THIS WEEK! Thursday, August 15 | 6:00 pm | Page to Stage: Private Lives ty Noel Coward | tickets free to members when registering
FEATURED EVENTS Thursday, August 22 | 6:00 pm | In Conversation: Jenny Odell with Cathy Park Hong | tickets free to members when registering Thursday, September 5 | 6:30 pm | In Conversation: Tommy Orange with Steve Wasserman
SEMINAR SERIES Tuesday, August 27 | Tuesday, September 3 | Tuesday, September 10 5:30pm - 7:00 pm: | First in a Series of Four Seminars on James Baldwin's Books
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Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie
A space opera is intended to show the personal struggles of a few, against the infinite backdrop of the universe. Ann Leckie succeeds marvelously in her foray into this science fiction subgenre with her debut novel, Ancillary Justice, the story of One Esk Seventeen, an ancillary body and all that is left of what was once a Radch spaceship named the Justice of Toren...
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The holidays are upon us. Joyful? Yes! But this season can also be a little stressful, at least if you’re hosting a dinner party (or attending about 15 of them in the next four weeks).
In December, Mechanics’ Institute staff have selected a few books to help you unwind, and maybe remind you that it’s not what you give (or get!) that makes for holiday cheer. To get a jumpstart on a New Year’s Resolution to enjoy the moments that make up each day, staff will be reco...
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BOOKS
FICTION
Ivy Compton-Burnett A house & its head
Sebastian Faulks Jeeves & the wedding bells: an homage to P.G. Wodehouse
Historical Fiction
Ronald H. Balson Once we were brothers
Janice Clark...
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December is a busy month in our family with three birthdays and the holidays. During the cool weather, I love to bake and enjoy the aroma of fresh cookies in the house. If you are like me, you have time-tested recipes that may have become traditional favorites in your family. This year, I’m going to try out some of the recipes in the books below. I hope you will too.
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BOOKS
FICTION
Robert Boswell Tumbledown
Paula Brackston The witch's daughter
P.S. Duffy The cartographer of no man's land
Fannie Flagg The all-girl filling station's last reunion
Gigi Levangie...
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This fall, I returned to San Francisco State University to finish a master's degree in English literature, and one of my classes is on Victorian Era literature. An interesting aspect about the primary texts for this class is that these are stories that I'd read as a youth or that I knew so well, through popular culture, that even though I hadn't actually read the texts, I felt like I knew the stories and th...
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BOOKS
FICTION
Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Mari Jungstedt Killer's art.
Alexander McCall Smith The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon
Comic Books, Graphic Novels & Comic Strips
Ransom Riggs Miss Peregrine'...
BOOKS
FICTION
Dave Eggers The circle
Wally Lamb We are water
Cecile Pineda Face
Sjón From the mouth of the whale
Sjón The blue fox...
BOOKS
FICTION
Emma Chapman How to be a good wife
Helen Fielding Bridget Jones: mad about the boy
Aminatta Forna The hired man
David Leavitt The two Hotel Francforts
Bob Shacochis...
