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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211004T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Kate Bowler in conversation with Lori Gottlieb
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast.\nRegister for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/kate-bowler \nIt’s hard to give up on the feeling that the life you really want is just out of reach. A beach body by summer. A trip to Disneyland around the corner. A promotion on the horizon. Everyone wants to believe that they are headed toward good\, better\, best. But what happens when the life you hoped for is put on hold indefinitely? \nKate Bowler believed that life was a series of unlimited choices\, until she discovered\, at age 35\, that her body was wracked with cancer. In No Cure for Being Human\, she searches for a way forward as she mines the wisdom (and absurdity) of today’s “best life now” advice industry\, which insists on exhausting positivity and on trying to convince us that we can out-eat\, out-learn\, and out-perform our humanness. We are\, she finds\, as fragile as the day we were born. \nWith dry wit and unflinching honesty\, Kate Bowler grapples with her diagnosis\, her ambition\, and her faith as she tries to come to terms with her limitations in a culture that says anything is possible. She finds that we need one another if we’re going to tell the truth: Life is beautiful and terrible\, full of hope and despair and everything in between–and there’s no cure for being human. (Random House)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-kate-bowler-in-conversation-with-lori-gottlieb/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211007T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Alexandra Leigh Young in conversation with Lauren Gibaldi & Eric Smith
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast.\nRegister for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK:  https://www.crowdcast.io/e/alexandra-leigh-young \nAlexandra Leigh Young\, in conversation with Lauren Gibaldi & Eric Smith\, discusses Idol Gossip\nEvery Friday after school\, seventeen-year-old Alice Choy and her little sister\, Olivia\, head to Myeongdong to sing karaoke. Back in San Francisco\, when she still had friends and earthly possessions\, Alice took regular singing lessons. But since their diplomat mom moved them to Seoul\, her only musical outlet is vamping it up in a private karaoke booth to an audience of one: her loyal sister. Then a scout for Top10 Entertainment\, one of the biggest K-pop companies\, hears her and offers her a spot at their Star Academy. Can Alice navigate the culture clashes\, egos\, and extreme training practices of K-pop to lead her group onstage before a stadium of 50\,000 chanting fans–and just maybe strike K-pop gold? Not if a certain influential blogger and the anti-fans get their way . . .\nThis debut novel is about standing out and fitting in\, dreaming big and staying true. It will speak to fans of K-pop and to anyone who is trying to take their talents to the next level. (Walker Books Us) \nLauren Gibaldi and Eric Smith are co-authors of the book\, Battle of the Bands.\nLauren Gibaldi is a public librarian and the author of The Night We Said Yes\, Autofocus\, and This Tiny Perfect World. She has also contributed short stories to the anthologies Welcome Home and Color Outside the Lines. Lauren Gibaldi lives in Orlando\, Florida\, with her husband and daughters. \nEric Smith is a literary agent and the author of The Geek’s Guide to Dating\, The Girl and the Grove\, Don’t Read the Comments\, and You Can Go Your Own Way. Eric Smith lives in Philadelphia with his wife and son.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-alexandra-leigh-young-in-conversation-with-lauren-gibaldi-eric-smith/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Ryan Hampton discusses Unsettled: How the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Failed the Victims of the American Overdose Crisis
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast.\nRegister for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/ryan-hampton \nIn September 2019\, Purdue Pharma–the maker of OxyContin and a company controlled by the infamous billionaire Sackler family–filed for bankruptcy to protect itself from 2\,600 lawsuits for its role in fueling the U.S. overdose crisis. Author and activist Ryan Hampton served as co-chair of the official creditors committee that acted as a watchdog during the process\, one of only four victims appointed among representatives of big insurance companies\, hospitals\, and pharmacies. He entered the case believing that exposing the Sacklers and mobilizing against Purdue would be enough to right the scales of justice. But he soon learned that behind closed doors\, justice had plenty of other competition–and it came with a hefty price tag.\nUnsettled is the inside story of Purdue’s excruciating Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings\, the company’s eventual restructuring\, and the Sackler family’s evasion of any true accountability. It’s also the untold story of how a group of determined ordinary people tried to see justice done against the odds–and in the face of brutal opposition from powerful institutions and even government representatives. \nAlthough America was envisioned as an equitable place\, where the vulnerable are protected from the greed of the powerful\, the corporate-bankruptcy process betrays those values. In its heart of hearts\, this system is built to shield the ultra-wealthy\, exploit loopholes for political power\, promote gross wealth inequality\, and allow companies such as Purdue Pharma to run amok. \nThe real story of the Purdue bankruptcy wasn’t that the billion-dollar corporation was a villain\, a serial federal offender. No matter what the media said\, Purdue didn’t do this alone. They were aided and abetted by the very systems and institutions that were supposed to protect Americans. Even on-your-side elected officials worked against Purdue’s victims–maintaining the status quo at all costs. \nAmericans deserve to know exactly who is responsible for failing to protect people over profits–and what a human life is worth to corporations\, billionaires\, and lawmakers. Unsettled is what happened behind closed doors–the story of a sick\, broken system that destroyed millions of lives and let the Sacklers off almost scot-free. (St. Martin’s Press)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-ryan-hampton-discusses-unsettled-how-the-purdue-pharma-bankruptcy-failed-the-victims-of-the-american-overdose-crisis/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Teacher's Night In
DESCRIPTION:  \nYou are cordially invited to join Vroman’s for our Annual Teacher’s Night In\, featuring a book chat with recommendations for all ages and raffle drawings for those in attendance. \nThe Vroman’s Kids Department manager\, booksellers\, and the Random House Kids Rep will be on hand to recommend great new books for your classroom discussions and libraries. Use the chat function in the event to ask questions\, specific to your needs. \nTickets to join are available for free on Eventbrite. Tickets to participate are free! Sign up for yours and we will send you the Crowdcast link to join our evening book chat. When signing up for your ticket\, please let us know what school and grade you teach for! \nAND following the event they will email you a 20% off coupon to use for any personal shopping. In-store or online. \n  \nNote: Signing up for the event will automatically enter you into the raffle. Raffle winners will be called the night of and you must be in the event to win. Raffle prizes will be available for pick up in store the following Tuesday. \n  \nQuestions? Please send them to email@vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-teachers-night-in/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Myriam J. A. Chancy in conversation with Zinzi Clemmons
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast.\nRegister for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK:T https://www.crowdcast.io/e/myriam-chancy \nAt the end of a long\, sweltering day\, as markets and businesses begin to close for the evening\, an earthquake of 7.0 magnitude shakes the capital of Haiti\, Port-au-Prince. Award-winning author Myriam J. A. Chancy masterfully charts the inner lives of the characters affected by the disaster-Richard\, an expat and wealthy water-bottling executive with a secret daughter; the daughter\, Anne\, an architect who drafts affordable housing structures for a global NGO; a small-time drug trafficker\, Leopold\, who pines for a beautiful call girl; Sonia and her business partner\, Dieudonné\, who are followed by a man they believe is the vodou spirit of death; Didier\, an emigrant musician who drives a taxi in Boston; Sara\, a mother haunted by the ghosts of her children in an IDP camp; her husband\, Olivier\, an accountant forced to abandon the wife he loves; their son\, Jonas\, who haunts them both; and Ma Lou\, the old woman selling produce in the market who remembers them all. Artfully weaving together these lives\, witness is given to the desolation wreaked by nature and by man. \nBrilliantly crafted\, fiercely imagined\, and deeply haunting\, What Storm\, What Thunder is a singular\, stunning record\, a reckoning of the heartbreaking trauma of disaster\, and-at the same time-an unforgettable testimony to the tenacity of the human spirit. (Tin House Books)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-myriam-j-a-chancy-in-conversation-with-zinzi-clemmons/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211012T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Dhonielle Clayton\, Tiffany D. Jackson\, Nic Stone\, Angie Thomas\, Ashley Woodfolk\, and Nicola Yoon discuss Blackout With moderator Adam Silvera
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/black-out-panel  \nSix critically acclaimed\, bestselling\, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and electricity of Black teens in love to this charming\, hilarious\, and heartwarming novel that shines a bright light through the dark. \nA summer heatwave blankets New York City in darkness. But as the city is thrown into confusion\, a different kind of electricity sparks… \nA first meeting. \nLong-time friends. \nBitter exes. \nAnd maybe the beginning of something new. \nWhen the lights go out\, people reveal hidden truths. Love blossoms\, friendship transforms\, and new possibilities take flight. (Quill Tree Books) \nDHONIELLE CLAYTON is the New York Times bestselling author of The Belles series and the coauthor of the Tiny Pretty Things duology\, which was made into a Netflix original series. She is COO of the non-profit We Need Diverse Books\, and owner of CAKE Literary. \nTIFFANY D. JACKSON is the New York Times bestselling author of Grown; Allegedly; Monday’s Not Coming\, a Walter Dean Myers Honor Book and Coretta Scott King New Talent Award winner; and Let Me Hear a Rhyme. \nNIC STONE is the #1 New York Times Bestselling author of William C. Morris Award finalist Dear Martin\, Dear Justyce\, Odd One Out\, JackPot\, Clean Getaway\, and the Shuri novel series with Marvel Comics. \nANGIE THOMAS’s award-winning\, acclaimed debut novel\, The Hate U Give\, is a #1 New York Times bestseller and major motion picture from Fox 2000. She is also the author of On the Come Up and Concrete Rose. \nASHLEY WOODFOLK worked in children’s book publishing before becoming an author full-time. Her novels include the highly-acclaimed The Beauty that Remains and When You Were Everything. \nNICOLA YOON is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Instructions for Dancing; Everything\, Everything and The Sun Is Also a Star. She is a National Book Award finalist\, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book recipient\, and a Coretta Scott King New Talent Award winner. Two of her novels have been made into major motion pictures. She’s also co-publisher of Joy Revolution\, a Random House young adult imprint focused on love stories starring people of color. \nAdam Silvera is the New York Times bestselling author of More Happy Than Not\, History Is All You Left Me\, They Both Die at the End\, Infinity Son\, and—with Becky Albertalli—What If It’s Us. He was named a Publishers Weekly Flying Start for his debut. Adam was born and raised in the Bronx. He was a bookseller before shifting to children’s publishing and has worked at a literary development company and a creative writing website for teens and as a book reviewer of children’s and young adult novels. He is tall for no reason and lives in Los Angeles. Visit him online at www.adamsilvera.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-dhonielle-clayton-tiffany-d-jackson-nic-stone-angie-thomas-ashley-woodfolk-and-nicola-yoon-discuss-blackout-with-moderator-adam-silvera/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211016T160000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Congressman Adam Schiff\, in conversation with Jason Alexander
DESCRIPTION:Event location: Pasadena Presbyterian Church located at 585 E. Colorado Blvd\, Pasadena\nDoors open at 3:00pm; Event starts at 4:00pm.\nVaccinations and masks are required for all audience members attending this event. (more info below) \n  \nIn the years leading up to the election of Donald Trump\, Congressman Adam Schiff had already been sounding the alarm over the resurgence of autocracy around the world\, and the threat this posed to the United States. But as he led the probe into Donald Trump’s Russia and Ukraine-related abuses of presidential power\, Schiff came to the terrible conclusion that the principal threat to American democracy now came from within. \nIn Midnight in Washington\, Schiff argues that the Trump presidency has so weakened our institutions and compromised the Republican Party that the peril will last for years\, requiring unprecedented vigilance against the growing and dangerous appeal of authoritarianism. The congressman chronicles step by step just how our democracy was put at such risk\, and traces his own path to meeting the crisis–from serious prosecutor\, to congressman with an expertise in national security and a reputation for bipartisanship\, to liberal lightning rod\, scourge of the right\, and archenemy of a president. Schiff takes us inside his team of impeachment managers and their desperate defense of the constitution amid the rise of a distinctly American brand of autocracy. \nDeepening our understanding of prominent public moments\, Schiff reveals the private struggles\, the internal conflicts\, and the triumphs of courage that came with defending the republic against a lawless president–but also the slow surrender of people that he had worked with and admired to the dangerous immorality of a president engaged in an historic betrayal of his office. Schiff’s fight for democracy is one of the great dramas of our time\, told by the man who became the president’s principal antagonist. It is a story that began with Trump but does not end with him\, taking us through the disastrous culmination of the presidency and Schiff’s account of January 6\, 2021\, and how the anti-democratic forces Trump unleashed continue to define his party\, making the future of democracy in America more uncertain than ever. (Random House) \n“If there is still an American democracy fifty years from now\, historians will be very grateful for this highly personal and deeply informed guide to one of its greatest crises. We should be grateful that we can read it now.”—Timothy Snyder\, #1 New York Times bestselling author of On Tyranny \n“Although he failed to secure the conviction of Donald Trump in the first impeachment trial\, Adam Schiff has now vanquished him forever in these pages. This book will stand as the touchstone of truth against any attempts to distort or rewrite this crucial piece of history. Congressman Schiff has restored our faith in the nobility of public service and has shown what one dedicated patriot—courageous\, intelligent\, and fearless—can still accomplish even in a divided country.”—Ron Chernow\, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Washington: A Life and Alexander Hamilton  \n“When American democracy faced a near-death experience\, Adam Schiff served as an able guardian\, protecting our nation from enemies foreign and domestic. Schiff not only provides riveting details in this compelling account\, he delivers a much-needed warning about the threats facing America from within and an urgent how-to guide for preserving our nation.”—Stacey Abrams\, founder of Fair Fight Action  \n  \nThis ticketed event will take place at Pasadena Presbyterian Church located at 585 E. Colorado Blvd\, Pasadena. Ticket includes one entry plus one copy of Midnight in Washington. \nQuestions? Email us at email@vromansbookstore.com \n  \nCOVID-19 EVENT SAFETY GUIDELINES \nWe love in-person events and have missed everyone so much! To do this safely\, in partnership with author and publisher\, Vroman’s is requiring vaccinations for all audience members attending our events. \nIn addition\, the following guidelines must also be observed: \nMasks are required at all times\nProof of vaccination required from all attendees at the time of check in\, prior to entering the venue. \nVROMAN’S ADHERES TO PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES. SHOULD PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS CHANGE GUIDELINES REGARDING IN-PERSON EVENTS\, WE WILL CONTACT YOU. NO REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE YOUR FULL VACCINATION STATUS UPON ENTRY. \nBy visiting our in-person event\, you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-congressman-adam-schiff-in-conversation-with-jason-alexander/
LOCATION:Pasadena Presbyterian Church\, 585 East Colorado Boulevard\, Pasadena \, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny discussing State of Terror
DESCRIPTION:This ticketed event will take place on Crowdcast. There will not be an opportunity to submit questions during the live event\, but you can submit questions when you purchase your ticket\, at check out. \nABOUT THE BOOK:\nAfter a tumultuous period in American politics\, a new administration has just been sworn in\, and to everyone’s surprise the president chooses a political enemy for the vital position of secretary of state. \nThere is no love lost between the president of the United States and Ellen Adams\, his new secretary of state. But it’s a canny move on the part of the president. With this appointment\, he silences one of his harshest critics\, since taking the job means Adams must step down as head of her multinational media conglomerate. \nAs the new president addresses Congress for the first time\, with Secretary Adams in attendance\, Anahita Dahir\, a young foreign service officer (FSO) on the Pakistan desk at the State Department\, receives a baffling text from an anonymous source. \nToo late\, she realizes the message was a hastily coded warning. \nWhat begins as a series of apparent terrorist attacks is revealed to be the beginning of an international chess game involving the volatile and Byzantine politics of Pakistan\, Afghanistan\, and Iran; the race to develop nuclear weapons in the region; the Russian mob; a burgeoning rogue terrorist organization; and an American government set back on its heels in the international arena. \nAs the horrifying scale of the threat becomes clear\, Secretary Adams and her team realize it has been carefully planned to take advantage of four years of an American government out of touch with international affairs\, out of practice with diplomacy\, and out of power in the places where it counts the most. \nTo defeat such an intricate\, carefully constructed conspiracy\, it will take the skills of a unique team: a passionate young FSO; a dedicated journalist; and a smart\, determined\, but as yet untested new secretary of state. \nState of Terror is a unique and utterly compelling international thriller cowritten by Hillary Rodham Clinton\, the 67th secretary of state\, and Louise Penny\, a multiple award-winning #1 New York Times bestselling novelist. (Simon & Schuster/St. Martin’s Press) \n  \nThis event ticket includes a hardcover copy of State of Terror with signed bookplate\, as well as online access to the event for your household. You will receive a link and password to attend the Crowdcast event on the afternoon of Thursday\, October 14th. \n  \nPlease note: Ticket options include in-store pick up; shipped domestically (allow up to 3 weeks for delivery); or shipped internationally (allow 4-5 weeks for delivery). Books will be mailed to you shortly after the event. For those who choose in-store pick up\, you will be contacted by Vroman’s via email shortly after the event and alerted as to when your book will be ready for pick up. \n  \nQuestions? Email us at email@vromansbookstore.com
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-hillary-rodham-clinton-and-louise-penny-discussing-state-of-terror/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211020T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Sutton Foster\, in conversation with Jennifer Garner
DESCRIPTION:Event location: Pasadena Presbyterian Church located at 585 E. Colorado Blvd\, Pasadena\nDoors open at 6:00pm; Event starts at 7:00pm.\nVaccinations and masks are required for all audience members attending this event. (more info below) \n  \nVroman’s presents Sutton Foster discussing Hooked: How Crafting Saved My Life \nFrom the 2-time Tony Award-winner and the star of TV’s Younger\, funny and intimate stories and reflections about how crafting has kept her sane while navigating the highs and lows of family\, love\, and show business (and how it can help you\, too). \nWhether she’s playing an “age-defying” book editor on television or dazzling audiences on the Broadway stage\, Sutton Foster manages to make it all look easy. How? Crafting. From the moment she picked up a cross stitch needle to escape the bullying chorus girls in her early performing days\, she was hooked. Cross stitching led to crocheting\, crocheting led to collages\, which led to drawing\, and so much more. Channeling her emotions into her creations centered Sutton as she navigated the significant moments in her life and gave her tangible reminders of her experiences. Now\, in this charming and poignant collection\, Sutton shares those moments\, including her fraught relationship with her agoraphobic mother; a painful divorce splashed on the pages of the tabloids; her struggles with fertility; the thrills she found on the stage during hit plays like Thoroughly Modern Millie\, Anything Goes\, and Violet; her breakout TV role in Younger; and the joy of adopting her daughter\, Emily. Accompanying the stories\, Sutton has included crochet patterns\, recipes\, and so much more! \nWitty and poignant\, Hooked will leave readers entertained as well as inspire them to pick up their own cross stitch needles and paintbrushes. (Grand Central Publishing) \nThis ticketed event will take place at Pasadena Presbyterian Church located at 585 E. Colorado Blvd\, Pasadena. Ticket includes one entry plus one signed copy of Hooked.  \nQuestions? Email us at email@vromansbookstore.com \n  \nCOVID-19 EVENT SAFETY GUIDELINES \nWe love in-person events and have missed everyone so much! To do this safely\, in partnership with author and publisher\, Vroman’s is requiring vaccinations for all audience members attending our events. \nIn addition\, the following guidelines must also be observed: \nMasks are required at all times\nProof of vaccination required from all attendees at the time of check in\, prior to entering the venue. \nVROMAN’S ADHERES TO PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES. SHOULD PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS CHANGE GUIDELINES REGARDING IN-PERSON EVENTS\, WE WILL CONTACT YOU. NO REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE YOUR FULL VACCINATION STATUS UPON ENTRY. \nBy visiting our in-person event\, you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-sutton-foster-in-conversation-with-jennifer-garner/
LOCATION:Pasadena Presbyterian Church\, 585 East Colorado Boulevard\, Pasadena \, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211021T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: oshua Lurie discusses History is Delicious
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast.\nRegister for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/joshua-lurie \nJoshua Lurie\, in conversation with Minh Phan\, discusses History is Delicious \nFrom well-known cultures to those just being rediscovered\, History Is Delicious explores the history of different dishes\, cultural traditions\, and even a few great recipes. What does Ethiopian cuisine look and taste like? Find out for yourself with each beautifully illustrated page that makes learning about food fun. Discover the role cuisine plays in the fabric of unique cultures from around the world and enjoy some great tasting food along the way. Featured sections include History of European Cuisine\, Dining Do’s and Don’ts\, Dumplings of the World\, Recipes from Around the World\, and so much more. (Honest History)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-oshua-lurie-discusses-history-is-delicious/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211025T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211025T180000
DTSTAMP:20260507T022726
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Local Author Day featuring Jared Seide and José L. Recio
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast.\nRegister for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/jared-seide-jose-recio \nJared Seide presents Where Compassion Begins\nCompassion is sometimes confused with empathy\, or even sympathy. It is neither\, though it includes some aspects of both. Compassion begins when we allow ourselves to really hear and attune to suffering\, that of others\, as well as ourselves. And hearing and perceiving this anguish\, we are moved to do something about it. What takes compassion beyond sympathy or empathy is that it includes action\, action that is considered\, skillful and beneficial.\nCouncil is a foundational practice that builds our capacity to perceive the experience of others and invites us to pay attention. When we listen differently to someone’s story\, without judging\, we create the conditions for compassion to arise. Council asks us to lean in\, to learn ways we can skillfully attend to the pain we recognize in ourselves and others\, and to do something helpful in response. This book is an invitation to build the muscle of compassion\, through exercises and practices that enhance our capacity to listen from the heart and\, in so doing\, take care of ourselves and those around us. \nJosé L. Recio presents Transitions\nTransitions is a book of mainstream fiction\, written in the tradition of the short stories classics. Like Joseph Conrad\, the author of “Transitions” put fictional characters in situations different from his own experiences but suitable to trigger the same or very similar set of emotions when dealing with those situations.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-local-author-day-featuring-jared-seide-and-jose-l-recio/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211030T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211030T110000
DTSTAMP:20260507T022726
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UID:10000594-1635591600-1635591600@playhousevillage.org
SUMMARY:Vroman's: Local Author Day – Kids edition featuring Louise Wannier\, Cecilia Caballero\, and Dr. Antoinette Corley-Newman
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast.\nRegister for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/local-author-day-kids-10-30 \nLouise Wannier presents Tree Spirits\n“What do you see when you look up at this tree?” Tree Spirits is a book written in rhyme which encourages children to develop their imagination\, creativity and emotional intelligence. “How do you imagine they/he/she is feeling today?” For parents and grandparents and friends and family it is a fun book to read with the children in their lives. It includes an interactive drawing section. \nCecilia Caballero presents Lavender Little Girl\nAn ode to love of a darling daughter. A celebration of the love for a clever\, strong\, and compassionate girl. A cherished book by little girls everywhere. Parents will snuggle and read this every night to their daughters. A book for all women\, sisters\, and mothers who were also little girls once. A heartwarming story that makes this book a wonderful addition to your library. \nDr. Antoinette Corley-Newman presents Trick or Treat\nEvery year on October 31\, the witch and warlock children of Transylvania jump on their magic brooms and fly into town to take part in the mortal’s Harvests celebration. Although she enjoys the festivities\, Abigail – the most precocious little witch of them all – wishes to bring back enough mortal treats to share with all of Transylvania to enjoy all year long! One day\, after accidentally slipping into her mother’s brewing pot\, Abigail comes up with a brilliant plan. \nJoin Abigail as she embarks on a delightful and historical journey to change the mortal Harvest celebration to the miraculous birth of Trick or Treat and how the Switch Witch came to be.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-local-author-day-kids-edition-featuring-louise-wannier-cecilia-caballero-and-dr-antoinette-corley-newman/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Vroman's Bookstore
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