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20Nov

LaVerne McLeod “The Crossroads of Social and Climate Justice”

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Please join us to welcome LaVerne McLeod, local author, TEDx speaker and Founder/Facilitator of Bridge Building Workshops. LaVerne is an amazing force of nature who is presenting her new book, “The Crossroads of Social and Climate Justice” tonight.
McLeod is a public speaker, author, workshop facilitator and theatrical presenter – she has also taught school for middle grades. Currently, she serves as Co-Chair of Big Sur Advocates for a Green Environment and is on Faculty at Esalen
Institute facilitating educational workshops.
LaVerne holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Education and a Master of Arts in Counselor Education from Southeast Missouri State University. Her earlier Civil Rights era historical novel, “Corn Hollow”, will also be available during the event.
Mark your calendar – this is going to a wonderful event and it’s free to the public! Refreshments served and live music round out the evening – see you there!

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20Nov

Nick Oliveri “The Last Conjurer” Book Premiere

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If you missed Nick Oliveri’s last Author Event (sorry – it was a blast!) you are in for treat – Nick’s coming back for the premiere of his latest book, “The Last Conjurer” on Friday December 8th from 6-8pm.
This release completes the Conjurer Trilogy and is a must read! Nick is an energetic, entertaining and interesting guest presenter and we’ll go live for a short Q&A with the audience and attendees. Yes, you can comment and ask questions on the Facebook Live feed no matter where you tune in from!
A special bonus to our virtual guests: get a free limited-edition, signed bookplate from Downtown Book & Sound mailed anywhere at no charge – that’s right, free! – no matter where you’ve bought your copy – just for attending!
Though we trust you’ll be shopping “outside the box” and get your copies from us or Bookshop.org
https://bookshop.org/…/the-conjurer-nick…/17858532…
The Conjurer Trilogy makes a great gift – pre-order the set and get a special bonus gift, bookmark and free gift wrap! Live music by Dan Beck and refreshments round out this rocking evening in MC Weekly’s Best [Used] Bookstore – see you here!
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1472369099971679

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19Nov

Ed Moncrief “Raising the Blackbirds”

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We welcome local author an housing pioneer, Edward Moncrief to the store for a fun evening of live music, refreshments, and of course a book signing!
His memoir, “Raising the Blackbirds” chronicles his innovative work in workforce housing ownership and is available in Español as well.
Please join us for this free public event and meet the author tonight!

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15Oct

Oliver Lewis “The Orwell Tour”

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Join us for a lively chat with author and historian, Oliver Lewis. He’ll discuss his new book, “The Orwell Tour”, about the life and places that inspired Orwell’s work, as well as the author’s current project. Tune in on Facebook or our YouTube Channel. See you at the event!
Order your copy direct online:
https://bookshop.org/…/the-orwell-tour…/19475674…
Or if you like to listen:
https://www.libro.fm/audiobooks/9781004136063

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14Sep

Deamer Dunn “Sketchbook Main Street Salinas” 10.06.23

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Accept our invitation to celebrate the new book by local author Deamer Dunn “Sketchbook Main Street Salinas”. You won’t want to miss this great event – meet the author and enjoy a brief reading and a Q&A. Live music and refreshments round out the evening. Please join us – you’re invited and it’s free. See you here!

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17Mar

We’re Open for You!

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You need to read and we are here to help! We are taking all the precautions necessary to maintain a clean, safe and healthy (not to mention fun!) phone-book-browsing experience for our guests. Please join us anytime between 11am-4pm every day via phone and we’ll look for your book!

We will gladly deliver to any Salinas address for FREE and you can browse our online store for new books – best sellers, classics, and local authors: DowntownBook We also offer curbside pick up with online or phone payments (sorry, no cash for curbside pick up in order to maintain at least 6 feet physical distance).

As an alternative to hard copies, we also offer Audio Books on our partner platform, Libro.fm. Sign up today and/or switch from Audible – same price, same books, AND it supports your local bookstore – Downtown Book & Sound! Follow this link to start listening to great books right now: Libro.fm/DowntownBook

Please rest assured that we are constantly washing our hands, disinfecting all surfaces, using hand sanitizer, and all staff is SIP. We are doing our part to make sure our guests are safe and we are too. We look forward to seeing you in person just as soon as we can!

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