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  Poetry Open Mic! December, 2024

  Sun, Dec 08

  In-Person Bookstore1Sarasota

  Dec 08, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

  In-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA

  Dec 08, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

  In-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA

  Join our spoken word community and take part in our Poetry Open Mic! Share original work or recite your favorite poem. Whether you're a reader or a member of the audience, everyone is welcome. The sign-in for reading begins at 11:30 a.m.

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  "To 2040" Poetry Book Club

  Wed, Dec 11

  In-Person Bookstore1Sarasota

  Dec 11, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  In-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA

  Dec 11, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

  In-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA

  This monthly book club led by Doug Knowlton is for those who like to read and discuss poetry. It celebrates the integral role of poets and poetry in life and literature. December’s selection is "To 2040," the visionary new poems of Jorie Graham's fifteenth poetry collection.

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  Mao’s Hijacked Generation and the life of Wang Youfen: Presentation by Historian & International Attorney Robin Radin

  Thu, Dec 12

  In-Person Bookstore1Sarasota

  Dec 12, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

  In-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA

  Dec 12, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

  In-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA

  Join us for Robin Radin’s discussion of his partnership with Wang Youfen, a leading Chinese dissident intellectual. Radin will speak about Youfen’s final life’s project: to publish a book about what was one of Mao Zedong’s most extreme social engineering programs.

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  "Until August" Short and Satisfying Book Club

  Mon, Dec 16

  In-Person Bookstore1Sarasota

  Dec 16, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  In-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA

  Dec 16, 2024, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

  In-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA

  The Short and Satisfying Book Club is for those looking for a shorter read that is ripe for discussion. December’s selection is "Until August" by Gabriel García Márquez, the extraordinary, rediscovered novel from the Nobel Prize–winning author. A moving tale of female desire and abandon.

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  The Phantom Patrol: A Conversation & Book Signing with James R. Benn Author of the Billy Boyle World War II Mysteries

  Mon, Dec 16

  In-Person Bookstore1Sarasota

  Dec 16, 2024, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

  In-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA

  Dec 16, 2024, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

  In-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA

  An investigation into a gang of Nazi-affiliated art thieves leads Billy Boyle and his comrades directly into the line of fire at the catastrophic Battle of the Bulge. Come learn more about the book and its author, James R. Benn, on the 69th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge.

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  Exploring the Depths of a Thriller with Novelist Bonnie Kistler: Author Talk & Book Signing

  Fri, Dec 06

  In-Person Bookstore1Sarasota

  Dec 06, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

  In-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA

  Dec 06, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

  In-Person Bookstore1Sarasota, 117 S Pineapple Ave, Sarasota, FL 34236, USA

  Come hear from bestselling novelist Bonnie Kistler as she talks about her latest thriller, SHELL GAMES, that steps seamlessly into the realm of domestic, psychological suspense. This is a whodunit, whydunit, and a satire of the lives of the rich, famous, and sometimes clueless—in today's Florida.

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