Posts by Leslie Kirk Campbell
SAN FRANCISCO WRITERS CONFERENCE WINE & BOOK TASTING Friday, February 16, 2024
In-person event Hyatt Regency, 5 Embarcadero, San Francisco Book signing, live music and wine tasting, 7:30-9:30 pm Click here for more info.
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MECHANICS INSTITUTE WRITER’S LUNCH Friday, February 16, 2024
Online event WRITING ABOUT LOVE & LOSS IN RELATIONSHIPSPanel discussion with Lauren Alwan, Nona Casper, and Leslie Kirk CampbellModerated by Sheryl J. Bize-Boutte Free event, Noon-1 pm PT Register to receive the link. IF YOU MISSED IT:
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SEPTEMBER 13: WHAT THE BODY HOLDS: ITS SHAME & ITS PLEASURE The Women’s National Book Association – SF Chapter and The San Francisco Mechanics Institute, co-hosted a reading and discussion with myself and Isidra Mencos, Barcelona-born author of the memoir, Promenade of Desire. Here is a taste of what I had to say about what the body…
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WOMEN’S NATIONAL BOOK ASSOCIATION (WNBA) Friday, December 1, 2023
Virtual Event Host: WNBA-SF Chapter 2022/2023 Book Release Party & Discussion 5-6:30 PM PT Note: The Man with Eight Pairs of Legs is a 2022 WNBA Great Group Reads Selection
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SHORT STORY TODAY Wednesday, November 29, 2023
PODCAST RELEASE Interviews with: Leslie Kirk Campbell, The Man with Eight Pairs of Legs & Daniel Olivas, How to Date a Flying Mexican plus readings of their work Listen here.
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LIT NITE November 6, 2023
In-person event Ocean Ale House 1314 Ocean Ave. San Francisco Host: San Francisco City College & San Francisco State University Reading plus Open Mic 7-8:30 PM. PT
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STANFORD UNIVERSITY Thursday, October 19
In-person event ’73 Reunion Class Tent, Stanford University AUTHOR’S CORNER Discussion & Book Signing, 9-10:30 am
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MECHANICS INSTITUTE Wednesday, September 13, 2023
In-person event 57 Post Street, San Francisco WHAT THE BODY HOLDS: It’s Shame & It’s Pleasure Readings & discussion with Memoirist, Isidra Mencos & Fiction Writer, Leslie Kirk Campbell Presentation, wine reception & book signing, 6-8 pm REGISTRATION REQUIRED IF YOU MISSED IT:
Read MoreTHE MAN WITH EIGHT PAIRS OF LEGS LIVES ON!!
I was the oldest, but my brother was born 11 months after me. Which meant my mother stopped breastfeeding me so as to nourish her new arrival to the fullest extent. (The female body is miraculous that way!) Her entire body and psyche started honing in on the human who would come next. Something similar…
Read MoreHAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO THE MAN WITH EIGHT PAIRS OF LEGS: A Recap of Year One
And what an incredible ride it has been. I have grown both older and younger, wiser and more in love with the human heart. I can’t believe everything that has happened, actually happened! Or that I have done all that I have done!! Here is a brief recap: *I gave 25 readings, 16 of them…
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