Wednesday, July 13, 7pm

Dwayne Booth a.k.a. Mr. Fish author of Go Fish: How to Win contempt and Influence People – Political Cartoons and Essays by Mr. Fish ($18.95 Akashic Books)

“Nobody does what Mr. Fish does, and even if they did, they wouldn’t do it as well as Mr. Fish does. Go Fish is that rarest of creatures; an essential collection of political cartoons.” –David Rees, author of Get Your War On

“Mr. Fish is one of the few brilliant souls who describes and illustrates the earth’s insanity and all of the hypocrisy and still somehow doesn’t detract from my need to masturbate constantly.”–Richard Lewis, Comedian/Actor

“Behold the cartoons in Go Fish: there is no more savage yet brilliant wit than that possessed by Mr. Fish, who will never compromise on his deep artistic insight or the outrageous honesty of his social commentary. In a sellout culture he is that rare witness for unfettered truth.” –Robert Sheer, author of The Great American Stickup

“Mr. Fish’s penis obsession has evolved into unique visual metaphorical truths that probe the very core of politics, culture, religion–pick a target, any target–yes, he has indeed learned to think outside the cocks.” –Paul Krassner, author of Confessions of a Raving, Unconfined Nut: Misadventures in the Counter-culture

This debut volume of political cartoons from the revered Mr. Fish spans politics, popular culture, the economic crisis, the Obama presidency, and much more, where nobody–right, left, nor middle–is safe from his razor-edged satire. The volume also includes original essays from Mr. Fish.

Mr. Fish has been a freelance writer and cartoonist for eighteen years, publishing under both his real name (Dwayne Booth) and the penname of Mr. Fish with many of the nation’s most reputable and prestigious magazines, journals, and newspapers. In addition to his weekly cartoon for Harper’s and daily contributions to Truthdig, he has also contributed to the Los Angeles Times, the Village Voice, the LA Weekly, the Atlantic, the Huffington Post, Vanity Fair, Mother Jones, the Advocate, Z Magazine, the Utne Reader, Slate.com, MSNBC.com, and others. He has also worked for National Public Radio. In May 2008 he was presented with a first place award by the Los Angeles Press Club for editorial cartooning. In May 2010 he was awarded the prestigious Sigma Delta Chi Award for Editorial Cartooning from the Society of Professional Journalists. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and twin daughters.

Saturday, June 25, 1pm – Non-Fiction

James R. Boyd author of Follow the Trend: the Story of a Life and
Observations from Living It

James R. Boyd was born soon after the country began its descent into the
Great Depression. His life was hugely impacted both by the state of affairs
in the country as a whole and by the political and social issues inherent in
growing up in the south at that time. His childhood was spent in a small
town in what he describes as a large, close-knit family. After his father
died suddenly at the age of forty-nine, he knew he was simply going to have to carve a future out of the moral support of a loving family and his own wish to succeed. After completing high school and a year of college, Mr. Boyd joined the Air Force just as he was about to be drafted by the Army. When he turned down an offer to train as a pilot, he was trained as a medic and led an interesting and helpful life while serving in Japan. Following military service, Mr. Boyd completed college with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Florida A & M University, and later attained a Master of Education degree in Urban Education from Antioch University. He taught general science and mathematics in Philadelphia. In addition to his regular classroom responsibilities, for five years he held various administrative positions including Coordinator, Assistant Director, and Director of Leadership Training for the City of Philadelphia. He coordinated an exchange program with a private school in the city. For ten years, he was director of an alternative school whose target population was students with behavioral issues.

Mr. Boyd co-authored with his wife: Help Me Decide: Learning to Make Good Choices. This book is currently being used around the country and
internationally to help teach students how to examine and manage their own behavior.

Wednesday, June 22, 7pm – Non-Fiction

Bill E. Beckwith, Ph.D.,
Author of Managing Your Memory: Practical Solutions for Forgetting

Do you spend too much time looking for your glasses? Do names escape you? Do you worry about your future? Dr. Bill E. Beckwith will give you the facts on what you can do to protect yourself. He will provide you with immediately effective, easy-to-use, and practical techniques to monitor and improve your memory.

Wednesday, June 22, 7pm – Non-Fiction

Bill E Beckwith, PH.D. Author of Managing Your Memory: Practical Solutions for Forgetting

Do you spend too much time looking for your glasses?  Do names escape you?  Do you worry about your future?  Dr. Bill E. Beckwith will give you the facts on what you can do to protect yourself.  He will provide you with immediately effective, easy to use, and practical techniques to monitor and improve your memory.  Dr. Beckwith is a Clinical Psychologist and nationally known speaker on Aging, Memory, and Alzheimer’s disease.  He is the author of “Managing Your Memory: Practical Solutions for Forgetting”, columnist in the Naples Dailey News, and co-founder with his wife Pamela of The Life and Memory Center and has an office in Naples, FL.  He has completed over 3,000 memory evaluations, published more than 70 articles and co-edited three books as well as winning several teaching awards during his 30 years as a clinician and researcher in the area of memory and its disorders.