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Now available for preorder:
The San Francisco Panorama.

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Sarah Vowell Dates. - - - - New York Wednesday, March 30 New York Public Library 7:00 p.m. New York Thursday, March 31 Barnes & Noble 4 Astor Place 7:00 p.m. Kansas City, MO Tuesday, April 5 Rainy Day Books at the Unity Temple 707 W. 47th St. 7:00 p.m. Austin, TX Wednesday, April 6 Book People 603 N. Lamar 7:00 p.m. Raleigh, NC Thursday, April 7 with David Sedaris NC State University McKimmon Center 8:00 p.m. Minneapolis, MN Tuesday, April 12 University of Minnesota Bookstore Coffman Memorial Union 300 Washington Ave. S.E. 7:00 p.m. Madison, WI Wednesday, April 13 Borders 3750 University Ave. 7:00 p.m. Chicago, IL Thursday, April 14 Barbara's Bookstore University of Illinois, Chicago 1218 S. Halsted St. 7:30 p.m. Chicago, IL Friday, April 15 Harold Washington Chicago Public Library 400 S. State St. 6:00 p.m. Washington, D.C. Monday, April 18 with Shalom Auslander Politics & Prose 5015 Connecticut Ave. N.W. 7:00 p.m. Boston, MA Wednesday, April 20 Northeastern University Ford Hall Forum Blackman Auditorium—Ell Hall 360 Huntington Ave. 7:00 p.m. Philadelphia, PA Thursday, April 21 Philadelphia Free Library 1901 Vine St. 7:00 p.m. Portland, OR Sunday, April 24 Wordstock Literary Festival Powell's Stage 12:00 p.m. Boise, ID Monday, April 25 Log Cabin Literary Center The Egyptian Theater 801 S. Capitol Blvd. 8:00 p.m. Los Angeles Tuesday, April 26 with David Sedaris UCLA Royce Hall 8:00 p.m. San Francisco Wednesday, April 27 A Clean Well-Lighted Place For Books 601 Van Ness Ave. 7:00 p.m. Berkeley Thursday, April 28 Cody's Books 2454 Telegraph Ave. 7:30 p.m. Seattle, WA Friday, April 29 Elliott Bay Book Company 101 S. Main St. 7:30 p.m. Vancouver, BC Monday, May 2 Virgin Megastore 788 Burrard St. (604) 669-2289 6:00 p.m. FREE Toronto, ON Tuesday, May 3 The Drake Hotel Underground 1150 Queen St. W. (416) 531-5042 6:30 p.m. FREE NOTE: McSweeney's is not directly affiliated with these events, and has no control whatsoever over their content, quality, or drink prices.

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