Tue October 18, 2016
Book Talk and Signing with Kevin Smokler / Brat Pack America: A Love Letter to 80s Teen Movies and the Places they Happened
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The inimitable and always entertaining Kevin Smokler returns to the Booksmith for the launch of his new book, Brat Pack America: A Love Letter to 80s Teen Movies and the Places They Happened. The Breakfast Club! The Goonies! Back to the Future! Ferris Bueller’s Day Off! Pretty in Pink! Dead Poets Society! These movies left an indelible mark on America, and, probably, your psyche.
Kevin Smokler attended Goonies Day in Astoria, Oregon, took a Lost Boys tour of Santa Cruz, California, and visited retro arcades, movie theaters, record stores, and the Dirty Dancing resort in Lake Lure, NC. He interviewed actors, writers, and directors. Mostly, he did what he does best, which is to add his keen and witty commentary to the conversation about American Culture and the things that bring us together.
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Kevin Smokler is the author of the essay collection Practical Classics: 50 Reasons to Reread 50 Books you Haven't Touched Since High School (2013) which the Atlantic Wire called "truly enjoyable" and the editor of Bookmark Now: Writing in Unreaderly Times, a San Francisco Chronicle Notable Book of 2005. His writing on pop culture has appeared in the LA Times, Salon, BuzzFeed, Vulture, the San Francisco Chronicle and on NPR. In 2013, he was BookRiot's first ever Writer in Residence.
He can be found on twitter at @weegee. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, cat and most of MTV’s first year on vinyl.
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Kevin Smokler attended Goonies Day in Astoria, Oregon, took a Lost Boys tour of Santa Cruz, California, and visited retro arcades, movie theaters, record stores, and the Dirty Dancing resort in Lake Lure, NC. He interviewed actors, writers, and directors. Mostly, he did what he does best, which is to add his keen and witty commentary to the conversation about American Culture and the things that bring us together.
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Kevin Smokler is the author of the essay collection Practical Classics: 50 Reasons to Reread 50 Books you Haven't Touched Since High School (2013) which the Atlantic Wire called "truly enjoyable" and the editor of Bookmark Now: Writing in Unreaderly Times, a San Francisco Chronicle Notable Book of 2005. His writing on pop culture has appeared in the LA Times, Salon, BuzzFeed, Vulture, the San Francisco Chronicle and on NPR. In 2013, he was BookRiot's first ever Writer in Residence.
He can be found on twitter at @weegee. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, cat and most of MTV’s first year on vinyl.
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>>> More Info Here: http://www.booksmith.com/event/kevin-smokler-brat-pack-america-love-letter-80s-teen-movies-and-places-they-happened
*** RSVP Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2075583239334422/
The inimitable and always entertaining Kevin Smokler returns to the Booksmith for the launch of his new book, Brat Pack America: A Love Letter to 80s Teen Movies and the Places They Happened. The Breakfast Club! The Goonies! Back to the Future! Ferris Bueller’s Day Off! Pretty in Pink! Dead Poets Society! These movies left an indelible mark on America, and, probably, your psyche.
Kevin Smokler attended Goonies Day in Astoria, Oregon, took a Lost Boys tour of Santa Cruz, California, and visited retro arcades, movie theaters, record stores, and the Dirty Dancing resort in Lake Lure, NC. He interviewed actors, writers, and directors. Mostly, he did what he does best, which is to add his keen and witty commentary to the conversation about American Culture and the things that bring us together.
________________________________________________________________
Kevin Smokler is the author of the essay collection Practical Classics: 50 Reasons to Reread 50 Books you Haven't Touched Since High School (2013) which the Atlantic Wire called "truly enjoyable" and the editor of Bookmark Now: Writing in Unreaderly Times, a San Francisco Chronicle Notable Book of 2005. His writing on pop culture has appeared in the LA Times, Salon, BuzzFeed, Vulture, the San Francisco Chronicle and on NPR. In 2013, he was BookRiot's first ever Writer in Residence.
He can be found on twitter at @weegee. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, cat and most of MTV’s first year on vinyl.
________________________________________________________________
>>> More Info Here: http://www.booksmith.com/event/kevin-smokler-brat-pack-america-love-letter-80s-teen-movies-and-places-they-happened
*** RSVP Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2075583239334422/
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Kevin Smokler attended Goonies Day in Astoria, Oregon, took a Lost Boys tour of Santa Cruz, California, and visited retro arcades, movie theaters, record stores, and the Dirty Dancing resort in Lake Lure, NC. He interviewed actors, writers, and directors. Mostly, he did what he does best, which is to add his keen and witty commentary to the conversation about American Culture and the things that bring us together.
________________________________________________________________
Kevin Smokler is the author of the essay collection Practical Classics: 50 Reasons to Reread 50 Books you Haven't Touched Since High School (2013) which the Atlantic Wire called "truly enjoyable" and the editor of Bookmark Now: Writing in Unreaderly Times, a San Francisco Chronicle Notable Book of 2005. His writing on pop culture has appeared in the LA Times, Salon, BuzzFeed, Vulture, the San Francisco Chronicle and on NPR. In 2013, he was BookRiot's first ever Writer in Residence.
He can be found on twitter at @weegee. He lives in San Francisco with his wife, cat and most of MTV’s first year on vinyl.
________________________________________________________________
>>> More Info Here: http://www.booksmith.com/event/kevin-smokler-brat-pack-america-love-letter-80s-teen-movies-and-places-they-happened
*** RSVP Here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2075583239334422/
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