Tag: story hour
Story Hour in the Library featuring Frances Dinkelspiel
Date: Thursday, November 10, 2016
Time: 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Place: Morrison Library
Free and open to the public
Frances Dinkelspiel is an award-winning journalist who cofounded the local news site Berkeleyside. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, People and elsewhere. Her first book Towers of Gold: How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman Created California was a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller and was named a Best Book of 2008 by the newspaper. Her second book, Tangled Vines: Greed, Murder, Obsession, and an Arsonist in the Vineyards of California was a New York Times bestseller and published in 2015 to rave reviews.
We encourage you to purchase the book ahead of time, you may bring it to be signed. Books will be available for purchase at the event for $19.70 (tax included).
Story Hour in the Library is a monthly prose reading series held in UC Berkeley’s Morrison Library.
The Library attempts to offer programs in accessible, barrier-free settings. If you think you may require disability-related accommodations, please contact the event sponsor prior to the event. The event sponsor is Ashley Bacchi.
Story Hour in the Library featuring Karen Joy Fowler
Date: Thursday, October 6, 2016
Time: 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Place: Morrison Library
Free and open to the public
Karen Joy Fowler, author of both novels and short story collections, has been described as “a captivating and good-hearted satirist.” Her six warmly-received novels include the bestselling The Jane Austen Book Club and most recently, We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves. Fowler’s books have received many awards including the Commonwealth Medal, Winner of the 2014 PEN/Faulkner Award, and shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Fowler and her husband live in Santa Cruz, California.
We encourage you to purchase the book ahead of time, you may bring it to be signed
Story Hour in the Library is a monthly prose reading series held in UC Berkeley’s Morrison Library.
The Library attempts to offer programs in accessible, barrier-free settings. If you think you may require disability-related accommodations, please contact the event sponsor prior to the event. The event sponsor is Ashley Bacchi.