Friday, January 22 – 7:30PM<\/strong>
\nKim Stanley Robinson – Gallileo’s Dream
\n<\/em>The Avid Reader, Davis<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, January 23 – 3:00PM<\/strong>
\nMalinda Lo – Ash
\n<\/em>Borderlands Books, San Francisco<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday, January 23 – 6:30PM<\/strong>
\nNASA Ames Research Center’s 70th Anniversary Gala Dinner<\/a>
\nCelebrate NASA Ames Research Center’s platinum jubilee with a gala dinner \/ 6:30PM to 9:30PM in the Adobe Lodge at Santa Clara University. The evening will include cocktails, appetizers, dinner, giveaways and more. William Ballhaus, Jr.<\/strong>, a former center director and expert on computational fluid dynamics, and actress Nichelle Nichols<\/strong>, \u201cLieutenant Uhura\u201d from Star Trek will be featured guest speakers.<\/p>\n

Tickets are $135 per person. Advanced purchase is required, as space is limited. Tickets will be issued on a first come, first serve basis and may be purchased in person at the Galileo Gift Shop, by mail or by phone.<\/p>\n

Sunday, January 24 – 3:00PM<\/strong>
\nDiana Paxson & Deborah J. Ross: From Avalon to Darkover, New Adventures in the Worlds of Marion Zimmer Bradley
\n<\/em>Borderlands Books, San Francisco<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, January 26 – 7:30PM
\n<\/strong>Audrey Niffenegger – Her Fearful Symmetry, The Time Traveller’s Wife<\/em> Books Inc. in the Marina, San Francisco <\/a><\/p>\n

Wednesday, January 27 – noon<\/strong>
\nA Literary Luncheon! $50 – (includes lunch & a signed copy of the book)
\nTo reserve, call (415) 927-0960, ext. 1
\nJoin Audrey Niffenegger for lunch as she discusses her new novel Her Fearful Symmetry<\/em> Book Passage – Corte Madera<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, January 28 – 12:30PM<\/strong>
\nTurn Back the Clock Day!!
\nIn celebration of NASA Ames Research Center\u2019s 70th anniversary, the public is invited to join in for “Turn Back the Clock Day.” It’s an opportunity to step back in time and relive history by dressing in vintage attire and viewing a classic car parade. The parade starts at 12:30 p.m. followed by a one-man play about NASA, \u201cForged in the Stars.\u201d Those participating in the classic car parade are asked to assemble in front of the NASA Ames Conference Center by noon. Pre-registration and NASA badging is required to attend. For more information, email Terence Pagaduan at terence.pagaduan [at] nasa [dot] gov.<\/p>\n

Thursday January 28 – 7:00PM<\/strong>
\nTheodore Roszak – The Making of an Elder Culture: Reflections on the Future of America’s Most Audacious Generation<\/em>. Author of Memoirs of Elizabeth Frankenstein, Flicker
\nA don’t miss event – rare that he does any signings…
\nBooks Inc., Berkeley <\/p>\n

Thursday, January 28 – 7:00PM<\/strong>
\nNorman Dog – 37 Cartoons You Must Read Before You Die<\/em>
\nDiesel Books, Oakland<\/p>\n

Friday, January 29 – 7:00PM
\n<\/strong>Elizabeth Kostova – The Swan Thieves, The Historian<\/em>
\nBooks Inc. in the Opera Plaza<\/p>\n

Saturday, January 30 – 10:00AM<\/strong>
\nsign’n’chat with Elizabeth Kostova – The Swan Thieves, The Historian<\/em>
\nM is for Mystery, San Mateo<\/p>\n

Saturday, January 30 – 2:00PM
\n<\/strong>Elizabeth Kostova – The Swan Thieves, The Historian<\/em>
\nBook Passage – Corte Madera<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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