Join Girls Incorporated of the Island City's Women of the 21st Century Club for a Meet-the-Author Fundraising event at Books Inc.

Girls Incorporated of the Island City's Women of the 21st Century Club and Books Inc. are hosting a fundraising event to celebrate literature that highlights women and girls and to invite people to meet author Paula Goldman, who will read excerpts of her book "Imagining Ourselves: Global Voices from a New Generation of Women."

The evening will also include refreshments and a recommended book list [pdf 84kb] from the Women of the 21st Century Club, and Books Inc. is donating 20% of ALL book sales in the entire store that take place between 6:00 pm and 9:00 pm that night to Girls Incorporated of the Island City.

About the Book: "Imagining Ourselves: Global Voices from the New Generation" is an international survey of young women's art and writing that focuses on dreams, ideas, and convictions. It reflects the fact that never before have so many women been as well educated, gainfully employed, well traveled, and empowered as they are today. Curious about just how different the lives of women in their 20s and 30s are from preceding generations, editor Goldman, with the support of the International Museum of Women in San Francisco, sent out a query via the Internet asking, "What defines your generation of women?" From several thousand replies, Goldman and her international editorial team selected more than 100 expressive submissions from women living in 57 countries around the globe. Replete with an introduction by Isabel Allende and photographs and concise profiles of each contributor, this zestful volume presents women artists, musicians, poets, photographers, journalists, activists, teachers, and athletes.

Download the informational flyer [pdf 122kb] or for more information, call Girls Incorporated of the Island City Development and Communications Director Kristin Butler at (510) 521-1743 or kbutler@girlsincislandcity.org.