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JUNEThe experience you CAN’T download Kim Culbertson Rossandra White Laura Deutsch Susan Fornoff Alan Furst Ellen Plotkin Mullholland Jim Provenzano Laurel Corona Susan Jane Gilman Ariel Schrag Father George Coyne, Joanna Rakoff LeUyen Pham Suzanna Danuta Walters Arree Chung SJ John Lescroart Lily Tomlin Theodore B. Olson Ayelet Waldman Gianna Marino Josey Baker Lisa Brackmann Tim Kinsella Bill Hillmann Helen Park Bigelow Katherine Maxfield Madeleine Dunphy Tom Robbins Brooke Warner Hillary Rodham Clinton Katy Butler Margie Siegal Tom Spanbauer David Boies Jaya Padmanabhan Kay Rae Chomic Michelle Richmond Walter Mosley David Sax Jenny Milchman Kelly E. Carter Novella Carpenter Willie Perdomo Edward St. Aubyn Jessica Levine Kevin Fisher-Paulson Ron Capps

1ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE OVERTURNING OF PROP 8! Celebrate the 1st Anniversary of the Overturning of Prop 8 with two of the people who made it happen, David Boies and Theodore Olson! Selected by Time magazine as two of the 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2010, David and Theodore share the fascinating story of their battle to win the right for gays to marry with, Redeeming the Dream. Join Books Inc. and the SF LGBT Community Center on June 25 at 7:00 PM in the Rainbow Room of the SFLGBT Community Center, 1800 Market St. Visit www.booksinc.net for ticket info or call 415-864-6777.

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This month’s cocktail inspiration is Fourth of Dirty Shame July Creek by Smith Henderson. Named after 2 oz. RoughStock Montana Whiskey Drinks with Nick the first of many bars in Smith Henderson’s ¼-½ oz. olive juice Books Inc. in Alameda store manager Fourth of July Creek, the Dirty Shame ¼ oz. simple syrup takes its cue from the Dirty Martini’s call 1 full dropper Bittermens Hellfire bitters Nick Petrulakis has been known to mix for olive juice, but I went with bourbon, a cocktail now and then. In this monthly not gin, because that’s what soaks the novel’s Shake all with ice and strain into an pages. I wish I could’ve utilized the whiskey Henderson ice-filled old-fashioned glass. Garnish feature, Nick creates a cocktail to go with cites — Redeye — but that’s unavailable, so use Montana’s with olives (mine are jalapeño-stuffed, one of his favorite books for the month. own RoughStock to evoke this fierce novel’s terroir. but any will do).

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International Thriller Writers Debut Authors 5 Year and Best Historical Fiction by the San Program, Jenny Milchman shares the suspense- Founder of The Jet Set Pets--a luxury travel Diego Book and Writing Awards for her ful follow-up to her critically acclaimed debut resource for pampered pets on the go--and with previous work, Finding Emilie, Laurel Corona novel, Cover of Snow--which received starred articles appearing in Elite Traveler and Depar- shares her latest work of historical fiction reviews from Publishers Weekly and Booklist-- tures--among others--pet travel expert and New for adults, The Mapmaker’s Daughter. Set dur- with the engaging and suspenseful, Ruin Falls. York Times-bestselling author Kelly E. Carter ing he Jewish expulsion from Spain, Laurel’s shares the ultimate resource to traveling with latest is a stirring novel about identity, exile, 7:30 PM · SF · Nourse Theater · 275 Hayes your furry friend, which features hundreds of and what it means to be home. 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Henry and a Grammy, bestselling author Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies come from, how they grow, and where they essays, features, travel, and humor pieces of the Easy Rawlins mysteries--the first of which, program, Suzanna Danuta Walters shares end up, with his eye-opening and witty work of have appeared in the Los Angeles Times and Devil in a Blue Dress was made into an acclaimed The Tolerance Trap: How God, Genes, and Good reportage, The Tastemakers: Why We’re Crazy for San Francisco magazine, among others, Laura film starring Denzel Washington--Walter Mos- Intentions Are Sabotaging Gay Equality, a bold Cupcakes But Fed Up with Fondue. Deutsch discusses how to tap into an endless ley shares Debbie Doesn’t Do It Anymore. 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