Original readings by students, alumni and faculty of the MFA in Creative Writing Program at Dominican University of California .

Featuring Joan Baranow, Diane Bouchard, Bonnie Carasso, Deidre Cavazzi, Abby Laporte, Christina Lopez, Claudia Morales, Meg Neville, Erika Smith, Ed Trafton, Luke Van Amburg and Sandy White.

Author Wilford Welch -- Wilford Welch A Wild Journey – Values & Circumstances that Shaped a Life

Author Peter Feller -The Last Gasp of William Schwarzfeller: Soviet Espionage and the Cruelties of Stalin's Gulags

Canine Companion Storytime with Jean Schultz (President of Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates and Executive Producer of the Andy film) and Jamy Wheless, (President of Ignite Animation Studios and Director of Andy the film) with furry friends from Canine Companions.

Highly lauded historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, artfully weaves together biography, memoir, and history. Dick and Doris were married for forty-two years....and married to American history even longer. Dick was one of the brilliant young men working with John F. Kennedy and then Lyndon Johnson, helping to create the Great Society; he was also a speechwriter and close advisor to Robert Kennedy. Doris Kearns was a twenty-four-year-old graduate student when selected as a White House Fellow where she worked directly for Lyndon Johnson. 

Save the date for our next book club,

November 11th, 5:30pm

We will be discussing Heart the Lover by Lily King

LitQuake/Mill Valley Film Festival -- Author/Filmmaker Conversation  with Kevin Smokler Break the Frame: Conversations with Women Filmmakers with Bay Area Filmmaker Tiffany Shlain -- The Outdoor Art Club/1 West Blithedale, Mill Valley                      

Book Launch Celebration with Sausalito Author Ciji Ware The Spy Wore Long White Gloves              

Reception for Artist Laura Culver -- whose work will be showcased on our Gallery Wall through November.

Author Liam O’Brien Butterflies of the Bay Area in conversation with Mia Monroe                    

Cathryn Shea - Ghost Matinee

Judy Halebsky - Spring and a Thousand Years

LeeAnn Pickrell - Gathering the Pieces of Days

Erin Van Rheenen

You Could Be Happy Here In Conversation With Barbara Lane

A novel about a daughter’s search for her phantom father in Costa Rica, which asks how far would you go to find your real home? While born and raised in America, the book was Inspired by the author’s  connection to Latin America. She learned Spanish as a child in Guatemala and lived for years as an adult in Ecuador and Mexico. In 2000, she moved to Costa Rica, where she lived and traveled by herself.

The Smell of Wet Dog @ $19
Tuna Breath: A Litter of Cat Poems (pre-order)
Just A Banana @ $16
Rabbit’s Feat @ $19
Beautiful Oops @ $17