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	Read With Me, Annie D.! An Interactive Read-Aloud of Roald Dahl's "The Twits" Annie Danger   - Saturday, February 9 & 23, 3:00 Roald Dahl is, quite simply, one of the best loved children’s book authors of all time. The Twits tells the story of, who other than, Mr and Mrs Twit. Mr and Mrs Twit hate everything, including their trained monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps, who now want revenge. Join us for this story hour where kids of all ages are encouraged to read along if they can, or just listen if they’d like. top of page
	Miko Kings Leanne Howe   - Tuesday, February 12   - 7:30 PM Miko Kings is set in Indian Territory's queen city, Ada, Oklahoma, during the baseball fever of 1907, but moves back and forth from 1969, during the Vietnam War, to present-day Ada. The story focuses on an Indian baseball team but brings a new understanding of the term "America's favorite pastime." For tribes in Indian Territory, baseball was an extension of a sport they'd been playing for centuries before their forced removal to Indian Territory. Howe is an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and her writings on Choctaw women are drawn from both personal experience as well as scholarly research. In 2002, she was the recipient of the American Book Award. top of page
	The Best American Erotica 2008 Susie Bright   - Wednesday, February 13   - 7:30 PM To mark its fifteenth anniversary, the top-selling erotica series achieves a scorching new climax with a special edition showcasing standout stories from the entire series as well as never before published pieces–plus interviews with the authors and, for the first time, a hot and edgy piece from Susie Bright herself. Straight or gay, dominant or submissive, romantic or sadistic, Bright's selections run the gamut–and push all the right buttons. Bright is widely known as a pioneer in the study of sexual thought and practice. top of page
	The Flowers Dagoberto Gilb   - Tuesday, February 19   - 7:30 With a style reminiscent of Junot Diaz and Sherman Alexie, award-winning author Gilb has taken on the voice of a Chicano teenager looking at manhood. Sonny Bravo is a tender, smart fifteen-year-old who is living with his vivacious mother in a large city where intense prejudice is not just white against black, but also brown. When Sonny's mother suddenly marries an Okie building contractor, they are uprooted to a small apartment building called Los Flores. As Sonny sweeps its sidewalks, he meets his neighbors and becomes ensnared in their lives. In arguably his most powerful work yet, Gilb has written an inspiring novel about hate, pain, anger, and love that transcends age, race, and time. top of page
	We Are Not the Moon Janice Flux   - Wednesday, February 20   - 7:00 PM Join Modern Times’ own J. Flux to celebrate the first issue of her new zine illustrated by the illustrious Annie Danger (also of MT fame). Complete with guest readers, wine, snacks, and live music. Maybe even circus acts. Bring an old hardcover book in good condition to receive a free zine! top of page
	Confronting the Coffee Crisis Christopher M. Bacon   - Thursday, February 21   - 7:00 PM Combining interdisciplinary research with case-study analysis from the local to the global, this book reveals the promise and the perils of efforts to create a more sustainable coffee industry. This event is co-sponsored by Equal Exchange. Equal Exchange is a worker-owned cooperative dedicated to connecting consumers and family farmers through fair trade. Everyone purchasing the book Confronting the Coffee Crisis will receive a free package of Equal Exchange’s blend of shade grown, organic coffees from Oaxaca and Chiapas. top of page
	Read With Me, Annie D.! An Interactive Read-Aloud of Roald Dahl's "The Twits" Annie Danger   - Saturday, February 23, 3:00 Roald Dahl is, quite simply, one of the best loved children’s book authors of all time. The Twits tells the story of, who other than, Mr and Mrs Twit. Mr and Mrs Twit hate everything, including their trained monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps, who now want revenge. Join us for this story hour where kids of all ages are encouraged to read along if they can, or just listen if they’d like. top of page
	This is a Bust Ed Lin   - Sunday, February 24, 3:00 Celebrate the start of Chinese New Year with a reading by two exciting Asian American writers from Kaya Press: This is a Bust marks award-winning novelist Ed Lin’s second novel—a genre-bending hardboiled social narrative about an alcoholic, Chinese American Vietnam vet working an increasingly suspicious Chinatown beat. Plus, Lisa Chen will read from Mouth—her debut collection of poetry. This event is co-sponsored by San Francisco-based Asian American magazine Hyphen. top of page
	Spanish Book Group / Círculo de Lectores de Literatura en Español   - Tuesday, February 26   - 7:00 PM Join us for our Spanish language book group on the fourth Tuesday of each month. A mix of native speakers and advanced level hablantes, the group has been meeting in the Mission District on a monthly basis for eight years. Books are available for 10% off at the store. The discussions are lively and fully in Spanish. February's selection is Santa Evita by Tomás Eloy Martínez. Nothing could be stranger than the true story of Eva Peron, who began her career as a B-movie actress, won the love of a dictator and the adoration of a nation, and, in death, achieved virtual sainthood status. Out of these facts, Eloy Martinez has crafted a work of fiction that is at once tragic, savagely funny, perversely erotic, and intellectually provocative. Tomás Eloy Martínez is a journalist, a professor, and an award-winning novelist born in Argentina in 1934. He lived in exile in Venezuela during the military dictatorship and currently resides in the United States. top of page