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Matt Fogelson will discuss his book, Restrung: Fatherhood in a Different Key. Matt will be joined in conversation by Jeff SymondsThis event is sponsored by the Friends of the Rockridge Library. Copies of the book will be…
- ,Join Editor Dani Burlison in discussion of 2025 book, Red Flag Warning: Mutual Aid and Survival in California's Fire Country. About the book:
Two survivors of California fires compile a guide for living physically,…
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Chef Crystal Wahpepah, a registered member of the Kickapoo Nation of Oklahoma, has long been a warrior for food sovereignty. Through her celebrated Oakland restaurant Wahpepah's Kitchen and her activism, Wahpepah seeks to reclaim…
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Margaret Juhae Lee is the author of Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History. In it, through a combination of investigative journalism, oral history, and archival research Lee uncovers the lost history of her grandfather, Lee…
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Erica Pool will discuss the book, The Judgment Trap: Why We Judge, How It Hurts Us, and How to Break Free
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Bernadette Atuahene is a property law scholar and professor at the USC Gould School of Law. Her book Plundered: How Racist Policies Undermine Homeownership in America uses the stories of two grandfathers -one white, one Black…
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It's Monday night. You've had a long day at work. And you're ready for a treat to help you unwind, but not something boozy. Time for a mocktail. This is the premise of Jennifer Newens' Monday Night Mocktails, a collection of 52…
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Artist Lisa Soloman will discuss her new book, Art Craft Color: Brighten Your Life with Projects in Every Color of the Rainbow. Stay tuned for details
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Join us for a powerful afternoon with award-winning journalist and author Nicole Carr as she discusses her new book, The Price of Exclusion: The Pursuit of Healthcare in a Segregated Nation.
In this deeply researched and compelling work,…
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Jeff Chang is a writer, host, and organizer known for his work at the intersection of the arts, politics, and race. His latest book is Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America, a cultural biography. In it Chang…
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Maggie Tokuda-Hall is the author of numerous award winning, best-selling children’s and young adult books including Love in the Library, The Mermaid the Witch and The Sea, Squad, and The Worst Ronin. She has been called “... one of the…
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We're thrilled to welcome Dorothy Lazard back to the Main Library to celebrate the release of Behind the Desk at the Main: A Librarian's Memoir.
When Dorothy Lazard became a public librarian, she returned to the building…
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Activist Nancy Kurshan will discuss her new book, Levitating the Pentagon and Other Uplifting Stories. In Levitating the Pentagon and Other Uplifting Stories, longtime activist Nancy Kurshan offers a vivid, woman’s-eye view of…
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Local author Cynthia Gómez describes her work as "feminist, anti-capitalist, queer, Latine horror with dark fantasy streaks in her hair." Her debut story collection The Nightmare Box and Other Stories (2024) is a "a…
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Artist, designer Lea Redmond will discuss her latest book, "This is For You: Gift-Giving as a Way of Life."
This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Rockridge Library. Copies of the book will be available for purchase by A…