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JUNE EVENTS
Tuesday, June 30 at 7pm
CARA BLACK
Bestselling mystery author of MURDER IN THE LATIN QUARTER, the latest installment in the Aimee Leduc Investigation series.
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JULY EVENTS
Thursday, July 9 at 7pm
GREGORY BENFORD
Nebula award winning science fiction author Gregory Benford reading and discussing his new non-fiction book BEYOND HUMAN: Living with Robots and Cyborgs
Sunday, July 12 at 3pm
NOVELLA CARPENTER
Author of FARM CITY
Monday, July 13 at 7pm
MEREDITH NORTON
Author of LOPSIDED
Tuesday, July 14 at 3pm
BOB ADAMSKI
Author of INHERITANCE HIJACKERS
Sunday, July 19 at 3pm
KAREN SOLOMON
Bay Area food, culture and parenting writer, presents and demonstrates from her new book JAM IT, PICKLE IT CURE IT
Saturday, July 25 at 4pm
JOHN DEL MONTE
Author of, MUD BLOOD MURDER IN THE SACRAMENTO DELTA.
Sunday, July 26 at 3pm
TERRI FARLEY
Author of THE PHANTOM STALLION series
Tuesday, July 28 at 7pm
TANYA GIBSON
Author of HOW TO BUY A LOVE OF READING
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FUTURE EVENTS
Tuesday, August 4 at 7pm
STEVE ENGLEHART
Meet Marvel & DC Comics Legend Steve Englehart, whose credits for DC include Batman,
Millenium, and The Justice League of America Englehart's and whose library of contributions to Marvel Comics include Captain America, Daredevil, Secret Wars, Avengers, Silver Surfer, Doctor Strange and many moreto Marvel Comics include Captain America, Daredevil, Secret Wars, Avengers, Silver Surfer, Doctor Strange and many more.
Sunday, August 9 at 3pm
SIMON READ
Author of WAR OF WORDS
Sunday, August 16 at 2pm
LOCAL AUTHORS EXTRAVAGANZA
More information to follow
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SUMMER KIDS BOOK CLUB
Come pick up your membership card at the store starting
Sunday June 7, and get a free book by Daniel San Souci or Terri Farley to get you started!
Special author events all summer!
10% discount on all children's books all summer long
All for only $5!
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THE BOOK CLUB
NEXT MEETING:
Wednesday, JULY 8 at 7pm
BOOK: THE GOOD EARTH by Pearl S. Buck
FUTURE MEETINGS:
(all at 7pm)
August 12
September 9
October 14
November 11
December 9
No need to sign up just read the book and show up!
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SCI-FI & FANTASY BOOK CLUB
FIRST MEETING:
Wednesday, July 15, 7:30pm
BOOK: ALTERED CARBON by Richard Morgan
FUTURE MEETINGS:
(all at 7:30pm)
August 19
September 16
October 21
November 18
No need to sign up just read the book and show up!
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AMERICAN GIRLS CLUB
NEXT MEETING: SEPTEMBER 18
Each month we will meet and discuss a new American Girl and share
stories and participate in activities. All meetings are Fridays at
7:00pm. These are free events & no reservation is required. Please
come join the fun & bring your dolls!
NEXT DOLL: TBD
FUTURE MEETINGS:
(all at 7pm)
October 16
November 20
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GREG BENFORD
Would your body work better with some artificial parts? Will you live longer, perhaps a lot longer, than you now expect? The next decade promises another qualitative shift in the way we view technology, as once purely fictional concepts--robots, cyborg parts, and the many variations in between--become part of reality.
"Beyond Human" treats the landscape of human self-change and robotic development as poles of the same phenomenon. Can we go too far in making ourselves machine-like or making machines resemble us? Once made, what will such creatures think about us? These questions will arise in myriad ways in the next few decades, as we press against boundaries that a short while ago existed only in works of the imagination. Written in a lively and provocative style, this is a readable book about the accumulation of small scientific advances that add up to something large and challenging.
Gregory Benford is a professor of physics at the University of California, Irvine. He is a Woodrow Wilson Fellow, and was Visiting Fellow at Cambridge University. and in 1995 received the Lord Prize for contributions to sciences. His research encompasses both theory and experiments in the fields of astrophysics and plasma physics. His fiction has won many awards, including the Nebula Award for his novel "Timescape".
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DIABLO MAGAZINE RECOGNIZES US IN BEST OF THE EAST BAY 2008
"Editor's Pick --
No bookstore this side of Cody's has more going on than Clayton Books. New owners, who bought the store from the owners of the now defunct Bonanza Street Books last year, have spruced up the store's interior and now regularly host readings. In the last few months, the store hosted Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Robert Hass, acclaimed novelist Michelle Richmond, and popular mystery author Laurie King. Clearly, Clayton is the place for the indie bookstore lover to be."
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NEW LOCAL NOTECARDS AVAILABLE
We now feature high quality notecards and matted photos featuring images of Mt. Diablo and Clayton landmarks by renowned local photographers Teresa and Keith Peters.
10% of profits are donated to nature preservation and 99% of card materials are recycled.
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PAPYRUS STORE-WITHIN-A-STORE
In conjunction with the company Papyrus we are proud to open up the Papyrus 'store-within-a-store' which features greeting cards, boxed cards, decorative gift bags, colored tissue, gift wrapping papers, ribbons and so much more.
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NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES
Our newspaper and magazine rack features the best newspapers from around the bay and country and over 120 different types of magazines from every genre.
FEATURED MAGAZINE
WRITER'S DIGEST
MAGAZINE
Each issue of Writer's Digest brings you the must-know tips and publishing secrets you'll need such as: technique articles geared toward specific genres; business information specifically for writers; tips & tricks for rekindling your creative spark; inspirational stories of writers who are living the dream, and how they got there; the latest (and greatest!) markets for print, online and e-publishing; tools of the trade, including the latest advice and info on software, books and Web resources.
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 BOOK REVIEWS BY LOU
An Introduction to Clayton Book Review Readers from Lou Fancher.
I've started a project with Clayton Books. After many years of illustrating-and a few less years of writing-children's picture books, I'm now applying my hand to reviews.
Please check out my newest reviews for Fall... more
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 THE BOOKLADY REVIEWS
The BookLady only reviews books she has read. Please check out her new reviews of SO BRAVE, YOUNG AND HANDSOME by Leif Enger and ROCK AND ROLL NEVER FORGETS by Deborah Grabien. more
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CHRISTY'S PICK
HURT GO HAPPY
by Ginny Rorby
Thirteen-year-old Joey Willis is used to being left out of conversations. Though she's been deaf since the age of six, Joey's mother has never allowed her to learn sign language. She strains to read the lips of those around her, but often fails. more
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SPECIAL GUEST REVIEW by CLARICE ROO OF DIABLO MIDDLE SCHOOL
SUCKS TO BE ME: The All-True Confessions of Mina Hamilton, Teen Vampire (maybe)
by Kimberly Pauley
I really enjoyed reading Sucks to Be Me. The book is about Mina Hamilton trying to make her choice if she is going to become a vampire like her parents. more
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JOEL'S REVIEW
WE BOUGHT A ZOO
by Benjamin Mee
If you love animals, zoos, DIY or Extreme Home Makeover, this book is for you! more
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