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
Wally Winslow loved her time at the Mechanics’ Institute. So much so, that she would invite friends to meet her here for lunch and also give them gift memberships. To ensure others would have a chance to enjoy this special place, Wally named the Mechanics’ Institute in her will and we received a generous bequest this Fall.
If you would like to join Wally and designate the Mechanics’ Institute in your will, please contact Ralph Lewin at 415-393-0117 or...
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Isabel Allende The Japanese lover
Jean-Philippe Blondel The 6:41 to Paris
Barbara Comyns Our spoons came from Woolworths
Umberto Eco Numero zero
Mary Gaitskill...
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FICTION
Bernard Minier The circle
Dan Rhodes When the professor got stuck in the snow
Ron Childress And West is West
Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Cathy Ace ...
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FICTION
Paul Murray The mark & the void
Mystery, Suspense, Espionage & Intrigue
Timothy Hallinan The hot countries
Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
George R. R. Martin A knight of the Seven Kingdoms...
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Tanwi Nandini Islam Bright lines
Gavin McCrea Mrs. Engels
Karen Olsson Waterloo
Eugene Vodolazkin Laurus
Kathy Giuffre The dr...
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Chris Abani The virgin of flames
Chris Adrian The new world
Jon Baird The explorers guild: a passage to Shambhala
Clare Clark We that are left
Bill Clegg...
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Kirk Lynn Rules for werewolves
LaShonda Katrice Barnett Jam on the vine
Carolyn Chute Treat us like dogs & we will become wolves
Jennine Capó Crucet Make your home among strangers ...
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Sloane Crosley The clasp
The complete works of Primo Levi
Nicholas Sparks See me
Historical Fiction
Geraldine Brooks The secret chord
Mystery, S...
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BOOKS
FICTION
Naja Marie Aidt Rock, paper, scissors
Margaret Atwood The heart goes last
Carmiel Banasky The suicide of Claire Bishop
Jill Bialosky The prize
Jonathan Evison...
