Bookmark Now: Writing in Unreaderly Times

Tue, Sep 27
6:00 pm
Members free; Public $7

Moderated by Editor Kevin Smokler

Introduction by Inez Cohen, MI Library Director

From Oprah's popular book clubs to billions of bloggers on line
every day-are we in a literary crisis or on the verge of a reading
Renaissance? Is technology deflating our literary intelligence or
simply reshaping it?

Join our panel of book industry professionals to discuss the state of
literacy in our Internet-connected world: Oscar Villalon, Book
Editor, San Francisco Chronicle, Ingrid Nystrom, Events Manager,
Stacey's Bookstore, Rosie Levy, Program Manager, One City, One Book,
SFPL, and James Kass, Executive Director and founder of YouthSpeaks.
Kevin Smokler is the editor of Bookmark Now: Writing in Unreaderly
Times and a regular contributor to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Reservations recommended.

Venue:

The Mechanics' Institute
57 Post Street
San Francisco
415-393-0100
www.milibrary.org

Just off of Montgomery BART.

Additional Info:

415-393-0100
http://www.milibrary.org/events.html