Vroman’s: Gary Phillips discusses The Unvarnished Gary Phillips

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

Aztec vampires, astral projecting killers, oxygen stealing bombs, undercover space rangers, aliens occupying Los Angeles, right wing specters haunting the 'hood, masked vigilantes, and mad scientists in their underground lairs […]

Free

Vroman’s: Fiction Reading Group

Atrium Building 709 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

The Vroman's Fiction Reading Group meets the 4th Wednesday of every month at 7pm. This event is free and open to the public. October's pick is Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Fiction […]

Free

Vroman’s: Ben H. Winters discusses The Bonus Room

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

Susan and Alex Wendt have found their dream apartment in a gorgeous Brooklyn brownstone. Sure, the landlady is a little eccentric. And the elderly handyman drops some cryptic remarks about […]

Free

Vroman’s: Dan Frey discusses Dreambound

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

When Byron Kidd's twelve-year-old daughter vanishes, the only clue is a note claiming that she's taken off to explore the Hidden World, a magical land from a series of popular […]

Free

Vroman’s: Reggie Watts discussing Great Falls, MT

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

Comedian and musician Reggie Watts shares his story of growing up in Montana as a biracial oddball struggling to navigate life, girls, drugs, and his own identity in America's heartland--and […]

$30

Vroman’s: Jedidiah Jenkins discussing Mother, Nature

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

When his mother, Barbara, turns seventy, Jedidiah Jenkins is reminded of a sobering truth: Our parents won't live forever. For years, he and Barbara have talked about taking a trip […]

$30

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