Events

Katherine Cole is a wine columnist for The Oregonian newspaper and MIX, Portland’s Magazine of Food + Drink. Her interest in the intersection between sustainability and winegrowing and her frustration at the lack of information about biodynamic agriculture led her to write Voodoo Vintners, the first book on biodynamic viticulture for a general wine-loving audienc

This is a family story spanning two decades, set against the social, political, and geological upheavals of the Bay Area. Eager to escape her damaging past and chart her own future, Alison Rose is drawn to Zoe, a free-spirited artist who offers emotional stability and a love outside the norm.

Meet & Greet with the author of The Whip, a novel is inspired by the true story of Charlotte “Charley” Parkhurst (1812-1879) who lived most of her extraordinary life as a man.

One of the most gripping images from the 1960's captures Dr. S.I. Hayakawa scrambling onto an SF State sound truck. Hayakawa had hoped to use this soapbox to address assembled demonstrators, but instead he ripped out speaker wires and halted an illegal campus demonstration—or denied first-amendment rights to the crowd, depending on your perspective.

Meet & greet with the author of the fabulous "101 Ways" series!  Steve "Sneeze" Wyatt takes half of his classes at the high school, where he attracts the attention of a bully on the varsity golf team, while at middle school all of his friends seem to be falling in love--including Sneeze, himself.

From bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini comes a powerful and dramatic tale of forbidden love, family, and resilience in Prohibition-era Sonoma County. The story follows the fortunes of Rosa Diaz Barclay, a woman who plunges into the unknown for the safety of her children and the love of a good but flawed man.

The publication of Dorothy Allison's Bastard Out of Carolina was a landmark event. The novel's profound portrait of family dynamics in the rural South won the author a National Book Award nomination and launched her into the literary spotlight.

Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen, award-winning staff favorites, will join us for a dramatic reading of their wonderful new picture book Extra Yarn, followed by signings, knitting, demos, and snacks. Help us yarn bomb the store! All fiber arts books are 20% off!

Monstress is a collection of heartbreaking, vivid, original stories set amongst the Filipino-American communities of California and the Philippines by a breathtaking new talent – a winner of a Pushcart Prize and a Whiting Writer's Award.

Come enjoy refreshmants and food from our Co-Sponsor Filipino Community of Sonoma County, Inc.!

In the near future, the conjoined Armstrong twins, under the guise of the Armstrong Fancy Gift Corporation, plot to create their own version of utopia using nanobots, while a guerilla group known as BZRK develops a DNA-based biot that can stop bots, but at risk of the host's brain.

A totally accessible user's guide from the creator of a scientifically proven form of psychotherapy for healing ailments ranging from PTSD to minor anxiety and depression. In Getting Past Your Past, Shapiro, who created EMDR (the "eye movement" therapy), opens the door to a scientifically proven mode of treatment used by thousands of clinicians worldwide.

Michael Krasny of KQED's Forum in conversation with Calvin Trillin, writer for The New Yorker and The Nation.

Plus champagne reception & dinner.

A benefit for the Sebastopol Community Cultural Center

Sora's white cloud is a modern "Red Balloon" - a flight of fancy and vehicle for a child's wonderful imagination.

Numbers or letters? This contest has both!  Copperfield's Books and The Petaluma Pie Company invite all comers to celebrate the day with a mix of math, poetry, and pastry! Three different ways to participate: write a haiku about pie or pi, memorize and recite pi to as many digits as you can, or bake a pie.

Prizes will be awarded, and pie will be served!

From the author of The Little Giant of Aberdeen County!

Camilla Gray-Nelson has spent her life living with and studying animals and their social behavior. She has used her knowledge of animal behavior to develop her own “natural” approach to dog training, which relies more on animal psychology than physical strength.

Now in its sixth year, the California Artisan Cheese Festival features educational seminars and tastings led by cheese experts, cheese makers, chefs, and fromagiers from across the country.

Read more at artisancheesefestival.com