 Memoir Writing Workshop |
On Saturday, August 20 from 1 to 4 pm, Kathryn Abajian will be offering a writing workshop titled "Write Your Life into Literature in First Person Memoir."
 Learn more about narrative nonfiction essay writing as we study the craft, write, discuss, and write some more. Instruction is useful for beginners as well as experienced writers. We'll learn about the narrator's voice, how to structure content, and how to revise for effect.
Enrollment of $75 includes all materials and one follow-up email consultation. Enrollment is limited to ten students; we will hold the workshop with as few as six writers. Interested writers are encouraged to contact Kathryn at kabajian@gmail.com for more information if desired.
Kathryn Abajian earned her M.A. in English at San Francisco State University and has since helped countless students find their writing voices and make literary meaning of life experience. She teaches as an emeritus professor of creative writing for Diablo Valley College, facilitates writing workshops, and edits manuscripts. Her travel, memoir, and arts essays have appeared in various publications, including the San Francisco Chronicle, American Art Review, Salon.com, and Travelers' Tales anthologies. |
| Event with Ashlee Fletcher |
Please join us on Saturday, August 27 at 2 pm for an event with Ashlee Fletcher, author of My Dog, My Cat. Bring your kids along for this fun and festive event!
In this bright new picture book, the author describes all the differences between her dog and cat, who don't always get along. But the story ends on a delightfully sweet note when the author reveals what her dog and cat have in common -- a love of pizza and a love of their owner.
The strong lines and fresh colors make this book an appealing read as young readers learn about normal behaviors for the two most popular pets, and that even the most different of creatures can find things in common. Every pet owner or animal lover will enjoy this imaginative tale of two tails! And whether you're a dog person or a cat person (or like both), you'll relate to the animals we love so much.
Ashlee Fletcher was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, and moved to California when she was 18 to pursue her career in art. She attended Laguna College of Art & Design, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a BFA in Illustration and an emphasis in Drawing and Painting. This is her first book. |
| Francophiles, Unite! | |
Gully Wells
$26.95
Set in Provence, London, and New York, this is a daughter's brilliant and witty memoir of her mother and stepfather -- Dee Wells, the glamorous and rebellious American journalist, and A. J. Ayer, the celebrated and worldly Oxford philosopher -- and the life they lived at the center of absolutely everything. This is a spellbinding story with a luminous sense of place and a dazzling portrait of a woman who "caught the spirit of the sixties" and one of the most important intellectual figures of the twentieth century, drawn from the vivid memory of the child who adored them both.
David McCullough
$37.50
This is the enthralling, inspiring-- and, until now untold-- story of the adventurous American artists, writers, doctors, politicians, architects, and others of high aspiration who set off for Paris in the years between 1830 and 1900, ambitious to excel in their work. Nearly all of these Americans spent many of the happiest days and nights of their lives in Paris. McCullough tells this sweeping, fascinating story with power and intimacy, bringing us into the lives of remarkable men and women. The Greater Journey is in itself a masterpiece. |
| New Fiction for Kids | |
Kathryn Erskine
$16.99
Mike tries so hard to please his father, but the only language his dad seems to speak is calculus. And for a boy with a math learning disability, nothing could be more difficult. When his dad sends him to live with distant relatives in rural Pennsylvania for the summer to work on an engineering project, Mike figures this is his big chance to buckle down and prove himself. But when he gets there, nothing is what he thought it would be. Mike may not learn anything about engineering, but what he does learn is far more valuable.
Nnedi Okorafor
$17.99
Twelve-year-old Sunny lives in Nigeria, but she was born American. Her features are African, but she's albino. She's a terrific athlete, but can't go out into the sun to play soccer. There seems to be no place where she fits. And then she discovers something amazing -- she is a "free agent," with latent magical power. Soon she's part of a quartet of magic students, studying the visible and invisible, learning to change reality. But will it be enough to help them when they are asked to catch a career criminal who knows magic too? |
| Books for the Beach | |
Mary Kay Andrews
$25.99
Ellis, Julia, and Dorie. Best friends since Catholic grade school, they now find themselves, in their mid-thirties, at the crossroads of life and love. A month in North Carolina's Outer Banks is just what they each of them needs. Ty Bazemore is their landlord, though he's hanging on to the rambling old beach house by a thin thread. And Maryn Shackleford is a stranger, and a woman on the run. Five people questioning everything they ever thought they knew about life. Five people on a journey that will uncover their secrets and point them on the path to forgiveness.
Elin Hilderbrand
$26.99
Meredith Martin Delinn just lost everything: her friends, her homes, her social standing -- because her husband Freddy cheated rich investors out of billions of dollars. Desperate and facing homelessness, Meredith receives a call from her old best friend, Constance Flute. Connie's had recent worries of her own, and the two depart for a summer on Nantucket in an attempt to heal. But the island can't offer complete escape, and they're plagued by new and old troubles alike. This is a suspenseful story of the power of friendship, the pull of love, and the beauty of forgiveness. |
| Get the Grill Ready! | |
Heather Shouse
$20.00
With food-truck fever sweeping the nation, intrepid journalist Heather Shouse launched a coast-to-coast exploration of street food. In Food Trucks, she gives readers a page-by-page compass for finding the best movable feasts in America. The secrets behind the vibrant flavors found in Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches, Hungarian paprikash, lacy French crepes, and global mash-ups like Mex-Korean kimchi quesadillas are delivered via more than 45 recipes, contributed by the truck chefs themselves.
Fire It Up
Andrew Schloss & David Joachim
$24.95
What can we grill? EVERYTHING! From the best-selling authors of Mastering the Grill, comes the first grill book focused on ingredients. Fire It Up shows today's cooks how to buy, prepare, and grill more than 290 ingredients from beef and pork to chicken, fish, vegetables, fruit, and more. With more than 400 delicious recipes and 160 winning rubs, brines, marinades, and sauces, Fire It Up makes it easy for everyone to become a backyard grill master -- no matter what's on the menu. |
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