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SUMMARY:Korean Dinner Adventure featuring acclaimed author A.H. Kim in conversation with SoCal author Kristin Rockaway
DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Adventure\n“There are as many forms of love as there are moments in time.” — Jane Austen \nAnd let’s take a moment in time to meet acclaimed author A.H. Kim\, in conversation with SoCal author Kristin Rockaway\, in this Korean Dinner Adventure to celebrate Ann’s new book\, Relative Strangers\, a timely spin on Sense and Sensibility\, a twenty-first-century family drama featuring two half-Korean sisters\, their ex-hippie mother\, multiple messy love affairs and one explosive secret that could ruin everything. \nJoin us at Buga Korean BBQ for an authentic and delicious dinner and a lively book discussion! Experience the exquisite tastes of Korean cuisine and learn all about A.H’s witty and entertaining retelling and how it explores love\, loss\, grief\, and forgiveness through the perspectives of two sisters. \nYour Adventure includes dinner\, soft beverage\, tax\, gratuity\, and an opportunity to meet the authors up close and personal in an intimate setting! Pre-order your book below to be delivered to the event for signing. Copies will also be available at the event for purchase and signing. \n  \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nA.H. Kim (Ann) was born in Seoul\, South Korea and immigrated to the U.S. as a young child. Ann was educated at Harvard College and Berkeley Law School\, where she was an editor of the California Law Review. Ann practiced corporate law for many years and served as chief of staff to the CEO and as head of investor relations at a Fortune 200 company. \nAnn’s second novel\, Relative Strangers is a contemporary retelling of Sense and Sensibility and explores themes of love\, loss\, grief\, and forgiveness. \nAmelia Bae-Wood’s life is falling apart. Unemployed\, newly single and completely broke—for reasons she hasn’t told anyone yet—she finds herself hitchhiking across California to deal with the fallout of her mother’s eviction from the family estate. Amelia needs somewhere to live and time to figure out what to do with the rest of her life\, so moving with her mother and sister to Arcadia\, the cancer retreat center where her sister volunteers\, seems like as good an idea as any. \nAmelia’s sister\, Eleanor\, has too much on her plate\, including being caught up in a court battle with a man who claims to be their half brother from Seoul and their late father’s only son—a secret love child from his Korean youth—who’s fighting for a piece of everything that belongs to the Bae-Wood women. And when Amelia adds herself to Eleanor’s list of problems\, Eleanor must figure out what to hold on to—and when to let go—before things starts to unravel. \nA witty\, wry and enormously entertaining retelling\, the sisters’ journey of self-discovery as they reshape their lives gives this classic tale a modern\, feminist twist\, as it touches on themes of blended families\, race\, class and wealth. \n  \nAbout the Moderator\n \nKristin Rockaway is a native New Yorker living in Southern California. She’s the author of six novels\, including Smart Girl Summer\, Life\, Unscheduled\, and How to Hack a Heartbreak\, which has been optioned for television. In addition to writing\, she teaches Fiction with Gotham Writers Workshop and runs a boutique travel agency called Novel World Travel. When she’s not working\, she enjoys spending time with her husband and son and planning her next big vacation. \n  \nAbout Buga Korean BBQ\nBuga is a premium traditional Korean BBQ restaurant serving San Diego since 2001. They proudly present to you the highest quality and the authentic experience with their friendly service. \n \n\nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/kristin-rockaway-a-h-kim/
LOCATION:Buga Korean BBQ 5580 Clairemont Mesa Blvd San Diego\, 92117
CATEGORIES:Dinner Adventures,Event,San Diego Adventures
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SUMMARY:Deep Waters Dinner Adventure with Award-Winning Memoirist Beth Ann Mathews
DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Event\nYou are invited to join us in an intimate dinner Adventure at King’s Fish House\, San Diego\, as we delve into the Deep Waters of marine biologist  Beth Ann Mathews’ memoir. \nBeth’s memoir\, Deep Waters\, is the inspirational story of how her family dealt with her husband’s rare kind of stroke\, how it affected her career\, and how she learned to adapt and overcome. With her expertise in biology and marine mammalogy\, she’ll also have plenty of insights to share about the natural world and life in the sea. \nEvent includes an intimate dinner\, soft beverage\, tax\, gratuity\, author talk\, and book signing. Pre-order your book below to be delivered to the event for signing. Copies will also be available at the event for purchase and signing.  We hope to see you there! \nAbout the Author and Book\n \n\nBeth Ann Mathews is a marine biologist and a mother of one son. She grew up in a large family in the Midwest and earned a degree in Animal Science at Purdue University. As a professor at the University of Alaska Southeast\, Beth taught courses in biology\, behavioral ecology\, and marine mammalogy and led research on harbor seals\, Steller sea lions\, and harbor porpoises with her students\, mainly in Glacier Bay National Park. After twenty years in Alaska\, Beth and her husband sold their home to begin an expedition with their young son on the family’s 42-foot sailboat from Alaska to Mexico’s Sea of Cortez. \nFeedback from her blog during the three-year journey inspired her to write stories about their sailing adventures as well as Deep Waters\, a memoir about her family’s struggle to survive\, and move beyond\, her husband’s unusual stroke in 2008. This memoir won the Memoirs (personal struggle/health issues) category of the Next Generation Indie Book Awards\, and a bronze award in the Independent Publishers Book Awards\, for Best Regional Non-Fiction\, West-Pacific region. \nDeep Waters is a gripping\, intimate story of relationship resilience set against the backdrop of Alaska’s dramatic marine wilderness. A marine biologist’s adventurous life as a professor\, wife\, and mother in Alaska is upended when her healthy husband is slammed by a rare type of stroke. His radical approach to recovery clashes with her instinct to keep him safe at home and sets them on a collision course as he insists on ambitious sailing expeditions with Beth and their young son in Alaska’s magnificent yet unforgiving waters. \n\nTo schedule a book club visit with Beth Ann or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n\n\nConnect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n\n\n\nRegistration\nTo register for this event\, select the Dinner Event option below. You may pre-order a copy of the book below to be delivered to the event for signing. Additional copies will be available for sale at the event as well.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/beth-ann-mathews-1-10-24/
LOCATION:King’s Fish House Restaurant\, 825 Camino De La Reina\, San DIego\, CA\, 92108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dinner Adventures,Event,San Diego Adventures
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SUMMARY:Chinese Dinner Adventure featuring New York Times and international bestselling author Jean Kwok
DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Adventure\n“A heart-tugging exploration of love\, belonging and the meaning of family.”\n—Ruth Ware\, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The It Girl \nWe invite you to celebrate the release of New York Times bestselling author Jean Kwok’s new book\, which explores the complexities of identity\, motherhood and family through the harsh reality of China’s controversial One Child Policy\, in this Chinese Dinner Adventure! \nJoin us at Mandarin House Chinese Restaurant for dinner and a lively book discussion. Experience the delicious joys of authentic\, Chinese cuisine from a classic\, San Diego establishment and chat with Jean about the inspirations behind her new book\, which tells the story of two unforgettable women on a shocking collision course. They’re in a divided city—separated by severe economic and cultural differences yet bound by a deep emotional connection to a child. \nYour Adventure includes a delicious\, authentic Chinese dinner\, hot tea\, tax\, gratuity\, a hardcover copy of The Leftover Woman to be signed at the event\, and an opportunity to meet the author up close and personal in an intimate setting. \n  \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nJean Kwok is the award-winning\, New York Times and international bestselling author of The Leftover Woman\,Searching for Sylvie Lee\, Girl in Translation and Mambo in Chinatown. Her work has been published in twenty countries and taught in universities\, colleges and high schools across the world. \nJean immigrated from Hong Kong to Brooklyn when she was five and worked in a Chinatown clothing factory for much of her childhood while living in an unheated\, roach-infested apartment. In between her undergraduate degree at Harvard and MFA in fiction at Columbia\, she worked for three years as a professional ballroom dancer. Jean is trilingual\, fluent in Dutch\, Chinese and English\, and studied Latin for seven years. She divides her time between the Netherlands and New York City. \nThe Leftover Woman is an evocative family drama and a riveting mystery about the ferocious pull of motherhood for two very different women. Jasmine Yang arrives in New York City from her rural Chinese village without money or family support\, fleeing a controlling husband\, on a desperate search for the daughter who was taken from her at birth. But with her husband on her trail\, the clock is ticking\, and she’s forced to make increasingly desperate decisions if she ever hopes to be reunited with her daughter. \nMeanwhile\, publishing executive Rebecca Whitney seems to have it all: a prestigious family name and the wealth that comes with it\, a high-powered career\, a beautiful home\, a handsome husband\, and an adopted Chinese daughter she adores. But when an industry scandal threatens to jeopardize not only Rebecca’s job but her marriage\, this perfect world begins to crumble and her role in her own family is called into question. \n  \nAbout Mandarin House\nThe Mandarin House is ultimately the result of an improbable meeting of two young friends randomly meeting again after 5 years at an airport on the way to America. John – Tat – Law and Bill – Wai Choi – Man were young teenagers growing up working and cooking in the restaurants of Hong Kong in the 1960’s. A chance meeting brought them back together and sent the pair on a journey from the East coast of America to beautiful San Diego over a span of multiple years and working and cooking in multiple restaurants along the way.  \nBut with a chance to finally do something of their own\, the young chefs found an opportunity to transform an old diner into their dream and\, in 1977\, The Mandarin House of La Jolla was born. They serve all the best versions of all the classic Chinese dishes that you know and love in a fun\, retro yet modern environment. Their classically trained chefs are still using traditional techniques coupled with their original recipes to bring you a dining experience unlike anywhere else in the world.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/jean-kwok-10-19-23/
CATEGORIES:Dinner Adventures,Event
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SUMMARY:Through the Decades: an Old Hollywood Dinner Adventure featuring USA Today and international bestselling author Noelle Salazar
DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Adventure\n“Hollywood is a very inspiring place.” – Donatella Versace. \nTake a trip through classic decades with USA Today and international bestselling author Noelle Salazar in this Old Hollywood Dinner Adventure to celebrate her new book The Roaring Days of Zora Lily which follows the story of a young seamstress in the 1920’s who dreams of becoming a designer and how her quest for her dreams become more than she bargained for. \nJoin us at Studio Diner for dinner and a lively book discussion! Immerse yourself into the 1940’s aesthetic of this unique restaurant while learning from Noelle about the life and times of Zora Lily\, an inspiring designer living in the 1920’s whose work gets discovered by a costume conservator in 2023. Enjoy some classic\, American food and a soft beverage with friends and transport yourself back to the glamour and opulence of Old Hollywood. \nYour Adventure includes a delicious dinner\, a soft beverage\, tax\, gratuity\, a paperback copy of The Roaring Days of Zora Lily to be signed at the event\, and an opportunity to meet the author up close and personal in an intimate setting. \n  \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nNoelle Salazar was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest\, where she’s been a Navy recruit\, a medical assistant\, an NFL cheerleader\, and always a storyteller. As a novelist\, she has done extensive research into the Women Airforce Service Pilots\, interviewing vets and visiting the training facility—now a museum dedicated to the WASP—in Sweetwater\, Texas. She is a USA Today and international bestselling author of The Flight Girls and Angels of the Resistance. \nHer newest novel\, The Roaring Days of Zora Lily\, is about the discovery of a hidden label on a famous gown which unearths the story of a talented young seamstress and her journey from the smoke-filled speakeasies of Jazz Age Seattle to the costume houses of Hollywood. \nIn 2023\, a costume conservator is preparing an exhibition featuring movie costumes from the 1920s to present day. As she gingerly places a gown once worn by Greta Garbo on a mannequin\, she discovers another name hidden beneath the designer’s label\, leaving her to wonder—who is Zora Lily? \nIn Seattle 1924\, Poverty-stricken Zora Hough spends her days looking after her younger siblings while sewing up holes and fixing hems for clients to bring in extra money\, working her fingers to the bone just to survive. But at night\, as she lies in the bed she shares with one of her three sisters\, she secretly dreams of becoming a designer like Coco Chanel and Jeanne Lanvin. \nWhen her best friend gets a job dancing in a club downtown\, Zora is lured in by her stories of music\, glittering dresses and boys. It’s a world she has only ever imagined\, and one with connections that could lead her to the life she’s always dreamed of. But as Zora’s ambition is challenged by tragedy and duty to her family\, she’ll learn that dreams come with a cost. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Noelle or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n				Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n			\n  \nAbout Studio Diner\nDo the time warp down Ruffin Road and feast your eyes on the neon-lighted Studio Diner. It’s an authentic trip back to the ’40s — in the middle of the Kearny Mesa Business District. Wrapped in chrome & Blue neon\, the Diner is a welcome roadside stop. Decorated with “behind-the-scenes” movie-making equipment and serving comfort food with an upscale vibe\, Studio Diner is fun for the senses.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/noelle-salazar-10-11-23/
CATEGORIES:Dinner Adventures,Event
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SUMMARY:Pageant of the Masters: a Dinner & Festival of Arts Adventure featuring award winning historical fiction author Nicola Harrison
DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Event\nThis event is SOLD OUT.\nThe Pageant of the Masters is the Festival of Arts’ crowning jewel and arguably one of the most unique productions in the entire world…  \nAnd what happens when you add in dinner before the show with award-winning historical fiction author Nicola Harrison at the iconic Hotel Laguna – our Pageant of the Masters Dinner & Festival of Arts Adventure! \nJoin Nicola and your fellow Adventurers for a grand Laguna Beach experience. Enjoy strolling through the Pageant grounds a bit to view the art exhibits\, followed by a decadent dinner at Hotel Laguna with the the author\, as she discusses her book\, Hotel Laguna\, culminating in a group experience at Pageant of the Masters Festival of Arts\, widely known as the best presentation of its kind. \nYour Adventure includes dinner at the iconic Hotel Laguna with the author\, followed by reserved admission with the author to the Pageant of the Masters\, a signed hardcover copy of Nicola’s book Hotel Laguna\, photo-ops\, and an intimate and unforgettable evening with Nicola. Get your Early Bird registration now\, but hurry — Discounted pricing ends in a few weeks! Although transportation is not included\, carpooling is encouraged. \n\nSchedule:\n4:00 pm –  Grounds open; leisure time to enjoy the art exhibits \n5:00 pm – Dinner with Nicola at Hotel Laguna and book signing \n6:30-7:30pm – Stroll the Pageant grounds and enjoy the art exhibits \n7:30 pm – Doors to the Pageant of the Masters open \n8:30 pm – Pageant of the Masters begins \n10:00 pm – Event concludes \n\n\nAbout the Author and Book\n \nNicola Harrison is the author of three historical fiction novels\,  Montauk\, The Show Girl\, and Hotel Laguna.  \nBorn and raised in England\, she moved with her family to Southern California when she was 14. She is a graduate of UCLA and received her MFA from Stony Brook University. Prior to writing novels she worked as a fashion journalist in New York City\, where she lived for 17 years. Now she resides in Manhattan Beach\, California\, with her husband\, two sons and a high-maintenance chihuahua named Lola. \nHer book\, Hotel Laguna\, follows trailblazer Hazel Francis\, from the female-staffed factories of World War II to the sun-splashed beaches of southern California\, on a daring journey to demand more for herself. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Nicola or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n				Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n			\n\n  \n\nAbout the Pageant of the Masters\nAn outdoor amphitheater\, professional orchestra\, original score\, live narration\, intricate sets\, sophisticated lighting\, expert staff and hundreds of dedicated volunteers have won recognition for the Pageant of the Masters as the best presentation of its kind. \n \n\n  \n\nAbout Hotel Laguna\nFrom the cool atmosphere of the street-level lobby to the panoramic views of our oceanfront bluff\, Hotel Laguna invites guests to wander and explore; to discover the many moods and unique details of this historic property. Immersed in the modern comfort of a Laguna Beach classic\, they meet new discoveries at every turn. \n \nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/nicola-harrison-7-31-23/
CATEGORIES:Dinner Adventures,Event,Wine Pairing
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SUMMARY:Inside the Author's Studio Adventure (with Pie!) featuring LA Times bestselling author\, writing instructor and baker Amy Wallen
DESCRIPTION:About the Live and In-Person Adventure\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 series\, Inside the Author’s Studio\, dedicated to exclusive and intimate private home Adventures with some of your favorite authors. \nLA Times bestselling author and baker Amy Wallen loves providing comfort food and inspiration for aspiring novelists\, and her new book\, How To Write a Novel in 20 Pies\, offers sweet and savory insider secrets on living the writing life… And what better way to learn the tricks of the trade than through an intimate (and delicious!) pie baking Adventure inside the author’s kitchen! \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. \nJoin us at Amy’s private San Diego residence for our live and in-person Inside the Author’s Studio Adventure with Amy Wallen. Your Adventure includes sweet and savory pie tastings\, wine\, an autographed copy of How To Write a Novel in 20 Pies\, tax\, 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. \nNOTE: Event is limited to fully vaxxed Adventurers and will be held in the open space of Amy’s back deck\, complete with view! \n  \nRegistration\nTo register for the live event\, simply select the Inside the Author’s Studio Event (10/22/22) option below\, and the address to the private San Diego residence will be provided 3 days prior to the event via email. \n  \nAbout the Author\n \nAmy Wallen is the San Diego-based author of When We Were Ghouls\, A Memoir of Ghost Stories and the Los Angeles Times bestseller Moon Pies & Movie Stars. Her essays have been published in The Gettysburg Review\, The Normal School\, Country Living\, Alta Journal and other national magazines and anthologies. \n Her soon-to-be-released book\, How to Write a Novel in 20 Pies is a charming\, illustrated book sharing her journey writing a novel\, some of her teaching experience\, and some recipe-stories on pies\, because it was through pie that she claims she survived novel writing. \nShe was the Associate Director of the New York State Summer Writers Institute in Saratoga Springs\, NY for 7 years. She has taught creative writing classes at UCSD and UCLA Extensions. She co-facilitates a bi-annual manuscript workshop with pie. Amy also mentors science and engineering students on personal essays\, and has helped scores of writers finish their books with her editing services. \nAnd her pie baking. As a kid\, she was a chicken pot pie fanatic. Today she bakes any kind of pie. If you can dream it\, she will bake it. Can she whet your appetite with salmon and portobello pie\, carne asada pie in a cornmeal crust\, and for dessert four-cherry pie or apple ginger pie? Pie\, pie\, pie. \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.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/amy-wallen-10-22-22/
CATEGORIES:Cooking Adventure,Dinner Adventures,San Diego Adventures
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SUMMARY:Any Other Family: a Family Style Dinner Adventure with NYT bestselling author Eleanor Brown
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\nWhat makes a family? New York Times bestselling author Eleanor Brown dares to answer just that with her striking and intimate new novel\, Any Other Family.  And what better way to discuss a family-themed book than with a family-style dinner with the author\, in the fun and eclectic Buca di Beppo restaurant. \nYour Adventure includes an authentic Italian dinner at the Carlsbad Buca di Beppo Restaurant that includes salad\, entrée\, bread\, dessert\, soft beverage\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentation\, book signing\, and the opportunity to engage in meaningful and intimate conversation with Eleanor. Pre-order your hardcover copy of Any Other Family along with your dinner registration and receive at a special discount. \n*Special dietary requests are available upon request with seven days’ notice. \n  \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nEleanor Brown is the New York Times and #1 international bestselling author of The Weird Sisters and The Light of Paris. Her writing has been hailed by People magazine as “delightful” and “creative and original” by Library Journal. \nIn addition to her fiction writing\, Eleanor edited the anthology A Paris All Your Own. Her book reviews\, interviews\, and essays have been featured in publications including The Washington Post\, The Guardian\, and Publishers Weekly. Born and raised in the Washington\, D.C. area\, Eleanor lives with her family in Colorado. \nHer new novel\, Any Other Family\, is about about three very different women facing an impossible question: What makes a family? \nThough they look like any other family\, they aren’t one—not quite. They are three sets of parents who find themselves intertwined after adopting four biological siblings\, having committed to keeping the children as connected as possible. \nAt the heart of the family\, the adoptive mothers grapple to define themselves and their new roles. Tabitha\, who adopted the twins\, crowns herself planner of the group\, responsible for coordinating playdates and holidays\, determined to create a perfect happy family. Quiet and steady Ginger\, single mother to the eldest daughter\, is wary of the way these complicated not-quite-family relationships test her boundaries. And Elizabeth is terrified that her unhappiness after adopting a newborn means she was not meant to be a mother at all. \nPushed into uncomfortably close quarters on their first family vacation\, when they receive a call from their children’s birth mother announcing she is pregnant again\, the delicate bonds the women are struggling to form threaten to collapse. \nDeeply empathetic and shrewdly observed\, Any Other Family opens a conversation about modern adoption\, the rules of family\, and what it means to be a good parent. \n  \nAbout Buca di Beppo Restaurant\n\n\nThe first Buca di Beppo opened its doors in 1993 in the basement of a Minneapolis apartment building. Since then\, they’ve grown to over 100 locations worldwide. Their mission is to capture the fun and enthusiasm of an authentic Italian gathering along with delectable food. Every Buca di Beppo restaurant offers an eclectic setting designed to make every occasion a party! Their dishes are inspired by the cuisine enjoyed for generations in villages throughout Italy. Their dishes are served family-style\, meant to be shared by the entire table. Nothing brings a group closer together than trying a bit of this and a taste of that.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/eleanor-brown-7-17-22-2/
CATEGORIES:Dinner Adventures,San Diego Adventures
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SUMMARY:Inside the Author's Studio: A Laugh Out Loud Adventure featuring Actress and NYT Bestselling Author Annabelle Gurwitch (Live and In Person)
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In Person\, Event\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. \nWe are thrilled to announce the second of our Inside the Author’s Studio Adventures featuring activist\, actress and New York Times bestselling author Annabelle Gurwitch! Please join us for a Laugh Out Loud Adventure at a private residence (not the author’s home)\, where Annabelle will be discussing her latest novel\, You’re Leaving When?: Adventures in Downward Mobility. And since this event falls during Hanukkah\, Annabelle will be sharing her own Jewish family stories while we all enjoy a tasting of traditional Hanukkah foods. \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 a private residence\, a tasting of Jewish-themed foods\, a hardcover copy of You’re Leaving When?: Adventures in Downward Mobility 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 the 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\nAnnabelle Gurwitch is an actress\, activist\, and author of five books including the New York Times bestseller and Thurber Prize finalist I See You Made an Effort. She’s written for The New Yorker\, New York Times\, Los Angeles Times\, Wall Street Journal\, LA Magazine and Hadassah amongst other publications. \nYou may recognize Annabelle as the longtime cohost of Dinner & a Movie on TBS and a regular commentator on NPR. She’s performed on the Moth Mainstage\, at Carolines on Broadway\, and at arts centers around the country. Her acting credits include: Seinfeld\, Murphy Brown\, Boston Legal and Dexter and once in while she returns to acting playing a rabbi on Better Things on FX or a therapist for an FBI agent in Michael Bay’s upcoming Ambulance. \nIn her newest book\, You’re Leaving When?: Adventures in Downward Mobility\, Annabelle gives irreverent and empathetic voice to a generation hurtling into their next chapter with no safety net and proves that our no-frills new normal doesn’t mean a deficit of humor. \nIn these essays\, Gurwitch embraces homesharing\, welcoming a housing-insecure young couple and a bunny rabbit into her home. The mother of a college student in recovery who sheds the gender binary\, she relearns to parent\, one pronoun at a time. She wades into the dating pool in a Miss Havisham-inspired line of lingerie and flunks the magic of tidying up. You’re Leaving When? is for anybody who thought they had a semblance of security but wound up with a fragile economy and a blankie. Gurwitch offers stories of resilience\, adaptability\, low-rent redemption\, and the kindness of strangers. Even in a muted Zoom. \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 
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/annabelle-gurwitch/
CATEGORIES:Dinner Adventures,San Diego Adventures
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SUMMARY:Stars\, Secrets & Sunflowers: a Fall Back In Time Dinner Adventure featuring Kristin Harmel\, Alka Joshi\, Martha Hall Kelly
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In Person\, Event\n\nIt’s that time of year again – time to turn your clocks back one hour and gain an extra hour of sleep in anticipation of cooler weather\, perfect for curling up with a good book. And what better way to fall back in time\, to the mid-1860’s and late-1960’s\, than by diving into not one\, not two\, but three fascinating works of historical fiction. \nPlease join us as we welcome NYT bestselling authors Kristin Harmel\, Alka Joshi\, and Martha Hall Kelly at our fun Fall Back In Time Dinner Adventure at Café Coyote\, as the authors discuss their respective books\, The Forest of Vanishing Stars (an evocative coming-of-age World War II story based partially on incredible true accounts of survival)\, The Secret Keeper of Jaipur\, (henna artist Lakshmi arranges for her protégé to intern at the Jaipur Palace)\, and Sunflower Sisters (the story of a Union nurse during the Civil War whose calling leads her to cross paths with a young enslaved girl). \nYour Adventure includes a signature Cafe Coyote Mexican dinner\, chips and salsa\, a soft beverage\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentation\, book signing\, and the opportunity to engage in meaningful and intimate conversation with all three authors. And if you really want the full Stars\, Secrets\, and Sunflowers experience\, make sure to join the VIP Dinner (requires purchase of 3 book discounted bundle)\, which includes a margarita\, and a 30 minute meet and greet with the authors. \nPLEASE NOTE: Dinner event begins at 3:45 pm. VIP reception begins at 3:00 pm. Only books purchased below or at the event will be eligible for signing. \n  \nAbout the Authors and Books\nKristin Harmel is the New York Times bestselling\, USA Today bestselling\, and #1 international bestselling author of The Book of Lost Names\, The Winemaker’s Wife\, and a dozen other novels that have been translated into twenty-nine languages and are sold all over the world. \nA former reporter for PEOPLE magazine\, Kristin has been writing professionally since the age of 16\, when she began her career as a sportswriter\, covering Major League Baseball and NHL hockey for a local magazine in Tampa Bay\, Florida in the late 1990s. After stints covering health and lifestyle for American Baby\, Men’s Health\, and Woman’s Day\, she became a reporter for PEOPLE magazine while still in college and spent more than a decade working for the publication\, covering everything from the Super Bowl to high-profile murders to celebrity interviews. Her favorite stories at PEOPLE\, however\, were the “Heroes Among Us” features—tales of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. \nHer new historical novel\, The Forest of Vanishing Stars\, based partially on incredible true stories of survival against staggering odds\, is an evocative coming-of-age World War II story about a young woman who uses her knowledge of the wilderness to help Jewish refugees escape the Nazis—until a secret from her past threatens everything. \n  \nBorn in Jodhpur\, Rajasthan\, India\, Alka Joshi has lived in the U.S. since the age of nine. She has a BA from Stanford University and an MFA from California College of the Arts. She ran her own advertising and PR agency for 30 years. The Henna Artist was her first novel. Currently\, she is working on the third book of the trilogy and a screen adaption of The Henna Artist. \nFor decades\, she wrote advertising commercials and marketing copy. It was her husband who urged her to try fiction. He encouraged her to take evening workshops\, which she really enjoyed. When she enrolled in the MFA program in Creative Writing at the age of 51\, her instructors were so generous with their praise that she began to feel like a semi-serious writer. It wasn’t until her literary agent notified her that MIRA Books\, a division of Harper Collins\, had sent a really good contract that she realized she’d become an author! \nIn Alka’s intriguing new novel\, The Secret Keeper of Jaipur\, henna artist Lakshmi arranges for her protégé\, Malik\, to intern at the Jaipur Palace in this tale rich in character\, atmosphere\, and lavish storytelling. While this is a stand alone novel\, The Secret Keeper of Jaipur picks up where international bestselling novel The Henna Artist\, a Reese Witherspoon and Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick\, leaves off. \n  \nMartha Hall Kelly is the New York Times bestselling author of the 1.5-million-copy bestselling novel Lilac Girls and Lost Roses. A native New Englander\, Martha enjoys spending her days filling legal pads with stories and reading World War II books. \nInspired by true accounts\, Martha’s new work of historical fiction\, Sunflower Sisters\, provides a vivid\, detailed look at the Civil War experience\, from the barbaric and inhumane plantations\, to a war-torn New York City\, to the horrors of the battlefield. It’s a sweeping story of women caught in a country on the brink of collapse\, in a society grappling with nationalism and unthinkable racial cruelty\, a story still so relevant today. \nLilac Girls introduced readers to Caroline Ferriday\, an American philanthropist who helped young girls released from Ravensbruck concentration camp. Now\, in Sunflower Sisters\, Kelly tells the story of her ancestor Georgeanna Woolsey\, a Union nurse who joins the war effort during the Civil War\, and how her calling leads her to cross paths with Jemma\, a young enslaved girl who is sold off and conscripted into the army\, and Anne-May Wilson\, a southern plantation mistress whose husband enlists. \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! \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/harmel-joshi-kelly/
CATEGORIES:Dinner Adventures,San Diego Adventures
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SUMMARY:Cuban Dinner Adventure featuring Oliva Espín (Live and In Person)
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In Person\, Event\n\nWe are thrilled to continue our live\, in-person event series\, a special Cuban Dinner Adventure featuring  SDSU Professor Emerita\, author\, San Diego Book Award winner\, and native Cuban Oliva Espín. Please join us for an early afternoon Cuban dinner at Havana Grill\, where you will dine on traditional\, flavorful Cuban food*\, while enjoying a presentation by Oliva about her new book\, My Native Land is Memory. \nYour Adventure includes an authentic Cuban dinner*\, soft beverage\, tax\, gratuity\, book discussion\, Q&A\, author signing\, and an opportunity to meet the author up close and personal in an intimate and authentic setting. Seating may be limited due to current COVID restrictions\, so you will want to register soon to guarantee a seat. \nBooks will be available for purchase and signing during the event\, or pre-order your copy below for delivery and signing at the event. \n*Please include your dinner choice in the notation section of your order below: lechon (roasted pork\, white onions\, cilantro)\, mango citrus salmon (grilled wild Alaskan sockeye salmon filet and fresh mango salsa)\, ropa vieja (natural\, hormone-free beef\, braised and shedded in a light wine and organic tomato sauce))\, pollo (1/2 range-free roasted\, house rub\, sauteed onions\,with bone)\, citrus grilled boneless chicken breast (naturally raised\, hormone-free\, carmelized onions\, cilantro)\, vegetarian plate (roasted veggies\, yucca fries\, rice\, signature black beans\, sweet plantains)\, all served with rice (white or brown) & signature black beans\, (or congris)\, sweet plantains & a side of mojo\, or perhaps you want to try an authentic el cubano sandwich (sliced roasted pork\, smoked ham\, cheese\, mustard\, pickles\, hot-pressed). \nPLEASE NOTE: If no request is made with your order\, the restaurant will serve you their most popular dish\, lechon. Alcohol is available and will be sold separately. \n  \nAbout the Author\nOliva M. Espín is Professor Emerita in the Department of Women’s Studies at San Diego State University and the California School of Professional Psychology of Alliant International University. Dr. Espín was a pioneer in the practice and theory of feminist therapy with women from different cultural background\, and she is the author of Gendered Journeys: Women\, Migration\, and Feminist Psychology (2015) and Women\, Sainthood\, and Power: A Feminist Psychology of Cultural Constructions (2019).  \nA native of Cuba\, she received her BA in Psychology from the University of Costa Rica and her PhD from the University of Florida. She did post-doctoral work at Harvard University with a fellowship from the National Institute of Mental Health. Dr. Espín held the 2010 Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Gender Studies at the University of Klagenfurt\, Austria. \n In her most recent book is My Native Land is Memory: Stories of a Cuban Childhood (2020)\, which recently won the San Diego Book Award: Best Memoir\, is a moving narrative of her life growing up in pre-Castro Cuba\, described as “intimate\, honest\, written with sensuous detail\, cultural specificity and psychological insight…the island’s fraught history and violent political shifts are seamlessly interwoven into a beautiful coming of ago story that is at once a love letter\, analysis\, and celebration of family and nation still alive in the author’s memory.” – Anne Marie Welsh\, San Diego Union-Tribune Arts Critic and Author. \n  \nAbout Havana Grill\n\n\nInspired by a rich Cuban heritage\, Havana Grill aims to preserve a tradition of cultural innovation that has brought us music\, poetry and of course great food. By reviving old time favorite recipes\, we create an adventure in meticulously crafted food\, traditional coffees\, craft beers\, wine and ambiance. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe offering is simple: uncomplicated traditional cuisine from Cuba’s Golden Age presented in a light-filled\, contemporary space with locally sourced and all natural ingredients whenever possible – making this experience a treat for your palate and spirit. \n\n\n\nNaturally raised and grass-fed meats. Non-GMO cooking oils. Cuban food is one of the most flavorful cuisines in the world\, but the folks at Havana Grill believe it should be healthy too. Havana Grill combines traditional\, flavorful Cuban cuisine with the purest and most natural ingredients we can find to create food that is not only delicious and flavorful but also good for you. Their goal is to create authentic Cuban cuisine that is organic and locally sourced whenever possible. It’s comfort food with a conscience. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/cuban-dinner-oliva-espin/
CATEGORIES:Dinner Adventures,San Diego Adventures
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SUMMARY:Rome\, Raphael & Ravioli Dinner Adventure-San Diego
DESCRIPTION:Due to COVID-19\, this event has been cancelled and refunds are forthcoming to those who had registered to attend.\nAbout the Event\nWe are pleased to invite you to our Rome\, Raphael and Ravioli Dinner Adventure with bestselling authors Christopher Castellani\, Crystal King\, and Stephanie Storey. Experience a bit of Italy right here in SoCal by enjoying three of the best things Italy has to offer: culture\, art\, and food! \nWhile dining on The Godfather’s delicioso Italian fare\, travel virtually with our authors to Portofino\, Italy with Tennessee Williams and Frank Merlo in Leading Men\, a timeless and heartbreaking love story by Christopher Castellani. Hunger for the delicious food cooked up by Bartolomeo Scappi\, the Renaissance chef who cooked for several popes\, in The Chef’s Secret\, Crystal King’s delectable novel of passion\, power\, and intrigue. Then\, appreciate the beautiful art of Raphael in Raphael\, Stephanie Storey’s latest and fabulous art history thriller. \nThis Adventure includes an Italian dinner\, soft beverage\, tax\, gratuity\, book discussion with all three authors\, Q&A\, book signing\, and the opportunity to meet the authors in an intimate and authentic setting. Seating is limited for this event\, and available on a first-come\, first-served basis only. \nAbout the Authors\n \nChristopher Castellani is the son of Italian immigrants and a native of Wilmington\, Delaware. He currently lives in Boston\, where he is the artistic director of Grub Street\, the country’s largest and leading independent creative writing center. He is the author of three critically-acclaimed novels\, A Kiss from Maddalena—winner of the Massachusetts Book Award in 2004— The Saint of Lost\, a BookSense (IndieBound) Notable Book; and All This Talk of Love\, a New York Times Editors’ Choice and finalist for the Ferro-Grumley Literary Award. The Art of Perspective: Who Tells the Story\, a collection of essays on point of view in fiction\, was published in 2016. He has recently completed a new novel\, Leading Men\, for which he received Fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation\, the MacDowell Colony\, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Leading Men was published in February 2019. \n  \n  \n \nCrystal King is an author\, culinary enthusiast\, and marketing expert. Her writing is fueled by a love of history and a passion for the food\, language\, and culture of Italy. She has taught classes in writing\, creativity\, and social media at several universities including Harvard Extension School and Boston University\, as well as at GrubStreet\, one of the leading creative writing centers in the US. A Pushcart Prize–nominated poet and former co-editor of the online literary arts journal Plum Ruby Review\, Crystal received her MA in critical and creative thinking from UMass Boston\, where she developed a series of exercises and writing prompts to help fiction writers in medias res. She resides in Boston but considers Italy her next great love after her husband\, Joe\, and their two cats\, Nero and Merlin. She is the author of Feast of Sorrow and The Chef’s Secret.  \nTo schedule a book club visit with Stephanie or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n				Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n			\n  \n \nStephanie Storey’s debut novel Oil and Marble is a Los Angeles Times bestseller\, was named one of Hudson Booksellers’ Best Books of 2016\, and was called “extraordinarily entertaining” by The New York Times. She has a degree in Fine Arts from Vanderbilt University and attended a PhD program in Art History—before leaving to get her MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College. She has studied art in Italy and been on a pilgrimage to see every Michelangelo on display in Europe. She has also been a television producer for over 15 years in Los Angeles for shows like Tavis Smiley on PBS\, The Arsenio Hall Show for CBS\, and The Writers’ Room for Sundance Channel. When not writing novels or producing television\, she can usually be found — with her husband\, an actor and Emmy-winning comedy writer — traveling the world in search of her next story. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Stephanie or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n				Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n			\n  \nFor Book Clubs\n \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 Crystal King and Stephanie Storey are just two members of our wonderful community of nearly 100 NovelNetwork authors\, available to meet with book clubs via video chat\, or perhaps even in person if they are local and available. \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 Crystal\, Stephanie or any of our authors\, join for free here.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/rome-raphael-ravioli-dinner-adventure/
CATEGORIES:Dinner Adventures,Event,San Diego Adventures
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SUMMARY:Raphael\, Ravioli & Renaissance Dinner Adventure-Costa Mesa
DESCRIPTION:This event has been cancelled due to COVID-19. Refunds are processing for those who had already registered for the event.\nAbout the Event\nWe are pleased to invite you to our Raphael\, Ravioli & Renaissance Dinner Adventure with bestselling authors Crystal King and Stephanie Storey. Experience a bit of Italy right here in Orange County by enjoying three of the best things Italy has to offer: culture\, art\, and food! \nWhile dining on Maggiano’s delicioso Italian fare\, travel virtually with our authors: hunger for the delicious food cooked up by Bartolomeo Scappi\, the Renaissance chef who cooked for several popes\, in The Chef’s Secret\, Crystal King’s delectable novel of passion\, power\, and intrigue\, and then\, appreciate the beautiful art of Raphael in Raphael\, Stephanie Storey’s latest art history thriller. \nThis Adventure includes an Italian dinner entree\, salad\, bread\, dessert\, soft beverage\, tax\, gratuity\, book discussion with both authors\, Q&A\, book signing\, and the opportunity to meet the authors in an intimate and authentic setting. Seating is limited for this event\, and available on a first-come\, first-served basis only. \nCome to Maggiano’s at South Coast Plaza for fresh\, scratch-made Italian food inspired by Nonna’s classic recipes. \n \nAbout the Authors\n \nCrystal King is an author\, culinary enthusiast\, and marketing expert. Her writing is fueled by a love of history and a passion for the food\, language\, and culture of Italy. She has taught classes in writing\, creativity\, and social media at several universities including Harvard Extension School and Boston University\, as well as at GrubStreet\, one of the leading creative writing centers in the US. \nA Pushcart Prize–nominated poet and former co-editor of the online literary arts journal Plum Ruby Review\, Crystal received her MA in critical and creative thinking from UMass Boston\, where she developed a series of exercises and writing prompts to help fiction writers in medias res. She resides in Boston but considers Italy her next great love after her husband\, Joe\, and their two cats\, Nero and Merlin. She is the author of Feast of Sorrow and The Chef’s Secret.  \nTo schedule a book club visit with Stephanie or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n				Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n			\n  \n \nStephanie Storey’s debut novel Oil and Marble is a Los Angeles Times bestseller\, was named one of Hudson Booksellers’ Best Books of 2016\, and was called “extraordinarily entertaining” by The New York Times. She has a degree in Fine Arts from Vanderbilt University and attended a PhD program in Art History—before leaving to get her MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College. \nShe has studied art in Italy and been on a pilgrimage to see every Michelangelo on display in Europe. She has also been a television producer for over 15 years in Los Angeles for shows like Tavis Smiley on PBS\, The Arsenio Hall Show for CBS\, and The Writers’ Room for Sundance Channel. When not writing novels or producing television\, she can usually be found — with her husband\, an actor and Emmy-winning comedy writer — traveling the world in search of her next story. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Stephanie or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n				Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n			\n  \nFor Book Clubs\n\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 Crystal King and Stephanie Storey are just two members of our wonderful community of nearly 100 NovelNetwork authors\, available to meet with book clubs via video chat\, or perhaps even in person if they are local and available. \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 Crystal\, Stephanie or any of our authors\, join for free here.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/raphael-ravioli-renaissance-dinner-adventure-costa-mesa/
CATEGORIES:Dinner Adventures,Event,Orange County Adventures
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SUMMARY:Korean Dinner Adventure
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nDue to the Corona virus concerns\, this event has been postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date. Should the event not be rescheduled\, ticket holders will receive a refund at that time.\nTHIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! TO ADD YOUR NAME TO THE WAIT LIST\, PLEASE EMAIL SUSAN@ADVENTURESBYTHEBOOK.COM\nNew York Times bestselling author Lisa See is a master at exploring the complexities of female friendship\, so why not grab a friend (or come as a single and make new friends) as we celebrate her newest book\, The Island of Sea Women\, in which she introduces readers to the remarkably strong and spirited female divers of Jeju Island\, Korea. \nOver a delicious Korean BBQ dinner\, enjoy Lisa’s introduction of Young-sook and Mi-ja\, girls from strikingly different backgrounds who bond over their shared love of the sea. Working in their village’s all-female diving collective\, the two friends come of age in a community where gender roles are anything but typical. Here\, women are the primary breadwinners\, the heads of household in all but name\, and yet\, as Mi-ja and Young-sook come to realize\, there are limits to their control that can prove devastating. \nYour Adventure includes a delicious Korean dinner\, soft beverage\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentation\, book signing\, and the chance to meet the author up-close and personal in an intimate and authentic setting. \n\nAbout the Author and Book\nLisa See is the beloved New York Times bestselling author of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan\, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane\, Peony in Love\,Shanghai Girls\,Dreams of Joy\, and China Dolls\, in which she has brilliantly illuminated the strong bonds between women. These books have been celebrated for their authentic\, deeply researched\, lyrical stories about Chinese characters and cultures. \nNow\, in The Island of Sea Women\, Lisa writes about about the free-diving women of South Korea’s Jeju Island. Booklist called The Island of Sea Women “stupendous… enthralling…and engrossing.” Jodi Picoult has given her praise: “Lisa See excels at mining the intersection of family\, friendship and history\, and in her newest novel\, she reaches new depths exploring the matrifocal haenyeo society in Korea\, caught between tradition and modernization.” \n\n  \nSave
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CATEGORIES:Dinner Adventures,Event,San Diego Adventures
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190709T203000
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SUMMARY:Summer by the Sea Dinner Adventure
DESCRIPTION:Photos from this Event\nVisit our Facebook for more photos from this event \n      \nAbout the Event\nIt’s summertime\, so what better way to spend your evening than by discovering a fresh new voice in fiction at our Summer by the Sea Dinner Adventure\, featuring debut novelist Nicola Harrison\, in conversation with New York Times bestselling and beloved San Diego author Michelle Gable. \nDon’t miss this delightful Adventure at King’s Fish House\, where Nicola and Michelle will discuss Montauk\, Nicola’s captivating debut novel that brings to life the glamour and romance of a summer by the sea about a woman torn between the life she chose and the life she desires. \nYour Adventure includes a pre-fixe dinner\, soft drink\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentation\, book signing\, and the opportunity to enjoy conversation with Nicola and Michelle and other reading enthusiasts in an intimate setting. \n\nAbout the Author\nOriginally from Hampshire\, England\, Nicola Harrison moved to California when she was 14. She studied Literature at UCLA and received an MFA in creative writing at Stony Brook University. She is a member of The Writers Room and has short stories published in The Southhampton Review and Glimmer Train as well as articles in Los Angeles Magazine and Orange Coast Magazine. \nShe was the fashion and style staff writer for Forbes and had a weekly column at Lucky Magazine. Nicola is also the founder of a personal styling business\, Harrison Style. She has spent many summers in Montauk and currently lives in Greenwich Village\, Manhattan.  Montauk is her first novel. \nAbout the Book: Montauk\, Long Island\, 1938. For three months\, this humble fishing village will serve as the playground for New York City’s wealthy elite. Beatrice Bordeaux was looking forward to a summer of reigniting the passion between her and her husband\, Harry. Instead\, tasked with furthering his investment interest in Montauk as a resort destination\, she learns she’ll be spending twelve weeks sequestered with the high society wives at The Montauk Manor—a two-hundred room seaside hotel—while Harry pursues other interests in the city. \nCollege educated\, but raised a modest country girl in Pennsylvania\, Bea has never felt fully comfortable among these privileged women\, whose days are devoted not to their children but to leisure activities and charities that seemingly benefit no one but themselves. She longs to be a mother herself\, as well as a loving wife\, but after five years of marriage she remains childless while Harry is increasingly remote and distracted. Despite lavish parties at the Manor and the Yacht Club\, Bea is lost and lonely and befriends the manor’s laundress whose work ethic and family life stir memories of who she once was. \nAs she drifts further from the society women and their preoccupations and closer toward Montauk’s natural beauty and community spirit\, Bea finds herself drawn to a man nothing like her husband –stoic\, plain spoken and enigmatic. Inspiring a strength and courage she had almost forgotten\, his presence forces her to face a haunting tragedy of her past and question her future. \nDesperate to embrace moments of happiness\, no matter how fleeting\, she soon discovers that such moments may be all she has\, when fates conspire to tear her world apart…  \nAbout Michelle Gable\nMichelle Gable is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of A Paris Apartment\, I’ll See You in Paris\, The Book of Summer\, and most recently\, The Summer I Met Jack. \nMichelle grew up in sunny San Diego and began writing in fourth grade after her parents gave her a book called Someday You’ll Write. She later attended The College of William & Mary and majored in accounting\, and pursued work in finance and investment banking before turning her skills to writing. \nFrom age 10 and ever since\, she wrote. Nearly every day. she wrote at five o’clock in the morning\, or eleven o’clock at night\, or while her children assembled their own school lunches. I’ll See You in Paris was written almost entirely by hand\, sitting behind softball dugouts or in the car while her daughters warmed up pitching and catching. \n“That\, my friends\, is my #1 tip for becoming a published author. You write. No matter what.” \n 
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CATEGORIES:Conversations Worth Having,Dinner Adventures,Event,San Diego Adventures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190603T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190603T180000
DTSTAMP:20260506T121359
CREATED:20190322T052430Z
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SUMMARY:Mystery Monday Dinner Adventure
DESCRIPTION:Photos from this Event\nVisit our Facebook for more photos from this event. \n      \nAbout the Event\nMondays\, mysteries\, and Mexican food\, what’s not to love! We are so excited about the idea that we are inviting you to join not one\, not two\, but three talented authors for a fun evening that is sure to brighten up your Monday evening. \nFeast on a delicious Mexican dinner at El Torito\, with critically acclaimed authors Kaira Rouda\, Eldonna Edwards\, and Wendy Heard\, as they share their mysterious stories of ideal Californian communities and revelations. What are people truly capable of? What are the power of secrets that can completely twist\, bend\, and complicate a happy life? Get ready for “more twists than a foot-long cork screw!” \nYour Adventure includes a delicious taco bar including cheese enchiladas\, refried beans\, rice\, sweet corn cake\, house-made salsa\, crisp tortilla chips\, Mexican caesar salad\, soft beverage\, traditional flan\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentation\, Q&A\, book signing\, and the chance to meet the authors up-close and personal in a fun and intimate setting. \n\nAbout the Authors\n \nKaira Sturdivant Rouda is an accomplished business leader\, entrepreneur\, national speaker and internationally bestselling and award-winning author. A former magazine editor\, and society columnist\, Kaira won the Stevie Award for Women in Business for creating the first female-focused residential real estate brand\, Real Living\, and growing the brand to more than 22 states before its sale to Berkshire Hathaway. Her first book\, Real You Incorporated: 8 Essentials for Women Entrepreneurs\, led to a national speaking tour where she inspired thousands. \nTurning to a full-time writing career\, her most recent works are Best Day Ever and The Favorite Daughter. Active in the areas of homelessness\, food security\, and empowering women and girls\, in her twenties\, as a volunteer\, she created the first walk-in emergency shelter for homeless families in Central Ohio. Kaira has received numerous awards for her community service\, including the national Kiwanis Service to Mankind Award\, among many others. She lives in Southern California with her husband\, Congressman Harley Rouda\, and her four twenty-something children. \n\n \nEldonna Edwardsis a beloved writing instructor\, keynote speaker and former creative journaling facilitator\, who grew up in a large family nestled between cornfields and churches in the provincial Midwest\, an upbringing that provided a fertile background from which to harvest setting and characters. The voice in her best-selling debut novel  This I Know comes straight from the heart. This I Know won over the hearts and minds of readers everywhere and was a Delilah Book Club selection. \nIn her new novel\, Clover Blue\, Eldonna once again explores themes of otherness and belonging\, and the true definition of home. She is also the subject of the award-winning documentary “Perfect Strangers” that follows one kidney patient and one potential kidney donor in their search for a possible match. Her memoir Lost in Transplanation also chronicles this life-changing decision. \n \nWendy Heard was born in San Francisco but has lived most of her life in Los Angeles\, which is on fire\nmore than she would honestly prefer. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Studio Art\, emphasizing painting\, and a Master’s degree in Education. \nWhen not writing\, she can be found hiking\, taking the Metro and then questioning this decision\, haunting local bookstores\, and\, apparently\, writing about herself in the third person. \nPet peeves as a native Angeleno include traffic and traffic-related driving infractions. Summoning spell is the word “caffeine” spoken three times in front of a darkened mirror while holding a red candle. Described unforgettably by a friend as “a chipper Wednesday Addams.” \nFor Book Clubs:\n \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 Kaira Rouda and Eldonna Edwards are just a few of our wonderful 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 Kaira\, Eldonna\, or any of our authors\, join for free here. \n\n				Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®
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CATEGORIES:Dinner Adventures,Orange County Adventures
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190513T183000
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SUMMARY:Lost Roses Dinner Adventure
DESCRIPTION:Photos From this Event\nClick here to view the rest of the photos from this event. \n      \nAbout the Event\nJoin us as we celebrate New York Times bestselling author Martha Hall Kelly’s newest novel\, Lost Roses. In her runaway international bestseller\, Lilac Girls\, Martha introduced the real-life heroine Caroline Ferriday. In her sweeping new novel\, set generations earlier and also inspired by true events\, you will follow Carolina’s mother\, Eliza\, and three equally indomitable women from St. Petersburg to Paris under the shadow of World War I. \nFeast on a delicious Russian dinner\, family style\, at one of San Diego’s favorite Russian restaurants\, Pushkin Russian Restaurant\,  as Martha shares the inspiration behind her newest novel and transports us to Russia\, Paris\, and New York through the eyes of her protagonists. \n\n\nYour Adventure includes a delicious and traditional family-style Russian dinner complete with lite appetizers and entrees\, soft beverage\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentations\, book signing\, and the chance to meet this international and NYT bestselling author up-close and personal in an intimate and authentic setting. \n\n\n\nAbout the Author\n \nMartha Hall Kelly is an author and native New Englander\, still pinching herself since her debut novel\, Lilac Girls\, became a New York Times bestseller the week it was published in April 2016. The novel is historical fiction\, based on the true story of 72 Polish women who were imprisoned and experimented on at Ravensbruck Camp\, and how Caroline Ferriday\, an American philanthropist and former actress\, brought them back to the U.S. for rehabilitation and the trip of a lifetime. She has been researching the story for over ten years and is excited beyond belief to finally share it with the world. \nLost Roses: It is 1914 and Eliza Ferriday is thrilled to travel to St. Petersburg with her best friend Sofya Streshnayva\, a cousin of the Romanovs. But when war looms and Russia’s Imperial dynasty begins to fall\, Eliza escapes back to America\, while Sofya and her family flee to their country estate. In need of domestic help\, they hire the local fortuneteller’s daughter\, Varinka\, unknowingly bringing unspeakable danger into their home. On the other side of the Atlantic\, Eliza helps the destitute White Russian families find safety as they escape the revolution. But when Sofya’s letters suddenly stop coming\, she fears her friend has come to a terrible end. \nFrom the Tsar’s palaces of St. Petersburg to the long-lost Russian neighborhoods of Paris to the glorious estates of Southampton\, New York\, the lives of Eliza\, Sofya\, and Varinka intersect in profound ways\, taking readers on a breathtaking ride through a fascinating time in history.
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CATEGORIES:Dinner Adventures,San Diego Adventures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190417T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190417T183000
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SUMMARY:Conversations Worth Having: A Dinner Adventure
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nJoin us for another engaging evening at the next installment in our Conversations Worth Having series\, with Grace Talusan\, author of The Body Papers and winner of The Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing. \nDon’t miss this thought-provoking Adventure at King’s Fish House\, where Grace will share the stories from her debut memoir\, which is an extraordinary portrait of the artist as a survivor. Grace overcame a personal history fraught with racism\, sexual trauma\, mental illness\, and cancer… Moving and eloquent\, Grace’s book is a testament not only to one woman’s fierce will to live\, but also the healing power of speaking the unspeakable. \nYour Adventure includes a pre-fixe dinner\, soft drink\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentation\, book signing\, and the opportunity to engage in meaningful conversation with the author and other engaged readers in an intimate setting. \n\nAbout the Author\n \nGrace Talusan is the author of the memoir\, The Body Papers (forthcoming April 2019)\, winner of the 2017 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing for Nonfiction. She was born in the Philippines and came to the US with her parents at age 2. She has published essays\, longform journalism\, fiction and book reviews in Brevity\, Creative Nonfiction\, Boston Magazine\, Boston Globe\, The Rumpus\, and many others. \nGrace has degrees in English from Tufts University and the University of California\, Irvine. Her writing has been supported by the Fulbright\, Hedgebrook\, Ragdale\, the Massachusetts Cultural Council and others. She teaches writing at Tufts University and Grub Street.
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CATEGORIES:Conversations Worth Having,Dinner Adventures,San Diego Adventures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190324T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190324T183000
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SUMMARY:House of Broken Angels Dinner Adventure
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nJoin us for an unforgettable evening with Pulitzer Prize finalist\, New York Times bestselling author\, One Book\, One San Diego 2012 winner\, and just announced finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Awards) Luis Alberto Urrea at our House of Broken Angels Dinner Adventure.  \nAs we feast on a delicious Mexican dinner in the heart of the Old Town at Cafe Coyote\, Luis will discuss and share the inspiration behind his latest novel\, The House of Broken Angels. In Urrea’s signature exceptional storytelling and what NPR calls “brilliant…exceptional…hums with joy\,” The House of Broken Angels is the story of the De La Cruz family\, who come together across borders at the behest of patriarch Miguel Angel de La Cruz\, who wishes to gather his progeny for a final birthday fiesta. \nYour Adventure includes chips and salsa\, a delicious Mexican dinner\, soft beverage\, dessert\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentation\, Q&A\, book signing\, and the chance to meet the author up-close and personal in an authentic and intimate setting. \n*Due to the exciting news that Luis has just been announced as a finalist for this year’s National Book Critics Circle Awards\, which are being held on our original event date of March 14\, 2019\, we have moved our event date until March 24\, 2019\, which means we can celebrate with him at our event!) \n**Or better yet\, why not join our fiesta a bit early with a special 45 minute “Angel” reception prior to dinner\, which not only includes the dinner Adventure\, but offers you the unique opportunity to spend 45 minutes extra with the author while enjoying a house cocktail and a copy of The House of Broken Angels\, which Luis will exclusively sign for you at the reception. \n\nAbout the Author and Book\n \nHailed by NPR as a “literary badass” and a “master storyteller with a rock and roll heart\,” Luis Alberto Urrea is a prolific and acclaimed writer who uses his dual-culture life experiences to explore greater themes of love\, loss and triumph. \nA 2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist for nonfiction and member of the Latino Literature Hall of Fame\, Urrea is the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of 17 books\, winning numerous awards for his poetry\, fiction\, and essays. Born in Tijuana to a Mexican father and American mother\, Urrea is most recognized as a border writer\, though he says\, “I am more interested in bridges\, not borders.” \nUrrea attended the University of California at San Diego\, earning an undergraduate degree in writing and did his graduate studies at the University of Colorado-Boulder. \nAfter serving as a relief worker in Tijuana and a film extra and columnist-editor-cartoonist for several publications\, Urrea moved to Boston where he taught expository writing and fiction workshops at Harvard. He also taught at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. Urrea currently lives with his family in Naperville\, IL\, where he is a distinguished professor of creative writing at the University of Illinois-Chicago. \nThe House of Broken Angels is\, as Urrea describes it\, “the story of an American family—one that happens to speak Spanish and admire the Virgin of Guadalupe. Imperfect and glorious\, messy and hilarious\, sometimes heroic.” Inspired by the death of his brother\, Urrea’s novel mines his own family history to tell a once-in-a-lifetime tale\, simultaneously intimate in its detail and grand in its scope. Miguel Angel De La Cruz\, aka “Big Angel\,” is dying. The beloved and rapidly declining patriarch of the De La Cruz clan\, he assembles his relatives for a final\, epic birthday bash. Days before the party\, however\, his mother\, nearly a hundred herself\, passes away\, resulting in a hefty farewell fete. Over the course of one weekend\, the family members reminisce under the San Diego sun and stars\, sharing stories about growing up in Mexico\, leaving Mexico\, and making a home in the U.S. \nNo matter where you live\, whether you were born in the U.S. or grew up elsewhere\, this affectionate\, passionate\, flawed family will likely remind you in some way of your own. And novels like The House of Broken Angels—offering clarifying insight into the daily lives\, the trials and triumphs\, of Mexican-Americans—are especially needed today. We believe it’s a beautiful masterwork worthy of your close attention. \nAbout Cafe Coyote\n\nFor over 25 years\, Cafe Coyote has remained one of San Diego’s landmark restaurants. Their friendly staff\, loyal patrons\, delicious food\, and festive atmosphere have contributed to Cafe Coyote’s being voted Best Mexican Restaurant in 2005\, 2006\, 2008\, 2009\, 2010\, 2011\, 2012\, 2013\, 2014\, 2015\, 2016\, and 2017!
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CATEGORIES:Dinner Adventures,San Diego Adventures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181203T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181203T183000
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SUMMARY:A Muslim Cultural Adventure
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nWe invite you to join us for a special Muslim Cultural Adventure\, an intriguing dinner event with critically acclaimed journalist and debut author Huda Al-Marashi\, to celebrate her debut memoir\, First Comes Marriage. \nWhile enjoying a delicious\, authentic Middle Eastern dinner at one of San Diego’s premiere Mediterranean restaurants\, Sufi Mediterranean Cuisine\, Huda will share the unique story behind her traditional Muslim marriage\, which will include a fascinating slide show of wedding photos\, and an exclusive display of some of her wedding memorabilia. \nWas this an arranged marriage? What is Muslim life in America? How does one blend Iraqi culture into life in America? What is a Muslim wedding like? Join us as Huda answers these questions and more. Understanding other cultures is the first step towards acceptance\, so come to our Adventure with an appetite\, questions\, and a thirst for greater understanding. \nYour Adventure includes a buffet dinner of authentic Middle Eastern food\, a soft beverage\, dessert\, tax\, gratuity\, exclusive author presentation and displays\, Q&A\, 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\nHuda Al-Marashi is the author of the forthcoming memoir First Comes Marriage: My Not-So-Typical American Love Story. Excerpts from this memoir have appeared in the anthologies Love Inshallah: The Secret Love Lives of Muslim American Women\, Becoming: What Makes a Woman\, and Beyond Belief: The Secret Lives of Women and Extreme Religion. Other works have appeared in the Washington Post\, the LA Times\, al Jazeera\, VIDA Review\, Refinery 29\, the Rumpus\, and the Offing. She is the recipient of a Cuyahoga County Creative Workforce Fellowship and an Aspen Summer Words Emerging Writer Fellowship. \n\nTender\, honest\, and irresistibly compelling\, First Comes Marriage is the first Muslim-American memoir dedicated to the themes of love and sexuality. Huda and Hadi’s story brilliantly circles around a series of firsts\, chronicling two virgins moving through their first everything: hand holding\, first kiss\, and first sexual encounters. It’s an almost unbearably humanizing tale that tucks into our hearts and lingers in our imagination\, while also challenging long-standing taboos within the Muslim community and the romantic stereotypes we unknowingly carry within us that sabotage some of our best chances for finding true love. \nAbout the Venue:\nSufi Mediterranean Cuisine is delighted to serve the San Diego with authentic Persian cuisine. Traditional instrumental Iranian music is played lightly throughout the restaurant\, allowing customers to be introduced to a small but significant part of the beautiful Persian culture. Paintings displaying people\, places\, and designs pertaining to the Iranian culture. Samovars\, traditional pots used to boil water and brew aromatic Persian tea\, are placed behind the bar. Many customers sit at the bar and enjoy the traditional hot tea and other drinks while socializing. Sufi’s delicious kabobs are freshly prepared daily and cooked right before your eyes on our open-fire grill. \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 Huda is one of our newest NovelNetwork authors\, available to meet with book clubs in person in the San Diego area\, and via video chat outside the San Diego area. \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 can 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 Huda or any of our authors\, join for free here. \nSave
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SUMMARY:A Dream Called Home Dinner Adventure
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nJoin us for an inspiring evening A Dream Called Home Dinner Adventure\, with award winning and internationally bestselling author\, Reyna Grande. \nWe will be having a delicious Mexican dinner in the heart of the Old Town\, Cafe Coyote which\, for over 25 years\, has remained one of San Diego’s Landmark Restaurants. Their friendly staff\, loyal patrons\, delicious food\, and festive atmosphere have contributed to Cafe Coyote’s being voted Best Mexican Restaraunt in 2005\, 2006\, 2008\, 2009\, 2010\, 2011\, 2012\, 2013\, 2014\, 2015\, 2016\, and 2017! \nAs we dine\, Reyna will move us with her story about her quest to find her place in America as a first-generation Latina university student and an aspiring writer determined to build a new life for her family\, one fearless word at a time. \nYour Adventure includes chips and salsa appetizer\, a delicious Mexican dinner\, a soft beverage\, dessert\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentation\, book signing\, and the chance to meet the author up-close and personal in an authentic and intimate setting. \nSponsor a Student!\nWe believe that Reyna’s story is so important that it needs to be shared in order to inspire countless of other students  from disadvantaged backgrounds. So\, we are giving all our great Adventurers the opportunity to sponsor a student from Reality Changers\, either by providing a ticket for them to attend this event or to buy them a copy of Reyna’s book! We know that by spreading Reyna’s story\, we can touch the lives of students and inspire them to reach for the stars! \nReality Changers transforms lives by providing youth from disadvantaged backgrounds with the academic support\, financial assistance\, and leadership training to become college graduates. If you would like to help\, just select one of the Reality Changers options at the bottom of the page. \n\nAbout the Author\n \nReyna Grande is an award-winning novelist and memoirist. She has received an Maerican Book Award\, the El Premio Aztlán Literary Award\, and the International Latino Book Award. In 2012\, she was  finalist for the prestigious National Book Critics Circle Awards\, and in 2015 she was honored with a Luis Leal Award fo Distinction in Chicano/Latino Literature. Her works have been published internationally in Norway\, South Korea\, and Mexico. \nBorn in Iguala\, Guerrero\, Mexico\, Reyna was two years old when her father left for the U.S. to find work. Her mother followed her farther north two years later\, leaving Reyna and her siblings behind in Mexico. In 1985\, when Reyna was going on ten\, she left Iguala to maker her journey north. She entered the U.S. as an undocumented immigrant\, and later went on to become the first person in her family to graduate from college. \n\nA Dream Called Home depicts this journey. During this difficult journey and with so few resources at her disposal\, Reyna found refuge in words\, and it was her love of reading and writing that propelled her to rise above until she achieved the impossible and was accepted to the University of California\, Santa Cruz. Although her acceptance was a triumph\, the actual experience of American college life was intimidating and unfamiliar for someone like Reyna\, who was then once again estranged from her family and support system. Once again\, she found solace in words\, holding fast to her vision of becoming a writer\, only to discover she knew nothing about what it takes to make a career out of a dream. \nSave
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SUMMARY:Girls' Night Out San Diego Adventure
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nJoin us as we celebrate bestselling authors Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke‘s newest book\, Girls’ Night Out\, a chilling novel of psychological suspense that will make you think twice about what your best friend may be hiding… \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 array of heavy appetizers and enjoy a glass of wine or tasty margarita\, while we learn from the dynamic duo how they plumb the intricacies of female friendship in their new book. \nYour Adventure includes a signed copy of Girls’ Night Out\, heavy appetizers\, a glass of wine or margarita\, 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\nLiz Fenton & Lisa Steinke are the authors of the forthcoming Girls’ Night Out and the Amazon Charts bestselling novel\, The Good Widow. Liz and Lisa have been best friends for over 25 years. They have also published three 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. \nGirls’ Night Out: For estranged friends Ashley\, Natalie\, and Lauren\, it’s time to heal the old wounds between them. Where better to repair those severed ties than on a girls’ getaway to the beautiful paradise of Tulum\, Mexico? But even after they’re reunited\, no one is being completely honest about the past or the secrets they’re hiding. When Ashley disappears on their girls’ night out\, Natalie and Lauren have to try to piece together their hazy memories to figure out what could have happened to her\, while also reconciling their feelings of guilt over their last moments together. \nWas Ashley with the man she’d met only days before? Did she pack up and leave? Was she kidnapped? Or worse—could Natalie or Lauren have snapped under the weight of her own lies? As the clock ticks\, hour by hour\, Natalie and Lauren’s search rushes headlong into growing suspicion and dread. Maybe their secrets run deeper and more dangerous than one of them is willing—or too afraid—to admit. \nFor Book Clubs\nLiz and Lisa are just two of the many authors who are Novel Network members! Through this amazing site\, you and your book club can schedule a meeting with them\, in person or over Skype\, in preparation for this exciting 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 Novel Network! Click Here for more information and to sign up! \nNovel Network™ is a global space dedicated to connecting authors with avid readers\, an expanded professional network\, and published peers.  Novel Network™ was created to help authors find more innovative ways to connect with readers and promote their books to wider audiences. \n\n\nSave
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CATEGORIES:Dinner Adventures,San Diego Adventures
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SUMMARY:Family Stories Dinner Adventure
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nJoin us for a fun Saturday night Family Stories Dinner Adventure\, with hilarious New York Times bestselling author\, Annabelle Gurwitch. Over a delicious Milton’s dinner of traditional Jewish favorites\, Annabelle will entertain us with tales of her crazy family from her memoir\, Wherever You Go\, There They Are.  \nSurrounded by self-described dysfunctional relatives\, Annabelle secretly prayed as a child that her bootlegging\, gambling\, philandering family was just a terrible mistake. With a wry wit and a healthy does of irresistible self-deprecation the actress (Seinfeld\, Boston Legal\, Dexter)\, TBS Dinner and a Movie co-host\, and NPR commentator asks: who and what makes a family in our modern society? \n\n\nYour Adventure includes a Jewish supper\, 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\n\n\nAbout the Author\nAnnabelle Gurwitch is an actress activist\, and New York Times bestselling author. Her most recent book is the essay collection\, Wherever You Go\, There They Are: Stories About My Family You Might Relate To. Her other books include I See You Made an Effort (New York Times bestseller and Thurber Prize finalist)\, You Say Tomato\, I Say Shut Up (co-authored with Jeff Kahn)\, and Fired!\, also a Showtime Comedy Special. \nGurwitch gained a loyal following during her stint co-hosting the fan favorite\, Dinner & A Movie on TBS\, and year as a regular commentator on NPR. She’s written for the new Yorker\, New York Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, The Los Angeles Times\, Glamour\, Real Simple\, Marie Claire\, The Nation.com\, Salon\, The Hollywood Reporter\, Time.com\, and many other publications. Gurwitch was the news anchor on HBO’s Not Necessarily the News\, hosted three seasons of WA$TED on The Planet Green network\, and programs on The Style Channel and ABC. \nHer acting credits include: Better Things\, Seinfeld\, Boston Legal\, Dexter\, The Shaggy Dog\, Daddy Day Care and Melvin Goes to Dinner. A veteran of many lauded and even more misguided theatrical productions\, her appearances include The World Premiere of Donald Margulies’A Coney Island Christmas at The Geffen Playhouse\, the West Coast Premiere of Go Back to Where You Are by David Greenspan at The Odyssey\,   the West Coast premier of Women in Jeopardy at EST Santa Barbara \,the twentieth anniversary production of UnCommon Womenand Others at Second Stage\, and her performance in the title role of Joe and Betty Off-Broadway and in Los Angeles earned her a place in Top Ten Performances of the Year in The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times. \n\nAnnabelle’s many media appearances include Real Time with Bill Maher\, PBS NewsHour\, The Today Show\, CBS Early Show\, CNN\, MSBNC\, Anderson Cooper Show\, Joy Behar Show\, Wanda Sykes Show\, and numerous programs including All Things Considered\, Marketplace\, Dinner Party Download\, Unfictional\, Ask Me Another and The Moth on NPR. \n\n\nSave
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CATEGORIES:Dinner Adventures,San Diego Adventures
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CREATED:20181228T190638Z
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SUMMARY:Greek Dinner Adventure
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nAdventures by the Book® is excited to announce a very special and exciting Adventure for you! Madeline Miller\, Orange Prize for Fiction winner and New York Times bestselling author\, will be joining us for an unforgettable Greek Dinner Adventure where we will have the pleasure of getting to know her latest book\, Circe! This book takes Greek mythology to the next level and allows readers to immerse themselves in the mythos of the past. Amazon.com has described this book as “one of the most anticipated books of 2018\,” and we can’t wait to share it with you! \nAs you enjoy an authentic Greek dinner at the fabulous Greek Palace Restauarnt\, Madeline will discuss her exciting new book\, Circe! Your Adventure includes a Greek themed dinner\, soft beverage\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentation\, Q&A\, book signing\, and the opportunity to meet Madeline up close and personal in an intimate and authentic setting. \n\nAbout the Author\nMadeline Miller was born in Boston and grew up in New York City and Philadelphia. She attended Brown University\, where she earned her BA and MA in Classics. For the last ten years she has been teaching and tutoring Latin\, Greek and Shakespeare to high school students. \nShe has also studied at the University of Chicago’s Committee on Social Thought\, and in the Dramaturgy department at Yale School of Drama\, where she focused on the adaptation of classical texts to modern forms. \nThe Song of Achilles\, her first novel\, was awarded the 2012 Orange Prize for Fiction and was a New York TimesBestseller. It has been translated into twenty-five languages including Dutch\, Mandarin\, Japanese\, Turkish\, Arabic and Greek. Madeline was also shortlisted for the 2012 Stonewall Writer of the Year\, and her essays have appeared in a number of publications including the Guardian\, Wall Street Journal\, Lapham’s Quarterly and NPR.org. \nShe currently lives in Narberth\, PA\, where she tutors and writes. Her second novel\, Circe\, will be published in April\, 2018. \n\nSave
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CATEGORIES:Dinner Adventures,San Diego Adventures
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SUMMARY:Chinese Dinner Adventure
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nAdventures by the Book® is excited to take on The Wangs vs. the World with a fun Chinese Dinner Adventure at Chef Chin Chinese Restaurant. Join us for a delicious Chinese dinner\, as author Jade Chang discusses what brought her to write her critically acclaimed debut novel.  \n\n\nYour Adventure includes dinner\, beverage\, tax\, gratuity author talk\, book signing\, and the chance to meet the author up-close and personal in an authentic and intimate setting. \n\n\n\nAbout the Author\nJade Chang is the much-acclaimed author of The Wangs vs. the World\, the quirky\, energetic\, hilarious\, and heartbreaking story of the Wangs\, an unforgettable immigrant family whose spectacular fall from glorious riches to rags brings them together in a way money never could.Her debut novel has earned rave reviews and accolades\, including: \nA New York Times Editor’s Choice \nOne of Amazon’s Best Books of 2016 \nOne of Entertainment Weekly’s Most Anticipated Titles of 2016 \nA Fall 2016 Barnes & Noble Discover Pick \nAn October Indie Next Pick \nAn iBooks Most Anticipated Book for Fall \nA The Millions Most Anticipated Book \nA PopSugar Best Book for Fall \nA Nylon Amazing Book for Fall \nA BuzzFeed Incredible Book for Fall \nAn Elle.com Must-Read Book for Fall \nShe has worked as an arts and culture journalist and editor for publications like the BBC\, Metropolis\, Glamour\, and The Los Angeles Times Magazine. She was recently an editor at Goodreads. Her first paying job after college was as a researcher for the J. Peterman catalog. (Yes\, where Elaine worked on Seinfeld—it’s real!) \nJade is the recipient of a Sundance Arts Journalist fellowship\, the AIGA/Winterhouse Design Criticism Award\, and a Squaw Valley Writers Workshop scholarship. She lives in Los Angeles. \n\nSave
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CATEGORIES:Dinner Adventures,San Diego Adventures
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SUMMARY:French Dinner Adventure with USA Today Bestselling Author Kate Quinn
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nWe are excited to welcome USA Today bestselling author Kate Quinn to San Diego\, and we invite you to help us extend a warm welcome to the newest member of our beloved literary community at a tres magnifique French Dinner Adventure. \nMeet us at Le Parfait Paris for a decadent French dinner\, while Kate discusses her intriguing and riveting new novel. In The Alice Network\, the life of an American socialite\, undertaking a personal mission in 1947\, intersects with a former female spy recruited to the real-life Alice Network in France during World War I. \nYour Adventure includes dinner\, a glass of wine\, author talk\, book signing\, and the chance to spend the evening with the newest member of San Diego’s literary scene\, in an intimate and authentic setting. \n\nAbout the Author:\n\n \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. All have been translated into multiple languages. \nKate 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. \nSave \nSave
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180118T180000
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SUMMARY:Mystery Books & Brews Adventure
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nAdventures by the Book® is excited to introduce another fun Mystery Books & Brews Adventure\, and we couldn’t be more pleased to feature not one\, not two\, but three New York Times bestselling mystery authors: Deanna Raybourn\, Paddy Hirsch\, and Matthew Quirk! If you love mystery books and beer (and really\, who doesn’t?)\, then make sure to join us at Pure Project Brewery in Bankers Hill\, San Diego. \nAs you enjoy a casual dinner\, and beer (of course!)\, Deanna\, Paddy\, and Matthew will discuss their exciting new books\, A Murderous Relation\, Hudson’s Kill\, and The Night Agent. \nYour Adventure includes dinner\, your choice of not just one\, but two beers (or substitute for kombucha or sparkling flavored waters) from event menu\, tax\, gratuity\, author talk\, book signing\, and the chance to meet the authors up-close and personal in a fun and intimate setting. Special discount is available when purchasing a three-pack of all authors’ books! \n\nAbout the Authors and Books\nDeanna Raybourn is the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award nominated author whose novels have been nominated for numerous awards including 5 RITAs\, 2 RT Reviewers’ Choice awards\, the Agatha\, 2 Dilys Winns\, a Last Laugh\, and 3 du Mauriers. \nIn her new book\, A Murderous Relation\, a Veronica Speedwell Mystery #5\, Veronica navigates a dark world of scandal and murder when she and her natural historian colleague Stoker are asked by Lady Wellingtonia Beauclerk to help with a potential scandal so explosive it threatens to rock the monarchy. \nWorse yet\, London is gripped by hysteria in the autumn of 1888\, terrorized by what would become the most notorious and elusive serial killer in history\, Jack the Ripper–and Lady Wellie suspects the prince may be responsible. \n  \n\nPaddy Hirsch is “a writer\, a journalist\, and an explainer\,” who has worked in news for nearly 20 years. His first novel\, The Devil’s Half Mile\, is a historical thriller\, set in New York in 1799. The Devil’s Half Mile is a nickname for Wall Street\, and has themes of high finance\, corruption and criminality. \nThe sequel\, Hudson’s Kill\, is set in 1803 New York. Rife with tension as the city expands\, violence builds as a mysterious provocateur pits the city’s black and Irish gangs against each other. \nWhen a young black girl is found stabbed to death\, both Justy Flanagan\, now a City Marshal\, and Kerry O’Toole\, now a school teacher\, decide separately to go after the killer. They each find their way to a shadowy community on the fringes of the growing city\, where they uncover a craven political conspiracy bound up with a criminal enterprise that is stunning in its depravity. \n  \nMatthew Quirk is a New York Times bestselling author who has studied history and literature at Harvard College. After graduation\, he spent five years at The Atlantic reporting on crime\, private military contractors\, terrorism prosecutions\, and international gangs. \nIn his latest book\, an exhilarating political thriller\, an idealistic young FBI agent must question everything and trust no one to stop a Russian mole in the White House to save America from a catastrophic betrayal. \nNo one was more surprised than FBI Agent Peter Sutherland when he’s tapped to work in the White House Situation Room. From his earliest days as a surveillance specialist\, Peter has scrupulously done everything by the book\, hoping his record will help him escape the taint of his past. When Peter was a boy\, his father\, a section chief in FBI counterintelligence\, was suspected of selling secrets to the Russians—a catastrophic breach that had cost him his career\, his reputation\, and eventually his life. \nAbout Pure Project\n \nPure Project started back in 2013 when friends from San Diego\, Jesse Pine and Mat Robar were on a backpacking trip with friends in the Rocky Mountains.  Now if you have ever been backpacking\, there is not a whole lot distracting you out there\, so you tend to talk a lot on the trail and that is where it started\, on the slow climb to the top of a 12\,253 ft mountain in Colorado… \nJesse had recently moved to Costa Rica and was starting to become acquainted with the country.  The conversation flowed from the scenic vistas he had seen to hidden beaches\, exotic local fruits and eventually settled on beer oddly enough.  You see at that time in Costa Rica\, there weren’t many options for beer other than mass produced local lagers.  That being said\, Jesse had attended the country’s 2nd annual craft beer festival and saw that it was starting to gain some traction\, not just with American expats looking for a taste of home\, but also with the local population. \n. \n  \n  \nSave
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CATEGORIES:Dinner Adventures,Event,Happy Hour Adventures,San Diego Adventures
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