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David Swanson discusses and signs Daybreak (November 22 at 3:00pm) David Swanson. 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)Past events
Ida Phillips Lynch (April 17 at 7:00pm) Ida Phillips Lynch. Chapel Hill native Ida Phillips Lynch will discuss and sign copies of the new book she co-authored, North Carolina State Parks: A Niche Guide,. In this first new guidebook to the state parks to be published in the past 20 years, the authors provide information on natural and cultural history, hiking, ... (more)Prioleau Alexander (April 18 at 7:00pm) Charleston, SC native Prioleau Alexander will read from and sign copies of his new book, You Want Fries with That?: A White-Collar Burnout Experiences Life at Minimum Wage. When he quit the high-powered advertising executive rat race, Alexander decided to try some minimum-wage jobs—-construction ... (more)Kevin Phillips (April 21 at 5:30pm) The political commentator and author of Wealth and Democracy, will discuss and sign copies of his new book, Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism. Phillips holds that the era of American market domination is near its end, as the housing collapse, growing ... (more)Sarah Dessen (April 21 at 7:00pm) Bestselling Chapel Hill author Sarah Dessen will kick off the publication of her eighth young adult book, Lock and Key, with a reading and book signing. Two of her previous novels, That Summer and Someone Like You, were the basis of How to Deal, a 2003 movie starring Mandy Moore. Her other popular ... (more)John Kessel (April 22 at 7:00pm)
Eno River Association Reading Group (April 23 at 12:30pm) To celebrate Earth Week, the Eno River Association is launching a reading group which will meet at The Regulator for a bring-your-own bag lunch discussion the 4th Wednesday of each month. An essay or other short reading on an environmental theme will be selected for discussion. This month's selection ... (more)P. Murali Doraiswamy & Lisa Gwyther (April 23 at 7:00pm) Duke authors Doraiswamy and Gwyther will discuss and sign copies of their new book, The Alzheimer's Action Plan: The Experts' Guide to the Best Diagnosis and Treatment for Memory Problems. The book looks at the best tests to determine whether someone does in fact, have Alzheimer's. It then examines the ... (more)Melissa Delbridge (April 25 at 7:00pm) Durham author Melissa Delbridge will read from and sign copies of her new memoir, Family Bible. Reynolds Price writes, “Melissa Delbridge’s memories of her early life are dead-accurate, hilarious, and tragic and will surely prove enduring as a guide to the Deepest South—a place and a culture that ... (more)Rob Christensen (April 28 at 7:00pm) Rob Christensen. News & Observer reporter Rob Christensen will discuss and sign copies of his new book, The Paradox of Tar Heel Politics: The Personalities, Elections, and Events That Shaped Modern North Carolina. What kind of state is North Carolina? Is it the state that repeatedly sent Jesse Helms, Josiah Bailey, ... (more)Gerald Barrax, Richard Krawiec & Other Poets (April 29 at 7:00pm) Thom Schramm. In celebration of National Poetry Month, Gerald Barrax, Richard Krawiec and other contributors to the anthology, Living in Storms, will read from and sign copies of the book. This anthology includes poems by over 80 contemporary poets whose work distinctively addresses the moods characteristic of manic-depression. ... (more)Sherrie Dillard (April 30 at 7:00pm) Local professional psychic and therapist Sherrie Dillard will discuss and sign copies of her new book, Discover Your Psychic Type: Developing and Using Your Natural Intuition. Dillard (M.Div.) is a spiritual therapist, clairvoyant-medium, author and teacher with an international client list. A professional ... (more)Lee Martin (May 2 at 7:00pm) Lee Martin will read from and sign copies of his new book, River of Heaven. Like The Bright Forever, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, this is another page-turning tale about a small town with human, fallible characters, and a surprising dark undertone that compliments the mystery and suspense. River of Heaven—-taut, ... (more)Priscilla Wald (May 4 at 3:00pm) Duke English professor Priscilla Wald will discuss and sign copies of her new book, Contagious: Cultures, Carriers, and the Outbreak Narrative. In beautifully crafted prose, this interdisciplinary book—which links science, politics, movies and fiction—"traces the trajectories of 'outbreak narratives,' ... (more)Jean Anderson (May 5 at 7:00pm) Raleigh native and cookbook author Jean Anderson will discuss and sign copies of her new book, A Love Affair with Southern Cooking. Part cookbook, part memoir, part history, and part back-roads adventure, A Love Affair with Southern Cooking showcases Anderson's dedication, hard work and passion, and ... (more)Louise Hawes, Frances O'Roark Dowell (May 6 at 7:00pm)
Grant Farred (May 7 at 7:00pm)
Dawn Shamp (May 8 at 7:00pm) Dawn Shamp reads from On Account of Conspicuous Women.
Jim Wise (May 10 at 3:00pm) Jim Wise reads from On Sherman's Trail: The Civil War's North Carolina Climax.
Tony Horwitz (May 13 at 7:00pm)
John Darnielle (May 14 at 7:00pm)
Tony Early (May 15 at 7:00pm)
Matthew Sharpe (May 16 at 7:00pm)
Theresa Rebeck (May 17 at 7:00pm)
Red Hen Poets (May 19 at 7:00pm)
Austin Dacey (May 20 at 7:00pm)
Ann Wright (May 21 at 7:00pm)
Sue Wasiolek & Peter Feaver (May 29 at 7:00pm) Peter Feaver. Sue Wasiolek (a dean at Duke) and Peter Feaver (a professor at Duke) will discuss and sign copies of their new book, Getting the Best Out of College: A Professor, a Dean, and a Student Tell You How to Maximize Your Experience. This is an insider's guide to making the college experience as fulfilling ... (more)Rick Bragg (May 30 at 7:00pm)
Nicholas Dawidoff (June 2 at 7:00pm) Nicholas Dawidoff, editor of the Library of America's Baseball: A Literary Anthology, will read from and sign copies of his new book, The Crowd Sounds Happy: A Story of Love, Madness and Baseball. In this memoir, Dawidoff details his growing up during the 1970s in a troubled family, where the men in ... (more)Rebekah & Stephen Hren (June 6 at 7:00pm) Durham authors Rebekah and Stephen Hren will discuss and sign copies of their new book, The Carbon-Free Home: 36 Remodeling Projects to Help Kick the Fossil-Fuel Habit. "It's hard to imagine a more comprehensive, and comprehensible, guide to making your home work for you and for the planet, inside and ... (more)Janet Lembke (June 7 at 7:00pm) Janet Lembke will discuss and sign copies of her new book, Because the Cat Purrs: How We Relate to Other Species and Why It Matters. This is a sensitive and timely appraisal of how we treat the creatures we share the planet with—and how we ought to—by a passionate lover of the natural world. Lembke ... (more)Jonathan Miles (June 9 at 7:00pm) Jonathan Miles will read from and sign copies of his new novel, Dear American Airlines. Benjamin Ford, traveling from New York to LA for his daughter's wedding, gets stranded at O'Hare, and in the long, empty hours amid a marooned crowd, Bennie's demand for a refund quickly becomes a scathing yet oddly ... (more)Amanda Lamb (June 10 at 7:00pm) Amanda Lamb. WRAL news reporter Amanda Lamb will discuss and sign copies of her new true crime book, Deadly Dose: The Untold Story of a Homicide Investigator's Crusade for Truth and Justice. Lamb details the story of Eric Miller, a young AIDS researcher in Raleigh who was murdered by his wife, Ann, through arsenic ... (more)Jeremy Packer (June 12 at 7:00pm) NCSU professor Jeremy Packer will discuss and sign copies of his new book, Mobility without Mayhem: Safety, Cars and Citizenship. Packer provides a rich cultural history of America's fascination with and fear of the automobile. Drawing on popular culture, he looks both at what it means to be a good ... (more)Ben Jones (June 18 at 7:00pm) Ben Jones. Ben Jones will discuss and sign copies of his new book, Redneck Boy in the Promised Land: The Confessions of "Crazy Cooter." Russell Banks writes that this is "a gutsy, funny, and good-hearted" read, while Jeff Foxworthy notes that "Ben Jones is nothing less than a great American." In a life full of ... (more)Homegrown/Handmade (June 24 at 7:00pm) Editor Joe Newberry will discuss and sign copies of the new book, Homegrown/Handmade: Art Roads and Farm Trails, a guide to 72 Piedmont and eastern North Carolina counties offering an array of arts and agricultural experiences—festivals and farmers' markets, vineyards and you-pick produce, artists’ ... (more)Eno River Association Reading Group (June 25 at 12:30pm) The Eno River Association has launched a reading group which will meet at The Regulator for a bring-your-own bag lunch discussion the 4th Wednesday of each month. An essay or other short reading on an environmental theme will be selected for discussion. This month’s selection is "The Death and Life ... (more)Donna Andrews (July 10 at 7:00pm) Mystery writer Donna Andrews (Owls Well That Ends Well, The Penguin Who Knew Too Much, No Nest for the Wicket) will read from and sign copies of her eighth Meg Langslow title, Cockatiels at Seven. "Andrews's talent for the lovably loony makes this series a winner; to miss it would be a cardinal sin," ... (more)Lewis Shiner (July 11 at 7:00pm) Lewis Shiner will read from and sign copies of his new novel, Black & White, which is set against the backdrop of Durham's Hayti during the recent past of urban renewal. Jonathan Lethem writes, " Black & White, Lewis Shiner’s long-awaited return to the novel, is social realism so urgent ... (more)Interested: andyhat Added by booksense. William Dale (July 14 at 7:00pm) William Dale. Durham author William Dale will discuss and sign copies of his new book, Living Diplomatically: A Life in the U. S. Foreign Service. Dale's son Barney will read a selection from the book and Dale will answer questions from the audience. Dale served in a variety of settings—-Copenhagen, Ankara, ... (more)Messiahs of 1933 with Joel Schechter (July 15 at 7:30pm) Joel Schechter. Theater historian Joel Schechter appears at the JCC to discuss his latest work, a social history of the American Yiddish theater of the 1930s. Messiahs of 1933 celebrates the satire, radical imagination and commitment to social change of the politically-charged plays from this period. Free admission. ... (more)David Bajo (July 16 at 7:00pm) David Bajo will read from and sign copies of his debut novel, The 351 Books of Irma Arcuri. Compared to The Time Traveler's Wife and Shadow of the Wind, this metaphysical literary suspense novel features mathematician Philip Mazryk in his quixotic search for the Siren of all Sirens, Irma Arcuri. The ... (more)Maryann McFadden (July 17 at 7:00pm) Maryann McFadden will read from and sign copies of her novel, The Richest Season. Set on Pawley's Island in South Carolina, this novel—full of quirky charm—takes readers on a heartrending journey of discovery for three individuals. Joanna struggles to find her life, Grace grapples to find ... (more)E. Lynn Harris (July 21 at 7:00pm) Bestselling author E.Lynn Harris returns with his latest novel, Just Too Good to be True. Once again, Harris explores his themes of family, faith, and love in a story about football player and Heisman Trophy candidate Brady Bledsoe, his church-going, beauty-shop-owner mother Carmyn, and his cheerleader ... (more)Stephen L. Carter (July 22 at 7:00pm) Yale law professor Stephen L. Carter will read from and sign copies of his latest novel, Palace Council. Set in the time of Watergate and the Vietnam War, this complex and suspenseful political thriller showcases an electrifying portrait of Richard Nixon. Carter also wrote The Emperor of ... (more) and New England White. Charla Muller (July 25 at 7:00pm) Charlotte author Charla Muller will discuss and sign copies of her new book (co-authored by Betsy Thorpe), 365 Nights: A Memoir of Intimacy. In 2006, Muller—-a homemaker, mother and marketing consultant-—wanted to give her husband a special 40th birthday present. The gift? Sex every night ... (more)Tana French (July 26 at 7:00pm) Tana French will read from and sign copies of her new novel, The Likeness. In this sequel to her bestselling, critically acclaimed In the Woods, French returns to her quirky and engrossing Dublin detective squad characters. Detectives Cassie Maddox and Sam O'Neill investigate the murder of a young ... (more)Martin Clark (August 1 at 7:00pm) Martin Clark. Martin Clark, author of the acclaimed novel The Many Aspects of Mobile Home Living, will read from and sign copies of his new novel, The Legal Limit. Clark, a circuit court judge, lives in Stuart, Virginia.
Haven Kimmel (August 5 at 7:00pm) Durham author Haven Kimmel will read from and sign copies of her fourth novel, Iodine. In Iodine, Kimmel makes an exciting foray into psychological gothic territory. This unique portrait of the emotional effects of trauma is tantalizing, shocking, and ultimately hopeful.
Ann Wicker & David Childers (August 8 at 7:00pm) Ann Wicker. Editor Ann Wicker and contributor David Childers will discuss and sign copies of the new book, Making Notes: Music of the Carolinas. "Making Notes is a rollicking road trip through the music of the Carolinas, with people who lived the music life and still remember it like it was only yesterday. It's ... (more)Ben F. Small signs The Olive Horseshoe (August 9 at 4:00pm) Ben F. Small joins us to talk about and sign his latest release,"The Olive Horseshoe".
MBC - Full Dark House (August 14 at 7:00pm) 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.
Clyde Edgerton (August 16 at 2:00pm) Durham native Clyde Edgerton will read from and sign copies of his new novel, The Bible Salesman. From this "Southern tale-spinning master," (Rocky Mountain News) comes a tender and hilarious new novel featuring scoundrels and innocents, car thievery and the Holy book. Edgerton, a professor of ... (more)Book Group #3 (August 18 at 7:00pm) Book Group #3 meets to discuss Joyce Carol Oates's We Were the Mulvaneys. All book groups are free to join and all are welcome!
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SARK (August 25 at 7:00pm) SARK (Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy) will be on hand to present an interactive writing workshop based on her book, Juicy Pens, Thirsty Paper: Gifting the World with Your Words & Stories & Creating the Time and Energy to Actually Do It. This workshop is for creative writers, journal-keepers, and anyone ... (more)Book Group #1 (August 26 at 7:00pm) Book Group #1 reads Henry James's Portrait of a Lady. All book groups are free to join and all are welcome!
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Linda Villarosa (August 28 at 7:00pm) Linda Villarosa will read from and sign copies of her debut novel, Passing for Black. E. Lynn Harris writes, "Passing for Black weaves issues of identity and sexuality into an engaging tale of love, passion, and family. Finally the story we’ve been waiting for, delivered in page turning, finely written ... (more)Bob Moser (September 2 at 7:00pm) Bob Moser. Former Independent writer Bob Moser will discuss and sign copies of his new book, Blue Dixie: Awakening the South's Democratic Majority, which details both the changes that have reshaped the Southern vote and how the Democratic Party can build a new progressive majority that includes the South. ... (more)Rose Senehi (September 5 at 7:00pm) Rose Senehi. Rose Senehi will read from and sign copies of her new book, In the Shadows of Chimney Rock. North Carolina novelist Joan Medlicott writes "Senehi has created a thrilling and heartwarming story set against the conflict between developers who are ravaging the mountains of western North Carolina, and those ... (more)Brock Clarke (September 8 at 7:00pm) Brock Clarke. Brock Clarke will read from and sign copies of his marvelously titled novel, An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England (now available in paperback). After spending 10 years in prison for accidentally burning down Emily Dickinson’s house and killing two people in the process, Sam Pulsifer ... (more)Paul Austin (September 10 at 7:00pm) Paul Austin. Duke physician Paul Austin will kickoff the publication of his new memoir, Something for the Pain: One Doctor's Account of Life and Death in the ER, with a reading and book signing. Austin—"the ER doc you’d hope to get if something really bad happened"—provides a revealing account of the daily ... (more)Mardy Grothe (September 11 at 7:00pm) Quotation maven Mardy Grothe will discuss and sign copies of his new book, I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like: A Comprehensive Compilation of History's Greatest Analogies, Metaphors, and Similes. Grothe, the author of Oxymoronica, Viva la Repartee, and Never Let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You, is sure ... (more)Wendy Johnson (September 15 at 7:00pm) Buddhist meditation teacher and organic gardening mentor Wendy Johnson will read from and sign copies of her new book, Gardening at the Dragon's Gate: At Work in the Wild and Cultivated World. Johnson, who has been gardening and meditating at the Green Gulch Farm Zen Center in northern California for ... (more)Interested: TuckerClark Added by booksense. Alan Weisman (September 16 at 7:00pm) Alan Weisman. Award-winning journalist Alan Weisman will discuss and sign copies of his new book, The World Without Us, which teases out the consequences of a simple thought experiment: What would happen if the human species were suddenly extinguished? Weisman's enthralling tour of the world of tomorrow explores ... (more)Stephen Grogan returns for a Vegas Die Anniversary Party (September 17 at 6:30pm) Stephen Grogan. Stephen Grogan, our bestselling author of the acclaimed Questmystery "Vegas Die", will be returning for a 6 month anniversary party. He will be here signing books, and talking about the quest for the hidden dagger.
Dan Barefoot (September 17 at 7:00pm) Daniel W. Barefoot. North Carolina author Dan Barefoot will discuss and sign copies of his new book, Hark the Sound of Tar Heel Voices: 220 Years of UNC History. This collection of first-person accounts of life at Carolina includes what men like Bill Friday or Frank Porter Graham said about their time there, as well as ... (more)Anna R. Hayes (September 18 at 7:00pm) Anna R. Hayes. Lawyer Anna Hayes will discuss and sign copies of her new biography, Without Precedent: The Life of Susie Marshall Sharp. Sharp's public life—which included being the first woman judge in North Carolina and the first female chief justice of a state supreme court—is an interesting story of feminism, ... (more)Katherine Min (September 19 at 7:00pm) Katherine Min will read from and sign copies of her novel, Secondhand World, which is newly available in paperback. Isolation pervades this haunting debut, a depiction of a tragedy-beset Korean-American family living in upstate New York during the aftermath of the Korean War. Min's rendering ... (more)Brisingr Breakfast (September 20 at 9:00am) Join Little Bookworms to celebrate the release of Brisingr, the highly anticipated 3rd installment of the Inheritance Cycle. Activities will include: Breakfast food Trivia Sword-fighting Costume Contest Dragon egg hunt Ancient language quiz There's no need to stay up until midnight when Little Bookworms ... (more)Bob Moser (September 23 at 7:00pm) *Rescheduled from Sept. 2* Former Independent writer Bob Moser will discuss and sign copies of his new book, Blue Dixie: Awakening the South's Democratic Majority, which details both the changes that have reshaped the Southern vote and how the Democratic Party can build a new progressive majority that ... (more)David Leavitt (September 24 at 7:00pm) David Leavitt will discuss and sign copies of his recent book, now available in paperback, The Indian Clerk. This richly imagined historical novel relates the strange and ultimately tragic relationship between an esteemed British mathematician and an unknown and unschooled mathematical genius. The ... (more)Jeffery Beam (September 29 at 7:00pm) Jeffery Beam. To top off Gay Pride events in Durham, Jeffery Beam will read from and sign copies of his new book, The Beautiful Tendons: Uncollected Queer Poems, 1969-2007. These poems from native North Carolinian Beam were originally published in many of the most important gay magazines and anthologies of the past ... (more)J. Kameron Carter (September 30 at 7:00pm) J. Kameron Carter will discuss and sign copies of his new book, Race: A Theological Account. This study—-which demonstrates great intellectual range and theological imagination—-provides an insightful analysis of race as it has been constructed in modern philosophy and religion. Carter is an associate ... (more)William Conescu (October 1 at 7:00pm) William Conescu will read from and sign copies of his debut novel, Being Written, in which the hero of the story "hears the author’s pencil scratching away and starts performing drastic acts to win more page-time from the book's other characters... Ionesco, eat your heart out. I suppose you could ... (more)If You Give A Cat A Cupcake Book Release Party (October 4 at 1:00pm) Join Little Bookworms to celebrate the release of If You Give A Cat A Cupcake,the newest book in Laura Numeroff's If You Give A...series. We plan to have storytime, cupcake arts and crafts, pin the frosting on the cupcake game, and a cupcake decorating station where kids can take a plain cupcake and ... (more)Jeremy Greenberg (October 4 at 7:00pm) Jeremy Greenberg. Stand-up comedian and writer Jeremy Greenberg will read from and sign copies of his new book, Relative Discomfort: The Family Survival Guide. If you've ever had a knot in your stomach before a family event, this is the book that will help you laugh your way through any and every stressful family ... (more)Kevin J. Anderson (October 5 at 3:00pm) Anderson will read from and sign copies of the book he recently co-authored with Brian Herbert, Paul of Dune. What happened during the twelve-year period between Frank Herbert's science fiction masterpieces Dune and Dune Messiah? Fans long intrigued with the enigmatic Paul Muad'Dib, heir to the ... (more)Eric Roston (October 6 at 7:00pm) Eric Roston will discuss and sign copies of his new book, The Carbon Age: How Life's Core Element Has Become Civilization's Greatest Threat. "With delightful verve and zest, Roston explores the awesomely cornucopian roles of carbon, ranging from cosmic to cellular, from climate to cancer. He also makes ... (more)Jeremy Greenberg (October 7 at 7:00pm) Jeremy Greenberg. Stand-up comedian and writer Jeremy Greenberg will read from and sign copies of his new book, Relative Discomfort: The Family Survival Guide. If you've ever had a knot in your stomach before a family event, this is the book that will help you laugh your way through any and every stressful family encounter. ... (more)Diane Wilson (October 8 at 7:00pm) Diane Wilson. Environmental activist Diane Wilson will read from and discuss her "hot as hellfire" memoir, Holy Roller: Growing Up in the Church of Knock Down, Drag Out; or, How I Quit Loving a Blue-Eyed Jesus. Holy Roller covers Wilson's early life, while her adult life is explored in her previous memoir, An Unreasonable ... (more)Greg Melville (October 9 at 7:00pm) Greg Melville. Greg Melville will discuss and sign copies of his new book, Greasy Rider: Two Dudes, a Car Powered by Vegetable Oil, and a Cross-Country Trip in Search of a Greener World. Join Greg and his college buddy Iggy as they travel from Burlington, Vermont to Berkeley, California, stopping at all the ... (more)Christ of the Celts (October 11 at 10:00am) A special program led by the Revs. Mary and Doug Earle in preparation for the visit to San Antonio of the Rev. Dr. J. Philip Newell. This program will be based on the book by Philip Newell: Christ of the Celts (John Wiley, $19.95 hc.)
Saturday, October 11th, 10 a.m. - 12 noon. No charge.
Anne Whiston Spirn (October 12 at 4:00pm) Dorothea Lange chronicler Anne Whiston Spirn will discuss, present images, and sign copies of her new book, Daring to Look: Dorothea Lange's Photographs and Reports from the Field. In 1939, Lange worked for the Farm Security Administration in North Carolina, taking photographs in Wake, Orange, Person, ... (more)Lewis Bowling (October 13 at 7:00pm) Lewis Bowling. Lewis Bowling will discuss and sign copies of his new book, Duke Basketball: A Pictorial History, which features over two hundred photographs encompassing this incredible sports tradition. Bowling covers all the highlights, from Trinity College through Eddie Cameron and Coach K, and captures the Blue ... (more)Kathryn Lilley (October 14 at 7:00pm) Kathryn Lilley will read from and sign copies of her latest mystery, A Killer Workout. Set in Durham, the "Diet Capital of the World," this second in the Fat City series features plus-sized TV reporter Kate Gallagher as she joins a fitness program/boot camp named Body Blast, and discovers that dieters ... (more)Interested: dukefan86 Added by booksense. Joe Bageant (October 15 at 7:00pm) Joe Bageant will discuss and sign copies of his new book, Deer Hunting with Jesus: Dispatches from America's Class War. Mother Jones writes, "Dead serious and damn funny... Bageant writes with the ghosts of Hunter S. Thompson, Will Rogers, and Frank Zappa kibitzing over his shoulder... Takes Thomas Frank’s ... (more)Caldecott Medalist, David Macauley, discusses and signs The Way We Work (October 16 at 11:00am) The brand-new DIESEL, A Bookstore in Brentwood is proud to welcome Caldecott Medalist & Macarthur "Genius" Grant recipient, David Macauley, as he shares from his dazzling, ambitious and encyclopedic new work: The Way We Work. He's the LA Times and New York Times-bestselling children's author/illustrator ... (more)Peter Manseau (October 16 at 7:00pm) Peter Manseau will read from and sign copies of his debut novel, Songs for the Butcher's Daughter. Known for his book Vows—a memoir of growing up the son of a former priest and nun—Manseau uses in this novel an alter ego to tell the story of fictional Yiddish poet Itsik Malpesh, born in the city ... (more)Clare Langley-Hawthorne discusses and signs The Serpent and the Scorpion (October 19 at 12:00pm) 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)Matthew Bishop & Michael Green (October 21 at 4:30pm) Rhodes Conference RoomThe authors will discuss and sign copies of their new book, Philanthrocapitalism: How the Rich Are Trying to Save the World. This talk, one in a series offered by the Center for Strategic Philanthropy and Civil Society, is free and open to the public. A visitor's parking lot is ... (more)Matthew Bishop & Michael Green (October 21 at 6:00pm) Rhodes Conference Room The authors will discuss and sign copies of their new book, Philanthrocapitalism: How the Rich Can Save the World. This talk, one in a series offered by the Center for Strategic Philanthropy and Civil Society, is free and open to the public; a reception will follow the presentation. ... (more)Louella Bryant (October 21 at 7:00pm) Louella Bryant. Louella Bryant will read from and sign copies of her new book, While in Darkness There Is Light: Idealism and Tragedy on an Australian Commune. During the Vietnam era, five young men—including Charlie Dean, brother of Democratic National Committee Chair Howard Dean—started a commune in Australia. ... (more)Brian Yaeger (October 22 at 6:00pm) Brian Yaeger. *Exact time to be announced* Brian Yaeger's new book is Red, White, and Brew: An American Beer Odyssey. This is the ultimate beer run across the United States. From fifth-generation family-run brewing companies to first-wave microbreweries, this book is a travelogue, guide and genealogical study of ... (more)Dan Carter, Gene Nichol, & Dan Pollitt (October 23 at 7:00pm) Anthony Dunbar. These contributors to American Crisis, Southern Solutions will discuss and sign copies of this new collection of political essays—subtitled "From Where We Stand, Promise and Peril"—which takes a fresh look at some of the issues raised in their 2004 collection, Where We Stand, Voices of Southern Dissent. ... (more)Alice Wisler (October 24 at 7:00pm) Durham resident Alice Wisler will discuss, read from and sign copies of her debut novel, Rain Song. Set in Mount Olive, NC—with flashbacks to Japan—this novel features a young woman who is offered a chance to find romance and make peace with her past. It also addresses dealing with a painful childhood ... (more)Interested: ali61 Added by booksense. Joe Ashby Porter (October 27 at 7:00pm) Joe Ashby Porter. Joe Ashby Porter will read from and sign copies of his new book, All Aboard, a collection of short stories about sexual orientation and disorientation. Porter, a professor of English and theater studies at Duke, has written the novels, Eelgrass, Resident Aliens, and The Near Future, and the collections ... (more)Howard Lee (October 29 at 7:00pm) Howard N. Lee. Howard Lee, chair of the North Carolina State Board of Education, will read from and sign copies of his new book, The Courage to Lead: One Man's Journey in Public Service. Lee, the first African American to chair the state education board, was also the first black mayor of a predominantly white town ... (more)The Editors of Writin' on Empty join us for an evening of conversation! (October 30 at 7:00pm) Joan Cehn. Karen Levin Coburn, co-editor of Letting Go, describes Writin' on Empty: Parents Reveal the Upside, Downside, and Everything in Between When Children Leave the Nest perfectly in her glowing review: "This collection of essays about the universal experience of children leaving home is guaranteed to strike ... (more)Kate Betterton (November 6 at 7:00pm) Kate Betterton. Kate Betterton will read from and sign copies of her new novel, Where the Lake Becomes the River, which has won the 2008 Novello Literary Award. The novel is set in Mississippi during the Civil Rights era, where "ghosts, history (both in the making and already made), family myth, sweet tea and fried ... (more)Ken Pomeroy (November 8 at 7:00pm) Ken Pomeroy. College basketball guru Ken Pomeroy will discuss and sign copies of the new book, College Basketball Prospectus 2008-2009: The Essential Guide to the 2008-2009 College Basketball Season, written with John Gasaway. Pomeroy, known as the Bill James of college basketball, has written for ESPN.com and his ... (more)Legendary surfer Laird Hamilton discusses & signs Force of Nature (November 9 at 3:00pm) DIESEL, A Bookstore in Malibu is excited to welcome legendary surfer and Malibu resident, Laird Hamilton to the store! As one of the most famous big-wave surfers today, Laird is known for his physical and mental toughness when out on the waves, and has achieved worldwide fame for his accomplishments. He'll ... (more)Kala Ambrose (November 11 at 7:00pm) Kala Ambrose. Kala Ambrose will discuss and sign copies of her recent book, 9 Life Altering Lessons: Secrets of the Mystery Schools Unveiled, which explores the teachings of ancient Egypt and Greece and explains the Mystery Schools and their ventures into other realms. Ambrose is the executive director of the Rhine ... (more)Adam Braver (November 14 at 7:00pm) Adam Braver will read from and sign copies of his new novel, November 22, 1963. Philip Lopate writes, "This extraordinary reconstruction blends fact and imagination with a subtlety that utterly dissolves the line between public and private. It's the intimacy, the closeness we come to these (mostly) ... (more)Patti Digh (November 18 at 7:00pm) Blogger (37days.com) Patti Digh will discuss and sign copies of her new book, Life Is a Verb: 37 Days to Wake Up, Be Mindful, and Live Intentionally. When her stepfather died just 37 days after a cancer diagnosis, Digh started to examine her own life. This book is "brilliantly-crafted, raw, gorgeously-designed, ... (more)Magdalena Zurawski (November 20 at 7:00pm) Durham resident Magdalena Zurawski will read from and sign copies of her debut novel, The Bruise. Winner of the Ronald Sukenick Prize for Innovative Fiction, this novel explores a strange encounter (real? imagined?) of college student M with an angel, a coming together that has left M with ... (more)John Shelton Reed & Dale Volberg Reed (December 2 at 7:00pm) The two authors will discuss and sign copies of their new book, Holy Smoke: The Big Book of North Carolina Barbecue. Here is the definitive guide to everything 'cue: people, places, recipes, and lore. Come hear all about it from two members of the Southern Foodways Alliance and the North Carolina Barbecue ... (more)Keith Lee Morris (December 12 at 7:00pm) Keith Lee Morris. Morris will read from and sign copies of his new novel, The Dart League King. Robert Olen Butler writes, "What a testament it is to a splendid novelist's powers to pitch-perfectly create a small-town dart league and in doing so not only illuminate the zeitgeist but some universal truths to boot. The ... (more)DJ Spooky (Paul Miller) discusses and signs Sound Unbound (January 6 at 7:00pm) DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland is pleased to welcome the renowned electronic DJ, DJ Spooky (Paul Miller), as he discusses and signs his new book, Sound Unbound: Sampling Digital Music and Culture. ABOUT THE BOOK: If Paul Miller’s previous book, Rhythm Science, was about the flow of things, Sound Unbound: ... (more)Interested: guyalice Added by booksense. Sheri Reynolds (January 9 at 7:00pm) Virginia author Sheri Reynolds will read from and sign copies of her new novel, The Sweet In-Between, a tough yet sweet coming-of-age story set in a Virginia tidewater town. Her finely realized characters bring to life the struggles of day-to-day existence in a lower-middle class community and her powerful ... (more)Oakland Book Group #1 meets & discusses Call Me By Your Name (January 13 at 7:00pm) The Oakland Book Group #1 meets and discusses Call Me By Your Name. This event is open to the public and free to attend. Books will be available for purchase at the store.
Jill Conner Browne (January 14 at 7:00pm) Ever-popular Jill Conner Browne will read from and sign copies of her latest book, American Thighs: The Sweet Potato Queens' Guide to Preserving Your Assets. Having written previous titles on finding a man, planning a wedding, raising kids and coming through a divorce, Browne's latest offers hilarious ... (more)Monique Tilford (January 15 at 7:00pm) Joe Dominguez. Monique Tilford will discuss and sign copies of the book she co-authored, Your Money or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence. Revised and updated for the 21st century, this book describes a lifestyle (think "how to live well with less") ... (more)Henry Alford (January 19 at 7:00pm) Henry Alford will discuss and sign copies of his new book, How to Live: A Search for Wisdom from Old People (While They Are Still Alive). Details to come.
Rob Dunn (January 20 at 7:00pm) NCSU ecology professor Rob Dunn will discuss and sign copies of his new book, Every Living Thing: Man's Obsessive Quest to Catalog Life, from Nanobacteria to New Monkeys. Dunn, an engaging science popularizer, tells the exhilarating story of humanity's quest to discover everything about our natural world—from ... (more)Susie Bright and 'X' Contributors discuss & sign X: The Erotic Treasury (January 22 at 7:00pm) 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)Paul Maliszewski (January 23 at 7:00pm) Paul Maliszewski will discuss and sign copies of his new book, Fakers: Hoaxers, Con Artists, Counterfeiters, and Other Great Pretenders. "Not only is Fakers beautifully written and fun to read, but it is tremendously useful. It explains clearly and with perfectly chosen examples just what the distinction ... (more)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)January Book Club (January 27 at 6:30pm) 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!
Dana Canedy (January 27 at 7:00pm) Pulitzer Prize-winning NYT editor Dana Canedy will discuss and sign copies of her new book, A Journal for Jordan: A Story of Love and Honor. Inspired by a journal her fiance wrote to their infant son as a sergeant in Iraq, Canedy tenderly recreates the couple's love story and decision to have a baby. ... (more)Jacqueline Kelm (January 29 at 7:00pm) Jacqueline Kelm. Jacqueline Kelm will discuss and sign copies of her new book, The Joy of Appreciative Living. Kelm has integrated the principles of positive-thinking philosophies into three exercises that can help bring joy into your life—and help keep it there. She'll present the fundamental ideas behind her 28-day ... (more)Congresswoman Barbara Lee discusses & signs Renegade for Peace and Justice (February 1 at 3:00pm) Barbara Lee. 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)Rob Dunn (February 3 at 7:00pm) NCSU ecology professor Rob Dunn will discuss and sign copies of his new book, Every Living Thing: Man's Obsessive Quest to Catalog Life, from Nanobacteria to New Monkeys. Dunn, an engaging science popularizer, tells the exhilarating story of humanity's quest to discover everything about our natural world—from ... (more)Yiyun Li discusses and signs The Vagrants (February 4 at 7:00pm) 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)Keith Lee Morris (February 6 at 7:00pm) Morris will read from and sign copies of his new novel, The Dart League King. Robert Olen Butler writes, "What a testament it is to a splendid novelist's powers to pitch-perfectly create a small-town dart league and in doing so not only illuminate the zeitgeist but some universal truths to boot. The ... (more)Cathleen Lewis discusses and signs Rex (February 8 at 3:00pm) For the first time in history CBS’s 60 Minutes aired a third profile on the same subject! Thirteen year-old Malibu resident Rex Lewis-Clack, who was first profiled by the celebrated newsmagazine when he was only 7, recently completed the filming for his third profile which aired on CBS on November ... (more)Barbara Fredrickson (February 10 at 7:00pm) Positive psychology pioneer Barbara Fredrickson will discuss and sign copies of her new book, Positivity. Backed by impressive lab research, Fredrickson introduces readers to the power of harnessing happiness to transform their lives—and who couldn't use a little of that in these difficult times? ... (more)Jonathon Keats discusses and signs The Book of the Unknown (February 11 at 7:00pm) 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)Val McDermid discusses and signs A Darker Domain (February 13 at 7:00pm) 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)Abraham Verghese (February 17 at 7:00pm) Abraham Verghese will read from and sign copies of his debut novel, Cutting for Stone. Set in Africa and America, this is a sweeping epic of family ties and of the relationships between doctors and patients. Tracy Kidder writes, "Abraham Verghese has always written with grace, precision, and feeling, ... (more)Ed Southern (February 18 at 7:00pm) Ed Southern. Ed Southern will discuss and sign copies of the new book he edited, Voices of the American Revolution in the Carolinas. This story of the American Revolution—told by those who fought it—gives the reader some idea of what it was like to be part of a war when two states were ripped apart but a nation ... (more)Charles Bock discusses and signs Beautiful Children (February 22 at 3:00pm) Charles Bock. Fearless, empathetic, all-encompassing in scope, Charles Bock’s debut novel BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN delivers a masterful panorama of Las Vegas and the web of lonely children and suffering adults who struggle under its glimmering lights—homeless teenagers, strippers, comic book illustrators, pawn brokers, ... (more)Thomas Robisheaux (February 24 at 7:00pm)
The Socrates Café meets (March 4 at 7:00pm) The Socrates Cafe, hosted by Rick Branch, meets for thoughtful reflection on the first Wednesday each month. Drop-ins always welcome. Call or stop by for details.
Linda Long (March 9 at 7:00pm) Linda Long will discuss and sign copies of her new book, Great Chefs Cook Vegan. A committed vegan for over 30 years, Long shares recipes from top chefs across the country, including Jason Cunningham at the Washington Duke and Phil Evans, formerly chef at Heron's at the Umstead Hotel. Now, with instructions ... (more)HEALTH CARE REFORM: Discussion with Dr. Nortin Hadler (March 11 at 7:00pm) Building on our successful community discussion last fall moderated by J. Peder Zane and Tim Tyson, "Race and the 2008 Election," we'd like to continue timely conversations on issues of interest to us all—like health care. Dr. Nortin Hadler, author of Worried Sick: A Prescription for Health in an Overtreated ... (more)Sandra Novack (March 12 at 7:00pm) Sandra Novack. Sandra Novack will read from and sign copies of her debut novel, Precious. Set in rural Pennsylvania during the summer of 1978 when a young girl goes missing, this is an evocative novel of a family in crisis. Novack's fiction has appeared in the Iowa Review, the Gettysburg Review, and the Mississippi ... (more)Susan Rebecca White (March 14 at 7:00pm) Susan Rebecca White. Susan Rebecca White will read from and discuss her debut novel, Bound South, which charmingly depicts the daily clash between old-fashioned Atlanta traditions and twenty-first century realities. Told in White's unique funny-but-true tone, Bound South is a fresh and feisty novel—think Kay Gibbons and ... (more)Nathaniel Frank, author of Unfriendly Fire (March 16 at 6:30pm) March 1st marks the 15th anniversary of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy banning open gays from the military. New attention has focused on this explosive culture war issue, as Democrats renew promises to lift the ban, perhaps as soon as this year. With UNFRIENDLY FIRE: How the Gay Ban Undermines ... (more)Jedediah Purdy (March 19 at 7:00pm) Duke law professor Jed Purdy will discuss and sign copies of his new book, A Tolerable Anarchy: Rebels, Reactionaries, and the Making of American Freedom. This book is a reminder that "freedom is not just where you end up but how you get there." Purdy—currently on sabbatical at Yale—is the author ... (more)Paule Marshall (March 20 at 7:00pm) Pivotal African American author Paule Marshall will read from and sign copies of her new memoir, Triangular Road. Marshall's debut novel, Brown Girl, Brownstones (1959) is the novel that most black feminist critics credit to be the beginning of contemporary African American women's writings. Her work ... (more)Fatemeh Keshavarz (March 22 at 3:00pm) Iranian author, scholar and poet Fatemeh Keshavarz will discuss and sign copies of her book, Jasmine and Stars: Reading More Than Lolita in Tehran, which is newly available in paperback. Blending personal memoir with literary analysis and social commentary, this book provides counterpoint to Azar Nafisi's ... (more)Interested: guyalice Added by booksense. Carolina Friends School (March 23 at 7:00pm) Come join the Carolina Friends School 2009 Community Read Book Group Discussion—Confessions of an Eco-Sinner: Tracking Down the Sources of My Stuff. In this engaging travelogue, Fred Pearce undertakes a global journey to find the sources of the stuff in his life, and to examine its social and environmental ... (more)Gerda Lerner (March 24 at 7:00pm) Historian and activist Gerda Lerner will discuss and sign copies of her new book, Fireweed: A Political Biography. Covering 1963 to the present, Fireweed encompasses Lerner's theoretical writing and her work in establishing women's history as a mainstream field. Her reflections on feminism as a worldview, ... (more)Rebecca Rule comes to Keene for Pie (March 28 at 3:30pm) REBECCA RULE signing and discussing LIVE FREE AND EAT PIE : A STORYTELLER’S GUIDE TO NEW HAMPSHIRE, her hilarious interpretation of the state’s history, culture, climate, attractions, vernacular, and more!
Wild Bird Rehabber Suzie Gilbert with her memoir, Flyaway (March 29 at 2:00pm) Suzie Gilbert tells the story of how she turned her family life upside down to pursue her unusual passion for rehabilitating wild birds.
Natalie Goldberg (March 30 at 7:00pm) Natalie Goldberg. Writing teacher and bestselling author Natalie Goldberg will discuss and sign copies of her book, newly available in paperback, Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir. In this book by the author of Writing Down the Bones, Goldberg's comforting voice encourages readers to get started, ... (more)Tiffany Ludwig & Renee Piechocki (April 3 at 7:00pm) Tiffany Ludwig and Renee Piechocki will discuss and sign copies of their new book, Trappings: Stories of Women, Power and Clothing. What do you wear that makes you feel powerful? How about the woman next to you at the bank? Think about your mother. What would she put on to reveal her power ... (more)Blake Bailey, author of Cheever: A Life (April 7 at 7:00pm) “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)Augusten Burroughs (April 9 at 7:00pm) Memoirist Augusten Burroughs will read from and sign copies of his book, Wolf at the Table, which is newly available in paperback. This latest memoir (from the author of Running with Scissors and Dry) is a searing, emotional portrait of a son who wants nothing more than the love his father will not grant ... (more)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)Sara Barron (April 13 at 7:00pm) Sara Barron will read from and sign copies of her new memoir, People Are Unappealing: Even Me. From her suburban Jewish upbringing, to her escape to New York to major in (much to her mother's dismay) acting, to her deranged attempts to take the Big Apple by storm as an actress, stand-up comedian, dancer, ... (more)Lars Schoultz (April 14 at 7:00pm) Lars Schoultz will discuss and sign copies of his new book, That Infernal Little Cuban Republic: The United States and the Cuban Revolution. The U. S. has normal relations with China and Vietnam. Why not with Cuba? In this highly readable book, Schoultz maintains that—disguised in the cloak of ... (more)William deBuys & Alex Harris (April 15 at 7:30pm) Writer William deBuys and photographer Alex Harris will speak about their collaboration on River of Traps, a 1991 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction and recently published by Trinity University Press. Both deBuys and Harris will show photographs in a special outdoor presentation.
Jaclyn Friedman (April 17 at 7:00pm) Activist and writer Jaclyn Friedman will discuss and sign copies of the new anthology she co-edited, Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape. This is a new look at rape culture, connecting rape with the shaming and commodification of female sexuality which pervades society, ... (more)QUINCY WHITNEY tells us about THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE (April 18 at 2:00pm) QUINCY WHITNEY discussing and signing THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE an intriguing compilation of 60 stories about unique New Hampshire history, many of which are “firsts in the nation”.
Hester Rumberg (April 20 at 7:00pm) Hester Rumberg will discuss and sign copies of her new book, Ten Degrees of Reckoning: The True Story of a Family's Love and the Will to Survive. Based on extensive interviews with her friend, Judy Sleavin, the survivor of a tragedy at sea, Rumberg takes both an investigational and philosophical look ... (more)Joanna Catherine Scott (April 21 at 7:00pm) Joanna Catherine Scott. North Carolina author Joanna Catherine Scott will read from and sign copies of her new novel, Child of the South, a sequel to The Road from Chapel Hill. Details to come.
Eno River Association Reading Group (April 22 at 12:30pm) The Eno River Association has launched a reading group which meets at The Regulator for a bring-your-own bag lunch discussion the 4th Wednesday of each month. An essay or other short reading on an environmental theme is selected for discussion. This month's readings are "The Economics of the Coming Spaceship ... (more)Irene Silverblatt (April 23 at 7:00pm) Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger. Irene Silverblatt will read from and sign copies of Harvest of Blossoms: Poems from a Life Cut Short. These poems were written by her first cousin once removed, Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger, who was born in Romania in 1924 and who died in a forced-labor camp in Ukraine in 1942. J. M. Coetzee writes, "The ... (more)Michael Davis (April 24 at 7:00pm) Michael Davis will discuss and sign copies of his new book, Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street. Linda Ellerbee writes, "This marvelous book reads like a novel and reminds us why and how Sesame Street came to be the national treasure it is...for all of America's children, even the ones ... (more)John Pedersen reads and discusses his first novel, Scroll and Curl (April 26 at 3:00pm) John Pedersen. 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)Lauretta Hannon (April 27 at 7:00pm) Lauretta Hannon will read from and sign copies of her new book, The Cracker Queen: A Memoir of a Jagged, Joyful Life. This is a story filled with true-life tales about growing up and living in the South—on the wrong side of the tracks. Born in Warner Robins, Georgia—-a desolate landscape populated ... (more)Author Krista Tippett at Trinity Cathedral (April 29 at 6:00pm) Krista Tippett's book Speaking of Faith will be available for sale before and after the event. There will also be a booksigning after the event. More info TBA.
Wells Tower (April 30 at 7:00pm) North Carolina author Wells Tower will read from and sign copies of his debut story collection, Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned. With echoes of Flannery O'Connor and Walker Percy, these stories explore the troubled relationships of men down on their luck, in failed marriages, estranged from families, ... (more)Reynolds Price (May 1 at 7:00pm) Reynolds Price. Award-winning novelist Reynolds Price will read from and sign copies of his new memoir, Ardent Spirits: Leaving Home, Coming Back. This volume provides a vivid portrait of his life in the mid-1950s leading up to the publication of his first novel, A Long and Happy Life, and details his time as a Rhodes ... (more)Writing Down Your Soul an experiential Introduction with author Janet Conner (May 3 at 1:00pm) Janet Conner. This is an interactive workshop. Bring a journal and come prepared to write.Co-sponsored with Body Mind and Soul and Spectrum Center.Here's all you will learn in this workshop:Learn how Writing Down Your Soul the practice and the book came to be (Janet’s story)What is writing down your soul? ... (more)Poetry Flash featuring Carol Moldaw, Julia B. Levine and Ruth L. Schwartz (May 3 at 3:00pm) 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)Helen Kraus & Anne Spafford (May 5 at 7:00pm) Helen Kraus. NCSU horticulturalists Helen Kraus and Anne Spafford will discuss and sign copies of their new book, Rain Gardening in the South: Ecologically Designed Gardens for Drought, Deluge, & Everything in Between. In this how-to guide, the authors present ways to create beautiful gardens that capture, filter, ... (more)Warren St. John (May 6 at 7:00pm) Warren St. John will discuss and sign copies of his new book, Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, an American Town. This is the remarkable story of a group of refugee kids from all over the world (Sudan, Congo, Kosovo, Liberia, Iraq, Afghanistan) who all play on the same soccer team in Clarkston, Georgia, ... (more)Stephanie Grant (May 7 at 7:00pm) Stephanie Grant. Stephanie Grant will read from and discuss her book, Map of Ireland, which is newly available in paperback. In this coming-of-age novel set in 1970s Boston, Grant tells the story of Ann Ahern, who is coming to terms with her sexuality against the backdrop of a very Catholic community. Map of Ireland ... (more)Rick Doble (May 9 at 3:00pm) Rick Doble will discuss and sign copies of the new book he co-authored, Cheaper: Insiders' Tips for Saving on Everything. This guidebook will help people start saving money and adjust their shopping/saving habits. Doble is the king of haggling and has been teaching people how to save money on his web ... (more)Anne Le Claire (May 12 at 7:00pm) Anne D. LeClaire. Anne LeClaire will discuss and sign copies of her new book, Listening Below the Noise: A Meditation on the Practice of Silence. What started as an experiment—spending a day in silence—turned into a lifelong practice of being silent and tuning into her deepest self several times each month.
Michael Lux (May 13 at 7:00pm) Noted political strategist and blogger Michael Lux will discuss and sign copies of his new book, The Progressive Revolution: How the Best in America Came to Be. The book argues that progressives today are fighting to improve America, as they always have, in contrast to conservatives, who have always ... (more)Dan Ariely--One Bookstore/Four Books (May 14 at 7:00pm) We're starting a new quarterly series featuring local community members choosing a favorite book to present and discuss. We're thinking Insightful. Thought-provoking. Stimulating. Challenging. To kick off the series, Duke professor Dan Ariely has chosen Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) ... (more)Author booksigning with Kim O'Neill, author of Bond with Your Baby Before Birth (May 15 at 6:30pm) Kim O'Neill. This book is a must-read if you are pregnant, or thinking about conceiving! At this event, I will conduct a workshop about how spirits communicate with human beings and how you can build your ability to better "hear" what they are trying to tell you! I will also channel for random members of the audience ... (more)John Hart (May 15 at 7:00pm) Durham native John Hart will read from and sign copies of his new thriller, The Last Child. The hero of The Last Child is 13-year-old Johnny Merrimon, whose Mayberry-esque North Carolina childhood ends fast when his twin sister Alyssa goes missing. Hart's first novel, The King of Lies, was on the NYT ... (more)Michael Malone (May 18 at 7:00pm) Hillsborough author Michael Malone will read from and sign copies of his new novel, Four Corners of the Sky. The NYT writes, "Malone peoples his fiction with large, quirky casts, and his readers come to know not only what these characters eat, drink, chew, whistle, sing, listen to, read, hang on their ... (more)Clay Carmichael (May 19 at 7:00pm) Local author Clay Carmichael will read from and sign copies of her new young adult novel, Wild Things. "Wild Things is a girl’s coming-of-age story made magical not by vampires or dragons but by the natural mysteries that surround her: the enigmatic uncle who reluctantly takes her in; the cat who adopts ... (more)Interested: ClayCarmichael Added by booksense. Cheryl Renee Herbsman (May 21 at 7:00pm) Durham native and Duke graduate Cheryl Renee Herbsman will read from and sign copies of her debut young adult novel, Breathing. What if the guy who took your breath away was the only one who could help you breathe? Breathing has an endearing, funny, hopelessly romantic main character; lots of down-home ... (more)P. Murali Doraiswamy (May 26 at 11:00am) P. Murali Doraiswamy. Duke professor P. Murali Doraiswamy will discuss and sign copies of The Alzheimer's Action Plan: The Experts' Guide to the Best Diagnosis and Treatment for Memory Problems, which is newly available in paperback. The book looks at the best tests to determine whether someone has Alzheimer's and examines ... (more)The Book of Dads (May 26 at 7:00pm) Ben George. Contributors Ben George, Clyde Edgerton, and Sebastian Matthews will read from and sign copies of the new book, The Book of Dads, edited by Ben George. In this collection of essays—contributors also include Ben Fountain, Nick Flynn, Charles Baxter, Anthony Doerr, Jim Shepard, Brock Clarke, Rick Bass, ... (more)Susan Kuchinskas discusses and signs The Chemistry of Connection (May 27 at 7:00pm) Susan Kuchinskas. Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is pleased to present local author Susan Kuchinskas as she discusses and signs her book, The Chemistry of Connection. This event is free and all are welcome and encouraged to attend.About the Author: Susan Kuchinskas was fascinated when she first read about oxytocin, because ... (more)Lise Funderburg (May 28 at 7:00pm) Lise Funderburg. Lise Funderburg will read from and sign copies of her memoir, Pig Candy: Taking My Father South, Taking My Father Home, which is newly available in paperback. Edwidge Danticat writes, "Pig Candy is a candid and moving memoir of a daughter's deep love for her father both when he is most difficult to love ... (more)Rick Doble (May 30 at 3:00pm) Rick Doble will discuss and sign copies of the new book he co-authored, Cheaper: Insiders' Tips for Saving on Everything. This guidebook will help people start saving money and adjust their shopping/saving habits. Doble is the king of haggling and has been teaching people how to save money on his web ... (more)Lucy Hawking (June 2 at 7:00pm) Middle-grade novelist Lucy Hawking will read from and sign copies of the new book she co-authored with her father, Stephen Hawking, George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt. This title is a follow-up to the father-daughter duo's New York Times bestseller, George's Secret Key to the Universe.
Seth Grahame-Smith discusses and signs Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (June 8 at 6:00pm) Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is turning over in its grave with excitement to present Seth Grahame-Smith as he discusses and signs his sure-to-one-day-be-a-cult-classic Pride and Prejudice and Zombies! Seth Grahame-Smith is a film & television writer/producer living in America's Heartland - Los Angeles, ... (more)Cheryl Wagner discusses and signs Plenty Enough Suck to Go Around (June 11 at 7:00pm) 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)Matthew LeMay (June 15 at 7:00pm) Matthew Lemay. Matt LeMay will discuss and sign copies of his new book, Elliott Smith's XO. Published by Continuum's 33 1/3 series, this title is an original take on a widely beloved album and steers clear of the sensationalist suicide angles that have dogged most analysis of Elliott Smith's extraordinary work. LeMay ... (more)Sarah Dessen (June 16 at 7:00pm) Best-selling Chapel Hill author Sarah Dessen will kick off the publication of her new young adult novel, Along for the Ride, with a reading and book signing. Two of her previous novels, That Summer and Someone Like You, were the basis of How to Deal, a 2003 movie starring Mandy Moore. Her other popular ... (more)Old Firehouse Books June Open Book Club Meeting (June 18 at 6:30pm) This month, our book club is reading and discussing Michael Pollan’s In Defense of Food. The author’s summation of the book appears on the cover: Eat food, not too much, mostly plants. This book ties in beautifully to the eating and buying local movements gaining momentum across the country. Join ... (more)Event location: (formerly The Book Rack), 232 Walnut Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524
Gregg Hurwitz discusses and signs Trust No One (June 23 at 7:00pm) Diesel, A Bookstore in Brentwood is pleased to present Gregg Hurwitz as he discusses and signs his new novel, Trust No One. This event is free and all are welcome and encouraged to attend!About the Author:Gregg Hurwitz is the critically acclaimed, internationally bestselling author of The Tower, Minutes ... (more)Alice Wisler (June 25 at 7:00pm) Alice Wisler will read from and sign copies of her new novel, How Sweet It Is. Leaving behind a failed romance, a tragic accident, and a job she loves, Deena Livingstone is about to discover the ingredients to make life sweet again. Wisler—who was raised in Japan and currently lives in Durham—is ... (more)Bob Zellner (June 26 at 1:00pm) Bob Zellner will discuss and sign copies of his new book, The Wrong Side of Murder Creek: A White Southerner in the Freedom Movement. As a frontline participant in many civil rights battles, Zellner was jailed, beaten, shot at by police, and taken on a terrifying night ride by Klansmen as they debated ... (more)Norman Ollestad discusses and signs Crazy for the Storm (June 28 at 3:00pm) 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!
Nic Brown (July 10 at 7:00pm) Nic Brown. North Carolina author Nic Brown will read from and sign copies of his debut novel, Floodmarkers. Set in the fictional town of Lystra, North Carolina, Floodmarkers is full of very real people who survive the attack of Hurricane Hugo and then find their bearings in the aftermath—often in wild and hilarious ... (more)Steven P. Miller (July 16 at 7:00pm) Steven Miller will discuss and sign copies of his new book, Billy Graham and the Rise of the Republican South. In this engaging and original political biography of a most important American religious figure of the twentieth century, Miller offers a vision of Graham, race, and the South that makes us ... (more)Alexandra Sokoloff (July 22 at 7:00pm) Alexandra Sokoloff will read from and sign copies of her new novel, The Unseen. This spine-tingling story centers on a team of psychology researchers who decide to replicate a long-buried poltergeist investigation, and is based on the real-life ESP experiments and poltergeist studies conducted in the ... (more)TNBC - Mudbound (July 23 at 7:00pm) I loved this book and have recommended to as many people as I can think of. I hope you enjoy it too and I think we'll have a great discussion.
Frank Statio - Reading with the Stars (July 24 at 7:00pm) We're continuing our new quarterly series featuring local luminaries choosing a favorite book to present and discuss. We're thinking Insightful. Thought-provoking. Stimulating. Challenging. Frank Statio—WUNC radio's host of The State of Things—has chosen to discuss The Gift of Pain by Paul Brand ... (more)Larry Dossey (July 25 at 7:00pm) Larry Dossey will discuss and sign copies of his new book, The Power of Premonitions: How Knowing the Future Can Shape Our Lives. Deepak Chopra writes, "For anyone who is interested in knowing about the deeper meaning of our existence, this book is a must read." Dossey is the executive editor of Explore: ... (more)Stephen L. Carter (July 28 at 7:00pm) Stephen L. Carter. Stephen L. Carter will read from and sign copies of his new novel, Jericho's Fall. In a departure from his previous novels, Carter has written a page-turning spy thriller. "The plot builds layer upon layer, with the precision of a craftsman who knows what he's doing. The voice is strong and pure, the ... (more)Charlotte Reznick, PhD discusses The Power of Your Child's Imagination (August 4 at 7:00pm) Charlotte Reznick. 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)Erica Eisdorfer (August 6 at 7:00pm) Erica Eisdorfer will read from and sign copies of her debut novel, The Wet Nurse's Tale. In the indelible, spirited voice of its heroine, Susan Rose, The Wet Nurse's Tale is a rollicking and affecting look at life, death and motherhood in Victorian times, and how women of all classes were always, even ... (more)Denise Giardina (August 10 at 7:00pm) Denise Giardina will read from and sign copies of her new book, Emily's Ghost, a lustrous, beautifully written re-imagining of the Bronte family—and of Emily Bronte's passionate engagement with life. Giardina, author of Storming Heaven and The Unquiet Earth (which are set in the mining towns of West ... (more)Lydia Peelle (August 11 at 7:00pm) Nashville-based author Lydia Peelle will read from and sign copies of her debut short story collection, Reasons for and Advantages of Breathing. Ann Patchett writes, "Lydia Peelle has given us a collection of stories so artfully constructed and deeply imagined they read like classics. It marks the beginning ... (more)Fred Chappell (August 13 at 7:00pm) Fred Chappell. North Carolina native Fred Chappell will read from and sign copies of his new poetry book, Shadow Box. In this poem-within-a-poem, Chappell explores the boundaries of poetic form and delights the imagination. Chappell is the award-winning author of a dozen other books of verse, two short story collections, ... (more)Steve Sherman & Julia Older on the Appalacian Trail (August 22 at 11:30am) Steve Sherman. In 1976 Sherman and Older co-authored Appalachian Odyssey: Walking the Trail from Georgia to Maine after co-hiking through 14 states on the world’s most famous footpath, the Appalachian Trail. Now for the new Green Generation, the Authors Guild has published the third edition of Appalachian Odyssey ... (more)Jaimal Yogis discusses and signs Saltwater Buddha (August 23 at 3:00pm) Jaimal Yogis. Diesel, A Bookstore in Malibu is totally stoked to host an afternoon with award-winning journalist and surfer Jaimal Yogis as he discusses and signs his memoir, Saltwater Buddha: A Surfer's Quest to Find Zen on the Sea.Fed up with suburban teenage life, Jaimal Yogis ran off to Hawaii with little more ... (more)Nancy Henderson-James (August 25 at 7:00pm) Nancy Henderson-James. Durham writer Nancy Henderson-James will read from and sign copies of her new book, At Home Abroad: An American Girl in Africa. In this memoir of growing up in colonial Angola with her missionary parents, Henderson-James learns five languages, goes away to school at nine, and travels 1500 miles for high ... (more)Valarie Schwartz (August 27 at 7:00pm) Valarie Schwartz. Valarie Schwartz will discuss and sign copies of her new book, Remembering Chapel Hill: The Twentieth Century As We Lived It. These collected pieces pay tribute to the wide range of Chapel Hill residents who shaped the town into being "the Southern part of heaven." Schwartz wrote the "Neighbors" column ... (more)Katy Munger (September 9 at 7:00pm) Durham author Katy Munger will launch her two new mysteries with a reading and book signing. Bad Moon on the Rise is the new title in the Casey Jones series and Desolate Angel is the first in her new Dead Detective series, written under the penname Chaz McGee. "Chaz McGee has an irresistibly rueful, ... (more)David Bacon discusses and signs Illegal People (September 10 at 7:00pm) Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is pleased to present David Bacon as he discusses and signs the paperback release of his new book, Illegal People: How Globalization Creates Migration and Criminalizes Immigrants. For two decades veteran photojournalist David Bacon has documented the connections between ... (more)Mac McCaughan & Laura Ballance (September 15 at 7:00pm) John Cook. Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance will discuss and sign copies of the new book they wrote with John Cook, Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records, the Indie Label that Got Big and Stayed Small. "One of the most respected imprints in an often disreputable industry, Merge has defied the odds by releasing ... (more)Holly Goddard Jones (September 16 at 7:00pm) Holly Goddard Jones. Holly Goddard Jones will read from and sign copies of her new short story collection, Girl Trouble. These geographically linked stories create a composite image of life in Roma, Kentucky—haunting in its blankness—and address issues of compassion, caretaking, identity and growth. "Compelling and full ... (more)Katrina Kenison shares The Gift of an Ordinary Day (September 20 at 2:00pm) On Sunday, Sept. 20, starting at 2:00 p.m., Katrina Kenison will sign and talk about her new book, The Gift of an Ordinary Day, an intimate memoir of a family in transition - boys becoming teenagers, careers ending and new ones opening up, an attempt to find a deeper sense of place, and a slower pace ... (more)Local Contributors discuss and sign Who's Your Mama? (September 20 at 3:00pm) Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is pleased to present local writers Kathy Briccetti, Meilan Carter, and Jasmine Dawson as they discuss their contributions to the national anthology, Who's Your Mama?: The Unsung Voices of Women and Mothers. Kathy Briccetti has published essays, poetry, and criticism ... (more)Dylan Landis discusses and signs Normal People Don't Live Like This (September 22 at 7:00pm) Dylan Landis. DIESEL, A Bookstore in Brentwood is pleased to have local author Dylan Landis as she discusses and signs Normal People Don't Live Like This. This event is free and all are welcome! Normal People Don't Live Like This will be published Sept. 8 by Persea Books. It is a debut collection of ten linked stories—praised ... (more)Jill McCorkle (September 23 at 7:00pm) Jill McCorkle. North Carolina author Jill McCorkle will read from and sign copies of her new short story collection, Going Away Shoes. "These stories provide what brilliant fiction always provides—insight, felt life, voices of others, fascination—but more than anything else, they give pleasure," writes author Richard ... (more)Michael Rosen (September 24 at 7:00pm) Michael Rosen will discuss and sign copies of his new book, What Else But Home: Seven Boys and an American Journey Between the Projects and the Penthouse. This is an unflinching and compelling first-hand account of a family's improvised journey across the divide of race, class, and economic opportunity ... (more)Sheril Kirshenbaum (September 30 at 7:00pm) Duke research associate Sheril Kirshenbaum will discuss and sign copies of the book she co-authored with Chris Mooney, Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future. Many of the worlds biggest problems—climate and energy crises, nuclear proliferation, the threat of global pandemic—are ... (more)Orrin Pilkey (October 1 at 7:00pm) Duke professor emeritus Orrin Pilkey will discuss and sign copies of his latest book, The Rising Sea, which he co-authored with Rob Young. “Sea level rise is a lurking dragon. Experts chart its pulse nervously, but speak quietly. Pilkey and Young pierce this reticence, telling a story that the public ... (more)Deborah Willis (October 1 at 7:00pm) Deborah Willis signs Posing Beauty: African American Images from the 1890s to the Present. Deborah Willis will discuss, show work from, and sign copies of her new book, Posing Beauty: African American Images from the 1890s to the Present, the first photographic history of black beauty. It tells a story overlooked by most of America, and promises to transform the way we think about the history ... (more)Event location: Duke Center for Documentary Studies, 1317 W. Pettigrew St., Durham, NC 27705
Sue Monk Kidd & Ann Kidd Taylor (October 3 at 7:00pm) Sue Monk Kidd. Sue Monk Kidd and her daughter Ann Kidd Taylor will discuss and sign copies of their memoir told in two voices, Traveling with Pomegranates. France and Greece provide the rich setting for this intersecting spiritual autobiography, in which both mother and daughter make choices and decisions as they enter ... (more)Interested: guyalice Added by booksense. Roy Blount, Jr. (October 4 at 3:00pm) Roy Blount Jr. Roy Blount, Jr. will be on hand to sign copies of his book, Alphabet Juice (now in paperback), and chat with customers. In Alphabet Juice, Blount celebrates the electricity, the juju, the sonic and kinetic energies of letters and their combinations in this amusing, often hilarious romp through the English ... (more)Michael Chabon (October 22 at 7:00pm) Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Chabon will read from and sign copies of his new memoir, Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son. Details to come.
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"Thursday, October 22, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
Durham Armory, 212 Foster St. (please note the location)
Tickets are $5 each, or free with the purchase of any of his books. Tickets (and books) may be purchased before the event at The Regulator or at the event. You can also call the store (286-2700) to pre-purchase books and tickets."