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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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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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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)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-christopher-buehlman-discusses-the-blacktongue-thief/
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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.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-david-yoon-discusses-version-zero/
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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
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-tim-grover-discusses-winning-the-unforgiving-race-to-greatness/
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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)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-elizabeth-nyamayaro-discusses-i-am-a-girl-from-africa/
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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.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-sarah-dass-discusses-where-the-rhythm-takes-you/
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210513T180000
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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)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-ron-white-discusses-lincoln-in-private-what-his-most-personal-reflections-tell-us-about-our-greatest-president/
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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
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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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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Charles Seife discusses Hawking Hawking: The Selling of a Scientific Celebrity
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/tzzkxy76 \nStephen Hawking was widely recognized as the world’s best physicist and even the most brilliant man alive-but what if his true talent was self-promotion? \nWhen Stephen Hawking died\, he was widely recognized as the world’s best physicist\, and even its smartest person. \nHe was neither. \nIn Hawking Hawking\, science journalist Charles Seife explores how Stephen Hawking came to be thought of as humanity’s greatest genius. Hawking spent his career grappling with deep questions in physics\, but his renown didn’t rest on his science. He was a master of self-promotion\, hosting parties for time travelers\, declaring victory over problems he had not solved\, and wooing billionaires. Confined to a wheelchair and physically dependent on a cadre of devotees\, Hawking still managed to captivate the people around him–and use them for his own purposes. \nA brilliant exposé and powerful biography\, Hawking Hawking uncovers the authentic Hawking buried underneath the fake. It is the story of a man whose brilliance in physics was matched by his genius for building his own myth. (Basic Books) \nCharles Seife is a professor of journalism at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute and has been writing about science and mathematics for nearly three decades. The author of numerous books\, including the bestselling Zero\, he lives in New York City.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210427T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Jenny Lee discusses Anna K Away
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/oj4vnpof \nHow the mighty have fallen. Anna K\, once the golden girl of Greenwich\, CT\, and New York City\, has been brought low by a scandalous sex tape and the tragic death of her first love\, Alexia Vronsky. At the beginning of the summer\, her father takes her to the other side of the world\, to connect with his family in South Korea and hide her away. Is Anna in exile? Or could this be her chance to figure out who she really is? \nBack in the U.S.\, Lolly has forgiven Steven for cheating on her\, and their relationship feels stronger than ever. But when Lolly meets a boy at her beloved theater camp\, she has to ask herself how well Steven will ever really know her. Meanwhile\, in Manhattan\, everything between Kimmie and her new boyfriend\, Dustin\, is easy–except when it comes to finally having sex. And Bea escapes to LA\, running away from her grief at her beloved cousin’s death\, until a beautiful stranger steals her heart. Is Bea ready to finally forgive Anna\, and let herself truly fall in love for the very first time? \nSet over the course of one unforgettable summer\, Jenny Lee’s Anna K Away is full of the risk\, joy\, heartbreak\, and adventure that mark the three months between the end of one school year and the beginning of the next. (Flatiron Books) \nJenny Lee is a television writer and producer who has worked on BET’s Boomerang\, IFC’s Brockmire\, Freeform’s Young & Hungry\, and the Disney Channel’s number-one-rated kids’ show\, Shake It Up. Jenny has previously published humor essay collections and middle-grade novels\, and Anna K. is her debut YA novel. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and 135-pound Newfoundland\, Gemma (and yes\, it’s a toss-up on who’s walking who every day). \nKatharine McGee is the New York Times bestselling author of the Thousandth Floor series. She studied English and French literature at Princeton and has an MBA from Stanford. She’s been speculating about American royalty since her undergraduate days\, when she wrote a thesis on “castle envy”: the idea that the American psyche is missing out on something\, because Americans don’t have a royal family of their own. Katharine lives with her husband in her hometown of Houston\, Texas.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210421T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Richard Lui discusses Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness
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/kvspvazt \nEnough About Me equips you with practical tools to find meaning and compassion in even the smallest of everyday choices. \nWhat if your path to a more successful\, healthy\, and satisfying life is actually not about you? \nWhen his father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease\, Richard Lui did something tough. The award-winning news anchor decided to set aside his growing career to care for family. Selflessness\, however\, did not come easily. So\, Richard set out to explore why he struggled. \nIn every decision\, big and small\, Lui discovered hidden opportunities to put others ahead of himself. Similar to training physical muscles\, we must train our decision-making muscles to choose others over ourselves in order to have unexpected smiles and renewed balance in our lives. \nFrom a journalist’s point of view\, he digs into and shares stories from his seven-year “selfless” exploration and ultimately shares how small choices toward selflessness are not a compromise\, but instead a way to a more satisfying life. Choice by choice\, step by step\, the path to a more satisfying and fulfilling journey is right here in the people around us. (Zondervan) \nRichard Lui has more than 30 years in television\, film\, technology\, and business. Currently working for MSNBC / NBC News and previously with CNN Worldwide\, he is a team Emmy and Peabody winning journalist. Richard’s 15-year business career involves a fintech patent and launching six tech brands over three business cycles.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-richard-lui-discusses-enough-about-me-the-unexpected-power-of-selflessness/
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: A Special Story Time with Corey Finkle & Shelley Couvillion presenting Your Future is Bright
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/imk2bunu \nToday is a triumph! It’s awesome! You’re great!\nThe things you’ve accomplished are truly first rate.\nYour efforts have made you stand out from the crowd\,\nSo\, puff out your chest–you deserve to feel proud. \nFollow a group of children as they dream about what the future might hold. As they spin their passions into opportunities\, they learn that adventure awaits any and all who put their hearts and minds into something. \nTold in Corey Finkle’s touching rhyming verse and paired with gorgeous watercolor illustrations by Shelley Couvillion\, Your Future Is Bright is an inspiring ode to self-confidence\, kindness\, and dedication\, and makes for the perfect gift for any occasion\, including graduations\, baby showers\, birthdays\, and more. (Henry Holt & Co.) \nCorey Finkle is a copywriter and author. A member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators\, Corey has a passion for writing books for children. Your Future Is Bright is his first book. He lives in Providence\, Rhode Island. \nShelley Couvillion is an illustrator who works with watercolors and colored pencils. She found her love for illustrating when she used to draw while listening to her mother read books aloud to her as a child. Her work has been featured in children’s magazines such as Bravery\, Illustroia\, and Brio. Your Future Is Bright is her picture book. She lives in Los Angeles\, California.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-a-special-story-time-with-corey-finkle-shelley-couvillion-presenting-your-future-is-bright/
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Chris Gardner discusses Permission to Dream
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 LINKL: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/akcjsjrl \nOn a winter’s day\, Chris Gardner set off with his nine-year-old granddaughter Brooke to find the harmonica of her dreams. The search sends them North “beyond the wall” into a foreboding Chicago neighborhood and\, soon\, on a harrowing adventure that will change both of their lives–and ours. \nChris is still mourning the loss of his girlfriend to brain cancer. Her question haunts him: “Now that we know how short life can be\, what will you do with the time you have left?” After five years\, he feels an urgency–what he calls\, “Atomic Time” in which every second counts–to find an answer\, but is stuck. Even while giving Brooke permission to aspire to one day become President of the United States\, he knows it’s time to reclaim his own permission to dream. \nLost\, Chris and his granddaughter board a bus\, reminding him of earlier rides through dark times when dreams of a better life kept him alive. As the two wind through a changing cityscape\, Chris reflects on past lessons that offer powerful guidance for dreaming your way to monumental success. \nAt its heart\, this book lays out a blueprint for building a dream-come-true life–even during uncertainty. Gardner delivers the secrets to achieving a prosperous career–from a method for identifying your ultimate dream to a playbook for becoming world class at it. His tools include the “new 3 R’s”–or the Rep\, the Rap and the Rolodex–which reveal how to earn a stellar reputation\, develop a rap for marketing yourself\, and amass a Rolodex of rewarding relationships. No matter how much wealth you achieve\, Chris notes\, true success comes from enriching the lives of others–so all can still have access to the American Dream. \nToward the end\, Brooke observes that in Atomic Time it’s never too late for anyone to reinvent themselves and change their fortune. Chris\, hearing her\, realizes what his next pursuit will be–to go back to high school and give permission to dream to the next generation of problem solvers and change makers. \nA true fable\, Permission to Dream is a timeless and timely manifesto for turning dreams into action–beginning right now. (Amistad Press) \nChris Gardner is the Chief Executive of Gardner Rich & Company\, a multimillion-dollar brokerage with offices in New York\, Chicago\, and San Francisco. An avid philanthropist and motivational speaker\, Gardner is committed to many organizations—particularly those related to education—and was recently the recipient of the “Father of the Year Award” from the National Fatherhood Initiative. A Milwaukee native\, Gardner has two children and resides in Chicago and New York.
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Robin Reul discusses Where the Road Leads Us
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/am3184g5 \nSometimes the best path is the unexpected one. \nJack is on the verge for leaving for college\, but before he does\, he wants to track down his estranged brother\, Alex and find some closure in the wake of their father’s death. Meanwhile\, Hallie has just found out some upsetting news about a friend in Oregon\, and she has a small window to go see him before it’s too late. \nJack and Hallie are practically strangers. They shared a class together years ago and haven’t seen each other since\, though they have more in common than they’d ever imagine. And when fate puts them into the same rideshare to the bus terminal\, it kicks off an unconventional and hysterical adventure that may lead them to their own true selves…and maybe to each other. (Sourcebooks Fire) \nRobin Reul is the author of MY KIND OF CRAZY and WHERE THE ROAD LEADS US. She has been writing since she was in early elementary school\, when she used to make her own book club flyers for her classmates and then pen them original stories. Though she grew up on film sets and worked for many years in the film and television industry\, she ultimately decided to focus her attention on writing full time. She lives in Los Angeles suburbia. \nGae Polisner is a lawyer by trade\, but a writer by calling. Her books have received multiple awards including a Bank Street Best\, Pennsylvania School Library award\, multiple Nerdy Book Club awards\, and a Golden Archer\, Wisconsin’s Children’s Choice Award. Her bestselling book\, THE MEMORY OF THINGS is used in schools around the country. Gae lives on Long Island with her husband\, two musical sons\, and a suspiciously-fictional looking dog. When she isn’t writing\, you can find her in a pool or the open waters off Long Island. She has swum a 10K and holds out hope that one day her wetsuit will morph her into a superhero.–
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Bobby Johnston discusses The Saint I Ain’t: Stories from Sycamore Street
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/043l4zb4  \nSinners\, saints and saviors collide in Bobby Johnston’s stories\, which chronicle the savagery and poetry of oppressive Catholic upbringing in 1970s Rust-Belt America. Johnston weaves landscapes of transgression and absolution\, humor and resilience into his sharp-eyed tapestry of recall. (Fomite) \nBobby Johnston is a Los Angeles based film composer and multi-instrumentalist. The Saint I Ain’t: Stories from Sycamore Street is his first book. \nColleen Dunn Bates is a publisher\, founder\, editor\, and longtime Pasadena resident who started her career by studying journalism at USC. In 2006\, she started Prospect Park Books with the publication of Hometown Pasadena. Hometown Pasadena’s first two editions won acclaim from the Los Angeles Times\, Los Angeles Magazine\, and Westways\, as well as nominations and awards from the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association and the Independent Publisher Book Awards.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210410T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: #DignidadLiteraria: Our Voices
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and to get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the event books from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/hzg0681g. \nJoin us for an event that celebrates the voices of underrepresented Latinx writers through reading and discussion of their work. \nPanelists include: \nViva Padilla\, Founding Editor of Dryland literary journal\, book editor\, poet\nAngela Sánchez\, author of Scruffy and the Egg: Adventures on the Road\, Education Advocate\nMarcus Clayton\, editor at Indicia Lit\, writer\nFéi Hernandez\, author of Hood Criatura\nLisbeth Coiman\, author of Uprsing / Alzamientos and I Asked the Blue Heron \nVroman’s Bookstore is proud to have co-organized this event with Lisbeth Coiman \n#DignidadLiteraria is a network of committed Latinx activists hosting town halls and other events across the nation to combat the dearth of Latinx authors\, editors and executives in the US publishing industry. \nAbout our Panelists: \nFéi Hernandez (FAY)\nPronouns: they/them\nFéi Hernandez (b.1993 Chihuahua\, México) is an Inglewood-raised immigrant trans non-binary visual artist\, writer\, and healer. Currently\, they are the President of the Advisory Board for Gender Justice Los Angeles. They have been published in Poetry\, Oxford Review of Books\, Frontier\, NPR’s Code Switch\, BreakBeat Poets Volume 4: LatiNEXT\, PANK Magazine amongst others. féi is the author of Hood Criatura (Sundress Publications\, 2020). féi collects Pokémon plushies. \nMarcus Clayton (Mar-kuhs Clay-tuhn)\nPronouns: he/him/his\nMarcus Clayton is a multigenre Afro-Latino writer from South Gate\, CA\, holds an M.F.A. from CSU Long Beach\, and is pursuing a Literature & Creative Writing PhD at the University of Southern California. He is an executive editor for Indicia Literary Journal\, and plays in a punk band called tudors. \nTwitter: @marcussomething\nInstagram: @marcussomethingsomething\nWebsite: marcus-clayton.com \nAngela M. Sánchez\nPronouns: she\, her\, hers / ella (in Spanish)\nHer first can be pronounced in English or Spanish. She responds to both and whichever is easier for you/another speaker to say is fine. 🙂\nHer last name is pronounced SAHN-ches.\nAngela M. Sánchez is a Los Angeles native and 2018 PEN America Emerging Voices Fellow. She has written and illustrated a picture book\, Scruffy and the Egg\, about family homelessness and is working on a YA urban-fantasy novel. Angela has written for SOLRAD\, the Los Angeles Review of Books\, and LAist. \nViva Padilla\nViva Padilla is a bilingual poet\, writer\, editor\, and publisher born and raised in South Central Los Angeles. She’s the founding editor in chief of Dryland\, an independent print literary journal established in 2015\, and Hombre Lobo\, an intergenerational book series documenting paranormal/ supernatural stories experienced by Xicanx. Padilla is a first-generation Chicana\, a daughter of immigrants who crossed the border from Colima\, Mexico. She also runs FUTURE NOW\, a virtual Black and Brown reading and open mic series. \nShe’s been an invited speaker at universities like CSU Dominguez Hills\, CSU Fullerton\, and international cultural institutions like Casa de las Americas in Havana\, Cuba. Viva’s work has been featured or is forthcoming in the L.A. Times\, The Acentos Review\, PANK\, wearemitú\, SAND\, Exposition Review\, The Autry Museum\, and L.A. Forum for Archictecture and Urban Design and others. She currently works at Tia Chucha Press and lives on the Eastside in Los Angeles. \nLisbeth Coiman \nIs a bilingual writer\, educator\, cultural worker\, and rezandera from Venezuela. She is the author of a bilingual poetry collection\, Uprising / Alzamiento\, dedicated to the liberation of Venezuela and which will be released in June 2021 by Finishing Line Press. Her debut book\, I Asked the Blue Heron: A Memoir\, independently published in 2017\, explores the intersection between immigration and mental health. She lives in Los Angeles where she teaches adult English as a Second Language.  She is an active member of Women Who Submit and the Community Literature Initiative (CLI). \nTwitter\, Facebook\, Instagram\, and LinkedIn. @lisbethcoiman\nWebsite: https://Lisbethcoiman.com
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SUMMARY:Vroman's:  Andrew Morton discusses Elizabeth & Margaret: The Intimate World of the Windsor Sisters
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/0suj0aug  \nThey were the closest of sisters and the best of friends. But when\, in a quixotic twist of fate\, their uncle Edward Vlll decided to abdicate the throne\, the dynamic between Elizabeth and Margaret was dramatically altered. Forever more Margaret would have to curtsey to the sister she called ‘Lillibet.’ And bow to her wishes.  Elizabeth would always look upon her younger sister’s antics with a kind of stoical amusement\, but Margaret’s struggle to find a place and position inside the royal system–and her fraught relationship with its expectations–was often a source of tension. Famously\, the Queen had to inform Margaret that the Church and government would not countenance her marrying a divorcee\, Group Captain Peter Townsend\, forcing Margaret to choose between keeping her title and royal allowances or her divorcee lover. \nFrom the idyll of their cloistered early life\, through their hidden war-time lives\, into the divergent paths they took following their father’s death and Elizabeth’s ascension to the throne\, this book explores their relationship over the years. Andrew Morton’s latest biography offers unique insight into these two drastically different sisters–one resigned to duty and responsibility\, the other resistant to it–and the lasting impact they have had on the Crown\, the royal family\, and the ways it adapted to the changing mores of the 20th century. (Grand Central Publishing) \nAndrew Morton studied history at the University of Sussex\, England\, with a focus on aristocracy and the 1930s. Morton has written extensively on celebrity including biographies of Tom Cruise\, Angelina Jolie\, and Madonna\, as well as the British royal family. He has written bestselling biographies of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor\, Prince Andrew\, and Meghan Markle. His #1 New York Times bestselling biography Diana: Her True Story won international acclaim\, described by critics as a “modern classic” and “the closest we will ever come to her autobiography.” \nDiana Nixon is a USA Today & International Bestselling Author who writes sweet and spicy romance reads. A book addict and a Master of Law in the past\, she knows how to weave plots that will keep you hooked from start to finish. Her stories can be funny or tragic\, but her characters are strong\, rebellious\, and passionate about everything they do. When Diana isn’t busy writing\, she spends her time reading books or watching historical dramas. A mom of two\, she can’t live without coffee and chocolate\, and she believes that writing is the best cure for everything that can be healed with words.​Her books have been published internationally\, in seven languages: English\, Spanish\, Italian\, German\, Russian\, French\, and Portuguese.​Diana Nixon is the founder of the literary magazine Inks & Scratches.
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Max Brooks discusses Minecraft: The Mountain: An Official Minecraft Novel
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 SIGNED copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/5m0h3lkb \nIn the new official Minecraft novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Minecraft: The Island\, a stranded hero stumbles upon another castaway–and discovers that teamwork might just be the secret to survival. \nWandering a vast\, icy tundra\, the explorer has never felt more alone. Is there anything out here? Did I do the right thing by leaving the safety of my island? Should I give up and go back? So many questions\, and no time to ponder–not when dark is falling and dangerous mobs are on the horizon. \nGurgling zombies and snarling wolves lurk in the night\, and they’re closing in. With nowhere to hide\, the lone traveler flees up a mountain\, trapped and out of options . . . until a mysterious figure arrives\, fighting off the horde singlehandedly. The unexpected savior is Summer\, a fellow castaway and master of survival in these frozen wastes. \nExcited to find another person in this strange\, blocky world\, the explorer teams up with Summer\, whose impressive mountain fortress as a safe haven . . . for now. But teamwork is a new skill for two people used to working alone. If they want to make it home\, they will have to learn to work together–or risk losing everything. (Del Rey Books) \nIf you have a question for Max Brooks\, we are accepting them at email@vromansbookstore.com. Submit your question early and Max will answer it during our live Crowdcast! \nMax Brooks is an author\, public speaker\, and nonresident fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point. His bestselling books include Minecraft: The Island\, The Zombie Survival Guide\, and World War Z\, which was adapted into a 2013 movie starring Brad Pitt. His graphic novels include the #1 New York Times bestseller The Harlem Hellfighters. \nSarah Peed is a Senior Editor at Del Rey Books. \nIf you have a question for Max Brooks\, we are accepting them at email@vromansbookstore.com. Submit your question early and Max will answer it during our live Crowdcast!
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-max-brooks-discusses-minecraft-the-mountain-an-official-minecraft-novel/
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SUMMARY:Vroman's:  Raphael Simon (aka Pseudonymous Bosch) & Adam Gidwitz discuss The Anti-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/ztnils1y \nWith nods to The Phantom Tollbooth and Coraline\, this darkly funny fantasy is a classic-in-the-making–the story of a boy who wants the world to disappear . . . and what happens when it does. \nMickey is angry all the time: at his divorced parents\, at his sister\, and at his two new stepmoms\, both named Charlie. And so he can’t resist the ad inside his pack of gum: “Do you ever wish everyone would go away? Buy The Anti-Book! Satisfaction guaranteed.” He orders the book\, but when it arrives\, it’s blank–except for one line of instruction: To erase it\, write it. He fills the pages with all the things and people he dislikes . . . \nNext thing he knows\, he’s wandering an anti-world\, one in which everything and everyone familiar is gone. Or are they? His sister soon reappears–but she’s only four inches tall. A tiny talking house with wings looks strangely familiar\, as does the mysterious half-invisible boy who seems to think that he and Mickey are best buds. The boy persuades Mickey to go find the Bubble Gum King–the king\, who resides at the top of a mountain\, is the only one who might be able help Mickey fix the mess he’s made. \nFull of humor and surprise\, and slyly meaningful\, this is a Wizard of Oz for today’s generation–a fantastical quest for comfort and belonging that will resonate with many\, many readers.  (Dial Books) \nRaphael Simon is an author who lives in Pasadena\, CA\, with his husband and twin daughters. He is definitely not the alter ego of infamously anonymous author Pseudonymous Bosch\, writer of the New York Times bestselling Secret Series and the Bad Books. \nAdam Gidwitz is the bestselling author of A Tale Dark and Grimm\, In A Glass Grimmly\, and The Grimm Conclusion\, as well as The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want To Be  A Jedi?\, Newbery Honored novel The Inquisitor’s Tale and brand new series\, The Unicorn Rescue Society. He is also the creator of the podcast Grimm\, Grimmer\, Grimmest and The Unicorn Rescue Society Card Game.
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Wendy Heard discusses She’s Too Pretty to Burn
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/hf8x5iuj \nThe summer is winding down in San Diego. Veronica is bored\, caustically charismatic\, and uninspired in her photography. Nico is insatiable\, subversive\, and obsessed with chaotic performance art. They’re  artists first\, best friends second. But that was before Mick. Delicate\, lonely\, magnetic Mick: the perfect  subject\, and Veronica’s dream girl. The days are long and hot–full of adventure–and soon they are falling in love. Falling so hard\, they never imagine what comes next. One fire. Two murders. Three drowning bodies. One suspect . . . one stalker. This is a summer they won’t survive. \nInspired by The Picture of Dorian Gray\, this sexy psychological thriller explores the intersections of love\, art\, danger\, and power. (Henry Holt & Co.) \nWendy Heard is the author of two adult thrillers: The Kill Club and Hunting Annabelle\, which Kirkus Reviews praised as “a diabolically plotted creep show from a writer to watch.” She’s Too Pretty To Burn\, which Kirkus called “a wild and satisfying romp” in a starred review\, marks her YA debut. She is a member of Sisters in Crime\, International Thriller Writers\, and Mystery Writers of America\, and is a contributor at Crimereads.com and Writer’s Digest. Wendy lives in Los Angeles\, California. \nAiden Thomas is a New York Times Bestselling Author with an MFA in Creative Writing from Mills College. Originally from Oakland\, California\, they now make their home in Portland\, OR. As a queer\, trans Latinx\, Aiden advocates strongly for diverse representation in all media. Aiden’s special talents include: quoting The Office\, useless trivia\, Jenga\, finishing sentences with “is my FAVORITE”\, and killing spiders. Aiden is notorious for not being able to guess the endings of books and movies\, and organizes their bookshelves by color. Aiden’s debut novel\, Cemetery Boys is a Dia de Muertos paranormal romance about Yadriel (a gay\, trans brujo) who accidentally summons the wrong ghost (Swoon Reads/Macmillan\, September 1st\, 2020).
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