Alameda Magazine, November 2006
Paint the Town Red: Lectures: Author Events
“For a chance to learn a little bit about anything and everything, check out the author events at Books Inc., a rotating series of evening lecture events where authors (sometimes local) talk about their recently published works and answer questions.One such local author and photographer, Barbara Traub, spoke and showed photos from her new book, A Decade of Burning Man: Photography from Desert to Dream, about the annual counterculture event many call the new American holiday.
‘Photography can be a lonely experience,’ Traub says. ‘It is nice to get out from behind the camera and talk to the public.’
While some listeners were actual ‘burners,’ or Burning Man participants, others were just curious about the festival and viewed the presentation as an opportunity for learning.
‘The community is looking for things to do, and Park Street is the center of life in town,’ says Joshua Fuchs, the Books Inc. events coordinator. ‘It is a completely different culture in Alameda, but we still have access to all the great things.’ ”