Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes local author Scott Johnson to the store to discuss and sign his new book, The Wolf and the Watchman, on Thursday, May 23rd at 7pm.Growing up, Scott Johnson always suspected that his father was different. Only as a teenager did he discover the truth: his father was a spy, one of the CIA's most trusted officers. At first the secret was thrilling. But over...
Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland hosts another installment of the always excellent Poetry Flash, this time with Tim Kahl and Joshua McKinney, on Sunday, May 26th at 3pm.
Tim Kahl's's new book of poems is The Century of Travel. Camille Norton says of it, "Tim Kahl's poems are an 'open source' for the end of the West. These big, bold poems swerve between history and pop culture, between...
Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes The Seated Diesels back to the store to discuss Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner on Tuesday, May 28th at 7 pm.Anita Brookner's Hotel du Lac tells the story of Edith Hope, who writes romance novels under a pseudonym. When her life begins to resemble the plots of her own novels, however, Edith flees to Switzerland, where the quiet luxury of the Hotel Du...
Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes local acoustic band Smooth Toad back to the store on Friday, May 31st from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Come hear the sweet sounds of these veterans of three art forms: music, poetry, and theater.
Their repertoire ranges from such traditional classics as “Mole In The Ground” and “The Parting Glass” to original twisted tunes. Sometimes, they’ll throw in an original...
Diesel, A Bookstore in Brentwood welcomes author Bruce Eric Kaplan to the store to discuss and sign his new picture book, Cousin Irv from Mars, on Sunday, June 2nd at 3pm.Bruce Eric Kaplan, the author and illustrator of Monsters Eat Whiny Children, tells the tale of Teddy, who is not at all excited about a visit from his cousin, Irv. Cousin Irv is weird. He steals Teddy's pillow, eats Teddy's...
We are celebrating April as National Poetry Month with this dedicated Poetry Newsletter and with our annual bookseller poetry videos. Please check out our new videos and some from years past here. This month (and every month) please join us in celebrating the mysterious joy and elusive usefulness found in reading poetry.
