# Event Details - **Event Name**: Laleh Khadivi's FEMALE LIFE ON PLANET EARTH In-Store Event And Book Signing - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 27 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sun, 27 Sep, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-07:00) - **Event Description**: The Oakland author shares her novel about a daughter uncovering her beloved mother's secret past as a soldier in Iran's Islamic revolutionAbout this EventJoin us at Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore on Sunday, September 27 at 6:00 PM when award winning Oakland author Laleh Khadivi comes to the store to present her latest novel Female Life On Planet Earth. Laleh will be joined in conversation by Preeti Vangani and will sign copies of her book after the presentation. to preorder a copy of Female Life On Planet Earth.The weird thing is, I’m more interested in my mother now she’s dead.From an award-winning author comes a stunning, darkly funny novel about a daughter discovering her mother’s secret past.When Heti’s mother, Ana, dies, she leaves behind a spotless legacy: affectionate parent, modern career woman, and life of the party. Heti moves in a daze until her grief is upended by the arrival of an unmarked package containing photographs of Ana as a young woman—robed, standing in front of a burning building, and pointing a gun at a group of sobbing women.Female Life on Planet Earth follows Heti as she raises teenage daughters, keeps up with client accounts, sits in LA traffic, and prepares to host the traditional anniversary memorial—all while quietly reeling with the violent secrets of the woman she thought she knew.Told with humor and emotional precision, Female Life on Planet Earth is a celebration of lineage, inheritance, and the boundlessness of women over time and space.LALEH KHADIVI is the author of four novels, including The Age of Orphans, which received a Whiting Writers' Award; The Walking and A Good Country, a New York Times Editors' Choice. Her essays, stories, and criticism have appeared in The New York Times, LA Times, McSweeney's and Lithub among others. She is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, a Pushcart Prize, a Stein Fellowship at Stanford University, and a John Felice Fellowship in Rome. A former documentary filmmaker, she has taught and spoken at universities and literary festivals across the United States, Europe, Australia, and Asia. Born in Esfahan, Iran, she works now as an Associate Professor and Chair of the MFA in Writing Program at the University of San Francisco and lives in the Bay Area with her excellent family and two very good dogs.PREETI VANGANI is a poet & writer from Bombay based in San Francisco. She is the author of the poetry collections, Mother Tongue Apologize (2019) and Fifty Mothers, (River River Books, 2026). Her work has appeared in AGNI, The Georgia Review, Gulf Coast, among other places. Her debut short story won the PEN/Dau Emerging Writers Prize. She holds an MFA in Writing from University of San Francisco and adjuncts in the program.THIS EVENT is free but registration is requested. Registration ends at 5:00 pm on September 27.BECAUSE SEATING is limited, please register only if you plan to attend.DUE TO SPACE limitations, we may not be able to accommodate every person at an event, so early registration is encouraged.WALK-INS will be accommodated only if space allows.WE ASK that attendees arrive between 5:45 and 6:00 PM for the event.PLEASE leave your non-support companion animals at home.OUR shared restrooms are not accessible after 6:30 PM, please plan accordingly. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/0ee1e090-ab55-11f1-8ed1-0da50d238dff-rimg-w490-h740-dce898a8-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/berkeley/laleh-khadivis-female-life-on-planet-earth-in-store-event-and-book-signing/100001992704393483 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, festivals, nonprofit, parties, sports, entertainment, dog - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: all_ages - door_time: 2026-09-28T00:40:00Z - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes - Location: Mrs Dalloway's - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Berkeley - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Mrs Dalloway's - **lat**: 37.8581708 - **long**: -122.25329 - **full address**: Mrs Dalloway's, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Laleh Khadivi's FEMALE LIFE ON PLANET EARTH In-Store Event And Book Signing - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/5bde04c54c53eb38a88f5729bbd0b2478b820672f4833bf9873305ac8d911c14-rimg-w1200-h600-dc191418-gmir.jpg?v=1783359271 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Laleh Khadivi's FEMALE LIFE ON PLANET EARTH In-Store Event And Book Signing being held? - **A:** Laleh Khadivi's FEMALE LIFE ON PLANET EARTH In-Store Event And Book Signing takes place on Sun, 27 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Sun, 27 Sep, 2026 at 07:30 pm at Mrs Dalloway's, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Laleh Khadivi's FEMALE LIFE ON PLANET EARTH In-Store Event And Book Signing? - **A:** Laleh Khadivi's FEMALE LIFE ON PLANET EARTH In-Store Event And Book Signing is organized by Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore. - **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore's events? - **A:** Attendees have given Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore a rating of 4/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. 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