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Bookish diversions on Clement Street
October 7, 2013
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Greetings!
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Warm weather, free bluegrass, NW swells in the sea, Nobel Prize betting, and the publishing industry's biggest releases. It must be fall, and we're scampering around the store looking for nooks and crannies to house all these great books. We're hoping for a healthy holiday shopping season, and for us, all this unpacking is Step One. You coming in is Step Two, and we await you!
In today's newsletter we offer:
- the Book of the Month and
- seven October author events.
Also, Sunday Streets is coming to Clement--mark your calendar to SAFELY ride or stroll Clement and Arguello on Sunday, October 27. Details here. And Clement will be hosting Halloween shenanigans, including a costume parade at 2pm on 10/27 and trick-or-treating at specially marked businesses on Halloween. We'll also be back in your in-box next week with reviews of new releases. Think Eggers, Manresa, Mark Twain, oh my! And remember: you can read digitally AND shop locally. Our partnership with Kobo allows you to read eBooks on any device (except Kindle). Sign up here and Green Apple will forever get a cut of your eBook purchases.
Read on!
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The October Book of the Month!
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The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida (Random House)
I picked up this book because I love David Mitchell, author of Cloud Atlas and more. When I started his introduction I had no idea just what I was in for. Naoki Higashida is a 13 year old boy with autism. Although Naoki is unable to communicate verbally, his mother and teacher have devised a system that allows him to slowly form words and sentences that evolve into poems and stories - which resulted in The Reason I Jump. This is a heartfelt and touching account of Naoki trying to describe why he might react a certain way in different situations. That itself is pretty intense, but the beauty of this book lies in Naoki's understanding of and connection with nature. I can see why David Mitchell and his wife Ka Yoshida wanted to pass this book on to the English-speaking world, as it should be translated into every language. This book doesn't just open your eyes to what it is like to be be autistic but what it is like to be human. --Nick
You can buy the book on our site, as an eBook, or in the store.
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October Events
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Our events series continues in October, and they're all FREE! Why not get out of the house and meet some other booklovers? And if you can't make a certain event but want us to get you a signed or inscribed copy, just pre-order by phone: (415) 387-2272.
Tuesday, October 8 @ 7pm: Aeode the Muse musical story CD release party  Special Story Hour at Green Apple with Aoede the Muse! Come join award-winning quirky folk pop and Children's singer-songwriter Aoede for a special event at Green Apple Books on Tuesday, October 8th at 7:00pm in our Granny Smth Room. Aoede will release her new musical story CD What Are Dreams Made Of? and will play parts of the story and perform a few songs. The CD will be available for sale and to have it signed. What Are Dreams Made Of? and its edgier themes are aimed at more mature tweens and teens. Fans of that age, who enjoy Harry Potter, the Twilight series and The Hunger Games will enjoy the compelling storyline and infectious songs. - - - - - - - - - - Monday, October 14th @ 7:00pm: Kelly Brozyna's Paleo Chocolate Lover's Cookbook
The Paleo Chocolate Lovers Cookbook includes 80 gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free recipes for the health-conscious chocolate lover. For breakfast, dessert and any time in-between you can have the occasional treat made with coconut and ground nut flours without breaking from your Paleo diet. Honey and coconut sugar are kept to a minimum by using small amounts of the herbal sweetener stevia in these nutrient-dense baked goods. Raw-inspired treats incorporate dates to thicken and sweeten. - - - - - - - - - -
Tuesday, October 15th @ 7pm: an evening of poetry with Alan Soldofsky and Jack Marshall
Please join us in our Granny Smith Room as we welcome poets Alan Soldofsky and Jack Marshall.  Alan Soldofsky's In the Buddha Factory is captivating and truthful. It is rich in detail, honest in tragedy, and poignant in observation. Through a mastery of style and language placed against the backdrop of Silicon Valley, Soldofsky explores the tension of opposites of place and no place, rich and poor, and finite and the limitless. Alan Soldofsky is a veteran of the San Francisco Bay Area poetry scene. He has been a contributing editor of Poetry Flash, and co-host of the popular poetry show "Planet on the Table" on Berkeley's KPFA radio.  Jack Marshall's Spiral Trace is a treatise on aging which provokes a searing examination of a modern world defined by an eroding environment and hawkish, endless war. Offering a tribute to the insights gained in the dénouement of his life, this is beautifully minimalist poetry that shines a light on the possibilities of renewal by calling on art to provide "a wake-up to being." Jack Marshall was born in Brooklyn to Jewish parents who emigrated from Iraq and Syria, He is the author of the memoir From Baghdad to Brooklyn and several poetry collections that have received the PEN Center USA Award, two Northern California Book Awards, and a nomination from the National Book Critics Circle.
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Wednesday, October 16th @ 7:00 pm: look at the bright side with Allen Klein
We often  think of celebrations as centering around special occasions, like birthdays, Christmas, or other holidays. But there's no need to wait for those times--every day is a cause for celebration. The very fact that you are alive, the wondrous world around you, and the special people in your life are all reasons to rejoice.
That's what this book is all about. It includes over 500 suggestions for living life to the fullest. A compendium of "glass half full" common sense, these witty and wise words from both the rich and famous, as well as the not-so-rich and the not-so-famous, will, I hope, inspire you to make every day a special day.
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Thursday, October 17 @ 7pm: poet Brian Komei Dempster
Brian Komei Dempster appears in our Granny Smith Room to read from and discuss his new book Topaz. Along with Dempster, several former camp prisoners and second-generation Nisei writers--Florence Ohmura Dobashi and Michi Tashiro--will present their first-person stories from Dempster's edited anthologies: From Our Side of the Fence: Growing Up in America's Concentration Camps (Kearny Street Workshop, 2001) and Making Home from War: Stories of Japanese American Exile and Resettlement. Topaz, Brian Komei Dempster's debut poetry collection, examines the exper iences of a Japanese American family separated and incarcerated in American World War II prison camps. This volume delves into the lasting intergenerational impact of imprisonment and breaks a cultural legacy of silence. Through the fractured lenses of past and present, personal and collective, the speaker seeks to piece together the facets of his own identity and to shed light on a buried history. Dempster's edited anthologies gather first-person memoirs of Japanese American wartime incarceration and post-war resettlement. - - - - - - - - - - Saturday, October 19 @ 11am: Junior Green Apple story time! Join us in our kids section for our weekly Junior Green Appler Story and Color Time! This week we welcome the creators of The Earth-Guards Adventure Team series as they present the newest book in their series, The Case of the Poisoned Lake.  Among the strangely twisted roots beneath Old Man Log, five young adventurers...and one horse...are given superpowers to right the environmental wrongs...one dirty guy at a time. In this adventure, "The Earth-Guards Adventure Team" face Only Mee and Onebrow Care-not, dangerous dirty guys who poisoned Bright Lake and may have killed Poto, one of the youngest Earth-Guards. Their mission takes them to Ugly Underhall where they face treacherous traps and chilly challenges. Even with courage and teamwork, can they put an end to the toxic tinkering and stealthy stinkiness? The book is filled with suspense, action, and humor as the Earth-Guards overcome scary challenges through teamwork. Includes colorful artwork, a glossary, a CD of the theme song and karaoke sing-along.
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Tuesday, October 22 @ 7pm: author Avi Tuschman
Our Political Nature is the first book to reveal the hidden roots of our most deeply held moral values. It shows how political orientations across space and time arise from three clusters of measurable personality traits. These clusters entail opposing attitudes toward tribalism, inequality, and differing perceptions of human nature. Together, these traits are by far the most powerful cause of left-right voting, even leading people to regularly vote against their economic interests. More here.
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Pete et al
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