Vroman’s Bookstore: Kemper Donovan discusses The Busy Body

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

"I tell other people's stories for a living. . . . I nip and tuck their excesses, soften their hard edges, polish whatever an armada of editors and publicists deem […]

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Vroman’s Bookstore: Alison Dundes Renteln discusses International Human Rights

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

This book provides an interdisciplinary overview of international human rights issues, offering truly international coverage including the Global South. Considering the philosophical foundations of human rights, Chen and Renteln explore […]

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Vroman’s Bookstore: Naomi Hirahara, discusses Village in the Dark

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

On a frigid February day, Anchorage Detective Cara Kennedy stands by the graves of her husband and son, watching as their caskets are raised from the earth. It feels sacrilegious, […]

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Vroman’s Bookstore: Kiley Reid discussing Come and Get It

All Saints Church 132 North Euclid Avenue, Pasadena, CA, United States

rom the celebrated New York Times bestselling author of Such a Fun Age comes a fresh and provocative story about a residential assistant and her messy entanglement with a professor and three unruly students. […]

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Vroman’s Bookstore: Eilish Quin discusses Medea

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

Among the women of Greek mythology, the witch Medea may be the most despised. Known for the brutal act of killing her own children to exact vengeance on her deceitful […]

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Vroman’s Bookstore: Laurie R. King discusses The Lantern’s Dance

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

Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, hoping for a respite in the French countryside, are instead caught up in a case that turns both bewildering and intensely personal. After their recent […]

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Vroman’s Bookstore: Alex Michaelides discusses The Fury

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

A masterfully paced thriller about a reclusive ex–movie star and her famous friends whose spontaneous trip to a private Greek island is upended by a murder — from the #1 New […]

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