Vroman’s: Becky Nicolaides, in conversation with Naomi Hirahara, The New Suburbia

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America's suburbs have been transforming. The conventional story of suburbs as bastions of white, middle-class homeowners no longer describes the suburbs of America's cities. Today they house a more typical cross-section of the nation--rich, poor, Black American, Latino, Asian, immigrant, the unhoused, the lavishly housed, and everyone in between. Stories of everyday suburban life, in […]

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Vroman’s: Special Holiday Story time with Mr. Steve!

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Vroman's Bookstore presents a special evening Holiday themed storytime with Mr. Steve. Feel free to come dressed in something comfy and /or holiday-themed! Treats and beverages will be provided.

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Vromans: Enrico Gnaulati discusses Flourishing Love

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Flourishing Love is a secular defense of marriage and long-term intimate partnership. It rejects a moral-religious code to govern love lives and instead puts its faith in the human potential for couples to be benevolent, loyal, and forgiving to preserve and enhance their romantic union. Dr Gnaulati draws on a variety of sources to present the […]

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Vroman’s: James Ellroy Discusses The Enchanters

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Los Angeles, August 4, 1962. The city broils through a midsummer heat wave. Marilyn Monroe ODs. A B-movie starlet is kidnapped. The overhyped LAPD overreacts. Chief Bill Parker's looking for some getback. The Monroe deal looks like a moneymaker. He calls in Freddy Otash. The freewheeling Freddy O: tainted ex-cop, defrocked private eye, dope fiend, […]

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