Events

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JACOB’S FOLLY book tour 2013

NEW YORK CITY

Tuesday, March  5

7:00 PM

THREE LIVES & CO.

154 West 10th St.

New York, NY  10014

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SAN FRANCISCO

Tuesday, March 12

7:00 PM

A GREAT GOOD PLACE FOR BOOKS

Montclair Presbyterian Church

5701 Thornhill Drive

Oakland, CA

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SAN FRANCISCO

Wednesday, March 13

7:00 PM

COPPERFIELD’S BOOKS

Petaluma Copperfield’s

140 Kentucky St.

Petaluma, CA 94952

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LOS ANGELES

Thursday, March 14

7:00 PM


BOOK SOUP

8818 Sunset Blvd.

West Hollywood, CA  90069

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SEATTLE

Friday, March 15

7:00 PM ELLIOTT BAY BOOK COMPANY

Microsoft Auditorium

Seattle Public Central Library

1000 Fourth Ave.

Seattle, WA 98104

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NEW YORK CITY

Monday, March 18

7:00 PM

MCNALLY JACKSON

Rebecca Miller in conversation with Jonathan Galassi

52 Prince St

New York, NY  10012

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BOSTON

Wednesday, March 20

6:00 PM BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY

A conversation with Doris Kearns Goodwin

Commonwealth Salon

Central Library

700 Boylston

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WEST PALM BEACH

Friday, March 29

9:00 AM to 11:00 AM BRAZILIAN COURT HOTEL & BEACH CLUB301 Australian Avenue

Palm Beach, FL  33480

Author Breakfast

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WASHINGTON DEPOT, CT

Saturday, March 30

2:00 PM HICKORY STICK BOOKSHOP

2 Green Hill Road

Washington Depot, CT  06794

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DUBLIN

Sunday, May 26

4:00 PM DUBLIN WRITERS FESTIVAL

With Deirdre Madden

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WALES

Tuesday, May 28

2:30 p.m. HAY ON WYE Festival of Literature and Arts

Fictions Past & Present: chaired by Gaby Wood


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KERRY, IRELAND

Friday May 31

6:30 pm LISTOWEL WRITERS’ WEEK event


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