2008-04-07 19:00:00 - 2008-04-07 00:00:00
LEWIS BUZBEE & DAVE TIPTON
reading & booksigning for "first to leave before the sun"
Monday, April 7 at 7:00 pm
Long-time friends Lewis Buzbee and Dave Tilton join together in "first to leave before the sun,"` a collection of two novellas set in California’s Central Valley. Buzbee contributes “First to Leave,” a fictional account of his family's move from Oklahoma to Modesto in the first years of the Dust Bowl. Dave Tilton contributes “Before the Sun,” a tale of growing up in Manteca in the 1960s. first to leave before the sun explores the betrayal of emigration and the emigration of betrayal through the lens of the promise of the Golden State.
Lewis Buzbee is the author of "The Yellow Lighted Bookshop" (a local bestseller), "Fliegelman’s Desire," and "After the Gold Rush." He lives in San Francisco. Dave Tipton is a writer as well as a solo recording artist, and along with Jason Peri, a member of folk-jazz duo Seventh Triangle.
This Booksmith sponsored event will take place at The Booksmith (1644 Haight Street in San Francisco). For further information, call 415-863-8688 or visit www.booksmith.com If you can't attend this event and would like to order a signed copy of the author's new book, please email or phone our store.
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