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SUMMARY:Historical Fiction Author Brunch Adventure (San Diego)  featuring NYT\, USA Today\, and international bestselling authors Heather Morris\, Stephen Kiernan\, Gabriella Saab and Bonnie Blaylock
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\n“The job of the historical novelist is to imagine the emotional truth behind the facts.” — Hilary Mantel \nAdventures by the Book® is delighted to present a special Historical Fiction Author Brunch Adventure bringing together an exceptional group of bestselling storytellers for a lively and thought-provoking conversation over an intimate brunch. \nFeaturing New York Times\, USA Today\, and internationally bestselling authors Heather Morris\, Stephen Kiernan\, Gabriella Saab\, and Bonnie Blaylock\, the discussion will explore how history\, memory\, and imagination intersect — all over good food and great conversation. \nRegistration\nRegister for this event below with the BRUNCH EVENT option. Preorder your books below (to guarantee availability) to be delivered to the event for signing. \nExclusive Online Special: Purchase all four books in advance and receive a special discounted bundle price (available for online preorders only). Books will also be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nAbout the Authors and Books\n \nHeather Morris is the NYT and internationally bestselling Australian author of the blockbuster historical novels\, The Tattooist of Auschwitz\, Cilka’s Journey\, Three Sisters\, and SistersUnder the Rising Sun\, which have sold over 19 million copies worldwide. The Tattooist of Auschwitz went on to become one of the 21st century’s bestselling books\, and in 2024 an adaptation of the novel was released as a Stan Original Series\, to wide acclaim. \nSisters Under the Rising Sun is a story of women in war: a novel of sisterhood\, bravery and friendship in the darkest of circumstance. In the midst of World War II\, an English musician\, Norah Chambers\, places her eight-year-old daughter Sally on a ship leaving Singapore\, desperate to keep her safe from the Japanese army as they move down through the Pacific. Norah remains to care for her husband and elderly parents\, knowing she may never see her child again. \n \nStephen Kiernan is a journalist and novelist who has published nearly five million words in his award-winning and bestselling books such as The Glass Chateau\, Universe of Two\, The Curiosity (now in television series development)\, The Baker’s Secret (a regional bestseller)\, and The Hummingbird\, as well as two non fiction books that have been translated into many languages and four alphabets. \nStephen’s newest novel\, Pollock’s Last Lover: a Novel of Art and Deception\, will be out on May 19\, 2026. It is set in New York City in alternating time period\, the 1950s and the early 2000s\, and is the engrossing tale of two women whose lives collide as they contend with the art and legacy of the brilliant\, tragic painter Jackson Pollock. \n  \n \nGabriella Saab is an acclaimed author of historical fiction. Her first two novels\, The Last Checkmate and Daughters of Victory\, have been published in multiple languages and various countries. She graduated from Mississippi State University with a bachelor of business administration in marketing and lives in her hometown in Alabama. \nThe Star Society is a thrilling historical novel and a captivating tale of two extraordinary sisters that transports listeners from the shadows of the Dutch Resistance to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. Inspired by the indomitable spirit of Audrey Hepburn\, this gripping story follows Ada and Ingrid as they reunite after World War II\, embarking on a journey of justice\, survival\, and secrets amid the backdrop of the Red Scare in Hollywood. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Gabriella or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book®: \n\n\n\n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book®\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n \nBonnie Blaylock is the debut author of Light to the Hills\, which features strong women in a challenging setting: Eastern Kentucky in the 1930’s\, when a packhorse librarian has to confront her past and the man who may threaten her future. \nThe Water Women traces three generations of women in Sardinia\, Italy. They’re in the ancient lineage of golden sea silk weavers and must wrestle with expectations and burdens between mothers and daughters.. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Bonnie or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book®: \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book®\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/sd-brunch-4-26-26/
LOCATION:Broken Yolk Cafe\, 11630 Carmel Mountain Rd.\, San Diego
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SUMMARY:Sisters Under the Rising Sun: a Brunch Adventure featuring New York Times and international bestselling author Heather Morris
DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Event\nDiscover the power of sisterhood\, bravery\, and friendship in the darkest of circumstances… \n…in the latest historical novel by Heather Morris\, New York Times and international bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz\, Cilka’s Journey\, and Three Sisters. Joining us all the way from Australia\, Heather is looking forward to meeting you at Broken Yolk Cafe in Carmel Mountain Plaza for a delicious brunch and stimulating conversation as we discuss her latest novel\, Sisters Under the Rising Sun\, a novel of sisterhood\, bravery and friendship in the darkest of circumstances\,. \nYour Adventure includes brunch\, coffee\, tax\, gratuity\, and an opportunity to meet Heather up close and personal in an intimate setting. \n\nAbout the Author and Book\n \nHeather Morris is the Australian-based\, multimillion-copy bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz\, Cilka’s Journey\, and Three Sisters. Her work has been praised by the New York Times\, Publisher’s Weekly\, and many others. \nHer latest novel\, Sisters Under the Rising Sun\, tells the story of two incredible women\, Norah Chambers and Nesta James\, who are held captive in a notorious POW camp by the Japanese during World War II. Woman’s Own calls the novel “an earth-shattering read\,” and you can hear all about it over a lovely brunch. \n\n\nAbout Broken Yolk Cafe\nBroken Yolk Cafe started in 1979 in Pacific Beach and has since expanded across the country. They’re known for their wonderful service\, food\, and mimosas.
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SUMMARY:A Ballad of Love and Glory: a San Diego Brunch Adventure with Award-Winning Author Reyna Grande
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In Person\, Event\n\nWho doesn’t love a beautifully written ballad? Leave it to award-winning author Reyna Grande to create A Ballad of Love and Glory\, her sweeping new historical saga set during the Mexican-American War. \nJoin one of our favorite authors at one of our favorite restaurants\, Café Coyote in Old Town for this special morning Adventure that includes a delicious Mexican brunch\, chips and salsa\, a soft beverage\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentation\, book signing\, and the opportunity to engage in meaningful and intimate conversation with Reyna as she discusses her new book. \nAnd if you want to enjoy the full VIP experience\, make sure to select the VIP Event option below\, which includes brunch\, together with a margarita (or mimosa or bloody mary)\, priority seating\, and a hardcover copy of A Ballad of Love and Glory. \nPLEASE NOTE: Only books purchased below or at the event will be eligible for signing. \n  \nAbout the Author and Book\nWriting about immigration\, family separation\, language trauma\, the price of the American Dream\, and her writing journey\, Reyna Grande’s work has appeared in The New York Times\, the Dallas Morning News\, CNN\, The Lily at The Washington Post\, Buzzfeed\, among others. In March 2020\, she was a guest in Oprah’s Book Club. Reyna has received an American Book Award\, the El Premio Aztlán Literary Award\, and the International Latino Book Award. In 2012\, she was a finalist for the prestigious National Book Critics Circle Awards\, and in 2015 she was honored with a Luis Leal Award for Distinction in Chicano/Latino Literature. \nHer latest novel\, A Ballad of Love and Glory\, follows a Mexican army nurse and an Irish soldier who must fight\, at first for their survival and then for their love\, amidst the atrocity of the Mexican-American War. The year is 1846. After the controversial annexation of Texas\, the US Army marches south to provoke war with México over the disputed Río Grande boundary.​ \nXimena Salomé is a gifted Mexican healer who dreams of building a family with the man she loves on the coveted land she calls home. But when Texas Rangers storm her ranch and shoot her husband dead\, her dreams are burned to ashes. Vowing to honor her husband’s memory and defend her country\, Ximena uses her healing skills as an army nurse on the frontlines of the ravaging war. \nMeanwhile\, John Riley\, an Irish immigrant in the Yankee army desperate to help his family escape the famine devastating his homeland\, is sickened by the unjust war and the unspeakable atrocities against his countrymen by nativist officers. In a bold act of defiance\, he swims across the Río Grande and joins the Mexican Army—a desertion punishable by execution. He forms the St. Patrick’s Battalion\, a band of Irish soldiers willing to fight to the death for México’s freedom. \nWhen Ximena and John meet\, a dangerous attraction blooms between them. As the war intensifies\, so does their passion. Swept up by forces with the power to change history\, they fight not only for the fate of a nation but for their future together. \n  \nAbout Café Coyote\n\n\nFor over 30 years Café Coyote has remained one of San Diego’s Landmark Restaurants located in the Heart of Old Town San Diego’s Historic Walking District. A friendly staff\, loyal patrons\, delicious Mexican Food\, and a Festive Atmosphere have contributed to Café Coyote’s being Voted Best Mexican Restaurant 18 Years In A Row!
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/reyna-grande-brunch/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210919T110000
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SUMMARY:Inside the Author's Studio: a Champagne and French Crepes Adventure featuring NYT bestselling author Michelle Gable (Live and In Person)
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In Person\, Adventure\nNOTE: This event is SOLD OUT and now accepting a waitlist. Please email events@adventuresbythebook.com if you wish to join the waitlist.  \n\nHave you ever wanted to go behind the scenes with an author to get a glimpse of where they live and work\, to learn more about the writer behind the book? Well\, our curiosity got the best of us too\, which inspired the launch of our new series\, Inside the Author’s Studio\, dedicated to exclusive and intimate private home Adventures with some of your favorite authors. \nPlease join us for the inaugural Inside the Author’s Studio to be held live and in-person at the private home* of New York Times and USA Today bestselling author\, Michelle Gable! While you sip champagne and enjoy delectable sweet and savory crepes freshly made onsite courtesy of our friends at  Isabelle Briens French Pastry Cafe\, Michelle will chat about her latest historical novel\, The Bookseller’s Secret. Here is your chance to meet the author up close and personal in an intimate and small-group encounter at her home in Encinitas\, California. \nAnd since part of any writer’s journey is ensuring that everyone has access to literacy and reading materials\, we want to dedicate a portion of all book sales from the event to Traveling Stories\, whose mission it is to eradicate illiteracy\, one book at a time. \nYour Adventure includes an exclusive invite into Michelle’s home\, a glass of champagne\, delicious savory and sweet french crepes\, a paperback copy of The Bookseller’s Secret to be signed at the event\, tax\, gratuity\, book discussion\, Q&A\, donation to Traveling Stories\, and an opportunity to meet the author up close and personal in her private residence. Due to the private and intimate nature of this event\, tickets are limited and will be offered on a first-come\, first-served basis\, so make sure to register soon to guarantee admission. \nOnly books purchased below or at the event are eligible for signing. The event address will be emailed to Adventurers 3 days prior to the event. \n*PLEASE NOTE: COVID-19 vaccination is required for attendees. By registering for this event\, you are certifying that you have been COVID vaccinated\, that you have not been exposed to the COVID virus\, and you are not exhibiting any COVID symptoms.  You WILL be asked to show your proof of vaccination at the door\, so please bring it with you.  \n  \nAbout the Author\nMichelle Gable is the the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of A Paris Apartment\, I’ll See You In Paris\, The Book of Summer\, The Summer I Met Jack\, and The Bookseller’s Secret. She grew up in sunny San Diego and attended The College of William & Mary\, after which she pursued a career in finance\, first at the now-defunct Arthur Andersen\, later moving to private equity\, followed by investment banking\, then back to private equity\, ultimately landing at software giant Ellie Mae as head of Investor Relations. In May 2016\, she ended a 20-year career in finance to become a full-time writer. \nHer newest work of historical fiction\, The Bookseller’s Secret\, takes place in 1942 London\, when Nancy Mitford is worried about more than air raids and German spies. Still recovering from a devastating loss of estrangement from her husband\, as well as having her allowance cut and having to give up her writing career\, she is eager for distraction and desperate for income\, so she jumps at the chance to manage a bookshop while the owner is away at war. \nBut when a mysterious French officer insists that she has a story to tell\, Nancy must decide if picking up pen and paper again and revealing all is worth the price she may be forced to pay. Eighty years later\, the bookshop is abuzz with the hunt for a lost wartime manuscript written by Nancy. The search will reveal not only a new side to Nancy\, but an event more surprising link between the present and the past. \n  \nTo schedule a book club visit with Michelle or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n				Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n			\n  \n  \nAbout Traveling Stories\n\n\nTraveling Stories is a nonprofit organization based in San Diego\, California that has been providing low-income children access to quality literacy support since 2010. Their mission is to empower children to achieve their dreams. Since its inception\, Traveling Stories has opened eight international libraries\, has empowered almost 10\,000 local children in San Diego\, and has trained almost 700 volunteers. \nFounder Emily Moberly was inspired to start Traveling Stories after teaching English to students at a bilingual school in Honduras. \n \n\n\n  \n  \nFor Book Clubs or Author Live Chats\n \nAre you in a book club\, library reading group\, or is your group of friends\, colleagues\, family members seeking fabulous authors who are excited and available to meet with you? Then you will be delighted to know that Michelle Gable is a member of our wonderful community of nearly 150 NovelNetwork authors available to meet with small groups via video chat. \nNovelNetwork is the nation’s first and only match(dot)com for authors and book clubs to find each other\, so check it out today. Book clubs join for free and gain access to our database of dozens of authors\, from NYT and international bestsellers\, to debut authors\, cookbook authors\, mystery and non-fiction authors\, and representing various regions of the United States\, and even Alaska and Hawaii\, all of whom want to meet with you! \nTo schedule a visit with Michelle or any of our authors\, join FOR FREE  here.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/michelle-gable-9-19-21/
CATEGORIES:Brunch Adventures,San Diego Adventures
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SUMMARY:Historical Heroines Brunch Adventure
DESCRIPTION:with NYT Bestselling Author Kate Quinn\, International Bestselling Author Jennifer Robson\, and Critically-Acclaimed Author Elizabeth St. John\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Event\nAdventures by the Book is pleased to invite you to a special Historical Heroines Brunch Adventure at the elegant Morgan Run Club & Resort for an empowering event featuring three accomplished female historical fiction writers. \nAs you feast on a delicious breakfast\, allow our talented authors – New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn\, internationally bestselling author Jennifer Robson\, and critically acclaimed author Elizabeth St. John – to regale you with fascinating tales of historical heroines. \nDuring the event\, you will have a opportunity to explore America in the aftermath of World War II\, when a battle-haunted English journalist and a Russian female bomber pilot join forces to track the Huntress\, a Nazi war criminal gone to ground in America. Or travel to Britain and unveil the story behind one of the most famous wedding gowns in history— Queen Elizabeth’s wedding gown. Or delve even further back to the seventeenth century\, where a fiercely independent young woman rejects the decadent English court and an entitled marriage arranged by her aristocratic family\, and falls in love with a Roundhead soldier. \nChoose from three different event packages: \nThe Sapphire package which includes a decadent brunch such as a farm fresh egg scramble\, delicious bacon or pork sausage links\, potatoes with caramelized onions and fresh herbs\, assorted pastries/croissants/fresh muffins/danish\, fresh seasonal fruit\, coffee or tea\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentations\, Q&A\, book signing\, and an opportunity to meet three talented authors in an intimate setting; \nThe Ruby ticket which also includes an autographed copy of all three of the authors’ latest novels; or \nIndulge completely with the Diamond ticket\, which includes not only autographed copies of three books\, one from each author\, but also an intimate and exclusive one-hour VIP champagne mimosa reception to meet and mingle with the authors prior to the event\, as well as priority seating at the event. \n\nAbout the Authors\nKate Quinn is a native of southern California. She attended Boston University\, where she earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Classical Voice. A lifelong history buff\, she has written four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga\, and two books in the Italian Renaissance\, before turning to the 20th century with The Alice Network and the upcoming The Huntress. All have been translated into multiple languages. Kate and her husband now live in San Diego with two black dogs named Caesar and Calpurnia\, and her interests include opera\, action movies\, cooking\, and the Boston Red Sox. \nThe Huntress: In the aftermath of war\, the hunter becomes the hunted… From the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling novel\, The Alice Network\, comes a fascinating historical novel about a battle-haunted English journalist and a Russian female bomber pilot who join forces to track the Huntress\, a Nazi war criminal gone to ground in America. \n\n\n\nFrom an academic background\, a former editor by profession\, and a lifelong history nerd\, Jennifer  Robson is now a full-time writer and the author of five novels set during and after the two world wars: Somewhere in France\, After theWar is Over\, Moonlight Over Paris\, Goodnight from London\, and the forthcoming The Gown: A Novel of the Royal Wedding\, which will be published on December 31\, 2018. She currently lives in Toronto\, Canada\, with her husband and children\, and shares her home office with Ellie the sheepdog and her feline companions Sam and Mika. \nThe Gown is an enthralling historical novel about one of the most famous wedding dresses of the twentieth century— Queen Elizabeth’s wedding gown— and the fascinating women who made it. \n\n \nElizabeth St. John was brought up in England and her research has taken her to family memoirs and letters at Nottingham Castle\, the British Library\, the Tower of London\, Yale University and\, of course\, the family seat of Lydiard Park.  From these fragments\, the St.Johns emerge\, leaving a portrait\, a sentence\, a deed that seats them with us\, telling of their hopes and dreams.  As she researched\, her voice became a conduit for their stories\, recounting a passion for the England of her childhood where they once walked\, where their portraits still hang\, and where they lived\, loved and found redemption. \nBased on surviving memoirs\, court papers and letters of Elizabeth St.John’s family\, By Love Divided continues the story of Lucy St.John\, The Lady of the Tower. This powerfully emotional novel tells of England’s great divide\, and the heart-wrenching choices one family faces. \nFor Book Clubs:\nAre you in a book club\, seeking fabulous authors who are excited and available to meet with you? Then you will be delighted to know that Kate Quinn is one of our newest NovelNetwork authors\, available to meet with book clubs via video chat. \nNovelNetwork is the nation’s first and only match(dot)com for authors and book clubs to find each other\, so check it out today. Book clubs join for free and gain access to our database of dozens of authors\, from NYT and international bestsellers\, to debut authors\, cookbook authors\, mystery and non-fiction authors\, and representing various regions of the United States\, and even Alaska and Hawaii\, all of whom want to meet with you! \nTo schedule a visit with Kate or any of our authors\, join for free here. \nSave \nSave \nSave
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SUMMARY:Stories of the Past Brunch Adventure
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nJoin us as we celebrate critically acclaimed authors Juliet Blackwell and Sofia Grant’s newest novels\, The Lost Carousel of Provence and The Daisy Children. Both are powerfully moving new novels about unraveling secrets in history\, finding the binding stories that unite people\, and how sometimes the untold secrets of the past are the ones we need to hear. \nIf you love food and literature as much as we do\, you won’t want to miss this fabulous Adventure. At one of San Diego’s most decadent bistros\, Eclipse Bar & Bistro\, we will feast on a delicious brunch while we listen to Juliet and Sofia discuss their new newest novels and the ways in which learning about the past can help mend the present.  \n\n\nYour Adventure includes a delicious brunch meal\, a small chocolate tasting combo\, salted caramel place settings\, your choice of tea\, iced tea\, or coffee\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentations\, book signing\, and the chance to meet the authors up-close and personal in an intimate and decadent setting. \n\n\n\nAbout the Authors\n \nJuliet Blackwell is the New York Times bestselling author of Letters from Paris and The Paris Key. She also writes the Witchcraft Mystery series and the Haunted Home Renovation series. As Haily Lind\, Blackwell wrote the Agatha-nominated Art Lover’s Mystery series. A former anthropologist\, social worker\, and professional artist\, Juliet is a Califronia native who has spent time in Mexico\, Spain\, Cuba\, Italy\, the Philippines\, and France. \nIn her newest novel\, The Lost Carousel of Provence\,  long\, lonely years have passed for the crumbling Château Clement\, nestled well beyond the rolling lavender fields and popular tourist attractions of Provence. Once a bustling and dignified ancestral estate\, now all that remains is the château’s gruff\, elderly owner and the softly whispered secrets of generations buried and forgotten. \nBut time has a way of exposing history’s dark stains\, and when American photographer Cady Drake finds herself drawn to the château and its antique carousel\, she longs to explore the relic’s shadowy origins beyond the small scope of her freelance assignment. As Cady digs deeper into the past\, unearthing century-old photographs of the Clement carousel and its creators\, she might be the one person who can bring the past to light and reunite a family torn apart. \n\n\nCalled a “writing machine” by the New York Times and a “master storyteller by the midwest review\, Sofia Grant has written dozens of novels for adults and teens under the name Sophie Littlefield. She has won Anthony and RT Book Awards and been shortlisted for Edgar®\, Barry\, Crimespree\, Macavity\, and Goodreads Choice Awards. \nIn her newest novel\, The Daisy Children\, when Katie Garrett gets the unexpected news that she’s received an inheritance from the grandmother she hardly knew\, it couldn’t have come at a better time. She flees Boston—and her increasingly estranged husband—and travels to rural Texas. \nThere\, she’s greeted by her distant cousin Scarlett. Friendly\, flamboyant\, eternally optimistic\, Scarlett couldn’t be more different from sensible Katie. And as they begin the task of sorting through their grandmother’s possessions\, they discover letters and photographs that uncover the hidden truths about their shared history\, and the long-forgotten tragedy of the New London school explosion of 1937 that binds them. Inspired by true events\, this unforgettable story is one of hope\, healing\, and the discovery of truth. \nSave
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SUMMARY:Old West Brunch Adventure
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nJoin us for a fun Saturday morning Old West Brunch Adventure\, with New York Times bestselling author\, Tatjana Soli. Over a delicious brunch in the beautiful Grand Sala room of the Cosmopolitan Hotel in the heart of Old Town San Diego\, Tatjana will discuss her experiences and the amazing stories behind her latest novel\, The Removes.  \nSet during in the wild west as the first wave of pioneers travel westward to settle the American frontier\, Tatjana provides us with an immersive and inspiring story about two women who discover their inner strength. With taut\, suspenseful writing\, Tatjana Soli tells the exhilarating stories of Libbie and Anne\, who have grown like weeds into women unwilling to be restrained by the strictures governing nineteenth-century society. Libbie is married to General George Custer\, and we want to commemorate the importance of their relationship in the novel\, so if any adventurer signs up with their spouse\, they will be entered into a drawing to win a free copy of The Removes! \nYour Adventure includes a delicious brunch\, \, a soft beverage\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentation\, book signing\, and the chance to meet the author up-close and personal in an authentic and intimate setting. \n\nAbout the Author and Book\n \nTatjana Soli is a novelist and short story writer. Her bestselling debut novel\, The Lotus Eaters\, winner of the James Tait Black Prize\, was a New York Times Notable Book for 2010\, and finalist for the LA Times Book Award among other honors. Her second book\, The Forgetting Tree\, was a New York Times Notable Book for 2012. Her third novel\, The Last Good Praradise\, was a Millions Most Anticipated Book for 2015. Her stories have appeared in Zyzzyva\, Boulevard\, and The Sun. Her work has been twice listed in the 100 Distinguished Stories in Best American Short Stories. She lives on the Monterey Peninsula. \nSpanning the years of the first great settlement of the west\, The Removes tells the intertwining stories of fifteen-year-old Anne Cummins\, frontierswoman Libbie Custer\, and Libbie’s husband\, the Civil War hero George Armstrong Custer. When Anne survives a surprise attack on her family’s homestead\, she is thrust into a difficult life she never anticipated―living among the Cheyenne as both a captive and\, eventually\, a member of the tribe. Libbie\, too\, is thrown into a brutal\, unexpected life when she marries Custer. They move out to the territories with the U.S. Army\, where Libbie is challenged daily and her worldview expanded: the pampered daughter of a small-town judge\, she transforms into a daring camp follower. But when what Anne and Libbie have come to know―self-reliance\, freedom\, danger―is suddenly altered through tragedy and loss\, they realize how indelibly shaped they are by life on the treacherous\, extraordinary American plains. The Removes is a powerful\, transporting novel about the addictive intensity and freedom of the American frontier. \n\nSave
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SUMMARY:The Subway Girls Brunch Adventure
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nJoin us as we celebrate critically acclaimed author Susie Schnall‘s newest book\, The Subway Girls\, a charming story of two strong women\, a generation apart\, who find themselves up against the same eternal struggle to find an impossible balance between love\, happiness\, and ambition. \n \nIf you love fun\, food\, and literature as much as we do\, you won’t want to miss this fabulous Adventure. At one of Carlsbad’s coolest wine spots\, Ignite Bistro\, we will feast on a delicious brunch buffet while we listen to Susie discuss new newest novel and the inspiration behind it with bestselling author Liz Fenton. And just to make it better\, Ignite Bistro is offering a special $13.50 pricing for bottomless mimosas during our event (2 hour limit).\n \nYour Adventure includes a generous brunch buffet\, soft beverage\, tax\, gratuity\, author talk\, book signing\, and the chance to meet the authors up-close and personal in a fun and tantalizing setting. \nAbout the Authors\n\nSusie Orman Schnall is the author of three novels: Her thought-provoking debut\, On Grace (2014\, SparkPress)\, is about turning 40. The Balance Project (2015\, SparkPress)\, is about work-life balance and was inspired by The Balance Project interview series she started in 2014. And The Subway Girls (2018\, St. Martin’s Press)\, is historical fiction about the fascinating Miss Subways advertising program. \n\nSusie’s writing has appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times\, The Huffington Post\, POPSUGAR\, Writer’s Digest\, and Glamour. She is also a frequent speaker at women’s groups\, corporations\, and book clubs about her novels and work-life balance. \nSusie grew up in Los Angeles\, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania\, and now lives just outside of New York City with her husband and their three sons who play ball in the house. \n\n \nThe Subway Girls: In 1949\, dutiful and ambitious Charlotte’s dream of a career in advertising is shattered when her father demands she help out with the family business. Meanwhile\, Charlotte is swept into the glamorous world of the Miss Subways beauty contest\, which promises irresistible opportunities with its Park Avenue luster and local fame status. But when her new friend―the intriguing and gorgeous fellow-participant Rose―does something unforgivable\, Charlotte must make a heart-wrenching decision that will change the lives of those around her forever. \nNearly 70 years later\, outspoken advertising executive Olivia is pitching the NYC subways account in a last ditch effort to save her job at an advertising agency. When the charismatic boss she’s secretly in love with pits her against her misogynistic nemesis\, Olivia’s urgent search for the winning strategy leads her to the historic Miss Subways campaign. As the pitch date closes in on her\, Olivia finds herself dealing with a broken heart\, an unlikely new love interest\, and an unexpected personal connection to Miss Subways that could save her job―and her future \nLiz Fenton is the author (along with best friend Lisa Steinke) of the suspense novel\, The Good Widow\, published by Lake Union. The dynamic duo have also published three women’s fiction novels with Simon & Schuster/Atria Books. Your Perfect Life is a hilarious and heartwarming story of two childhood best friends who switch bodies at their twenty-year high school reunion. The Status of All Things is a cautionary tale of a woman who realizes she can change the course of her entire life by what she writes in her Facebook status. And The Year We Turned Forty follows three women who get the chance to relive the year they turned forty\, a year they each made decisions that altered the course of their lives. \n\nFor Book Clubs\nSusie and Liz are just two of the many authors who are NovelNetwork™ members! Through this innovative new program\, you and your book club can schedule a meeting with authors\, in person or via video chat\, in preparation for this exciting event or if you are unable to attend the event! Or\, maybe you’ll remember questions after the event that you forgot to ask and need to connect with them to tie up all those loose ends! All this is possible through NovelNetwork™! Click Here for more information and to sign up (it’s FREE for book clubs to register)! \nNovelNetwork™ is a global space dedicated to connecting authors with avid readers\, an expanded professional network\, and published peers.  NovelNetwork™ was created to help authors find more innovative ways to connect with readers and promote their books to wider audiences. \n\nSave
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