Boston Court: Women of Will
2022-02-26 16:00 - 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Boston Court Pasadena, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91206, United States
WOMEN OF WILL: SHAKESPEARE’S HEROINES WITH AMANDA & MIRANDA
Shakespeare scholar Miranda Johnson-Haddad joins cabaret legend Amanda McBroom for a spirited discussion on the Shakespearean heroines given voice in Amanda’s upcoming concert, Lady Macbeth Sings the Blues, as well as the portrayal of women in Shakespeare’s plays.

Boston Court & Pasadena Playhouse: Hold These Truths
2022-02-28 18:00 - 19:00 | Boston Court Pasadena, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91206, United States
You are invited to a special event to honor, support, and uplift our amazing community of AAPI Theatre Artists.
Created in response to the sharp rise in hate directed toward the AAPI community over the past few years, Boston Court Pasadena, East West Players, and the Pasadena Playhouse have joined forces to share a virtual presentation of Jeanne Sakata’s wonderful play Hold These Truths.
This play tells the extraordinary true story of Gordon Hirabayashi, who, through the humble courage of his convictions, stood against racist actions he knew to be wrong. This livestreamed* event features six of the wonderful actors who have given tour-de-force solo performances as Gordon in Hold These Truths productions across the country. The event will be hosted by Tamlyn Tomita and live-streamed on Monday, February 28th at 6PM PT.
All proceeds raised through the event will go to the Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists and the incredible work they do to promote AAPI artists and to contribute to our national theatre ecology.

University Club: Quarterly Business Mixer
2022-03-08 17:00 - 19:30 | University Club of Pasadena, 175 N. Oakland Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Join the University Club of Pasadena for their Quarterly Business Mixer featuring complimentary drinks, appetizers, & live music.
This event is complimentary & open to non-members.

Pasadena Playhouse: Ann
2022-03-23 - 2022-04-24 | Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Ann |
March 23 — April 24
Written and performed by Emmy Award winner Holland Taylor, Ann is pure entertainment — an uplifting tribute to this courageous leader, dedicated mother, loving grandmother, and legendary personality. Texas Governor Ann Richards had a heart as big as the state from which she hailed, a wit to rival the greats, and an enduring passion for fair play. Neither partisan nor political, this richly imagined play reveals a complex, colorful, and captivating character whose capacity to inspire us all burns even brighter today. After successful runs on Broadway and across Texas, Washington D.C., and many cities across the country, Taylor finally brings this critically acclaimed, Tony-nominated performance to Los Angeles.
“Mama! Holland Taylor captures the governor’s sly humor, talent for intimacy, and knack for getting her way.”
-NEWSWEEK

Vroman's: Ned Beauman discusses Venomous Lumpsucker
2022-06-13 13:00 | CA
Ned Beauman, in conversation with Joshua Cohen, discusses Venomous Lumpsucker
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! Visit www.vromansbookstore.com to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s.
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Venomous Lumpsucker
The near future. Tens of thousands of species are going extinct every year. And a whole industry has sprung up around their extinctions, to help us preserve the remnants, or perhaps just assuage our guilt. For instance, the biobanks: secure archives of DNA samples, from which lost organisms might someday be resurrected . . . But then, one day, it’s all gone. A mysterious cyber-attack hits every biobank simultaneously, wiping out the last traces of the perished species. Now we’re never getting them back.
Karin Resaint and Mark Halyard are concerned with one species in particular: the venomous lumpsucker, a small, ugly bottom-feeder that happens to be the most intelligent fish on the planet. Resaint is an animal cognition scientist consumed with existential grief over what humans have done to nature. Halyard is an exec from the extinction industry, complicit in the mining operation that destroyed the lumpsucker’s last-known habitat.
Across the dystopian landscapes of the 2030s–a nature reserve full of toxic waste; a floating city on the ocean; the hinterlands of a totalitarian state–Resaint and Halyard hunt for a surviving lumpsucker. And the further they go, the deeper they’re drawn into the mystery of the attack on the biobanks. Who was really behind it? And why would anyone do such a thing?
Virtuosic and profound, witty and despairing, Venomous Lumpsucker is Ned Beauman at his very best.

Vroman's: YA Discussion with Liz Lawson, Kathleen Glasglow, E. Lockhart, & Jessica Goodman
2022-06-30 18:00 - 19:00 | CA
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YA Panel discussion featuring Liz Lawson, Kathleen Glasgow, E. Lockhart, and Jessica Goodman, in support of their latest releases, The Agathas, Family of Liars, and The Counselors.
Family of Liars: A windswept private island off the coast of Massachusetts. A hungry ocean, churning with secrets and sorrow. A fiery, addicted heiress. An irresistible, unpredictable boy. A summer of unforgivable betrayal and terrible mistakes. Welcome back to the Sinclair family. They were always liars.
The Agathas: Last summer, Alice Ogilvie’s basketball-star boyfriend Steve dumped her. Then she disappeared for five days. She’s not talking, so where she went and what happened to her is the biggest mystery in Castle Cove. Or it was, at least. But now, another one of Steve’s girlfriends has vanished: Brooke Donovan, Alice’s ex-best friend. And it doesn’t look like Brooke will be coming back. . .
Enter Iris Adams, Alice’s tutor. Iris has her own reasons for wanting to disappear, though unlike Alice, she doesn’t have the money or the means. That could be changed by the hefty reward Brooke’s grandmother is offering to anyone who can share information about her granddaughter’s whereabouts. The police are convinced Steve is the culprit, but Alice isn’t so sure, and with Iris on her side, she just might be able to prove her theory.
In order to get the reward and prove Steve’s innocence, they need to figure out who killed Brooke Donovan. And luckily Alice has exactly what they need–the complete works of Agatha Christie. If there’s anyone that can teach the girls how to solve a mystery it’s the master herself. But the town of Castle Cove holds many secrets, and Alice and Iris have no idea how much danger they’re about to walk into.
The Counselors: Camp Alpine Lake is the only place where Goldie Easton feels safe.
She’s always had a special connection to the place, even before she was old enough to attend. The camp is the lifeline of Roxwood, the small town she lives in. Alpine Lake provides jobs, money and prestige to the region. Few Roxwood locals, though, get to reap the rewards of living so close to the glam summer that camp, with its five-figure tuition and rich kids who have been dumped there for eight weeks by their powerful parents. Goldie’s one of them.
Even with her townie background, Goldie has never felt more at home at camp and now she’s back as a counselor, desperate for summer to start and her best friends, Ava and Imogen, to arrive. Because Goldie has a terrible dark secret she’s been keeping and she is more in need of the comfort than ever.
But Goldie’s not the only person at camp who has been lying. When a teen turns up dead in the lake late one night, she knows that the death couldn’t have been an accident. She also knows that Ava was at the lake that same night.
What did Ava see and what does she know? Why hasn’t she said anything to Goldie about the death? Worse–what did Ava do?
But asking questions offers no answers, only broken bonds of lifelong friendship, with hidden danger and betrayals deeper than Goldie ever imagined.

Vroman's: Storytime with Mr. Steve
2022-07-02 11:00 - 12:00, 2022-07-16 11:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Join Mr. Steve and the gang at Vroman’s Bookstore at 11 am for story time!

USC PAM: Free Second Sunday
2022-07-03 11:00 - 17:00 | USC Pacific Asia Museum, 46 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Offering free admission, this monthly intergenerational event is a celebration of cultures and themes presented in collection and special exhibitions at the USC Pacific Asia Museum. Each program is unique, featuring activities such as artmaking workshops, storytime, tours, performances, screenings, and more. Collaboration with local artists and cultural partners enhance this community program.

Vroman's: John Vercher discusses After the Lights Go Out
2022-07-07 19:00 - 20:00 | CA
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! Visit www.vromansbookstore.com to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s.
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John Vercher, in conversation with Chris L. Terry, discusses After the Lights Go Out
After The Lights Go Out
Xavier “Scarecrow” Wallace, a mixed-race MMA fighter on the wrong side of thirty, is facing the fight of his life. Xavier can no longer deny he is losing his battle with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), or pugilistic dementia. Through the fog of memory loss, migraines, and paranoia, Xavier does his best to stay in shape by training at the Philadelphia gym owned by his cousin-cum-manager, Shot, a retired champion boxer to whom Xavier owes an unpayable debt.
Xavier makes ends meet while he waits for the call that will reinstate him after a year-long suspension by teaching youth classes at Shot’s gym and by living rent-free in the house of his white father, whom Xavier was forced to commit to a nursing home. The progress of Sam Wallace’s end-stage Alzheimer’s has revealed his latent racism, and Xavier finally gains insight into why his Black mother left the family years ago.
Then Xavier is offered a chance at redemption: a last-minute high-profile comeback fight. If he can get himself back in the game, he’ll be able to clear his name and begin to pay off Shot. With his memory in shreds and his life crumbling around him, can Xavier hold on to the focus he needs to survive? John Vercher, author of the Edgar and Anthony Award-nominated Three-Fifths, offers a gripping, psychologically astute, and explosive tour de force about race, entertainment, and healthcare in America, and about one man’s battle against himself.

Vroman's: Dave Lopez discusses Its a Great Life
2022-07-08 19:00 - 20:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
For nearly fifty years, Dave Lopez covered every major story in the Southland. The veteran news reporter was a nightly presence in LA living rooms on KCBS Channel 2 for a remarkable 48-year career on camera. General managers and news directors came and went in the unforgiving world of major market TV news, but Dave outlasted more than twenty regime changes. LA’s man in the street kept his head down, nose to the grindstone, and relentlessly chased breaking news. He garnered Emmys, accolades, and tens of thousands of fans along the way.
One of the first Hispanic reporters on a major station, Dave’s inaugural on-air report on Channel 2 in 1977 concerned an apartment fire that nearly ended in tragedy because none of the firefighters on the scene spoke Spanish. His report ended with the note that the Los Angeles Fire Department was beginning a program to actively recruit bilingual first responders; officials were also thinking of offering Spanish classes at LAFD. Dave was personally breaking barriers decades before Mexican lives officially “mattered”-success he credits entirely to his upbringing.
Professional success came early, but the true measure of a man is his family. In this nostalgic look back, Dave recalls the values instilled by his hardworking father-a man he worshiped and feared in equal measures. It is also a love story that began in high school . . . and how the fearless reporter who thought he could conquer or investigate his way out of anything was forced to accept that some foes cannot be beaten. When he lost both his beloved wife and mother and his invincible father fell apart, Dave finally lost his unflagging optimism . . . and was forced to begin again just as the entire world of news was undergoing a sea change.
It’s a Great Life If You Don’t Weaken is an inspirational tale of faith, family, and the news from a true LA native. Set against the backdrop of every major story of the last half- century-from Vietnam War protests to the O.J. Simpson trial to countless politicians behaving badly-this story is a vivid remembrance of a life well lived, both on and off camera

Boston Court: NT LIVE - A View From the Bridge
2022-07-08 19:30 - 21:30 | Boston Court Pasadena, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91206, United States
This is an in-person screening! National Theatre Live brings the best of British theatre to Boston Court. With state-of-the-art filming techniques, tailored to every play, National Theatre Live bring you each performance as it happens, in all its glory. From close-ups that capture every flicker of emotion, to sweeping wide shots of the stage.
About the Play
Filmed live onstage from London’s West End, Arthur Miller’s dark and passionate play A View from the Bridge returns exclusively to cinema screens.
Ivo Van Hove (All About Eve, Network) directs Mark Strong (The Imitation Game; Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) and Nicola Walker (The Split, Last Tango in Halifax) in this ‘magnetic, electrifying, astonishingly bold’ production (Evening Standard).
In Brooklyn, longshoreman Eddie Carbone welcomes his Sicilian cousins to the land of freedom. But when one of them falls for his beautiful niece, they discover that freedom comes at a price. Eddie’s jealous mistrust exposes a deep, unspeakable secret – one that drives him to commit the ultimate betrayal.

Vroman's: Nocturnal Storytime
2022-07-09 19:00 - 20:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Come join us under the stars with a special Storytime with Mr. Steve, where he will be reading your favorite books about awesome nighttime critters!
This event will be held outside on the Vroman’s Paseo.

Vroman's: Delia E. Racines discusses Trust as the Core of Instructional Leadership
2022-07-11 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Be visible and approachable. Unpack necessary conversations with care. Build capacity based on strengths. Author Delia E. Racines offers these powerful protocols and more to support instructional leaders in building a community of trust in which positive change can occur. All current and aspiring instructional leaders ready to work collaboratively to improve teaching and learning will value this book.

Pasadena Playhouse: Freestyle Love Supreme
2022-07-12 20:00 - 21:30 | Pasadena Playhouse, 39 S. El Molino Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Before Hamilton, before In the Heights, there was Freestyle Love Supreme, a 2020 Special Tony Award Recipient. Now – direct from Broadway – the hip-hop musical phenomenon from Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Anthony Veneziale arrives at Pasadena Playhouse! Using cues from the audience, the cast takes you on a hip-hop comedy ride where no two performances are the same. “Just as you were thinking that life has no rhyme nor reason, along comes Freestyle Love Supreme to pump you full of hope.” – The New York Times
Feel the rhythm. Feel the love.

Vroman's: Michael Bourne discusses Blithedale Canyon
2022-07-14 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Michael Bourne, in conversation with Edan Lepucki, discusses Blithedale Canyon.
Blithedale Canyon
Trent Wolfer has blown it, in every possible way, over and over and over. And now he’s blowing it again. Fresh out of rehab, he’s back in his hometown working a dead-end job at a fast food joint and cutting out on his breaks to sneak airplane bottles of vodka and gin, when he looks up from his register one day to see Suze Randall, his closest friend from high school, now a radiant blonde single mother of two. Set in a small, sun-drenched Northern California town shifting from hippie haven to moneyed paradise, Blithedale Canyon asks whether a man who has spent his whole life screwing up can stop long enough to avoid destroying a woman he loves. Michael Bourne’s funny, edgy debut is a literary love story for every man who has ever wondered why he keeps smashing up the things he cares about, and for every woman who’s ever wondered what was going on in the head of that guy she spent her twenties trying to fix.

The Mixx: Noche de Rock en Espanol
2022-07-14 20:00 | The Mixx, 443 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Bailamos?
Noche de Rock En Español en VIVO con Golden State Band tocando todos los hits en tu idioma.

The Mixx: 42 Years of Depeche Mode Dance Party
2022-07-15 08:00 - 17:00 | The Mixx, 443 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Join The Mixx in celebrating 42 wonderful years of Depeche Mode with one of the best Depeche Mode tribute bands in the entire world. Endorsed by DM The Devotional Experience conveys one of the best likenesses on stage ever. You won’t believe your ears and you wont believe your eyes!

FUMC: Sound of Music
2022-07-15 19:30 | First United Methodist Church, 500 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
The Summer Musical program is celebrating its 50th year! This summer FUMC welcomes you to come hear The Sound of Music! There will be four FREE performances: July 27, 28, 29, and 30 (Wednesday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m).
Dinner Tickets for Sound of Music are Now On Sale! – For your enjoyment and FUMC Fundraiser for Summer Musical, please join in for dinners in the Cloister, served Wednesday, July 27, nightly through Saturday, July 30 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Tickets are just $14 for adults and $8 for kids 9 and under and can be purchased after church the next three Sundays. For all questions about ticket purchases, please contact Anne Larson (larsonbirds@msn.com)

The Mixx: Rock & Cumbia Night
2022-07-16 21:00 | The Mixx, 443 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Join The Mixx for the ultimate dance fiesta dedicated to Rock En Español and Cumbia with two live bands. Lucias Garden and Elemento 6 performing two live music sets, plus DJ Howdy playing the best in Rock En Español, 80s, Cumbia Ska and more .

Boston Court: NT LIVE - Skylight
2022-07-17 14:00 - 16:00 | Boston Court Pasadena, 70 N. Mentor Ave., Pasadena, CA, 91206, United States
This is an in-person screening! National Theatre Live brings the best of British theatre to Boston Court. With state-of-the-art filming techniques, tailored to every play, National Theatre Live bring you each performance as it happens, in all its glory. From close-ups that capture every flicker of emotion, to sweeping wide shots of the stage.
About the Play
Bill Nighy (Love Actually, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) and Carey Mulligan (Inside Llewyn Davis, The Great Gatsby) feature in the highly anticipated production of David Hare’s Skylight, directed by Stephen Daldry (The Audience), broadcast live from the West End by National Theatre Live.
On a bitterly cold London evening, schoolteacher Kyra Hollis (Carey Mulligan) receives an unexpected visit from her former lover, Tom Sergeant (Bill Nighy), a successful and charismatic restaurateur whose wife has recently died.
As the evening progresses, the two attempt to rekindle their once passionate relationship only to find themselves locked in a dangerous battle of opposing ideologies and mutual desires.

The Mixx: Live Blues Music
2022-07-19 19:00 - 23:00 | The Mixx, 443 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
See live shows from resident performers Cole Gallagher & The Lesser Saints every Tuesday!

The Mixx: Geeks Who Drink Trivia
2022-07-20 19:00 | The Mixx, 443 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
CALLING ALL KNOWIT ALLS and GEEKS!
Think you have what it takes? Join The Mixx Wednesday Nights for our weekly Humpday Trivia Happy Hours hosted by Geeks Who Drink!

Vroman's: Malcolm Nance discussing They Want to Kill Americans
2022-07-21 19:00 | Pasadena Presbyterian Church, 585 East Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena , CA, 91101, United States
New York Times bestselling author, Malcolm Nance, offers a chilling warning on a clear, present and existential threat to our democracy… our fellow Americans
To varying degrees, as many as 74 million Americans have expressed hostility towards American democracy. Their radicalization is increasingly visible in our day to day life: in neighbor’s or family member’s open discussion of bizarre conspiracy theories, reveling in the fantasy of mass murdering the liberals they believe are drinking the blood of children. These are the results of the deranged series of lies stoked by former President Donald Trump, made worse by the global pandemic.
The first steps of an American fracture were predicted by Malcolm Nance months before the January 6, 2021 insurrection, heralding the start of a generational terror threat greater than either al-Qaeda or the Islamic State. Nance calls this growing unrest the Trump Insurgency in the United States or TITUS.
The post-2020 election urge to return to a place of “normalcy”–to forget–is the worst response we can have. American militiamen, terrorists, and radicalized political activists are already armed in mass numbers and regularly missed in the media; principally because Trump’s most loyal and violent foot soldiers benefit from the ultimate privilege–being white.
They Want to Kill Americans is the first detailed look into the heart of the active Trump-led insurgency, setting the stage for a second nation-wide rebellion on American soil. This is a chilling and deeply researched early warning to the nation from a counterterrorism intelligence professional: America is primed for a possible explosive wave of terrorist attacks and armed confrontations that aim to bring about a Donald Trump led dictatorship. (St Martin’s Press)
Malcolm Nance is a globally renowned, highly engaging expert on terrorism, extremism, and insurgency, and a multiple New York Times bestselling author, whose books include The Plot to Hack America. A 34-year, Arabic-speaking veteran of the US intelligence community’s Combating Terrorism program, he has been called the “Neil DeGrasse Tyson of Counterterrorism” and is considered one of the Great African-Americans in Espionage by the International Spy Museum. He is counter-terrorism analyst for NBC News and MSNBC.
This ticketed event will take place at Pasadena Presbyterian Church located at 585 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena. There are two ticket options: One that includes one entry plus one signed copy of They Want to Kill Americans and one for General Admission only. The second option does not include a copy of the book.
Purchase your ticket: https://www.vromansbookstore.com/event/vromans-presents-malcolm-nance-discussing-they-want-kill-americans

The Mixx: Cumbia Dance Fiesta
2022-07-21 20:00 | The Mixx, 443 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
CUMBIANGELES returns to Pasadena with another FREE night of Cumbia Dancing and Open Mic Dance Fiesta with resident DJ Sloepoke and special guests at The Mixx.

The Mixx: Cool Summer Party
2022-07-22 20:00 | The Mixx, 443 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Dive into Summer with a Flashback 80s and Rock En Español Ladies Night with two of LA’s Coolest female DJs: DJ Malvada and Scarlett Casanova of the famed Hang The DJs Dance Party.

Vroman's: Maddie Frost presents Iguana Be a Dragon
2022-07-23 11:00 | CA
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! Visit www.vromansbookstore.com to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s.
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Iguana Be a Dragon
When Iguana is invited to new neighbor Cheetah’s pool party, he’s worried that it will be filled with all kinds of interesting animals. And he’s not interesting at all! But what if he became something amazing, like . . . a fire-breathing dragon Iguana has a big plan — could it work, or will it all go up in flames?
Maddie Frost introduces a silly and relatable character who learns that his own unique qualities are actually pretty neat, and the coolest friends will celebrate him for who he is. (Bloomsbury Publishing PLC)

Vroman's: Woodland Critter Crafts
2022-07-23 14:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Create and draw your own woodland adventure to explore with children’s book illustrator, Sara Luna! She will be leading this craft with guided activity pages for us to draw on and color. Materials will be provided.

Vroman's Local Author's Day (Kids Edition)
2022-07-25 18:00 | CA
Vroman’s Local Author Day (Kids’ Edition) featuring Chris Wieland, Maria McCloud and Jon-Barrett Ingels
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! Visit www.vromansbookstore.com to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s.
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Chris Wieland presents The Crabtree Monsters
Moving from Los Angeles to tiny Crabtree, Michigan, is the last thing thirteen-year-old Kat Dylan wants to do. Crabtree’s seen better days and isn’t what you call welcoming. Worse, the move means living with her gruff Grandpa Nick, the town’s police chief, and having to look after her little brother, Alec.
And that’s before Kat and Alec find themselves in the middle of a bank holdup by the Monster Gang—four robbers in monster masks. Before the heist is over, the kids lose their cash and Alec comes within a hair of losing his life. When it is all over, Grandpa Nick goes to jail, accused of being one of the robbers himself.
Suddenly, this boring little town isn’t so boring anymore. Kat’s determined to find out who the men are behind the masks, and she’s going to need help. But exposing the robbers could have big consequences. The deeper Kat goes, the more she learns life is about making choices, including some that are a matter of life and death.
Maria McCloud presents Kash’s Hats
Kash and his adventurous hats give him the power to dream. One day he’s an artist, the next a chef or cowboy. See how many ways Kash’s Hats can power your imagination.
Jon-Barrett Ingels presents Running of the Noses
There are a lot of books for kids about snot, but not so many that combine humor, instruction, and great storytelling the way Running of the Noses does.
Nicco feels terrible about his runny nose, but Piper is sure she can cheer him up! She tells him about how trees talk to mushrooms to stop getting sick, tells him wild tales about other out-of-control runny noses, and even shares a story about herself as a snot-sneezing dragon. But Nicco is still worried – will he have to go to the doctor? Will he have to get a SHOT?! Piper’s not sure, but she lends him Bird—with Bird to keep him company, Nicco can be brave. As it turns out, neither doctors nor runny noses are as bad as they seem.
Running of the Noses gently acknowledges and validates the anxiety many kids feel about being sick and visiting the doctor while still offering reassuring advice. Piper’s upbeat character and the dynamic, comic-book style illustrations are the perfect antidotes to feeling under the weather. Peppered throughout the story and offered in a Q&A at the end are facts to help readers understand what a runny nose is and how it protects their bodies.
Running of the Noses is funny, entertaining, and reassuring—and just in time for Spring allergies.

Vroman's: Sarah James discusses The Women with Two Shadows
2022-07-26 19:00 | Vroman’s Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, 91101, United States
Sarah James, in conversation with Julie Claiborne Johnson, discusses The Women with Two Shadows.
The Women with Two Shadows.
Lillian Kaufman hasn’t heard from her twin sister since Eleanor left for a mysterious job at an Army base somewhere in Tennessee. When she learns, on an unexpected phone call, that Eleanor is missing, Lillian takes a train from New York down to Oak Ridge to clear up the matter.
It turns out that the only way into Oak Ridge is to assume Eleanor’s identity, which Lillian plans to do swiftly and perfectly. But Eleanor has vanished without a trace–and she’s not the only one. And how do you find someone in a town so dangerous it doesn’t officially exist, when technically you don’t exist either?
Lillian is thrust into the epicenter of the gravest scientific undertaking of all time, with no idea who she can trust. And the more she pretends to be Eleanor, the more she loses her grip on herself. (Sourcebooks Landmark)
