March 2022... News, Events and What We are Reading
Spring Forward with
Women’s History Month
These are disparate times. It’s unseasonably warm. It’s 35 degrees and frigid. COVID may be under control, but the Russians are not. Shades of 1939 if you ask me. Whatever and whoever you pray to, pray for the Ukrainians who are under savage, ruthless attack, their country invaded and violated. Is there solace in reading? Maybe. At the very least you can be inspired by women who have made a difference this month. Scientists, revolutionaries, writers, business leaders, politicians, war heroes – women who have pushed the envelope, shattered the glass ceiling, even risked their lives, women who have made the world a better place. Let’s remember and celebrate them during Women’s History Month. And may the luck of the Irish be with you.
Cheryl
Photo Gallery of Past Events
Upper Left: Judge LaDoris Cordell – the first African American woman to serve on the Superior Court bench in Northern California. Her memoir & treatise on judicial reform: Her Honor. My Life on the Bench. What Worked, What’s Broken, and How to Change It. We have signed copies that come with a mask!
Right: Intrepid female traveler Diane LeBow author of Dancing on the Wine Dark Sea.
Bottom: Fred Fox – the “Spinning Rabbi”. "You Cannot Lower Your Mountain, But You Can Elevate Yourself."
Upcoming Events
For the health & safety of everyone, attendees at ALL events must have proof of vaccination.
March 13th, 3–5pm
Bay Area Book Fest Women Lit Event
with Author Shira Gill
The Pines
“Spring Forward” with Author Shira Gill who will offer guidelines on how to create a better home, wardrobe & life based on her new book Minimalista – just in time for spring cleaning and sorting through all the COVID clutter as we emerge post-pandemic… even if you aren’t a “minimalist”
Membership in Women Lit entitles you to many more such salons with renowned authors AND helps elevates women’s voices by presenting women writers from around the world at the annual Bay Area Book Fest. Support women writers and connect with like-minded ladies of literature.
This is a private event for Women Lit members, but sign-up now (only $50 a year) and you’ll get to join us for this intimate tea party (with wine!) at the historic Pines Mansion. Women Lit events offer inspiration, broaden horizons, and build bonds.
March 15th, 5:30pm
100 Bay Street
Book Club –
We will be discussing
Violeta by Isabel Allende
March 17th
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
May your blessings outnumber
The Shamrocks that grow
And may trouble avoid you
Wherever you go
March 22 3:30 PM
Virtual Event with
Author John Searles
& Actress Amy Ryan
Join in what promises to be a fun and insightful conversation with New York Times bestselling author, John Searles. The evening is a celebration of the release of his much anticipated, genre-bending, new novel Her Last Affair.
March 22nd, 5:30 – 7:30pm
Meet Photographer Elizabeth Needham, our new “artist in residence” & support Marin Humane
Elizabeth’s evocative portraits of
San Quentin inmates with dogs from
Marin Humane’s Pen Pals program will melt your heart. This is a fundraiser for Marin Humane which is free to attend but we’re hoping you’ll contribute to the organization or buy one of Elizabeth’s prints – all proceeds from sales that evening benefit Marin Humane.
The Pen Pals program pairs San Quentin inmates with shelter dogs that need rehab in order to be adoptable. It is a total win-win program.
March 26th, 4pm
Oscar Night Preview
with Jan Wahl and
Lisa Miranda
Join Marin's Empress of Entertainment, Jan Wahl, and author Lisa Miranda for an Academy Award Oscar Night Preview. This entertaining afternoon will feature predictions on the Oscar winners and an overview of the best films of the year – including the ten nominated films that were based on books! We'll also dish about forecasts on Red Carpet fashions! Complimentary wine & movie theater snacks.
March 27th
The 94th Academy Awards!
March 31st, 5pm
AUTHORFEST Webinar
Presented by Simon & Schuster
Your Invited to a Special evening with Janet Evanovich and Nelson DeMille
Both DeMille and Evanovich have created some of the most iconic recurring characters in fiction, keeping them interesting, surprising, and fresh, novel after novel. In this fascinating conversation, these literary legends will discuss how to keep their readers coming back for more of their beloved characters.
Click Here To Register For This Event Click Here to Pre-Order Books
April 5th – May 10th
Tuesday Mornings, 9:30–10:30
Conversational Spanish Language Class
With Catalina Perez
This 6-week immersion class is designed for advanced beginner Spanish speaking students. An unintimidating, small group experience (maximum of 6 students) that will include interesting & relevant topics, presented through audio, games, and pictures to encourage conversation.
Catalina Perez is a certified Spanish language coach, originally from Medellín Colombia, currently living in Sausalito.
$180 per person for the six-week course Register in the store, email staff@sausalitobooksbythebay.com or call 415.887.9967
Click here to take the following online test to see if you qualify for the class.
Only 5 correct answers out of 20 are required.
April 7th, 6pm
Book Launch Celebration
Spinnaker Banquet Room
With Stewart Brand & Author John Markoff
In conversation with Mike Cerre
The Whole Earth Catalog defined life for generations of young rebels in the 60’s and 70’s. It’s author, Stewart Brand – has been a serial visionary ever since then, always on the forefront of American counter culture, environmental awareness, Eastern and indigenous thought, and science. Author John Markoff, an award winning New York Times technology journalist, has crafted the first-ever intimate portrait of the iconic Stewart Brand based on years of interviews and interaction. Both will be in conversation with award-winning broadcast journalist Mike Cerre.
April 21st, 7–9pm
A Virtual Evening Of Poetry Sponsored by the Sausalito Women’s Club & Sausalito Library
Join us for a special virtual community gathering celebrating some of the best poetry of our times. Explore where the particular and universal, the actual and possible intersect. Hear readings from entrepreneurs, teachers, clergy, parents, students, and award winning poets, as they share words that sear, that soothe, that jostle our minds and mark our hearts.
April 24th
Opening Day on the Bay
Opening Day on the Bay is an annual celebration of the maritime community on the San Francisco Bay. Come on down to the waterfront and watch the show. It’s a Sunday and, as always, we’ll be open! Ahoy Mates!
Date TBD
125th Anniversary of Thornton Wilder's Birthday
With Tappan Wilder and Friends
March 15th, 5:30pm
We’re reading Violeta
by Isabel Allende
Book Club participants receive a 10% discount if you buy the book from us.
If you are interested in joining our book club, please email me cheryl@sausalitobooksbythebay.com or sign up at the bookshop on your next visit.
Or call 415.887.9967
Save the date for our next Book Club –
Tuesday, April 12th.
What's New
When it comes to sidelines, all our merchandise has to have a “story”, just like all the books have stories. We want unique, unusual products and gifts that have a story to tell. Here are some of our “new” stories.
727 SAILBAGS
These are nautical bags at their best. Made in France from 100% recycled sails.
Each one has it’s own special provenance stitched within.
CALM ME CANDLES
A women-owned & operated family business, the mother/daughter team of Rammy, Dagny and Athena have run the CALM ME COMPANY for 10 years. Exotic, soothing scented CANDLES made in Southern California. All-natural, non-toxic, 100% soy wax for a slower, cleaner and more even burn.. All diffuser fragrances will last for at least four months without fading away. One of my favorites? The Saffron-Tobacco DIFFUSER – a calming fragrant blend of saffron, white tea, purple peonies, orchid, tobacco, vanilla, almond milk & tonka bean.
What We're Reading
Olga Dies Dreaming
Xochitl Gonzalez
Wedding planner extraordinaire Olga and her congressman brother Preito grew up with their grandmother after their father succumbs to his drug abuse and their radical mother leaves to become a freedom fighter in Puetro Rico. Despite her ability to plan a perfect event, Olga is unable to find love herself, while Preito struggles to define himself through the lens of his constituency. This story has sharp wit with political intrigue and family drama set around the months of the most devasting hurricane in Puetro Rico’s history. Angela K.
Run Rose Run
Dolly Parton & James Patterson
What a fabulous story and everything you would expect from my personal hero, Lady Parton, and Patterson, the master of mysteries, and now these dream collaborations. A mysterious young country singer shows up in Nashville and a retired Queen of Country takes her under wing. But who is she really? And what, or who, is she running from? Whether your next to a fire in the snow or sitting on your first beach of the Spring, you will be transfixed. Evan A.
Her Hidden Genius
Marie Benedict
In a nod to Women’s History Month, another great work of historical fiction by Marie Benedict chronicling the life of Rosalind Franklin – a remarkable woman who changed the world by unearthing the secrets of DNA. Does it surprise you that she met with resistant from her male colleagues who then took credit for her discovery? This relentless woman devoted her entire life to science and research, unlocking the building blocks of life, and dramatically advancing our understanding of mankind. She is at long last getting the recognition she deserves. Here’s a shout out to books we’ve previously reviewed by local authors about other women who have made major contributions that were not at first recognized: Donovan Moore (What Stars Are Made Of: The Life of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin) and Ciji Ware’s spy sister series about American women who contributed to the allied efforts in WWII (Landing by Moonlight & Spy Above the Clouds). Cheryl P.
Tell Me An Ending
Jo Harkin
High tech firm Nepenthe has promised that you can remove a specific memory without effecting other parts of your life. Or can you? How important is one memory to your sense of self, your relationship with family and friends? As psychologist Noor delves deeper into her company’s miraculous technology, she explores identity, secrets and the power of memory. Angela K.
An Enchantment of Ravens
Margaret Rogerson
An offbeat romantic fantasy story set in a world where human craftspeople barter with high society fairies and exchange their wares for useful spells. The story centers on Isobel, a skilled painter who is abducted from her home after drawing the portrait of a particularly important fairy nobleman. The novel is full of vivid descriptions and neat commentary on self-expression and creativity. Isobel is self-aware and clever; she makes for an interesting first-person narrator. Matthew K.
The Paris Apartment
Lucy Foley
What do you do when you show up to your estranged brother’s apartment and he’s not there? Call the police? Ask around? Perhaps just unpack and start asking questions. Lucy Foley gives us another head scratcher novel of how well we know people, and how well we know ourselves. Evan A.
Nora Webster
Colm Toibin
I am always compelled to read an Irish author in March in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. And since March is all about women (Women’s History Month) this one seemed especially appropriate. Published in 2015, it’s a novel I never got to by this renowned author. Set in Wexford, Ireland, it is a heartrending tale of a strong woman who is widowed in her early 40’s, losing the love of her life and her way in life, left with 4 children and little money. A portrait of a woman recovering from grief and finding herself, this is a poignant tale of bravery and self-liberation. Toibin’s writing envelopes you, takes you back in time, you can feel the small Irish village, smell the sea. Quiet, but powerful prose that deserves a sip of Irish Whiskey.
How does a man write with such insight about a woman? I might also suggest reading a wee bit of Seamus Heaney this month. Cheryl P.
The City of Brass
S. A. Chakraborty
The City of Brass presents an intricate fantasy world where the landmarks, customs, and opposing factions are all painstakingly rendered. The novel follows Nahri, a cunning survivor who accidentally summons a powerful warrior spirit, and Alizayd, a prince in the kingdom of djinn who wrestles with his conscience. I was taken in by the themes of consequence and accountability, as well as the novel's focus on moral grey areas... the virtuous heroes have skeletons in their closets, and the villains all have a degree of humanizing depth. Matthew K.
The Original Bambi: The Story of a Life in the Forest
Felix Salten
This is a revelatory reintroduction of a criminally underappreciated classic of early 20th Century literature. The Disneyfication of Salten's allegorical tale about survival, and its relegation to "Children's Literature," has erased it of its context. As with many artistic expressions from the early 1920s, Bambi was a reaction by a European Jew to the devastation of the Great War. Including two dozen unforgettable full-page illustrations, it has been newly translated by our greatest living folklorist, Jack Zipes. Jeff B.
Whole Earth – The Many Lives of Stewart Brand
John Markoff
Remember the Whole Earth Catalog? It defined life for generations of young rebels – including myself – in the 60’s and 70’s. It’s author, Stewart Brand – has been a serial visionary always on the forefront of American counter culture, environmental awareness, Eastern and indigenous thought, and science. Author John Markoff, an award winning New York Times technology journalist, has crafted the first-ever intimate portrait of the iconic Stewart Brand based on years of interviews and interaction.
Don’t miss our event with Stewart and author John Markoff on April 7th.
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