For Immediate Release: Sept. 5, 2007
Contact: Sherri Eng (415) 557-4282,
seng@sfpl.org
One City One Book: San Francisco Reads
Kicks Off Fall 2007 Events
Author readings, book discussions,
school visits highlight events line-up
A provocative novel about four generations of women living in Louisiana will be the focus of numerous special programs being held this fall in support of this year’s One City One Book: San Francisco Reads program.
Bay Area author Lalita Tademy brings to life four vivid and remarkable women in her family, beginning in slavery, sweeping through the Civil War and into the pre-Civil Rights South. As we follow these four women through extraordinary hardship,
we see how they learn to empower themselves, get their due and preserve their heritage despite overwhelming pressures. Set on a Creole plantation on the banks of Louisiana’s Cane River, this New York Times best seller is a beautifully written
slice of American history never before seen in such piercing and personal detail.
Tademy will read and discuss Cane River at numerous locations around San Francisco, including talks at the Ocean View Branch on Sept. 22 and the Mission Bay Branch on Oct. 27; a conversation with KQED’s Scott Shafer on Oct. 23; and visits
to the Books Inc., Book Passage, Stacey’s and Barnes & Noble bookstores. She will also visit local high schools and community organizations.
Books are available in libraries and local bookstores. Program guides and bookmarks are available at all San Francisco Public Library locations and at participating bookstores. Cane River is available at the Library in paperback, large print,
audio CD and audiocassette formats. It is also available in Chinese and Spanish.
One City One Book is sponsored by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library, the Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation and the Alexander M. & June L. Maisin Foundation. Media sponsors are KPIX CBS 5, ClearChannel Radio,
San Francisco Examiner, KGO-AM and SF Weekly. Bookstore sponsors include Books Inc., Book Passage, Stacey’s Bookstore, Barnes & Noble, Green Apple Books, City Lights and Borders Books.
All programs are free and open to the public.
For more information, call (415) 557-4277. Also, visit the One City One Book web site for more information and additional resources at www.sfpl.org/news/ocob/onecity.htm.
Launched in 2005, One City One Book is a citywide reading initiative developed to encourage all residents to read and discuss the same book. Readings and discussion groups will be held at
various libraries and bookstores throughout San Francisco to inspire conversation about the book.
ONE CITY ONE BOOK EVENTS
Author Events
Wednesday, September 12, 12:30 p.m.
Lalita Tademy at Stacey’s Bookstore
581 Market St., (415) 421-4687
Saturday, September 22, 1:30 p.m.
Lalita Tademy at Ocean View Branch Library
345 Randolph St., (415) 355-5615
Saturday, October 13, Evening
Litquake Lit Crawl event with Lalita Tademy
Mission District
www.litquake.org for details
Sunday, October 14, 2 p.m.
Lalita Tademy at Book Passage—Ferry Building
1 Ferry Building, (415) 835-1020
Lalita Tademy in conversation with Scott Shafer - Join us for a special evening featuring an in-depth conversation between Lalita Tademy and Scott Shafer, host and correspondent of KQED’s The California Report. Booksigning to follow.
Tuesday, October 23, 6:00 p.m.
Koret Auditorium, Main Library, Lower Level
100 Larkin St. (at Grove) (415) 557-4277
Saturday, October 27, 2 p.m.
Lalita Tademy at Mission Bay Branch Library
960 Fourth St. (at Berry), (415) 355-2838
Sunday, October 28, 4 p.m.
Lalita Tademy at Barnes & Noble
2550 Taylor St., (415) 292-6762
Thursday, November 1, 7 p.m.
Lalita Tademy at Books Inc. Opera Plaza
601 Van Ness Ave., (415) 776-1111
Book Discussions
Tuesday, September 25, 7 p.m.
Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library
1 José Sarria Court (16th Street near Market), SF, 355.5616
Wednesday, September 26, 7 p.m.
Arts and Culture Salon - Discussion and viewing of a related movie.
Excelsior Branch Library
4400 Mission St. (at Cotter), (415) 355-2868
Thursday, October 4, 7 p.m.
Books Inc. in the Castro
2275 Market St., (415) 864-6777
Tuesday, October 9, 7:30 p.m.
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
3200 California St., (415) 292-1200
Thursday, October 18, 6 p.m.
Books Inc. in the Marina
2251 Chestnut St., (415) 931-3633
Thursday, October 25, 6 p.m.
Books Inc. in Laurel Village
3515 California St., (415) 221-3666
Book Group Therapy
Wednesday, September 12 &
Thursday, October 11 – Co-sponsored by Litquake!
Both workshops will run from 6-7:30 p.m.
In the Main Library Lower Level - Latino/Hispanic Community Room B
100 Larkin St. (415) 557-4400
Genealogy Workshops
Sept. 12, 12–1 p.m.
Oct. 17, 12–1 p.m.
Nov. 14, 6–7 p.m.
Main Library, Fifth Floor Computer Center
100 Larkin St. (415) 557-4400
One City Four Films
Four engaging and important movies about women’s struggles and triumphs throughout different periods of American history.
Thursdays at 12 p.m.
Main Library, Koret Auditorium (Lower Level)
100 Larkin St. (415) 557-4400
- October 4 – The Color Purple
- October 11 – The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
- October 18 – What’s Love Got to Do with It
- October 25 – North Country
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