Please note that all events, unless otherwise noted, take place at
522 Hartz Avenue in downtown Danville. Our phone number is (925) 837-7337.
January 2012
We welcome rock historian Paul Grushkin, author of Dead Letters: The Very Best Grateful Dead Fan Mail, on Thursday, 19 January 2012 at 7 PM. This event is free of charge.
We'll be up at the Gardens at Heather Farm on Thursday, 26 January 2012 at 7:30 PM to support an event with Elizabeth Murray, author of Monet's Passion: Ideas, Inspiration and Insights from the Painter's Gardens. Tickets are $35 for non-GHF members. They are available for purchase here.
February 2012
We're thrilled to announce a special evening with bestselling biographer Sally Bedell Smith on Wednesday, 1 February 2012 at 7 PM as we celebrate the publication of her new book, Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch. Sally will be joined in conversation by the San Francisco Chronicle's Leah Garchik. Tickets are $40 (book included). Advance ticket purchase is strongly recommended.
We're excited to welcome critically acclaimed novelist Edmund White back to Rakestraw Books on Thursday, 2 February 2012 at 7 PM as we celebrate the publication of his new novel, Jack Holmes and His Friend. Details to follow.
Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket) and Maira Kalman join us on Saturday, 4 February 2012 4 PM to share their extraordinary new novel, Why We Broke Up. This event takes place at the bookshop. Advance reservations are strongly encouraged. Make yours today by calling (925) 837-7337.
We excited to host an evening reading and signing with Amy Franklin Willis as we celebrate the publication of her first novel, The Lost Saints of Tennessee on Thursday, 9 February 2012 at 7 PM. Ms Willis will be joined by a special musical guest. Advance reservations are strongly encouraged.
We'll be back up at the Gardens at Heather Farm on Thursday, 23 February 2012 at 7:30 PM to support an event with Amy Stewart, author of Wicked Bugs and Wicked Plants. Tickets are $35 for non-GHF members. They are available for purchase here.
March 2012
Debut novelist Cristina Alger visits on Tuesday, 6 March 2012 at 7 PM to share her already-being-buzzed novel, The Darlings. We excited! You should be too. Details to follow.
We'll be back up at the Gardens at Heather Farm on Thursday, 22 March 2012 at 7:30 PM to support an event with Clare Cooper Marcus, author of Healing Gardens The House as a Mirror of Self. Tickets are $35 for non-GHF members. They are available for purchase here.
April 2012
Legendary mystery novelist Anne Perry vists on Thursday, 20 April 2012 at 7 PM to share her new book, Treason at Lisson Grove. Details to follow.
We're thrilled to host an event with the Algonquin Book Club by welcoming novelist Caroline Leavitt, author of Pictures of You, on Thursday, 26 April 2012 at 7 PM. Ms Leavitt will be joined in conversation by renowned novelist and essayist Anne Lamott. Reservations will be essential. Details to follow.
That's all for now (still, it's all really pretty cool. REALLY cool), but no doubt we will be adding more. Check back for details or give us a call at (925) 837-7337.
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