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Below are the various Literary Salons our attendees were able to participate in this past October 25th and 26th in San Jose. New to book group expo? Take a look at the sorts of topics and conversations we have! Just as your own book club or reading group is varied, so is book group expo!
" It felt like heaven to be there, amidst readers who actually read and talk about books and are passionate about ideas."
Author, Deborah Copaken Kogan (Shutterbabe,"Between Here and April")
All Abroad!
Living and Writing Elsewhere
Instead of coming to America, these authors left America, taking the pioneering spirit with them. They came back with stories to delight, entertain, and enlighten us.
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Brian Copeland Performance
The award-winning author of NOT A GENUINE BLACK MAN: My Life As An Outsider gives us a taste of his one man show of the same name, the longest running solo show in San Francisco history.
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Come Together
Self-Discovery Through Friendship
Friendships that profoundly and immeasurably alter us and our lives.
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Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda
Regrets and Reinventions
All was great and wonderful until…
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Foodies
Writers Eat, Eaters Write
Mouth-watering fiction. How do these writers use food as a metaphor for other issues?
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Get Shorty
The Power and Pleasure of Short Prose
Who says short prose is not for book groups? A single story or a single essay can launch a thousand thoughts and discussions.
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Go Tell It On The Mountain
An Inspirational Celebration Sponsored by HarperOne
Gospel music from Sharon D. Henderson and Friends, a light breakfast, and a diverse group of inspirational authors with messages of optimism, faith, and hope.
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Historical Friction
Characters in Conflict
How does historical fiction help us understand what is happening in our world today?
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Makin' Whoopie
Let Us Count The Ways
Sex, of course. On various planes.
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Making a Difference
Any Way You Can
These authors take philanthropy and innovation to new levels -- intellectually and sociologically. And they do it in a way that all readers can enjoy and understand.
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Managing Your Mother
Or Is She Managing You?
Characters who are burdened by the choices their mothers have made.
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Now That You're Gone
Grief Seeks Solace
How are we touched by the death of a loved one? What does grief do to us? How can literature help us?
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Reduced Shakespeare Company Performance
How many ways can Shakespeare be played? Well, this way will be the funniest you've ever seen.
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Secrets of the Suburbs
This Is Not The Life I Ordered
Trees, birds, flowers, grass -- Ah! The perfect place to raise a family! Uh...not so fast.
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Ten Days and Counting!
Elections, Past and Future
The nature of democracy, it's possibilities, and the hilariousness of people who strive for it.
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The American Life (and Death)
How We Have Lived
America and Americans are ever-changing. But how can we know where we're going if we don't know where we've been and who has come before us?
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The Liar's Club
Let Me Tell You a Story
The art of masterful storytelling -- how is it done? what is it's power? Persuading the reader to willingly follow you anywhere and believe anything you say.
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Wedlocked
The Intimacies and Intricacies of Marriage
Three novels that test their characters' commitments to marriage.
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Where There's A Will…
Shakespeare in the 21st Century
Shakespeare still influences writers and readers, even as he becomes more challenging to understand. No worries. Learn about King Lear by comparing him to Robert Mondavi. Find out about the Bard's extravagantly-plotted murders through the deeds of a modern killer, and search for a 400-year-old lost manuscript.
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Which Witch is Which
Covens and Other Cliques
What are the lessons we can learn from our historically malevolent attitude toward witchcraft? Can this attitude of fear, ignorance, and a thirst for control be found in our societies today?
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Woman, Be Wise
Strong Writing, Strong Women
How strong are our characters compared to ourselves? Do we write what we hope to be or what we really are? And how can strong female characters inspire us to be stronger?
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Write or Wrong
The Unreliable Narrator Defines Virtue
One person's morality is another person's evil. How do we know our principles are virtuous? And how can we be so sure that people who seem evil are that different from us?
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