Vroman’s Bookstore (Ticketed): Torrey Peters discusses Stag Dance

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

This is an in-store ticketed event with two ticket options: General Admission to the event + 1 copy of Stag Dance which will be handed out at check-in General Admission to the event   In this collection of one novel and three stories, bestselling author Torrey Peters’ keen eye for the rough edges of community […]

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Vroman’s Bookstore: Jennifer Chen, in conversation with Edward Underhill, discusses Hangry Hearts

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

Love, family, and food collide in this sparkling Romeo and Juliet-inspired romance. Julie Wu and Randall Hur used to be best friends. Now they only see each other on Saturdays at the Pasadena Farmers Market where their once close families are long-standing rivals. When Julie and Randall are paired with ultra-rich London Kim for a […]

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Vroman’s Bookstore: Scaachi Koul, in conversation with Franchesca Ramsey, discusses & signs Sucker Punch: Essays

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

The long-awaited follow-up from one of the most original and hilarious voices writing today. Scaachi Koul's first book was a collection of raw, perceptive, and hilarious essays reckoning with the issues of race, body image, love, friendship, and growing up the daughter of immigrants. When the time came to start writing her next book, Scaachi […]

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Vroman’s Bookstore: Matthew Burgess and Doug Salati present Words with Wings and Magic Things and Marla Frazee presents How Elegant the Elephant: Poems about Animals and Insects

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

Matthew Burgess and Doug Salati present Words with Wings and Magic Things From award-winning author Matthew Burgess and Caldecott Medalist Doug Salati comes a spellbinding collection of poems for young readers that celebrates the power of words to awaken the imagination and alchemize the everyday. A gorgeous gift book for fans of Shel Silverstein with seven […]

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Vroman’s Fiction Reading Group

Description INCLUDES A NEW INTRODUCTION BY PATRICK ROTHFUSS Experience one of the most enduring classics of the twentieth century and the book that The Atlantic has called “one of the best fantasy novels ever.” The unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone... ...so she ventured out from the safety of the enchanted forest […]

Vroman’s Bookstore: Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour discuss Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock’s Wildest Festival

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

In Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story of Alternative Rock's Wildest Festival, New York Times bestselling authors Richard Bienstock and Tom Beaujour tell the no-holds-barred history of the iconic music festival. Through hundreds of new interviews with artists, tour founders, festival organizers, promoters, publicists, sideshow freaks, stage crews, record label execs, reporters, roadies and more, Lollapalooza chronicles […]

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Vroman’s Bookstore: Silvia Park, in conversation with Jonny Sun, discusses Luminous

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

Prescient yet timeless, perfect for fans of Klara and the Sun and We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, this highly anticipated, sweeping debut set in a unified Korea tells the story of three estranged siblings—two human, one robot—as they collide against the backdrop of a murder investigation to settle old scores and make sense of […]

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Vroman’s Bookstore: Brian Castleberry and Laura Warrell discuss The Californians

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

It’s 2024, and Tobey Harlan—college dropout, temporary waiter, recently dumped—steals from the wall of his father’s house three paintings by the venerated and controversial artist Di Stiegl. Tobey’s just lost everything he owns to a Northern California wildfire, and if he can sell the paintings (albeit in a shady way to a notorious tech bro) […]

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Vroman’s Bookstore: Gabriela Orozco Belt, in conversation with Mirelle Ortega, discusses I Am, Yo Soy

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

From the author of Only for a Little While comes a lyrical bilingual picture book about the beauty of being part of two cultures. I’m from here y soy de allá. With lyrical text in English and Spanish, this vibrant picture book is a celebration of Hispanic American identity—showcasing the beauty of being part of […]

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Vroman’s Bookstore: Ron Currie discusses The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne

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

A mythic, propulsive novel about the tangled fates of a matriarchal crime family in Maine. Your ancestors breathe through you. Sometimes, they call for vengeance. Babs Dionne, proud Franco-American, doting grandmother, and vicious crime matriarch, rules her small town of Waterville, Maine, with an iron fist. She controls the flow of drugs into Little Canada […]

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Vroman’s Bookstore: Nia Imara discusses & signs Painting the Cosmos: How Art and Science Intersect to Reveal the Secrets of the Universe

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

A stunning portrait of our vast, dynamic, and mysterious universe . . . as seen through the lenses of astronomy and art What is our place in the universe? Where do art and science overlap? How can we use these disciplines to better understand the universe, and how do they help us shape our reality? […]

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Vroman’s Bookstore: TICKETED – Patti Callahan Henry, in conversation with Julia Whelan, discusses and signs The Story She Left Behind

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

Inspired by a true literary mystery, New York Times bestselling author of the mesmerizing The Secret Book of Flora Lea returns with the sweeping story of a legendary book, a lost mother, and a daughter’s search for them both. In 1927, eight-year-old Clara Harrington’s magical childhood shatters when her mother, renowned author, Bronwyn Newcastle Fordham, disappears off the coast […]

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