Come see the marvelous chalk sidewalk art, and nibble chocolate from one end of Solano to the other, as we throw our annual Chalk and Chocolate Festival on Saturday, May 27th. Pegasus on Solano will be handing out chocolates and June coupons, and will be participating in the Avenue-wide raffle.

Poets for Peace
Monday, May 8th, 7:30 pm
Poets Cynthia Hogue, Joyce Jenkins, Ilya Kaminsky,and Peter Streckfus will read from their works. Poets for Peace is a worldwide community of poets (formed during the conflict in former Yugoslavia) who give readings and request audience support for relief organizations such as Doctors Without Borders and Survivors International. Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley. (510) 649-1320.

Kitchen Sink Magazine Presents: Rachel Sherman
Wednesday, May 24th, 7:30 pm
Kitchen Sink Magazine & Pegasus Books host an evening with Rachel Sherman, who will read from her short story collection The First Hurt. Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley. (510) 649-1320.

Book Group Night
Wednesday, May 31st, 7 pm
Pendragon's senior buyer, Christopher, will present books that would make great book group selections, on sale for 20% off at the presentation. Previous themed presentations have featured memoirs and speculative fiction; this month's theme is to be decided.
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.

Our national trade show, Book Expo America, is in Washington D.C., and we will be there, buying cool books and enjoying great book talk...as well as meeting lots of authors. This year we will also be meeting with our state legislators to discuss issues of great concern to us as booksellers and as independent retailers--customer privacy, censorship, e-fairness, and Main Street matters, among other things.

We can't cadge Diesel's great Full-Service Bookstore tagline (dang it!) but we do want to remind you of our range of bookish abilities: We can get you just about any book. Check out our Menu of Services to the right.