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Installation view of The Library of Particular Significance. Photo by Johnna Arnold. Artist Josh Greene's two-part exhibition Bound to Be Held: A Book Show celebrates the relationship between a reader and a book. One part of the exhibition, The Library of Particular Significance (LPS), focuses on instigating social interaction by recasting the gallery as a lending-library of donated "significant" books—a space for dwelling, reading, and connecting. A series of related public programs called In The Library of Particular Significance enlivens the space with read-ins, book discussions, and literary happenings led by special guests. This Friday from 12:30-1pm , Michael Carabetta — Creative Director at Chronicle Books — will be speaking on the secrets of book design. Get to know Carabetta before his talk, including which book he donated to  The LPS and why. _________________________________________________________________________________ 1. In six words, tell us wh...

Installation view of The Library of Particular Significance . Photo by Gary Sexton Photography. Artist Josh Greene's two-part exhibition Bound to Be Held: A Book Show  celebrates the relationship between a reader and a book. One part of the exhibition, The Library of Particular Significance ,   focuses on instigating social interaction by   recasting the gallery as a lending-library  of donated "significant" books —a space for dwelling, reading, and connecting .  A series of related  public programs called In The Library of Particular Significance enlivens the space with read-ins, book discussions, and literary happenings led by special guests, from poets Kevin Killian and Dodie Bellamy to experimental filmmaker Craig Baldwin. This  Friday from 12:30-1pm ,  a unique perspective will be highlighted: the voice of young writers born and raised in San Francisco. Curated by former  Teen Art Connections  (TAC) intern Molly Bond,...

Installation view of The Library of Particular Significance within the exhibition  Bound to Be Held: A Book Show . Installation photo by Johnna Arnold. Artist Josh Greene's two-part exhibition  Bound to Be Held: A Book Show  celebrates the relationship between a reader and a book. One part of the exhibition,  The Library of Particular Significance ,   focuses on instigating social interaction by   recasting the gallery as a lending-library of donated "significant" books —a space for dwelling, reading, and connecting.  A series of related  public programs called  In The Library of Particular Significance  enlivens the space with read-ins, book discussions, and literary happenings led by special guests.  Last  week, writers and poets Kevin Killian and Dodie Bellamy collaboratively covered a lot of bookish ground: on books they first read and bought, on writers they met, on books (and book deals) that got away, ...

LISTEN: Michelle Tea, Eileen Myles, and Jill Soloway discuss "writing their lives." Award winning writers Michelle Tea ( Valencia , Mermaid in Chelsea Creek ), Eileen Myles ( Chelsea Girls, Cool for You ), and Emmy-nominated Jill Soloway ( Six-Feet Under, Transparent ) all pull from personal narrative in their work —albeit in different ways and to varying degrees. Listen in as they discuss "writing their lives" —and in particular, their female lives and voices —and creating work between  memoir and fiction. Artist Josh Greene's current exhibition at The CJM,  Bound to Be Held: A Book Show , also includes Greene's project  Read by Famous —which seeks donated books from famous or well-established individuals. Tea, Myles, and Soloway all donated to Read by Famous . In a talk on Thursday, May 7, the three writers came full circle to discuss literature, making it in Hollywood, and more. Want more? Listen to the full podcast  here .  _______________...

LISTEN: As the writers dish on their literary crushes. Literary crushes —w e all have them . There's a particular kind of attraction that can develop between a reader and a book, with the writer or a character within it .  Have you ever wondered who writers crush on?  Award winning writers Michelle Tea  ( Valencia, Mermaid in Chelsea Creek ), Eileen Myles ( Chelsea Girls, Cool for You ), and Emmy-nominated Jill Soloway ( Six-Feet Under, Transparent ) dish about their own literary crushes. Artist Josh Greene's current exhibition at The CJM,  Bound to Be Held: A Book Show , also  includes Greene's project   Read by Famous —which  seeks donated books  from famous or well-established individuals: Tea, Myles, and Soloway all donated to   Read by Famous . In a talk on Thursday, May 7, the three writers came full circle to discuss literature, literary crushes, making it in Hollywood, and more. Want more? Listen to the full podcast  h...