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This store mystery club will discuss THE FAULT TREE by Louise Ure.

We will discuss DEATH OF A COZY WRITER by G.M. Malliet.

We will be discussing SUITE FRANCAISE by Irene Nemirovsky.

This month's discussion book is THE AMBER ROOM by Steve Berry.

This store book club will be discussing THUD by Terry Pratchett. Public welcome.

This month's discussion will be on THE KING OF LIES by John Hart.

This month we'll be discussing MISTRESS OF THE ART OF DEATH by Ariana Franklin.

This month's discussion book is THE THIRTEENTH TALE by Diane Setterfield.

To join the discussion, please read THE PALE BLUE EYE by Louis Bayard and show up.

TED SORENSEN, speechwriter for President John F. Kennedy, will sign copies of his book, COUNSELOR: A LIFE AT THE EDGE OF HISTORY.

The book club will meet to discuss CONSEQUENCES by Penelope Lively.

Popular mystery writer Deborah Crombie will talk about her work and sign books. Can't come? Call 420-1919 and ask to have a copy signed and held for you.

Deborah Crombie was born and educated in Texas. After living in both England and Scotland, she wrote her first Detective Superintendent Duncan ... (more)Kincaid / Sergeant Gemma James novel. A SHARE IN DEATH was nominated for both the Agatha and the Macavity for Best First Novel of 1993. Her fifth novel, DREAMING OF THE BONES, received an Edgar nomination for Best Novel in 1997. It was a New York Times Book of the Year, and was chosen by the Independent Mystery Booksellers of America as one of the 100 Best Crime Novels of the Century. Her novels have been published in Japan, Germany, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, France, the Czech Republic, and the United Kingdom. Crombie travels to England several times a year.

This month's discussion book is THE SPELLMAN FILES by Liza Lutz.

This month's selection is WHAT ANGELS FEAR by C. S. Harris.

NY author Lorna Barrett will speak and sign "Murder is Binding", her new mystery featuring Milford, NH as the setting. Please note this benefit is AT THE LIBRARY. The book is available here at the store now!

The book club will meet to discuss CITY OF FALLING ANGELS by JOhn Berendt.

The book club will meet to discuss IN THE WOODS by Tana French.

We will be discussing THE ROAD by Cormac McCarthy this month.

This month's selection is BANGKOK TATTOO by John Burdett.

The book club will meet to discuss CITY OF FALLING ANGELS by John Berendt.

Lincoln historian Ed Zimmer will sign copies of LINCOLN IN BLACK AND WHITE: 1910-1925.

The book club will meet to discuss CRIME WRITER by Gregg Hurwitz.

Beth Boosalis Davis will sign copies of MAYOR HELEN BOOSALIS: MY MOTHER'S LIFE IN POLITICS.

The book club will meet to discuss THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusak.

Book Group #1 discuss' Out Stealing Horses by Per Pettersen. All book groups are free to attend and all are welcome!

The book club will meet to discuss DISSOLUTION by C.J. Sansom..

DIESEL, A Bookstore is proud to say that former M*A*S*H star, Alan Alda, will be kicking off our event series at the new Brentwood store!! He'll be joining us to share more from his bestselling memoir, THINGS I OVERHEARD WHILE TALKING TO MYSELF, a book that is candid, wise, and as questioning as it ... (more)is inclusive. In it, Alda amuses and moves readers with his unique and hilarious meditations on questions great and small. Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself is another superb Alan Alda performance, as inspiring and entertaining as the man himself.

2006 honors include his 32nd Emmy nomination and winning his sixth Emmy (!) for his appearance on West Wing (Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series) as well as the National Science Board’s Public Service Award, and his induction into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

He has earned international recognition as an actor, writer and director. In addition to The Aviator, films include Crimes and Misdemeanors, Everyone Says I Love You, Flirting With Disaster, Manhattan Murder Mystery, And The Band Played On, Same Time, Next Year and California Suite, as well as The Seduction of Joe Tynan, which he wrote, and also The Four Seasons, Sweet Liberty, A New Life, and Betsy’s Wedding, all of which he wrote and directed.

EVENT GUIDELINES:
~ Mr. Alda will only sign copies of his books.
~ There will be no memorabilia allowed. (You may not get items such as t-shirts, photos, videos, etc. signed.)
~ No posed photos; however, photos from the signing line are okay.

** Please note that this event will take place in the outdoor courtyard of the new DIESEL, A Bookstore in Brentwood, located at 225 W. 26th St., Santa Monica, CA 90402.

For more information, please email events@dieselbookstore.com, or call (310) 456-9961.

We will begin sampling recipes from our new featured cookbook: COOK WITH JAMIE by Jamie Oliver.

Here's one for regional history buffs. The author will discuss his book FORTS OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS.

Why settle for ghost stories around the campfire when you can go to the actual places? Come meet Marianne O'Connor, author of "Haunted Hikes of New Hampshire" and find out about the spirits that inhabit our area. Easy hikes with clear directions and plenty of history will get the curious up and ... (more)outside to explore the paranormal, or simply enjoy a fabulous fall day!

Around Noonish we will be treated to a drive-by from Greg Melville, author of "Greasy Rider", the true story of his quest to convert his Mercedes into a 'green' fry oil burning car and be the first person to make it from the coast to coast without using gas. Joined by his college buddy Iggy, we watch ... (more)in Bill Bryson-like fascination as the two convert the car and head out with nary a clue as to direction or where to obtain grease once on the road. Brian really enjoyed this epic tale of man vs nature and learned a lot along the way. Come see the car!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The book club will discuss THE DOUBLE BIND by Chris Bohjalian.

The book club will talk about CHINA LAKE by Meg Gardiner.

Lincoln author Ronica Stromberg will talk about her children's picture book, THE TIME-FOR-BED ANGEL.

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)a chord—to make you smile and laugh out loud—and yes, even shed some tears. It will confirm what you've been thinking as well as challenge you to think a bit differently."

Now, DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland is proud to welcome local authors and editors of Writin' on Empty, Risa Nye, Joan Taylor Cehn and Julie Renalds, to the store as they discuss a topic that is sure to pull at the heartstrings of every parent out there, whether you've already gone through this experience yourself or are about to.

Head down to DIESEL, A Bookstore on Thursday, October 30 at 7pm and mingle & meet other parents in the perfect opportunity to share your own stories at this wonderful event!

Learn more about the editors and their book at www.writinonempty.com.

The book club will meet to discuss MARK OF THE LION by Suzanne Arruda.

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)be joining us to discuss and share from his highly anticipated book, Force of Nature, and open a window into the unique physical regimens, mental strategies, and spiritual beliefs that has allowed him to do what he loves, while being surrounded by family and radiating peak health and fitness.

We'll see you there!

This month we will discuss THE TENDERNESS OF WOLVES by Stef Penney.

Crazy Ladies will discuss THREE CUPS OF TEA by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin.

We will meet to discuss CONSEQUENCES OF SIN by Clare Langley-Hawthorne.

The book club will meet to discuss HER ROYAL SPYNESS by Rhys Bowen.

Malibu Book Group meets to discuss Chris Bohjalian's Midwives. This event is free and all are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Book Group #1 meets to discuss Henry Fielding's Tom Jones. This event is free all are welcome and encouraged to attend.

This month we will discuss THICKER THAN WATER by P.J. Parrish.

We will discuss MEDICUS by Ruth Downie.

Crazy Ladies Book Club will be discussing THREE CUPS OF TEA by Greg Mortenson.

This months title for discussion is IN THIS RAIN by S.J. Rozan.

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

This month's discussion will be on THE MEMBER OF THE WEDDING by Carson McCullers.

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.

This store book club will discuss BY THE TIME YOU READ THIS by Giles Blunt. Join us.

Join us to talk about this month's pick--RUN by Ann Patchett.

We will discuss WHAT IS MINE by Anne Holt.

Meghan K. Winchell, assistant professor of history at Nebraska Wesleyan, will talk about her new book on the USO hostesses of World War II.

DIESEL, A Bookstore is pleased to welcome San Francisco author & resident, Debra Gwartney as she joins us to discuss her remarkable story of love lost and regained. With four young daughters and a miserably failed marriage, Debra Gwartney made the decision to move halfway across the country to Oregon ... (more)for a new job and what she hoped will be a new life for herself and her daughters. The two oldest, Amanda, 15, and Stephanie, 13, are intensely linked, and come to blame their mother for the divorce, their absent father’s misery, and their family’s isolation. The two run off together — first to the streets of their own city, then jumping freight trains to Portland, then San Francisco, then utterly gone. LIVE THROUGH THIS: A Mother’s Memoir of Runaway Daughters and Reclaimed Love is the story of Gwartney’s frantic effort to recover the beautiful, intelligent daughters she cherishes. She paints a vivid picture of the American runaway subculture, with its random violence, dangerous street drugs, and its patchwork of hidden shelters —none of them interested in a parent’s grief. Gwartney resorts to an ex-LA cop to find her daughters, then to foster families and a tough-love wilderness program to keep them from running again. This memoir takes place in the late 1990s and is a pitch-perfect rendering of the scene: from the hole-in-the-wall clubs happy to let in underage girls, to the cutting and the music, the Manic Panic hair color and black hoodies.

Joe Starita will discuss his new book I AM A MAN: CHIEF STANDING BEAR'S JOURNEY FOR JUSTICE.

Join us to talk about this month's selection: PEOPLE OF THE BOOK by Geraldine Brooks.

Prairie Schooner editor Hilda Raz will read from her new book of poetry, ALL ODD AND SPLENDIND.

The most complex of emotions is explored in stunning photographs that will melt hearts. The many sides of love are shown through captured moments - pets and pals and parents; giggles, tears, and surprise; a leap across a field; a hug when one needs it. Simple poetic captions give readers starting places ... (more)to think and talk about the people and the things they love - and examine its many meanings. Poignant and joyful, tender and true, Shelley Rotner and Deborah Carlin present this most intimate of emotions in all its wondrous ways.
Deborah Carlin is a professor at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. This is her first book for children.
Shelley Rotner is the co-author and photographer of more than 30 books for children on topics ranging from twins to grandparents to food to ADD. Her boooks include Every Season (Roaring Brook, spring 2007).

This store book club will discuss HA'PENNY by Jo Walton. Join us.

Omaha author Sean Doolittle, a graduate of Norris High School, will talk about and sign copies of his new hardback book from Random House: SAFER.

Please join us to discuss this month's selection--OUT STEALING HORSES by Per Petterson.

Join us to talk about this month's pick--OSCAR WILDE AND A DEATH OF NO IMPORTANCE by Gyles Daubeney Brandreth.

The author, a graduate of Lincoln Northeast, will discuss his new book THE PROGRESSIVE REVOLUTION; HOW THE BEST IN AMERICA CAME TO BE.

Join us to talk about A LANTERN IN HER HAND by Bess Streeter Aldrich.

Novelist Ad Hudler will talk about his latest book, MAN OF THE HOUSE.

We will discuss BONES TO ASHES by Kathy Reichs.

Lincoln resident and national bestselling author Mary Pipher will talk about her new book, SEEKING PEACE.

Members will meet to discuss DREAMERS OF THE DAY by Mary Doria Russell.

We will discuss THE VARIOUS HAUNTS OF MEN by Susan Hill.

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

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)Is it journaling? Meditation? Prayer?
What happens when you write down your soul: exit conscious mind; get in touch with your authentic story and self; connect with and activate your inner resource of truth, guidance, and creativityBrief overview of the science that explains what happens when you write this way How to enter the theta brain wave state while writing How to maximize the theta brain wave state while sleeping 10 minute experience of deep soul writing Share our experiences, ask questions Overview of the four steps in Writing Down Your Soul Next steps: How to use the Thirty Day Guide to Writing Down Your Soul, how to maintain your daily deep soul writing practice, and additional resources $35.00 per person;$30.00 per person if you attend with a friend workshop time: 1:00 - 3:00 pm. Please register for this workshop with Body Mind and Soul #713-993-0550. On Sunday, the workshop will be held at Spectrum Center.

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!

Barbara Graham, author of EYE OF MY HEART: THE HIDDEN PERILS AND PLEASURES OF BEING A GRANDPARENT, will discuss her book. Mary Pipher will introduce the author.

Join us to discuss A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS by Khaled Hosseini.

We will discuss THE THREE SISTERS by James D. Doss.

Sisters in Crime will host this autographing featuring mystery writer Harley Jane Kozak, a Lincoln native and film actress. Kozak will talk about her new book A DATE YOU CAN'T REFUSE and autograph copies. Free and open to the public.

Please join us to talk about THE SOMNAMBULIST by Barnes.

Diesel, A Bookstore in Brentwood is please to welcome store-favorite Barry Gifford to the shop to discuss and sign, The Imagination of the Heart: Book Seven of the Story of Sailor and Lula. This event is free and all are welcome and encouraged to attend!About the Book:
The Imagination of the Heart is ... (more)the final chapter in the saga of Sailor Ripley and Lula Pace Fortune, the "Romeo and Juliet of the Deep South." Their story began in Barry Gifford's novel Wild at Heart, which in 1990 was made into a Palme d’Or–winning feature film by David Lynch. Following Sailor’s death at the age of sixty-five in New Orleans, Lula moved back to her home state of North Carolina. This novel begins fifteen years later when Lula, at age eighty, decides to write a memoir in diary form, reflecting on her life with Sailor while also keeping a journal describing her last road trip: a journey with Beany Thorn, her best friend since childhood, back to New Orleans.
Like a contemporary book of Revelations, dutifully recorded by Lula as a dialogue between self and soul, it becomes a bittersweet, often dangerous journey into the imagination of the heart, and what may lie beyond.About the Author:
The author of more than forty published works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, which have been translated into more than twenty-five languages, Barry Gifford is an American writer in the European tradition, and one of the few contemporary American writers whose characters are familiar to audiences around the world. He has also received awards from the ALA, PEN, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Gifford lives in the San Francisco Bay area.

Local best selling author Stephanie Grace Whitson will copies of A CLAIM OF HER OWN.

We will discuss THE SERPENT'S TALE by Ariana Franklin.

Malibu Book Group meets to discuss Roberto Bolano's epic masterpiece The Savage Detectives. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend. If you haven't read The Savage Detectives yet, you should!

Please join us to talk about PEOPLE OF THE BOOK by Geraldine Brooks.

Members will discuss SUN STORM by Asa Larsson.

We will discuss DEAD UNTIL DARK by Charlaine Harris.

Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland presents Dean Kuipers as he discusses and signs his new book, Operation Bite Back: Rod Coronado's War to Save American Wilderness, an insider's look at the environmental movement's radical wing and its uneasy relationship with the mainstream.
Dean Kuipers is an editor at ... (more)the Los Angeles Times. Burning Rainbow Farm, about the 2001 FBI shooting of two libertarian pot activists on a farm in Michigan, was published in 2006. His work has also recently appeared in the 2008 titles, The Contenders, in which he wrote on Al Gore, and Red State Rebels, where the Rainbow Farm book is excerpted. He is the co-author of I Am A Bullet, a collaboration with photographer Doug Aitken on the acceleration of global culture. As a former editor at Spin and Raygun magazines, he wrote extensively on radical movements and rock’n’roll, with cover stories on Marilyn Manson, David Bowie, Neil Young, Iggy Pop, Smashing Pumpkins, Cypress Hill, the Rolling Stones and many others. As author and editor of the 1997 graphics/pop culture book, Ray Gun Out Of Control, he worked with contributors David Bowie, REM's Michael Stipe, cyberpunk writer William Gibson and the world's foremost graphic designers. His work has appeared in Playboy, Rolling Stone, the Los Angeles Times, Interview, Travel & Leisure, Outside, Spin, LA Weekly, and others.

Members will meet to discuss THE SHACK by William P. Young.

Members will discuss THE MERCHANT'S HOUSE by Kate Ellis.

We'll be at the Wadleigh Library in Milford to cohost an event with MA author Dick Lehr. He'll be in town to sign and discuss his new true-crime expose, "The Fence: A Police Cover-Up Along Boston's Racial Divide". A portion of the event's book sales will benefit the library.

Former Lincolnite Ladette Randolph will discuss her new book set in the Sandhills.

Please join us to talk about this month's selection, THE OTHER by David Guterson.

We will discuss CURSE OF THE SPELLMANS by Lisa Lutz.

Members will meet to talk about this month's title, THE READING GROUP, by Elizabeth Noble.

Members will discuss THE DANTE CLUB by Matthew Pearl.

This store mystery club will discuss THE GOOD THIEF'S GUIDE TO AMSTERDAM by Chris Eway.

The club will discuss PRIME TIME by Hank Phillippi Ryan.

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)in literary and commercial magazines. She received a Pushcart Prize nomination for an essay excerpted from her forthcoming memoir, Blood Strangers, which will be published by Heyday Books in spring 2010. She lives in El Cerrito and works in Oakland.
Meilan Carter is interested in crossing literary genres, documenting family history, and challenging language. The beauty in death, magic, and the complexities of relationships, are some of the themes that appear in her work. A writer of both fiction and creative non-fiction, Meilan recently completed her MFA in Fiction at Mills College. She is currently working on a creative non-fiction novel about the loss of her father titled The Etiquette of Death. She lives in Oakland with her husband David and son Kamau.
Jasmine Dawson is an Oakland native and received her BA from San Francisco State University and MFA in Creative Writing from Mills College. She has written and published book reviews, essays, and research. She finished her novel and is currently working for the City of Oakland.

Ted Kooser will read and sign copies of his newest book -- LIGHTS ON A GROUND OF DARKNESS -- a memoir about his German immigrant parents.

This month we will discuss SOME GIRLS BITE by Chloe Neill.

Klages is the author of THE GREEN GLASS SEA, this year’s One Book for Nebraska choice for children.

Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is pleased to present local author Taije Silverman to the store to celebrate the publication of her first book of poetry, Houses Are Fields.
Taije Silverman’s poems have appeared in Poetry, Shenandoah, Ploughshares, Five Points, Massachusetts Review, Prairie Schooner, ... (more)and other journals. The recipient of the 2005–2007 Emory University Creative Writing Fellowship, as well as residencies from the MacDowell Colony and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, she is now Assistant Visiting Professor at Ursinus College, outside of Philadelphia. Her first collection of poems, Houses Are Fields, was published by LSU Press in 2009, and selected as the debut book in their Sea Cliff Series. Thrice nominated for the Puschart Prize, she has received the Anais Nin Award from the Academy of American Poets, and her book has just been translated into Italian. Her own translations of Italian poetry are forthcoming in Pleiades.

A pediatrician and a special education instructor will provide information on dyslexia for parents. How does dyslexia influence a child's ability to learn? Where can a family get assistance for a child with learning problems? What can parents of a learning disabled child do to help? ... (more)How can they work with the schools to help their children succeed? The 45-minute talk will be followed by 15 minutes of Q&A. Event Sponsors are the Nebraska Branch of the International Dyslexia Association and the Friends of the Nebraska Dyslexia Association. Speakers will be Dr. Eileen Vautravers a Lincoln pediatrician, and Carolyn Brandle, M.Ed., a recently retired special education instructor. Recommended reading:
WHEN YOUR CHILD HAS DYSLEXIA.