Amy Tan Talks Family History, Teaching a MasterClass, and Being in a Band With Dave Barry at The Sonoma Valley Author’s Festival
The Authors on the Plaza event at the 4th annual festival attracted big name authors to the wine region.
The Postmistress of Paris: A WWII Drama Celebrating a Heroine Who Saved Parisians from the Nazis
In her new book, author Meg Waite Clayton revisits the horrors of World War II in France.
Sonoma Valley Authors Festival
The 4th Annual Sonoma Valley Authors Festival (SVAF) comes to the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn, August 27-29th. The Festival features well-informed speakers and engages listeners eager for thoughtful conversations and discussions of ideas. This year’s exclusive, curated 3-day weekend lecture series features 25 authors and speakers including Doris Kearns Goodwin, Isabel Allende, Amy Tan, Daniel […]
A New Book on California Wine Country Architecture Captures the Beauty of the Local Environment
A new book by two Marin authors takes readers inside wine country homes by elite architects and designers.
Racial Justice Book Discussion
Join SURJ Marin for our virtual monthly book discussion on Sunday, June 27th at 4:30-6:00pm PT. In June we’ll be discussing Louise Erdrich’s most recent novel and NY Times bestseller, The Night Watchman. Based on the extraordinary life of Erdrich’s grandfather who worked as a night watchman and carried the fight against Native dispossession from […]
Living With a Disability While Aging: Local Author Francine Falk-Allen's New Book Offers Insight and Humor on Coping
At some point everyone faces difficulties, but few of us ever stop to imagine how much harder it must be for those with the added burden of disability.
Political Strategist, Organizer, Author and Marin Native Alicia Garza on What it Takes to Create Change
The author shares her insights in her new book, The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart.
Wanna Get Away? Fortunately, Local Bookstores are Serving up a Dose of Escapism
You can still venture out without getting off the couch in your mind.
5 Best Things to Do This Week: October 14 – 20
Hand-picked events and happenings you won’t want to miss.
10 Questions for Nion McEvoy
We sat down and spoke with Nion McEvoy, CEO and chairman of Chronicle Books in San Francisco.
