Join Caleb Dardick for readings and conversations celebrating The Adventures of Superfreak: My Childhood on the Hippie Trail in California, St. Louis, and Portland.
St. Louis, MO
Thurs, October 15 at 6:00-7:00pm
Sponsored by Left Bank Books, Inc.
St. Louis Public Library – Schlafly Branch
225 N. Euclid Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108
RSVP/tickets here.
Portland, OR
Thurs, October 29 at 7:00-8:00pm
Annie Bloom’s Books
7834 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219
In conversation with Joshua Safran, author of Free Spirit
Free event/no registration required
San Francisco, CA
Sat, November 7 at 6:00-7:30pm
Adobe Books
3130 24th St, San Francisco 94110
Free event/no registration required
Nevada City, CA
Sat, November 14 at 11am-3pm
Local Author Showcase (books sales and signing only)
Nevada County Madelyn Helling Library
Berkeley, CA
Wed, January 20, 2027, at 6:30-8:00pm
Pegasus Books
2349 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA
Free event/no registration required
Past events:
San Juan Ridge
Wed, September 23 at 6:30-8:30pm (program at 7)
North Columbia Cultural Center Schoolhouse
Nevada City, CA
Thurs, September 24 at 7:00-8:30pm
Nevada County Madelyn Helling Library
In conversation with Josh Weil, author of What Came West
Davis, CA
Sun, September 27 at 2:00-3:00pm
Yolo County Mary L. Stephens-Davis Branch Library
In conversation with Rachel Howard, author of The Lost Night and The Risk of Us
Sacramento, CA
Sat, October 10 at 6:00-7:30pm
Capital Books
1011 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
In conversation with Tony Sauer, former Director California Department of Rehabilitation
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Caleb Dardick speaks about The Adventures of Superfreak: My Childhood on the Hippie Trail, the counterculture of the 1970s, disability and family, and what it meant to “drop out” — and what comes next. He welcomes the chance to engage readers in conversation about freedom, belonging, and the complicated inheritance of idealism.
A longtime storyteller, Caleb has shared work at Beyond Borders in San Francisco and at the Sierra Storytelling Festival.
Caleb is currently scheduling readings, conversations, and appearances for bookstores, literary festivals, universities, book clubs, disability organizations, and communities interested in the history and legacy of the counterculture.
Events can be tailored to audience and format, including:
- Author readings and Q&A
- Conversations on disability and family
- The cultural history of the Hippie Trail
- Book club discussions (in person or virtual)
For speaking inquiries, please email: caleb@calebdardick.com
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