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Red Balloon Bookshop

891 Grand Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105
United States

651-224-8320; redballbksaol.com

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Web site: http://www.redballoonbookshop.com

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Description: The Red Balloon Bookshop: Because children and books belong together. For over 20 years we've devoted ourselves to this idea - through the largest children's books selection in Minnesota, author and illustrator visits, special crafts events, outstore happenings, donations to children and book related events, our Be an Angel matching-book drive for homeless shelters, and through personal one-on-one customer service. We believe that every book is an adventure, and we invite you to call or come to The Red Balloon Bookshop and see how we can help you find that unique adventure for the special child of yours.

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Elizabeth Atkinson, author (June 21 at 2:00pm)
Elizabeth Atkinson.
June 21, Saturday, 2:00pm
ELIZABETH ATKINSON
Author

Why does being yourself have to be so complicated? That's the central question in From Alice to Zen and Everyone in Between, author Elizabeth Atkinson's novel for readers of middle-school age. Alice likes playing soccer and working on her go-kart ... (more)with her dad. But when she moves to the suburbs, she learns from Zen, the boy down the street, that she won't fit in at her new middle school unless she starts acting "more like a girl." At first, Alice doesn't mind that she isn't just like Haley and Yvette, the school's reigning princesses. Then she realizes that being different can set you apart … and being friends with Zen can set you way apart! Meet author
Elizabeth Atkinson of West Newbury, Massachusetts, this afternoon when she presents From Alice to Zen and Everyone in Between.
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GIGI AMATEAU, author (September 28 at 1:00pm)
Gigi Amateau , Claiming Georgia Tate.
GIGI AMATEAU, Author
September 28, Sunday, 1:00pm

On the night that Chancey is born, a "fire star" gallops across the sky, a signal that a great horse has entered the world. It will take many years of slights and hardships, however, before the orphaned albino will believe that the prophecy is truly ... (more)meant for him. Chancey of the Maury River is the entrancing tale of an Appaloosa who finds a chance to renew his trust. It is also the tale of the humans Chancey helps to restore. Author Gigi Amateau is passionate about the treatment of animals and the effect animals can have when providing therapy to people in need. Gigi had long wanted to write a book about a horse, and she drew inspiration for the character of Chancey from her own horse. Join Gigi this afternoon as she presents this new horse story that will join the classics Black Beauty and Misty on our bookshelves.
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Oakland Book Group #3 meets & discusses Unforgiving Years (January 14 at 7:00pm)
Victor Serge , Unforgiving Years.
Oakland Book Group #3 meets and discusses Unforgiving Years by Victor Serge. This event is open to the public and free to attend. Books will be available for purchase at the store.
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Allen Edwards discusses and signs Shear Force (January 15 at 7:00pm)
Allen Edwards.
DIESEL, A Bookstore in Brentwood is pleased to welcome local stylist & author, Allen Edwards, as he discusses and signs his new book, Shear Force: An Image-Maker's Memoir. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Beauty industry icon and hair guru Allen Edwards is an internationally renowned image-maker and business leader. ... (more)Allen has styled some of the world’s most glamorous and fashionable women and is the creator of the Farrah Fawcett layered cut, a trend that still exists today. He also engineered Assistant District Attorney Marcia Clark’s new ‘do during the infamous O.J. Simpson murder trial. He turned hair shows into rock venues and changed the world of beauty, armed with shears, a blow dryer and the force of his personality. With over 1000 television appearances including OPRAH and REGIS, Allen Edwards has stayed at the top of his game for over 30 years.
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JOHN COY, Author (January 17 at 10:30am)
John Coy , Two Old Potatoes and Me.
JOHN COY, Author
January 17, Saturday, 10:30am What can two old, wrinkly, sprouted potatoes produce? Lots of new potatoes – and a stronger relationship between a dad and his daughter during a time of family transition. Ever since John Coy’s book Two Old Potatoes and Me was published in 2003, ... (more)it has garnered acclaim. Chosen as one of Nickelodeon Jr.’s. Best Books of the Year, featured on PBS’s Reading Rainbow television show, and selected to receive a 2004 Zolotow Honor Award, Two Old Potatoes and Me has recently been released in a paperback edition. Celebrate the new edition with John Coy this morning at The Red Balloon Bookshop. John lives in Minneapolis, where he grows potatoes at Mulberry Junction Community Garden. Photo of John Coy by Jeff Wheeler.
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ELLEN LEVINE, Author (January 17 at 2:00pm)
Ellen Levine , Henry's Freedom Box.
ELLEN LEVINE, Author
January 17, Saturday, 2:00pm Henry Brown had an unusual nickname. He was called “Box” after people learned how he escaped from his life as a slave in the South by climbing inside a wooden crate and mailing himself to freedom in the North. Impressed by Henry’s plan and his courage ... (more)to pursue it, author Ellen Levine researched and wrote what would become the picture book Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad. Ellen Levine lives in New York state, but she is in Saint Paul this week as a guest lecturer for Hamline University’s M.F.A. Program in Writing for Children and Young Adults. Take advantage of this opportunity to meet Ellen when she gives a presentation today at The Red Balloon Bookshop about Henry’s Freedom Box, a Caldecott Honor Award book.
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MO WILLEMS, Author-Illustrator (January 22 at 2:00pm)
Mo Willems , Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed.
MO WILLEMS
Author-Illustrator
January 22, Thursday, 7:00pm Award-winning author-illustrator Mo Willems, whose book Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! catapulted him to fame in the children’s-book world, visits The Red Balloon Bookshop this evening to expose the naked truth about being oneself and ... (more)wearing it well. His remarks will be based on his new book, Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed. Wilbur, the star of the book, is different from the other Naked Mole Rats in his Colony because he wears clothes (and he likes it!). What will happen when Grand-pah, the oldest, wisest, and most naked Naked Mole Rat ever, discovers Wilbur’s secret? A lively evening awaits you with Mo, the creator of three Caldecott Honor Award books (Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, and Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity). Don’t miss Mo! Photo of Mo Willems by Marty Umans.
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Susie Bright and 'X' Contributors discuss & sign X: The Erotic Treasury (January 22 at 7:00pm)
Chronicle Books , X: The Erotic Treasury.
DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes back Susie Bright as she discusses and signs her newest collection of erotic literature, X: The Erotic Treasury. As a special treat, there will also be several contributors from the book joining her for the event, including Greta Christina (editor of Best Erotic ... (more)Comics), Donna George Storey (author of Amorous Woman), and Pam Ward (author of Bad Girls Burn Slow). We'll see you here at DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland! ABOUT THE BOOK:
If there's only room for one book on your bedside table, this should be it. The reigning mistress of erotica, Susie Bright, has expertly chosen 40 of the hottest stories ever written: breathtaking new stories as well as the most sought-after stories from The Best American Erotica series. Designed in a "gotta-touch-it" slipcase with a cloth-covered book, the package cultivates the quality and taboo satisfaction of the ­stories themselves. Luminaries like Carol Queen and Robert Olen Butler contribute to the stories about all kinds of lovers: heartbreakers, foxes, maniacs, romanticists, hell-raisers, and utter bandits. This delicious collection is certain to satisfy.
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Poetry Flash presents John Isles and Rusty Morrison (January 25 at 3:00pm)
John Isles.
John Isles’s new book of poems is Inverse Sky; Donald Revell praises it: “The poems of Inverse Sky transpire in a magic climate conducive to old Edens and new evangels. Here are wantoness and water-lights written starkly. And here, too, are tender shades I have not met before, in a further America.” ... (more)John Isles’s first poetry collection was Ark. He received an NEA fellowship and an award from The Los Angeles Review. Rusty Morrison’s new book of poems is the true keeps calm biding its story; winner of the 2007 Sawtooth Prize from Ahasahta Press, it was also chosen by Rae Armantrout, Claudia Rankine, and Bruce Smith for the 2008 James Laughlin Award for most outstanding second book of poetry
published in America that year. Claudia Rankine says of it, “. . .the poem transforms into a machine for transmitting lines across impossible distances. . . .In the end we, as readers, are left with a stunning collection, written into the silence of everlasting loss.” Her first book, Whethering, won the 2004 Colorado Prize for Poetry, and also received the Poetry Society of America’s Alice Fay DiCastagnola Award, among other honors. Rusty Morrison is the co-publisher of Omnidawn.
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January Book Club (January 27 at 6:30pm)
John Fowles , The Magus.
This month Farley's Book Club will be reading John Fowles's The Magus.
We will be meeting one week later than usual. As usual, please meet in the back room of Farley's for stimulating discussion and light refreshments!
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Ruby! The Story of Ruby Bridges (January 31 at 10:30am)
Robert Coles , The Story Of Ruby Bridges.
"RUBY! THE STORY OF RUBY BRIDGES"
STEPPINGSTONE THEATRE PRESENTS
January 31, Saturday, 10:30am The inspirational story of Ruby Bridges, the courageous African-American first-grader who was ordered by the U.S. Supreme Court to integrate the all-white Franz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960, comes ... (more)to life this morning at The Red Balloon when actors from SteppingStone Theatre perform selected scenes from the play "Ruby! The Story of Ruby Bridges." Ruby’s story, full of perseverance and hope, is as relevant today as it was in the Sixties. If you’re interested in learning more about this extraordinary six-year-old who helped shape American history, read the picture book The Story of Ruby Bridges, written by Robert Coles. It captures the courage of the little girl who stood alone in the face of racism. The full-length version of the play runs from February 9 through March 1, 2009, at SteppingStone Theatre, 55 Victoria Street North in Saint Paul’s Historic Hill District. For more details: www.steppingstonetheatre.org
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Yiyun Li discusses and signs The Vagrants (February 4 at 7:00pm)
Yiyun Li , The Vagrants: A Novel.
DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland is pleased to welcome the award-winning author, Yiyun Li, as she discusses and signs her beautiful new novel, The Vagrants. The San Francisco Chronicle named Yiyun's previous book, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers the "Best Book of 2005", and her newest novel is set to ... (more)be just as intriguing. Don't miss your chance to meet this highly-acclaimed author as she presents her fantastic new novel!
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Book Launch Party for George Mastras' Fidali's Way (February 5 at 7:00pm)
George Mastras.
You're invited to join DIESEL, A Bookstore in Brentwood as we host the Book Launch Party for George Mastras and his thrilling new novel, Fidali's Way! ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
George Mastras has worked as a criminal investigator for the public defender service, a counselor at a juvenile correctional facility, ... (more)and a litigator in New York and Los Angeles. After ten years of practicing law, he quit his job, sold his belongings, and spent several years backpacking around the globe and trekking in the Himalayas, Karakorams, and Hindu Kush. Since returning to the United States, he has worked as a screenwriter and has written for several television series, including The Evidence, The Dresden Files, and currently the Emmy Award-winning drama Breaking Bad, for which he was nominated for a Writers Guild Award in 2008. Born in Boston, he is a graduate of Yale, UCLA Law, and Outward Bound. He was awarded the competitive Disney-ABC Writing Fellowship for Television Drama in 2005. He lives in Los Angeles.
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Nancy Carlson, author-illustrator (February 7 at 10:30am)
Nancy Carlson , Henry and the Valentine Surprise.
Nancy Carlson
Author-Illustrator
February 7, Saturday, 10:30am With Nancy Carlson’s humorous text and candy-colored illustrations, Henry and the Valentine Surprise showcases just how sweet Valentine’s Day can be. Henry and his classmates discover, just before Valentine’s Day, a heart-shaped box ... (more)on their teacher Mr. McCarthy’s desk. Will he be giving it to a girlfriend? The students decide to spy on Mr. McCarthy. They see him talk to the playground monitor, smile at the lunch lady, and eat with the French teacher! When Henry finally asks Mr. McCarthy about which person will receive the box – the class gets a big surprise! Nancy Carlson has written and illustrated many beloved books for young readers, including several about Henry the mouse. She lives in Bloomington, Minnesota.
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Jonathon Keats discusses and signs The Book of the Unknown (February 11 at 7:00pm)
Jonathon Keats , The Book of the Unknown: Tales of the Thirty-Six.
Conceptual artist, novelist, essayist, and journalist, Jonathon Keats has written a daring, original new work: THE BOOK OF THE UNKNOWN: Tales of the Thirty-six. Marked by lean, powerful prose, these stories, loosely drawn from Jewish folklore, re-imagine the Lamedh-Vov—the thirty-six anonymous saints ... (more)whose virtues sustain the world. A fictional Foreword and Afterword set up a mystical narrator and frame the stories. Imaginative and bold with startlingly beautiful conclusions, these unconventional fables will transport you to another time while their unlikely heroes linger in your mind. As provocative as it is intelligent, Keats’s book explores not only the uncertainty of morality, but also the limits of judgment.
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Val McDermid discusses and signs A Darker Domain (February 13 at 7:00pm)
Val McDermid , A Darker Domain: A Novel.
DIESEL, A Bookstore in BRENTWOOD is pleased to welcome New York Times-bestselling author, Val McDermid to the store as she discusses her superb new psychological thriller, A Darker Domain. If you have a book lover for a partner or spouse, this is the perfect gift for Valentine's Day, so don't miss out ... (more)on the fun! Check out these great reviews she's gotten so far:
'Absorbing modern mystery... McDermid's mix of historical and literary clues with modern detection is handled with panache' - The Times 'One of the world's leading mystery writers... Thomas Harris crossed with Agatha Christie, if you will... a great read' - Observer 'A cleverly plotted thriller. It should gain her a crowd of new fans' - Guardian 'One of her best’ - Literary Review 'A real page-turner and another McDermid triumph' - Observer 'McDermid's plot is a classic, and she pulls out all the stops to achieve a sense of mounting anguish, as her hero juggles multiple red herrings, mixed loyalties, differing police agendas and complicated family ties. Impeccable' - Guardian 'Reminiscent of one of Ruth Rendell's Barbara Vine thrillers – a few more sly, old-fashioned whodunits like this and she'll join the sturdy ranks of the queens of crime, on course to become Dame Val or Baroness McDermid' - Sunday Times
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Celebrating Matthew Henson, arctic explorer (February 21 at 10:30am)
Dolores Johnson , Onward: A Photobiography of African-American Polar Explorer Matthew Henson (Photobiographies).
Celebrating Matthew Henson, Hero of Arctic Exploration
Storytime & Craft with Christy Woster.
February 21, Saturday, 10:30am Many of us have heard of Robert E. Peary, an explorer whose accomplishments included reaching the North Pole in 1909. Fewer of us have heard of African-American Matthew Henson, ... (more)who was also a member of the team that reached the North Pole and who made essential contributions to the success of the expedition. Storyteller Christy Woster, whose fascination with this Arctic expedition led to her research and her collection of antiquarian books and artifacts about the Arctic, celebrates the amazing life of Matthew Henson during this 100th anniversary year of the historic expedition. Christy’s interactive presentation this morning will feature the book Onward: A Photobiography of African-American Polar Explorer Matthew Henson will also include a fun Arctic-related craft and information about the great challenges that Henson and Peary encountered in their quest. You’ll learn that Henson’s challenges were even more difficult after he returned to America. Discover how he faced the challenge of discrimination and found his rightful place in history. Minnesotan Christy Woster is an avid reader, collector, and history buff.
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Karen Mack & Jennifer Kaufman discuss and sign A Version of the Truth (February 25 at 7:00pm)
Jennifer Kaufman , A Version of the Truth.
DIESEL, A Bookstore in Brentwood invites you to join us for a discussion and signing by local authors, Karen Mack and Jennifer Kaufman (authors of the bestselling Literacy and Longing in L.A.) as they join us for the paperback edition of their delightful new novel, A VERSION OF THE TRUTH. It's a lyrical, ... (more)wise, and mesmerizing story about love, learning, friendship, rare birds and other forces of nature. Set in the wilds of Topanga Canyon, the story is narrated by Cassie Shaw, a nature lover with innate intelligence and charm who reinvents herself with unexpected consequences. The result? An honest, funny and uplifting novel--a modern, provocative twist on the theme of appearance versus reality and the resulting mysteries, difficulties and disadvantages of telling the truth.
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Mudville Book Launch Party (February 28 at 2:00pm)
Kurtis Scaletta reads from Mudville.
Event location: Red Balloon Book Shop
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John Coy, author (March 6 at 7:00pm)
John Coy.
John Coy, Author
March 6, Friday, 7:00pm Author John Coy hits one out of the ball park with Top of the Order, his new action-packed story about an intense, emotional baseball season shared by four fifth-grade friends. Jackson, Gig, Isaac, and Diego lead very different lives, but on the baseball field, ... (more)they’re a strong team, the top of the order. In this crucial last year of elementary school, they’re faced with preparing for middle school and dealing with a new member of their team – a girl! The four friends soon will learn that a team must stick together both on and off the field because it is strong friendship that will help them through this season of difficult situations. John Coy, who lives in Minneapolis, is the author of many acclaimed books for young readers and teens, including Night Driving and Crackback. Come celebrate with John tonight when he reads from and autographs Top of the Order.
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Dara Sanders Dokas, author (March 15 at 2:00pm)
Dara Dokas , Muriel's Red Sweater.
Dara Sanders Dokas, author
March 15, Sunday, 2:00pm Have you ever been so excited (or so busy) that your life seems to unravel without you even noticing? That very thing happened to Muriel Magee, the silly, distracted duck and main character of the new book Muriel’s Red Sweater written by Dara ... (more)Sanders Dokas. Muriel is excited about her upcoming birthday. She puts on her favorite sweater and hurries all over town to deliver invitations to her birthday party. She is so busy that she doesn’t realize her sweater is shrinking … and what’s that trailing after her? By the time Muriel returns home, her sweater has disappeared and all her friends have found good uses for nice, bright red yarn! Muriel’s Red Sweater is Dara’s first book. Dara, who lives in Saint Paul, looks forward to reading her book to you this afternoon at The Red Balloon Bookshop.
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WonderWeavers, Storytellers (March 21 at 10:30am)
Tracey Campbell Pearson , Bob.
WonderWeavers, Storytellers
March 21, Saturday, 10:30am "Bob," Henrietta said, "you are not a chicken. You are a rooster. You need to stop clucking and learn how to crow so you can wake up the girls every morning. That’s what roosters do." Inspired by this bit of advice from Henrietta (a cat), Bob ... (more)flies the coop to find his true rooster voice. You’ll enjoy his search this morning when the WonderWeavers, storytellers Tina Rohde and Colleen Shaskin, visit The Red Balloon Bookshop to tell you the story of Bob, written and illustrated by Tracey Campbell Pearson, plus other great stories to welcome the arrival of spring! Hooray!
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Derek Anderson, illustrator (March 28 at 10:30am)
Judy Sierra , Ballyhoo Bay.
Derek Anderson, illustrator
March 28, Saturday, 10:30am Inside his studio in snowy, cold Minneapolis, illustrator Derek Anderson painted pictures of sunny, warm Ballyhoo Bay. His vibrant and buoyant illustrations were paired with author Judy Sierra’s words to become the new picture book Ballyhoo Bay. ... (more)At Ballyhoo Bay, Mira Bella the artist teaches painting and sculpture to grannies and kids amidst the sun, sea, sand, and sky. How delightful! One day a billboard goes up to announce a high-rise building and other plans for the bay. That will mean no more sand or seashells or painting or fun – and absolutely no children and wildlife allowed. Mira Bella is not one to take this plan lightly. Can art save Ballyhoo Bay? Join Derek this morning when he reads this modern fable that celebrates art, nature, and community. He’ll do a bit of drawing, too!
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Jeremy Tankard, aurthor-illustrator (March 28 at 2:00pm)
Jeremy Tankard , Boo Hoo Bird.
Jeremy Tankard
Author-Illustrator
March 28, Saturday, 2:00pm Bird and Racoon are playing ball when Bird gets bonked on the head. "Boo hoo hoo!" he cries. What will make Bird feel better? A kiss? A cookie? Bird’s friends are full of hilarious and heartwarming ideas. Author-illustrator ... (more)Jeremy Tankard’s charming picture-book story Boo Hoo Bird will put a smile on the face of every child who has suffered a boo-boo and of every parent who has struggled to find just the right way to give comfort. A fun read-aloud story, Boo Hoo Bird is the cheerful companion to the acclaimed Grumpy Bird. When he is not traveling to bookstores to talk about his books, Jeremy Tankard is a stay-at-home dad who lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Persis M. Karim (April 2 at 7:00pm)
Persis Karim , Let Me Tell You Where I've Been: New Writing by Women of the Iranian Diaspora.
Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland and the Institute of European Studies at UC Berkeley proudly present Persis M. Karim as part of a year-long public
>> outreach program on Women, Islam and the West. The program aims to place intellectuals, activists, artists, writers and academics
in conversation with informed ... (more)an informed public to explore the relationship
between Islam and Western secularism, particularly as it manifests
itself in the lives of women. Ms. Karim's lecture is titled, Beyond Memoir: Women, Writing and the Making of Iranian Diaspora Identities.About Persis M. Karim:
Persis Karim was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area by her French mother, Evelyne M. Karim and her late Iranian father, Alexander Karim. She grew up feeling a little “different” and spent a good deal of her childhood explaining an identity she couldn’t fully grasp. During the 1979 hostage crisis, she had a kind of awakening. After graduating from college at UC Santa Cruz, she felt an immense longing to learn more about her Iranian heritage. In the early 1980s she began learning Persian and got involved with a group of Iranian expatriates who were working to raise American awareness about the Iran-Iraq War. As the 1980s wore on, she felt a longing to become more familiar with Persian language and literature as well as the politics of the Middle East. In 1990 (on the eve of Perisan Gulf War I), she started graduate work at the University of Texas in Middle Eastern Studies. She followed her master’s degree, with a Ph.D. in comparative literature.
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Jon Ginoli of Pansy Division at Lambda Rising! (April 12 at 6:30pm)
Jon Ginoli.
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.
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Siddharth Kara discusses and signs Sex Trafficking (May 13 at 7:00pm)
Siddharth Kara , Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery.
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.
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Phyllis Root, Author (May 16 at 10:30am)
Phyllis Root , Paula Bunyan.
Phyllis Root, Author
May 16, Saturday, 10:30am There’s news from the North Woods! Author Phyllis Root is pleased to announce that she discovered (in her imagination) Paul Bunyan’s "little" sister Paula Bunyan. Yes, Phyllis created her very own tall tale, the previously untold story of Paul Bunyan’s ... (more)younger sister, and celebrates its publication this morning at The Red Balloon Bookshop. Be among the first to hear the story of Paula, who is tall as a pine tree, can lift the local ferry above her head, and can run so fast that she once ran back to yesterday! But wait! There’s more to this great read-aloud story. Paula heads to the North Woods in search of freedom, adventure, and space enough for her big strides and boisterous singing. She uses her brains and brawn to surmount every challenge along the way. In no time, she gains the friendship of animals such as wolves and bears. She also does something else: when she sees a forest being destroyed by lumberjacks, Paula hatches a larger-than-life plan to save the wilderness! Phyllis Root, who lives in Minneapolis, is the author of more than thirty books, many of them award-winners. Her first book was Moon Tiger, published in 1985. She is currently an instructor in the Compleat and Practical Scholar program for children at Vermont College, Norwich University in Vermont. Please note: Customers may bring one book from home to be autographed along with a new book (or books) purchased during this event for Phyllis Root at The Red Balloon Bookshop.
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Sarah Quigley, author (May 29 at 7:00pm)
Sarah Quigley , TMI.
Sarah Quigley, author
Friday, May 29, 7:00pm To blab or to blog? That is the question… In Sarah Quigley's new book tmi, 15-year-old Becca’s tendency for oversharing—confessing all of her business to anyone willing to listen—never seemed like a problem to her until she got into serious trouble ... (more)blabbing about her boyfriend. Becca wonders: how does someone kick a lifelong TMI habit? It’s impossible. She simply must spill, so Becca decides to blog anonymously instead. On her blog, titled "too much information," Becca unleashes her alter ego, Bella. Bella tells it like it is…though perhaps with a bit more drama thrown in. After all, no one Becca knows is actually going to read it, right? Right? Sarah Quigley grew up in a small town in Minnesota, and has been a writer since age of nine, when she started keeping a diary. Eventually, that diary became an anonymous blog, which became less anonymous, and then she got a book deal! She currently lives in San Francisco with her husband and young daughter.
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Baby StoryTime Encore with Willi (June 6 at 10:30am)
David Mallett , Inch by Inch: The Garden Song.
Baby Storytime Encore
with Willi Brennaman, StoryTeller
June 6, Saturday, 10:30am Storyteller Willi loves to garden! She’s excited to share some of her favorite gardening stories with you this morning. Willi knows it takes patience to create and grow a garden, and she’ll help you learn about that ... (more)when she reads David Mallett’s picture-book version of a song called Inch by Inch: The Garden Song. It charts the faithful progress of a young boy who, "inch by inch, row by row," overcomes every obstacle, "rock and weeds and a hungry old crow," to make his garden overflow with bounty. You’ll enjoy singing this story, too. Learn all the words and sing it while you plant your own garden this summer!
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Norman Ollestad discusses and signs Crazy for the Storm (June 28 at 3:00pm)
Norman Ollestad , Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival.
Diesel, A Bookstore in Malibu is excited to welcome Norman Ollestad to the shop to discuss and sign his book, Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival. This event is free and all are welcome and encouraged to attend!
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Poetry Flash with Lucille Lang Day & Roz Spafford (August 2 at 3:00pm)
Lucille Lang Day.
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.
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Eats, Knits & Leaves (August 10 at 7:00pm)
Kate Jacobs , Knit Two.
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.
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Emilie Buchwald, Author (August 15 at 10:30am)
Emilie Buchwald.
August 15, Saturday, 10:30am
Emilie Buchwald, Author The enchanting tale of Floramel and Esteban ($16.95), written by Emilie Buchwald and first published in 1982, has recently been reissued by Milkweed Editions. This classic story will warm the hearts of a whole new generation of readers. Floramel, the ... (more)only cow in the meadow, is lonely, but she is also curious and longs to know more about the world around her. One day a flock of cattle egrets lands nearby, and Floramel listens eagerly as their leader explains how the birds bring relief to a cow tormented by insects. When one of the egrets, lazy Esteban, stays behind with Floramel, a friendship between the two develops. The friendship not only gives Floramel new eyes with which to see the world, but also a way to make music! Emilie Buchwald has worked as an editor, poet, teacher, and award-winning children’s-book author. She is the co-founder and former publisher of Milkweed Editions. Buchwald has been honored with the prestigious McKnight Distinguished Artist Award, the Kay Sexton Award, and, in 2008, the Ivan Sandroff Lifetime Achievement Award, given by the National Book Critics Circle. Buchwald is also the author of the award-winning children’s novel, Gildean, and she is currently the publisher of the Gryphon Press. Please note: Customers may bring one book from home to be autographed along with a new book (or books) purchased during this event for Emilie Buchwald at The Red Balloon Bookshop.
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Como Park Zoo & Conservatory Storytime (August 22 at 10:30am)
Janet Stevens , Tops & Bottoms.
August 22, Saturday, 10:30am
"Rabbit Gets Creative" Storytime
with Our Friends from Como Park Zoo & Conservatory Our friends from the Como Park Zoo & Conservatory, both human and animal, will delight you this morning with a rabbit story filled with wisdom, wit, and creativity. The picture book for storytime, ... (more)Tops & Bottoms ($17.00) by Janet Stevens, explores the ins and outs of a business partnership between two very different neighbors. The story will keep you mesmerized! An added bonus: You’ll get to meet two live animals that like to visit gardens – and bookshops. Come join the fun!
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Denise Doyen reads and signs Once Upon a Twice (September 27 at 3:00pm)
Denise Doyen , Once Upon a Twice (Picture Book).
Diesel, A Bookstore in Malibu is excited to present local resident and author Denise Doyen to the store in celebration of her first picture book for kids, Once Upon a Twice, with exquisite illustrations by Barry Moser.
Denise Doyen makes her debut as a children’s author with Once Upon a Twice. Denise ... (more)studied creative writing, poetry, and design at Stanford University, and later studied screenwriting and filmmaking at The American Film Institute. Prior to writing children’s books, Denise worked many years for Disney, directing children’s television programs such as “Welcome to Pooh Corner” and “Dumbo’s Circus.” She also worked as a choreographer for film, television, and commercials in Los Angeles. She lives in Pacific Palisades with her family.
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Christopher Lincoln (October 31 at 10:30pm)
Christopher Lincoln on tour for Billy Bones: The Road to Nevermore.
Kick off Halloween with a spooky new story about Billy Bones.
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Santa (December 13 at 2:00pm)
Chris Van Allsburg , The Polar Express.
Santa is coming to the Bookloft for the 1st time. He will be here Sunday December 14th and will host a very special reading of "The Polar Express" at 2:45pm by the fireplace for the kids. You can meet personally with Santa and take pictures. So come all for a perfect afternoon with Santa
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