Book Drives San Francisco

East Bay Women's Book Club November Meetup: Held

Hello, fellow female readers -- The book for the November meetup is "Held" by Anne Michaels. For those of you who are new, I will send out the address to my house by Monday, November 16. Looking forward to gathering together and discussing the book. Bonnie

November Book Club: Green City Wars by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Automatic Noodle @ Woods Lowside

Come enjoy a drink at Woods Lowside and discuss our November read! In November we meet a week earlier than usual, so we’re officially making November our Novella month. Our Novella for November is Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz. Hope to see you there!

Let’s read “Small Things Like These" by Claire Keegan

Book 94: House of Day, House of Night by Olga Tokarczuk

This one is recommended by a book club member and looks intriguing: "Just finished this in my subscription edition and it's one of my favorites this year! It would be great for discussion for book club." -Jessica \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **How it works:** We’ll meet at a local brewery for some drinks and conversation. Finishing the book is not a requirement to attend—as long as you don't mind spoilers! We’ll have an unstructured, informal discussion of the book and the themes that the book brings up. We hope to see you there! \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- “Bewitching … Tokarczuk is an excellent storyteller.” —The New York Times A novel about the rich stories of small places, from the Nobel Prize–winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Books of Jacob and Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead A woman settles in a remote Polish village where she knows no one. It has few inhabitants, but it teems with the stories of the living and the dead. There’s the drunk Marek Marek, who discovers that he shares his body with a bird, and Franz Frost, whose nightmares come to him from a newly discovered planet. There’s the man whose death – with one leg on the Polish side, one on the Czech—was an international incident. And there are the Germans who still haunt a region that not long ago they called their own. From the founding of the town to the lives of its saints, these shards piece together not only a history, but a cosmology. Another brilliant “constellation novel” in the mode of Tokarczuk’s International Booker Prize-winning Flights, House of Day, House of Night reminds us that the story of any place, no matter how humble, is boundless.

Book, Coffee, Chit Chat, etc. (Wednesday Edition)

ATTENTION: We are now meeting in person again! Please follow current recommendations around mask usage to keep everyone safe. Masks are always welcome and accepted, no matter the current regulations. If you'd like to meet online check out our meeting on the first Wednesday of every month. It's that time again! Let's chit chat about the books we exchanged last time and welcome newcomers bringing their first book. If you've been before you know the deal, otherwise just bring a book to share and expect to say both a few words about it and why you want to share it.

Slow Gods, Claire North, Sesh 1

Rambler Readers November Meeting

Location: Natalie's house in Menlo Park. Attendees will receive an email with the address several days prior to the meeting. Potluck, Natalie will provide a main dish, we provide everything else. This month's book selection: Whistler by Ann Patchett About the book: Whistler is a story about two adults looking back over the choices they made, and the choices that were made for them. It’s a story about bravery, memory, the often small yet consequential moments that define our lives, and the endless stream of loss that in time comes for us all. Beautiful in its simplicity, it is ultimately about how love endures, and how the feeling of being known by one other person, even for a short period of time, can change everything. Future Books: Dec: MT

(4th Saturday Richmond District Edition). Books, Coffee, Chit Chat

Bring what you’re reading and we’ll have an interesting group conversation (novels, non-fiction, essays, poetry, romance, cookbooks, science fiction & fantasy, etc.) This “4th Saturday Richmond District Edition” is designed to accommodate the overflow from Emily’s 2nd Saturday Richmond District Book Chat. If you are not able to attend Emily’s Group, then please feel free to join this 4th Saturday version. We meet in the back patio of Bazaar Café (lovely place). If it rains, we’ll meet inside the Café.

Rethinking Documentation in the AI Era

**Note:** WTD Bay Area is transitioning to Luma in 2027! To stay connected and join us for this event, register here: [https://luma.com/ftnzd5r6](https://luma.com/ftnzd5r6) ​AI is changing how we create, maintain, and deliver technical documentation. But what does that mean for technical writers and the future of our profession? ​Join Write the Docs Bay Area and Mintlify for an evening of learning, networking, and conversations about the evolving role of AI in technical documentation. ​We'll explore emerging trends, practical applications, and how AI is reshaping documentation workflows and the skills technical writers need to succeed. ​Whether you're experimenting with AI or already incorporating it into your daily work, come exchange ideas and connect with fellow documentation professionals. ​**We're still finalizing the agenda. Speakers, session topics, and additional details will be announced soon!** ​We look forward to seeing you! A special thank-you to our event sponsor, Mintlify, for generously providing food and beverages! Learn more about Mintlify at https://www.mintlify.com. **Note**: WTD Bay Area will be switching to LUMA in 2027, please register for this event using the LUMA link here: https://luma.com/ftnzd5r6

November’s book: The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold

Join us in November to discuss *The Curse of Chalion* (2001) by Lois McMaster Bujold 📚 **The Pitch:** What if the only person capable of breaking a terrible curse is someone who desperately wants nothing more than to be left alone? After years of war, imprisonment, and torture, Cazaril returns home hoping for a quiet life. Instead, he becomes secretary and tutor to a young royal woman—and is drawn into a web of court politics, forbidden magic, divine intervention, and a devastating curse threatening the royal family. Lois McMaster Bujold delivers a character-driven, emotionally rich fantasy that blends political intrigue with questions of faith, sacrifice, redemption, and free will. Genre: Political Fantasy • Dark Fantasy

Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng by Kylie Lee Baker

This November, we’re diving into Chinatown’s darkest corners with a horror novel that blends crime scene mysteries and Chinese folklore with *Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng* by Kylie Lee Baker. Cora Zeng is a crime scene cleaner who has grown numb to the horrors of death, but after witnessing her sister’s murder, she finds herself haunted by two chilling words: *bat eater.* If you are on the waitlist, you're welcomed to come anyways!