Still Life (fiction – paperback) by Sarah Winman
Newly released in paperback is this captivating, bighearted, richly tapestried story of people brought together by love, war, art, flood, and the ghost of E. M. Forster, by the celebrated author of Tin Man. With beautiful prose, extraordinary tenderness, and bursts of humor and light, Still Life is a sweeping portrait that is full of grace and queer love and is rich with history and art.
Illustrated Black History (nonfiction – hardbound) by George McCalman
This is a gorgeous collection of 145 original portraits that celebrate Black pioneers—famous and little-known—in politics, science, literature, music, and more—with biographical reflections, all created and curated by an award-winning graphic designer.
Vote For Us (nonfiction – paperback) by Joshua A. Douglas
Professor Joshua A. Douglas, an expert on our electoral system, examines encouraging developments in this inspiring book about how regular Americans are working to take back their democracy, one community at a time. It is told through the narratives of those working on positive voting rights reforms. Douglas includes chapters on expanding voter eligibility, easing voter registration rules, making voting more convenient, enhancing accessibility at the polls, and much more.
Upcoming Events
Saturday, October 22 @ 1 pm (free in store, Corte Madera) David Fenton, author of The Activist’s Media Handbook, in-conversation with David Talbot and Judy Gumbo
In this book, activist and public relations thought leader David Fenton shares lessons on how to organize successful media campaigns, cultivated from more than half a century working within some of history’s most impactful social movements.
Sunday, October 23 @ 2 pm (ticketed, Dominican University) Tom Felton, author of Beyond the Wand, in
conversation with Noah Griffn
Get a backstage pass into Tom Felton’s life on and off the big screen, from the magical moments on set as Draco Malfoy to the challenges of growing up in the spotlight. Felton’s adolescence was anything but ordinary. His early rise to fame in beloved films like The Borrowers catapulted him into the limelight, but nothing could prepare him for what was to come after he landed the iconic role of the Draco Malfoy, the bleached blonde villain of the Harry Potter movies.
Wednesday, October 26 @ 12:30 pm (free-in store, Ferry Building SF) Russ Feingold & Peter Prindiville,
authors of The Constitution in Jeopardy
In an era defined by faction and the abdication of long-held norms, The Constitution in Jeopardy considers our relationship to our founding laws, and explores crucial questions about what America truly is, and can be.
Top of Your Stack – Recommendations from Book Passage
Published on October 20, 2022.
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