California Bookstore Day at the UCSD Bookstore
Join the UC San Diego Bookstore for the first-annual California Bookstore Day. We will be hosting a whole day of literary events, including appearances by comic-author Jincy Willett and performance artist/author Scotch Wichmann.
Info: [email protected] or 858-534-5778.
10:30am: Special California Bookstore Day Edition of Coffee & Book Chat.
11:00am: California-themed storytime for kids.
11:30am: CBD-themed craft time for kids.
11:30am: Open mic reading of George Saunders’s Congratulations By the Way.
12:30pm: Scotch Wichmann, artist and author of Two Performance Artists Kidnap Their Boss and Do Things with Him will discuss performance art and sign his new novel.
2:00pm: Jincy Willett will discuss her work and sign her latest novel, Amy Falls Down.
The special attractions for CBD will be the limited-edition, specially designed books and book-related items exclusive to California independent bookstores. These items are not available for purchase anywhere else on any other day. Works from authors such as Neil Gaiman, George Saunders, Brian Selznick, Lemony Snicket, Michael Pollan, Lisa Brown, and others.
Plus:
All general books (except CBD items) will be 25% off all day.
Literary trivia throughout the day, with great prizes.
Live music.
Free parking on campus.