We're dispatching two of our buyers across the pond to buy great books in British pounds. We shop for academic books in Oxford, spiritual books in Glastonbury, art books in Hay and great fiction all over the isles. You'll see the results in two to three months.

Poets Anthony Hawley and Tanya Brolaski
Friday, March 10th, 8 pm
Join us for an evening of poetry as Anthony Hawley and Tanya Brolaski read from new and published works, at Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley. (510) 649-1320.


An Evening of Poetry with Joshua Beckman and
Matthew Rohrer
Wednesday, March 15th, 7:30 pm
Pushcart Prize-winner Joshua Beckman and "All Things Considered" featured poet Matthew Rohrer will read from their works. Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley. (510) 649-1320.


Poet and Memoirist Michelle Tea
Thursday, March 23rd, 7:30 pm
Award-winning memoirist and poet, Michelle Tea, will read from her debut novel, Rose of No Man’s Land. Michelle Tea established a cult following with her memoirs The Chelsea Whistle and Valencia, taking readers from the blinding boredom of life in New England’s straight girl suburbia to the drama of dykedom in San Francisco’s sexually unknown. We look forward to an exhilarating evening with Michelle Tea and hope you will join us. Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley. (510) 649-1320.


An Evening of Poetry with Ada Limón and Kaya Oakes
Friday, March 24th, 7:30 pm
Join us in welcoming visiting poet Ada Limón, winner of the 2005 Autumn House Poetry Prize, and prize-winning poet Kaya Oakes, editor of Kitchen Sink Magazine, as they read from new and published work. Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley. (510) 649-1320.


An Evening of Literature With Cloverfield Press
Saturday, March 25th, 7:30 pm
Join us for an evening with authors from Cloverfield Press as Justus Ballard, Henry Baum, Laurence Dumortier, Mary Rechner and Carol Treadwell read from their short fiction. Cloverfield press is inspired by the example of Leonard and Virginia Woolf's Hogarth Press which published works by visionaries as well as modern masters, combining them with the best of modern design. Current titles by Cloverfield include The Boy from Lam Kien by Miranda July, the writer/director/star of You and Me and Everyone We Know; and, shipping in May of 2006, Tony Takitani by Haruki Murakami. Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley. (510) 649-1320.

Book Group Night
March 29th, 7pm
Pendragon’s senior buyer, Christopher, will present books that would make great book group selections, on sale for 20% off at the presentation. This bi-monthly event also features free review copies, refreshments and great conversation. All are welcome; you don’t have to belong to a book group to attend. Pendragon Books, 5560 College Avenue, North Oakland. (510) 652-6259.
**All three of our stores work with book groups and we offer volume discounts.**

Back by popular demand! Any purchases made in our stores count double on our pink Frequent Reader cards during the month of March. When you reach $200 in purchases, you will recieve a $10 trade slip, good for anything in our stores. Frequent Reader cards are free--please ask for one at the counter.