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By David Levithan EVENT HIGHLIGHTS You may think it would be easiest for me to endorse reading as an September 17 · 7:00 PM September 22 · 2:00 PM September 27 · 7:00 PM author — after all, I want you to read my books, no? (The new one, Books Inc. in Berkeley Books Inc. in the Marina Books Inc. in Opera Plaza Two Boys Kissing, is out at the end of August. Hint.) But really, when I think of endorsing reading, I think of doing it in one of my other Humanitarian, former journalist, Books Inc. proudly presents brunch Books Inc. proudly presents winner of roles. For example, as proud as I am of my own work, I am equally and founder of the Global Enrich- with national bestselling novel- the National Book Critics Circle Award proud of the work I edit, by authors who continually astound with ment Foundation, Amanda Lindhout ists celebrating their latest books, for Fiction, and New York Times the paths their words take. Look no further than the works of, shares her searing and vivid story John Searles, author of Help for the bestselling author, Jonathan Lethem, say, Natalie Standiford. Her YA novel How To Say Goodbye In Robot is of being kidnapped by masked Haunted, Joyce Maynard, author of celebrating the paperback release of the best indie movie you’ll ever read. Her middle-grade novel The men in Somalia and held hostage After Her, and Tom Barbash, author the brilliantly constructed novel, Dis- Secret Tree manages to be both sweet and honest — not an easy for 460 days with her suspenseful, of Stay up with Me. Come hungry! Le sident Gardens. But wait, there’s more. thing to pull off, in books or in life. And her new YA novel, The Boy and artfully written memoir, Mariais Bakery will kindly supply . . To make this event as awesome as it On The Bridge, takes her someplace completely different — namely A House in the Sky. the pastries, and there will be plenty deserves to be we proudly present an 1980s Russia, where an American student falls in love … with con- of champagne, orange juice, and in-conversation between Mr. Lethem sequences that go far beyond a girl-meets-boy story. I love authors coffee to accompany this delightful and international bestselling author, who change it up every time they write a novel — Natalie is just afternoon. Daniel Handler, author of Adverbs, The one of the many I work with. But lest you think this endorsement Dark, 13 Words, among many others. is too biased (read Natalie’s books and you’ll see it’s not), I will then endorse reading as … well, a reader. I just finished Lauren Myracle’s The Infinite Moment Of Us and feel like I just spent a few hours living in TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK AT BOOKS INC. two teenager’s lives — that’s what a great book can do. In this case, it was a honest story about love and its complications, and about On Tuesday, September 17 at Books Inc. Burlingame (7pm), Wednesday, September 18 at Books Inc. Laurel Vil- how damn hard love can be — and how crazysexyintense it can be, lage (6:30pm) and Thursday, September 19 at Books Inc. Berkeley (7pm) we will be hosting Educator Appreciation too. (It’s a nice companion to Rainbow Rowell’s also awesome Eleanor Nights, replete with educator discounts, refreshments and presentations on COMMON CORE and how Books Inc. And Park, which is also clear-sighted about love, albeit in a different can help you! If you are interested in attending this free event, please RSVP to [email protected] with your name, way). I wouldn’t say that I read for truths, but I always love it when the grade level you teach, and which presentation you plan on attending. I stumble upon them. Which is to say … I guess I love reading for We will conclude Teacher Appreciation week with a special event at Books Inc. in Alameda on Friday, Sep- the same reasons I love life. Because you get to meet new words, tember 20 from 5-9pm featuring a discussion on bullying with Malamud Ozer & editors of A Student Guide to new voices, new ideas, new ways of seeing the things that you see Health: Volumes 3-5, Ashanti Branch, Executive Director of the Forever Forward Foundation, and Gene Kahane & everyday — as well as things you will never, ever get to see (like, Dexter Moore, educators at Alameda’s Encinal High School. say Hogwarts.) I endorse reading because I am amazed by the wiz- ardry-alchemy-harvesting that goes into writing, and how that can translate in the reader’s mind into meaning … or diversion. I endorse reading because sometimes my mind likes to unplug from the world and plug instead into a story, so it can conjure rather than reply all. To riff on Lauren’s title — there are, indeed, infinite moments of us. It’s nice, from time to time, to hold a few up to the light, to examine them and, through that, examine ourselves. At our own pace, and in our own time.

That’s certainly worth endorsing.

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Wednesday · 7:30 PM & up) will discuss The Other Wes With Book Club will discuss The Club will discuss We Have 3 15 Classics I Forgot To Read Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Innocents by Francesca Segal. Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Tuesday · 7:00 pM will discuss The Sorrows Moore. Jackson. 25 The Fourth Tuesday of Young Werther by Johann Wolf- Sunday · 1:00 PM Sunday · 6:00PM (Margie’s) Book Club gang von Goethe. The Adventurous Readers Club Monday · 7:00 PM 24 The Intimates: East Bay Queer Book will discuss The Art Forger by B.A. will discuss Bad Unicorn by The Hands On Bay Area Club will discuss Middlesex by Jef- 8 Shapiro. Sunday · 2:00 PM Platte F. Clark. Book Club will discuss frey Eugenides. 30 The SF Business Book Radioactive: Marie and Pierre Curie, Club will discuss The $100 Sunday · 1:00 PM A Tale of Love and Fallout by Lauren 29 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a The Wild Girls Mother Redniss. 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So different gay kids of today as they From local author Christie Matheson seventeen year old Lyla Most recently is Crankenstein, by Samantha negotiate their place in the world. comes a lovely new book, sure to Hamilton has been told her whole Berger, a hysterical take on a boy’s serious case Though all the stories in some way appeal to fans of Press Here! Help life. She and her family have lived in of the grouchies. Or there’s Picture Day Perfec- tie back to the two boys trying their your tot ease into reading with this a gated community since the terror- tion, by Deborah Dieson, a clever tale that’s hardest to break the Guiness Book simple and adorable new book that ist attacks on 9/11, under the strict perfectly paired with Dan’s giggle-inducing World Record for longest kiss, these will keep the pages turning, and teach- leadership of a charismatic, but argu- illustrations. 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