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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Special Storytime featuring Marcia and Kori Withers presenting Grandma’s Hands
DESCRIPTION:Grandma’s Hands is a timeless\, universal song originally featured on Bill Withers’ 1971 album\, “Just As I Am.” With soulful lyrics\, the song captures the significant impact that Withers’ grandmother had on his life as a child. Multiple award-winning artist R. Gregory Christie has brought the iconic song to life through vibrant illustrations\, painting a tender portrait of Bill’s grandmother. Through the illustrations\, readers are transported back in time to experience the comfort\, security\, and unconditional love that he found in his grandmother’s hands.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-special-storytime-featuring-marcia-and-kori-withers-presenting-grandmas-hands/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240315T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Jonna Mendez discusses In True Face: A Woman's Life in the Cia\, Unmasked
DESCRIPTION:Jonna Hiestand Mendez began her CIA career as a “contract wife” performing secretarial duties for the CIA as a convenience to her husband\, a young officer stationed in Europe. She needed his permission to open a bank account or shut off the gas to their apartment. Yet Mendez had a talent for espionage\, too\, and she soon took on bigger and more significant roles at the Agency. She parlayed her interest in photography into an operational role overseas\, an unlikely area for a woman in the CIA. Often underestimated\, occasionally undermined\, she lived under cover and served tours of duty all over the globe\, rising first to become an international spy and ultimately to Chief of Disguise at CIA’s Office of Technical Service. \nIn True Face recounts not only the drama of Mendez’s high-stakes work–how this savvy operator parlayed her “everywoman” appeal into incredible subterfuge–but also the grit and good fortune it took for her to navigate a misogynistic world. This is the story of an incredible spy career and what it took to achieve it.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-jonna-mendez-discusses-in-true-face-a-womans-life-in-the-cia-unmasked/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240314T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Daniel Lewis discusses Twelve Trees: The Deep Roots of our Future
DESCRIPTION:A compelling global exploration of nature and survival as seen via a dozen species of trees that represent the challenges facing our planet\, and the ways that scientists are working urgently to save our forests and our future. \nThe world today is undergoing the most rapid environmental transformation in human history–from climate change to deforestation. Scientists\, ethnobotanists\, indigenous peoples\, and collectives of all kinds are closely studying trees and their biology to understand how and why trees function individually and collectively in the ways they do. In Twelve Trees\, Daniel Lewis\, curator and historian at one of the world’s most renowned research libraries\, travels the world to learn about these trees in their habitats. \nLewis takes us on a sweeping journey to plant breeding labs\, botanical gardens\, research facilities\, deep inside museum collections\, to the tops of tall trees\, underwater\, and around the Earth\, journeying into the deserts of the American west and the deep jungles of Peru\, to offer a globe-spanning perspective on the crucial impact trees have on our entire planet. When a once-common tree goes extinct in the wild but survives in a botanical garden\, what happens next? How can scientists reconstruct lost genomes and habitats? How does a tree store thousands of gallons of water\, or offer up perfectly preserved insects from millions of years ago\, or root itself in muddy swamps and remain standing? How does a 5\,000-year-old tree manage to live\, and what can we learn from it? And how can science account for the survival of one species at the expense of others? To study the science of trees is to study not just the present\, but the story of the world\, its past\, and its future.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-daniel-lewis-discusses-twelve-trees-the-deep-roots-of-our-future/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Storytime with Mr. Steve!
DESCRIPTION:Join Mr. Steve and the gang at our Colorado Blvd. location at 11 am for story time!
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-storytime-with-mr-steve/2024-03-13/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Kids,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore Ticketed - Phil and Lily Rosenthal sign Just Try It!
DESCRIPTION:From Netflix star and New York Times bestselling author Phil Rosenthal and his daughter Lily comes a hilarious picture book about a food-loving dad encouraging his picky eater daughter to just try something new. \nPhil has one rule about food: try everything at least once. Otherwise\, how will you know what you like? His daughter Lil disagrees. She already knows what she likes–just bread and pasta with no sauce–and that’s all there is to it! \nWhen the two go to a food truck festival\, Phil tries introducing Lil to all kinds of delicious cuisine\, but she doesn’t budge. Just when it looks like it’s going to be a very long day\, an unexpected mustard accident changes everything.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-ticketed-phil-and-lily-rosenthal-sign-just-try-it/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman’s Bookstore: Special Storytime featuring Esteban the Green Crayon!
DESCRIPTION:Esteban the Green Crayon will be in-store celebrating St. Patrick’s Day & Earth Day with a special story time reading of the new book Happy St. Patrick’s Day from The Crayons and The Crayons Love Our Planet. Hope to see you there!
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-special-storytime-featuring-esteban-the-green-crayon/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Food,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Caroline Frost\, in conversation with Amy Nicholson\, discusses The Last Verse
DESCRIPTION:When aspiring musician Twyla Finch arrives in Nashville\, Tennessee\, in 1977\, the nineteen-year-old Texan is dazzled by the fringe-and-rhinestones country music scene. Live music flows from bars\, open mic nights tempt with the chance of stardom\, and record label execs seek the next hot new act. As Twyla finds her way in this vibrant town\, she soon falls for Chet Wilton\, country music hopeful and son of blue-blooded Nashvillians. When a night out with Chet goes terribly wrong\, Twyla finds herself involved in a shocking crime. Hoping to process what happened that fateful night\, she composes a haunting ballad that she performs only once in an empty bar. But weeks later\, when she turns on the radio\, she hears another woman singing her song. Twyla must decide: Should she claim her ballad and secure the fame she’s always wanted? Or stay quiet and avoid implicating herself in the terrible crime she’s desperate to put in the past? (William Morrow & Company) \nAmy Nicholson is a film critic in Los Angeles and host of the podcast “Unspooled.” Her credits include the New York Times\, LA Weekly\, Variety\, Rolling Stone\, MTV News\, and the Guardian. Her first book\, “Tom Cruise: Anatomy of an Actor\,” was published by Cahiers du Cinema\, and her second\, “Extra Girls\,” will be published by Simon & Schuster.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-caroline-frost-in-conversation-with-amy-nicholson-discusses-the-last-verse/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240307T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Cara Black discusses Murder at La Villette
DESCRIPTION: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 the Bassin de la Villette as she leaves a client’s office late one night. When she finds him there\, bleeding in the canal\, he has just been stabbed by an assailant\, who knocks Aimée unconscious and plants the bloody knife in her hands. \nNow Aimée is in police custody\, debilitated by a concussion\, with overwhelming evidence pointing to her as Melac’s killer. She must figure out who murdered Melac–not an easy job\, given the target on his back as a former homicide investigator. Cut off from her typical network and forced to operate under multiple layers of cover\, Aimée must go deep into the underbelly of Paris’s 19th arrondissement\, where she rubs shoulders with biker gangs\, paranoid journalists\, grieving parents\, and frustratingly tight-lipped ex-cops on her hunt for justice.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-cara-black-discusses-murder-at-la-villette/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240306T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Daniel A. Olivas discusses Chicano Frankenstein
DESCRIPTION: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 family and friends\, setting him on a course to discover his first life history\, which the reanimation process erased. With elements of science fiction\, horror\, political satire\, and romance\, Chicano Frankenstein confronts our nation’s bigotries and the question of what it truly means to be human.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-daniel-a-olivas-discusses-chicano-frankenstein/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240302T150000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Soyoung Park discusses Snowglobe
DESCRIPTION: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 streamed directly from the domed city. \nThe residents of Snowglobe have everything: fame\, fortune\, and above all\, safety from the desolation outside their walls. In exchange\, their lives are broadcast to the less fortunate outside\, who watch eagerly\, hoping for the chance to one day become actors themselves. \nChobahm lives for the time she spends watching the shows produced inside Snowglobe. Her favorite? Goh Around\, starring Goh Haeri\, Snowglobe’s biggest star–and\, it turns out\, the key to getting Chobahm her dream life. \nBecause Haeri is dead\, and Chobahm has been chosen to take her place. Only\, life inside Snowglobe is nothing like what you see on television. Reality is a lie\, and truth seems to be forever out of reach. \nTranslated for the first time into English from the original Korean\, Snowglobe is a groundbreaking exploration of personal identity\, and the future of the world as we know it. It is the winner of the Changbi X Kakaopage Young Adult Novel Award. (Delacorte Press) \nDedicated to Expanding Knowledge of Korea\, the Korean Cultural Center is the axis of Korean heritage in Los Angeles. The Korean Cultural Center welcomes the general public to experience the rich traditions and history of Korea through specialized programs\, sponsored events\, and multiple learning resources. Operated by the Korean government’s Ministry of Culture\, Sports and Tourism\, the Korean Cultural Center is dedicated to providing insights into the rich cultural heritage of Korea. \nSoyoung Park majored in communication and media at university. She is a winner of the Original Story Award and the Changbi X Kakaopage Young Adult Novel Award. She is the author of the Snowglobe duology. \nJoungmin Lee Comfort is a Korean-English translator. Her translations have appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine and Best of World SF. Her recent cotranslation of Kim Bo-young’s On the Origin of Species and Other Stories was longlisted for the National Book Award for translated literature
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-soyoung-park-discusses-snowglobe/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Jeffrey Siger discusses At Any Cost
DESCRIPTION: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. \nHe quickly becomes suspicious\, though\, that the forests were torched for profit – and for a project on a far grander scale than the usual low-level business corruption. There are whispers on the wind that shadowy foreign powers intend to establish a surreptitious mega-internet presence on the island of Syros\, with the intent to weaponize the digital world to their own dark ends. \nCan Kaldis and his team stop the hostile foreign takeover of the idyllic island – or will the rise of the metaverse set not just Greece\, but the whole world\, on fire?
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-jeffrey-siger-discusses-at-any-cost/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240228T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240228T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Fiction Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:The Vroman’s Fiction Reading Group meets on the 4th Wednesday of every month at 7pm. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \nFebruary’s pick is The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-fiction-reading-group/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Kate Anthony discusses The D Word
DESCRIPTION: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. \nEvery year\, close to a million women struggle to decide whether to divorce their partners. Some are in relationships they know to be unsalvageable\, yet they’re terrified that divorce will hurt their kids. Others feel guilt-ridden and confused over their unhappiness with a spouse who seems\, to the outside world at least\, to be perfectly fine. And then there are those in between\, restless and aware of problems that may or may not be fixable\, with no idea how to tell the difference. \nThe D Word is the definitive yet accessible guide for everyone who wants to take control of their lives\, either by ending or repairing their marriage. Written in Kate Anthony’s signature straight-talking\, empowering style\, The D Word is more than a practical handbook for those considering divorce. It also reveals how cultural and societal influences negatively affect our relationships and expectations\, stacking the odds against women.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-kate-anthony-discusses-the-d-word/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240226T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Phillip B. Williams discusses Ours
DESCRIPTION: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 concealed from outsiders\, named Ours. \nIt is in this miraculous place that Saint’s grand experiment–a truly secluded community where her people may flourish–takes root. But although Saint does her best to protect the inhabitants of Ours\, over time\, her conjuring and memories begin to betray her\, leaving the town vulnerable to intrusions by newcomers with powers of their own. As the cracks in Saint’s creation are exposed\, some begin to wonder whether the community’s safety might be yet another form of bondage. \nSet over the course of four decades and steeped in a rich tradition of American literature informed by Black surrealism\, mythology\, and spirituality\, Ours is a stunning exploration of the possibilities and limitations of love and freedom by a writer of capacious vision and talent.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-phillip-b-williams-discusses-ours/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Cory Doctorow discusses The Bezzle: A Martin Hench Novel
DESCRIPTION: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\, reheated fast food burgers cost 25$. Wait\, what? When Marty disrupts a seemingly innocuous scheme during a vacation on Catalina Island\, he has no idea he’s kicked off a chain of events that will overtake the next decade of his life. \nMartin has made his most dangerous mistake yet: trespassed into the playgrounds of the ultra-wealthy and spoiled their fun. To them\, money is a tool\, a game\, and a way to keep score\, and they’ve found their newest mark–California’s Department of Corrections. Secure in the knowledge that they’re living behind far too many firewalls of shell companies and investors ever to be identified\, they are interested not in the lives they ruin\, but only in how much money they can extract from the government and the hundreds of thousands of prisoners they have at their mercy. \nA seething rebuke of the privatized prison system that delves deeply into the arcane and baroque financial chicanery involved in the 2008 financial crash\, The Bezzle is a sizzling follow-up to Red Team Blues.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-cory-doctorow-discusses-the-bezzle-a-martin-hench-novel/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240222T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240222T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Amanda R. Edwards
DESCRIPTION: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 shares how to ready your mind-body-spirit ecosystem to welcome powerful daily guidance from spirit; how to invite new experiences\, heal hurtful ones\, and move beyond loss; how to engage your body’s physical form to receive and impart messages; and much more. This unique volume\, a hands-on\, practical guide with exercises throughout\, will connect with readers who\, like Amanda\, found themselves the “weird kid” because of a quieted spiritual ability and those who are new to or practiced in spirit channeling. \nAmanda’s guidance is imparted through compelling text\, anecdotes\, tools\, activities\, and prompts proven effective by her and her clients. For readers everywhere seeking growth\, guidance\, and connection but feeling stuck or afraid\, this groundbreaking volume will relieve doubts and unleash an empowered new you on your spiritual journey.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-amanda-r-edwards/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Alex Michaelides discusses The Fury
DESCRIPTION:A masterfully paced thriller about a reclusive ex–movie star and her famous friends whose spontaneous trip to a private Greek island is upended by a murder — from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient. \nThis is a tale of murder. \nOr maybe that’s not quite true. At its heart\, it’s a love story\, isn’t it? \nLana Farrar is a reclusive ex–movie star and one of the most famous women in the world. Every year\, she invites her closest friends to escape the English weather and spend Easter on her idyllic private Greek island. \nI tell you this because you may think you know this story. You probably read about it at the time ― it caused a real stir in the tabloids if you remember. It had all the necessary ingredients for a press sensation: a celebrity; a private island cut off by the wind…and a murder.\nWe found ourselves trapped there overnight. Our old friendships concealed hatred and a desire for revenge. What followed was a game of cat and mouse ― a battle of wits\, full of twists and turns\, building to an unforgettable climax. The night ended in violence and death\, as one of us was found murdered. \nBut who am I? \nMy name is Elliot Chase\, and I’m going to tell you a story unlike any you’ve ever heard. (Celadon Books) \nAlex Michaelides was born and raised in Cyprus. He has an M.A. in English Literature from Trinity College\, Cambridge University\, and an M.A. in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. The Silent Patient was his first novel\, debuting at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list\, and has sold more than 6.5 million copies worldwide. The rights have been sold in a record-breaking 51 countries\, and the book has been optioned for film by Plan B. His second novel\, The Maidens\, was an instant New York Times bestseller and has been optioned for television by Miramax Television and Stone Village. \nThis is a ticketed in-store event. Tickets include one seat/entry and one copy of The Fury which will be handed out at check-in. A book signing will follow the conversation. 
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-alex-michaelides-discusses-the-fury/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240220T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Laurie R. King discusses The Lantern’s Dance
DESCRIPTION:Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes\, hoping for a respite in the French countryside\, are instead caught up in a case that turns both bewildering and intensely personal. \nAfter their recent adventures in Transylvania\, Russell and Holmes look forward to spending time with Holmes’ son\, the famous artist Damian Adler\, and his family. But when they arrive at Damian’s house\, they discover that the Adlers have fled from a mysterious threat. \nHolmes rushes after Damian while Russell\, slowed down by a recent injury\, stays behind to search the empty house. In Damian’s studio\, she discovers four crates packed with memorabilia related to Holmes’ granduncle\, the artist Horace Vernet. It’s an odd mix of treasures and clutter\, including a tarnished silver lamp with a rotating shade: an antique yet sophisticated form of zoetrope\, fitted with strips of paper whose images dance with the lantern’s spin. \nIn the same crate is an old journal written in a nearly impenetrable code. Intrigued\, Russell sets about deciphering the intricate cryptograph\, slowly realizing that each entry is built around an image–the first of which is a child\, bundled into a carriage by an abductor\, watching her mother recede from view. \nRussell is troubled\, then entranced\, but each entry she decodes brings more questions. Who is the young Indian woman who created this elaborate puzzle? What does she have to do with Damian\, or the Vernets–or the threat hovering over the house? \nThe secrets of the past appear to be reaching into the present. And it seems increasingly urgent that Russell figure out how the journal and lantern are related to Damian–and possibly to Sherlock Holmes himself.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-laurie-r-king-discusses-the-lanterns-dance/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240217T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240217T110000
DTSTAMP:20260617T000917
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Storytime featuring Mauricio Abril presenting Programmed to Paint
DESCRIPTION:Join Pintro the robot’s journey as he learns how to create art! \nPintro is a robot who is practically perfect. He knows all there is to know about how to garden\, how to bake\, and especially everything about math. But the one thing Pintro does not know how to do? Make art! Whenever he tries\, he just produces a perfect copy of the subject. While that’s not a bad thing\, he knows there’s more to art than that. Can Pintro connect with his creativity and overcome his programming so he can finally paint the way he wants to?
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-storytime-featuring-mauricio-abril-presenting-programmed-to-paint/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Kids,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240216T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240216T190000
DTSTAMP:20260617T000917
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Eilish Quin discusses Medea
DESCRIPTION:Among the women of Greek mythology\, the witch Medea may be the most despised. Known for the brutal act of killing her own children to exact vengeance on her deceitful husband\, the Argonauts leader Jason\, Medea has carved out a singularly infamous niche in our histories. \nBut what if that isn’t the full story? \nThe daughter of a sea nymph and the granddaughter of a Titan\, Medea is a paradox. She is at once rendered compelling by virtue of the divinity that flows through her bloodline and made powerless by the fact of her being a woman. As a child\, she intuitively submerges herself in witchcraft and sorcery\, but soon finds it may not be a match for the prophecies that hang over her entire family like a shroud. \nAs Medea comes into her own as a woman and a witch\, she also faces the arrival of the hero Jason\, preordained by the gods to be not only her husband\, but also her lifeline to escape her isolated existence. Medea travels the treacherous seas with the Argonauts\, battles demons she had never conceived of\, and falls in love with the man who may ultimately be her downfall. \nIn this propulsive\, beautifully written debut\, readers will finally hear Medea’s side of the story through a fresh and feminist lens.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-eilish-quin-discusses-medea/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240213T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240213T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Naomi Hirahara\, discusses Village in the Dark
DESCRIPTION:On a frigid February day\, Anchorage Detective Cara Kennedy stands by the graves of her husband and son\, watching as their caskets are raised from the earth. It feels sacrilegious\, but she has no choice. Aaron and Dylan disappeared on a hike a year ago\, their bones eventually found and buried. But shocking clues have emerged that foul play was involved\, potentially connecting them to a string of other deaths and disappearances. \nSomehow tied to the mystery is Mia Upash\, who grew up in an isolated village called Unity\, a community of women and children in hiding from abusive men. Mia never imagined the trouble she would find herself in when she left home to live in Man’s World. Although she remains haunted by the tragedy of what happened to the man and the boy in the woods\, she has her own reasons for keeping quiet. \nAided by police officer Joe Barkowski and other residents of Point Mettier\, Cara’s investigation will lead them on a dangerous path that puts their lives and the lives of everyone around them in mortal jeopardy.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-naomi-hirahara-discusses-village-in-the-dark/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240210T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240210T110000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Special Storytime featuring Ruth Spiro presenting Love Grows
DESCRIPTION:A delightful celebration of family\, plants\, and the boundlessness of love told in lively\, poetic letters from aunt to niece with bright\, irresistible illustrations! \nEvery month\, an aunt mails a letter and a houseplant to her niece and . . . LOVE GROWS! \nI’m sending this pothos\, so while we’re apart\, you’ll look at its leaves and know you’re in my heart. \nWe Are the Gardeners and Dear Girl\, this beautiful story is the perfect gift for Valentine’s Day\, birthdays\, graduation\, and more! Young readers and gardeners will also love the sidebars on each spread with fun and informative facts about the plants. (Harper Collins) \nRuth will also be presenting her book How to Explain Coding to a Grown-Up.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-special-storytime-featuring-ruth-spiro-presenting-love-grows/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Kids,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240209T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240209T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Alison Dundes Renteln discusses International Human Rights
DESCRIPTION:This book provides an interdisciplinary overview of international human rights issues\, offering truly international coverage including the Global South. Considering the philosophical foundations of human rights\, Chen and Renteln explore the interpretive difficulties associated with identifying what constitutes human rights abuses and evaluate various perspectives on human rights. This book goes on to analyze institutions that strive to promote and enforce human rights standards\, including the United Nations system\, regional human rights bodies\, and domestic courts. It also discusses a wide variety of substantive human rights including genocide\, torture\, capital punishment\, and other cruel and unusual punishments. In particular\, the book offers an accessible introduction to key understudied topics within human rights\, such as socioeconomic rights\, cultural rights\, and environmental rights. It also focuses on the rights of marginalized groups\, including children’s rights\, rights of persons with disabilities\, women’s rights\, labor rights\, indigenous rights\, and LGBTQ+ rights\, making this an engaging and invaluable resource for the contemporary student.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-alison-dundes-renteln-discusses-international-human-rights/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240208T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240208T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Frank C. Girardot discusses Becoming Clark Rockefeller
DESCRIPTION:BECOMING CLARK ROCKEFELLER: Murder\, Love\, Deception\, and the Con Man Behind It All delves into the life of a young immigrant entangled in a multi-generational murder investigation ensnaring some of the wealthiest Americans. Posing as bogus aristocrat Clark Rockefeller\, he duped the affluent\, leaving a trail of deception and national headlines in his wake. \nYet the story would grow even more sinister. In 1985\, Linda Sohus\, a talented\, outgoing artist\, and her husband John\, a computer geek with dreams of space\, mysteriously vanished from their quiet San Marino\, California life. But why? Were they on a secret government mission\, chasing elusive dreams\, or had something terrible happened to them? The police investigated while the public and media speculated. But all leads came to a dead end\, and eventually\, the mystery faded into the shadows. \nThen\, in 1994\, a shocking backyard discovery reignited the case. Bones were unearthed\, revealing a convoluted tale of murder\, lust\, and trickery. At its center\, the same audacious grifter\, whose real name was Christian Gerhartsreiter\, who had conned his way into high society as Clark Rockefeller. \nIn this thrilling true crime masterpiece\, tenacious investigative journalist and bestselling author Frank C. Girardot unveils this transcontinental\, decades-long mystery with interviews from witnesses\, court documents\, and exclusive insights from the con man himself.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-frank-c-girardot-discusses-becoming-clark-rockefeller/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240207T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240207T190000
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Kemper Donovan discusses The Busy Body
DESCRIPTION:“I tell other people’s stories for a living. . . . I nip and tuck their excesses\, soften their hard edges\, polish whatever an armada of editors and publicists deem unsightly till it sparkles.” \nIt’s a dream assignment. Former Senator Dorothy Gibson\, aka that woman\, is the most talked-about person in the country right now\, though largely for the wrong reasons. As an independent candidate for President of the United States\, Dorothy split the vote and is being blamed for the shocking result. After her very public defeat\, she’s retreated to her home in rural Maine\, inviting her ghostwriter to join her. \nHer collaborator is impressed by Dorothy’s work ethic and steel-trap mind\, not to mention the stunning surroundings (and one particularly gorgeous bodyguard). But when a neighbor dies under suspicious circumstances\, Dorothy is determined to find the killer in their midst. And when Dorothy Gibson asks if you want to team up for a top secret\, possibly dangerous murder investigation\, the only answer is: “Of course!” \nThe best ghostwriters are adept at asking questions and spinning stories . . . two talents\, it turns out\, that also comes in handy for sleuths. Dorothy’s political career\, meanwhile\, has made her an expert at recognizing lies and double-dealing. Working together\, the two women are soon untangling motives and whittling down suspects\, to the exasperation of local police. But this investigation–much like the election–may not unfold the way anyone expects.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-kemper-donovan-discusses-the-busy-body/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240205T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240205T190000
DTSTAMP:20260617T000917
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham discuss Lunar New Year Love Story
DESCRIPTION:Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com about fate\, family\, and falling in love. She was destined for heartbreak. Then fate handed her love. Val is ready to give up on love. It’s led to nothing but secrets and heartbreak\, and she’s pretty sure she’s cursed–no one in her family\, for generations\, has ever had any luck with love. But then a chance encounter with a pair of cute lion dancers sparks something in Val. Is it real love? Could this be her chance to break the family curse? Or is she destined to live with a broken heart forever?
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-gene-luen-yang-and-leuyen-pham-discuss-lunar-new-year-love-story/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240203T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240203T110000
DTSTAMP:20260617T000917
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Special Storytime featuring Oliver Chin presenting The Year of the Dragon
DESCRIPTION:2024 is the Year of the Dragon! Dominic’s proud parents rule the sea and sky\, advise the Emperor\, and have high expectations for their son. Meanwhile Dom befriends the boy Bo and the other zodiac animals\, who wish to paddle a boat in the village’s annual river race. But when other people and Dom’s parents disapprove\, what will Dom do? Discover Dom’s ingenious solution in this enthusiastic tale! \nWhen others tell him what to do\, can Dominic eventually spread his own wings? Illustrating expressive characters and vibrant action\, artist Jennifer Wood creates an inviting new world for readers to explore. Tales from the Chinese Zodiac is a popular annual children’s book series showcasing the twelve charming animals that embody the Chinese New Year. (Immedium) \nOlive Chin will also be presenting his other newly released title\, The Discovery of Chess.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-special-storytime-featuring-oliver-chin-presenting-the-year-of-the-dragon/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240201T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240201T190000
DTSTAMP:20260617T000918
CREATED:20240112T191439Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's Bookstore: Duane Swierczynski discusses California Bear
DESCRIPTION:NONE OF YOU ARE SAFE \n“KILLER” Jack Queen has been exonerated and freed from prison thanks to retired LAPD officer Cato Hightower. But when guilt gnaws at Jack\, he admits: “I actually did it.” To which Hightower responds: “Yeah\, no kidding.” You see\, the ex-cop has a special job in mind for the ex-con… \nTHE GIRL DETECTIVE: Fifteen-year-old Matilda Finnerty has been handed a potential death sentence in the form of a leukemia diagnosis. But that’s not going to stop her from tackling the most important mystery of her life: Is her father guilty of murder? \nGENE JEANIE: Jeanie Hightower mends family trees for a living\, but the genealogist is unable to repair her marriage. And her soon-to-be ex may have entangled her in a scheme that has drawn the bloody wrath of… \nTHE BEAR: A prolific serial killer who disappeared forty years ago\, who is only now emerging from hibernation when the conditions are just right. And this time\, the California Bear is not content to hunt in the shadows… \nFrom two-time Edgar nominee Duane Swierczynski\, California Bear is clever\, moving\, and surprising as it aims at the true crime industry\, Hollywood\, justice\, and the killers inside us all.
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-bookstore-duane-swierczynski-discusses-california-bear/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Community Event,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240130T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240130T190000
DTSTAMP:20260617T000918
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Graham Zimmerman\, in conversation with Abbey Smith\, discusses A Fine Line
DESCRIPTION:How do we reconcile our love of outdoor adventure with the inevitability of loss in high-risk sports? Still in his thirties\, Graham Zimmerman has made first ascents from Alaska to Pakistan\, and in 2020 he received the Piolet d’Or for his climb on Pakistan’s Link Sar with Steve Swenson. A sponsored athlete who is sought out as a climbing partner\, Zimmerman knows that he must find a balance between his ambitions as an alpinist and his social responsibilities–as a husband\, climate advocate\, and community leader. \nHis generation has faced devastating grief in the mountains\, including the deaths of Kyle Dempster\, Hayden Kennedy\, and Inge Perkins\, and his cohort has witnessed firsthand the effects of climate change in the form of disappearing glaciers and increasingly erratic weather. Zimmerman writes of the exhilaration he feels while climbing but also the painful realization that summiting at all costs is an outdated model. As A Fine Line traces Graham’s journey\, mountain lovers everywhere will see themselves in this coming-of-age story of adventure and personal reckoning. \n 
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-graham-zimmerman-in-conversation-with-abbey-smith-discusses-a-fine-line/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240128T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240128T160000
DTSTAMP:20260617T000918
CREATED:20231214T200959Z
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SUMMARY:Vroman's: Local Author Day featuring Chantal Donnelly\, Roger Parham-Brown\, and Marcia Arrieta
DESCRIPTION:Chantal Donnelly presents Settled: How to Find Calm in a Stress-Inducing World\nAre you constantly on a stress rollercoaster\, jumping from frantic to collapsed without ever finding a place of comfort? \nIn SETTLED\, physical therapist Chantal Donnelly searches for ways to help her patients and ends up delving into the fascinating science behind stress. She discovers it’s not just a mental or emotional issue\, but a physical one too. \nThrough personal anecdotes\, case studies\, research\, and her professional expertise\, Donnelly’s innovative guidebook offers you quick and easy tools for finding calm. \nLearn to communicate with your body so you can reap the positive benefits of stress while minimizing its negative effects. \nRegain the sense of vitality\, ease\, and connection you are longing for. \nWhether you’re feeling overwhelmed\, trying to improve your health and relationships\, or wanting to relax enough to enjoy your successes\, this book is for you. \nSay goodbye to the stress rollercoaster and hello to a settled and balanced life. \n 
URL:https://playhousevillage.org/event/vromans-local-author-day-featuring-chantal-donnelly-roger-parham-brown-and-marcia-arrieta/
LOCATION:Vroman’s Bookstore\, 695 E. Colorado Blvd.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Books,Free,In-Person,Vroman's Bookstore
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