Chinese New Year

Gung Hay Fat Choy!

The San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade and celebration is one of the oldest in the country and dates back to 1858, very close to the date that Anton Roman moved his bookselling business from Shasta City California to San Francisco.  That bookselling business eventually became Books Inc.  We have shared over 150 years of new years here in SF and feel a particular kinship to the annual celebration and are happy to highlight events that tie into the festivities or exhibit the Chinese culture.

February 4•7:00 PM
LIZA DALBY discusses Hidden Buddhas, in which one Buddhist priest struggles with the dictates of his inherited orthodoxy, while another rebels.
Books Inc. in Berkeley

February 10•7:00 PM
OLIVER CHIN will introduce the latest in his Tales of the Chinese Zodiac series, The Year of the Tiger.  
Books Inc. in Burlingame

February 16•6:00 PM
ANN MAH talks about Kitchen Chinese: A Novel about Food, Family, and Finding Yourself.
Books Inc. in Opera Plaza

February 21•11:00 AM
MICHELE MCSWEEN GORDON author of Gordon & Li Li: Words for Everday, Gordon & Li Li Learn Animals in Mandarin, and Gordon & Li Li Count in Mandarin, for a Chinese New Year celebration for the whole family
Books Inc. in Laurel Village

February 23•7:30 P:M
Best-selling author LISA SEE discusses Shanghai Girls, a stunning novel about two sisters who leave Shanghai to find new lives in 1930's Los Angeles.
Books Inc. in Mountain View