are invited to attend Science Fiction Author, Nick DiChario's, visit to Seymour Library. Nick will be reading from his most recently published book, Valley Of Day Glo. Free and Open to the Public.

Come learn all about the world of surfing with Australian surfing champion, Nat Young, as he discusses and signs, THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF SURFING, a comprehensive book covering nearly everything you'd want to know about its history.

Nat will be doing a special slide presentation for the book, so it's ... (more)sure to be an enjoyable Sunday afternoon of literature and surfing!

All are welcome to join the viewing of a film produced by Powell's Book Store about the book State By State. This is a recently published book including an author with story for each state! Free and Open To The Public.

The November book topic will be Junot Diaz's Pulitzer winning novel, THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO. Free and Open To The Public. Stop by and share your views!

Join us and our GINGERBREAD FRIENDS for a pre-school program featuring Jan Brett's newest book. Stories, games and songs perfect for 3-5 year olds. Cost is $5 which includes a $5 coupon good on a $10 purchase. Please pre-register as these events fill up quickly!

Please join our Women Who Love to Read Book Group for our January selection: Chris Bohjalian's BEFORE YOU KNOW KINDNESS. As always our book clubs are free and open to the public. Members enjoy benefits such as a 20% discount on the next month's selection if purchased meeting night and a free book galley. ... (more) Come and have some fun!

All are welcome to join in the discussion of Paulo Coelho's bestselling book, THE ALCHEMIST. Free and Open to the Public. A Free Book Galley to each participant.

Sign-up now for this fun pre-school program perfect for ages 3-5. The January theme is the book PENGUINS by Liz Pichon. Cost is $5 which includes a $5 coupon good on a $10 purchase. Space is limited and only the 2pm session has room available. Please call to register.

The Malibu Book Group meets and discusses Out Stealing Horses by Per Peterson. This event is open to the public and free to attend. Books will be available for purchase at the store.

Girls ages 5 to 7 are summoned to a Royal Tea Event! The book by Sarah Ferguson, TEA FOR RUBY, will be featured. There will be crown making, real tea, and manners lessons. Cost for the event is $5. Please pre-register early as space is limited.

Science fiction enthusiasts join us for a discussion of THE SPARROW by Mary Doria Russell. All of our book groups are free and open to the public. Members enjoy benefits such as a 20% discount on next month's book selection and a free book galley at each meeting.

DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland is pleased to welcome Congresswoman Barbara Lee as she discusses and signs her book, Renegade for Peace and Justice. ABOUT THE BOOK:
Barbara Lee's willingness to stand on principle earned her unsolicited international attention when she was the only member of Congress to ... (more)vote against a resolution giving President George Bush virtually unlimited authority to wage war against nations he personally deemed capable of terrorism. Some praised her vote as heroic and inspirational, others called for her death. But this was not her only profile in courage. In addition to being one of Congress' most vocal opponents to the war in Iraq, Lee has been a leader in promoting policies that foster international peace, security, and human rights. Her principled stands include disavowing the doctrine of preemptive war, offering legislation to create a cabinet level Department of Peace, and leading the bipartisan effort in Congress to end the ongoing genocide in the Darfur. But this autobiography is about more than politics. In this candid and self-effacing book, Lee chronicles the challenges she overcame to break the cycle of multi-generational domestic violence, and her rise from being a young, single mother of two to being one of the most progressive, respected voices in Congress. Renegade for Peace and Justice dispels the myth that all members of Congress have led gilded, charmed lives. In this book you'll learn about the work of Congress in the days that followed September 11, 2001, and you'll also be inspired by the story of an African American woman, who rose from segregation and public assistance to become a member of Congress with a deep commitment to peace and improving the lives of the underprivileged.

DIESEL, A Bookstore in Brentwood is pleased to welcome Terri Cheney to the store as she discusses and signs Manic: A Memoir. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, manic depression, also known as bipolar disorder, affects more than 5.7 million adult Americans every year. Manic is the poetically-crafted, ... (more)raw, and intimate story of one woman’s harrowing battle with this often misunderstood disease. Unlike memoirs such as Jane Pauley’s Skywriting and Carrie Fisher’s Postcards From the Edge, MANIC is not the story of a celebrity who also suffers from manic depression. Though her work may have brought her close to the rich and famous, Terri Cheney is a regular, everyday person who attempted to battle her illness while maintaining a job and keeping some semblance of a normal life. This makes MANIC intensely real and even more poignant. It is astonishing to think that a neighbor, friend or relative may be similarly suffering behind a relatively normal façade. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Terri Cheney specialized in intellectual property and entertainment law at several prominent Los Angeles firms, where, over the course of her 16-year career, she represented such celebrity clients as Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones, as well as major motion picture studios, including Universal Studios and Columbia Pictures. She now devotes her talents to the cause of mental illness. She was named a member of the Community Advisory Board of the UCLA Mood Disorders Research Program, and founded a weekly community support group at UCLA’s Neuropsychiatric Institute. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

Toby Barlow discusses and signs Sharp Teeth at DIESEL, A Bookstore in Brentwood. This event is free and open to the public to attend. Located at DIESEL, A Bookstore in Brentwood, Brentwood Country Mart, 225 26th St., Santa Monica, CA 90402. For more information, please call the store at (310) 576-9960.

All are welcome to participate in the February 12th discussion of the book A Bend In The River by V.S. Naipaul. Free And Open To The Public. Free book Galley to each attendee!

Join the Women Who Love to Read for their March selection, THE PRODIGAL SUMMER by Barbara Kingsolver. Participants receive a 20% discount on next month's book selection if purchased meeting night and a free book galley. Free and open to the public.

"I make my living as a novelist, poet, essayist, and reviewer. I have given readings, conducted workshops or lectured at upwards of 400 institutions."Piercy has always celebrated whatever she could find to celebrate. Her mother's family taught her early in life to enjoy what you could because trouble ... (more)is never far. Pay sharp attention to that trouble looming but don't let it taint your Shabbat celebration. In her poetry, she bears thanks to what she has been given as well as bearing witness to what is withheld from us and what is taken away. Piercy doesn't understand writers who complain about writing, not because it is easy for her but because it is so absorbing that she can imagine nothing more consuming and exciting at which to labor. So long as she can make her living at writing, she will consider herself lucky.

Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR's Fresh Air, is a critic-in-residence and lecturer at Georgetown University. She is an associate editor of and contributor to Mystery and Suspense Writers (Scribner) and the winner of the 1999 Edgar Award for Criticism, presented by the Mystery Writers of America. ... (more)Corrigan's literary memoir, Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading! was published in 2005. Corrigan is also a reviewer and columnist for The Washington Post's Book World. In addition to serving on the advisory panel of The American Heritage Dictionary, she has chaired the Mystery and Suspense judges' panel of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize.

Join Joe and Annie as their book group discusses the book "All Rochester Reads for 2009" JIM THE BOY by Tony Earley. Free and open to the public. Free book galley to each participant.

Join our group as we discuss A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khaled Hosseini. All book groups are free and open to the public and enjoy a 20% discount on group selections and free book galleys.

“Riveting from page one”, hails Booklist about Blake Bailey’s Cheever: A Life, calling it “the literary biography of the season.” A front page New York Times Book Review, calls Blake Bailey’s work a “stunningly detailed biography, exploring step by stumbling step the crooked path that Cheever ... (more)followed….” John Cheever was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and National Medal of Honor. But who was John Cheever, and why has his life and work eluded biographers for so long? Blake Bailey is the first biographer to be granted unprecedented access to Cheever’s primary sources, including his massive journal, of which only a fraction has ever been published.
Bailey portrays Cheever as a writer in conflict: a proud Yankee who told tales of his lineage while deploring the stifling provincialism of his family circle; a dire alcoholic who recovered to write what some consider his greatest work, Falconer; a bisexual who concealed his true sexual desires. We learn about Cheever’s rivalry with J.D. Salinger, his troubled relationship with his daughter, and his ongoing struggle with alcoholism that nearly cost him his life.Blake Bailey is the editor of a two-volume edition of Cheever’s work, published in 2009 by The Library of America. His last book, A Tragic Honesty, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. He received a Guggenheim fellowship in 2005, and his articles and reviews have appeared in Slate, The New York Times, the New York Observer, and elsewhere. Discussion and Book Signing: Tuesday, April 7 at 7 p.m.

Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is very happy to present Pico Iyer as he reads, discusses and signs the paperback release of The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama.About the Author:
Pico Iyer is the author of several books about cultures converging, including Video Night in Kathmandu, ... (more)The Lady and the Monk, The Global Soul, and, most recently, Abandon. His articles appear often in such magazines as Harper’s, Time, and the New York Review of Books. He lives in suburban Japan. About the Book:
One of the most acclaimed and perceptive observers of globalism and Buddhism now gives us the first serious consideration — for Buddhist and non-Buddhist alike — of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama’s work and ideas as a politician, scientist, and philosopher. Moving from Dharamsala, India — the seat of the Tibetan government-in-exile — to Lhasa, Tibet, to venues in the West, where the Dalai Lama’s pragmatism, rigor, and scholarship are sometimes lost on an audience yearning for mystical visions, The Open Road illuminates the hidden life, the transforming ideas, and the daily challenges of a global icon.

Michelle Wildgen is a writer and editor in Madison, Wisconsin, whose work includes fiction, essays, reviews, and food writing. In addition to being senior editor for the literary magazine Tin House, she is also a novelist and freelance editor and often speaks on panels about publishing and writing. Her ... (more)first novel, You're Not You, is now available in paperback from Picador. Her second novel, But Not For Long, will be published in fall 2009 by Thomas Dunne Books.

At the height of their career, just off their successful tour with Green Day, Pansy Division dropped by Lambda Rising’s DC bookstore, set up their instruments in our front window, and honored us and our customers with a raucous, rocking free concert. Now founding Pansy Jon Ginoli returns to Lambda ... (more)Rising to meet his fans, sign his new book, and maybe even play a song or two. Join us for this exciting event! The Inside Story of the First Openly Gay Pop-Punk Band Just a few short years ago, the stereotype for gay men involved loving disco and show tunes. Jon Ginoli decided to do something about it. Deflowered is Jon Ginoli’s journey of self-discovery, musical passion, and drive to become the founding member of Pansy Division, the first out and proud queer core punk rock band to hit the semi-big time. Set against the changing decades of music, we follow the band from their inception in San Francisco, to their search for a music label and a permanent drummer to their current status as indie rock icons. We see the highs--touring with Green Day--and the lows--homophobic fans--of striving for acceptance and success in the world of rock. Featuring behind-the-scenes photographs and replete with the requisite tales of sex, drugs, groupies, band fights and label battles, this rollicking memoir is also an impassioned account of staying true to the artistic vision of queer rock'n'roll. Jon Ginoli is a guitarist, singer, songwriter and founding member of Pansy Division, a punk rock band whose cd's include Undressed, Deflowered, Wish I'd Taken Pictures, and more. An Illinois native, he's played both dive bars and arenas, and his favorite color is purple. When not on tour with the band he lives and works in San Francisco.

Diesel, A Bookstore in Brentwood is pleased to welcome Kathy Ireland to the store to discuss and sign her new book Real Solutions for Busy Moms: Your Guide to Success and Sanity. This event is free and everyone is encouraged to attend!About the Book:Kathy Ireland communicates with moms every day: online, ... (more)at the grocery store, at church, at speaking engagements, and on her company website. She is grateful that her conversations don't center around beauty tips or requests for autographs or advice on how to dress. Rather, she has the honor of hearing from real women who struggle with balancing the responsibilities of marriage, raising children, managing a household or career or both, and finding any time left to take care of themselves.As the involved mom of three very active children, the supportive wife of an emergency room doctor, and a dynamic businesswoman, Kathy knows of these struggles firsthand. She credits her strong faith in God and her parents' love and support for any success she has today and dedicates her days to finding the solutions that can make life easier for busy moms in all phases of life. As she tackles the tough financial concerns families feel today and many other issues, Kathy offers empathy and encouragement. She shares stories from her own life and wisdom she has gained through her years from teenager with a paper route to successful supermodel to mom to entrepreneur with a dream for big business.About the Author:
Supermodel turned supermom and entrepreneur, Kathy Ireland lives in Santa Barbara where she is a supportive wife to her doctor husband, and mother of three children.

The April book to discuss will be People Of The Book by Geraldine Brooks. All are welcome to participate. Free And Open To The Public. Receive a book gallery for attending.

Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is pleased to present local author, Marin resident and 2007 banjo champ John Pedersen, as he discusses and signs his first novel, Scroll and Curl. This event is free and all are welcome and encouraged to attend!About the Book:
When the old time string band "Sweet Evening ... (more)Breeze" leaves Saratoga Springs, New
York on their two week tour of the east coast, fiddler Dan Munroe thinks that his only
headache will be controlling his band-mates tendencies for excess. That is until he
buys a unique fiddle at a sidewalk sale in New York and hears the story of the previous
owner’s entanglement with the underworld of the 1930's. After he gets the special fiddle
appraised by a reclusive dealer in Pennsylvania, dangerous and mysterious forces suddenly curl
and swirl through his life.About the Author:
As the grandson of a noted Heldeberg Mountain fiddler and a master luthier, John Pedersen portrays the touring string band life based on
hard-won first-hand knowledge about the shifting nature of relationships and the
dynamics of people on the road whose main connection to each other is the music.
Also, running a retail music store, doing repairs and buying and selling rare instruments
have given him insight into the eclectic and occasionally bizarre world of instrument
buyers and collectors and their motivations. The patrons of the store, run by John and his
wife, range from limos full of rock stars to the lowliest of street people and everyone in
between. As a musician John has won many fiddle contests, playing in the “old time”
style, as well as the California State Old Time Banjo championships in 2007.

Ian Frazier is an American writer and humorist. He is best known for his 1989 non-fiction history Great Plains, and as a writer and humorist for The New Yorker.

Join the Science Fiction Book Club as we discuss FOUNDATION by Isaac Asimov. All of our book clubs are free and open to the public and enjoy member benefits such as a 20% discount on next month's selection and a free book galley.

Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is excited to present another installment of the always enjoyable Poetry Flash series, featuring Carol Moldaw, Julia B. Levine and Ruth L. Schwartz. Join us for a wonderful afternoon!About the Poets:Carol Moldaw's new book, The Widening, calls itself a "lyric novel" and ... (more)is written throughout in numbered, prose poem-size sections. Rikki Ducornet says of it, "In this irresistible evocation of an erotic life, Carol Moldaw's juvenile lead - impetuous, unbridled, unexpectedly funny and self-deceiving - is always wildly interesting. I dearly love this book." Carol Moldaw has published four books of poetry, including The Lightning Field, which won the 2002 FIELD Poetry Prize. Among her honors are a Lannan Foundation Marfa Writer's Residency, a Pushcart Prize, and an NEA Fellowship.
Julia B. Levine's new book is Ditch-tender. Dennis Schmitz calls it "a book of longings and healings. Julia Levine doesn't conjure as much as coax the magic to happen by itself. The poems lift and move us in currents-shifts, insinuations and splendid runs, delicate textures, depths." Among her other honors are a Discovery/The Nation Award for Emerging New Writers and the Pablo Neruda Prize. Her previous books include Practicing for Heaven, winner of the 1998 Anhinga Prize for Poetry, and Ask, winner of the 2002 Tampa Review Prize for Poetry.Ruth L. Schwartz has published three books of poetry: Edgewater, selected by Jane Hirshfield for the National Poetry Series 2001; Singular Bodies, winner of the 2000 Anhinga Prize for Poetry; Accordion Breathing and Dancing, winner of the 1994 Associated Writing Programs Award. She's also published a book of memoir, Death in Reverse: A Love Story. She has won over a dozen national literary prizes, including two Nimrod/Pablo Neruda Awards, New Letters Prize in Poetry, and two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts. Jane Hirshfield says of Edgewater, "Ruth L. Schwartz writes with consummate passion, precision, and honesty of the raw hungers that give rise to the world she grapples with her twofold, central question: How can we love fully, open-eyed and open-hearted amid all the flaws and beauty, each other and the world? How could we not?

Join us as our book group discusses CAN'T WAIT TO GET TO HEAVEN by Fannie Flagg. All of our book clubs are free and open to the public and include benefits such as a free book galley and 20% discount on book club selections. If you've been considering trying out a book club, give us a try! We will be ... (more)holding a second discussion of this book on Thursday, May 14th in case you can't make this one! Future selections: June 10th: FIREFLY LANE by Kristen Hannah July 8th: Annual Book Exchange: Bring a favorite book to the June 10th meeting and play a game to exchange. Go out to socialize and discuss book at 7/8 meeting. A tradition! August 12th: YOUR OASIS ON FLAME LAKE by Lorna Landvik

Diesel, A Bookstore in Brentwood is delighted to present Columbia University Press author and local resident Siddharth Kara to discuss and sign his new book, Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery. This event is free and all are welcome!About the Book:
Every year, millions of women and ... (more)children are abducted, deceived, seduced, or sold into forced prostitution, made to service hundreds if not thousands of men before being discarded. Generating huge profits for their exploiters, sex slaves form the backbone of one of the world's most profitable illicit enterprises, for unlike narcotics, which must be grown, harvested, refined, and packaged, the female body requires no such "processing" and can be repeatedly consumed. In this first-of-its-kind journey, Siddharth Kara investigates the mechanics of the global sex trafficking business across four continents and takes stock of its devastating human toll. Drawing on his background in finance and economics, Kara provides a rare business analysis of sex trafficking, focusing on the local drivers and global macroeconomic trends that gave rise to the industry after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Kara supplements his analysis with a riveting account of this unconscionable industry, sharing the moving stories of victims and revealing the shocking conditions of their exploitation. The author will donate a portion of the proceeds from this book to the organization Free the Slaves.About the Author:Siddharth Kara is a former investment banker and business executive with an MBA from Columbia University. He set aside his corporate career to pursue anti-slavery research, advocacy, and writing, and, more recently, a law degree. He currently serves on the board of directors of Free the Slaves, an organization dedicated to abolishing slavery worldwide. In 2005 he was invited to testify on contemporary slavery to the United States Congressional Human Rights Committee.

Join us for CLOTHES MAKE THE MOLE featuring Mo Willems new book NAKED MOLE RAT with a visit from the pigeon, elephant, and pig.
Cost is $5 which includes a $5 coupon good on a $10 purchase. Designed for ages 3-5. Pre-registration is essential as a packet is prepared for each participant. Please call ... (more)or e-mail to register. (585) 637 2260 or patkutz@liftbridgebooks.com

Confidential career counseling (by appointment only) with professional counselor Susan Marschke. Funding for this service is made possible by a grant from New York State Assemblyman Bill Reilich. To make an appointment, call 637-1050. All programs are subject to change. For more information about Seymour ... (more)Library programs or to register for an event, visit our Program Calendar at www.seymourlibraryweb.org.

The May book topic will be The Reader by Bernhard Schlink. The movie adaption made a splash at the Oscars, but read the book first if you haven't seen the movie already! Our discussion group welcomes anyone interested in joining the discussion of our book topics. Hope you choose to stop by!

Peter Conners will be visiting Lift Bridge Book Shop to talk about his years following the Grateful Dead. His memoir, GROWING UP DEAD, has, just been released.
Additional details to follow soon. Free and Open to the Public!!

A party to share with friends and dolls complete with snacks, games and giveaways. Based on the book RUNAWAY DOLLS by Ann Martin.
Designed for girls ages 5-7. Cost is $5. Pre-registration is essential as a packet is made for each girl.

Jo Matela, owner of Red Bird Tea Shoppe, will demonstrate how to properly steep tea and provide an overview of how to distinguish between black, white and green teas. Each attendee will have the opportunity to taste an assortment of teas as well as sample a variety of scones and jam. Registration is ... (more)required. For more information about Seymour Library programs or to register for an event, visit our Program Calendar at www.seymourlibraryweb.org.

Carl Sagan's study "The Demon Haunted World" debunks the paranormal- everything from angels, astrology and Bigfoot to crop circles, UFO abductions and the Psychic Friends Network. Copies are available for check out at the library. Join the discussion and share your opinion! No registration required. ... (more)For more information about Seymour Library programs or to register for an event, visit our Program Calendar at www.seymourlibraryweb.org.

Confidential career counseling (by appointment only) with professional counselor Susan Marschke. Funding for this service is made possible by a grant from New York State Assemblyman Bill Reilich. To make an appointment, call 637-1050. All programs are subject to change. For more information about Seymour ... (more)Library programs or to register for an event, visit our Program Calendar at www.seymourlibraryweb.org.

Board gamers of all ages are welcome to come and play the game of their choice. Test your skills against other chess nuts, leanr more about the complexities of Go, enjoy a simple game of backgammon, or try the new Pictureka game. No registration required. All programs are subject to change. For more ... (more)information about Seymour Library programs or to register for an event, visit our Program Calendar at www.seymourlibraryweb.org.

All are encouraged to come hear Steve Huff (fiction writer and poet) read from his recently published collection of stories entitled, Pig In Paris. He is the Director Of Adult Education And Programming at Writers And Books. Steve also can be heard on WXXI-FM where he reads on the program "Fiction In ... (more)Shorts" Free And Open To The Public. Book Signing to follow.

Friday afternoon fun for anime and manga fans. Watch a movie and share a snack with other obsessed teens. No registration required. All programs are subject to change. Please respect the stated age levels for each program. For more information about Seymour Library programs or to register for an event, ... (more)visit our Program Calendar at www.seymourlibraryweb.org.

Who's the best game players? Support your gender and face the challenges of both indoor and outdoor games. Top off the evening with do-it-yourself ice cream sundaes and don’t scrimp on the whipped cream! Registration is required. All programs are subject to change. Please respect the stated age levels ... (more)for each program. For more information about Seymour Library programs or to register for an event, visit our Program Calendar at http://www.seymourlibraryweb.org. .

Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is excited to present another installment of the always excellent Poetry Flash series. The book, Lyric Postmodernisms is an important anthology of experimental poetry edited by the late Reginald Shepherd and contributing poets Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, Gillian Conoley, Martha ... (more)Ronk, Aaron Shurin, and Carol Snow will be on hand reading their work!

Bring your knitting project and join hostess Patty Poisson for an informal evening of chatting, knitting and tea. Exquisite tea is generously provided by Danielle Beaudette of The Cozy Tea Cart in Brookline. (www.thecozyteacart.com). Please note that the group is open to all experienced knitters. They ... (more)meet on the 2nd Monday each month.

Join the Women Who Love to Read as they discuss FIREFLY LANE by Kristen Hannah. All of our books clubs are free and open to the public and enjoy benefits such as free book galleys and a 20% discount on the next month's selection. Join the fun!

Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is excited to present NPR's This American Life contributor Cheryl Wagner to the store to discuss and sign her new memoir about returning home to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, Plenty Enough Suck to Go Around.The cliché "New Orleans gets into people's blood" happens ... (more)to be very true - just not always convenient. For Cheryl Wagner (along with her indie-band boyfriend, a few eccentric pals, some ne'er-do-wells, and two aging basset hounds) abandoning the city she loved wasn't an option.Plenty Enough Suck to Go Around is the story of Cheryl's disturbing surprise view from her front porch after she moved back home to find everything she treasured in shambles...and her determined, absurd, and darkly funny three-year journey of trying to piece it all back together again.
In the same heartfelt and hilarious voice that has drawn thousands of listeners to her broadcasts on public radio's This American Life, Wagner shares her unique yet universal story of rebuilding a life after it's flooded, dried, and died...and then the copper thieves moved in...

This is the regular meeting of the Classics Group. Reading choice for June: "Three Daughters of Madame Liang" by Pearl Buck. New readers are always welcome to join!

All are welcome to Tim Wahl's author visit Thursday June 25th at 6:30PM. Tim will discuss his book HARD TIMES IN THE COUNTRY as well as talk about the steps to writing a memoir and getting it published. Question/Answer session and book signing opportunity to follow. Free and open to the public.

All are welcome to Tim Wahl's author visit Thursday June 25th at 6:30PM. Tim will discuss his book HARD TIMES IN THE COUNTRY as well as talk about the steps to writing a memoir and getting it published. Question/Answer session and book signing opportunity to follow. Free and open to the public.

Diesel, A Bookstore in Malibu is excited to welcome Norman Ollestad to the shop to discuss and sign his book, Crazy fo the Storm: A Memoir of Survival. This event is free and all are welcome and encouraged to attend!

Please join the Science Fiction Book Club as they explore A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ by Walter M. Miller, Jr. Participants receive a free readers galley. Free and Open to the public.

2ND ANNUAL BOOK EXCHANGE!!
We will be briefly discussing the books we swapped last month then adjourning to a local establishment for refreshments. A good chance to get to know us! We can fill you in on member benefits, aside from the awesome company, of course. See you here!
August 12th - YOUR OASIS ... (more)ON FLAME LAKE by Lorna Landvik

The team is back from the competition in Washington, DC and to thank us (and you the community) for the support vital to their journey, they've brought in displays from the event for you to peruse and maybe even quiz them on history!

Join us for a book signing and discussion with poet Alexandria Perry, author of "Fall Foliage Called Bathers and Dancers". Discover how poems can be dreams, and dreams poems in her off-kilter, but surprising world.

Did you ever break the rules or loudly shout NO!!? Meet Jack, Frog and the No-No bird to find out what happens when you do. $5 cost includes a coupon. For ages 3-5. Pre-registration required.

Join Annie, Joe and the gang as they discuss the winner of the 2008 Man Booker Prize THE WHITE TIGER by Aravind Adiga. All are welcome - our book groups are free and open to the public.

"Saber's Edge" is Tom's first-hand account of some of the fiercest fighting Americans have faced as well as a story of personal conflict and faith. Please join us for this special event!

Meet Rebecca, an American immigrant from 1914. Games, crafts, giveaways and doll drawing. Pre-registration is necessary. Do so early as this event is very popular and only one session is being held. Cost is $10. Ages 8 and up.

Please meet the author of the new book "Poneasequa: Goddess of the Waters". Native American McKenzie Jones embarks on a journey of self-discovery when she's asked to do a presentation to her class about her heritage; something she know little about. -Recommended by bestselling author Joseph Bruchac.

Chris rolls into town to share the new book "RoadKill" with us.

Lucille Lang Day's new book of poems is The Curvature of Blue; Alicia Ostriker enthuses about it, "Intelligence enjoying itself, awareness at play, attentiveness dancing through life's minefields smiling at itself in its new black car. . . a wonderful book and I feel lucky to have read it." Lucille Day ... (more)has published four previous books of poetry, including Infinities, Wild One, and Self-Portrait with a Hand Microscope, her first, for which she won the Joseph Henry Jackson Award. She is the founder and director of Scarlet Tanager Books, a literary press in the Bay Area. Roz Spafford's new book of poems is Requiem, winner of the 2008 Gell Poetry Prize, with a foreword by Carl Dennis: "All the poems in Requiem may be read as attempts to confront the presence of death in our lives. . . What is remarkable about this steady focus, which offers no easy consolations, is that it leads to a book that is more challenging than it is querulous or elegiac. . . a book that confronts our limitations in a way that makes us feel larger rather than diminished." Spafford has been a writer, teacher, and activist for the last three decades. She wrote book reviews and a newspaper column of media and cultural criticism called 'Mediations' for much of that time. Her poetry and fiction have been widely published in literary magazines.

Diesel, A Bookstore in Brentwood is pleased to present local child psychologist Charlotte Reznick, PhD to the store to discuss and sign her new book, The Power of Your Child's Imagination: How to Transform Stress and Anxiety Into Joy and Success, which teaches parents and professionals nine simple tools ... (more)to help children cope and thrive using the positive power of their imagination.

Please join the Science Fiction Book Club as they explore A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ by Walter M. Miller, Jr. Participants receive a free readers galley. Free and Open to the public.

Paul Persia, author of SALTPORT A TOWN ON THE ERIE CANAL, will be visiting Lift Bridge Book Shop on August 8th (Saturday) from 11AM to 1PM during the Brockport Arts Festival. He will be available to sign books and will also do a reading. Free And Open to the Public. Be sure to stop by as you explore ... (more)the Arts Festival!

Bring your knitting project and join hostess Patty Poisson for an informal evening of chatting, knitting and tea. Exquisite tea is generously provided by Danielle Beaudette of The Cozy Tea Cart in Brookline. (www.thecozyteacart.com). Please note that the group is open to all experienced knitters. They ... (more)meet on the 2nd Monday each month.

Join our women's book group. This month we will be discussing YOUR OASIS ON FLAME LAKE by Lorna Lanvik. All members receive a discount on next month's selection and a free book galley. We guarantee a good time!

Join us for our discussion of David Ebershoff's THE 19TH WIFE. Special discounts and other member benefits. Free and open to the public.

Diesel, A Bookstore in Brentwood is excited to present local therapists Heather Belle, MFC, and Michelle Fiordaliso, MSW, to discuss and sign their new book, Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Ex, an eye-opening new guide for dealing with Exes of all kinds.

Book Group #3 meets to discuss Disgrace, by J.M. Coetzee. This event is free and all are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Our selection for September is CITY OF THIEVES by David Benioff. Join us for a book club which has great discussions. Participants receive free readers galleys and a discount on the next month's book if purchased that evening. Free and open to the public.

All are welcome to join the History Book Club discussion on Sept 20th (Sunday) at 2PM here at Lift Bridge Book Shop. The topic will be Pre-Columbian America. Read any book on the topic and join the discussion. All participants get the chance to do a short presentation on the book he or she chose to read.
Free ... (more)and Open to the Public.

Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is delighted to welcome local author and professor of history Gretchen Lemke-Santangelo to the store to discuss and sign Daughters of Aquarius: Women of the Sixties Counterculture.
It was a sign of the sixties. Drawn by the promise of spiritual and creative freedom, thousands ... (more)of women from white middle-class homes rejected the suburban domesticity of their mothers to adopt lifestyles more like those of their great-grandmothers. They eagerly learned “new” skills, from composting to quilting, as they took up the decade’s quest for self-realization. “Hippie women” have alternately been seen as earth mothers or love goddesses, virgins or vamps—images that have obscured the real complexity of their lives. Gretchen Lemke-Santangelo now takes readers back to Haight Ashbury and country communes to reveal how they experienced and shaped the counterculture.
Featuring photographs and poster art that bring the era to life, Daughters of Aquarius provides both an inside look at a defining movement and a needed corrective to long-held stereotypes of the counterculture. For everyone who was part of that scene—or just wonders what it was like—this book offers a new perspective on those experiences and on cultural innovations that have affected all our lives.
Gretchen Lemke-Santangelo is professor of history at St. Mary’s College of California. She is author of Abiding Courage: African American Migrant Women in the East Bay Community and coauthor of Competing Visions: A History of California.

Book Group #1 meets to discuss Ivan Klima's No Saints or Angels. This event is free and all are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Join the October discussion of Louise Erdrich's PLAGUE OF DOVES.
Free and Open to the Public. All in attendance receive a free reader's galley and a discount on the next book club book topic!!

Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is pleased to present local author Taije Silverman to the store to celebrate the publication of her first book of poetry, Houses Are Fields. Join us!

Join us for a fun time with readalouds, finger plays, rhymes and songs! Adult must accompany child. No registration required. All programs are subject to change. Please respect the stated age levels for each program.

Be creative and enjoy a supportive and encouraging atmosphere with other teens who like to write. No registration required. All programs are subject to change. Please respect the stated age levels for each program.

Join us for a fun time with readalouds, finger plays, rhymes and songs! Adult must accompany child. No registration required. All programs are subject to change. Please respect the stated age levels for each program.

Diesel, A Bookstore in Brentwood is very excited to welcome Mark Weiss to the shop to discuss and sign the anthology of poetry he edited, The Whole Island: Six Decades of Cuban Poetry.
Cuba's cultural influence throughout the Western Hemisphere, and especially in the United States, has been disproportionally ... (more)large for so small a country. This landmark volume is the first comprehensive overview of poetry written over the past sixty years. Presented in a beautiful Spanish-English en face edition, The Whole Island makes available the astonishing achievement of a wide range of Cuban poets, including such well-known figures as Nicolás Guillén, José Lezama Lima, and Nancy Morejón, but also poets widely read in Spanish who remain almost unknown to the English-speaking world - among them Fina García Marruz, José Kozer, Raúl Hernández Novás, and Ángel Escobar-and poets born since the Revolution, like Rogelio Saunders, Omar Pérez, Alessandra Molina, and Javier Marimón. The translations, almost all of them new, convey the intensity and beauty of the accompanying Spanish originals. With their work deeply rooted in Cuban culture, many of these poets - both on and off the island - have been at the center of the political and social changes of this tempestuous period. The poems offered here constitute an essential source for understanding the literature and culture of Cuba, its diaspora, and the Caribbean at large, and provide an unparalleled perspective on what it means to be Cuban.

Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is pleased to present David Swanson as he discusses and signs his new book, Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union.
Swanson holds a master's degree in philosophy from the University of Virginia. He has worked as a newspaper reporter and ... (more)as a communications director, with jobs including press secretary for Dennis Kucinich's 2004 presidential campaign, media coordinator for the International Labor Communications Association, and three years as communications coordinator for ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.

Celebrate the release of the latest movie in the popular Twilight series. Grab your favorite vampire or human and join us for games, crafts and refreshments based on Bella and Edward’s amazing love story. No registration required. All programs are subject to change. Please respect the stated age levels ... (more)for each program. Seymour Library: 161 East Avenue, (585) 637-1050