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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.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-sarah-dass-discusses-where-the-rhythm-takes-you/
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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)
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
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-nicholas-schmidle-in-conversation-with-buzz-bissinger/
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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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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.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-justin-dean-presents-awesome-dog-5000-vs-the-kitty-cat-cyber-squad/
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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.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-charles-seife-discusses-hawking-hawking-the-selling-of-a-scientific-celebrity/
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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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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210417T110000
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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.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-chris-gardner-discusses-permission-to-dream/
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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.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bobby-johnston-discusses-the-saint-i-aint-stories-from-sycamore-street/
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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.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-raphael-simon-aka-pseudonymous-bosch-adam-gidwitz-discuss-the-anti-book/
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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).
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-wendy-heard-discusses-shes-too-pretty-to-burn/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210330T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Launch of the final book in The King of Scars Duology\, Rule of Wolves
DESCRIPTION:The conversation with Leigh Bardugo starts at 7pm (PT) but you can log in early at 6:15pm (PT) to interact with fellow Grishaverse fan for a meet up complete with trivia and other activities! Cosplay is encouraged and there will be prizes! \nWith Rule of Wolves\, Leigh Bardugo brings us the explosive final chapter to her King of Scars duology\, one that will leave every beloved character changed. After this thrilling\, action-packed finale full of Bardugo’s trademark twists\, the Grishaverse will never be the same. \nLeigh Bardugo is the New York Times-bestselling author of Ninth House and the creator of the Grishaverse (coming soon to Netflix)\, which spans the Shadow and Bone trilogy\, the Six of Crows duology\, the King of Scars duology\, The Language of Thorns\, and The Lives of Saints— with more to come. Her short stories can be found in multiple anthologies\, including Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy. Leigh grew up in Southern California and graduated from Yale University. These days she lives and writes in Los Angeles. \nThis event ticket includes a hardcover copy of Rule of Wolves along with a signed bookplate and an exclusive Grishaverse zipper pouch\, 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 Monday\, March 29th.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-launch-of-the-final-book-in-the-king-of-scars-duology-rule-of-wolves/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210325T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210325T180000
DTSTAMP:20260513T104055
CREATED:20210223T062714Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Courtney Zoffness\, in conversation with Edan Lepucki\, discusses Spilt Milk
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! \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/yatxjin4 \nWhat role does a mother play in raising thoughtful\, generous children? In her literary debut\, internationally award-winning writer Courtney Zoffness considers what we inherit from generations past–biologically\, culturally\, spiritually–and what we pass on to our children. Spilt Milk is an intimate\, bracing\, and beautiful exploration of vulnerability and culpability. Zoffness relives her childhood anxiety disorder as she witnesses it manifest in her firstborn; endures brazen sexual advances by a student in her class; grapples with the implications of her young son’s cop obsession; and challenges her Jewish faith. Where is the line between privacy and secrecy? How do the stories we tell inform who we become? These powerful\, dynamic essays herald a vital new voice. (McSweeney’s) \nCourtney Zoffness won the Sunday Times Short Story Award\, an Emerging Writers Fellowship from the Center for Fiction\, residency fellowships from the MacDowell Colony\, and the Susan Atefat Prize in Creative Nonfiction from Arts & Letters. Her work has appeared in the Paris Review Daily\, The Southern Review\, Longreads\, Los Angeles Review of Books\, and elsewhere\, and she had Notable Best American Essays in 2018 and 2019. She teaches at Drew University and lives with her family in Brooklyn\, New York. \nEdan Lepucki is the author of the novella If You’re Not Yet Like Me and the novels California and Woman No. 17. Edan created the popular Instagram “Mothers Before”\, and she has edited a book inspired by the project\, published by Abrams Press in 2020. Edan is a graduate of Oberlin College and the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop\, and her fiction and nonfiction have been published in Esquire\, Narrative Magazine\, The New York Times\, The Cut\, and McSweeney’s\, among others. The Los Angeles Times named her a Face to Watch for 2014. She is contributing editor to The Millions and the founder of Writing Workshops Los Angeles.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-courtney-zoffness-in-conversation-with-edan-lepucki-discusses-spilt-milk/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210323T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210323T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Chris Whitaker discusses We Begin at the End
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! \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/33jfivrn \nThere are two kinds of families: the ones we are born into and the ones we create. \nWalk has never left the coastal California town where he grew up. He may have become the chief of police\, but he’s still trying to heal the old wound of having given the testimony that sent his best friend\, Vincent King\, to prison decades before. Now\, thirty years later\, Vincent is being released. \nDuchess is a thirteen-year-old self-proclaimed outlaw. Her mother\, Star\, grew up with Walk and Vincent. Walk is in overdrive trying to protect them\, but Vincent and Star seem bent on sliding deeper into self-destruction. Star always burned bright\, but recently that light has dimmed\, leaving Duchess to parent not only her mother but her five-year-old brother. At school the other kids make fun of Duchess–her clothes are torn\, her hair a mess. But let them throw their sticks\, because she’ll throw stones. Rules are for other people. She’s just trying to survive and keep her family together. \nA fortysomething-year-old sheriff and a thirteen-year-old girl may not seem to have a lot in common. But they both have come to expect that people will disappoint you\, loved ones will leave you\, and if you open your heart it will be broken. So when trouble arrives with Vincent King\, Walk and Duchess find they will be unable to do anything but usher it in\, arms wide closed. \nChris Whitaker has written an extraordinary novel about people who deserve so much more than life serves them. At times devastating\, with flashes of humor and hope throughout\, it is ultimately an inspiring tale of how the human spirit prevails and how\, in the end\, love–in all its different guises–wins. (Henry Holt & Company) \nChris Whitaker lives in the United Kingdom with his wife and three young children. When not writing he works part-time at a local library\, where he gets to surround himself with books.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-chris-whitaker-discusses-we-begin-at-the-end/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210319T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Grant Farley discusses Bones of a Saint
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! \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/7qi1klne \nSet in Northern California in the late ’70s\, this timeless coming-of-age story examines the nature of evil\, the art of storytelling\, and the possibility of redemption. \nFifteen-year-old RJ Armante has never known a life outside his deadend hometown of Arcangel\, CA. The Blackjacks rule as they have for generations\, luring the poorest kids into their monopoly on petty crime. For years\, they’ve left RJ alone\, but now they have a job for him: prey upon an old loner in town. \nIn spite of the danger\, RJ begins to resist. He fights not only for himself\, but for his younger brother\, Charley\, whose disability has always made RJ feel extra protective of him. For Roxanne\, the girl he can’t reach\, and the kids in his crew who have nothing to live for. Even for the old loner\, who has secrets of his own. If RJ is to break from the Blackjacks’ hold\, all of Arcangel must be free of its past. (Soho Teen) \nGrant Farley was an English teacher for over twenty-five years and has taught at a Santa Monica alternative school\, a barrio junior high\, and a Marine Science magnet in San Pedro. All the while\, he worked on Bones of a Saint\, and excerpts of the book have appeared in various literary magazines and been showcased at a number of writers conferences. Then one day his awesome wife insisted that he retire\, which is when RJ’s story really took off. Now he writes full time and volunteers at a lighthouse.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-grant-farley-discusses-bones-of-a-saint/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210318T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Kareem Rosser discusses Crossing the Line: A Fearless Team of Brothers and the Sport That Changed Their Lives Forever
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! \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/zlpv4u7a \nBorn and raised in West Philadelphia\, Kareem thought he and his siblings would always be stuck in “The Bottom”\, a community and neighborhood devastated by poverty and violence. Riding their bicycles through Philly’s Fairmount Park\, Kareem’s brothers discover a barn full of horses. Noticing the brothers’ fascination with her misfit animals\, Lezlie Hiner\, founder of The Work to Ride stables\, offers them their escape: an after school job in exchange for riding lessons. \nWhat starts as an accidental discovery turns into a love for horseback riding that leads the Rosser’s to discovering their passion for polo. Pursuing the sport with determination and discipline\, Kareem earns his place among the typically exclusive players in college\, becoming part of the first all-Black national interscholastic polo championship team–all while struggling to keep his family together. \nCrossing the Line: A Fearless Team of Brothers and the Sport That Changed Their Lives Forever is the story of bonds of brotherhood\, family loyalty\, the transformative connection between man and horse\, and forging a better future that comes from overcoming impossible odds. (St. Martin’s Press) \nKareem Rosser is from Philadelphia\, PA. He received a BA in economics from Colorado State University (CSU). While at CSU\, he led his collegiate polo team to a national polo championship. At the same time\, he was honored as the Intercollegiate polo player of the year. After graduation\, Kareem began working as a financial analyst at an asset management firm. Also\, he serves as the Executive Director of a non-profit fundraising arm called Friends of Work to Ride.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-kareem-rosser-discusses-crossing-the-line-a-fearless-team-of-brothers-and-the-sport-that-changed-their-lives-forever/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210316T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: William Deverell in conversation with Robin Abcarian
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! \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/8q04o6bt \nIn Kathy Fiscus: A Tragedy that Transfixed the Nation historian William Deverell tells the heartbreaking story of a young girl trapped in a well–a story that transfixed the nation in what would become the first live\, breaking-news TV spectacle in history. \nAt dusk on a spring evening in 1949\, a three-year old girl fell down an abandoned well shaft in the backyard of her family’s home in Southern California. Across more than two full days of a fevered rescue attempt\, the fate of Kathy Fiscus remained unknown. Thousands of concerned Southern Californians rushed to the scene. Jockeys hurried over from the nearby racetracks\, offering to be sent down the well after Kathy. 20th Century Fox sent over the studio’s klieg lights to illuminate the scene. Rescue workers-ditch diggers\, miners\, cesspool laborers\, World War II veterans-dug and bored holes deep into the aquifer below\, hoping to tunnel across to the old well shaft that the little girl had somehow tumbled down. \nThe region\, the nation\, and the world watched and listened to every moment of the rescue attempt by way of radio\, newsreel footage\, and wire service reporting. They also watched live television. Because of the well’s proximity to the radio towers on nearby Mount Wilson\, the rescue attempt because the first breaking-news event to be broadcast live on television. The Kathy Fiscus event invented reality television and proved that real-time television news broadcasting could work and could transfix the public. (Angel City Press) \nWilliam Deverell is professor of history and director of the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West at the University of Southern California. He is the author of numerous studies of the nineteenth- and twentieth-century American West\, including Whitewashed Adobe: The Rise of Los Angeles and the Remaking of Its Mexican Past. \nRobin Abcarian is an opinion columnist at the Los Angeles Times. She writes about politics and culture. Before taking this assignment in September 2020\, she was the paper’s roving California columnist for several years. Checking into far flung corners of the state\, she reported columns about all aspects of life in the Golden State. She has also written frequently about sexual harassment\, abortion rights and the #MeToo movement. In 2016\, she wrote extensively about cannabis\, which California voters approved for recreational use that year. Robin covered the 2004\, 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns full time\, and wrote occasionally about the 2016 campaign. As a culture writer for the paper’s Calendar section\, she has covered the Oscars\, the Emmys and the Sundance Film Festival. For most of the 1990s\, she was a columnist for The Times’ feature section\, before becoming its editor in 2003. She has also been a radio talk show host and a frequent guest on radio and television news programs. She lives in Venice with her 10-year-old niece
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-william-deverell-in-conversation-with-robin-abcarian/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210310T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210310T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Chip Jacobs in conversation with Ron Franscell
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! \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/qcrhyka8 \nLate-seventies Los Angeles was rampant with killers and shady characters\, but all the go-getters at Space Matters saw was possibility. Richard Kasparov was handsome and charismatic; his younger associate\, Jerry Schneiderman\, brilliant and nerdy. When the pair hired a veteran contractor to oversee construction\, the space planning firm they operated out of a hip mansion in LA’s Miracle Mile district appeared poised to transform the boundless skyline into their jackpot. \nAfter the promising team imploded\, however\, the orderly lines on their blueprints succumbed to treachery and secrets. To get even\, one of the ex-partners launched a murder-for-profit corporation using\, among other peculiar sorts\, a bantam-sized epileptic with a deadeye shot and a cross-dressing sidekick. The hapless criminals required a comical number of attempts to execute their first target. Once they did\, on a rainy night in the San Fernando Valley\, the surviving founder of Space Matters was thrown into a pressure cooker existence out of a Coen Brothers movie. Threatened for money he didn’t have\, he donned a disguise\, survived a heart-pounding encounter at the La Brea Tar Pits\, and relied on an ex-Israeli mercenary for protection. In the end\, he had to outfox a glowering murderer\, while asking if you can ever really know anyone in a town where dirty deals send men to their graves. \nIn The Darkest Glare\, Chip Jacobs recounts a spectacular\, noir-ish\, true-crime saga from one of the deadliest eras in American history. You’ll never gaze out windows into the dark again. (Rare Bid Books) \nChip Jacobs is a bestselling author and journalist. His books include the historical fiction & Los Angeles Times bestseller Arroyo\, and the biography Strange As It Seems: the Impossible Life of Gordon Zahler. He also co-wrote The People’s Republic of Chemicals\, and Smogtown: the Lung-Burning History of Pollution in Los Angeles with William J. Kelly. He has also contributed pieces to anthologies\, among them the bestselling Los Angeles in the 1970s: Weird Scenes Inside the Goldmine and Go Further: Literary Appreciation of Power Pop. On the journalism side\, Jacobs’ reporting has been published and aired in the Los Angeles Times\, Los Angeles Daily News\, CNN\, L.A Weekly\, the Southern California News Group\, the Pasadena Weekly\, and others. For his efforts\, he’s won seven Los Angeles Press Club/Southern California Journalism Awards\, as well as ones from the California Newspaper Publishers Association\, the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies and the Los Angeles Times.Jacobs grew up in northeast Pasadena and  he currently lives in Southern California. \nRon Franscell is a former journalist and the author of 17 books\, including the Edgar-nominated Morgue: A Life In Death\, international bestseller The Darkest Night\, and the true crime Alice & Gerald: A Homicidal Love Story. As a senior writer at the Denver Post\, he was dispatched to the Middle East just days after 9/11 to cover the earliest months of the War on Terror. He later covered the devastation of Hurricane Rita from inside the storm. His book reviews and essays have been widely published in many of America’s biggest and best newspapers. He has been a guest on CNN\, Fox News\, NPR\, the Today Show\, ABC News\, and other major broadcast outlets all over America. And he appears regularly on crime documentaries at Investigation Discovery\, History Channel\, Reelz\, and A&E. He now lives in northern New Mexico.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-chip-jacobs-in-conversation-with-ron-franscell/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210304T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Auriane Desombre and Monica Gomez-Hira present I Think I Love You and Once Upon a Quinceañera
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! \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/pvj6d73t \nJoin us for a double feature with authors Auriane Desombre and Monica Gomez-Hira presenting their new Young Adult books\, I Think I Love You and Once Upon a Quinceañera. Auriane and Monica will be in conversation with Rachel Lynn Solomon. \nAbout I Think I Love You\nArch-nemeses Emma\, a die-hard romantic\, and more-practical minded Sophia find themselves competing against one another for a coveted first-prize trip to a film festival in Los Angeles . . . what happens if their rivalry turns into a romance? For fans of Becky Albertalli’s Leah on the Offbeat\, full of laugh-out-loud humor and make-your-heart-melt moments. (Underlined) \nAbout Once Upon a Quinceañera\nCarmen Aguilar just wants to make her happily ever after come true. Except apparently “happily ever after” for Carmen involves being stuck in an unpaid summer internship. Now she has to perform as a party princess! In a ball gown. During the summer. In Miami. \nFine. Except that’s only the first misfortune in what’s turning out to a summer of Utter Disaster. \nBut if Carmen can manage dancing in the blistering heat\, fending off an oh-so-unfortunately attractive ex\, and stopping her spoiled cousin from ruining her own quinceañera–Carmen might just get that happily ever after–after all. (Harperteen) \nAuriane Desombre is the author of I Think I Love You\, and works as a middle school teacher and freelance editor. She holds an MA in English Literature and an MFA in Creative Writing for Children & Young Adults. She lives in Los Angeles with her dog\, Sammy\, who is a certified bad boy. \nMonica Gomez-Hira is the daughter of Colombian immigrant parents\, the wife of an Indian immigrant\, mother to a half Latina/half Indian daughter\, and the quintessential Jersey girl. After graduating from Wellesley College\, Monica spent most of her professional life surrounded by books. Once Upon a Quinceañera is her first novel. \nRachel Lynn Solomon writes\, tap dances\, and collects red lipstick in Seattle\, Washington. Her romance and YA novels include The Ex Talk\, Today Tonight Tomorrow\, and We Can’t Keep Meeting Like This (June 2021).After graduating from the University of Washington with a B.A. in journalism\, she worked for Northwest media outlets such as The Seattle Times and KUOW Public Radio. She currently writes full time.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-auriane-desombre-and-monica-gomez-hira-present-i-think-i-love-you-and-once-upon-a-quinceanera/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210303T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Luvvie Ajayi Jones\, in conversation with KevOnStage
DESCRIPTION:This virtual event is ticketed. (Scroll down to purchase tickets) \nLuvvie Ajayi Jones is known for her trademark wit\, warmth\, and perpetual truth-telling. But even she’s been challenged by the enemy of progress known as fear. She was once afraid to call herself a writer\, and nearly skipped out on doing a TED talk that changed her life because of imposter syndrome. As she shares in Professional Troublemaker\, she’s not alone. \nWe’re all afraid. We’re afraid of asking for what we want because we’re afraid of hearing no. We’re afraid of being different\, of being too much or not enough. We’re afraid of leaving behind the known for the unknown. But in order to do the things that will truly\, meaningfully change our lives\, we have to become professional troublemakers: people who are committed to not letting fear talk them out of the things they need to do or say to live free. \nWith humor and honesty\, and guided by the influence of her professional troublemaking Nigerian grandmother\, Funmilayo Faloyin\, Luvvie walks us through what we must get right within ourselves before we can do the things that scare us; how to use our voice for a greater good; and how to put movement to the voice we’ve been silencing–because truth-telling is a muscle. \nThe point is not to be fearless\, but to know we are afraid and charge forward regardless. It is to recognize that the things we must do are more significant than our fears. This book is about how to live boldly in spite of all the reasons we have to cower. Let’s go! (Penguin Life) \nThis event ticket includes a signed hardcover copy of Professional Troublemaker along with a “Judgey Pop”\, 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\, March 2nd. \nQuestions? Email us at email@vromansbookstore.com
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-luvvie-ajayi-jones-in-conversation-with-kevonstage/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Vroman's Bookstore
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