Symposium: After the West—Rethinking John Muir’s TrailPlease join us for a special symposium as part of UC San Diego’s John Muir College 50th Anniversary Celebration. What is the role of John Muir today? In a time where environmentalism has never been more widespread and, yet, more necessary, can his thought still shape our debates and […]

Gary Snyder & Kim Stanley Robinson: Mt. Thoreau, Civil Disobedience, and Naming What Can’t Be NamedSaturday, April 28 | 3:15 PM – 4:30 PM Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison St., Berkeley, CA Gary Snyder, Kim Stanley Robinson, Laurie Glover, introduced by Jack Shoemaker Legendary Zen poet (and Pulitzer Prize winner) Gary Snyder and his friend […]

“Science is Politics by Other Means”: Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars Trilogy  Tue May 29, 2018 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Location: Lillian H. Smith  Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars trilogy (Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars) tells the story of making Mars into a habitable planet. It explores climate change, revolution, and scientific communication in an environment where […]

BookShop West PortalKim Stanley Robinson with Michael Blumlein New York 2140 All I Ever Dreamed: Stories / Thoreau’s Microscope Event date:  Wednesday, June 6, 2018 – 7:00pm Event address:  80 West Portal Ave. San Francisco, CA 94127 Event page