Tue, Mar 17
|Book Society
The Nature of Love: A Conversation with Adam Skolnick & Bonnie Tsui
Join us for an intimate evening with authors Adam Skolnick and Bonnie Tsui, exploring the tender, complex bonds between fathers and daughters. Through American Tiger and On Muscle, we’ll uncover how love, loss, and wildness shape who we become.
Time & Location
Mar 17, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Book Society, 2945 College Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705, USA
About the event
What do our fathers teach us—about strength, love, and the wildness within?
Join us for an intimate evening with Adam Skolnick, author of the new novel American Tiger, in conversation with Bonnie Tsui, Berkeley-based author of On Muscle. Together, they’ll explore the deeply human threads that run through both of their works—particularly the tender, complex relationships between fathers and daughters, and the ways those bonds shape who we become.
Based on true events, American Tiger begins when a nine-year-old girl spots a tiger behind a suburban Target—a sighting no one else believes. What follows is a story of loss, courage, and the search for truth, set against the wild beauty of Southern California. In conversation with Bonnie Tsui, whose own reflections on strength, inheritance, and connection to her father animate On Muscle, Adam will share how his background in adventure and environmental writing helped him craft this powerful meditation on family…
Tickets
Book Society Members
Members-only pricing. Ticket only (book not included). Join today at www.booksociety.social/membership to get discounted rates on this and all Book Society events (Note: we will confirm membership at the door.)
$30.00
+$0.75 ticket service fee
Member Ticket + Book
Book Society Members-Only Ticket + Adam's Book, American Tiger ($24.95+tax)
$58.00
+$1.45 ticket service fee
General Admission
Non-member rate. Ticket only (book not included).
$45.00
+$1.13 ticket service fee
General Admission + Book
General Admission Ticket + Adam's Book, American Tiger ($24.95+tax)
$73.00
+$1.83 ticket service fee
Total
$0.00