Vroman’s Bookstore: Cara Black discusses Murder at La Villette

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

Parisian private investigator Aimée Leduc doesn't know that her life is about to be upended. Her ex, Melac, has been hounding her to move their daughter, Chloé, to Brittany. Aimée is fed up with his threats to take her to court and has stopped answering his calls. She doesn't know he's waiting for her by […]

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Vroman’s Bookstore: Daniel A. Olivas discusses Chicano Frankenstein

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

An unnamed paralegal, brought back to life through a controversial process, maneuvers through a near-future world that both needs and resents him. As the United States president spouts anti-reanimation rhetoric and giant pharmaceutical companies rake in profits, the man falls in love with lawyer Faustina Godínez. His world expands as he meets her network of […]

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Vroman’s Bookstore: Soyoung Park discusses Snowglobe

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

Enclosed under a vast dome, Snowglobe is the last place on Earth that's warm. Outside Snowglobe is a frozen wasteland, and every day, citizens face the icy world to get to their jobs at the power plant, where they produce the energy Snowglobe needs. Their only solace comes in the form of twenty-four-hour television programming […]

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Vroman’s Bookstore: Jeffrey Siger discusses At Any Cost

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

Chief Inspector Kaldis is initially dismayed to be asked to investigate a series of suspicious forest fires that took place last summer. In Greece, forest fires are an inevitability, and he fears he and his team are being set up to take the political blame for this year's blazes. He quickly becomes suspicious, though, that […]

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Vroman’s Bookstore: Fiction Reading Group

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

The Vroman's Fiction Reading Group meets on the 4th Wednesday of every month at 7pm. This event is free and open to the public. February's pick is The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

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Vroman’s Bookstore: Kate Anthony discusses The D Word

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

From the host of the critically acclaimed The Divorce Survival Guide Podcast comes a book that provides the clarity, peace, and answers women need to make empowered decisions about their marriages, break unhealthy patterns, and build the life they truly want. Every year, close to a million women struggle to decide whether to divorce their partners. Some […]

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Vroman’s Bookstore: Phillip B. Williams discusses Ours

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

In this ingenious, sweeping novel, Phillip B. Williams introduces us to an enigmatic woman named Saint, a fearsome conjuror who, in the 1830s, annihilates plantations all over Arkansas to rescue the people enslaved there. She brings those she has freed to a haven of her own creation: a town just north of St. Louis, magically […]

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Vroman’s Bookstore: Cory Doctorow discusses The Bezzle: A Martin Hench Novel

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

The year is 2006. Martin Hench is at the top of his game as a self-employed forensic accountant, a veteran of the long guerrilla war between people who want to hide money, and people who want to find it. He spends his downtime on Catalina Island, where scenic, imported bison wander the bluffs and frozen, […]

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Vroman’s Bookstore: A Special Musical Storytime featuring the Pasadena Conservatory of Music!

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

A bright red ribbon leads to a musical journey of imagination in this musical storytime with students and faculty of the Pasadena Conservatory of Music, featuring The Squiggle by Carole Lexa Schaefer. Caregivers and children aged 3-9 will enjoy the story, craft activities, creative movement, and a mini-concert.

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Vroman’s Bookstore: Amanda R. Edwards

Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA, United States

A respected spirit medium, certified spiritual coach, and Reiki healer, Amanda R. Edwards helps people connect with spirits and find support, confidence, and peace of mind. In Quiet Voice, Awesome Power, Amanda reveals how spirit isn't an inaccessible world where deceased loved ones disappear, but a significant part of us and all life around us. She […]

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