Vroman’s Bookstore: Storytime with Mr. Steve and Miss Marie!
Join Mr. Steve and the gang at 11am for story time!
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Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States
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Vroman’s Bookstore: Ezra Edmond discusses My Friend Levar
Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United StatesEzra’s friend LeVar always has a book to share. From playing in the snow, to decorating eggs, to eating pancakes with Paul Bunyan–Ezra and LeVar explore all different kinds of stories. Through imaginative play they discover new worlds, learn to be curious, and revel in reading. One day young Ezra meets LeVar Burton in real […]
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Vroman’s Bookstore: STORYTIME: Introducing Chicka Chicka Ho Ho Ho with Miss Marie and Mr. Steve
Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United StatesThe O.G. alphabet rap gets a festive, Ho-Ho-Holiday makeover! In this Yuletide adventure, letters decorate (and topple) a Christmas tree! Shapes add to the chaos! Does this holiday remix pack the same “Boom Boom” punch as the ABC and 123 classics by Bill Martin Jr? Find out by joining Storytime also includes songs with Miss […]
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Vroman’s Bookstore: Juhea Kim, in conversation with Katya Apekina, discusses City of Night Birds
Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United StatesA once-famous ballerina faces a final choice—to return to the world of Russian dance that nearly broke her, or to walk away forever—in this incandescent novel of redemption and love On a White Night in 2019, prima ballerina Natalia Leonova returns to St. Petersburg two years after a devastating accident that stalled her career. Once […]
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Vroman’s Bookstore: Yxta Maya Murray discusses A History of Hazardous Objects
Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United StatesLaura de León is a radar astronomer who studies Potentially Hazardous Objects (PHOs) such as threatening asteroids and comets at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, California. In Los Angeles in 2020, several crises are coalescing. The first strain of SARS-CoV-2 triggers the lockdowns, the city roils with protests of Derek Chauvin’s murder of George […]
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Vroman’s Bookstore: Jordan Harper, in conversation with Travis Woods, discusses The Last King of California
Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United StatesSometimes to find yourself, you have to go back to where you came from. You just might not like what you find. After failing in his new life, Luke decides to go home, back to the one place where he’d once felt he belonged. But that was a long time ago and now he has […]
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Vroman’s Bookstore: Santa comes to Vroman’s
Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United StatesCome get your photo taken with Santa and let him know what you want for Christmas this year! Photos are FREE courtesy of Vroman’s Bookstore. And while you’re here, don’t forget to finish up your holiday shopping!
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Vroman’s Bookstore: Kids Holiday Crafting Fun!
Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United StatesAfter you take your photo with Santa, join us upstairs in the event space for a special holiday craft activity! We provide the supplies! To ensure that we have enough to go around, please email us at rsvp@vromansbookstore.com to RSVP for this event, with the number of participants.
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Vroman’s Bookstore: Martha Blanding, in conversation with Tim O’Day, discusses Groundbreaking Magic: A Black Woman’s Journey Through The Happiest Place on Earth
Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United StatesAn empowering and moving story of a young woman from South Central Los Angeles (Watts and Compton) who took a chance, defied the odds and became the first-ever Black American to achieve a half-century-long career with The Walt Disney Company. Disneyland was groundbreaking when it opened in 1955 and continues to possess a legacy of […]
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Vroman’s Bookstore: Richard Walter discusses Deadpan
Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United StatesDeadpan follows the misadventures of a vaguely antisemitic West Virginia Buick dealer who wakes up one day transformed into the world's most popular Jewish comedian. Steeped in magical realism, the narrative confronts the pivotal issues of our day: identity, intolerance, tribalism, and the redemptive force of humor. The story is set during the worldwide oil […]
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Vroman’s Bookstore: Have Yourself A Stickler Little Storytime with Miss Marie and Mr. Steve
Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United StatesStickler, a quirky, multi-eyed character with a flair for the edgy, could give Jack Skellington a run for his money as the ultimate “alternative” Santa. While Charlie Brown may have bemoaned receiving rocks for Trick-or-Treating, Stickler joyfully hands out twigs, hailing them as the perfect all-purpose holiday gift. (After all, “sticks and stones” have their […]
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Vroman’s Bookstore: Nathaniel Butler and Andy Bernstein discuss Courtside: 40 Years of NBA Photography
Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States40 years of stunning basketball photography—both on the court and off—from one of the sport's greatest chroniclers As one of the NBA’s premier photographers, Nathaniel S. Butler has shot it all. From iconic moments like Ray Allen’s corner three to intimate portraits of Bill Russell and the NBA50 and NBA75 teams to Michael Jordan and […]
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