SFist Reads
Leave work early today for the Northern California Book Awards! It's all happening at the Main Library (100 Larkin Street), starting with a 5 p.m. book signing and reception with many of the nominated authors in the Latino/Hispanic Room. The awards ceremony starts at 6 in the Koret Auditorium. Admission for the event is free.
SFist Rita just finished Money: A Memoir, by local author Liz Perle, about her (and by extension, all women's) tortured relationship with earning and spending money. It was kind of like reading a book-length magazine article, but not in an uninteresting way -- lots of illustrative anecdotes about work and relationships, and some interesting insights into the ways women sabotage their earning potential.
SFist Derrick is working through the newest issue of GAMES magazine, which he's using to procrastinate on the research he should be doing. When duty calls him away from cryptic crosswords and logic puzzles, he cracks open Jamie Goode's The Science of Wine, which provides an in-depth look at, well, the science of wine. It discusses what's happening to grapes as they ripen, how various cellar technologies work, and a little bit about taste and aroma. It's accessible and interesting, and a good resource even if you don't need to equip yourself for conversations with wine makers.
Sist Jer is re-reading The Comedy Writer, by Peter Farrelly (of the famous Something About Mary Farrelly bros.). He saw it sitting on the shelf and couldn't really remember much about it, so he decided to crack it open again. It's a fairly enjoyable tale of a Rhode Islander who relocates to Los Angeles/Hollywood and tries to become a writer. Lots of L.A.-isms, some funny stuff, some angsty stuff...not the great American novel or anything, but Jer is liking it again the second time