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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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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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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230614T190000
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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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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230613T190000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230331T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230331T190000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230330T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230330T190000
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CREATED:20230306T221040Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230328T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230328T190000
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CREATED:20230306T220822Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Nathan Masters discusses Crooked
DESCRIPTION:Nathan Masters\, in conversation with David Kipen\, discusses Crooked: The Roaring ’20s Tale of a Corrupt Attorney General\, a Crusading Senator\, and the Birth of the American Political Scan \nMany tales from the Jazz Age reek of crime and corruption. But perhaps the era’s greatest political fiasco–one that resulted in a nationwide scandal\, a public reckoning at the Department of Justice\, the rise of J. Edgar Hoover\, and an Oscar-winning film–has long been lost to the annals of history. In Crooked\, Nathan Masters restores this story of murderers\, con artists\, secret lovers\, spies\, bootleggers\, and corrupt politicians to its full\, page-turning glory. \nNewly elected to the Senate on a promise to root out corruption\, Burton “Boxcar Burt” Wheeler sets his sights on ousting Attorney General Harry Daugherty\, puppet-master behind President Harding’s unlikely rise to power. Daugherty is famous for doing whatever it takes to keep his boss in power\, and his cozy relations with bootleggers and other scofflaws have long spawned rumors of impropriety. But when his constant companion and trusted fixer\, Jess Smith\, is found dead of a gunshot wound in the apartment the two men share\, Daugherty is suddenly thrust into the spotlight\, exposing the rot consuming the Harding administration to a shocked public. \nDetermined to uncover the truth in the ensuing investigation\, Wheeler takes the prosecutorial reins and subpoenas a rogue’s gallery of witnesses–convicted felons\, shady detectives\, disgraced officials–to expose the attorney general’s treachery and solve the riddle of Jess Smith’s suspicious death. With the muckraking senator hot on his trail\, Daugherty turns to his greatest weapon\, the nascent Federal Bureau of Investigation\, whose eager second-in-command\, J. Edgar Hoover\, sees opportunity amidst the chaos. \nPacked with political intrigue\, salacious scandal\, and no shortage of lessons for our modern era of political discord\, Nathan Masters’ thrilling historical narrative shows how this intricate web of inconceivable crookedness set the stage for the next century of American political scandals. (Hachette Books) \nTo purchase this book\, please visit vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-nathan-masters-discusses-crooked/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230326T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230326T160000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Local Author Day
DESCRIPTION:Vroman’s Local Author Day featuring Barbara Hanky-Rogers\, Laurie Markvart\, and Kenneth R. Strange Jr. \nBarbara Hanky-Rogers presents It’s a No Grainer Cookbook \nIt’s a No Grainer Cookbook takes the guesswork out of replacing grains and wheat flour with over 180 appetizing recipes for any occasion. Inside\, you’ll find breakfast items that will tickle your tastebuds like the banana coconut pancakes with lavender sprinkles along with baked goods so good\, you’ll swear they have regular flour. There’s a chapter on small plates to round out the delicious array of choices. \n  \nLaurie Markvart presents Somewhere in the Music\, I’ll Find Me \nMusician Laurie Markvart was adrift in life. In the wake of the deaths of her father and preemie baby\, her family life was in anguish\, and her music career stalled. \nMusic was the remedy for anything in Laurie’s life. Looking for a quick fix\, she attended an open audition in Los Angeles for the X-Factor reality TV singing show. During the demanding two-day audition\, Laurie reflected on her lifelong music journey. \nAs a teen\, she fled her isolated Wisconsin farm town for the famous music scenes of Minneapolis\, Austin\, and New York City. In rock bands\, on tours\, and with Broadway auditions\, Laurie had many highs and lows\, successes and failures – some humorous\, some dangerous. At the center of it all was a stormy relationship with her mentally ill mother and Laurie’s growing anxiety disorder that plagued her most. The despair she thought would be extinguished with marriage and parenting\, was for a time\, but it shattered with the profound loss of her father and baby. \nWith mounting pressure to succeed at the X-Factor audition\, Laurie must push through her anxieties and heartbreaking reflections and not only find herself in the music but a way to move forward and heal. \n  \nKenneth R. Strange Jr. presents It’s Your Camino: One Couple’s 500 Mile Pilgrimage Across Spain \nThe Camino de Santiago is both quest and pilgrimage\, goal and process. It is not a journey for the faint of heart or the soft of foot. People embark on the five-hundred mile\, thirty-one day trek from the Pyrenees Mountains in France to the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Spain for all sorts of reasons–religious\, spiritual\, physical\, and personal. For author Kenneth R. Strange Jr. and his wife\, Aurora\, walking the Camino is about adventure and a lifelong love of Spain\, both of which shine through in the Award-winning It’s Your Camino.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-local-author-day/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230325T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230325T140000
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CREATED:20230306T215120Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Special Storytime with Michelle Lam of Meesh the Bad Demon #1
DESCRIPTION:A tale of unlikely heroes and myths is made real in this debut graphic novel series about a “bad” demon trying to find her place in the underworld. But she’ll have to save it first! \nMeesh is a bad demon. “Bad” in that she always sees the good in those around her–which isn’t how a demon is meant to feel or act. \nBullied by the other demons\, twelve-year-old Meesh is more likely to be found reading magazines from Plumeria City–the fairy realm–and fangirling about the fairy princesses. \nBut when disaster strikes and all of demon-kind is threatened\, Meesh must journey to other worlds in search of help. \nAs luck would have it\, she meets a fairy princess right away. Things in the fairy realm aren’t so perfect either\, though. As Meesh makes surprising new friends and unites a band of outcasts\, she learns there’s much more to being a demon than she ever realized. And learning to love herself might just uncover the secret to saving her home. (Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-special-storytime-with-michelle-lam-of-meesh-the-bad-demon-1/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230323T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230323T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Liam Callanan discusses When in Rome
DESCRIPTION:Liam Callanan\, in conversation with Marisa Silver\, discusses When in Rome. \nMeet Claire: fifty-two\, desperate to do something new and get a fresh start. \nEnter the chance to go to Rome: Home to a struggling convent facing a precipitous end\, the city beckons Claire\, who’s long had a complicated relationship with religion\, including a “missed connection” with convent life in her teens. Once in Rome\, she finds a group of funny\, fearless nuns in a gorgeous villa\, beautiful runs throughout a color-saturated city\, and a chance to reflect. It all leads her to an unexpected question–should she join the convent?–and an answer that startles her as much as it does those closest to her. \nIt also startles Marcus\, a once-buzzy actor\, devastatingly handsome\, who is eternally in love with Claire. Marcus has come and gone from Claire’s life since college but now reappears in Rome just as she’s about to decide what’s next. \nAs Claire searches for her higher calling\, she finds the key to her future may lay in her past–and involves an actual key. The nuns swear it unlocks nothing\, but on a night when choices and voices swirl\, Claire finds a long-hidden lock. \nA look at faith\, in oneself as much as a higher power\, and love\, romantic and familial\, lost and found\, this is the thoroughly charming story of one woman who sets out to rewrite her past and future\, only to be surprised by the plot twists life plants . . . when in Rome. (Dutton) \nTo purchase a copy of this book\, visit vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-liam-callanan-discusses-when-in-rome/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230321T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230321T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Cathleen Schine discusses Kunstlers in Paradise
DESCRIPTION:For years Mamie Künstler\, ninety-three-years-old\, as clever and glamorous as ever\, has lived happily in her bungalow in Venice\, California with her inscrutable housekeeper and her gigantic St. Bernard dog. Their tranquility is upended when Mamie’s grandson\, Julian\, arrives from New York City. Like many a twenty-something\, he has come to seek his fortune in Hollywood. But it is 2020\, the global pandemic sweeps in\, and Julian’s short visit suddenly has no end in sight. \nMamie was only eleven when the Künstlers escaped Vienna in 1939. They made their way\, stunned and overwhelmed\, to sunny\, surreal Los Angeles where they joined a colony of distinguished Jewish musicians\, writers and intellectuals also escaping Hitler. Now\, faced with months of lockdown and a willing listener\, Mamie begins to tell Julian the buried stories of her early years in Los Angeles: her escapades with eminent émigrés like Arnold Schoenberg\, Christopher Isherwood\, Thomas Mann. Oh\, and Greta Garbo. While the pandemic cuts Julian off from the life he knows\, Mamie’s tales open up a world of lives that came before him. They reveal to him just how much the past holds of the future. \nCathleen Schine’s captivating and comedic twelfth novel explores exile\, émigrés\, movie stars\, musicians\, family bonds and the power of stories–both those we hand down and the ones held secretly in the heart. (Henry Holt & Company) \nTo purchase a copy of this book\, visit vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-cathleen-schine-discusses-kunstlers-in-paradise/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230320T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230320T190000
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CREATED:20230306T214539Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Erik Conway discusses The Big Myth
DESCRIPTION:In their bestselling book Merchants of Doubt\, Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway revealed the origins of climate change denial. Now\, they unfold the truth about another disastrous dogma: the “magic of the marketplace.” \nIn the early 20th century\, business elites\, trade associations\, wealthy powerbrokers\, and media allies set out to build a new American orthodoxy: down with “big government” and up with unfettered markets. With startling archival evidence\, Oreskes and Conway document campaigns to rewrite textbooks\, combat unions\, and defend child labor. They detail the ploys that turned hardline economists Friedrich von Hayek and Milton Friedman into household names; recount the libertarian roots of the Little House on the Prairie books; and tune into the General Electric-sponsored TV show that beamed free-market doctrine to millions and launched Ronald Reagan’s political career. \nBy the 1970s\, this propaganda was succeeding. Free market ideology would define the next half-century across Republican and Democratic administrations\, giving us a housing crisis\, the opioid scourge\, climate destruction\, and a baleful response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Only by understanding this history can we imagine a future where markets will serve\, not stifle\, democracy. (Bloomsbury Publishing) \nTo purchase a copy of this book\, visit vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-erik-conway-discusses-the-big-myth/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230318T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230318T110000
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SUMMARY:Vroman’s: Special Storytime featuring Molly Ruttan presenting Something Wild
DESCRIPTION:Performance jitters lead to some imaginative what ifs before a little girl finds her confidence. \nHannah loves to play her violin–as long as no one is watching. On the day of the recital\, she’s wishing something wild would happen so she won’t have to go. Perhaps a dolphin will jump out of the fountain and carry her away\, or a giant rabbit will abscond with her violin. Hannah’s big imagination dreams up all kinds of entertaining scenarios that could change the course of her day\, but what actually happens is the most amazing of all! \nChildren and grown-ups alike will relate to Hannah’s stage fright and get a laugh out of all her wishful thinking. Most importantly\, they will be right there beside her on recital day when something wild–and beautiful–happens. (Nancy Paulsen Books) \n* A special craft will follow the event for those who purchase a copy of Something Wild.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-special-storytime-featuring-molly-ruttan-presenting-something-wild/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230316T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230316T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Auriane DeSombre discusses The Sister Split
DESCRIPTION:Auriane DeSombre\, in conversation with Marisa Kanter\, discusses The Sister Split \nA pair of soon-to-be stepsisters creates a plan that will stop their parents from getting married–but they soon learn that matters of the heart can surprise you! This is a fresh sister story evocative of The Parent Trap with LGBTQ themes for the modern reader. \nAutumn is looking forward to summer vacation. She and her best friend plan on going to all the best ice cream places their stomachs can handle–and in NYC\, the possibilities can’t get any sweeter. \nLinnea is still not over the fact that her dad has found love after her parents’ divorce. Luckily\, she can take out all her feelings on the tennis courts for a winning summer. \nBut then Autumn and Linnea discover the news: their parents are getting married. Autumn will be moving to the suburbs to live with her soon-to-be stepdad and stepsister\, which means kissing the fun summer with her best friend goodbye. For Linnea\, she knows her dream of getting her parents back together is officially over. \nDevastated\, the two of them come up with an idea: if they can split up their parents\, their lives can go back to normal. As Autumn and Linnea secretly try to sabotage everything from date nights to wedding planning\, the two of them discover that having a sister is not the worst thing after all . . . but will they learn about love in a whole new way? (Delacorte Press) \nTo purchase a copy of this book\, visit vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-auriane-desombre-discusses-the-sister-split/
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: Elizabeth McKenzie and Yxta Maya Murray discuss their new releases
DESCRIPTION:Elizabeth McKenzie and Yxta Maya Murray discuss their respective new releases\, The Dog of the North and God Went Like That. \nElizabeth McKenzie \nPenny Rush has problems. Her marriage is over; she’s quit her job. Her mother and stepfather went missing in the Australian outback five years ago; her mentally unbalanced father provokes her; her grandmother Dr. Pincer keeps experiments in the refrigerator and something worse in the woodshed. But Penny is a virtuoso at what’s possible when all else fails. \nElizabeth McKenzie\, beloved novelist of California and its idiosyncrasies\, follows Penny on her quest for a fresh start. There will be a road trip in the Dog of the North\, an old van with gingham curtains\, a piñata\, and stiff brakes. There will be injury and peril. There will be a dog named Kweecoats and two brothers who may share a toupee. There will be questions: Why is a detective investigating her grandmother\, and what is “the scintillator”? And can Penny recognize a good thing when it finally comes her way? \nThis slyly humorous\, thoroughly winsome novel finds the purpose in life’s curveballs\, insisting that even when we are painfully warped by those we love most\, we can be brought closer to our truest selves. (Penguin Press) \nYxta Maya Murray \nIn award-winning legal scholar and novelist Yxta Maya Murray’s new novel\, federal agent Reyna Rodriguez reports on a real-life nuclear reactor meltdown and accidents that occurred in 1959\, 1964\, and 1968 at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory. An infamous research and development complex in California’s Simi Valley\, the lab was eventually dismantled by the US government–but not before it created a toxic legacy of contamination and numerous cancer clusters. Toxins and nuclear residue may have been further released by the 2018 Woolsey Fire and 2019 floods in the area. \nGod Went Like That takes the form of an EPA report in which Reyna presents riveting interviews with individuals affected by the disasters. With imagination and artistry\, Murray brings to life an actual 2011 Department of Energy dossier that detailed the catastrophes and the ensuing public health fallout and highlights the high costs of governmental malfeasance and environmental racism. (Curbstone Press) \nTo purchase your copy of these books\, visit vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-elizabeth-mckenzie-and-yxta-maya-murray-discuss-their-new-releases/
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: Kristin Hannah discussing The Four Winds
DESCRIPTION:Texas\, 1921. A time of abundance. The Great War is over\, the bounty of the land is plentiful\, and America is on the brink of a new and optimistic era. But for Elsa Wolcott\, deemed too old to marry in a time when marriage is a woman’s only option\, the future seems bleak. Until the night she meets Rafe Martinelli and decides to change the direction of her life. With her reputation in ruin\, there is only one respectable choice: marriage to a man she barely knows. \nBy 1934\, the world has changed; millions are out of work and drought has devastated the Great Plains. Farmers are fighting to keep their land and their livelihoods as crops fail and water dries up and the earth cracks open. Dust storms roll relentlessly across the plains. Everything on the Martinelli farm is dying\, including Elsa’s tenuous marriage; each day is a desperate battle against nature and a fight to keep her children alive. \nIn this uncertain and perilous time\, Elsa–like so many of her neighbors–must make an agonizing choice: fight for the land she loves or leave it behind and go west\, to California\, in search of a better life for her family. \nThe Four Winds is a rich\, sweeping novel that stunningly brings to life the Great Depression and the people who lived through it–the harsh realities that divided us as a nation and the enduring battle between the haves and the have-nots. A testament to hope\, resilience\, and the strength of the human spirit to survive adversity\, The Four Winds is an indelible portrait of America and the American dream\, as seen through the eyes of one indomitable woman whose courage and sacrifice will come to define a generation. (St. Martins Griffin) \nThis is a ticketed event. Tickets include one entry and one paperback copy of The Four Winds.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-kristin-hannah-discussing-the-four-winds/
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: Arielle Estoria discussing The Unfolding
DESCRIPTION:Arielle Estoria is known for her moving and empowering words that encourage women and all people to be confident in who they are\, compassionate about where they’ve been\, and loving about who they are becoming. In this stunning collection of essays\, poems\, and meditations\, beautifully illustrated in earth tones\, Estoria tenderly reveals the places in her life where she has been broken open\, mended back together in new ways\, and shows us how this process of “unfolding” helps us discover and return home to the person we were always meant to be. (Harper One) \nTo purchase a copy of this book\, visit vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-arielle-estoria-discussing-the-unfolding/
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: John Sayles discusses Jamie Macgillivray
DESCRIPTION:It begins in the highlands of Scotland in 1746\, at the Battle of Culloden\, the last desperate stand of the Stuart ‘pretender’ to the throne of the Three Kingdoms\, Bonnie Prince Charlie\, and his rabidly loyal supporters. Vanquished with his comrades by the forces of the Hanoverian (and Protestant) British crown\, the novel’s eponymous hero\, Jamie MacGillivray\, narrowly escapes a roadside execution only to be recaptured by the victors and shipped to Marshalsea Prison (central to Charles Dickens’s Hard Times) where he cheats the hangman a second time before being sentenced to transportation and indentured servitude in colonial America “for the term of his natural life.” His travels are paralleled by those of Jenny Ferguson\, a poor\, village girl swept up on false charges by the English and also sent in chains to the New World. \nThe novel follows Jamie and Jenny through servitude\, revolt\, escape\, and romantic entanglements — pawns in a deadly game. The two continue to cross paths with each other and with some of the leading figures of the era- the devious Lord Lovat\, future novelist Henry Fielding\, the artist William Hogarth\, a young and ambitious George Washington\, the doomed General James Wolfe\, and the Lenape chief feared throughout the Ohio Valley as Shingas the Terrible. (Melville House Publishing) \nTo purchase your copy of this book\, visit vromansbookstore.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-john-sayles-discusses-jamie-macgillivray/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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