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Mother's Day specials and sales all week long
Mother's Day is May 12th
Our curated selection of Mother's Day cards has something for every mom. And what better gift for a thoughtful person than a thoughtfully chosen book?
Beginning Monday, each Pegasus store will be creating store-specific promotions, sales and features.
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So many books, so little time!
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May at Pegasus brings an embarrassment of riches:
- Great new titles from Sedaris, Allende and Pollan.
- Sale tables brimming with lovely books for kids, moms, grads and dads.
- Yet more books on their way from England
- Check out our June coupon, available with purchase throughout May
- Will there be a Memorial Weekend Sale? Probably. Details to follow.
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Back by popular demand! Get a coupon now to use in June!
Drop by the stores this month to receive, with purchase, a June coupon, good for 20% off any one item.
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New Releases for May
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An insider's take on bookselling and publishing
Hut Landon, president of the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association, writes weekly on books and publishing. See newsletter postings here.
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1855 Solano Ave., Berkeley CA 94707 510.525.6888
2349 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley CA 94704 510.649.1320
5560 College Ave., Oakland CA 94618 510.652.6259
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Eve Ensler:
Monday, May 20, 7:30 pm
First Congregational Church
2501 Harrison, Oakland
Tickets: $35 advance (includes signed
book, available at the event)
Tickets available at Pegasus Books
and at brownpapertickets.com.
Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues and I Am an Emotional Creature, will discuss her new book, In the Body of the World. Unflinching, generous, sometimes humorous and always inspiring, Ensler connects her own illness to the devastation of the Earth, and connects her life force to the resilience of humanity as she is finally, fully and gratefully joined to the body of the world. Join us for an unforgettable evening.
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May Events
Waldo E. Martin Jr. will be discussing and signing copies of his groundbreaking new book: Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party. He is Professor of History
at UC Berkeley.
Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck, Bkly 94704
(510) 649-1320
Friday, May 10, 7:30 pm
Location: Pegasus Books Downtown
Joe Clifford's Junkie Love Is Finally Here! Learn where it all began (San Francisco, 1992), where it ended (on top a building in Albany about 10 years later, without shoes), and how Joe met Tom Pitts (at Hepatitis Heights). PLUS the PREMIERE of the Junkie Love trailer, directed by Jamie DeWolf, with music by Get Set Go!
Free wine! Freeer HOT DOGS! Joe will sign the shit out of your books. THE literary event of...May 10th With special guests... Street prophet/poet, Mighty Joel Landmine (who plays Joe in the Junkie Love trailer) and... Joe's former (and current) partner in crime, the oft-referenced Tom Pitts! (Author of Piggyback).
Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck, Bkly 94704 (510) 649-1320
Monday, May 13, 7:30 pm
Location: Pegasus Books Downtown
Rory Freedman, New York Times bestselling co-author of the Skinny Bitch book series, will be at Pegasus Downtown to discuss and sign copies of her new book: BEG: A Radical New Way
of Regarding Animals.
Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck, Bkly 94704 (510) 649-1320
Lyrics and Dirges: A Monthly Reading Series
Wednesday, May 15, 7:30 pm
Location: Pegasus Books Downtown
Lyrics and Dirges is a monthly reading series showcasing the range of literary talent in the Bay Area. This month's readers are: Virgie Tover, Daniel Suarez, Toaster, Karin Spirn and Chaney Kwak.
Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck, Bkly 94704
(510) 649-1320
Monday, May 20, 7:30 pm
Location: First Congregational Church, Oakland
Tickets: $35 advance, includes signed
book, available at the event
Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues and I Am an Emotional Creature, will discuss her new book, In the Body of the World. Unflinching, generous, sometimes humorous and always inspiring, Ensler connects her own illness to the devastation of the Earth, and connects her life force to the resilience of humanity as she is finally, fully and gratefully joined to the body of the world.
First Congregational Church, 2501 Harrison @ 27th St., Oakland 94612
Lisa Hanawalt discusses My Dirty Dumb Eyes
Wednesday, May 29, 7:30 pm
Location: Pegasus Books Downtown
We are pleased to celebrate the release of New York-based cartoonist Lisa Hanawalt's hilarious debut collection, My Dirty Dumb Eyes, a Drawn and Quarterly publication.
Pegasus Books Downtown, 2349 Shattuck, Bkly 94704 (510) 649-1320
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