Here are some events from the next two weeks.
Thursday, December 4 – 7:30 PM
Marcus Ewert, Rex Ray – Ten Thousand Dresses “Every evening Bailey dreams of wearing magical dresses — dresses made of flowers, and mirrors, and more — but his family tells him that boys shouldn’t think about dresses at all. Find out how Bailey triumphs in this touching book about being true to yourself.” At Books Inc. – The Castro, 2275 Market Street, San Francisco
Thursday, December 4 – 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Susan Urquhart-Brown, Elisa Kleven, Marissa Moss, and Daniel San Souci – signing books during the Montclair Village Holiday Stroll at A Great Good Place for Books, 6120 LaSalle Avenue, Oakland.
Friday, December 5 – 7:30 PM
Dan Piraro (aka the cartoonist Bizarro) – talk, slideshow & booksigning for Bizarro Buccaneers: Nuttin’ But Pirate Cartoons. It’s just that – a collection for both wannabe plunderers and scurvy walkin’ plankwalkers! Brilliant and in full color, as well as a perfect stocking stuffer (hint-hint), its captain is one Bizarro, a cartoonist whose work we’ve spied in that local broadsheet, the San Francisco Chronicle. Don’t miss this special event, in which Bizarro will screen lantern slides, deliver a rogue-ish speech, and sign his name on the spot. . . . Sail ho me squiffy men! At The Booksmith
Saturday, December 6 – 2:00 PM
Dan Piraro – Bizarro Buccaneers. Argh, matey! The creator of “Bizarro,” voted Best Single-Panel Cartoon by the National Cartoonists Society 3 years in a row! After his show Dan Piraro will be signing copies of Bizarro Buccaneers and other books. If you cannot attend we are happy to have books signed for you. At Clayton Books, 5433 D Clayton Road, Clayton.
Saturday, December 6 – 10:00 AM
Ben Boos – Swords: An Artist’s Devotion A “meet and greet” signing, just in time for the holidays! Swords is the perfect gift for all of the young knights in your lives. Here is a celebration of swords and swordsmen that spans time and place and is illustrated with breathtaking intricacy. At Copperfield’s Books / Montgomery Village, 2316 Montgomery Drive, Santa Rosa.
Saturday, December 6 – 3:00 PM
Ben Boos – Swords: An Artist’s Devotion By the afternoon Ben has moved on to Sebastopol, but check with the stores as the Copperfield’s Books web site doesn’t say which Sebastopol store!
Sunday, December 7 – 4:00 PM
National Novel Writing Month celebrates 10 years of literary abandon!
NaNoWriMo Young Writers Workship kids read from their own work. Come and see tomorrow’s award-winners! At Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley.
Monday, December 8 – 7:30PM
Dan Piraro – Bizarro Buccaneers. Argh, matey! More high seas fun at Moe’s Books, 2476 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley.
Thursday, December 11 – 10:00 AM
Ellen Klages – White Sands, Red Menace (sequel to The Green Glass Sea) At Book Passage – Corte Madera Store, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera.