BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Upcoming: Events at Books Inc. in the Castro PRODID:-//Upcoming.org/Upcoming ICS//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20081014T193000 DURATION:PT0S TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Gregory Maguire at Books Inc. in the Castro DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1148956/ ] Best selling author\, Gregory Maguire author of Wicked will be visiting us here at Books Inc. in the Castro to read from his long awaited new novel “A Lion Among Men" Since "Wicked" was first published in 1995\, millions of readers have discovered Gregory Maguire's fantastically encyclopedic Oz\, a world filled with characters both familiar and new\, darkly conceived and daringly reimagined. In the much-anticipated third volume of the Wicked Years\, we return to Oz\, seen now through the eyes of the Cowardly Lion--the once tiny cub defended by Elphaba in "Wicked\," While civil war looms in Oz\, a tetchy oracle named Yackle prepares for death. Before her final hour\, an enigmatic figure known as Brrr--the Cowardly Lion--arrives searching for information about Elphaba Thropp\, the Wicked Witch of the West. As payment\, Yackle\, who hovered on the sidelines of Elphaba's life\, demands some answers of her own. Brrr surrenders his story to the ailing maunt: Abandoned as a cub\, his earliest memories are gluey hazes\, and his path from infancy in the Great Gillikin Forest is no Yellow Brick Road. Seeking to redress an early mistake\, he trudges through a swamp of ghosts\, becomes implicated in a massacre of trolls\, and falls in love with a forbidding Cat princess. In the wake of laws that oppress talking Animals\, he avoids a jail sentence by agreeing to serve as a lackey to the war-mongering Emperor of Oz. "A Lion Among Men" chronicles a battle of wits hastened by the Emerald City's approaching armies. What does the Lion know of the whereabouts of the Witch's boy\, Liir? What can Yackle reveal about the auguries of the Clock of the Time Dragon? And what of the Grimmerie\, the magic book that vanished asquickly as Elphaba? Is destiny ever arbitrary? Can those tarnished by infamy escape their sobriquets--cowardly\, wicked\, brainless\, criminally earnest--to claim their own histories\, to live honorably within their own skins before they're skinned alive? At once a portrait of a would-be survivor and a panoramic glimpse of a world gone shrill with war fever\, Gregory Maguire's new novel is written with the sympathy and power that have made his books contemporary classics. About the author: Gregory Maguire is the bestselling author of "Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister"\, "Lost\, Mirror Mirror"\, and the Wicked Years series\, which includes "Wicked"\, "Son of a Witch"\, and "A Lion Among Men". "Wicked"\, now a beloved classic\, is the basis for the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical of the same name. Maguire has lectured on art\, literature\, and culture both at home and abroad. He lives with his family near Boston\, Massachusetts. * * * Books Inc. is a locally owned and operated independent bookseller with 10 locations in California. Books Inc.’s origin dates back to the Gold Rush Days of 1851 when Anton Roman struck it rich in Shasta City\, California and set himself up in business selling books. That small bookstore was moved\, bought\, sold\, burned\, rebuilt\, renamed and became Books Inc.\, as we know it today\, in 1946. Today\, with 10 Stores and 200 employees\, Books Inc. serves as a shining example that independent bookselling can survive and prosper\, even if we must dance among the elephants. This Event is Free at Books Inc. 2275 Market St.\, San Francisco 94114 For Questions:415.864.6777 or on the web at www.booksinc.net and www.myspace.com/booksinccastro URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1148956/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1148956/ DTSTAMP:20080928T171053 LAST-UPDATED:20080928T171053 CATEGORIES:Media ORGANIZER;CN=amadeus06:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/217936/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/56678/":Books Inc. in the Castro @ 2275 Market St. @ 16th\, San Francisco\, California 94114 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Books Inc. in the Castro ADDRESS:2275 Market St. @ 16th CITY:San Francisco REGION;X-ABBREV=ca:California COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=us:United States POSTALCODE:94114 GEO:37.7646;-122.432 URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://www.booksinc.net END:VVENUE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20081016T193000 DURATION:PT0S TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Screwed and Suicidal at Books Inc. Castro DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1148895/ ] Lambda award wining author Michael Thomas Ford\, and debut author Drew Ferguson will be joining us to read from their newest long awaited teen novels "Suicide Notes" and "The Screwed Up Life of Charlie the Second". "Suicide Notes" by Michael Thomas Ford is a teen novel about a fifteen year old boy named Jeff who wakes up on New Years Day in a psychiatric ward. Jeff does not believe that he needs to be institutionalized\; but as his time spent in the hospital\, Jeff begins to accept certain traits about him and those surrounding him. "The Screwed up Life of Charlie the Second" is another teen novel written by Drew Ferguson. Charles James Stewart II\, a Lutheran teen from Illinois\, explores his angst and personal secrets through his journal entries and college application essay. The book discusses homophobia\, infatuation and overcoming the fear of wanting to be who you are. About the authors: Michael Thomas Ford is the author of books for both young readers and adults. He lives in San Francisco with his partner and their five dogs. Drew Ferguson received his MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia College\, Chicago. His work has appeared in Blithe House Quarterly\, The James White Review\, Hair Trigger\, The Great Lawn and other publications. He lives in Chicago. * * * Books Inc. is a locally owned and operated independent bookseller with 10 locations in California. Books Inc.'s origin dates back to the Gold Rush Days of 1851 when Anton Roman struck it rich in Shasta City\, California and set himself up in business selling books. That small bookstore was moved\, bought\, sold\, burned\, rebuilt\, renamed and became Books Inc.\, as we know it today\, in 1946. Today\, with 10 Stores and 200 employees\, Books Inc. serves as a shining example that independent bookselling can survive and prosper\, even if we must dance among the elephants. This Event is Free at Books Inc. 2275 Market St.\, San Francisco 94114 For Questions:415.864.6777 or on the web at www.booksinc.net and www.myspace.com/booksinccastro URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1148895/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1148895/ DTSTAMP:20080928T170559 LAST-UPDATED:20080928T170559 CATEGORIES:Media ORGANIZER;CN=amadeus06:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/217936/ LOCATION;VENUE-UID="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/56678/":Books Inc. in the Castro @ 2275 Market St. @ 16th\, San Francisco\, California 94114 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VVENUE X-VVENUE-INFO:http://evdb.com/docs/ical-venue/draft-norris-ical-venue.html NAME:Books Inc. in the Castro ADDRESS:2275 Market St. @ 16th CITY:San Francisco REGION;X-ABBREV=ca:California COUNTRY;X-ABBREV=us:United States POSTALCODE:94114 GEO:37.7646;-122.432 URL;X-LABEL=Venue Info:http://www.booksinc.net END:VVENUE END:VCALENDAR