2010 Paperback Book Tour
Upcoming Events
6/4 Oakland, Ferment Change Fundraiser, St. Paul’s Episcopal School, 116 Montecito Avenue, 6-10pm
6/5 San Francisco Omnivore Books at 3pm
6/7 Boston, Porter Square Books at 7pm
6/8 Philadelphia, Free Library, 7:30
6/9 Baltimore, Enoch Free Library (with Baltimore Green Works) 7pm
6/10 Salt Lake City – SLC Main Public Library 7pm
6/16 SF – The Green Arcade, 7pm
Hardcover Tour
March 31, San Francisco, CA, Bernal Heights Library, details TBA
April 17-18, Wisconsin, Fox Cities Book Festival, details TBA
April 29, Arlington, VA, details TBA
May 15, Shelton, WA; Write in the Woods
More to come as the June paperback schedule solidifies…
Past Events
November 10, New York, NY; Horticultural Society of New York, 6pm
148 West 37th Street, 13th Floor, New York, NY, Telephone: 212.757.0915
November 11, Brooklyn, NY, Vox Pop Cafe, details TBA
November 12, Providence, RI, Stories From Urban Farmers—presentation with local urban farm manager, Rich Pederson, 7 pm, First Unitarian Church of Providence, 1 Benevolent St, $10 donation per person; $5 for students
November 13, Boston, Mass, Urban Livestock—presentation with Joan Teegy, local backyard chicken keeper, Fort Point Arts Community Store, Farnsworth St, Boston, 5:30-7:30, $10 donation per person
November 14, Portland, Maine, booksigning Rabelais Inc., Fine Books on Food & Drink, 12-2
AND, November 14 Portsmouth, NH, 50-Mile Thanksgiving Dinner, followed by my talk about urban farming, 5-8 pm. The Portsmouth Unitarian Church, 292 State St. Donation at the door.
November 15 Brooklyn, The Complete Rabbit–hands-on class about raising and harvesting rabbits class, followed by butchery and cooking demo. Undisclosed location. If you’d like to sign up for the class or get details, email me at novellacarpenter at gmail dot com.
November 21, Sacramento, CA, The Complete Chicken, Saturday, 10 am-1 pm, $35, $25 Co-op owners. Location: Soil Born Farm’s American River Ranch, 2140 Chase Dr. Rancho Cordova. Followed by a reading, 5pm at the Co-op’s Community Learning Center, 1914 Alhambra Blvd
September 6, Oakland, Mrs. Dalloway’s Books, College Ave, 6pm
September 9, San Francisco, SF Mechanics’ Institute, 57 Post Street, SF, 6pm
September 16, Berkeley, UCB Graduate School of Journalism, details TBA
October 5, Corte Madera, Book Passages book store, 7pm
October 8, Madison, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Book Festival, A Room of One’s Own, at 307 W. Johnson Street, 5:30.
October 17, San Francisco, LitQuake at 18 Reasons, details TBA
October 20, Spokane, WA/Moscow, ID, details TBA
November 1, Austin, Texas, Turkey slaughter class/book signing, details TBA
June 15, The Booksmith, 1644 Haight Street in SF at 7:30pm.
June 16, Eccolo restaurant on 4th Street in Berkeley, book release party! Featuring produce grown on Bay Area urban farms and a dramatic opening of the prosciutto I made with chef Chris Lee. Should be epic.
June 18, Berkeley, in conversation with Michael Pollan as part of the Berkeley Arts and Lectures author series. First Congregational Church, 7:30, $10 at door.
June 23, Portland at Powell’s Books
June 24, Seattle, Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave. So exciting!
June 25, Seattle, The Good Life series, Kim Ricketts. Here’s the plan for this event: 6:30pm people arrive, appetizers, drinks, mingle, chat. 7pm in conversation with Warren Etheredge (www.thewarrenreport.com) 8pm audience Q and A. EVERYONE gets a copy of the book included in the amazing price of $25.00.
July 1, San Francisco, Green Arcade Books, 7pm 1680 Market Street. Woot Patrick!
July 2, Sebastopol, Copperfield’s Books and Music, 7pm. 138 Main Street, Rumours of a local honey tasting!
July 7, Santa Cruz, Capitola Book Cafe, 7:30pm. 1475 41st Ave.
July 15, New York City, Bryant Park Reading Room, Noon. Urban farming panel discussion.
July 15, Brooklyn, THE BROOKLYN KITCHEN rooftop garden reading, 6:30-8:00 Reading and veggie tasting, 44 Eagle Street, Corner of West
Brooklyn (Greenpoint)
July 17, Danville, CA. Rakestraw Books, 7pm. 522 Hartz Ave. Dinner and talking and booksigning. I heard the food is *amazing!*
July 23, Los Angeles. Aloud Reading Series with the LA Public Library. On-stage conversation with radio host Evan Kleinman.
July 30, Berkeley. Pegasus Books on Shattuck. Honey extraction party and reading. 7:30.
August 2, Sonoma, Readers Books, 130 E. Napa St., Sonoma, CA, 95487, 4pm.
August 7, Forum, KQED, 10am
August 9, San Francisco, Omnivore’s Books, 3885a Cesar Chavez Street, 3pm
February 6. Berkeley Author Dinner Fundraiser for the Berkeley Public Library
February 12. Black Panther Commemorator fundraiser, Niebyl-Proctor Library
February 27, Silicon Valley, Morgan Hill Public Library, reading and seedling distribution, time TBA
March 21, Berkeley, CA, Raising Rabbits class, Biofuel Oasis, 10-1,
March 13, Tucson, AZ, Tucson Book Festival, Living a Sustainable Lifestyle slideshow and talk, followed by a book signing.
Looking forward to NY City. I bought an advance copy for $3 at Housing Works Bookstore in Soho. Loving it; just at where the porcos were purchased. Thanks!
hey, congrats on the upcoming book! if you’re looking for a place to read to your fellow oaklanders, give a call to erik at book zoo (654-2665). loves local writer events, and even runs an organic food stand on fridays. tends to draw a more earthy/boho mix than the north berkeley/pollanite crowd.
Spokane in mid-September, please oh please :>
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any chance you might want to head to VT when you’re out east? the mad river valley localvores would love to hear what urban farming is all about.
contact: Robin McDermott at 802-496-3567 or info@vermontlocalvore.org
Vermonters read and farm…
How about a stop in the Midwest? Kansas City has a huge community that would love to hear you talk about urban farms. (Check out KC Center for Urban Agriculture: http://www.kccua.org)
Loving the book! I hope you have a reading in Oakland!
Novella
we soooo hope you will add Dining Around with Gene Burns to your calendar of events! After your talk at last year’s taste3 conference- we want MORE!
Joel
it was a blast–thanks joel. i have a crush on gene. don’t tell!
Hi, Novella~
I sent an email to your address and it came back. Is this on purpose? Wanted to say that I devoured your book, and it has me thinking quite a bit. Congratulations on an excellent book and lots of hard work!
~ Tiffanie
hmmm, it should be novellacarpenter at gmail…
thanks!
Are you scheduling a stop in the Sacramento area? I’d love to set-up a live interview with you for my morning show!
hey there! i’m not scheduled to go up to sac–but maybe in the fall? like october?
October works for me! Who should I chat with about setting up a live interview with you?
http://www.kcra.com/morningnews
hey! sarah hutson at penguin press is my publicist. her email is sarah.hutson@us.penguingroup.com but let’s try for something earlier than october as i’ll be traveling then. try to get me in there august or early september.
thanks!
Don’t forget to come through Chi-town when you travel east! You wouldn’t believe the SRO turnout Michael Pollan got on his Omnivore’s Dilemma tour (at the Peggy Notaebart Nature Museum). Know that there is a vast and growing enlightenment taking place here…
hi beth;
i totally want to go to chicago (i love it there and i’ve heard about the urban ag scene there) but my publisher doesn’t have the money or will to organize an event. but if you want to figure out something and pitch it to me, i’m game. but i’m booked until october. so early october could work….
please come to san diego. we need you.
In a similar east plea, we’d love to see you here in DC, and I know a bunch of people in Philly who are singing your book’s praises. We’ve been trying so hard to get the urban farm in our neighborhood going and your book has been an inspiration.
hey jess;
i’d love to go out to dc and philly. let me know about any resources for venues/bookstores, etc that i can contact. thanks!
Just finished the book. Couldn’t put it down! You are a very gifted writer. Hope to hear more about the farm! Congrats!!
Ann Arbor, Michigan!!!!! Much interest in organic/slow food. You could swing through Madison Wisconsin as well. You would receive a rousing welcome.
KKW
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Novella, from Red Hill Books on Bernal in SF, it says that you will be there on March 31st, 7PM, not March 30th like it says here. Can you confirm that it will be the 31st?
Thank you! Olivier.
PS: Actually I am coming to meet you… to talk about a film idea. You can check what I’m showing now here: http://dustandillusions.com And there’s a screening tonight if you were interested.
you’re right–it’s the 31st! sorry, changed the calendar to reflect that. thanks!
Where will you be in Arlington on Thursday, 4/29?