Miscellaneous Stuff

I saw a trailer for Me Before You.  It looks really good.  I still want everybody to read the book.  But if you prefer movies to books (or if you've already read the book), it will be hitting the theaters in June.

Queen Sugar, by Natalie Baszile, started filming last Thursday in LA.  They are moving to New Orleans in the next few days.  Filming will take place there through late June/early July.  Natalie doesn't know yet when it will air on the OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network).  In case you didn't know, Natalie was our RBC author in December of 2014.  All of us who had a chance to meet her are thrilled.

We've now got some more details for Litquake at the JCC in Palo Alto.  Their keynote speaker/author is none other than Joyce Carol Oates.  But besides her, there will be a bunch of other big-name authors.  Get there if you can.  It's heaven for us bibliophiles.  (Sorry that there is overlap from my blog home page.  But you can still read it.)

Litquake Palo Alto is Back View this email in your browser. LITQUAKE PALO ALTO IS BACK! 36 AUTHORS • 10 LITERARY SALONS • WORKSHOPS FOR KIDS • AFTER PARTY San Francisco’s legendary literary festival is returning to the Oshman Family JCC on Sunday, March 13. We're excited to bring talented guest authors including Daniel Handler (Lemony Snicket), Joyce Maynard (Under the Influence), Kevin Sessums (I Left It on the Mountain: A Memoir), Chef J. Kenji López-Alt (The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science) and many more. Kids ages 8+ can participate in literary workshops and teens will have their own space with panels on young adult authors and self-published teen writers. After the literary salons, guests are invited to our “Blues, Booze & Schmooze,” a no-host social where participants and authors can continue to mix and mingle. THIS JUST IN: We are excited to announce that our 7:00 PM headliner will be literary legend Joyce Carol Oates, the acclaimed author of over 40 novels and countless short stories. More to come on this prestigious guest soon. Share Tweet Forward FEATURED AUTHORS Joyce Maynard Joyce Maynard journalist and bestselling novelist. Her latest novel, Under the Influence, will be released this spring. Maynard has written 15 books and the best-selling memoir At Home in the World. She will be joined by Linda Gray Sexton, nonfiction author of Half in Love: Surviving the Legacy of Suicide in a salon called Addictions and Remembrances. All Author Bios J. Kenji López-Alt Celebrity chef J. Kenji López-Alt is the managing culinary director of Serious Eats, author of the James Beard Award-nominated column The Food Lab and a columnist for Cooking Light. His first book, The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science, is a New York Times Bestseller. Don't miss him in conversation with Sunset Magazine editor Margo True. All Author Bios Kevin Sessums Kevin Sessums wrote the New York Times bestselling memoir Mississippi Sissy, which won a 2008 Lambda Literary Award, and 2015's memoir, I Left It on the Mountain. He was a contributing editor for Vanity Fair, Allure and Parade. He will be joined in our MEN-moirs salon by Greg Archer and Jaimal Yogis. All Author Bios JUICY SALONS Topics Include:  MEN-moirs: Life Stories from the Male POV  Evil Lurks in Silicon Valley: Technothrillers If Not Now, When? Women in Politics Time Travelers: Haunting Historical Fiction On the Border: Culture Clashes and Melting Pots Moment Magazine Presents: Mysteries of the Cairo Codex And more! FOR THE KIDS Workshops for Ages 8-12 Register now to reserve your child's spot! Make Your Own Book Trailer Convince your friends and classmates to read your favorite book by making a video about it! More 3:00-4:00 PM Bookopolis Mini Book Club Kids will discuss a short story and discover new books with Kari Ness Riedel of Bookopolis. More 4:00-5:00 PM Improv Your Own Story This story-based improvisation class will get your kids to think on their feet! More 3:00-4:00 PM or 4:00-5:00 PM Illustration Demonstration with Bestselling Author/Illustrator Lisa Brown Lisa Brown will do a memorable presentation for kids based on her book Mummy Cat, which involves a slide show, a reading, and a drawing demonstration. No registration required. More 5:00-6:00 PM Stay Tuned for Updates Join our Facebook event, keep an eye on #LitquakePaloAlto and visit www.paloaltojcc.org/litquake for updates about the event! BLUES, BOOZE & SCHMOOZE Guests 21+ are invited to hang out with our fabulous authors at our legendary after party! Free food will be served. Cash bar.