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SUMMARY:ABTB Book Club Virtual Adventure featuring debut novelist Rosa Kwon Easton in conversation with ABTB Ambassadors Simon Chibuk\, Jennifer Erickson\, and Dorothy Minor
DESCRIPTION:About the Virtual Adventure\n\nIntroducing our New ABTB Book Club Series! \nAdventures by the Book is delighted to welcome 7 new ABTB Ambassadors\, who are helping us launch our new ABTB Book Club Series. The monthly series will alternate between virtual Zoom events\, in person San Diego\, California events\, and hybrid in person/virtual Harrison\, New York\, events. Each month\, our Ambassadors will select a new Adventures by the Book author and book to discuss\, and we will send out invites for you to join us as you are able\, whether in person or virtually. \nWe invite you to join us at our next virtual event\, featuring debut novelist Rosa Kwon Easton\, in a moderated book club discussion with 3 of our esteemed Ambassadors\, Simon Chibuk (Edmonton\, Alberta\, Canada)\, Jennifer Erickson (Chicago\, Illinois)\, Dorothy Minor (Broken Arrow\, Oklahoma)\, and YOU! \nWhether you are already part of an existing book club\, or have been wanting to join one\, our ABTB Book Club is open to all. Read the book\, which we encourage\, or not\, if you don’t have time\, but come join us anyway and be part of the shared reading experience. \n*Pre-order your copies of White Mulberry (below) and we will ship it to you\, so that you can read it prior to the event. \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nRosa Kwon Easton is a Korean-American writer\, attorney\, elected trustee of the Palos Verdes Library District\, and mother of two adult children\, who holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Government from Smith College\, a Masters in International and Public Affairs from Columbia University and a J.D. from Boston College Law School. \nHer debut novel\, White Mulberry\, is a rich\, deeply moving portrait of a young Korean woman in 1930’s Japan who is torn between two worlds and must reclaim her true identity to provide a future for her family. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Rosa or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book: \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book®\n\n\n \nRegistration\nWhile this event is FREE and open to the public\, registration is required in order to receive a Zoom link (to be emailed to you 3 days prior to the event). Books may be pre-ordered below to ship directly to you so that you may read the book prior to the book club discussion.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/rosa-kown-easton-1-8-25/
CATEGORIES:Book Club Adventure
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SUMMARY:ABTB Hybrid Book Club Adventure featuring acclaimed author Karen E. Osborne in conversation with ABTB Ambassadors Giovanna Iannace and Janis Daly
DESCRIPTION:About the Hybrid (In-Person and Virtual) Adventure\n\nIntroducing our New ABTB Book Club Series! \nAdventures by the Book is delighted to welcome 7 new ABTB Ambassadors\, who are helping us launch our new ABTB Book Club Series. The monthly series will alternate between virtual Zoom events\, in person San Diego\, California events\, and hybrid (in person AND virtual) Harrison\, New York\, events. Each month\, our Ambassadors will select a new NovelNetwork author and book to discuss\, and we will send out invites for you to join us as you are able\, whether in person or virtually. \nWe invite you to join us at our hybrid ABTB Book Club featuring acclaimed author Karen E. Osborne\, in a moderated book club discussion with 2 of our esteemed Ambassadors\, Giovanna Ionnace and Janis Daly\, and YOU!  \nThis hybrid opportunity offers you two ways to participate: live and in person\, or virtually. If you are in the Harrison\, New York area\, come join us live at the Harrison Public Library\, 2 Bruce Avenue\, Harrison\, New York or\, if you prefer or are unable to attend in person\, come join us virtually via Zoom. \nWhether you are already part of an existing book club\, or have been wanting to join one\, our ABTB Book Club is open to all. Read the book\, which we encourage\, or not\, if you don’t have time\, but come join us anyway and be part of the shared reading experience. \n*Pre-order your copy of True Grace (below) and we will ship it to you\, so that you can read it prior to the event and have Karen sign your copy at the event. \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nKaren E. Osborne always knew she possessed a talent and immense passion for writing. Her novels followed a forty-year career\, first as an academic administrator and then co-owner of The Osborne Group\, serving as a consultant\, trainer\, and motivational speaker. Karen then decided to refocus on her life passion for writing and telling awe-inspiring stories. She released her first novel\, Getting it Right\, in 2017 to notable acclaim and received attention for her compelling writing style that aims to explore questions of race\, privilege\, and family loyalties. Since then a murder mystery\, Tangled Lies\, and a family suspense drama\, Reckonings\, both award winning\, have come out. \nKaren’s newest novel\, True Grace\, is a historical fiction story set in 1924 during the Harlem Renaissance\, chronicling the powerful journey of an immigrant\, mixed-race woman from The Congo\, England\, and Jamaica as she fights for her family’s survival. Inspired by real people and events\, Grace must navigate the misogyny and racism of the courts\, banks\, child welfare system\, and bad actors to hold her family together. \nCalling on her grit\, determination\, and grace\, she must overcome harrowing circumstances. Readers will find themselves hooked from the first riveting chapter and cheering for Grace each step of the way. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Karen or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n\n\nConnect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n\n\n\nRegistration\nWhile this event is FREE and open to the public\, please register below to select either the live and in person option to be held at the Harrisonace NY Public Library or the simultaneous virtual Zoom event. Books may be pre-ordered below to ship directly to you so that you may read the book prior to the book club discussion and get your copy signed by the author at the event.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/karen-e-osborne-2/
CATEGORIES:Book Club Adventure
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SUMMARY:ABTB Book Club Virtual Adventure featuring NYT/Sunday Times bestselling authors Janet Skeslien Charles and Kate Thompson in conversation with ABTB Ambassadors Simon Chibuk\, Jennifer Erickson\, and Dorothy Minor
DESCRIPTION:About the Virtual Adventure\n\nIntroducing our New ABTB Book Club Series! \nAdventures by the Book is delighted to welcome 7 new ABTB Ambassadors\, who are helping us launch our new ABTB Book Club Series. The monthly series will alternate between virtual Zoom events\, in person San Diego\, California events\, and hybrid in person/virtual Harrison\, New York\, events. Each month\, our Ambassadors will select a new NovelNetwork author and book to discuss\, and we will send out invites for you to join us as you are able\, whether in person or virtually. \nWe invite you to join us at our next virtual event\, featuring New York Times bestselling author Janet Skeslien Charles and Sunday Times bestselling author Kate Thompson\, in a moderated book club discussion with 3 of our esteemed Ambassadors\, Simon Chibuk (Edmonton\, Alberta\, Canada)\, Jennifer Erickson (Chicago\, Illinois)\, Dorothy Minor (Broken Arrow\, Oklahoma)\, and YOU! \nWhether you are already part of an existing book club\, or have been wanting to join one\, our ABTB Book Club is open to all. Read the book\, which we encourage\, or not\, if you don’t have time\, but come join us anyway and be part of the shared reading experience. \n*Pre-order your copies of Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade and The Wartime Book Club (below) and we will ship it to you\, so that you can read them prior to the event. \nAbout the Authors and Books\n \nJanet Skeslien Charles is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of The Paris Library. Her work has been translated into thirty-seven languages. She has spent a decade researching Jessie Carson (Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade) at The Morgan Library\, the NYPL\, and archives across France. Her shorter work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune\, the Sydney Morning Herald\, LitHub\, and the anthology Montana Noir. \nHer new novel\, Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade\, is a dual timeline novel about Jessie Carson\, the American librarian who changed the literary landscape of France. Based on the extraordinary little-known history of the women who received the Croix de Guerre medal for courage under fire\, this novel is a tribute to the resilience of the human spirit\, the power of literature\, and ultimately the courage it takes to make a change. \n \n\nKate Thompson is an award-winning journalist\, ghostwriter and novelist who has spent the past two decades in the UK mass market and book publishing industry. Over the past ten years\, she has concentrated on publishing\, writing twelve fiction and non-fiction titles. Her debut novel\, Secrets of the Singer Girls\, became a Sunday Times bestseller when it launched in 2015\, with first week sales of over 10\,000. \nHer latest novel\, The Wartime Book Club\, is based on the remarkable true story of Bethnal Green Underground’s shelter library in WW2. This novel is an unforgettable story of everyday bravery and resistance\, full of romance\, drama\, and camaraderie and a tribute to the joy of reading and the power of books in our darkest hour. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Kate or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n\n\nConnect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n\n\nRegistration\nWhile this event is FREE and open to the public\, registration is required in order to receive a Zoom link (to be emailed to you 3 days prior to the event). Books may be pre-ordered below to ship directly to you so that you may read the book prior to the book club discussion.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/janet-skeslien-charles-and-kate-thompson/
CATEGORIES:Book Club Adventure
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SUMMARY:ABTB Hybrid Book Club Adventure featuring NYT bestselling author Martha Hall Kelly in conversation with ABTB Ambassadors Giovanna Iannace and Janis Daly
DESCRIPTION:About the Hybrid (Live and Virtual) Adventure\n\nIntroducing our New ABTB Book Club Series! \nAdventures by the Book is delighted to welcome 7 new ABTB Ambassadors\, who are helping us launch our new ABTB Book Club Series. The monthly series will alternate between virtual Zoom events\, in person San Diego\, California events\, and in person Harrison\, New York\, events. Each month\, our Ambassadors will select a new NovelNetwork author and book to discuss\, and we will send out invites for you to join us as you are able\, whether in person or virtually. \nWe invite you to join us at our hybrid ABTB Book Club featuring New York Times bestselling author Martha Hall Kelly\, in a moderated book club discussion with 2 of our esteemed Ambassadors\, Giovanna Ionnace and Janis Daly\, and YOU!  \nThis hybrid opportunity offers you two ways to participate: live and in person\, or virtually. If you are in the Harrison\, New York area\, come join us live at the Harrison Public Library\, 2 Bruce Avenue\, Harrison\, New York or\, if you prefer or are unable to attend in person\, come join us virtually via Zoom. \nWhether you are already part of an existing book club\, or have been wanting to join one\, our ABTB Book Club is open to all. Read the book\, which we encourage\, or not\, if you don’t have time\, but come join us anyway and be part of the shared reading experience. \n*Pre-order your copy of The Golden Doves (below) and we will ship it to you\, so that you can read it prior to the event and have Martha sign your copy at the event. \nAbout the Author and Book\n \n\nMartha Hall Kelly’s debut novel Lilac Girls\, became a New York Times bestseller the week it was published in 2016 and then went on to sell over two million copies and publish in 50 countries. The novel is based on the true story of 72 Polish women who were imprisoned and experimented on at Ravensbruck Concentration Camp and how Caroline Ferriday\, an American philanthropist brought them to the U.S. for rehabilitation and the trip of a lifetime. \nMartha followed Lilac Girls with Lost Roses about Caroline’s mother\, and Sunflower Sisters about Caroline’s great grandmother\, which also became Instant New York Times best sellers. \nHer latest novel\, The Golden Doves\, returns to WWII with two former female spies who are bound together by their past and risk everything to hunt down an infamous Nazi doctor in the aftermath of World War II. It is an extraordinary novel inspired by true events. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Martha or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n\n\nConnect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n\n\n \nRegistration\nWhile this event is FREE and open to the public\, please register below to select either the live and in person option to be held at the Harrison NY Public Library or the simultaneous virtual Zoom event. Books may be pre-ordered below to ship directly to you so that you may read the book prior to the book club discussion and get your copy signed by the author at the event.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/martha-hall-kelly/
CATEGORIES:Book Club Adventure
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SUMMARY:ABTB Book Club Virtual Adventure featuring New York Times and Canadian bestselling authors Kate Quinn and Janie Chang in conversation with ABTB Ambassadors Simon Chibuk\, Jennifer Erickson\, and Dorothy Minor
DESCRIPTION:About the Virtual Adventure\n\nIntroducing our New ABTB Book Club Series! \nAdventures by the Book is delighted to welcome 7 new ABTB Ambassadors\, who are helping us launch our new ABTB Book Club Series. The monthly series will alternate between virtual Zoom events\, in person San Diego\, California events\, and in person Harrison\, New York\, events. Each month\, our Ambassadors will select a new NovelNetwork author and book to discuss\, and we will send out invites for you to join us as you are able\, whether in person or virtually. \nWe invite you to join us at our inaugural virtual event\, featuring New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn and Canadian bestselling author Janie Chang\, in a moderated book club discussion with 3 of our esteemed Ambassadors\, Simon Chibuk (Edmonton\, Alberta\, Canada)\, Jennifer Erickson (Chicago\, Illinois)\, and Dorothy Minor (Broken Arrow\, Oklahoma)\, and YOU! \nWhether you are already part of an existing book club\, or have been wanting to join one\, our ABTB Book Club is open to all. Read the book\, which we encourage\, or not\, if you don’t have time\, but come join us anyway and be part of the shared reading experience. \n*Pre-order your copy of The Phoenix Crown (below) and we will ship it to you\, so that you can read it prior to the event. \nAbout the Authors and Book\n \nKate Quinn is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical novels\, The Alice Network\, The Rose Code\, The Huntress\, and The Diamond Eye\, all of which have been translated into multiple languages. \nShe has also written four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga\, and two books in the Italian Renaissance\, before turning to the 20th century. A native of southern California\, she attended Boston University where she earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Classical Voice. \nJanie Chang is the Canadian bestselling historical novelist of Three Souls\, Dragon Springs Road\, Libraries of Legend\, and The Porcelain Moon. Her books often have a personal connection\, drawing from a family history with 36 generations of recorded genealogy. She grew up listening to stories about life in a small Chinese town in the years before the Second World War and tales of ancestors who encountered dragons\, ghosts\, and immortals. \n\n\n\nShe has lived in the Philippines\, Iran\, Thailand\, and New Zealand. She now lives with her husband on the beautiful Sunshine Coast of British Columbia\, Canada. \n\n\n\nTheir joint novel\, The Phoenix Crown\, is a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women\, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles.. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Kate or Janie or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n\n\nConnect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n\n\n\nRegistration\nWhile this event is FREE and open to the public\, make sure to register below in order to receive your Zoom link\, which will be emailed 3 days prior to the event. Books may be pre-ordered below to ship directly to you so that you may read the book prior to the book club discussion.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/kate-quinn-and-janie-chang/
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