April... News, Events and What We are Reading!
April Abundance
April is always a study in Springtime with bursting green and bright blooms all around. Easter and Earth Day; Passover and Poetry. April showers bring May flowers. Bunnies in baskets, bonnets, and baseball. And at the bookshop – a bevy of great book events as you will see below.
In April we also celebrate Independent Bookstore Day, so what better time to support your local independent community bookstore and make a tax deductible donation to our new non-profit Literacy by the Bay. Your financial support will help us keep our doors open. Take a look at the options below and learn more here. After all, April is all about fresh starts, rebirth and renewal.
Cheryl–
Literacy By The Bay
Literacy by the Bay is our new 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to helping children, young adults, people of all ages and backgrounds grow as successful readers, writers, and communicators.
Literacy has the power to change lives and break the cycle of disadvantage. By improving literacy, we engage, enrich and inspire lives as well as our community.
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Photo Gallery Of Past Events
ABOVE
1) Tappan Wilder joined our wonderful book club group for a lively discussion about his uncle, the famous Thornton Wilder, and his 2 novellas which we read.
2) Opening reception/party for artist Jennifer Siegal who showcased her oil, pastel & watercolor, paintings While Jenny’s art has made way for our April Artist, you can see more of her work here.
3) Slainte to all on St. Paddy’s Day!
4) A great crowd came together to Celebrate Women – with authors & activists Lara Bazelon, Cathy Rath, September Williams, Acharya Shunya and Rachel Lehmann-Haupt. Thanks to Sausalito Center for the Arts for hosting us at their beautiful new venue.
The Bookshop Art Gallery
As is our practice and pleasure, we showcase the work of local artists, rotating the work on our “Gallery” wall every month. This month we are showcasing the bright, beautiful canvases of Sausalito artist Gina Quinlan. Mentored in the late 90s by revered Sausalito artist Edith Heath, Gina’s painting style focuses on shape and color. She combines acrylic, ink and gouache in the impasto style with a bright palette reminiscent of summers at the Jersey shore and the sunny hues of the California coastline.
Originally from Philadelphia, Gina settled in Sausalito via London with a career in the finance and music industries. She currently splits her time between placing tech execs at startups and introducing fluorescent pink ink to a fresh white canvas.
For a look at all the local artists we’ve been proud to showcase,
go to Local Artists on our website.
Upcoming Events
Unless otherwise noted, all events are at the Bookshop at 100 Bay Street
TO ORDER ANY OF THE BOOKS BELOW GO TO OUR WEBSITE
April 6th, 6pm
Author & Architect Hans Baldauf
Design Legacy of John Marsh Davis
In conversation with Ciji Ware
This beautiful new book is a fitting tribute to the late, great designer John Marsh Davis and his early career in wood expressionism. Many of the remarkable residences and wineries that Davis created in our area are captured in these pages – the plans as well as stunning
photos of the finished product. Architect Hans Baldauf has done a brilliant job curating and presenting the work, framed by his essays, anecdotes and insightful architectural appreciation.
April 9th
Happy Easter
April 10th, 6pm
Author Brenda Novak
The Seaside Library
In Conversation With Author Catherine Coulter
We are honored to welcome back one of our favorite authors – Brenda Novak – and host her Bay Area book debut for The Seaside Library. She will be in conversation with well-known Sausalito author Catherine Coulter.
Brenda will be traveling cross country in her vintage Airstream which doubles as an espresso bar (!) She’ll be joined by San Francisco chocolatier Mike Zwiefelhofer of Z. Cioccolato who will be offering his famous fudge. So in addition to a lively exchange between these talented writers, there will be special treats!
The event is free to attend, but RSVPs are encouraged. Let us know you're coming, pre-purchase a signed and personalized copy of The Seaside Library, or even purchase a VIP tour package including a "Bookstream" tote and matching bookmark on Brenda's website
April 11th, 5:30pm
Book Club –
Murder on the
Dock of the Bay
By Rick Seymour
Meet a colorful cadre of former Interpol and police investigators, as well as Otis the cat who lives on a Sausalito houseboat, and may have witnessed a murder. This suspenseful detective novel - the 4th in Rick’s Russ & Anne Gable mystery series – is truly an homage to Sausalito's colorful history and terrain. You will feel right at home because the book takes place in our own backyard on Richardson Bay.
April 12th, 6pm
Dominican College
MFA Creative Writing Class Reading
A Bay Area Book Fest Prologue Program!
The event is a partnership between Dominican University of California’s MFA in Creative Writing Program and Sausalito Books by the Bay. The event features current students, alumni, and faculty of the program. Presenters will read from samples of their poetry and prose writing in the cozy setting of a small bayside bookstore. This is a free event but please register in advance.
April 13th, 6pm
Local author Joel Richard Paul
Indivisible – Daniel Webster & The Birth of American Nationalism
A riveting look at history and the dramatic struggle to define what it means to be an American. How Daniel Webster forged the link that held the Union together. Webster was one of the greatest orators of the century, advocating against war and slavery, and defining the American national identity. Local author & historian Joel Richard Paul is an attorney and law professor who has also written Without Precedent about Chief Justice John Marshall and Unlikely Allies: How a Merchant, a Playwright & a Spy Saved the American Revolution.
April 16th, 6pm
Gardening Journal & Poetry Workshop with Lucia Coppola
A workshop at the bookshop – 100 Bay Street. Discuss grounding & inspiration through nature and poetry with author Lucia Coppola who will share how her book, Talking With Trees evolved from keeping a garden journal and walking in nature to writing a collection of poems. Find out more about the national competition – "What Does Talking With Trees Mean to You" sponsored by publisher Plants & Poetry and Sausalito Books By the Bay.
April 18th, 6pm
Local Author Neil “Nitai” Hammari Riding Backwards Down the Gila
Okay, this is a for-real, ride-a-horse-cross country modern-day adventure penned by an archaeology tech, wildland firefighter, father, sailor and aspiring artist-writer. Despite a family heritage of raising working horses, Neil had little time in the saddle until he took his Appaloosa mare on a pioneer trail. A charming journal and sketchbook.
April 19th, 6pm
Poetry Reading with Author Kurt Schweigman Confluences of Solitude
After nearly a decade, Mitote Press brings us 39 new poems by American Indian poet Kurt Schweigman (Oglala/Sicangu Lakota). Confluences of Solitude delves into contemporary themes as well as juxtaposing the past and present, with topics ranging from advocacy and art, to family, humor and loss, music, nature, travel and, of course, solitude. The collection of poetry takes us from South Dakota to California and into Mexico. Kurt formerly performed and published under the nom de plume Luke Warm Water. His work has been published in many literary journals and poetry anthologies.
April 20th, 7-9pm
Virtual Poetry Night with Sausalito Woman’s Club & Sausalito Library
Join us for a special community gathering celebrating some of the best poetry of our times, co-hosted with the Sausalito Library. Explore where the particular and universal, the actual and possible intersect. Hear readings from teachers, clergy, moms and dads, students, and award winning poets, as they share words that sear, that soothe, that jostle our minds and mark our hearts.
April 22nd
Earth Day
April 22nd, 7pm
Lady in Ermine
Short Film by Donna DiGuiseppe
In Conversation With Cheryl Popp at the Rafael Theater, San Rafael
Donna DiGiuseppe, Sausalito author of the historical novel Lady in Ermine and Director/Filmmaker of the Special Short of the same name, will be in conversation with Sausalito Books by the Bay owner Cheryl Popp following the film she produced.
The book Lady in Ermine is based on the real life of the most successful, yet relatively unknown, Renaissance woman artist, Sofonisba Anguissola. Michelangelo recognized her genius; Vasari praised her talent. Sofi, as she was called, was immersed in the courtesan worlds of the Spanish and Medici courts, capturing history on canvas, and defying the conventions of her time.
The film portrays the moment Sofi realizes her calling for portraiture and envisions the masterpiece she will render, one day, capturing the soul of Philip II of Spain, the foreign ruler who invaded her country.
April 25th, 6pm
A Brand New Start…
This Is Home – the Story of WWII Marinship and the Legacy of Marin City
By Author, Publisher & Editor Felecia Gaston in partnership with Dominican University
In conversation with Cheryl Popp
This important historical overview of WWII Marinship and Marin City includes oral interviews, news archives & images. It chronicles how Marin City's Black community has battled against power, money & politics for 80 years. All proceeds from the sale of the book go to the Marin City Historical Society.
April 27th, 6pm
Author Victoria Kastner
Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect
In Conversation With Cheryl Popp
Special event at the Sausalito Woman’s Clubhouse – a Julia Morgan building –
to benefit the club’s Preservation Society. Open to the public!
The book, which draws on Morgan’s recently discovered diaries and letters,
features over 100 archival images and beautiful full color photographs.
$25 per person to attend; $50 to attend and receive a copy of the book which can be signed and personalized by the author at the event.
Doors will open at 5:30 and there will be a no host bar with sweet and savory refreshments.
Book orders must be received by April 6th.
April 29th
Independent Bookstore Day
Come Celebrate with us!
4 – 6pm
April 30th, Noon
Storytime
With Tracy Tandy
We are delighted to welcome back local author, musician and impresario, Tracy Tandy who will be leading a Storytime program at our shop once again. Tracy is the author of Dreamhaven, Moonwitch of Crushtide Island, Druk and Mita, Alphabet Dreams, Alphabet Dreams Coloring Book, and the award-winning sci-fi short story, Deadline.
Unless otherwise indicated all events are open to the public and there is no charge to attend.
Save The Date
MAY 4th
Author Event & Winetasting with Judy Flood Wilbur & Chase Reynolds Ewald
Rancho Sisquoc – Enduring Legacy of an Historic Land Grant
MAY 6&7th
Bay Area Book Fest—Berkeley
We will be hosting book signings for 30+ authors over the two day festival. Our event venues are in the Residence Inn on Center Street. Come see us and an amazing line up of presentations.
New Wines
We've Gone Italian!
Not entirely of course (!) but we now have a wonderful representative sampling of Italian varietals that were previously missing from our carefully curated collection. Torresella Prosecco, Santa Margherita Rose, and Kettmeir Pinot Blanco from the Alto Adige region.
What's New
Canvas pooch pouches you gotta have!
The perfect picnic accessories
What Were Reading
The House In The Pines
By Ana Reyes
Maya was a teen when her best friend died, she dropped dead in front of her. Now years later, Maya sees that another woman has died under similar circumstances, and standing in front of the same man from all those years ago. The House in the Pines is a fascinating story that touches on how well one can trust their own memory and if Maya can trust herself. I couldn’t stop reading it, as Reyes volleys between Maya’s past and present and the story slowly unravels until we learn the truth. Evan A.
Mad Honey
By Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
This book is a tour de force collaboration by two authors following two different narrators. In one storyline, Olivia is a beekeeper struggling to support her son as he is tried for the murder of his girlfriend, Lily. The other narrative follows Lily, delving into her past and detailing her move to a new town and budding relationship with Asher. The story confronts difficult issues of abuse, healing, and gender identity through themes of new beginnings, love, empathy, and resilience. The vivid, fierce characters and the layered connections between them stood out to me as some of the novel's biggest strengths (of which there are many). Captivating. Matthew K.
Meanwhile
By Jason Shiga
A middle-grade graphic novel that explains the concept of entropy. Meanwhile is a pick-your-path book featuring dozens of possible endings. Some are strange, some are silly, and only one or two reveal the underlying existential truth of the plot as a whole. The book received praise for innovative storytelling at the time of its release and now has a successor/follow-up title in Shiga's Adventuregame Comics: Leviathan. Matthew K.
Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and a Legacy of Rage
By Jeff Guinn
Whatever your political bent, it has to be admitted that the torching of the Branch Davidians' Mount Carmel compound was a tragedy of Rodney King proportions. Were they an armed Cult which needed to be extinguished? Did the Federal and Local Government overreach? Either way, the stage was set for all that has followed for the last 30 years, including Trump's presidency. Both of these books are important and, read together, even more so. Jeff B.
Kitten with a Whip / Kiss Her Goodbye
(Two novels)
By Wade Miller
Between about 1947 and 1963, thousands of titles were published as "quickies," existing, supposedly, only as titillation. Quite a few dozen of these, however, were written by exemplars of their age, much as Dashiell Hammett twenty years previously. The best of these are excursions not only into our past, but into the minds of producers and directors who wanted to capture the seamier side of The Greatest Generation on film, and which survive as one of America's greatest cultural legacies: film noir. Jeff B.
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