Books Inc. Alameda Presents: A Few Good Men: A Celebration of new voices, legacies and to the spirit of the 1930's literary society... hosted by Jerry Thompson

2012-01-21T15:49:00.001-08:00

BooksInc. Alameda Presents:

A FewGood Men:

A celebration of new voices, legacies,

and to the spirit of the 1930’s literary society...

Hosted by Jerry Thompson

A FEW GOOD MEN #1

The Men Series #1 JoshuaMohr Sam Benjamin

Saturday, February 25^th at 7pm

SFNoir meets Oakland Noir

Mr.Mohr joins the conversation as he reads from

and discusses hisnovel: DAMASCUS

Mr. Benjamin joins theconversation as he reads from and discusses

his memoir: AMERICAN GANGBANG : A Love Story

A FewGood Men: #2

The Men Series #2 Gary D. Sproul meets Peter Allison

Saturday, March 24^th at 7pm

LockedUp meets Locked Down

Mr. Sproul joins theconversation as he reads from and discusses

his novel: THE LENGTH OF THE LEASH

Mr. Allison joins theconversation as he reads from and discusses

his novel: LOCKYEROWN STORAGE

A FewGood Men: #3

Readings /CocktailReception /First Book Summit

Saturday,April 28^th at 7pm

Discussing the novel: RULES OF CIVILITY by Amor Towles

Set in New York City in 1938, Rules of Civility tells thestory of a watershed year in the life of an uncompromising twenty-five-year-oldnamed Katey Kontent. Armed with little more than a formidable intellect, abracing wit, and her own brand of cool nerve, Katey embarks on a journey from aWall Street secretarial pool through the upper echelons of New York society insearch of a brighter future.
“Put on some Billie Holiday, pour a dry martini and immerse yourself in theeventful life of Katey Kontent…[Towles] clearly knows the privileged world he’swriting about, as well as the vivid, sometimes reckless characters who inhabitit.” –People
- Also , meet the bay area’s new generation of first and second novelistsas they raise their glasses and books to bestseller lists and to each other

A FewGood Men:#4

TheMen Series # 4: Robert Fisher meetsJohn Brennen

Saturday,May 26^th at 7pm

The Vets meet Vietnam

Robert Fischer joins theconversation as he reads from and discusses

his novel: THE RETURNOF PRIVATE FISHER

John Brennen joins the conversation as he reads anddiscusses his book:

"US ArmyHelicopter Names In Vietnam"

John Brennan’s experience with U.S. Army helicopters began with atwelve-month tour in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam assigned to the Army’s114th Assault Helicopter Company as a Flight Operations Coordinator.
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Oakland Noir/ ( the hunt for new Oakland based mystery writers has begun )

2011-05-18T09:58:00.000-07:00

I am beginning to build the list of Oakland based writers for my Oakland Noir Anthology. Send me a message if you have stories set in Oakland, and if you're interested in receiving the guidelines. Send message to - blkspring@gmail.com

Jerry

The Book of Yes ( new work in progress)

2011-05-18T09:50:00.002-07:00

Oakland Noir / The Book of Yes - new works by Jerry Thompson