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SUMMARY:Vroman's: S.A. Cosby discusses Razorblade Tears
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/3a9tphqc \nIke Randolph has been out of jail for fifteen years\, with not so much as a speeding ticket in all that time. But a Black man with cops at the door knows to be afraid. \nThe last thing he expects to hear is that his son Isiah has been murdered\, along with Isiah’s white husband\, Derek. Ike had never fully accepted his son but is devastated by his loss. \nDerek’s father Buddy Lee was almost as ashamed of Derek for being gay as Derek was ashamed his father was a criminal. Buddy Lee still has contacts in the underworld\, though\, and he wants to know who killed his boy. \nIke and Buddy Lee\, two ex-cons with little else in common other than a criminal past and a love for their dead sons\, band together in their desperate desire for revenge. In their quest to do better for their sons in death than they did in life\, hardened men Ike and Buddy Lee will confront their own prejudices about their sons and each other\, as they rain down vengeance upon those who hurt their boys. \nProvocative and fast-paced\, S. A. Cosby’s Razorblade Tears is a story of bloody retribution\, heartfelt change – and maybe even redemption. (Flatiron Books)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-s-a-cosby-discusses-razorblade-tears/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210727T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Willa C. Richards\, in conversation with Chia-Chia Lin
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/mko0dop6  \nIn the summer of 1991\, a teenage girl named Dee McBride vanished in the city of Milwaukee. Nearly thirty years later\, her sister\, Peg\, is still haunted by her sister’s disappearance. Their mother\, on her deathbed\, is desperate to find out what happened to Dee so the family hires a psychic to help find Dee’s body and bring them some semblance of peace. \nThe appearance of the psychic plunges Peg back to the past\, to those final carefree months when she last saw Dee–the summer the Journal Sentinel called “the deadliest . . . in the history of Milwaukee.” Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer’s heinous crimes dominated the headlines and overwhelmed local law enforcement. The disappearance of one girl was easily overlooked. \nPeg’s hazy recollections are far from easy for her to interpret\, assess\, or even keep clear in her mind. And now digging deep into her memory raises doubts and difficult–even terrifying–questions. Was there anything Peg could have done to prevent Dee’s disappearance? Who was really to blame for the family’s loss? How often are our memories altered by the very act of voicing them? And what does it mean to bear witness in a world where even our own stories are inherently suspect? \nA heartbreaking page-turner\, Willa C. Richards’ debut novel is the story of a broken family looking for answers in the face of the unknown\, and asks us to reconsider the power and truth of memory. (Harper)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-willa-c-richards-in-conversation-with-chia-chia-lin/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210722T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210722T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Terence Lester discusses When We Stand: The Power of Seeking Justice Together
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/rp4ez2xs  \nIt’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all of the injustices that we see in the world. We don’t know what to do and might think that we don’t have anything to offer. But by using our gifts in collaboration with others\, we can do more together than we ever could on our own. Activist Terence Lester knows it’s hard to change the world. But mobilizing and acting together empowers us to do what we can’t do as isolated individuals. Lester looks at the obstacles that prevent us from getting involved\, and he offers practical ways that we can accomplish things together as groups\, families\, churches\, and communities. He helps us find our place in the larger picture\, discerning the unique ways we can contribute and make a difference. By connecting with our neighbors and discovering our own paths of service\, we can drastically change how we follow Christ and see God moving in the world. Togetherness and community give visible testimony of the power of the gospel. In this broken world\, the body of Christ can transform society–when we stand together. (IVP)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-terence-lester-discusses-when-we-stand-the-power-of-seeking-justice-together/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210720T170000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Samantha Berger & Dan Santat present Trick or Treat\, Crankenstein
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/6le04eov \nEven the grumpiest kiddos will cheerfully gobble up this the delicious follow-up to Crankenstein and A Crankenstein Valentine! This year\, Crankenstein’s favorite day of all–Halloween–has gone rotten! Creepy-cool costumes\, super-scary jack-o’-lanterns\, and loads of candy have been RUINED by costume disasters\, pumpkin-carving nightmares\, and a terribly untimely toothache! MEHHRRRR!!! Can Halloween be saved\, or will today turn into the crankiest Halloween in history?\nSamantha Berger’s beloved “crankster” character confronts all the wicked tricks and treats of Halloween in this bucket full of laughs\, illustrated by bestselling\, award-winning artist Dan Santat. (Little\, Brown Books for Young Readers) \n\n\n\n\nEvent date:\n\nTuesday\, July 20\, 2021 – 5:00pm
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-samantha-berger-dan-santat-present-trick-or-treat-crankenstein/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210717T150000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Thriller panel event featuring Alexa Donne\, Laurie Elizabeth Flynn\, and Kara Thomas
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/rkfqur5y \nThe Ivies\, five prep school elites who would kill to get into the colleges of their dreams\, has a showdown after Liv gets into Harvard and queen bee Avery does not. (Crown Books for Young Readers) \nIn The Girls Are All So Nice Here\, a lot has changed in the years since Ambrosia Wellington graduated from college\, and she’s worked hard to create a new life for herself. But then an invitation to her ten-year reunion arrives in the mail\, along with an anonymous note that reads\, ‘We need to talk about what we did that night.’ It seems that the secrets of Ambrosia’s past–and the people she thought she’d left there–aren’t as buried as she’d believed. Amb can’t stop fixating on what she did or who she did it with: larger-than-life Sloane ‘Sully’ Sullivan\, Amb’s former best friend\, who could make anyone do anything. At the reunion\, Amb and Sully receive increasingly menacing messages\, and it becomes clear that they’re being pursued by someone who wants more than just the truth of what happened that first semester.  (Simon & Schuster) \nIn That Weekend\, after Claire wakes up alone on a mountain with no memory of how she got there\, she learns her best friend Kat and Kat’s boyfriend are missing and Kat’s past is full of secrets. (Delacorte Press) \n\n\n\n\nEvent date:\n\nSaturday\, July 17\, 2021 – 3:00pm
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-thriller-panel-event-featuring-alexa-donne-laurie-elizabeth-flynn-and-kara-thomas/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210716T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Gale Sinatra and Barbara Hofer discuss Science Denial
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/7hu3ty36 \nHow do individuals decide whether to accept human causes of climate change\, vaccinate their children\, or wear a mask during a pandemic? In Science Denial: Why It Happens and What to Do About It\, psychologists Gale Sinatra and Barbara Hofer identify the problem of science denial and offer tools for addressing it. The authors focus on key psychological issues such as social identity and reasoning biases that limit a public understanding of science–and describe solutions for individuals\, educators\, science communicators\, and policy makers. For those who wonder why science denial exists and how to combat it\, this book provides crucial insights. (Oxford University Press)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-gale-sinatra-and-barbara-hofer-discuss-science-denial/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210715T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210715T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Kimberly B. Cummings discusses Next Move\, Best Move: Transitioning into a Career You'll Love
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/in90un0i \nKimberly B. Cummings\, author of Next Move\, Best Move: Transitioning into a Career You’ll Love\, leaves no stone unturned with this thorough\, expert guide for professionals seeking to understand how to navigate the world of work\, from beginning to end\, starting with uncovering personal and professional values in an effort to align their expertise and skills to roles and companies that will finally change the trajectory of their career and set them up to be leaders in the workforce.\nAs a former career development adviser in some of the nation’s top universities and a diversity + inclusion professional in a Fortune 100 company\, Cummings has recognized that people work for the sake of working without understanding how to leverage their unique gifts and position themselves for success. As a result\, Next Move\, Best Move: Transitioning into a Career You’ll Love shares transformational lessons to ensure success and puts the ball back in your court.  (Wiley)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-kimberly-b-cummings-discusses-next-move-best-move-transitioning-into-a-career-youll-love/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210713T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's:  Matt Haig discusses The Comfort Book
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/eci3tb8r \nAn essential book from Matt Haig\, the New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library\, for anyone in search of hope\, looking for a path to a more meaningful life\, or in need of a little encouragement. \n“It is a strange paradox\, that many of the clearest\, most comforting life lessons are learnt while we are at our lowest. But then we never think about food more than when we are hungry and we never think about life rafts more than when we are thrown overboard.” \nThe Comfort Book is Haig’s life raft: it’s a collection of notes\, lists\, and stories written over a span of several years that originally served as gentle reminders to Haig’s future self that things are not always as dark as they may seem. Incorporating a diverse array of sources from across the world\, history\, science\, and his own experiences\, Haig offers warmth and reassurance\, reminding us to slow down and appreciate the beauty and unpredictability of existence. (Penguin Life) \n  \nPlease note that this will be a pre-recorded event. Register at the Crowdcast link for access.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-matt-haig-discusses-the-comfort-book/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210712T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Michael Pollan discusses This is Your Mind on Plants
DESCRIPTION:Co-presented by Vroman’s Bookstore\, The Elliott Bay Book Company\, Changing Hands Bookstores\, and Boulder Bookstore hosted by Changing Hands Bookstores. \nMichael Pollan will be joined in conversation by Rick Doblin\, Ph.D. \nIn This Is Your Mind on Plants (Penguin Press) Michael Pollan dives deep into three plant drugs–opium\, caffeine\, and mescaline–and throws the fundamental strangeness\, and arbitrariness\, of our thinking about them into sharp relief. In this unique blend of history\, science\, and memoir\, as well as participatory journalism\, Michael Pollan examines and experiences these plants from several very different angles and contexts\, and shines a fresh light on a subject that is all too often treated reductively–as a drug\, whether licit or illicit. . Based in part on an essay published almost twenty-five years ago\, this groundbreaking and singular consideration of psychoactive plants\, and our attraction to them through time\, holds up a mirror to our fundamental human needs and aspirations\, the operations of our minds\, and our entanglement with the natural world. \nMichael Pollan is the author of eight books\, including How to Change Your Mind\, Cooked\, Food Rules\, In Defense of Food\, The Omnivore’s Dilemma\, and The Botany of Desire\, all of which were New York Times bestsellers. He is also the author of the audiobook Caffeine: How Coffee and Tea Made the Modern World. A longtime contributor to The New York Times Magazine\, Pollan teaches writing at Harvard University and the University of California\, Berkeley. In 2010\, Time magazine named him one of the one hundred most influential people in the world. \nRick Doblin\, Ph.D.\, is the founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS). He received his doctorate in Public Policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government\, where he wrote his dissertation on the regulation of the medical uses of psychedelics and marijuana and his Master’s thesis on a survey of oncologists about smoked marijuana vs. the oral THC pill in nausea control for cancer patients. Rick studied with Dr. Stanislav Grof and was among the first to be certified as a Holotropic Breathwork practitioner. His professional goal is to help develop legal contexts for the beneficial uses of psychedelics and marijuana\, primarily as prescription medicines but also for personal growth for otherwise healthy people\, and eventually to become a legally licensed psychedelic therapist. \n  \nEvent tickets include access to the event and a hardcover copy of This Is Your Mind On Plants. \n  \nZoom links will be sent out via Eventbrite Email 48 hours before the event. Books will be sent after the event. A limited number of books will include a bookplate signed by Michael Pollan. \n  \nTicket options include in-store pick up\, shipped domestically (allow up to 3 weeks for delivery)\, or shipped internationally (allow 4-5 weeks for delivery). Books will be mailed to you shortly after the event\, via USPS Media Mail. For those who choose in-store pick up\, you will be contacted by Vroman’s via email shortly after the event and alerted as to when your book will be ready for pick up. \n  \nPLEASE NOTE: This is not a Vroman’s Live event\, we have partnered with The Elliott Bay Book Company\, Changing Hands Bookstores\, and Boulder Bookstore for this virtual event to be held via Zoom Webinar hosted by Changing Hands Bookstores.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-michael-pollan-discusses-this-is-your-mind-on-plants/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210710T110000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Special Story Time with Anna Lazowski presenting T.Rexes Can’t Tie Their Shoes
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK:  https://www.crowdcast.io/e/fakhj2jn \n  \nBees can’t ride bicycles\, penguins can’t play ping-pong\, and zebras can’t go zip-lining. No one is good at everything\, but that shouldn’t stop you from trying! Here is a funny and encouraging picture book for any child learning how to tie their shoes\, ride a bike\, spell their name\, or do a variety of new things. \nFollow a hilarious alphabet of animals\, and see all the things they can’t do but kids can–from doing gymnastics to flipping pancakes to playing a xylophone. Along the way\, young readers will learn that it’s okay if they can’t do everything; they can still have a LOT of fun trying. (Doubleday Books for Young Readers)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-special-story-time-with-anna-lazowski-presenting-t-rexes-cant-tie-their-shoes/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210709T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: TJ Newman discusses Falling
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK:  https://www.crowdcast.io/e/rx78ubnv \n  \nYou just boarded a flight to New York. \nThere are one hundred and forty-three other passengers onboard. \nWhat you don’t know is that thirty minutes before the flight your pilot’s family was kidnapped. \nFor his family to live\, everyone on your plane must die. \nThe only way the family will survive is if the pilot follows his orders and crashes the plane. \nEnjoy the flight. (Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-tj-newman-discusses-falling/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210706T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210706T180000
DTSTAMP:20260507T112544
CREATED:20210619T001303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210622T233925Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Dr. Nancy Pine discusses One in a Billion: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey Through Modern-Day China
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/x8cik5jm \nThis heart-wrenching story immerses readers in the dramatic survival of one outspoken man who illuminates the souls of a billion ordinary Chinese citizens. An Wei–a stubborn\, hardworking peasant who has lived by his values and stood up for his convictions–has succeeded against all odds in the authoritarian environment of China. Despite grinding poverty\, hunger\, reeducation campaigns\, and attacks from jealous peers\, An Wei continues to inspire with his daring achievements\, such as launching a democratic congress in his own village. His compelling life provides a vivid backdrop for understanding the development of modern China from the unique perspective of an outspoken citizen. Through his audacious determination and survival skills forged in rural poverty\, An Wei’s unstoppable drive to improve himself and rural China will captivate and enthrall readers. (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-dr-nancy-pine-discusses-one-in-a-billion-one-mans-remarkable-odyssey-through-modern-day-china/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210701T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Jessamyn Stanley discusses Yoke: My Yoga of Self-Acceptance
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/fewh7jlb \nIn Sanskrit\, yoga means to “yoke.” To yoke mind and body\, movement and breath\, light and dark\, the good and the bad. This larger idea of “yoke” is what Jessamyn Stanley calls the yoga of the everyday–a yoga that is not just about perfecting your downward dog but about applying the hard lessons learned on the mat to the even harder daily project of living.\nIn a series of deeply honest\, funny autobiographical essays\, Jessamyn explores everything from imposter syndrome to cannabis to why it’s a full-time job loving yourself\, all through the lens of yoke. She calls out an American yoga complex that prefers debating the merits of cotton versus polyblend leggings rather than owning up to its overwhelming Whiteness. She questions why the Western take on yoga so often misses–or misuses–the tradition’s spiritual dimension. And reveals what she calls her own “whole-ass problematic” Growing up Baháí\, loving astrology\, learning to meditate\, finding prana in music.\nAnd in the end\, Jessamyn invites every reader to find the authentic spirit of yoke–linking that good and that bad\, that light and that dark. (Workman Publishing)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-jessamyn-stanley-discusses-yoke-my-yoga-of-self-acceptance/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210628T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Nobuko Miyamoto discusses Not Yo’ Butterfly
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/e2yv6fik \n  \nA mold-breaking memoir of Asian American identity\, political activism\, community\, and purpose. \nNot Yo’ Butterfly is the intimate and unflinching life story of Nobuko Miyamoto–artist\, activist\, and mother. Beginning with the harrowing early years of her life as a Japanese American child navigating a fearful west coast during World War II\, Miyamoto leads readers into the landscapes that defined the experiences of twentieth-century America and also foregrounds the struggles of people of color who reclaimed their histories\, identities\, and power through activism and art. \nMiyamoto vividly describes her early life in the racialized atmosphere of Hollywood musicals and then her turn toward activism as an Asian American troubadour with the release of A Grain of Sand–considered to be the first Asian American folk album. Her narrative intersects with the stories of Yuri Kochiyama and Grace Lee Boggs\, influential in both Asian and Black liberation movements. She tells how her experience of motherhood with an Afro-Asian son\, as well as a marriage that intertwined Black and Japanese families and communities\, placed her at the nexus of the 1992 Rodney King riots–and how she used art to create interracial solidarity and conciliation. \nThrough it all\, Miyamoto has embraced her identity as an Asian American woman to create an antiracist body of work and a blueprint for empathy and praxis through community art. Her sometimes barbed\, often provocative\, and always steadfast story is now told. (University of California Press)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-nobuko-miyamoto-discusses-not-yo-butterfly/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210626T110000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Special Story Time with Liz Climo & Jory John presenting Summer Camp Critter Jitters
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/3lu2853p \n  \nThe beloved critters are nervous about going off to camp in this hilarious and reassuring companion book to New York Times bestselling author Jory John and critically acclaimed illustrator Liz Climo’s First Day Critter Jitters. \nSome familiar faces and some new ones meet up at summer camp . . . and they all feel nervous! There’s a duck afraid everyone will find out he can’t swim\, a bear afraid of noises in the woods\, and a sloth who worries he’ll have to catch his own lunch. But can they get over their nerves to have some fun and make new friends? (Dial Books)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-special-story-time-with-liz-climo-jory-john-presenting-summer-camp-critter-jitters/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210624T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Yehudi Mercado with Raina Telgemeier discusses Chunky
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/nst4il4j \n  \nIn this full-color middle grade graphic memoir for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Jerry Craft\, Yehudi Mercado draws inspiration from his childhood struggle with his weight while finding friendship with his imaginary mascot\, Chunky\, as he navigates growing up in a working class Mexican-Jewish family. \nHudi needs to lose weight\, according to his doctors. Concerned about the serious medical issue Hudi had when he was younger\, his parents push him to try out for sports. Hudi would rather do anything else\, but then he meets Chunky\, his imaginary friend and mascot. Together\, they decide to give baseball a shot. \nAs the only Mexican and Jewish kid in his neighborhood\, Hudi has found the cheerleader he never had. Baseball doesn’t go well (unless getting hit by the ball counts)\, but the two friends have a great time drawing and making jokes. While Hudi’s parents keep trying to find the right sport for Hudi\, Chunky encourages him to pursue his true love–comedy. \nBut when Hudi’s dad loses his job\, it gets harder for Hudi to chart his own course\, even with Chunky’s guidance. Can Chunky help Hudi stay true to himself or will this friendship strike out? (Katherine Tegen Books)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-yehudi-mercado-with-raina-telgemeier-discusses-chunky/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210619T110000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Special Story Time with Ame Dyckman & Eda Kaban presenting The New Kid Has Fleas
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/bwt1d41c \n  \nFrom bestselling author Ame Dyckman and illustrator Eda Kaban\, The New Kid Has Fleas is a hilarious picture book about a new kid in school who appears to have been raised by wolves. \nThere’s a new kid in class\, and they’re . . . different. \nThey dress different. Talk different. Eat different. \nAnd the word on the playground is: they have fleas. \nBut\, one of their classmates wonders\, what if we got to know the new kid? Visited their home (wolves’ den)? Met their parents (wolves)? Shared a snack (squirrels)? \nMaybe then the new kid wouldn’t be so bad after all. \nSchool’s in session for a howlingly fun “lesson” in preconceptions\, differences\, rumors\, karma\, and not just being the new kid\, but befriending them. (Roaring Brook Press)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-special-story-time-with-ame-dyckman-eda-kaban-presenting-the-new-kid-has-fleas/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210617T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Jonathan Evison with Tod Goldberg discusses Legends of the North Cascades
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/v6d65ux9 \n  \nDave Cartwright used to be good at a lot of things: good with his hands\, good at solving problems\, good at staying calm in a crisis. But on the heels of his third tour in Iraq\, the fabric of Dave’s life has begun to unravel. Gripped by PTSD\, he finds himself losing his home\, his wife\, his direction. Most days\, his love for his seven-year-old daughter\, Bella\, is the only thing keeping him going. When tragedy strikes\, Dave makes a dramatic decision: the two of them will flee their damaged lives\, heading off the grid to live in the wilderness of the Pacific Northwest. \nAs they carve out a home in a cave in that harsh\, breathtaking landscape\, echoes of its past begin to reach them. Bella retreats into herself\, absorbed by visions of a mother and son who lived in the cave thousands of years earlier\, at the end of the last ice age. Back in town\, Dave and Bella themselves are rapidly becoming the stuff of legend–to all but those who would force them to return home. \nAs winter sweeps toward the North Cascades\, past and present intertwine into a timeless odyssey. Poignant and profound\, Legends of the North Cascades brings Jonathan Evison’s trademark vibrant\, honest voice to bear on an expansive story that is at once a meditation on the perils of isolation and an exploration of the ways that connection can save us. (Algonquin Books)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-jonathan-evison-with-tod-goldberg-discusses-legends-of-the-north-cascades/
LOCATION:CA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210615T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: John McMahon with Karen Dionne discusses A Good Kill
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/yzoovkes \nAn electrifying mystery featuring a troubled small-town police detective faced with three interwoven crimes that reveal sinister secrets about his community–and the deaths of his family\, by the Edgar Award-and Thriller Award- short-listed author whose novels have been described by the New York Times Book Review as pretty much perfect. \nIn the years since the mysterious deaths of his wife and child\, P.T. Marsh\, a police detective in the small Georgia town of Mason Falls\, has faced demons–both professional and personal. But when he is called to the scene of a school shooting\, the professional and personal become intertwined\, and he suspects that whoever is behind the crime may be connected to his own family tragedy. \nAs Marsh and his partner Remy investigate the shooting\, they discover that it is far from straightforward\, and their search for answers leads them to a conspiracy at the highest levels of local government–including within the police force. The stakes in the case become increasingly high\, culminating in a showdown that has Marsh questioning everything he knows\, and wondering if some secrets are better left undiscovered. (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) \nKaren Dionne is the USA Today and #1 internationally bestselling author of the award-winning psychological suspense novel The Marsh King’s Daughter and The Wicked Sister\, published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons in the U.S. and in 25 other countries. She enjoys nature photography and lives with her husband in Detroit’s northern suburbs.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-john-mcmahon-with-karen-dionne-discusses-a-good-kill/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210615T170000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: IN THE HEIGHTS Virtual Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Before Hamilton became a global phenomenon\, before Lin-Manuel Miranda became a household name\, a little show called In the Heights shook up Broadway with its hip-hop and salsa soundtrack and big\, bilingual heart. In the new book In the Heights: Finding Home\, Lin-Manuel Miranda\, Quiara Alegría Hudes\, and Jeremy McCarter tell the story of the show’s humble beginnings\, from rehearsals in a bookstore basement to the Broadway smash (and soon-to-be feature film!) that created an unbreakable community and a new kind of family for everyone involved. \nJoin Miranda\, Hudes\, and McCarter for a very special In the Heights Virtual Book Launch on Tuesday\, June 15 from 5:00 to 6:00pm PT on Zoom. Sure to be an unforgettable conversation on creativity\, community\, and finding home\, this is your chance to hear directly from the creative team behind the timeless story of how one neighborhood—Washington Heights—can speak to the world. \nYour ticket includes admission to this exclusive event\, a hardcover copy of In the Heights: Finding Home ($40 retail price)\, as well as sales tax\, shipping\, and handling. \nWe have included an in-store pick up option for convenience. \nFor this event\, books may be shipped only to the United States\, Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories\, and Canada. \n  \nPlease contact Vroman’s Bookstore (email@vromansbookstore.com) with any questions. We can’t wait to see you there!
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-in-the-heights-virtual-book-launch/
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: An Evening with Alice Waters with Eric Schlosser discussing We Are What We Eat!
DESCRIPTION:Join Vroman’s Bookstore\, in partnership with the Elliott Bay Book Company and Third Place Books for an evening with Alice Waters! \nFrom chef and food activist Alice Waters\, an impassioned plea for a radical reconsideration of the way each and every one of us cooks and eats. \nIn We Are What We Eat\, Alice Waters urges us to take up the mantle of slow food culture\, the philosophy at the core of her life’s work. When Waters first opened Chez Panisse in 1971\, she did so with the intention of feeding people good food during a time of political turmoil. Customers responded to the locally sourced organic ingredients\, to the dishes made by hand\, and to the welcoming hospitality that infused the small space–human qualities that were disappearing from a country increasingly seduced by takeout\, frozen dinners\, and prepackaged ingredients. Waters came to see that the phenomenon of fast food culture\, which prioritized cheapness\, availability\, and speed\, was not only ruining our health\, but also dehumanizing the ways we live and relate to one another. \nOver years of working with regional farmers\, Waters and her partners learned how geography and seasonal fluctuations affect the ingredients on the menu\, as well as about the dangers of pesticides\, the plight of fieldworkers\, and the social\, economic\, and environmental threats posed by industrial farming and food distribution. So many of the serious problems we face in the world today–from illness\, to social unrest\, to economic disparity\, and environmental degradation–are all\, at their core\, connected to food. Fortunately\, there is an antidote. Waters argues that by eating in a “slow food way\,” each of us–like the community around her restaurant–can be empowered to prioritize and nurture a different kind of culture\, one that champions values such as biodiversity\, seasonality\, stewardship\, and pleasure in work. \nThis is a declaration of action against fast food values\, and a working theory about what we can do to change the course. As Waters makes clear\, every decision we make about what we put in our mouths affects not only our bodies but also the world at large–our families\, our communities\, and our environment. We have the power to choose what we eat\, and we have the potential for individual and global transformation–simply by shifting our relationship to food. All it takes is a taste. \nAlice Waters is the executive chef\, founder\, and owner of Chez Panisse Restaurant and Café in Berkeley\, California. The vice president of Slow Food International\, she founded the Edible Schoolyard and has received the French Legion of Honor\, the WSJ Magazine Humanitarian Innovator Award\, and three James Beard Awards. \nEric Schlosser is an investigative journalist and the author of Fast Food Nation\, Reefer Madness\, and\, most recently\, Command and Control\, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He has written for Rolling Stone\, The Atlantic\, and The New Yorker\, among others\, and has received a number of journalism honors\, including a National Magazine Award. Schlosser previously worked as a playwright for an independent film company. Two of his plays\, Americans (2003) and We the People (2007)\, have been produced in renowned London theaters. \nEvent tickets include a hardcover copy of WE ARE WHAT WE EAT!. \nTicket options include in-store pick up\, shipped domestically (allow up to 3 weeks for delivery)\, or shipped internationally (allow 4-5 weeks for delivery). Books will be mailed to you shortly after the event\, via USPS Media Mail.  For those who choose in-store pick up\, you will be contacted by Vroman’s via email shortly after the event and alerted as to when your book will be ready for pick up. \nPLEASE NOTE: This is not a Vroman’s Live event\, we have partnered with Elliott Bay Book Company and Third Place Books for this virtual event to be held via Zoom Webinar.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-an-evening-with-alice-waters-with-eric-schlosser-discussing-we-are-what-we-eat/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210610T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Daisy Hernández in conversation with Alex Espinoza discusses The Kissing Bug
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/dwg7ypio \n  \nGrowing up in a New Jersey factory town in the 1980s\, Daisy Hernández believed that her aunt had become deathly ill from eating an apple. No one in her family\, in either the United States or Colombia\, spoke of infectious diseases. Even into her thirties\, she only knew that her aunt had died of Chagas\, a rare and devastating illness that affects the heart and digestive system. But as Hernández dug deeper\, she discovered that Chagas–or the kissing bug disease–is more prevalent in the United States than the Zika virus. \nAfter her aunt’s death\, Hernández began searching for answers. Crisscrossing the country\, she interviewed patients\, doctors\, epidemiologists\, and even veterinarians with the Department of Defense. She learned that in the United States more than three hundred thousand people in the Latinx community have Chagas\, and that outside of Latin America\, this is the only country with the native insects–the “kissing bugs”–that carry the Chagas parasite. \nThrough unsparing\, gripping\, and humane portraits\, Hernández chronicles a story vast in scope and urgent in its implications\, exposing how poverty\, racism\, and public policies have conspired to keep this disease hidden. A riveting and nuanced investigation into racial politics and for-profit healthcare in the United States\, The Kissing Bug reveals the intimate history of a marginalized disease and connects us to the lives at the center of it all. (Tin House Books)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-daisy-hernandez-in-conversation-with-alex-espinoza-discusses-the-kissing-bug/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210609T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Andrew McCarthy with Michael Oates Palmer discusses Brat: An 80’s Story
DESCRIPTION:This virtual event is ticketed. Scroll down to purchase.\nFans of Patti Smith’s Just Kids and Rob Lowe’s Stories: I Only Tell My Friends will love this beautifully written\, entertaining\, and emotionally honest memoir by an actor\, director\, and author who found his start as an 80s Brat pack member.\nMost people know Andrew McCarthy from his movie roles in Pretty in Pink\, St. Elmo’s Fire\, Weekend at Bernie’s\, and Less than Zero\, and as a charter member of Hollywood’s Brat Pack. That iconic group of ingenues and heartthrobs included Rob Lowe\, Molly Ringwald\, Emilio Estevez\, and Demi Moore\, and has come to represent both a genre of film and an era of pop culture. In his memoir Brat: An ’80s Story\, McCarthy focuses his gaze on that singular moment in time. The result is a revealing look at coming of age in a maelstrom\, reckoning with conflicted ambition\, innocence\, addiction\, and masculinity. New York City of the 1980s is brought to vivid life in these pages\, from scoring loose joints in Washington Square Park to skipping school in favor of the dark revival houses of the Village where he fell in love with the movies that would change his life. Filled with personal revelations of innocence lost to heady days in Hollywood with John Hughes and an iconic cast of characters\, Brat is a surprising and intimate story of an outsider caught up in a most unwitting success. (Grand Central Publishing) \n  \nThis event ticket includes a signed hardcover copy of Brat: An 80’s Story\, as well as online access to the event for your household. You will receive a link and password to attend the Crowdcast event on the afternoon of Tuesday\, June 8th.    \n  \nPlease note: Ticket options include event access only (free ticket); in-store pick up; shipped domestically (allow up to 3 weeks for delivery); or shipped internationally (allow 4-5 weeks for delivery). Books will be mailed to you shortly after the event. For those who choose in-store pick up\, you will be contacted by Vroman’s via email shortly after the event and alerted as to when your book will be ready for pick up. \n  \nQuestions? Email us at email@vromansbookstore.com
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-andrew-mccarthy-with-michael-oates-palmer-discusses-brat-an-80s-story/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210608T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Michael Punke with Michael Hampton discusses Ridgeline
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK:  https://www.crowdcast.io/e/pwbeo6v5 \n  \nIn 1866\, with the country barely recovered from the Civil War\, new war breaks out on the western frontier–a clash of cultures between a young\, ambitious nation and the Native tribes who have lived on the land for centuries. Colonel Henry Carrington arrives in Wyoming’s Powder River Valley to lead the US Army in defending the opening of a new road for gold miners and settlers. Carrington intends to build a fort in the middle of critical hunting grounds\, the home of the Lakota. Red Cloud\, one of the Lakota’s most respected chiefs\, and Crazy Horse\, a young but visionary warrior\, understand full well the implications of this invasion. For the Lakota\, the stakes are their home\, their culture\, their lives. \nAs fall bleeds into winter\, Crazy Horse leads a small war party that confronts Colonel Carrington’s soldiers with near constant attacks. Red Cloud\, meanwhile\, seeks to build the tribal alliances that he knows will be necessary to defeat the soldiers. Colonel Carrington seeks to hold together a US Army beset with internal discord. Carrington’s officers are skeptical of their commander’s strategy\, none more so than Lieutenant George Washington Grummond\, who longs to fight a foe he dismisses as inferior in all ways. The rank-and-file soldiers\, meanwhile\, are still divided by the residue of civil war\, and tempted to desertion by the nearby goldfields. \nThroughout this taut saga–based on real people and events–Michael Punke brings the same immersive\, vivid storytelling and historical insight that made his breakthrough debut so memorable. As Ridgeline builds to its epic conclusion\, it grapples with essential questions of conquest and justice that still echo today. (Henry Holt & Co.) \nMichael Hampton is the Vice President for Development at Appian Way Films.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-michael-punke-with-michael-hampton-discusses-ridgeline/
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Jill & Dave Henry present The Greatest College Health Guide You Never Knew You Needed
DESCRIPTION:This event was originally scheduled for April 22nd. \nThis is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/a3mk67o6 \nEvery fall\, around eight million young adults crash into college fired up for the best four years of their lives\, ready to experience campus life\, take classes about things they’re interested in\, and meet people from all over the world. Most students\, however\, are better prepared to pick their major or talk to strangers than they are to take care of themselves in the college setting. College students today are more depressed\, anxious\, and stressed than previous waves of students; they’re also more sedentary\, not really exercising\, and living in a meal-plan limbo supplemented with ramen and coffee. \nIn this comprehensive field guild\, high school coaches Jill and Dave Henry break down the facts and deliver doable\, no-BS strategies for managing physical and mental health on campus. In addition to helpful\, interactive graphics\, the coaches share their relatable true stories–ranging from the ridiculous to the serious–to discuss the five biggest health obstacles students face in college. On top of research-backed tips\, The Greatest College Health Guide You Never Knew You Needed also features raw and personal advice from current students on college campuses across the country. \nWhile simply figuring out what to eat and how to exercise can be completely overwhelming\, this guide goes beyond a basic crash course on how to be healthy. Jill and Dave cover everything from crucial time-management skills to the complex sensitivity of self-doubt\, sexual assault\, and depression with humor\, humility\, and heart. The Greatest College Health Guide You Never Knew You Needed is a complete road map for how to take care of your mind and body that will not only set students up to crush the next four years\, but will also provide a foundation they can carry with them for the rest of their lives. (Skyhorse Publishing) \nJill and Dave Henry have been coaching\, entertaining\, and educating teens in Los Angeles for more than twenty years combined. With every graduating class\, they’ve fielded their student-athletes’ concerns about the transition to college\, particularly the dreaded freshman fifteen. Determined to help\, the Henrys decided to leverage their professional backgrounds (Jill is an award-winning statistics teacher; Dave is an Emmy-nominated editor and television producer) and create a resource to help young adults enjoy college without sacrificing their health.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-jill-dave-henry-present-the-greatest-college-health-guide-you-never-knew-you-needed/
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Special Story Time with Lucky Diaz & Micah Player presenting Paletero Man
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK:  https://www.crowdcast.io/e/ug3nynjl \n  \nA vibrant picture book celebrating the strength of community and the tastes of summer from Latin Grammy-winning musician Lucky Diaz and celebrated artist Micah Player. \nRing! Ring! Ring! Can you hear his call? Paletas for one! Paletas for all! \nWhat’s the best way to cool off on a hot summer day? Run quick and find Paletero José! \nFollow along with our narrator as he passes through his busy neighborhood in search of the Paletero Man. But when he finally catches up with him\, our narrator’s pockets are empty. Oh no! What happened to his dinero? It will take the help of the entire community to get the tasty treat now. \nFull of musicality\, generosity\, kindness\, and ice pops\, this book is sure to satisfy fans of Thank You\, Omu! and Carmela Full of Wishes. \nIncludes Spanish words and phrases throughout\, an author’s note from Lucky Diaz\, and a link to a live version of the Lucky Band’s popular song that inspired the book. (Harper Collins)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-special-story-time-with-lucky-diaz-micah-player-presenting-paletero-man/
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Neal Allen with Anne Lamott discusses Shapes of Truth: Discover God Inside You
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/iusalvbe \nNeal Allen\, in conversation with Anne Lamott\, discusses Shapes of Truth: Discover God Inside You \nLaunching his book Shapes of Truth: Discover God Inside You\, Neal Allen is joined by his wife\, author Anne Lamott\, in a freewheeling romp through the book\, their divergent spiritual paths\, ways of writing\, and approaches to Covid times as newlyweds. \nHidden in your body is a set of 35 divine objects that represent aspects of God. They can grant immediate and sustained relief from everyday suffering. Shapes of Truth unveils this remarkable discovery and provides step-by-step instructions for encountering them yourself. With parallels in Platonism philosophy and Sufi mysticism\, these eternal body-forms are trippy and wondrous. \nNeal Allen is a coach and writer who studies and practices traditional and contemporary spiritual paths. His private coaching practice blends standard psychodynamics with spirituality methods. Earlier careers included newspaper journalism and corporate marketing for large public companies. He lives in Northern California with his wife\, the author Anne Lamott. \nAnne Lamott is the New York Times best-selling author of Dusk Night Dawn: On Revival and Courage\, published in March. She is the author of 18 more books of essays\, novels including Rosie and Imperfect Birds\, and long-form non-fiction including the classic writing manual Bird by Bird and childrearing memoir Operating Instructions. She is a past recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and an inductee to the California Hall of Fame.
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: P.C. & Kristin Cast with Allison Saft\, discuss Spells Trouble: Sisters of Salem
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/7ao0ofni \nDouble double\, twins spell trouble… \nHunter and Mercy Goode are twin witches\, direct descendants of the founder of their town of Goodeville. As their ancestors have done before them\, it is now time for the twins to learn what it means to be Gatekeepers-the protectors of the Gates to different underworlds\, ancient portals between their world and realms where mythology rules and nightmares come to life. \nWhen their mother becomes the first victim in a string of murders\, the devastated sisters vow to avenge her death. But it will take more than magic to rein in the ancient mythological monsters who’ve infected their peaceful town. \nNow Hunter and Mercy must come together and accept their destiny or risk being separated for good. (Wednesday Books) \n#1 New York Times & #1 USA Today bestselling author P.C. Cast was born in the Midwest\, and\, after her tour in the USAF\, she taught high school for 15 years before retiring to write full time. PC is a member of the Oklahoma Writers Hall of Fame. Her novels have been awarded the prestigious: Oklahoma Book Award\, YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers\, Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award\, Booksellers’ Best\, and many\, many more. Ms. Cast is an experienced teacher and talented speaker who lives in Oregon near her fabulous daughter\, her adorable pack of dogs\, her crazy Maine Coon\, and a bunch of horses. \nKristin Cast is a #1 New York Times and #1 USA Today bestselling author who was born in Japan and grew up in Oklahoma where she explored everything from tattoo modeling to broadcast journalism. After battling addiction\, Kristin made her way to the Pacific Northwest and landed in Portland. She rediscovered her passion for storytelling in the stacks at dusty bookstores and in rickety chairs in old coffeehouses. For as long as Kristin can remember\, she’s been telling stories. Thankfully\, she’s been writing them down since 2005. \nAllison Saft was born in a Philadelphia blizzard and has been chasing the sun ever since. After receiving her MA in English Literature from Tulane University\, she moved from the Gulf Coast to the West Coast\, where she spends her time hiking the redwoods and practicing aerial silks. Down Comes the Night is her debut novel.
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Christopher Buehlman discusses The Blacktongue Thief
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK:  https://www.crowdcast.io/e/cyptn6li \nKinch Na Shannack owes the Takers Guild a small fortune for his education as a thief\, which includes (but is not limited to) lock-picking\, knife-fighting\, wall-scaling\, fall-breaking\, lie-weaving\, trap-making\, plus a few small magics. His debt has driven him to lie in wait by the old forest road\, planning to rob the next traveler that crosses his path. \nBut today\, Kinch Na Shannack has picked the wrong mark. \nGalva is a knight\, a survivor of the brutal goblin wars\, and handmaiden of the goddess of death. She is searching for her queen\, missing since a distant northern city fell to giants. \nUnsuccessful in his robbery and lucky to escape with his life\, Kinch now finds his fate entangled with Galva’s. Common enemies and uncommon dangers force thief and knight on an epic journey where goblins hunger for human flesh\, krakens hunt in dark waters\, and honor is a luxury few can afford. (Tor Books)
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: David Yoon discusses Version Zero
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/mt9mke0t \nFrom the brilliant mind of New York Times bestselling author David Yoon comes a lightning-fast and scorchingly observant thriller about how we can save ourselves from the very real perils of a virtual world. \nMax\, a data whiz at the social media company Wren\, has gotten a firsthand glimpse of the dark side of big tech. When he questions what his company does with the data they collect\, he’s fired…then black-balled across Silicon Valley. \nWith time on his hands and revenge on his mind\, Max and his longtime friend (and secretly the love of his life) Akiko\, decide to get even by rebooting the internet. After all\, in order to fix things\, sometimes you have to break them. But when Max and Akiko join forces with a reclusive tech baron\, they learn that breaking things can have unintended–and catastrophic–consequences. (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) \nDavid Yoon grew up in Orange County\, California\, and now lives in Los Angeles with his wife\, novelist Nicola Yoon\, and their daughter. He drew the illustrations for Nicola’s #1 New York Times bestseller Everything\, Everything. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Frankly in Love\, which was a William C. Morris Award finalist and an Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature Honor book. David and Nicola also recently announced the launch of their own YA imprint for love stories starring people of color called Joy Revolution\, part of Random House Children’s Books. \nYou can visit him at davidyoon.com. \nMarie Lu is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Young Elites\, Legend\, and Warcross series. She graduated from the University of Southern California and jumped into the video game industry as an artist. Now a full-time writer\, she spends her spare time reading\, drawing\, playing games\, and getting stuck in traffic. She lives in Los Angeles with her illustrator-author husband\, Primo Gallanosa\, and their family.
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