Books

Name: Vroman’s Bookstore: Josh Jackson, in conversation with Jaclyn Cosgrove, discusses & signs The Enduring Wild
Start: 2025-07-08T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-07-08T20:00:00-07:00
Location: Vroman’s Bookstore

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June 2025
June 22 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm In-Person Event

Vroman’s Bookstore: An Octavia E. Butler Birthday Celebration! Chi-Ming Yang discusses & signs Octavia E. Butler: H is for Horse

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

An homage to the childhood genius of Black science fiction writer Octavia E. Butler. Bringing to view a selection of Butler's unpublished writings and drawings, this book traces her fascination with human-alien symbiosis to her early empathy with horses and other marginalized creatures. The figure of the horse, at once earthly and transcendent, represented the […]

FREE EVENT \
June 23 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm In-Person Event

Vroman’s Bookstore: Kelly Ramsey discusses & signs Wildfire Days: A Woman, a Hotshot Crew, and the Burning American West

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

In the exhilarating spirit of Wild and A Walk in the Park, an adventure-filled memoir of one woman's struggle to succeed as a wildland firefighter on an elite, male-dominated crew as they battle some of the fiercest wildfires in the West. When Kelly Ramsey drives over a California mountain pass to join an elite firefighting […]

FREE EVENT \
June 24 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm In-Person Event

Vroman’s Summer Reading Program – Clay Workshop with Kat!

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

Join Vroman's Bookstore on Thursday, June 26th at 11am for an air-dry clay activity led by Vroman’s resident artist, Kat! Construct miniature sculptures (or just let your imagination run wild) in a guided craft. Materials will be provided. RSVP at rsvp@vromansbookstore.com.

FREE EVENT
June 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm In-Person Event

Vroman’s Bookstore: Becky Aikman, in conversation with Mary Pilon, discusses & signs Spitfires

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

The heart-pounding true story of the daring American women who piloted the most dangerous aircraft of World War II through the treacherous skies of Britain. They were crop dusters and debutantes, college girls and performers in flying circuses-all of them trained as pilots. Because they were women, they were denied the opportunity to fly for […]

FREE EVENT
June 26 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm In-Person Event

Vroman’s Bookstore: Jayson Greene, in conversation with Alua Arthur, discusses & signs Unworld

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

From the author of Once More We Saw Stars comes a gripping novel about four intertwined lives that collide in the wake of a mysterious tragedy. Set in a near-future world where the boundaries between human and AI blur, the story challenges our understanding of consciousness and humanity. Anna is shattered by the violent death […]

FREE EVENT
June 26 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm In-Person Event

Vroman’s Bookstore: Jayson Greene discusses & signs Unworld

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

From the author of Once More We Saw Stars comes a gripping novel about four intertwined lives that collide in the wake of a mysterious tragedy. Set in a near-future world where the boundaries between human and AI blur, the story challenges our understanding of consciousness and humanity. Anna is shattered by the violent death […]
June 28 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm In-Person Event

Vroman’s Bookstore: Jenean Atwood Baynes & John H. Atwood read from & sign The Butterbean Balls Came Yesterday

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

Back from a self-imposed hiatus, the indelible father & daughter writing team of John H. Atwood and Jenean Atwood Baynes is back! And with purpose, they keep the spirit of the late Mary L. Atwood, wife & mother, firmly at their side. After the success of the 2nd edition of Blue Spots! Yellow Spots! Atwood […]

Free
June 28 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm In-Person Event

Vroman’s Bookstore: TICKETED – Jess Walter, in conversation with David Duchovny discusses & signs So Far Gone

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

"A warm, funny, loving novel. . . . It's an American original."--Ann Patchett, New York Times bestselling author of Tom Lake "So Far Gone is a marvel."--Tom Perrotta, New York Times bestselling author of The Leftovers From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins--and in the propulsive spirit of Charles Portis' True […]

$35
June 30 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm In-Person Event

Vroman’s Bookstore: Heather Buchta discusses & signs All For the Game

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

From beloved author Heather Buchta comes a juicy, mind-twisting thriller about football, romance, and the cost of playing the game. In Texas, football is life. For Finn Geringer, it's a ticket to a better future. Transferring to East Pages High, Finn hopes to secure a college scholarship and a chance to provide for his grandmother. […]

Free
July 2025
July 1 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm In-Person Event

Vromans’s Bookstore: Sachiko Kashiwaba & Avery Fischer Udagawa discuss & sign The Village Beyond the Mist

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

"Kashiwaba's novel is indeed transporting. . . . Pick up this book and be spirited away." -- Gregory Maguire, The New York Times From the bestselling, Batchelder Award-winning author and translator of Temple Alley Summer and The House of the Lost on the Cape comes the fantastic adventure that first inspired Hayao Miyazaki's beloved film, […]

Free
July 8 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm In-Person Event

Vroman’s Bookstore: Josh Jackson, in conversation with Jaclyn Cosgrove, discusses & signs The Enduring Wild: A Journey Into California’s Public Lands

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

A galvanizing road trip across California's immense public wilderness from a beloved adventurer. "The Enduring Wild is a call to look beyond the surface, embrace the deep connections that tie us to our public lands, and commit to safeguarding them for future generations." --QT Luong, author of Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey Through America's National […]

Free
July 8 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm In-Person Event

Vroman’s Bookstore: Josh Jackson, in conversation with Jaclyn Cosgrove, discusses & signs The Enduring Wild

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

A galvanizing road trip across California's immense public wilderness from a beloved adventurer. "The Enduring Wild is a call to look beyond the surface, embrace the deep connections that tie us to our public lands, and commit to safeguarding them for future generations." --QT Luong, author of Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey Through America's National […]

Free

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