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— Sylvia Plath

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September 17 (Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.) — J. Michael Straczynski signs Becoming Superman. This is a ticketed event. Straczynski is a veteran comics and television writer whose name is celebrated in the industry, as well as a former journalist for the Los Angeles Times and Time. His comic book work includes The Amazing Spider-Man, Thor, Rising Stars, and the Superman: Earth One graphic novel, which spent 37 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List.

Straczynski’s latest book, Becoming Superman, is a dazzling memoir of how the power of creativity and imagination helped him to overcome the horrors of his youth, dysfunctional family, murder, and a terrible secret.

Additional information: https://www.mystgalaxy.com/Straczynski-09-2019

Mysterious Galaxy, 5943 Balboa Ave, Suite 100, San Diego, CA: (858) 268-4747. http://www.mystgalaxy.com/ 

September 17 (Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.) — Warwick's will host Meg Waite Clayton as she discusses and signs her new book, The Last Train to London. Meg Waite Clayton is a New York Times bestselling author of six novels, including Beautiful Exiles; the Langum Prize-honored The Race for Paris; The Language of Light, which was a finalist for the Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction (now the PEN/Bellwether); and The Wednesday Sisters, which was chosen as one of Entertainment Weekly's 25 Essential Best Friend Novels of all time.

As 1937 approaches, fifteen-year-old Stephan Neuman, the Jewish heir to a great chocolate-making fortune, has no interest in Vienna’s swirling tensions. Seemingly insulated by his family’s wealth and respectability, the aspiring playwright roams the city blithely with his best friend Žofie-Helene, a Christian math prodigy.

Additional information: https://www.warwicks.com/event/meg-waite-clayton-2019

Warwick's Books, 7812 Girard Ave, La Jolla (858) 454-0347, http://www.warwicks.com

September 17 (Tuesday, 6:00 p.m.) — A history in slides of the LGBTQ rights movement in San DIego, presented by Walter Meyer of the Lambda Archives of San Diego; at the Ocean Beach Branch Library , 4801 Santa Monica Avenue. This event is offered in conjunction with the 2019 One Book, One San Diego selection, The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai.

Additional information: https://www.kpbs.org/events/2019/sep/17/history-lgbtq-civil-rights-san-diego-talk-walter-m/?et=110131

KPBS One Book, One San Diego – http://KPBS.org/onebook

September 18 (Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.) — Warwick’s & University of San Diego’s College Of Arts And Sciences present The Nickel Boys at the Shiley Theater, 5998 Alcala Park. This is a ticketed event.

Colson Whitehead is the author of nine books of fiction and non-fiction, including The Underground Railroad, which was a #1 New York Times bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. A recipient of MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellowships, he lives in New York City.

A perfect follow-up and companion to The Underground Railroad, in The Nickel Boys Colson Whitehead recreates the horrors of segregation and the struggles of the Civil Rights movement as the backdrop for an emotionally charged and compulsively readable novel populated with deeply empathetic characters.

Additional information: https://www.warwicks.com/event/colson-whitehead-2019

Warwick's Books, 7812 Girard Ave, La Jolla (858) 454-0347, http://www.warwicks.com

September 18 (Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.) — The Mysterious Galaxy BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP is a book club that reads a little bit of everything. They alternate between reading science fiction, fantasy, mystery, thrillers, and horror so there is something for everyone in this club and it is also a great way to discover and talk about books that might be outside of your normal genre.

Additional information: https://www.mystgalaxy.com/Book-Discussion-Group-Meeting

Mysterious Galaxy, 5943 Balboa Ave, Suite 100, San Diego, CA: (858) 268-4747. http://www.mystgalaxy.com/ 

September 18 (Wednesday, 1:00 p.m.) — Join us for a screening of "Tres Bien: The Big Heart of Big Kitchen," a documentary about local restaurateur and activist Judy The Beauty Forman. Includes a meet and greet with Judy Forman, a former AIDS waiver social workers/case manager; at the San Marcos Library, 2 Civic Center Dr., San Marcos.

Additional information: https://www.kpbs.org/events/2019/sep/18/screening-discussion-tres-bien-big-heart-big-kitch/?et=110132

KPBS One Book, One San Diego – http://KPBS.org/onebook

September 19 (Thursday, 6:30 p.m.) — Georgeanne Irvine, author and director of corporate publishing for San Diego Zoo Global Press, will give a behind-the-scenes look at the zoo’s new book publishing endeavor at the next program meeting for the San Diego Professional Editors Network (SD/PEN). Launched last year, San Diego Zoo Global Press is dedicated to publishing books that inspire children and adults to care about wildlife and conservation. The meeting will take place at in the San Diego Health Services Complex.

Event URL: https://sdpen.com/event/san-diego-zoo-global-press/?instance_id=322

September 19 (Thursday, 2:30 p.m.) — Please join us for a book discussion for adults on the 2019 One Book, One San Diego selection, The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai; at the Jacumba Branch Library, 44605 Old Highway 80, Jacumba.

The Great Believers is a historical novel about the terrors and tragedies of the AIDS epidemic and its repercussions, through a story about friendship and redemption in the face of tragedy and loss, set in 1980s Chicago and contemporary Paris.

Additional information: https://www.kpbs.org/events/2019/sep/19/one-book-one-san-diego-book-discussion-adults-grea/?et=110108

KPBS One Book, One San Diego – http://KPBS.org/onebook

September 19 (Thursday, 7:00 p.m.) — KPBS presents Rebecca Makkai, author of The Great Believers, the 2019 One Book, One San Diego, at the Balboa Theatre, 868 4th Avenue. The Great Believers is a historical novel about the terrors and tragedies of the AIDS epidemic and its repercussions, through a story about friendship and redemption in the face of tragedy and loss, set in 1980s Chicago and contemporary Paris.

Additional information: https://www.kpbs.org/events/2019/sep/19/one-book-one-san-diego-launch-event-author-rebecca/?et=110412

KPBS One Book, One San Diego – http://KPBS.org/onebook

September 19 (Thursday, 7:00 p.m.) — John Everson signs The Devil's Equinox. John Everson is a writer of horror and dark fantasy, having had 11 novels and more than 100 short stories published to date. His debut novel, Covenant, won a Bram Stoker Award for a First Novel and his sixth book, Night Where, was a Bram Stoker Finalist in 2013. The Devil’s Equinox, John’s latest novel, has been described as so powerful, so terrifying, so implacable in the evil it describes, that I could not stop reading.

Additional information: https://www.mystgalaxy.com/Everson-09-2019

Mysterious Galaxy, 5943 Balboa Ave, Suite 100, San Diego, CA: (858) 268-4747. http://www.mystgalaxy.com/ 

September 20 (Friday, 7:00 p.m.) — The Mysterious Galaxy YOUNG ADULT BOOK CLUB has one simple mission, to bring together people who love reading YA in a fun group where we can talk about amazing stories.

Additional information: https://www.mystgalaxy.com/YA-Book-Club-Meeting

Mysterious Galaxy, 5943 Balboa Ave, Suite 100, San Diego, CA: (858) 268-4747. http://www.mystgalaxy.com/ 

September 21 (Saturday, 10:00 a.m.) — Join us to read and discuss the 2019 One Book, One San Diego selection, The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai, facilitated by Kathi Diamant at the Kensington-Normal Heights Library, 4121 Adams Avenue. Please read the book beforehand. Books will be available for check out at the Service Desk.

Additional information: https://www.kpbs.org/events/2019/sep/21/one-book-one-san-diego-book-discussion-group-great/?et=110112

KPBS One Book, One San Diego – http://KPBS.org/onebook

September 21 (Saturday, 4:00 p.m.) — Join contributing writers Kazim Ali, Mahin Ibrahim, Blair Imani, and Randa Jarrar for a book discussion of Halal If You Hear Me, a new anthology of writings by Muslim writers from all walks of life including women, queer, nonbinary, and transgender authors; at the San Diego Central Public Library, 330 Park Blvd., San Diego.

Edited by Safia Elhillo and Fatimah Asghar, the collected poems, essays and other pieces in the work dispel the notion that there is one correct way to be a Muslim.

Additional information: https://www.kpbs.org/events/2019/sep/21/book-discussion-halal-if-you-hear-me/?et=110134

KPBS One Book, One San Diego – http://KPBS.org/onebook

September 22 (Sunday, 2:00 p.m.) — T. Greenwood signs Keeping Lucy. Greenwood is an author of thirteen published novels, a photographer, and an instructor of creative writing at San Diego Writer’s Ink. She has won three San Diego Book Awards, had her story Bodies of Water become a finalist for the Lambda Foundation award, and has been honored with grants from several foundations and art councils. Her latest novel, Keeping Lucy, is the story of a mother’s love, and the lengths one would go for their children.

Additional information: https://www.mystgalaxy.com/Greenwood-09-2019

Mysterious Galaxy, 5943 Balboa Ave, Suite 100, San Diego, CA: (858) 268-4747. http://www.mystgalaxy.com/ 

September 22 (Sunday, 12:00 p.m.) — WEEKENDS WITH LOCALS program will be hosting Kailey Haerr, author of The Platinum Tail (Starnovia Series #1).

Warwick's Books, 7812 Girard Ave, La Jolla (858) 454-0347, http://www.warwicks.com

September 24 (Thursday 6:30 p.m.) — ADVENTURES BY THE BOOK® is pleased to announce our upcoming Optimal Health Dinner Adventure with local local wellness coach and author, Stephanie Weaver at Isabel’s Cantina, 966 Felspar St. San Diego, CA 92109. The event is ticketed ($45 per person) and is open to the public.

Stephanie Weaver is a writer, wellness and health coach, and recipe developer based in San Diego. She is an expert on changing what we eat for health reasons. Her third book, The Migraine Relief Plan, offers more than 75 anti-inflammatory, whole-foods recipes. Find more than 375 creative and anti-inflammatory recipes, suitable for a wide variety of special diets, on her website.

Additional information: https://adventuresbythebook.com/event/optimal-health-dinner-adventure/

September 24 (Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.) — Warwick's will host Sonali Dev, Alisha Rai, and Kristin Rockaway for a Rom Com Rendezvous moderated by Tessa Dare. They will discuss and sign their new books, Pride, Prejudice and Other Flavors (Dev), The Right Swipe (Rai), How to Hack a Heartbreak (Rockaway), and The Wallflower Wager (Dare).

Additional information: https://www.warwicks.com/event/rom-com-2019

Warwick's Books, 7812 Girard Ave, La Jolla (858) 454-0347, http://www.warwicks.com

September 25 (Wednesday, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.) — Kumeyaay Ethnobotany at the Tecolote Nature Center

“Kumeyaay Ethnobotany” explores the remarkable interdependence between native peoples and native plants of the Californias through in-depth descriptions of 47 native plants and their uses, lively narratives, and hundreds of vivid photographs. It connects the archaeological and historical record with living cultures and native plant specialists who share their ever-relevant wisdom for future generations.

Additional information: https://sunbeltpublications.com/event/kumeyaay-ethnobotany-at-the-tecolote-nature-center/

September 25 (Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.) — Warwick's will host Bruce Holsinger, in conversation with Dr. Seth Lerer, as he discusses and signs his new book, The Gifted School. Bruce Holsinger is a Professor of English at the University of Virginia and is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. Seth Lerer joined the UC San Diego Literature Department in January 2009 as Distinguished Professor and as Dean of Arts and Humanities.

Additional information: https://www.warwicks.com/event/bruce-holsinger-2019

Warwick's Books, 7812 Girard Ave, La Jolla (858) 454-0347, http://www.warwicks.com

September 25 (Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.) — From Lauren Shippen, the creator of the beloved and award-winning podcast The Bright Sessions (iTunes' Best of 2016), comes The Infinite Noise, the first novel in a series that follows the struggles and discoveries of three teenagers with supernatural abilities who end up on the couch of Dr. Bright, a mysterious therapist who specializes in atypicals. This is a ticketed event.

Additional information: https://www.mystgalaxy.com/Shippen-09-2019

Mysterious Galaxy, 5943 Balboa Ave, Suite 100, San Diego, CA: (858) 268-4747. http://www.mystgalaxy.com/ 

September 26 (Thursday, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.) — Chasing Centuries at the Arizona Archaeological Society-Verde Valley Chapter. Join author Ron Parker as he explores the depth and duration of human/agave co-evolution across the desert southwest, and discovers unusual agaves apparently associated with archaeological sites long since abandoned by residents of extinct ancient cultures. These agaves appear to be anthropogenic cultivars; living archaeological relics developed and planted by indigenous pre-Columbian Native Americans, and many are still growing exactly where they were planted hundreds of years ago.

Additional information: https://sunbeltpublications.com/event/chasing-centuries-at-the-arizona-archaeological-society-verde-valley-chapter/

September 26 (Thursday, 7:30 p.m.) — Urban beekeeper and local author Hilary Kearney will be at The Book Catapult to discuss and sign her two new books, Queenspotting and The Little Book of Bees. Hilary Kearney founded Girl Next Door Honey in 2012 in her home town of San Diego after graduating from UC Santa Cruz with a degree in Fine Art. Breaking from tradition, she developed a beekeeping business that does not rely on honey sales or pollination services for economic success.

Additional information: https://www.thebookcatapult.com/event/hilary-kearney

The Book Catapult – 3010-B Juniper Street – San Diego, CA – (619) 795-3780 – https://www.thebookcatapult.com

September 26 (Thursday, 7:00 p.m.) — Kyle Mills signs Lethal Agent. Mills is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of nineteen political thrillers, including Red War for Vince Flynn and The Patriot Attack for Robert Ludlum. His father was an FBI agent, making Kyle himself a bureau kid. Endlessly fascinated with talk of chasing criminals, he couldn’t help but absorb information about the FBI, CIA, and Special Forces.

Additional information: https://www.mystgalaxy.com/Mills-09-2019

Mysterious Galaxy, 5943 Balboa Ave, Suite 100, San Diego, CA: (858) 268-4747. http://www.mystgalaxy.com/ 

September 27 (Friday, 7:00 p.m.) — Annalee Newitz signs The Future of Another Timeline. As a science journalist, Annalee Newitz has written for publications like New Scientist, Washington Post, the New Yorker, Popular Science, and regularly contributes to the New Your Times. Annalee was also the founder of io9 and served as editor-in-chief at Gizmodo. This is a ticketed event.

Additional information: https://www.mystgalaxy.com/Newitz-09-2019

Mysterious Galaxy, 5943 Balboa Ave, Suite 100, San Diego, CA: (858) 268-4747. http://www.mystgalaxy.com/ 

September 28 (Saturday, 2:00 p.m.) — In Conversation with Katy Rose Pool and Kiersten White. This is a ticketed event. For generations, the Seven Prophets guided humanity. Using their visions of the future, they ended wars and united nations – until the day, one hundred years ago, when the Prophets disappeared. All they left behind was one final, secret prophecy, foretelling an Age of Darkness and the birth of a new Prophet who could be the world’s salvation . . . or the cause of its destruction.

Katy Rose Pool is joined by local author and friend of the store, New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White, who raves “There Will Come a Darkness is a can’t-miss debut from an exciting new talent.”

Additional information: https://www.mystgalaxy.com/Pool-09-2019

Mysterious Galaxy, 5943 Balboa Ave, Suite 100, San Diego, CA: (858) 268-4747. http://www.mystgalaxy.com/ 

September 29 (Sunday, 2:00 p.m.) — WEEKENDS WITH LOCALS program will be hosting Patti Perez, author of The Drama-Free Workplace: How You Can Prevent Unconscious Bias, Sexual Harassment, Ethics Lapses, and Inspire a Healthy Culture.

Warwick's Books, 7812 Girard Ave, La Jolla (858) 454-0347, http://www.warwicks.com

September 29 (Sunday, 2:00 p.m.) — Paul Krueger signs Steel Crow Saga. Krueger’s first novel, Last Call at the Nightshade Lounge, has been called “one of the most fun urban fantasies that I have ever read, with a sharp, kick-ass heroine who faces demons, a pushy mom, a possibly unrequited love interest and a plot to take over the world” (San Diego Union Tribune).

Additional information: https://www.mystgalaxy.com/Krueger-09-2019

Mysterious Galaxy, 5943 Balboa Ave, Suite 100, San Diego, CA: (858) 268-4747. http://www.mystgalaxy.com/ 

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WRITERS

ADVERTISE YOUR BOOK IN EAST COUNTY MAGAZINE

East County Magazine averages 6 million hits/250,000 readers each month and is the second most widely read news site in San Diego County. Now ECM’s popular San Diego Bookshelf section is partnering with San Diego WriteWay to expand markets for authors and publishers-- especially local writers. For additional information, go to http://SDWriteWay.org.

SAN DIEGO WRITERS, INK CLASSES

Go to http://www.sandiegowriters.org for a complete list of all the classes & Events for San Diego Writers Ink and the Ink Spot.

San Diego Writers, Ink, offers a number of Read and Critique groups, including one drop-in group. There is a cost for these opportunities. Consider carefully what you want to get from the sessions and then what they are worth to you before making a commitment.

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The Kops Fetherling Awards — For additional information on how to enter, go to www.kfbookawards.com

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September 23 (Monday, 6:30 p.m.) — SAN DIEGO WRITERS AND EDITORS GUILD monthly meeting features Jared Kuritz wo is a managing partner of STRATEGIES Public Relations, a firm that works with domestic and international clients on literary development and publishing, business modeling, and public relations and marketing. Jared is also the Director of the La Jolla Writers Conference – an annual three-day immersion that educates attendees about the art, craft, and business of writing and publishing. Jared is the co-publisher of NightStand Press, placing great books in the hands of avid readers. Jared is also the founder of the Kops-Fetherling Book Awards. A regular contributor to IBPA, BEA, Tucson Festival of Books, and more, Jared enjoys sharing his expertise with members of the writing community.

For additional information, go to.https://sdwritersguild.org/

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LINKS

D.K. Nuray Reviews — A new book review for Young Adults books https://reviewsbydknuray.blogspot.com/

San Diego Public Library Events — In addition to books, your local library has many events for children to include crafts, games and storytimes.

http://sandiego.librarymarket.com/events/month

New York Times Best Sellers — https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/

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THE SAN DIEGO CALENDAR OF LITERARY EVENTS is published weekly in East County Magazine at the following URL: http://www.eastcountymagazine.org/features/best-east-county/san-diego-bookshelf/literary-events.

Please send all notices to: SDWriteWay@gmail.com with Month, Date, (Weekday, Event Time) first. Deadline is the Thursday before Sunday. Send us your address if you wish to receive a copy of this weekly eZine. — Sam Warren, column editor