Vroman’s: Louis Friedman discuss Alone But Not Lonely

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

Humans have always been fascinated by the possibility of extraterrestrial life, often wondering if we are alone in the universe. Drawing on nearly fifty years as a leader in planetary exploration, Louis Friedman brings into focus the subject of extraterrestrial life, separating knowledge from conjecture, fact from fiction, to draw scientific and technical conclusions that […]

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Vroman’s: Storytime with Mr. Steve!

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

Join Mr. Steve and the gang at our Colorado Blvd. location at 11 am for story time!

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Steve Searles, in conversation with Chris Erskine, discusses What the Bears Know

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

In this wondrous and eye-opening exploration, Steve Searles, the renowned and respected "Bear Whisperer" of Mammoth Lakes, takes the reader on a journey into the lives of these remarkable creatures and the world we share. In the late 1990s, the town of Mammoth Lakes, California hired Steve Searles as a hunter to cull half its […]

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Vroman’s: Ticketed – Chloe Gong, in conversation with Racquel Marie, discussing Foul Heart Huntsman

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

Winter is drawing thick in 1932 Shanghai, as is the ever-nearing threat of a Japanese invasion. Rosalind Lang has suffered the worst possible fate for a national spy: she's been exposed. With the media storm camped outside her apartment for the infamous Lady Fortune, she's barely left her bedroom in weeks, plotting her next course […]

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Vroman’s: Local Author Day Featuring Anthony Henderson, Shannon Alter, and Peter McBride

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

Anthony Henderson presents The Old Ones T is enslaved, but his soul is his own. God, the Devil nor any master can lay claim to it as he moves through his world with a fierce confidence and steely resolve . When a personal awakening compels him to carve a family out of his unimaginable pain, into his […]

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Vroman’s: 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. September’s pick is The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles. Fiction Reading Group meetings are held in the Vroman's Meeting Room, located in the Atrium next door. 709 E. Colorado Blvd. Suite 120.  

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Vroman’s: Ben Caldwell and Robeson Taj Frazier Discuss Kaos Theory

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

KAOS Theory: The Afrokosmic Ark of Ben Caldwell tells the story of filmmaker, educator and community activist Ben Caldwell and KAOS Network, the media-arts center he founded in Los Angeles's Leimert Park neighborhood. Through vivid illustrations, archival media, and engaging storytelling, KAOS Theory shows how Ben crafted a life centered around the power of fellowship, community, […]

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Vroman’s: Sara Kuburic discusses It’s On Me

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

So many of us feel lonely, unfulfilled, or trapped--in our roles and relationships, in cycles of self-sabotage and bad decisions, by our patterns and misguided attempts to feel happy or to feel something. According to existential psychotherapist Sara Kuburic, it doesn't have to be so difficult. Really. The answer is found in facing ourselves--whatever version that might […]

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Vroman’s: Richard Osman, In Conversation with Elizabeth Little, Discusses The Last Devil To Die

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

It's rarely a quiet day for the Thursday Murder Club. Shocking news reaches them--an old friend has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing. The gang's search leads them into the antiques business, where the tricks of the trade are as old as the objects themselves. As they encounter drug […]

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Vroman’s: Denene Miller discusses One Blood

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

Join New York Times bestselling author Denene Millner as she explores the lives of three generations of women tied together by love, hope, dreams, ambition...and family secrets in this epic novel. Meet Grace: raised by her beloved grandmother in tension-filled, post-segregation Virginia, Grace is barely a teenager when she loses her grandmother. Shellshocked, she is shipped up […]

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