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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Chris Gardner discusses Permission to Dream
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINKL: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/akcjsjrl \nOn a winter’s day\, Chris Gardner set off with his nine-year-old granddaughter Brooke to find the harmonica of her dreams. The search sends them North “beyond the wall” into a foreboding Chicago neighborhood and\, soon\, on a harrowing adventure that will change both of their lives–and ours. \nChris is still mourning the loss of his girlfriend to brain cancer. Her question haunts him: “Now that we know how short life can be\, what will you do with the time you have left?” After five years\, he feels an urgency–what he calls\, “Atomic Time” in which every second counts–to find an answer\, but is stuck. Even while giving Brooke permission to aspire to one day become President of the United States\, he knows it’s time to reclaim his own permission to dream. \nLost\, Chris and his granddaughter board a bus\, reminding him of earlier rides through dark times when dreams of a better life kept him alive. As the two wind through a changing cityscape\, Chris reflects on past lessons that offer powerful guidance for dreaming your way to monumental success. \nAt its heart\, this book lays out a blueprint for building a dream-come-true life–even during uncertainty. Gardner delivers the secrets to achieving a prosperous career–from a method for identifying your ultimate dream to a playbook for becoming world class at it. His tools include the “new 3 R’s”–or the Rep\, the Rap and the Rolodex–which reveal how to earn a stellar reputation\, develop a rap for marketing yourself\, and amass a Rolodex of rewarding relationships. No matter how much wealth you achieve\, Chris notes\, true success comes from enriching the lives of others–so all can still have access to the American Dream. \nToward the end\, Brooke observes that in Atomic Time it’s never too late for anyone to reinvent themselves and change their fortune. Chris\, hearing her\, realizes what his next pursuit will be–to go back to high school and give permission to dream to the next generation of problem solvers and change makers. \nA true fable\, Permission to Dream is a timeless and timely manifesto for turning dreams into action–beginning right now. (Amistad Press) \nChris Gardner is the Chief Executive of Gardner Rich & Company\, a multimillion-dollar brokerage with offices in New York\, Chicago\, and San Francisco. An avid philanthropist and motivational speaker\, Gardner is committed to many organizations—particularly those related to education—and was recently the recipient of the “Father of the Year Award” from the National Fatherhood Initiative. A Milwaukee native\, Gardner has two children and resides in Chicago and New York.
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Robin Reul discusses Where the Road Leads Us
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/am3184g5 \nSometimes the best path is the unexpected one. \nJack is on the verge for leaving for college\, but before he does\, he wants to track down his estranged brother\, Alex and find some closure in the wake of their father’s death. Meanwhile\, Hallie has just found out some upsetting news about a friend in Oregon\, and she has a small window to go see him before it’s too late. \nJack and Hallie are practically strangers. They shared a class together years ago and haven’t seen each other since\, though they have more in common than they’d ever imagine. And when fate puts them into the same rideshare to the bus terminal\, it kicks off an unconventional and hysterical adventure that may lead them to their own true selves…and maybe to each other. (Sourcebooks Fire) \nRobin Reul is the author of MY KIND OF CRAZY and WHERE THE ROAD LEADS US. She has been writing since she was in early elementary school\, when she used to make her own book club flyers for her classmates and then pen them original stories. Though she grew up on film sets and worked for many years in the film and television industry\, she ultimately decided to focus her attention on writing full time. She lives in Los Angeles suburbia. \nGae Polisner is a lawyer by trade\, but a writer by calling. Her books have received multiple awards including a Bank Street Best\, Pennsylvania School Library award\, multiple Nerdy Book Club awards\, and a Golden Archer\, Wisconsin’s Children’s Choice Award. Her bestselling book\, THE MEMORY OF THINGS is used in schools around the country. Gae lives on Long Island with her husband\, two musical sons\, and a suspiciously-fictional looking dog. When she isn’t writing\, you can find her in a pool or the open waters off Long Island. She has swum a 10K and holds out hope that one day her wetsuit will morph her into a superhero.–
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Bobby Johnston discusses The Saint I Ain’t: Stories from Sycamore Street
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot and get an email reminder! Scroll down to purchase your copy of the book from Vroman’s. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/043l4zb4  \nSinners\, saints and saviors collide in Bobby Johnston’s stories\, which chronicle the savagery and poetry of oppressive Catholic upbringing in 1970s Rust-Belt America. Johnston weaves landscapes of transgression and absolution\, humor and resilience into his sharp-eyed tapestry of recall. (Fomite) \nBobby Johnston is a Los Angeles based film composer and multi-instrumentalist. The Saint I Ain’t: Stories from Sycamore Street is his first book. \nColleen Dunn Bates is a publisher\, founder\, editor\, and longtime Pasadena resident who started her career by studying journalism at USC. In 2006\, she started Prospect Park Books with the publication of Hometown Pasadena. Hometown Pasadena’s first two editions won acclaim from the Los Angeles Times\, Los Angeles Magazine\, and Westways\, as well as nominations and awards from the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association and the Independent Publisher Book Awards.
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.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-andrew-morton-discusses-elizabeth-margaret-the-intimate-world-of-the-windsor-sisters/
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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).
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Ioan Grillo discusses Blood Gun Money
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Please register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/yc89s51l \nThe gun control debate is revived with every mass shooting. But far more people die from gun deaths on the street corners of inner city America and across the border as Mexico’s powerful cartels battle to control the drug trade. Guns and drugs aren’t often connected in our heated discussions of gun control–but they should be. In Ioan Grillo’s groundbreaking new work of investigative journalism\, he shows us this connection by following the market for guns in the Americas and how it has made the continent the most murderous on earth. \nGrillo travels to gun manufacturers\, strolls the aisles of gun shows and gun shops\, talks to FBI agents who have infiltrated biker gangs\, hangs out on Baltimore street corners\, and visits the ATF gun tracing center in West Virginia. Along the way\, he details the many ways that legal guns can cross over into the black market and into the hands of criminals\, fueling violence here and south of the border. Simple legislative measures would help close these loopholes\, but America’s powerful gun lobby is uncompromising in its defense of the hallowed Second Amendment. Perhaps\, however\, if guns were seen not as symbols of freedom\, but as key accessories in our epidemics of addiction\, the conversation would shift. Blood Gun Money is that conversation shifter. (Bloomsbury Publishing) \nIoan Grillo is a contributing writer at the New York Times specializing in crime and drugs. Based in Mexico City\, he has also worked for Time magazine\, the History Channel\, CNN\, Reuters\, the Associated Press\, and Esquire. He is the author of El Narco\, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award\, and Gangster Warlords\, a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice and a Guardian Book of the Year.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-ioan-grillo-discusses-blood-gun-money/
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Nicole LaPorte and Jeff Selingo discuss Guilty Admissions & Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Please register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/k9qs7ugk \nGuilty Admissions: The Bribes\, Favors\, and Phonies Behind the College Cheating Scandal weaves together the story of an unscrupulous college counselor named Rick Singer\, and how he preyed on the desperation of some of the country’s wealthiest families living in a world defined by fierce competition\, who function under constant pressure to get into the “right” schools\, starting with pre-school; non-stop fundraising and donation demands in the form of multi-million-dollar galas and private parties; and a community of deeply insecure parents who will do anything to get their kids into name-brand colleges in order to maintain their own A-list status.  Investigative reporter Nicole LaPorte lays bare the source of this insecurity–that in 2019\, no special “hook” in the form of legacy status\, athletic talent\, or financial giving can guarantee a child’s entrance into an elite school. The result is paranoia\, deception\, and true crimes at the peak of the American social pyramid. \nWith a glittering cast of Hollywood actors–including Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin–hedge fund CEOs\, sales executives\, and media titans\, Guilty Admissions is a soap-opera-slash-sneak-peek-behind-the-curtains at America’s richest social circles; an examination of the cutthroat world of college admissions; and a parable of American society in 2019\, when the country is run by a crass tycoon and all totems of status and achievement have become transactional and removed from traditions of ethical restraint.  A world where the rich get whatever they want\, however they want it. (Twelve) \nGetting into a top-ranked college has never seemed more impossible\, with acceptance rates at some elite universities dipping into the single digits. In Who Gets In and Why\, journalist and higher education expert Jeffrey Selingo dispels entrenched notions of how to compete and win at the admissions game\, and reveals that teenagers and parents have much to gain by broadening their notion of what qualifies as a “good college.” Hint: it’s not all about the sticker on the car window. \nSelingo\, who was embedded in three different admissions offices–a selective private university\, a leading liberal arts college\, and a flagship public campus–closely observed gatekeepers as they made their often agonizing and sometimes life-changing decisions. He also followed select students and their parents\, and he traveled around the country meeting with high school counselors\, marketers\, behind-the-scenes consultants\, and college rankers.  While many have long believed that admissions is merit-based\, rewarding the best students\, Who Gets In and Why presents a more complicated truth\, showing that “who gets in” is frequently more about the college’s agenda than the applicant. In a world where thousands of equally qualified students vie for a fixed number of spots at elite institutions\, admissions officers often make split-second decisions based on a variety of factors–like diversity\, money\, and\, ultimately\, whether a student will enroll if accepted. \nOne of the most insightful books ever about “getting in” and what higher education has become\, Who Gets In and Why not only provides an usually intimate look at how admissions decisions get made\, but guides prospective students on how to honestly assess their strengths and match with the schools that will best serve their interests. (Scribner Book Company)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-nicole-laporte-and-jeff-selingo-discuss-guilty-admissions-who-gets-in-and-why-a-year-inside-college-admissions/
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Special Story Time with Jen Adams presenting I Am a Kindness Hero
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Please register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/3734dl2h \nFollow the adventures of a young boy as he practices kindness throughout his day\, from rescuing a puppy to standing up to bullies to helping his young sister tie her shoe. I Am a Kindness Hero celebrates gentleness and vulnerability in boys\, and shows that true strength and leadership come from treating those around you with love and respect. \nI Am a Kindness Hero provides parents\, teachers\, and childcare providers with a beautiful picture book that offers a new kind of role model for young boys. A standalone title\, it also serves as a companion to I Am a Warrior Goddess\, by the same author and illustrator\, which inspires strength\, leadership\, and empowerment in young girls. (Sounds True) \nJen Adams is the author of more than 40 books\, including the BabyLit board book series\, which introduces small children to the world of classic literature\, and My Little Cities board books\, illustrated by the award-winning Greg Pizzoli. Her work has been featured in the New York Times\, the Wall Street Journal\, Parents magazine\, and Vanity Fair. She currently resides in Salt Lake City. For more\, visit jennifer-adams.com.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-special-story-time-with-jen-adams-presenting-i-am-a-kindness-hero/
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Rucker Moses & Theo Gangi discuss Kingston and the Magician’s Lost and Found
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Please register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/5e31r18m \nMagic has all but disappeared in Brooklyn\, but one tenacious young magician is determined to bring it back in this exciting middle grade mystery. \nKingston has just moved from the suburbs back to Echo City\, Brooklyn–the last place his father was seen alive. Kingston’s father was King Preston\, one of the world’s greatest magicians. Until one trick went wrong and he disappeared. Now that Kingston is back in Echo City\, he’s determined to find his father. \nSomehow\, though\, when his father disappeared\, he took all of Echo City’s magic with him. Now Echo City–a ghost of its past–is living up to its name. With no magic left\, the magicians have packed up and left town and those who’ve stayed behind don’t look too kindly on any who reminds them of what they once had. \nWhen Kingston finds a magic box his father left behind as a clue\, Kingston knows there’s more to his father’s disappearance than meets the eye. He’ll have to keep it a secret–that is\, until he can restore magic to Echo City. With his cousin Veronica and childhood friend Too Tall Eddie\, Kingston works to solve the clues\, but one wrong move and his father might not be the only one who goes missing. (G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers) \nRucker Moses is the pen name of Craig S. Phillips and Harold Hayes Jr. They both hail from Atlanta and started telling stories together at the University of Georgia. Together\, they’ve been nominated for three Emmys for writing in a children’s program and have written for TV shows based on books by R. L. Stine and Christopher Pike. They also make virtual reality experiences and own a production company named SunnyBoy Entertainment. In no particular order\, their favorite things to write about are ninjas\, magic\, space\, and abandoned amusement parks. When not doing all that\, they are hanging with their wonderful families at home in Los Angeles. \nTheo Gangi is a novelist and writing teacher based in Brooklyn. He’s written several acclaimed novels and short stories\, and he’s worked on shows for Netflix. He writes far-out adventures that happen right next door. He directs the MFA program at St. Francis College and lives with his wife\, young son\, and their dog. Kingston and the Magician’s Lost and Found is his first book for young readers.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-rucker-moses-theo-gangi-discuss-kingston-and-the-magicians-lost-and-found/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210216T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Friends In Deed Pasadena present Katherine Seligman discusses At the Edge of the Haight
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Please register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/10cqtgvm \nMaddy Donaldo\, homeless at twenty\, has made a family of sorts in the dangerous spaces of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. She knows whom to trust\, where to eat\, when to move locations\, and how to take care of her dog. It’s the only home she has. When she unwittingly witnesses the murder of a young homeless boy and is seen by the perpetrator\, her relatively stable life is upended. Suddenly\, everyone from the police to the dead boys’ parents want to talk to Maddy about what she saw. As adults pressure her to give up her secrets and reunite with her own family before she meets a similar fate\, Maddy must decide whether she wants to stay lost or be found. Against the backdrop of a radically changing San Francisco\, a city which embraces a booming tech economy while struggling to maintain its culture of tolerance\, At the Edge of the Haight follows the lives of those who depend on makeshift homes and communities. \nAs judge Hillary Jordan says\, “This book pulled me deep into a world I knew little about\, bringing the struggles of its young\, homeless inhabitants–the kind of people we avoid eye contact with on the street–to vivid\, poignant life. The novel demands that you take a close look. If you knew\, could you still ignore\, fear\, or condemn them? And knowing\, how can you ever forget?” (Algonquin Books) \nKatherine Seligman is a journalist and author in San Francisco. As a reporter\, she’s focused on social issues\, from homelessness\, mental health and end of life issues to the city’s boom and bust cycles. But she’s also written about everything else\, from self-appointed graffiti curators\, urban coyotes and embryonic sex selection to what her kids learned growing up in Haight Ashbury. She has been a staff writer at the San Francisco Chronicle Magazine and a reporter for the San Francisco Examiner and USA Today. Her stories have appeared in Redbook\, Life\, Time\, California Magazine\, PBS Next Avenue\, CALmatters\, Al Jazeera America\, and the anthology “Fresh Takes.” She is a member of the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto and loves working in clay. \nHillary Jordan is the author of the novels Mudbound (2008) and When She Woke (2011)\, as well as the digital short “Aftermirth.” Her stories have been translated into 15 languages. When she’s not scribbling away\, Hillary teaches the occasional writing workshop and gives talks at colleges\, literary festivals\, and community libraries. She has a BA from Wellesley College and an MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University. She grew up in Dallas\, TX and Muskogee\, OK and currently lives in Brooklyn\, along with half the writers in America. \nFriends in Deed is an interfaith organization that provides supportive services to meet basic human needs\, so our homeless and at-risk neighbors can rebuild their lives. “Celebrating more than 120 years of service\, we meet the needs of our clients by leveraging our small\, but dedicated staff\, with many volunteers. Friends In Deed meets people where they are\, without judgment or restrictions that deny people the help they need. We bring dignity to homelessness and poverty. Our staff’s smiling faces and helping hands ensure that individuals in need are safe and fed and find a vision of hope for their futures.” Find out more about Friends in Deed on their website.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-friends-in-deed-pasadena-present-katherine-seligman-discusses-at-the-edge-of-the-haight/
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Andromeda Romano-Lax discusses Annie and the Wolves
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Please register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/bqz5fige \nRuth McClintock is obsessed with Annie Oakley. For nearly a decade\, she has been studying the legendary sharpshooter\, convinced that a scarring childhood event was the impetus for her crusade to arm every woman in America. This search has cost Ruth her doctorate\, a book deal\, and her fiancé–but finally it has borne fruit. She has managed to hunt down what may be a journal of Oakley’s midlife struggles\, including secret visits to a psychoanalyst and the desire for vengeance against the “Wolves\,” or those who have wronged her. \nWith the help of Reece\, a tech-savvy senior at the local high school\, Ruth attempts to establish the journal’s provenance\, but she’s begun to have jarring out-of-body episodes parallel to Annie’s own lived experiences. As she solves Annie’s mysteries\, Ruth confronts her own truths\, including the link between her teenage sister’s suicide and an impending tragedy in her Minnesota town that Ruth can still prevent. (Soho Press) \nAndromeda Romano-Lax was born in Chicago and is now a resident of Vancouver Island\, Canada. She worked as a freelance journalist and travel writer before turning to fiction. Her first novel\, The Spanish Bow\, was translated into eleven languages and was chosen as a New York Times Editors’ Choice\, BookSense pick\, and one of Library Journal’s Best Books of the Year. Her novels reflect her diverse interest in the arts\, history\, science and technology\, as well as her love of travel and her time spent living abroad. ​​Andromeda co-founded and continues to blog for 49 Writers\, a nonprofit organization. She has taught fiction in the University of Alaska Anchorage low-residency MFA in Creative Writing program and currently works with novelists and memoirists as a freelance book coach. \nGayle Brandeis is the author of The Book of Dead Birds\, the winner of Barbara Kingsolver’s Bellwether Prize\, an award in support of a literature of social change. Reviewers have highly praised this\, her first novel\, and Toni Morrison said: It has an edgy beauty that enhances perfectly the seriousness of its contents. She is also the author. Fruitflesh: Seeds of Inspiration for Women Who Write.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-andromeda-romano-lax-discusses-annie-and-the-wolves/
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: A Special Story Time with Michelle Garcia Andersen presenting The Owl Who Asks Why
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Please register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/bcnl789m \nLittle Owl and Little Wolf have so many questions for their parents. “Why can’t we move our eyes?” “When will I no longer be a pup?” But owls don’t ask “Why?” They ask “Whooo?” And wolves don’t ask “When?” They ask “Hoooow?” Mom and Dad say it’s silly to even consider asking those sorts of questions. \nFeeling teased and misunderstood\, Little Owl and Little Wolf decide to run away from home for good. After straying too far from the path\, the pair discovers that they’re lost in the forest and begin to wonder if they’ve made the right decision by leaving the pack. Little Owl and Little Wolf realize that the only way to make it back to their families is to not be afraid to ask the right questions\, their own way. \nThis heartwarming tale of friendship from author Michelle Garcia Andersen and artist Ayesha Rubio will remind young readers that by staying true to yourself and embracing what makes you unique\, good things come to you. (Page Street Kids) \nMichelle Garcia Andersen wrote this story after being inspired by the owls that live in the trees alongside her writing studio. She is delighted to be writing picture books for children; it has been a lifelong dream of hers. When she’s not reading and writing\, she enjoys hiking\, mountain biking\, kayaking\, walking her dogs\, gardening and anything else that gets her outdoors. Michelle and her husband have three teenage kids and live in a home full of laughter.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-a-special-story-time-with-michelle-garcia-andersen-presenting-the-owl-who-asks-why/
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Julia Gillard & Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Please register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/w2n5iya7 \nWomen make up fewer than ten per cent of national leaders worldwide\, and behind this eye-opening statistic lies a pattern of unequal access to power. Through conversations with some of the world’s most powerful and interesting women–including Jacinda Ardern\, Hillary Rodham Clinton\, Christine Lagarde\, Michelle Bachelet\, and Theresa May– Women and Leadership explores gender bias and asks why there aren’t more women in leadership roles. \nJulia Gillard was the 27th Prime Minister of Australia\, serving from 2010 to 2013. \nNgozi Okonjo-Iweala was Nigeria’s Minister of Finance from 2003 to 2006 and from 2011 to 2015\, and Foreign Minister in 2006. She was Managing Director of the World Bank from 2007 to 2011\, overseeing South Asia\, Europe\, Central Asia\, and Africa\, and is currently Board Chair of Gavi\, the Vaccine Alliance\, and Chair of the African Risk Capacity (ARC). She is the author of Reforming the Unreformable and Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-julia-gillard-ngozi-okonjo-iweala/
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Jedidiah Jenkins in conversation with Nicole Richie
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event  ticketed event and will take place on Crowdcast. Tickets available below. \nThe New York Times bestselling author of To Shake the Sleeping Self delivers a moving reflection on the hidden\, sometimes difficult topics we must consider in order to live an authentic life–ego\, love\, family\, work–for anyone seeking a companion on the road to understanding. \nWe wake up atop the dirt of our childhoods with a shovel in our hands. In our pocket is a crumpled note with conspicuously familiar handwriting. It says\, “Good luck.” \nWe aren’t born into a self. It is created without our consent\, built out of our childhoods\, our circumstances\, and chance. But in the busyness of adult life\, we rarely have time to think clearly about the questions that matter most: Who am I? What am I made of? How much of how I act boils down to avoiding the things that make me feel small? We bury these questions\, but they drive our behavior far more than we give them credit for. They are our puppet masters. \nWriting with the passion and clarity that made his debut\, To Shake the Sleeping Self\, a national bestseller\, Jedidiah Jenkins brings together new and old writings to explore the eight themes all of us face as we find our way in life: ego\, family\, home\, friendship\, love\, work\, death\, the soul. \nAs he examines the experiences that shape us into who we are\, Jenkins leads readers in a wide-ranging conversation about finding fulfillment in the people and places around us and discovering the courage to show our deepest selves to the world. (Convergent Books) \nThis event ticket includes a hardcover copy of Like Streams to the Ocean\, mailed to you after the event\, 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\, February 1st. \nPlease note: The shipping amount included in the ticket price is for domestic shipping only. There is an additional $17.00 charge required if shipping internationally.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-jedidiah-jenkins-in-conversation-with-nicole-richie/
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Special Story time with Doyin Richards and illustrator Joe Cepeda
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Please register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/uqm0mded \nJoe came to America from Africa when he was young. He worked hard in school\, made friends\, and embraced his new home. Like so many immigrants before and after him\, Joe succeeded when many thought he would fail. \nIn telling the story of how his father came to America\, Doyin Richards tells the story of many immigrants\, and opens the experience up to readers of all backgrounds. Here is a moving and empowering story of how many different people\, from different places\, make us great. Acclaimed artist Joe Cepeda brings the story to life with beautiful paintings\, full of heart. (Feiwel & Friends)
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-special-story-time-with-doyin-richards-and-illustrator-joe-cepeda/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210126T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Eliza Jane Brazier in conversation with Kiersten White
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Please register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/p3x8axdc \nWhen her favorite true crime podcast host goes missing\, an adrift young woman sets out to investigate and plunges headfirst into the wild backcountry of Northern California and her own dangerous obsession. \nSera loves true crime podcasts. They give her a sense of control in a world where women just like her disappear daily. She’s sure they are preparing her for something. So when Rachel\, her favorite podcast host\, goes missing\, Sera knows it’s time to act. Rachel has always taught her to trust her instincts. \nSera follows the clues hidden in the episodes to an isolated ranch outside Rachel’s small hometown to begin her search. She’s convinced her investigation will make Rachel so proud. But the more Sera digs into this unfamiliar world\, the more off things start to feel. Because Rachel is not the first woman to vanish from the ranch\, and she won’t be the last… Rachel did try to warn her. (Berkley Books) \nEliza Jane Brazier is an author\, screenwriter and journalist. This is her adult debut. She currently lives in Los Angeles where she is developing If I Disappear for television. \nKiersten White is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of many books\, including the And I Darken trilogy\, the Camelot Rising trilogy\, the Slayer series\, The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein\, and her upcoming adult debut\, HIDE.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-eliza-jane-brazier-in-conversation-with-kiersten-white/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210119T180000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Matt Coyle discusses Blind Vigil
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Please register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/zkw0xxxy \nA friend arrested for murder. A vicious killer lurking in the shadows. A world of darkness. \nBlinded by a gunshot wound to the face while working as a private investigator nine months ago\, Rick Cahill is now sure of only one thing: he has to start a new life and leave his old one behind. \nHe’s still trying to figure out what that life is when his onetime partner\, Moira MacFarlane\, asks for his help on a case she’s taken for Rick’s former best friend. The case is simple and Moira only needs Rick for one interview\, but Rick is wary of waking sleeping demons. \nUltimately\, he goes against his gut and takes the case which quickly turns deadly. Rick’s old compulsion of finding the truth no matter the cost–the same compulsion that cost him his eyesight and almost his life–battles against his desire to escape his past. \nThe stakes are raised when Rick’s friend is implicated in murder and needs his help. Can he help the friend he no longer trusts while questioning his own lessened capabilities? His life depends on the answer as a shadowy killer lurks in the darkness. (Oceanview Publishing) \nMatt Coyle is the award-winning author of the best-selling Rick Cahill crime novels. He knew he wanted to be a crime writer when he was fourteen and his father gave him the simple art of murder by Raymond Chandler. But his foray into crime fiction was delayed for thirty years as he spent time managing a restaurant\, selling golf clubs for various golf companies\, and in national sales for a sports licensing company. Matt lives in San Diego with his yellow Lab\, Angus\, where he is writing his eighth crime novel. \nEditor Gary Phillips is a critically acclaimed author of mystery and graphic novels (The Darker Mask\, Bangers\, Violent Spring). Raised in South Central Los Angeles\, Phillips draws on his experiences from anti-police abuse community organizing and anti-apartheid activism in his work. He was the chair of the Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color committee\, and was president of the Private Eye Writers of America.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-matt-coyle-discusses-blind-vigil/
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: A Special Story Time with Deanna Kizis & Sam Boughton
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Please register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/v9qdaumb \nIn this laugh-out-loud book that begs readers to break the rules\, silliness and hilarity reign supreme! Perfect for fans of The Book with No Pictures. \nWait–are you reading this book? Even though the cover asked you not to? \nWell\, if you’re going to read it\, then you’ll have to follow the rules\, or you’re going to have WAY too much fun. And you don’t want to have FUN\, do you? DO YOU?! \nThat’s what I thought. So definitely\, positively\, DO NOT read this book! \nJoin along for zany antics\, silly sounds\, and endless fun in this breaks-the-fourth-wall book that will have readers coming back time and time again–regardless of what the title says. (Philomel Books) \nDeanna Kizis is very silly and would definitely read a book that said she shouldn’t. Her favorite things include pretending her daughter’s toothbrush can talk\, dipping warm chocolate cookies in cold milk\, and throwing dance parties with the dog. Deanna is so silly\, in fact\, that she once went to the grocery story wearing two different shoes by mistake\, and she always makes up silly songs that her kid thinks are kinda weird — but funny! So definitely DO NOT write to Deanna Kizis at hello@deannakizis.com so she can send you something kinda silly. And absolutely DO NOT follow her on Instagram\, @dkizis\, where you can see more of the silly stuff she does. And no matter what — please don’t read her book! \nSam Boughton (samboughton.co.uk) is an award-winning British artist and illustrator with degrees in illustration from Bristol UWE and the Cambridge School of Art. She is the author/illustrator ofHello\, Dinosaurs!andThe Extraordinary Gardener.Sam lives in Teignmouth\, UK. Follow her on Twitter @samillustrates and on Instagram @samboughton.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-a-special-story-time-with-deanna-kizis-sam-boughton/
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Alexi Pappas in conversation with Tara Schuster\,
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Please register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/q9peqfci \nWhen “Renaissance runner” ( New York Times) Alexi Pappas–Olympic athlete\, actress\, filmmaker\, and writer–was four years old\, her mother died by suicide\, drastically altering the course of Pappas’s life and setting her on a search for female role models. When her father signed his bereaved daughter up for sports teams as a way to keep her busy\, female athletes became the first women Pappas looked up to\, and her Olympic dream was born. At the same time\, Pappas had big creative dreams\, too: She wanted to make movies\, write\, and act. Despite setbacks and hardships\, Pappas refused to pick just one lane. She put in a tremendous amount of hard work and wouldn’t let anything stand in her way until she achieved all of her dreams\, however unrelated they may seem to outsiders. In a single year\, 2016\, she made her Olympic debut as a distance runner and wrote\, directed\, and starred in her first feature film. \nBut great highs are often accompanied by deep lows; with joy comes sorrow. In Bravey\, Pappas fearlessly and honestly shares her battle with post-Olympic depression and describes how she emerged on the other side as a thriving and self-actualized woman. Unflinching\, exuberant\, and always entertaining\, Bravey showcases Pappas’s signature\, charming voice as she reflects upon the touchstone moments in her life and the lessons that have powered her career as both an athlete and an artist–foremost among them\, how to be brave. \nPappas’s experiences reveal how we can all overcome hardship\, befriend pain\, celebrate victory\, relish the loyalty found in teammates\, and claim joy. In short: how every one of us can become a bravey. (Dial Press) \nAlexi Pappas is an award-winning writer\, filmmaker\, and Olympic athlete. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times\, Runner’s World\, Women’s Running\, Sports Illustrated\, The Atlantic\, and Outside\, among other publications\, and she has been profiled in The New York Times\, Sports Illustrated\, New York\, and Rolling Stone. Pappas co-wrote\, co-directed\, and starred in the feature film Tracktown with Rachel Dratch and Andy Buckley. Most recently\, she co-wrote and starred alongside Nick Kroll in Olympic Dreams\, the first non-documentary-style movie to ever be filmed at the Olympic Games. A Greek American\, Pappas holds the Greek national record in the 10\,000-meters and competed for Greece in the 2016 Olympics. She lives in Los Angeles\, California. \nTara Schuster served as Vice President of Talent and Development at Comedy Central where she was the Executive in Charge of the Emmy® and Peabody Award-winning Key & Peele\, the Emmy® Award winning @Midnight\, and Lights Out with David Spade. For her work on Key & Peele\, Jordan Peele remarked that Schuster is “ahead of her time…she sees the future a little bit.” Her book\, Buy Yourself The F*cking Lilies\, debuted as the #1 New Release in Humor Essays and Self-Help on both Audible and Kindle. InStyle\, People Magazine\, Cosmopolitan\, Goodreads\, BuzzFeed\, Goop\, and many others have chosen Buy Yourself The F*cking Lilies as one of the best new books of 2020.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-alexi-pappas-in-conversation-with-tara-schuster/
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Kwei Quartey discusses Sleep Well\, My Lady
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Please register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/cy9m3ttc \nIn the follow-up to the acclaimed series debut The Missing American\, PI Emma Djan investigates the death of a Ghanaian fashion icon and social media celebrity\, Lady Araba. \nHard-hitting talk show host Augustus Seeza has become a household name in Ghana\, though notorious for his lavish overspending\, alcoholism\, and womanizing. He’s dating the imposing\, beautiful Lady Araba\, who leads a self-made fashion empire. Fearing Augustus is only after her money; Araba’s religious family intervenes to break them up. A few days later\, just before a major runway show\, Araba is found murdered in her bed. Her driver is arrested after a hasty investigation\, but Araba’s favorite aunt\, Dele\, suspects Augustus Seeza was the real killer. \nAlmost a year later\, Dele approaches Emma Djan\, who has finally started to settle in as the only female PI at her agency. To solve Lady Araba’s murder\, Emma must not only go on an undercover mission that dredges up trauma from her past\, but navigate a long list of suspects with strong motives. Emma quickly discovers that they are all willing to lie for each other–and that one may still be willing to kill. (Soho Crime) \nKwei Quartey is a crime fiction writer and physician living in Pasadena\, California. Having practiced medicine for more than 20 years while simultaneously working as a writer\, he has attained noteworthy achievements in both fields. Dr. Quartey is a member of the Los Angeles chapter of Sisters in Crime\, and made the Los Angeles Times Bestseller List in 2009. He was awarded the title of Best Male Author by G.O.G. National Book Club the following year. His books include the Inspector Darko Dawson series\, and the Emma Djan Investigations series.The Missing American\, the first book in that series\, has been optioned for film. \nNaomi Hirahara is the Edgar Award–winning author of the Mas Arai mystery series. Also nominated for the Macavity and Anthony awards\, the series includes Summer of the Big Bachi\, Gasa-Gasa Girl\, Snakeskin Shamisen\, Blood Hina\, Strawberry Yellow\, and Sayonara Slam. She is also the author of the  Ellie Rush series (Berkley) and the new Life After Manzanar (Heyday Books). A graduate of Stanford University\, Naomi has also written many books about gardening and Japanese American history and culture and has contributed to several anthologies and collaborative books\, including Los Angeles Noir\, Santa Cruz Noir and Prospect Park’s Hometown Pasadena.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-kwei-quartey-discusses-sleep-well-my-lady/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210109T110000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore:A Special Story time with LeUyen Pham
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Please register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot. \nEVENT LINK: www.crowdcast.io/e/outside-inside \nFrom Caldecott honoree LeUyen Pham\, Outside\, Inside is a moving picture book celebrating essential workers and the community coming together to face the challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic. \nSomething strange happened on an unremarkable day just before the season changed. \nEverybody who was outside . . . \n. . . went inside. \nOutside\, it was quieter\, wilder\, and different. Inside\, we laughed\, we cried\, and we grew. \nWe remembered to protect the ones we love and love the ones who protect us. \nWhile the world changed outside\, we became stronger on the inside and believed that someday soon spring would come again. (Roaring Brook Press) \nLeUyen Pham worked in animation before turning to children’s books. She wrote and illustrated Big Sister\, Little Sister and The Bear Who Wasn’t There\, and is the illustrator of numerous other picture books. Ms. Pham lives in Los Angeles\, California\, with her husband.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstorea-special-story-time-with-leuyen-pham/
CATEGORIES:Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Dana L. Davis discusses Roman and Jewel
DESCRIPTION:This is a virtual event and will take place on Crowdcast. Please register for FREE ahead of time to save your spot. \nEVENT LINK: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/ifwl6pqh \nIf Romeo and Juliet got the Hamilton treatment…who would play the leads? This vividly funny\, honest\, and charming romantic novel by Dana L. Davis is the story of a girl who thinks she has what it takes…and the world thinks so\, too. \nJerzie Jhames will do anything to land the lead role in Broadway’s hottest new show\, Roman and Jewel\, a Romeo and Juliet inspired hip-hopera featuring a diverse cast and modern twists on the play. But her hopes are crushed when she learns mega-star Cinny won the lead…and Jerzie is her understudy. \nFalling for male lead Zeppelin Reid is a terrible idea–especially once Jerzie learns Cinny wants him for herself. Star-crossed love always ends badly. But when a video of Jerzie and Zepp practicing goes viral and the entire world weighs in on who should play Jewel\, Jerzie learns that while the price of fame is high\, friendship\, family\, and love are priceless. (Inkyard Press) \nDana L. Davis is a novelist and Hollywood actress with previous series regular roles as: Carmen Phillips on TNT’s Franklin and Bash and modern day mimic Monica Dawson on NBC’s cult series Heroes. She currently stars on the animated series Star Vs. the Forces of Evil\, Craig of the Creek\, and She-Ra. She made her film debut in Coach Carter with Samuel Jackson. In addition to her work on screen\, Dana has become a motivational speaker for teens. Her stirring assemblies empower and encourage youth\, helping them to redefine what it means to win and lose. She volunteers for nonprofits like Empowering Lives International\, an organization which provides training\, resources\, and encouragement to underprivileged East African children. Dana also created her own nonprofit organization Culture For Kids\, LA\, an organization which gifts inner city children tickets and transportation to see performing arts shows around the Los Angeles area. \nDr. Gregory Schwartz grew up in southern California\, the son of two former Nebraska farmers. He received his degree in Geography\, graduating near the top of his class from UC Berkeley and his Masters of Science in Geography and Sociology from the University of Wisconsin\, Madison. He eventually returned to graduate school and completed his PhD in Geography (political ecology) at the University of Texas\, Austin. His research focused on “payment for ecosystem services”  in Costa Rica where he consulted President Luis Solis and his cabinet about national-level environmental policies. Having taught for three years at California State University\, Northridge\, and currently at Laney College\, Greg is also a frequent podcast contributor and appears in the Netflix original series\, Last Chance U\, Season 5. Greg\, a.k.a. the planet doctor\, is an environmental activist\, a competitive track and field athlete\, and he eats a vegan\, organic diet. One of his true joys is zipping around town with his wife and two sons in their electric car.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-dana-l-davis-discusses-roman-and-jewel/
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