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Books Inc., Opera Plaza [clear filter]
Saturday, October 8
 

2:00pm PDT

Ghosts, Bones, and Dust: Novels of Life and Death

Co-presented by the Women’s National Book Association: SF Chapter

Celebrate National Reading Group Month with bestselling authors Cara Black, Jessica Chiarella, Patricia V. Davis, Mary Mackey, and Mary Volmer. Moderated by Laurie R. King. Free book club materials, and refreshments from Max’s Opera Café next door. FREE



Moderators/Hosts
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Laurie R. King

Laurie R. King is the New York Times bestselling author of 27 novels and other works, including the Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes stories. She is probably the only writer to have both an Edgar and an honorary doctorate in theology.

Participants
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Cara Black

Cara Black is the New York Times bestselling author of 16 books in the Private Investigator Aimée Leduc series, which is set in Paris. Cara has received numerous accolades for her novels, including multiple nominations for the prestigious Anthony and Macavity Awards, a Washington... Read More →
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Jessica Chiarella

Jessica Chiarella grew up in the Chicago area and has a master’s in writing and publishing from DePaul University. She recently graduated from Riverside’s Creative Writing MFA program at the University of California and currently lives in the Chicago area. AND AGAIN is her... Read More →
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Patricia V. Davis

Patricia V. Davis is the author of COOKING FOR GHOSTS, SPELLS & OREGANO, and DEMONS, WEEL-SEASONED, a trilogy of magical realism novels set aboard the haunted RMS Queen Mary. The audiobook versions were released in 2020 by Tantor Media.  Patricia wrote and produced the screenplay... Read More →
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Mary Mackey

Mary Mackey is the New York Times bestselling author of fourteen novels including The Village of Bones, and seven volumes of poetry including Sugar Zone, winner of the 2012 PEN Oakland Award.
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Mary Volmer

Mary Volmer was born in Grass Valley, California, and now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. She earned an MFA in Creative Writing from Saint Mary’s College and a master’s degree from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, where she was a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar. She has... Read More →



Saturday October 8, 2016 2:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
Books Inc., Opera Plaza
 


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