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SUMMARY:Vroman’s Local Author Day featuring Richard Podkowski\, m.a. Arana\, and Sheri Kelsey
DESCRIPTION:Vroman’s Local Author Day featuring Richard Podkowski\, m.a. Arana\, and Sheri Kelsey \nRichard Podkowski presents The Walk-On \nIn the twilight of his NFL career as a middle linebacker for the Chicago Storm\, Mike “the Steelman” Stalowski masks his physical pain and mental anguish with alcohol and painkillers. The fan favorite has a rebel image and a notorious reputation\, and he plays a violent gridiron game fueled by inner rage. \nWhile estranged from his wife and living in the fishbowl environment of professional sports\, he unexpectedly meets the fresh-out-of-college Kim Richardson. She sees through Mike’s star persona to who he really is-a kind guy from the Southeast Side of Chicago who has never forgotten his humble blue-collar roots. The lives of the star-crossed\, seemingly mismatched couple collide during a whirlwind romance that culminates in a tragic series of events. \nThe Walk-On is a timeless tale of love and loss that explores the consequences of personal decisions and the rewards of faith\, redemption\, and hope. \n  \nm.a. Arana presents Wing Clipped: Book One of the Wings Series \nMabon Sevilla\, Prince of Ava\, is falsely accused of murdering his Avan mate and is exiled to Earth as punishment. While living among humans\, he falls in love with one of them. \nBut\, when a cruel tyrant from Mabon’s past threatens Ava\, he must choose between staying on Earth with his new family or returning to Ava to stop the tyrant from starting a war and taking the throne. \nIn Wing Clipped\, m. a. Arana tells the story of a prince who must overcome the mistrust of his kingdom and outmaneuver a formidable enemy in order to reclaim his place as leader. This is a gripping tale of redemption and the fight for power. \n  \nSheri Kelsey presents Layers and Waves: Healing Transmissions \nTrue to the expression\, healing comes in waves\, Layers and Waves\, is a collection of prose\, poems and artistic writing along a healing journey. This compact\, but powerful collection takes you on a journey through ten waves (chapters) focused on layers of emotions and experiences surrounding disappointment\, heartbreak\, resilience\, awareness\, self-love\, self-abandonment\, shame\, co-dependency\, encouragement\, surrender\, and freedom. Layers and Waves evokes raw emotions\, awakens inner-truths\, and inspires you to spend time with your own heart. \n  \nPurchase your book at Vroman’s Bookstore or online at vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-local-author-day-featuring-richard-podkowski-m-a-arana-and-sheri-kelsey/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman’s Local Author Day (Young Readers)
DESCRIPTION:Vroman’s Local Author Day – Young Readers Edition featuring Bestselling author Dr. Joy Pillay \nBestselling author Dr. Joy Pillay presents My Wonderful Body: Living and Thriving with an Autoimmune Disease \nMy Wonderful Body: Living and Thriving with an Autoimmune Disease is about a spunky little girl named Tip\, who is suddenly introduced to a new reality: living with an autoimmune disease. Enjoying carefree days of playing with family and friends\, learning new and interesting subjects at school\, Tip is now personally faced with the challenging reality of living with and learning about an autoimmune disease and its impact on not only her physical body\, but her emotional state as well. Tip is encouraged by her family\, teachers and friends to deeply explore and process what it truly means to have a wonderful body\, while being challenged to actively use healthy tools to process difficult feelings about living with an autoimmune disease. Can and will Tip be able to rise to this challenge? \nPurchase your book at Vroman’s Bookstore or online at vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-local-author-day-young-readers/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Kids,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230715T110000
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SUMMARY:Vroman’s Special Storytime:Leigh Luna presenting Clementine Fox
DESCRIPTION:Vroman’s Special Storytime featuring Leigh Luna presenting Clementine Fox and the Great Island Adventure. \nClementine is supposed to be on her way to school… but why not go out for a day of adventure and exploration instead? She recruits her friends Nubbins Squirrel and Penelope Rabbit and heads to the beach\, where Jesse Otter is preparing to take his giant Turtle\, Annabella\, to a mysterious local island. Clementine’s great-aunt Marnie lives there — far away from math tests and tutors — so Clementine and her friends hitch a ride to the island as stowaways. What could go wrong? \nThis is Leigh Luna’s funny and charming debut graphic novel about a group of young animals who set out on an adventure and learn the true value of friendship\, family\, and what it means to stick together and work things out! (Graphix) \n* A special craft will follow the event for those who purchase a copy of Clementine Fox and the Great Island. \nPurchase your book at Vroman’s Bookstore or online at vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-special-storytimeleigh-luna-presenting-clementine-fox/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Kids,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Sujata Massey discusses The Mistress of Bhatia House
DESCRIPTION:Sujata Massey\, in conversation with Naomi Hirahara\, discusses The Mistress of Bhatia House. \nBombay’s only female solicitor\, Perveen Mistry\, grapples with class divisions\, sexism\, and complex family dynamics as she seeks justice for a mistreated young woman in this thrilling fourth installment in Sujata Massey’s award-winning series. \nIndia\, 1922: Perveen Mistry is the only female lawyer in Bombay\, a city where child mortality is high\, birth control is unavailable and very few women have ever seen a doctor. \nPerveen is attending a lavish fundraiser for a new women’s hospital specializing in maternal health issues when she witnesses an accident. The grandson of an influential Gujarati businessman catches fire–but a servant\, his young ayah\, Sunanda\, rushes to save him\, selflessly putting herself in harm’s way. Later\, Perveen learns that Sunanda\, who’s still ailing from her burns\, has been arrested on trumped-up charges made by a man who doesn’t seem to exist. \nPerveen cannot stand by while Sunanda languishes in jail with no hope of justice. She takes Sunanda as a client\, even inviting her to live at the Mistry home in Bombay’s Dadar Parsi colony. But the joint family household is already full of tension. Perveen’s father worries about their law firm taking so much personal responsibility for a client\, and her brother and sister-in-law are struggling to cope with their new baby. Perveen herself is going through personal turmoil as she navigates a taboo relationship with a handsome former civil service officer. \nWhen the hospital’s chief donor dies suddenly\, Miriam Penkar\, a Jewish-Indian obstetrician\, and Sunanda become suspects. Perveen’s original case spirals into a complex investigation taking her into the Gujarati strongholds of Kalbadevi and Ghatkopar\, and up the coast to Juhu Beach\, where a decadent nawab lives with his Australian trophy wife. Then a second fire erupts\, and Perveen realizes how much is at stake. Has someone powerful framed Sunanda to cover up another crime? Will Perveen be able to prove Sunanda’s innocence without endangering her own family? (Soho Crime) \nPurchase your book at Vroman’s Bookstore or online at vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-sujata-massey-discusses-the-mistress-of-bhatia-house/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230713T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: ACLU SoCal Panel Discussion on “Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable”
DESCRIPTION:Vroman’s welcomes the ACLU SoCal\, who has assembled a panel to discuss Joanna Schwartz’s book\, Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable – an urgent and definitive examination of how the legal system prevents accountability for police misconduct\, from one of the country’s leading scholars on policing. \nThis conversation will be moderated by LA Review of Books Editor\, Michelle Chihara\, and panelists include author Joanna Schwartz\, ACLU of Southern California’s Executive Director\, Hector Villagra and one more speaker TBA. \nJoanna Schwartz is Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law. She teaches Civil Procedure and a variety of courses on police accountability and public interest lawyering. She received UCLA’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 2015\, and served as Vice Dean for Faculty Development from 2017-2019. \nProfessor Schwartz is one of the country’s leading experts on police misconduct litigation and the author of Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable (2023). Her recent scholarship—published in the Yale Law Journal\, Stanford Law Review\, University of Chicago Law Review\, Columbia Law Review\, New York University Law Review\, Michigan Law Review\, Northwestern Law Review\, Georgetown Law Journal\, UCLA Law Review\, and elsewhere—includes articles empirically examining the justifications for qualified immunity doctrine; the financial impact of settlements and judgments on federal\, state\, and local law enforcement officers and agency budgets; and regional variation in civil rights protections across the country. She has also written for The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, The Los Angeles Times\, USA Today\, The Atlantic\, The Boston Review\, and Politico\, and has appeared on NPR’s Fresh Air\, CBS Sunday Morning\, PBS NewsHour\, ABC News\, CNN\, MSNBC\, and elsewhere. Professor Schwartz additionally studies the dynamics of modern civil litigation and is the co-author\, with Stephen Yeazell and Maureen Carroll\, of a leading casebook\, Civil Procedure (11th Edition). \nProfessor Schwartz is a graduate of Brown University and Yale Law School. After law school\, Professor Schwartz clerked for Judge Denise Cote of the Southern District of New York and Judge Harry Pregerson of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. She was then associated with Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP\, in New York City\, where she specialized in police misconduct\, prisoners’ rights\, and First Amendment litigation. \nHector Villagra has been the Executive Director of the ACLU of Southern California since 2011 and has overseen the opening of additional offices in Kern and San Bernardino counties. \nHe has led numerous civil rights cases involving such issues as educational equity\, religious discrimination\, immigrants’ rights and voting rights. \nHector has received the Daniel Levy Award for outstanding achievement in immigration law from the National Lawyer’s Guild and in 2012\, he received the Attorney of the Year Award from the Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County. \nHector graduated from Columbia University and Columbia University School of Law. \nMichelle Chihara is Editor-in-Chief of LARB.  Previously\, she was Associate Dean and Director of the Whittier Scholars Program\, and Associate Professor of English at Whittier College\, where she  taught contemporary American literature\, media studies\, and creative writing for nine years. Recent peer-reviewed publications include Distinktion: A Journal of Social Theory\, American Literary History\, Postmodern Culture\, and a chapter in New Directions in Print Culture Studies from Bloomsbury Press. She co-edited The Routledge Companion to Literature and Economics (2018). Other essays have appeared in Post45: Contemporaries\, Politics/Letters and Avidly.org. Since 2017\, she has been the section editor for Econ & Finance at The Los Angeles Review of Books\, where she is also a frequent contributor. \nBefore getting her doctorate at in English Literature\, she received her MFA in Fiction\, both at UC Irvine\, and before that\, she was a reporter\, editor and freelancer. She worked as a staff writer at two weekly newspapers\, The New Haven Advocate and The Boston Phoenix and as an online editor at the investigative news magazine Mother Jones.  Her reporting and prose have appeared in news outlets like The Boston Globe\, The Houston Chronicle and Mother Jones\, as well as magazines like n+1\, Nerve.com\, Bloomberg.com.  Her essays have been anthologized and her essay from Rare Bird Press’s volume\, Slouching Towards Los Angeles was featured on LitHub and on European television; she has published fiction\, nonfiction\, reportage and essays in a variety of publications\, online and off. She once quit her job\, sold everything she owned\, and moved to Rio de Janeiro to live by the beach and practice capoeira for a year. \nPurchase your book at Vroman’s Bookstore or online at vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-aclu-socal-panel-discussion-on-shielded-how-the-police-became-untouchable/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Elizabeth L. Silver discusses The Majority
DESCRIPTION:Elizabeth L. Silver\, in conversation with Natashia Deon\, discusses The Majority \nInspired by history\, a riveting novel of love and friendship\, motherhood and ambition\, and one woman’s fight to be a Supreme Court justice. \nHalf of the United States is waiting for Justice Sylvia Olin Bernstein to die. The other half is praying for her to hold on. At 83\, “the contemptuous S.O.B.” doesn’t have much time left. What she has is a story\, one she has wrested from the grip of history to tell herself–of how she rose to her historic position on the Supreme Court\, and the barriers she broke along the way. \nTold over fifty years\, from losing her mother at a young age\, to falling in love\, to navigating an unplanned pregnancy and motherhood\, to learning how to spar with a sexist mentor\, Sylvia’s personal story reveals the intimate truth about who she was as she ascended to her modern throne: not just a brilliant mind\, but a daughter\, a best friend\, a wife\, mother\, and advocate. While caught in a dramatic tug of war between career and family\, truth and convenience\, progress and patience\, she will be given a chance to change the course of American history – and give voice\, at last\, to the majority. \nSet against the vibrant sweep of the 20th century\, The Majority brings us into the sacrifices\, heartaches\, and complex emotional life of a powerful woman ahead of her time\, whose life and work turn out to have supreme stakes. (Riverhead Books) \n  \nPurchase your book at Vroman’s Bookstore or online at vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-elizabeth-l-silver-discusses-the-majority/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Kemi Ashing-Giwa discusses The Splinter in the Sky
DESCRIPTION:A diverse\, exciting debut space opera about a young tea expert who is taken as a political prisoner and recruited to spy on government officials-a role that may empower her to win back her nation’s independence-perfect for fans of N.K. Jemisin and Nnedi Okorafor. The dust may have just settled in the failed war of conquest between the Holy Vaalbaran Empire and the Ominirish Republic\, but the last Emperor’s surrender means little to a lowly scribe like Enitan. All she wants is to quit her day job and expand her fledgling tea business. But when her lover is assassinated and her sibling is abducted by Imperial soldiers\, Enitan abandons her idyllic plans and weaves her tea tray up through the heart of the Vaalbaran capital. There\, she will learn just how far she is willing to go to exact vengeance\, free her sibling\, and perhaps even secure her homeland’s freedom. (Gallery/Saga Press) \nPurchase your book at Vroman’s Bookstore or online at vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-kemi-ashing-giwa-discusses-the-splinter-in-the-sky/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Special Story Time: Jazmyn Simon & Dule Hill read Repeat After Me: Big Things to Say Every Day
DESCRIPTION:From parents and actors Jazmyn Simon and Dulé Hill comes a picture book filled with beautiful\, inspiring affirmations reminding kiddos of their infinite wonder. Perfect for children of any age! \nI am worthy. I am loved. I am enough. \nEvery child\, no matter their age\, needs to know how loved they are and\, more importantly\, should love themselves. In this gorgeously illustrated book of affirmations\, young readers are told how cherished\, deserving\, and gifted they are. \nIn their tender picture book\, actors Jazmyn Simon and Dulé Hill tell children about the magic of self-love and standing firm\, regardless of outside voices and doubt. Children will feel their confidence grow as they repeat the encouraging words on the page\, take in the warm illustrations\, and learn to believe in themselves! (Random House Books for Young Readers) \nPurchase your book at Vroman’s Bookstore or online at vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-jazmyn-simon-dule-hill-special-story-time-repeat-after-me-big-things-to-say-every-day/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230708T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Summer Music Series
DESCRIPTION:Danny Janklow + Elevation Band performs with uncompromising courage\, experimental innovation\, and provocative imagination while lending the language of Jazz to the grooves of R&B\, Funk\, and Indie Soul. Danny’s music is searingly personal\, and grounded in calls for equal rights\, justice\, and love. \n 
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-summer-music-series/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Stage\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:Free,In-Person,Music,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230707T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Jeri Westerson Discusses The Isolated Sèance
DESCRIPTION:Sherlock Holmes’s protégés Tim Badger and Benjamin Watson are catapulted into a tricky first case when a man is brutally murdered during a séance. \nLondon\, 1895. Former Baker Street Irregular Tim Badger is determined to follow in the footsteps of his great mentor\, Sherlock Holmes\, by opening his own consulting detective agency with his partner\, Benjamin Watson. The intrepid duo are ready to make a name for themselves . . . if only they had clients! \nTheir luck changes when Sherlock recommends his protégés to Thomas Brent. Brent is eager to find out who killed his master\, Horace Quinn\, during a séance at Quinn’s house. What was Quinn desperately trying to find out from his deceased business partner\, Stephen Latimer\, before he was stabbed through the heart? \nIt seems that everyone in Quinn’s household had a reason to want him dead. Can Tim and Benjamin step out of Sherlock’s shadow to navigate dark secrets and unexpected dangers in their pursuit of a cold-blooded killer? (Severn House) \n 
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-jeri-westerson-discusses-the-isolated-seance/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230706T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230706T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Melani Sie discuss Milk & Mocha Comics Collection
DESCRIPTION:Cozy up with a warm cup of tea and follow the sweet scenes of Milk and Mocha\, from the popular webcomic @milkmochabear. \nMilk and Mocha share their sweet slice-of-life moments in this new collection\, including never-before-seen comics! Milk and Mocha are charming bears with opposite personalities. These uplifting comics remind us of the sweet moments we share with our friends\, family\, and loved ones. (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-melani-sie-discuss-milk-mocha-comics-collection-our-little-happiness/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230701T110000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's:  Special Storytime Brigette Barrager reading from Harmony & Echo
DESCRIPTION:In a magical underwater world\, a mermaid learns to overcome shyness and stage fright as she prepares for the Mermaid Ballet. A picture book that dazzles readers with the debut of two irresistible mermaids–Harmony and Echo–from the co-creator of the bestselling Uni the Unicorn! \nHarmony is chill. She is carefree and fun and loves to stop and smell the sea flowers. Echo is a worrier. She can always find something to fuss about. As her best friend\, Harmony is determined for Echo to enjoy their debut performance in the Mermaid Ballet. \nIn a magical water world\, the two mermaids practice their steps again and again. They dive through the water like seals\, spin in circles like minnows\, slither like eels\, and more. But Echo is still worried that she’ll forget everything as soon as she faces the audience. So Harmony decides that they should share a secret hand squeeze\, one that tells Echo You are fine\, you are okay\, I’m right next to you. At the crucial moment when Echo is about to stumble\, will their plan work so she gets all the moves correct? (Random House Studio) \n 
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-special-storytime-brigette-barrager-reading-from-harmony-echo-the-mermaid-ballet/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Kids,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230629T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman’s Ed - Dreams: The Royal Road to Your Unconscious with Dr. Kathleen Fitzgerald
DESCRIPTION:Dreams are a portal into the deepest parts of our selves.  Illuminating all aspects of our inner world\, we can tap into them to help us with healing\, and knowing ourselves better.  Dreams can become a fountain of creative inspiration as we allow them to carry us toward what we value\, awaken our instinctual wisdom\, and express our wholeness. \nThis evening will support you in nurturing your inner wisdom.  Bring your journal\, pen and some dreams. \nInstructor: \nDr. Kathleen Fitzgerald a Psychoanalyst\, and Marriage and Family Therapist\, working 30 years in diverse settings: community mental health\, clinics\, hospitals\, schools and colleges while maintaining a private practice.  She is adjunct faculty at ArtCenter College of Design and Newport Psychoanalytic Institute. \nTO SIGN UP FOR CLASS\, PLEASE CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE AT (626)449-5320 BY 6/26/23. Class is $30.00 per person \n(Registration cut off 6/26/23) – This class will take place in the Vroman’s Meeting Room located next door to Vroman’s Main Store in the Atrium at 709 E. Colorado Blvd. Suite 120.  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-ed-dreams-the-royal-road-to-your-unconscious-with-dr-kathleen-fitzgerald/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230629T170000
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SUMMARY:Vroman’s Live Celebrates the release of Even If the Sky Is Falling
DESCRIPTION:Register early for an email reminder!\nCROWDCAST LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/c/evenif \nFeaturing: Taj McCoy\, Farah Heron\, Lane Clarke\, Charish Reid\, Sarah Smith\, and Denise Williams \nIt’s the end of the world as they know it–or so they think…\nWhen an international warning siren accidentally goes off\, convincing everyone that a meteor shower may just be the end of life as they know it\, six couples–friends\, exes\, crushes and rivals–must take shelter. Inhibitions are abandoned\, confessions are made and love blossoms\, but what happens when the world doesn’t end?\nFilled with humor\, heat and hope\, this riveting collection of interconnected multicultural stories beautifully explores the secrets we carry with us–and the joy we discover when we let go and reach for the stars. (Canary Street Press) \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-live-celebrates-the-release-of-even-if-the-sky-is-falling/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230628T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Fiction Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:The Vroman’s Fiction Reading Group meets the 4th Wednesday of every month at 7:00pm. \nJune’s pick is White Tears by Hari Kunzru. If you need to purchase a copy of the book\, stop by the store or order at vromansbookstore.com. \nFiction Reading Group meetings are held in the Vroman’s Meeting Room\, located in the Atrium next door. 709 E. Colorado Blvd. Suite 120. \n  \n 
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-fiction-reading-group/
LOCATION:Atrium Building\, 709 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Ottessa Moshfegh discusses Lapvona
DESCRIPTION:Little Marek\, the abused and delusional son of the village shepherd\, believes his mother died giving birth to him. One of Marek’s few consolations is his enduring bond with the blind village midwife\, Ina\, who suckled him when he was a baby. For some people\, Ina’s ability to receive transmissions of sacred knowledge from the natural world is a godsend. For others\, Ina’s home in the woods is a godless place. \nThe people’s desperate need to believe that there are powers that be who have their best interests at heart is put to a cruel test by their depraved lord and governor\, especially in this year of record drought and famine. But when fate brings Marek into violent proximity to the lord’s family\, new and occult forces arise to upset the old order. By year’s end\, the veil between blindness and sight\, life and death\, and the natural world and the spirit world will prove to be very thin indeed. (Penguin Books) \nPurchase your book in-store or at vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-ottessa-moshfegh-discusses-lapvona/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Thea Glassman discusses Freaks\, Gleeks\, and Dawson’s Creek
DESCRIPTION:The modern television landscape is defined by influential and ambitious shows for and about teenagers. Groundbreaking series like Euphoria\, Sex Education\, and Pen15 dominate awards season and lead the way when it comes to progressive\, diverse\, and creative storytelling. So how did we get here from Beverly Hills\, 90210? \nIn Freaks\, Gleeks\, and Dawson’s Creek\, entertainment journalist Thea Glassman takes readers behind the scenes of seven of the most culturally significant series of the last three decades\, drawing on dozens of new interviews with showrunners\, cast\, crewmembers\, and more. These shows not only launched the careers of such superstars as Will Smith\, Michael B. Jordan\, Claire Danes\, and Seth Rogen\, but they also took young people seriously\, proving that teen TV could be smart\, revolutionary\, and “important”–and stay firmly entrenched in pop culture long after it finished airing. And while many critics insist that prestige dramas like The Sopranos and Mad Men paved the way for television\, some of the most groundbreaking work was actually happening inside the fictional hallways of high schools across America in teen shows whose impact remains visible on our screens today. (Running Press Adult) \nPurchase your book in-store or at vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-thea-glassman-discusses-freaks-gleeks-and-dawsons-creek/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230625T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230625T160000
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SUMMARY:Vroman’s Local Author Day
DESCRIPTION:Robbin Kay Beohourou presents Self-Love: Keys to Solving Your Problems from the Inside Out \nLife is happening; you can’t stop it nor control it completely. Through genuine self-love\, you can get through the various problems in life. Self-love gives you the opportunity to be accountable and responsible for your life. Do you want to learn to not always react on a ten but learn to respond on a three to four or lower? Do you want to learn to take control of the one thing that you can be in control of\, which is self? Why not love self? Walking the path of self-love will decrease anxiety\, depression\, and stress and will increase esteem\, confidence\, and worth. Self-love\, it goes beyond self-care maintenance. Self-love is a way of life. It is the everyday purposeful\, intentional\, proactive\, mindful never-ending journey in life. From a Christian\, mental health\, and visionary of self-love perspective\, we all come from different walks of life\, but the one thing we all have in common is love. Utilizing this journal\, you gain keys with a step-by-step explanation of why the key is purposeful in fostering self-love. The personal journal space is vital\, you’re able to process and reflect on thoughts and feelings. The personal journal space is your neural muscular exercise. Journaling is the opportunity to be open and honest with yourself. Throughout every key given\, you will participate in self-reflection on how you utilize the key currently or how you don’t have access to the key and what you’ll do to gain entry to your self-love. The journal consists of various techniques utilized in mental health that has assisted clients with self\, relationships issues\, parenting\, work stress\, and much more. \n  \nSara Becker presents An Only Nut \nIn a world where peanuts are born two to a shell\, what’s a lonely nut to do?\nMeet Paulie\, an introvert living a relatively invisible life in the bottom of a nutsack. He knows that one day soon\, he will be forced to come face to face with his greatest fears while a bar full of vicious peacocks squawk away. \nIf Paulie\, a shy peanut\, doesn’t learn how to sing\, he and the nutsack’s inhabitants face the dreaded fate of becoming bar nuts.\nAn Only Nut is an outlandish story with a simple premise: who are we (animal\, vegetable\, and mineral) when confronted with our fate? Can we transform for the better or is change just a nutty fantasy? \n  \nRobin Johnson presents Ennobling Business for Success \nEnnobling Business for Success: Inspire\, Ignite\, Influence is an International Bestseller in nine countries and #1 Bestseller in 29 categories. It provides a blueprint for organizations to understand and flip the script on disruption\, positioning teams to discover already-existing assets and strengths\, to design paths toward organizational excellence at all levels\, and to deliver results in ways that engage and benefit all stakeholders. From The Great Resignation to Quiet Quitting to The Great Breakup to Loud Layoffs\, organizations of all types and sizes are trying to make sense of and adapt to “the new normal” following Covid’s complete disruption of work as we knew it. Past approaches and mindsets are ineffective in today’s work environment. The human side of business is now taking center stage for developing organizational agility\, resilience\, and overall excellence. So-called “soft skills” are now known as “power skills” and are becoming part of a leader’s expected core competencies. Ennobling Business for Success is filled with science-backed\, evidence-based principles and practices that can Inspire\, Ignite\, and Influence leaders\, managers\, and individuals at all levels to “create workplaces where people want to stay\, instead of wanting to leave.” \n  \n 
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-local-author-day-2/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman’s Local Author Day – Young Readers Edition
DESCRIPTION:Paul LeDoux presents The Magical Soccer Ball \nThe Magical Soccer Ball is an inspiring story for anyone\, not just young soccer enthusiasts\, with positive lessons about childhood fears and difficulties. This book uses straightforward\, humorous writing and simple illustrations to entertain while teaching the value of treating even throw-away objects with care. Ultimately\, the book’s big lesson is that the real magic lies within the young hero’s love of the game\, as shown by his soccer coach. As a soccer-playing elementary school teacher\, I highly recommend this book for all kids\, especially those beginning to fall for the beautiful game. \n  \nClaudia Martial presents Can Elephants Wear Masks? \nGabby is again faced with another challenge and that is having to wear a mask at school. She expressed her feelings in kindergarten\, which opens an opportunity for her teacher to teach and encourage all the students with a fun class activity. The story also encourages the children to actively use their imaginations to enhance the positive outcome of the class activity.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-vromans-local-author-day-young-readers-edition/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Callie C. Miller discusses The Hunt for the Hollower
DESCRIPTION:The great wizard Merlyn prophesized that his seventh descendant would do wonderful\, miraculous things–baffling everyone when his great-great-many-times-great grandchild turns out to be twins. Soon enough\, however\, it becomes clear which sibling is the Septimum Genus: Percy is a natural with magic. Merlynda (to put it simply) is not. \nBut Merlynda doesn’t mind. Percy has always been by her side to cheer her up (and clean up) after her magical bungles–until the twins attempt a forbidden spell to help her control her magic\, and Percy vanishes through a portal and straight into the clutches of the magic-stealing\, mythical Hollower. \nAided by her best friend (who longs to be a knight)\, a wandering musician (who is fleeing from his past)\, and her brand-new\, fierce familiar (who yearns for a taste of funnel cake)\, Merlynda sets off on a quest to rescue her brother. But to defeat this ancient evil\, she must discover and embrace her true powers–or else lose her brother for good. (Aladdin Paperbacks) \nPurchase your book in-store or at vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-callie-c-miller-discusses-the-hunt-for-the-hollower/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230623T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Elizabeth Olsen and Robbie Arnett present Hattie Harmony: Opening Night
DESCRIPTION:**SOLD OUT** \nIn this sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling Hattie Harmony: Worry Detective by Elizabeth Olsen and Robbie Arnett\, Hattie shares new tools for managing anxiety\, just in time for opening night of the school play. \nIt’s opening night of the school play and there are plenty of nerves to go around! There are lines to be memorized\, costumes to sew\, and sets to paint. It’s a good thing Hattie Harmony is ready to help her friends soothe their worries with everything in her trusted tool belt. Will Hattie be able to settle the pre-show jitters before the curtain call? \nIn this dazzling sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling Hattie Harmony: Worry Detective\, critically acclaimed actress Elizabeth Olsen and esteemed musician and writer Robbie Arnett have crafted another relatable tale to introduce the youngest reader to the importance of self-care. (Viking Books for Young Readers) \nThis is a ticketed event. Tickets include seating for two (one parent and one child) and one signed hardcover copy of Hattie Harmony: Opening Night
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-elizabeth-olsen-and-robbie-arnett-present-hattie-harmony-opening-night/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Amy Spalding and Courtney Kae discuss For Her Consideration and In the Event of Love
DESCRIPTION:For Her Consideration: Since a crushing breakup three years ago\, Nina Rice has written romance\, friends\, her dreams of scriptwriting for TV\, and even LA proper out of her life. Instead\, she’s safely out in the suburbs in her aunt’s condo working her talent agency job from home\, managing celebrity email accounts\, and certain that’s plenty of writing–and plot–for her life. But a surprise meeting called by Ari Fox\, a young actress on everyone’s radar\, stirs up all kinds of feelings Nina thought she’d deleted for good . . . \nAri is sexy\, out and proud\, and a serious control freak\, according to Nina’s boss. She has her own ideas about how Nina should handle her emails–and about getting to know her ghostwriter. When she tells Nina she should be writing again\, Nina suddenly finds it less scary to revisit her abandoned life than seriously consider that Ari is flirting with her. Between reconnecting with her old crew and working on a new script\, a relationship with a movie star seems like something she’ll definitely mess up–but what could be more worth the risk? \nAmy Spalding’s For Her Consideration is full of heat and heart as Nina learns that her story just might include the kind of love that lasts. (Kensington Publishing Corporation) \n  \nIn the Event of Love: With her career as a Los Angeles event planner imploding after a tabloid blowup\, Morgan Ross isn’t headed home for the holidays so much as in strategic retreat. Breathtaking mountain vistas\, quirky townsfolk\, and charming small businesses aside\, her hometown of Fern Falls is built of one heartbreak on top of another . . . \nTake her one-time best friend turned crush\, Rachel Reed. The memory of their perfect\, doomed first kiss is still fresh as new-fallen snow. Way fresher than the freezing mud Morgan ends up sprawled in on her very first day back\, only to be hauled out via Rachel’s sexy new lumberjane muscles acquired from running her family tree farm. \nWhen Morgan discovers that the Reeds’ struggling tree farm is the only thing standing between Fern Falls and corporate greed destroying the whole town’s livelihood\, she decides she can put heartbreak aside to save the farm by planning her best fundraiser yet. She has all the inspiration for a spectacular event: delicious vanilla lattes\, acoustic guitars under majestic pines\, a cozy barn surrounded by brilliant stars. But she and Rachel will ABSOLUTELY NOT have a heartwarming holiday happy ending. That would be as unprofessional as it is unlikely. Right? (Kensington Publishing Corporation) \n  \nPurchase your book in-store or at vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-amy-spalding-and-courtney-kae-discuss-for-her-consideration-and-in-the-event-of-love/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: S. A. Cosby discusses All the Sinners Bleed
DESCRIPTION:After years of working as an FBI agent\, Titus Crown returns home to Charon County\, land of moonshine and cornbread\, fist fights and honeysuckle. Seeing his hometown struggling with a bigoted police force inspires him to run for sheriff. He wins\, and becomes the first Black sheriff in the history of the county. \nThen a year to the day after his election\, a young Black man is fatally shot by Titus’s deputies. \nTitus pledges to follow the truth wherever it leads. But no one expected he would unearth a serial killer who has been hiding in plain sight\, haunting the dirt lanes and woodland clearings of Charon. \nNow\, Titus must pull off the impossible: stay true to his instincts\, prevent outright panic\, and investigate a shocking crime in a small town where everyone knows everyone yet secrets flourish. All while also breaking up backroads bar fights and being forced to protect racist Confederate pride marchers. \nFor a Black man wearing a police uniform in the American South\, that’s no easy feat. But Charon is Titus’s home and his heart\, and he won’t let the darkness overtake it. Even as it threatens to consume him… (Flatiron Books) \n  \nPurchase your book in-store or at vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-s-a-cosby-discusses-all-the-sinners-bleed/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230620T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Elio Morillo discusses The Boy Who Reached for the Stars
DESCRIPTION:The engineer known as the “space mechanic” speaks to both our future and past in this breathless memoir of his journey from Ecuador to NASA and beyond. \nElio Morillo’s life is abruptly spun out of orbit when economic collapse and personal circumstances compel his mother to flee Ecuador for the United States in search of a better future for her son. His itinerant childhood sets into motion a migration that will ultimately carry Elio to the farthest expanse of human endeavor: space. \nOvercoming a history of systemic adversity and inequality in public education\, Elio forged ahead on a journey as indebted to his galactic dreams as to a loving mother whose sacrifices safeguarded the ground beneath his feet. Today\, Elio is helping drive human expansion into the solar system and promote the future of human innovation–from AI and robotics to space infrastructure and equitable access. \nThe Boy Who Reached for the Stars is both a cosmic and intimate memoir spun from a constellation of memories\, reflections\, and intrepid curiosity\, as thoroughly luminous as the stars above. (HarperOne) \nPurchase your book in-store or at vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-elio-morillo-discusses-the-boy-who-reached-for-the-stars/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Storytime Safari with Mr. Steve
DESCRIPTION:Storytime Safari with Mr. Steve with storytime\, crafts\, and games! \n\nVisiting a BOOK A TRIP event at Vroman’s is so easy that it will seem like a vacation! (You should plan to attend at least one event before BOOK A TRIP ends.)\nMr. Steve will lead the safari through approximately ten picture books! A wide variety of stories will be read\, selected for kids between the ages of 2 and 5. (There can also be some wiggle room at both ends of that age range.)\nThe crafts and games that follow will be a surprise for everyone!\n\nFor more information\, please visit: www.vromansbookstore.com/vromans-summer-reading-program-2023. \n 
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-storytime-safari-with-mr-steve/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Kids,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Kristen Jokinen discusses Joy Ride
DESCRIPTION:Explorers Kristen and Ville Jokinen met and fell in love while scuba diving in Vietnam. Ville then left his native Finland to join Kristen in Oregon and together they embarked on a life-changing two-year cycling adventure covering 18\,000 miles from Prudhoe Bay\, Alaska\, to Ushuaia\, Argentina. Despite never having cycled further than around the block\, they persevered unrelenting\, punishing rain and wind\, altitude sickness\, dog attacks\, bike accidents\, and countless flat tires to cycle between the ends of the earth. Kristen and Ville believe that kindness connects us to our shared humanity. They held babies\, attended quinceañeras\, drank pulque\, played soccer\, and visited schools. People in Mexico\, Central America\, and South America invited them into their hearts and homes\, allowed them to camp in their fields and farms\, and acted as personal tour guides. Kristen and Ville are love on wheels\, and who doesn’t need a little more love in their lives? \nPurchase this book in-store or at vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-kristen-jokinen-discusses-joy-ride/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Christina Lynch discusses Sally Brady’s Italian Adventure
DESCRIPTION:What if you found yourself in the middle of a war armed only with lipstick and a sense of humor? Abandoned as a child in Los Angeles in 1931\, dust bowl refugee Sally Brady convinces a Hollywood movie star to adopt her\, and grows up to be an effervescent gossip columnist secretly satirizing Europe’s upper crust. By 1940 saucy Sally is conquering Fascist-era Rome with cheek and charm. \nA good deed leaves Sally stranded in wartime Italy\, brandishing a biting wit\, a fake passport\, and an elastic sense of right and wrong. To save her friends and find her way home through a land of besieged castles and villas\, Sally must combat tragedy with comedy\, tie up pompous bureaucrats in their own red tape\, force the cruel to be kind\, and unravel the mystery\, weight\, and meaning of family. \nHeir to Odysseus’s wiles and Candide’s optimism\, Sally Brady is a heroine for the 21st century. (St. Martin’s Press) \n  \nPurchase this book in-store or at vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-christina-lynch-discusses-sally-bradys-italian-adventure/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Szilvia Molnar discusses The Nursery
DESCRIPTION:There is the before and the after. Withering in the maternal prison of her apartment\, a new mother finds herself spiraling into a state of complete disaffection. As a translator\, she is usually happy to spend her days as the invisible interpreter. But now home alone with her newborn\, she is ill at ease with this state of perpetual giving\, carrying\, feeding. The instinct to keep her baby safe conflicts with the intrusive thoughts of causing the baby harm\, and she struggles to reclaim her identity just as it seems to dissolve from underneath her. \nFeeling isolated from her supportive but ineffectual husband\, she strikes up a tentative friendship with her ailing upstairs neighbour\, Peter\, who hushes the baby with his oxygen tank in tow. But they are both running out of time; something is soon to crack. Joyful early days of her pregnancy mingle with the anxious arrival of the baby\, and culminate in a painful confrontation – mostly\, between our narrator and herself. Striking and emotive\, The Nursery documents the slow process of staggering back towards the simple pleasures of life and reentering the world after post-partum depression. (Pantheon Books) \n  \nPurchase your book in-store or at vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-szilvia-molnar-discusses-the-nursery/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Tara Ison discusses At the Hour Between Dog and Wolf
DESCRIPTION:Tara Ison\, in conversation with David Ulin\, discusses At the Hour Between Dog and Wolf \nAt the Hour Between Dog and Wolf is the story of a twelve-year-old Parisian Jewish girl in\nWorld War II France\, living “in hiding” as a Catholic orphan with a family in a\nsmall village. \nWhen Danielle Marton’s father is killed during the early days of the German Occupation\, her mother sends her to live in a quiet farming town near Limoges in Vichy France. Now called Marie-Jeanne Chantier\, Danielle struggles to balance the truth of what’s happened to her family and her country with the lies she must tell to keep herself safe. At first\, she’s bitter about being left behind by her mother\, and horrified at having to milk the cow and memorize Catholic prayers for church. But as the years pass and the Occupation worsens\, Danielle finds it easier to suppress her former life entirely\, and Marie-Jeanne becomes less and less of an act. By the time she’s fifteen and there is talk amongst the now divided town of an Allied invasion\, not only has Danielle lost the memories of her father’s face and the smell of her mother’s perfume\, but her very self\, transforming into a strict Catholic and an anti-Semitic\, fervent disciple of fascism. (Ig Publishing) \nTo purchase this book\, please visit vromansbookstore.com. \n 
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-tara-ison-discusses-at-the-hour-between-dog-and-wolf/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Jacqueline Winspear discusses The White Lady
DESCRIPTION:This heart-stopping novel\, set in Post WWII Britain in 1947\, follows the coming of age and maturity of former wartime operative Elinor White–veteran of two wars\, trained killer\, protective of her anonymity–when she is drawn back into the world of menace she has been desperate to leave behind. \nA reluctant ex-spy with demons of her own\, Elinor finds herself facing down one of the most dangerous organized crime gangs in London\, ultimately exposing corruption from Scotland Yard to the highest levels of government. \nThe private\, quiet “Miss White” as Elinor is known\, lives in a village in rural Kent\, England\, and to her fellow villagers seems something of an enigma. Well she might\, as Elinor occupies a “grace and favor” property\, a rare privilege offered to faithful servants of the Crown for services to the nation. But the residents of Shacklehurst have no way of knowing how dangerous Elinor’s war work had been\, or that their mysterious neighbor is haunted by her past. \nIt will take Susie\, the child of a young farmworker\, Jim Mackie and his wife\, Rose\, to break through Miss White’s icy demeanor–but Jim has something in common with Elinor. He\, too\, is desperate to escape his past. When the powerful Mackie crime family demands a return of their prodigal son for an important job\, Elinor assumes the task of protecting her neighbors\, especially the bright-eyed Susie. Yet in her quest to uncover the truth behind the family’s pursuit of Jim\, Elinor unwittingly sets out on a treacherous path—yet it is one that leads to her freedom. (Harper) \nTo purchase this book\, please visit vromansbooktore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-jacqueline-winspear-discusses-the-white-lady/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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