Litquake's EPICENTER January 24, 2012

Tuesday, Jan. 24, 7 pm

Join Litquake for the first Epicenter of 2012, featuring two of the Bay Area's best nonfiction authors who both happen to be named Julia: Julia Flynn Siler and Julia Scheeres. Come hear them read from their most recent work and discuss the nonfiction process. The show begins at 7 pm at Tosca Cafe, 242 Columbus Ave. Admission is free, but capacity is limited, so come early.

Julia Flynn Siler is a prize-winning journalist and the bestselling author of "The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty." Her newest book, "Lost Kingdom: Hawaii's Last Queen, the Sugar Kings, and America's First Imperial Adventure," was just published by Grove/Atlantic. Here's Julia being interviewed on NPR on the bittersweet legacy of Hawaii's last queen and her overthrow in 1893: http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2011/12/28/21921/hawaiis-controversial-past/. Learn more at her website: http://juliaflynnsiler.com

Julia Scheeres is the author of "A Thousand Lives: the Untold Story of Hope, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown," which was named a "Best Book of 2011" by the San Francisco Chronicle and the Boston Globe. Her memoir, "Jesus Land," was a New York Times bestseller. Click here to watch her book trailer about Jonestown: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXsG2G-QoqQ. Read more at her website: http://juliascheeres.com.

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