Speakeasy: A Quarterly Literary Saloon
Gather for a drink, a bite & a feast of words with hosts
Susan Bono & Ransom Stephens.
The Petaluma-Argus Courier Story
Summer confab: Thursday July 22, 2010 7-9 p.m. @ Aqus
Admission: $5 (free with meal or book purchase) to benefit Aqus & literacy organization TBA
Programme:
Welcome bestselling author Nicholas Nicastro to Petaluma!
Playwright, director, performer and award winning writer Nancy Long
Multi-genre bestselling novelist, science writer and speaker Joe Quirk
Writer, teacher, publisher and catalyst for creativity Guy Bierderman
The legendary north bay writer and publisher Barbara Baer
ATTN: WRITERS! Bring a short piece of writing and enter the drawing for the 2 open mic slots (4 min. each)!
About the writers:
New to Petaluma author Nicholas Nicastro writes short fiction, travel and science articles for The New York Times, The New York Observer, Film Comment, The International Herald Tribune, and others. He is the author of four acclaimed historical novels, most recently Antigone’s Wake: A Novel of Imperial Athens, and the nonfiction historical science work Circumference: Eratosthenes and the Ancient Quest to Measure the Globe. His weekly culture blog appears on his website at www.nicastrobooks.com.
Petaluma writer Nancy Long has hosted, directed or performed with groups such as LiveWire Literary Salon, Writers on the Edge, Dominican University’s One Act Play Festival, Marin Actor’s Workshop, and Petaluma’s People, Places and Things Poetry Group. Her plays have been performed locally, as well as in New York City and Canada.
Joe Quirk is a bestselling novelist whose debut novel, The Ultimate Rush was a People Magazine Page-Turner-of-the-Week. His new novel Exult, a metaphor of hangliding and the meaning of life, has been called “the best book I’ve read in 5 years” by one of the producers of this event. His bestselling humorous science book, It’s Not You. It’s Biology” has been translated into 17 languages. He’s a humor columnist at “H+ Magazine” and ghostwrites books under secret names. www.joequirk.com
Sebastopol writer Guy Biederman has taught fiction in Marin, San Francisco and Sonoma Counties since 1990. He is the publisher of “Bust Out Magazine” as well as of books by writers including Gina Berriault. He calls his brand of writing “Low Fat Fiction.” His chapbook, House Samurai is available through Iota Press. His website: www.lowfatfiction.com.
Barbara Baer, founder of Floreant Press, has been living, writing, and publishing in Forestville for 30 years. Floreant’s most recent publication is Pomegranate Roads by Dr. Gregory Levin. Her latest work is a novella, Grisha the Scrivener (Ghost Road Press 2009). She is currently working on a family saga. www.floreantpress.com./grishaabout.htm
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