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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
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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
CATEGORIES:Vroman's Bookstore
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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/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Vroman's Bookstore
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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/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210611T190000
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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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CATEGORIES:Vroman's Bookstore
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210604T180000
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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.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-neal-allen-with-anne-lamott-discusses-shapes-of-truth-discover-god-inside-you/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210602T180000
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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.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-p-c-kristin-cast-with-allison-saft-discuss-spells-trouble-sisters-of-salem/
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210520T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Tim Grover discusses Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness
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/7o7ikwsa \nFrom the elite performance coach who authored the international bestseller Relentless and whose clients have included Michael Jordan\, Kobe Bryant\, and Dwyane Wade\, comes this brutally honest formula for winning in business\, sports\, or any arena where the battle is fiercely unforgiving. \nIn Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness\, Tim Grover shows why he is one of the world’s most sought-after mindset experts. Drawing on three decades of work with elite competitors\, Grover strips away the cliches and rah-rah mentality that create mediocrity and challenges you to embrace reality with single-minded intensity. The prize? Massive success. \nWhether you’re an athlete with championship dreams\, an entrepreneur building a business\, a CEO managing an empire\, a salesperson closing a deal\, or simply a competitor determined to stand in the winner’s circle\, Winning offers thirteen crucial principles for achieving unbeatable performance. \nThis book reveals the truth about the obstacles and challenges that stand between you and your goals: Winning never lies. Winning knows your secrets. Winning wages war in the battlefield of your mind. Winning wants all of you. And more. \nIf you’re addicted to the taste of success and crave more\, then you’re ready for Winning’s results-driven performance strategy. And if you’re already winning and want to learn how to execute at a level that will establish you as one of the greatest–so you can own not just this moment\, but the next\, and the next–this book will show you the path. (Scribner Book Company) \n“Tim Grover was by my side for fifteen years\, and knows more than anyone about building winners. This book is essential for those who want to be the best at whatever they do…and are willing to pay the price to get there.”\n–Michael Jordan
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Elizabeth Nyamayaro discusses I Am a Girl from Africa
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/7iit4ol9 \nThe inspiring journey of a girl from Africa whose near-death experience sparked a dream that changed the world. \nWhen severe draught hit her village in Zimbabwe\, Elizabeth\, then eight\, had no idea that this moment of utter devastation would come to define her life purpose. Unable to move from hunger\, she encountered a United Nations aid worker who gave her a bowl of warm porridge and saved her life. This transformative moment inspired Elizabeth to become a humanitarian\, and she vowed to dedicate her life to giving back to her community\, her continent\, and the world. \nGrounded by the African concept of ubuntu–“I am because we are”– I Am a Girl from Africa charts Elizabeth’s quest in pursuit of her dream from the small village of Goromonzi to Harare\, London\, New York\, and beyond\, where she eventually became a Senior Advisor at the United Nations and launched HeForShe\, one of the world’s largest global solidarity movements for gender equality. For over two decades\, Elizabeth has been instrumental in creating change in communities all around the world; uplifting the lives of others\, just as her life was once uplifted. The memoir brings to vivid life one extraordinary woman’s story of persevering through incredible odds and finding her true calling–while delivering an important message of hope and empowerment in a time when we need it most. (Scribner Book Company)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210518T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Sarah Dass discusses Where the Rhythm Takes 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/7z34nv8m \nInspired by Jane Austen’s Persuasion\, Where the Rhythm Takes You is a romantic\, mesmerizing novel of first love and second chances. \nSeventeen-year-old Reyna has spent most of her life at the Plumeria\, her family’s gorgeous seaside resort in Tobago. But what once seemed like paradise is starting to feel more like purgatory. It’s been two years since Reyna’s mother passed away\, two years since Aiden–her childhood best friend\, first kiss\, first love\, first everything–left the island to pursue his music dreams. \nReyna’s friends are all planning their futures and heading abroad. Even Daddy seems to want to move on\, leaving her to try to keep the Plumeria running. \nAnd that’s when Aiden comes roaring back into her life–as a VIP guest at the resort. \nAiden is now one-third of DJ Bacchanal–the latest\, hottest music group on the scene. While Reyna has stayed exactly where he left her\, Aiden has returned to Tobago with his Grammy-nominated band and two gorgeous LA socialites. And he may (or may not be) dating one of them… (Balzer & Bray/Harperteen) \nSarah Dass was born in Trinidad but has lived in Tobago since she was two years old. She graduated from University College London. She now works in Tobago as an office administrator by day and writes stories about the Caribbean by night. When she’s not writing\, she’s reading or taking walks with her dachshund\, named Stella. Sarah’s debut novel is inspired by her childhood\, spent in a seaside hotel. \nMaika Moulite is a Miami native and the daughter of Haitian immigrants. She earned a bachelor’s in marketing from Florida State University and an MBA from the University of Miami. When she’s not using her digital prowess to help nonprofits and major organizations tell their stories online\, she’s sharpening her skills as a PhD student at Howard University’s Communication\, Culture and Media Studies program. Her research focuses on representation in media and its impact on marginalized groups. She’s the eldest of four sisters and loves young adult novels\, fierce female leads\, and laughing. \nMaritza Moulite graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor’s in women’s studies and the University of Southern California with a master’s in journalism. She’s worked in various capacities for NBC News\, CNN\, and USA TODAY. Maritza is a PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania exploring ways to improve literacy in under-resourced communities after being inspired to study education from her time as a literacy tutor and pre-k teacher assistant. Her favorite song is “September” by Earth\, Wind & Fire.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210517T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Anna Sale discusses Let’s Talk About Hard Things
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/2vqde0wc \nAnna Sale wants you to have that conversation. You know the one. The one that you’ve been avoiding or putting off\, maybe for years. The one that you’ve thought “they’ll never understand” or “do I really want to bring that up?” or “it’s not going to go well\, so why even try?” \nSale is the founder and host of WNYC’s popular\, award-winning podcast Death\, Sex\, & Money\, or as the New York Times dubbed her\, “a therapist at happy hour.” She and her guests have direct and thought-provoking conversations\, discussing topics that most of us are too squeamish\, polite\, or nervous to bring up. But Sale argues that we all experience these hard things\, and by not talking to one another\, we cut ourselves off\, leading us to feel isolated and disconnected from the people who can help us most. \nIn Let’s Talk About Hard Things\, Sale uses the best of what she’s learned from her podcast to reveal that when we have the courage to talk about hard things\, we learn about ourselves\, others\, and the world that we make together. Diving into five of the most fraught conversation topics–death\, sex\, money\, family\, and identity–she moves between memoir\, fascinating snapshots of a variety of Americans opening up about their lives\, and expert opinions to show why having tough conversations is important and how to do them in a thoughtful and generous way. She uncovers that listening may be the most important part of a tough conversation\, that the end goal should be understanding without the pressure of reconciliation\, and that there are some things that words can’t fix (and why that’s actually okay). \nTouching\, personal\, and inspiring\, Let’s Talk About Hard Things is a profound meditation on why communication can connect us instead of divide us and how we can all do it better. (Simon & Schuster)
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Gian Sardar discusses Take What You Can Carry
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/xfabifhg \nAn aspiring photographer follows her dreams and faces her fears in a poignant novel about finding beauty\, promise\, and love amid the chaos of war-torn Kurdistan. \nIt’s 1979. Olivia Murray\, a secretary at a Los Angeles newspaper\, is determined to become a photojournalist and make a difference with her work. When opportunity arrives\, she seizes it\, accompanying her Kurdish boyfriend\, Delan\, to northern Iraq for a family wedding\, hoping to capture an image that lands her a job in the photo department. More important\, though\, the trip is a chance to understand Delan’s childhood and bridge the differences of their pasts. Yet when the return home proves less safe than Delan believed\, Olivia is confronted with a reality she had not expected\, and is awakened to the dangers of a town patrolled by Iraqi military under curfew and constant threat. \nBut in this world torn apart by war\, there are intoxicating sights and scents\, Delan’s loving family\, innocence not yet compromised\, and small acts of kindness that flourish unexpectedly. All of it will be tested when Olivia captures a shattering\, tragic moment on film\, one that upends all their lives and proves that true bravery begins with an open heart. (Lake Union Publishing) \n“Set forth in vivid\, propulsive writing\, Take What You Can Carry is a love story that is also a love song to the Kurdish people and an adventure tale that balances the risks of ambition with the costs of responsibility. Blending romance and near history\, Gian Sardar has produced a tale filled with indelible images and characters one comes to know as family. A rich and satisfying read.” —Meg Howrey\, author of The Wanderers
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Catherine McKenzie discusses Six Weeks to Live
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/patxd893 \nJennifer Barnes never expected the shocking news she received at a routine doctor’s appointment: she has a terminal brain tumor–and only six weeks left to live. \nWhile stunned by the diagnosis\, the forty-eight-year-old mother decides to spend what little time she has left with her family–her adult triplets and twin grandsons–close by her side. But when she realizes she was possibly poisoned a year earlier\, she’s determined to discover who might have tried to get rid of her before she’s gone for good. \nSeparated from her husband and with a contentious divorce in progress\, Jennifer focuses her suspicions on her soon-to-be ex. Meanwhile\, her daughters are each processing the news differently. Calm medical student Emily is there for whatever Jennifer needs. Moody scientist Aline\, who keeps her mother at arm’s length\, nonetheless agrees to help with the investigation. Even imprudent Miranda\, who has recently had to move back home\, is being unusually solicitous. \nBut with her daughters doubting her campaign against their father\, Jennifer can’t help but wonder if the poisoning is all in her head–or if there’s someone else who wanted her dead. (Atria Books) \nCatherine McKenzie was born and raised in Montreal\, Canada. A graduate of McGill in History and Law\, Catherine practiced law for twenty years before leaving the practice to write full time. An avid runner\, skier and tennis player\, she’s the author of numerous bestsellers including HIDDEN\, FRACTURED\, THE GOOD LIAR and I’LL NEVER TELL. Her works have been translated into multiple languages and THE GOOD LIAR\, YOU CAN’T CATCH ME and I’LL NEVER TELL have all been optioned for development into television series. \nRachel Stuhler hails from Rochester\, NY. After working for several years as a script supervisor on film sets\, Rachel sold her first scripts to Lifetime and The Hallmark Channel. In the years since\, Rachel has continued to work in television and published novel “Absolutely True Lies” with Simon & Schuster/Touchstone. Her byline has appeared in publications from Cosmopolitan to Newsweek. Rachel is also a fierce advocate for maternal health\, lobbying Congress and working to reduce the maternal mortality rate in the United States and beyond. Rachel is currently plotting her next move in world domination\, or writing about world domination\, which is more fun and a lot less work.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-catherine-mckenzie-discusses-six-weeks-to-live/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210510T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Ron White discusses Lincoln in Private: What His Most Personal Reflections Tell Us about Our Greatest President
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/5fn91sll \nA deeply private man\, shut off even to those who worked closely with him\, Abraham Lincoln often captured “his best thoughts\,” as he called them\, in short notes to himself. He would work out his personal stances on the biggest issues of the day\, never expecting anyone to see these frank\, unpolished pieces of writing\, which he’d then keep close at hand\, in desk drawers and even in his top hat. The profound importance of these notes has been overlooked\, because the originals are scattered across several different archives and have never before been brought together and examined as a coherent whole. \nNow\, renowned Lincoln historian Ronald C. White walks readers through twelve of Lincoln’s most important private notes\, showcasing our greatest president’s brilliance and empathy\, but also his very human anxieties and ambitions. We look over Lincoln’s shoulder as he grapples with the problem of slavery\, attempting to find convincing rebuttals to those who supported the evil institution (“As I would not be a slave\, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.”); prepares for his historic debates with Stephen Douglas; expresses his private feelings after a defeated bid for a Senate seat (“With me\, the race of ambition has been a failure–a flat failure”); voices his concerns about the new Republican Party’s long-term prospects; develops an argument for national unity amidst a secession crisis that would ultimately rend the nation in two; and\, for a president many have viewed as not religious\, develops a sophisticated theological reflection in the midst of the Civil War (“it is quite possible that God’s purpose is something different from the purpose of either party”). Additionally\, in a historic first\, all 111 Lincoln notes are transcribed in the appendix\, a gift to scholars and Lincoln buffs alike. \nThese are notes Lincoln never expected anyone to read\, put into context by a writer who has spent his career studying Lincoln’s life and words. The result is a rare glimpse into the mind and soul of one of our nation’s most important figures. (Random House)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210507T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Nicholas Schmidle\, in conversation with Buzz Bissinger
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/s4tl8u4n \nIn the spirit of The Right Stuff\, updated for the 21st century\, Test Gods is an epic story about extreme bravery and sacrifice\, about the thin line between lunacy and genius. Most of all\, it is a story about the pursuit of meaning in our lives–and the fulfillment of our dreams. \nWorking from exclusive inside reporting\, New Yorker writer Nicholas Schmidle tells the remarkable story of the test pilots\, engineers\, and visionaries behind Virgin Galactic’s campaign to build a space tourism company. Schmidle follows a handful of characters–Mark Stucky\, Virgin’s lead test pilot; Richard Branson\, the eccentric billionaire funding the venture; Mike Moses\, the grounded\, unflappable president; Mike Alsbury\, the test pilot killed in a fatal crash; and others–through personal and professional dramas\, in pursuit of their collective goal: to make space tourism a reality. \nAlong the way\, Schmidle weaves his relationship with his father–a former fighter pilot and decorated war hero–into the tragedies and triumphs that Branson’s team confronts out in the Mojave desert as they design\, build\, and test-fly their private rocket ship. Gripping and novelistic\, Test Gods leads us\, through human drama\, into a previously unseen world–and beyond. (Henry Holt & Co.) \n“It’s hard to know where to begin: Test Gods is unique\, fascinating\, compulsively readable\, brilliantly reported with unprecedented access\, a kick-ass adventure story of the last of the great swashbucklers addicted to speed and altitude. It is a journey unlike any I have ever read\, as pulsating as it is poignant and personal. What makes a man routinely risk his life for a living umpteen miles above the clouds? What does he leave behind on earth? Cosmic questions that Schmidle answers with elegance and beauty and pace. Just strap yourself in and get ready for one helluva ride.”—Buzz Bissinger\, author of Friday Night Lights
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-nicholas-schmidle-in-conversation-with-buzz-bissinger/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210506T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Paolina Milana discusses Committed: A Memoir of Madness in the Family
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/2x7s69da \nAfter a decade of caring for crazy and keeping her mother’s mental illness a secret from the outside world\, twenty-year-old Paolina Milana longs for just one year free from the madness of her home. When she gets the chance to go to an out-of-state school\, she takes it\, but her family won’t leave her be. Letter after letter arrives\, constantly reminding her of the insanity rooted in her family tree. Even worse\, the voices in her own head whisper words she’s not sure are normal. “Please don’t make me be like Mamma\,” she prays to a God she’s not sure is listening. \nThe unexpected death of her father soon after she returns home leaves Paolina in shock–and in charge of her paranoid schizophrenic mother. But it isn’t until she is twenty-seven and her sister two years her junior explodes in a psychotic episode and\, just like Mamma\, is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and must be committed\, that Paolina descends into her own despair\, nearly losing herself to the darkness. \nPoignant and impactful\, Committed is one woman’s story of resilience as she struggles to stay sane despite the madness that surrounds her. (She Writes Press) \nPublished author\, speaker\, podcaster\, and founder of Madness To Magic\, Paolina Milana’s mission is to share stories that celebrate the triumph of the human spirit and the power that lies within each of us to bring about change for the better. Her professional background includes telling other people’s stories\, first as a journalist and then as a PR and digital marketing executive in both corporate and non-profit environments. She currently serves as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for children in foster care and as an empowerment coach\, using storytelling to help people reimagine their lives\, write their next chapters\, and become the heroes of their own journeys. Paolina has won awards for her writing and creative campaigns\, including her first full-length book The S Word\, which received the National Indie Excellence Award. Her self-help picture book for adults Seriously! Are We There Yet?! will publish late 2020. Paolina is first-generation Sicilian\, married\, and lives on the edge of the Angeles National Forest in Southern California. \nBrenda Gazzar is a multilingual multimedia reporter who has worked for a variety of news outlets in California and in the Middle East since 2000. She has covered a range of issues\, including breaking news\, immigration\, law and order\, race\, religion and gender issues\, politics\, human interest stories and education. Besides the Los Angeles Daily News and its sister papers\, her work has been published by Reuters\, the Denver Post\, Ms. Magazine\, the Jerusalem Post\, USA Today\, the Christian Science Monitor\, the Los Angeles Jewish Journal\, The Cairo Times and others. Brenda speaks Spanish\, Hebrew and intermediate Arabic and is the recipient of national\, state and regional awards\, including a National Headliners Award and one from the Associated Press News Executives’ Council. She holds a dual master’s degree in Communications/Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Texas at Austin.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210504T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Justin Dean presents Awesome Dog 5000 vs. the Kitty-Cat Cyber Squad
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/36wn18fe  \nHeads up\, DOG MAN lovers! Watch out\, readers of BAD GUYS! Robotic dog AWESOME DOG 5000 is back in his third action-packed adventure! \nEvil Cat vs. Awesome Dog! Get ready to meet Awesome Dog’s number one fan–Tina Tinkerwith. Tina’s an obsessed toy designer who’ll stop at NOTHING to get close to her idol\, even if it means becoming a SUPERVILLAIN herself! Find out what happens when Awesome Dog and his pals face off against Tina and her army of robotic kitty toys in the AWESOMEST Awesome Dog yet! The claws are coming out to settle the age-old debate once and for all\, which is better? Cats or dogs? \nAttention\, readers! AWESOME DOG 5000 is a wild action-comedy told through a mix of text and black-and-white illustrations\, with a mystery to solve at the end. Can you handle the awesomeness? (Random House Books for Young Readers) \nJustin Dean is an award-winning writer who’s made stuff for television\, animation\, video games\, live events\, and now books! He’s a self-taught artist but only sticks to drawing because marble sculpture is way harder than it looks. When he’s not typing up bizarro and funny stories he teaches creative writing to kids. Justin plays way too many video games and watches even more movies. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two kids. Unfortunately\, they don’t have any robot pets (yet!). Awesome Dog 5000 is his first book.
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