Past events & autographed
books
at bookshelf stores:
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In February
we had a book signing
Bookshelf at the Boatworks Mall in Tahoe City
hosted a signing with Jennifer Woodlief
author of
Wall of White
a gripping account of the deadliest
ski area avalanche in North American history
at Alpine Meadows Ski Resort.
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On
October 17, Ken Kolsbun, author of the National Geographhic
book
Peace: the Biography of a Symbol
visited Bookshelf at Hooligan Rocks to celebrate
the 50th anniversary of the Peace sign and discuss his
work.
We
still have some autographed copies on hand!
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Shaun Griffin
joined us at the Bookshelf at Hooligan Rocks to read from his
new book of poetry
Woodsmoke, Wind, and the Peregrine
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In
September,
Steven Nightingale signed and read from his new book of poetry
Cinnamon Theologies at the Truckee store.
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Thomas Bachand signed copies of his coffee table book
Lake Tahoe: A Fragile Beauty at the Tahoe City store
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Liza Monroy joined us at
Bookshelf at Hooligan Rocks to
read from and sign copies of her book
Mexican High
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Todd Borg joined us in August at
the Bookshelf at the Boatworks in Tahoe City
to sign copies of his latest Owen McKenna mystery
Tahoe Avalanche
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In May the Bookshelf, the Friends of the Truckee Library,
and
Sierra College's Institute for Sustainability hosted a community
reads discussion
of Malcolm Gladwell's book The Tipping Point
with a panel of local agents of change.
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In
celebration of National Poetry Month,
artist and poet Ellen Gust
joined us in April for a discussion of her unique new book
Life Below the Clouds: Poetry and Painting
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On March
1st at 4:00 p.m.
Bookshelf at Hooligan Rocks, Truckee
Ethan Rarick visited the Truckee store to talk about his new book
Desperate Passage:
The
Donner Party’s Perilous Journey West
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Local author Tim Hauserman joined us in
December for a discussion
and signing of his new book Cross Country Skiing in the
Sierra Nevada which covers the “Best Resorts & Touring Centers in California &
Nevada.”
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In August the Bookshelf at Hooligan
Rocks hosted
Michael Wallis, author of
The Lincoln Highway.
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Laird Blackwell author of
Tahoe Wildflowers: a month-by-month
guide to wildflowers
in the Tahoe Basin and surrounding areas
presented a slide show at
Hooligan Rocks in July.
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Megan Seeley
author of the resource-packed guide
Fight Like a Girl: How to be a Fearless Feminist
joined us at Hooligan Rocks in May.
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Steven M. Nightengale author of The Planetary
Tambourine
visited the Bookshelf at
Hooligan Rocks during National Poetry Month.
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Elizabeth Carmel, author of
Brilliant Waters: Portraits of Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, and the High Sierra, joined
us at the Truckee store for a slideshow and signing.
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