Pop In for "Halloween in July": Pop-Up Cards with Papercraft Master Joel Stern! Papercraft Master Joel Stern, author of MY FIRST ORIGAMI KIT, and ORIGAMI GAMES (as well as many other books and kits) has had his awesome origami featured in movies, commercials, and on TV! BOOK A TRIP (Vroman's 2023 Summer Reading Program) is […]
Bruce Borgos discusses The Bitter Past: A Mystery In the tradition of Craig Johnson and C. J. Box, Bruce Borgos's The Bitter Past begins a compelling series set in the high desert of Nevada featuring Sheriff Porter Beck. Porter Beck is the sheriff in the high desert of Nevada, north of Las Vegas. Born and raised there, […]
Sonali Kolhatkar discusses Rising Up: The Power of Narrative in Pursuing Racial Justice Rising Up offers a timely exploration of how truthful narratives by and about people of color can be used to advance social justice in the United States. While people of color are fast becoming the majority population in the United States, the perspectives […]
Iris Prince is starting over. After years of drifting apart, she and her husband are going through a surprisingly drama-free divorce. She's moved to a new house in a new neighborhood and has plans for gardening, coffee clubs, and spending more time with her nine-year-old daughter Melanie. It feels like her life is finally […]
Chang Sheng, in conversation with Wan-Chun Alex Ma, presents Oldman Part 3 A beautiful queen rules her country with an iron fist. Unmarried and without an heir, she adopts orphans as a way to prove that even commoners can reign as kings. Yet, as the years progress, she shows no sign of aging. Only one […]
Brazilian multi percussionist Clarice Cast is an active performer, recording artist, and composer in Los Angeles. She will be joined by singer/songwriter Caro Pierotto and guitarist, singer/songwriter and producer Grecco Buratto to perform Brazilian bossa-nova, samba, and more. The Pasadena Conservatory of Music (PCM) is a nonprofit community music school that provides opportunities to learn, […]
Vroman’s Local Author Day featuring Richard Podkowski, m.a. Arana, and Sheri Kelsey Richard Podkowski presents The Walk-On In the twilight of his NFL career as a middle linebacker for the Chicago Storm, Mike "the Steelman" Stalowski masks his physical pain and mental anguish with alcohol and painkillers. The fan favorite has a rebel image and a notorious […]
Vroman’s Local Author Day – Young Readers Edition featuring Bestselling author Dr. Joy Pillay Bestselling author Dr. Joy Pillay presents My Wonderful Body: Living and Thriving with an Autoimmune Disease My Wonderful Body: Living and Thriving with an Autoimmune Disease is about a spunky little girl named Tip, who is suddenly introduced to a new […]
Vroman’s Special Storytime featuring Leigh Luna presenting Clementine Fox and the Great Island Adventure. Clementine is supposed to be on her way to school... but why not go out for a day of adventure and exploration instead? She recruits her friends Nubbins Squirrel and Penelope Rabbit and heads to the beach, where Jesse Otter is […]
Sujata Massey, in conversation with Naomi Hirahara, discusses The Mistress of Bhatia House. Bombay's only female solicitor, Perveen Mistry, grapples with class divisions, sexism, and complex family dynamics as she seeks justice for a mistreated young woman in this thrilling fourth installment in Sujata Massey's award-winning series. India, 1922: Perveen Mistry is the only female […]
Vroman’s welcomes the ACLU SoCal, who has assembled a panel to discuss Joanna Schwartz’s book, Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable - an urgent and definitive examination of how the legal system prevents accountability for police misconduct, from one of the country's leading scholars on policing. This conversation will be moderated by LA Review of Books Editor, […]
Elizabeth L. Silver, in conversation with Natashia Deon, discusses The Majority Inspired by history, a riveting novel of love and friendship, motherhood and ambition, and one woman's fight to be a Supreme Court justice. Half of the United States is waiting for Justice Sylvia Olin Bernstein to die. The other half is praying for her […]
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