Now is Not the Time to Panic (fiction – hardbound) by Kevin Wilson
This is a bold coming-of-age story, written with Wilson’s trademark wit and blazing prose. Now Is Not The Time to Panic is a
nuanced exploration of young love, identity, and the power of art. It’s also about the secrets that haunt us—and, ultimately, what the truth will set free.
Stay True (nonfiction/memoir- hardbound) by Hua Hsu
Despite Hsu’s negative first impressions of a classmate, Ken, the two become friends. It is a friendship built of late-night
conversations over cigarettes and long drives along the California coast. And then, violently, senselessly, Ken is killed a few years later. Determined to hold on to all that was left of one of his closest friends, Hsu turned to writing. Stay True is the book he’s been working on ever since. It is a bracing memoir about growing up, and about moving through the world in search of meaning and belonging.
The Sentence (fiction-paperback) by Louise Erdrich
Now in paperback just in time to commemorate Native Heritage Month (November) is The Sentence. The story it tells begins on All Souls’ Day 2019 and ends on All Souls’ Day 2020, with most of the characters interacting at the real Birchbark Bookstore in
Minneapolis. Its mystery and proliferating ghost stories during this one year propel a narrative as rich, emotional, and profound as anything Erdrich has written. It’s as fun as it is compelling.
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, November 16 @ 6 pm (free-in-store/Corte Madera) Rabia Chaudry, author of Fatty Fatty Boom Boom
From the bestselling author and host of the wildly popular Undisclosed podcast comes a warm, intimate memoir about food, body image, and growing up in a loving but sometimes oppressively concerned Pakistani immigrant family.
Wednesday, November 30 @ 7 pm (ticketed/Dominican University) Patti Smith, author of A Book of Days
This is a deeply moving and brilliantly idiosyncratic visual book of days by the National Book Award–winning author of Just Kids and M Train. It features more than 365 images and reflections that chart Smith’s singular aesthetic, inspired by her wildly popular Instagram presence.
Thursday, December 1 @ 5:30 pm (free/online) Tim Marzullo, author of How Your Brain Works
Discover the hidden electrical world inside your nervous system using DIY, hands-on experiments for all ages. No M.D. or Ph.D. required! The workings of the brain are mysterious: What are neural signals? What do they mean? How do our senses
really sense? How does our brain control our movements? What happens when we meditate? How Your Brain Works offers
fascinating reading for students at any level, curious readers, and scientists interested in using electrophysiology in their research or teaching.
Book Passage – Top of Your Stack
Published on November 17, 2022
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