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SUMMARY:Mystery Author Luncheon: a Friends of the Corona Public Library Adventure featuring NYT/bestselling authors Christina Baker Kline\, Elise Hart Kipness\, John Copenhaver and Jon Bassoff in conversation with Anne Burt
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\nAdventures by the Book is pleased to support the Friends of the Corona Public Library for their Annual Mystery Author Luncheon\, this year featuring New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline\, bestselling author Elise Hart Kipness\, award-winning author John Copenhaver and critically acclaimed author Jon Bassoff\, in conversation with debut author Anne Burt. \nThis popular event sells out every year\, so stay tuned for tickets! \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event through the Friends of the Corona Public Library is coming soon. Preorder your books below (to guarantee availability) to be delivered to the event for signing. Special online offer: purchase all four books and receive a $15.00 discount! Books will also be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nAbout the Authors and Books\n \nChristina Baker Kline is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of eight novels\, including The Exiles\, Orphan Train\, and A Piece of the World\, and the author and/or editor of five nonfiction books. \nHer new novel\, Please Don’t Lie\, which she co-wrote with Anne Burt\, is Kline’s first foray into mystery writing. The novel tells the gripping story of Hayley Stone as she moves to the Adirondacks with her husband. But the mountains hold darker secrets than she ever imagined. As winter edges closer\, Hayley discovers that her sanctuary is anything but safe. Trapped and isolated\, she faces a terrifying truth: in trying to escape her past\, she may have run straight into something far more dangerous… \nTo schedule a book club visit with Christina or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® : \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book®\n\n\n\n  \n \nElise Hart Kipness is a television sports reporter turned crime fiction writer. Her first two books\, Lights Out and Dangerous Play\, are part of the Kate Green series. \nClose Call is the third installment of the Kate Green series. Kate courts danger once again\, as the famous subject of her next story is kidnapped during the US Open. An investigation leads to the victim’s hometown—and a growing list of suspects. The kidnapper threatens to spill secrets that could destroy lives. Tangled up in a deadly web of deceit\, Kate races to connect the dots and find the missing player…before it’s too late. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Elise or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® : \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book®\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nJohn Copenhaver is an award-winning author of multiple novels including Dodging and Burning and The Savage Kind. He co-edited Crime Ink: Iconic and serves on the board of International Thriller Writers and is a founding member of Queer Crime Writers. \nHis latest novel\, Hall of Mirrors\, was named a New York Times Crime Novel of the Year and won the Left Coast Crime Award for Best Historical Mystery. Set in 1950s McCarthy-era Washington\, DC.\, when a popular mystery novelist dies suspiciously\, his writing partner must untangle the author’s connection to a serial killer. \n  \n \nJon Bassoff is the author of ten novels. His mountain gothic novel\, Corrosion\, was nominated for the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere\, France’s biggest crime fiction award. His psycho-noir novel\, The Disassembled Man\, has been adapted for the big screen. \nHis new novel\, The Memory Ward\, is a disquieting page-turner that examines the nature of identity\, trauma\, and what it means to be human. They say it’s always beautiful in Bethlam\, Nevada. No place you’d rather live. The people are friendly\, if a little nosy\, and there’s no crime to speak of. Life is pretty perfect. But postal worker Hank Davies has started to suspect something is off in this idyllic little town. And he’s certain of that when he realizes the letters he’s been delivering are just blank pages. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Jon or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® : \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book®\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nAbout the Moderator\n \nAnne Burt’s debut novel\, The Dig\, was a March 2023 American Booksellers’ Association Indie Next pick and the Strand Bookstore’s mystery selection of the month. \nHer newest novel\, Please Don’t Lie\, was co-written with Christina Baker Kline. The novel tells the gripping story of Hayley Stone as she moves to the Adirondacks with her husband. But the mountains hold darker secrets than she ever imagined. As winter edges closer\, Hayley discovers that her sanctuary is anything but safe. Trapped and isolated\, she faces a terrifying truth: in trying to escape her past\, she may have run straight into something far more dangerous… \n  \nAbout the Friends of the Corona Public Library\n\n\nThe mission of the Friends of the Corona Public Library is to promote community pride for the Library\, to promote increased knowledge and understanding of services and needs\, to enhance the Library’s environment\, to foster support for the Library through programs and events\, and to enhance the Library visitor experience. \n \n\n\nSave
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LOCATION:Corona Public Library\, 650 S Main St\, Corona\, CA\, 92882\, United States
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SUMMARY:Palos Verdes Library Writes Together Adventure featuring New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline and acclaimed author Anne Burt
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\nAre you ready to finally write that book? \nWhether you’re just beginning your writing journey\, feeling stuck in your current project\, or seeking expert guidance to take your work to the next level\, this event is for you. \nJoin #1 New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline and her co-author Anne Burt for an inspiring and informative evening dedicated to writers of all levels. Through engaging instruction and candid conversation\, these accomplished authors will share insights from their own creative process—including behind-the-scenes stories from their new novel\, Please Don’t Lie—as well as practical tips to help you move forward with your own writing goals. \nThis special event is proudly presented by the Palos Verdes Library District and promises to be a valuable experience for anyone with a story to tell. \nDon’t miss this opportunity to learn\, connect\, and get inspired. \nRegistration\nThis event is FREE and open to the public\, but seating is limited. For questions about the event\, please contact the Palos Verdes Public Library. \nPre-order your book(s) below to be delivered to you at the event for signing. Books will also be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nAbout the Authors and Book\n \nChristina Baker Kline is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of eight novels\, including The Exiles\, Orphan Train\, and A Piece of the World\, and the author and/or editor of five nonfiction books. She is published in more than 40 countries; her books are taught in universities\, colleges\, and high schools. \nAnne Burt’s debut novel\, The Dig\, was a March 2023 American Booksellers’ Association Indie Next pick and the Strand Bookstore’s mystery selection of the month. Her essays and fiction have appeared in numerous publications and venues\, including Salon\, NPR\, and The Christian Science Monitor. \nIn their new joint historical novel\, Please Don’t Lie\, a stylish\, twisty thriller\, a young woman heads to the Adirondacks with her new husband for a fresh start―but the past won’t let her go. \nAbout the Palos Verdes Library\n\n\nThe mission of the Palos Verdes Public Library is:\n“We connect. We inspire. We transform. Together.” \n \n\n\nSave
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LOCATION:Palos Verdes Public Library\, 701 Silver Spur Road\, Rolling Hills Estates\, CA
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SUMMARY:Eastern Sierras Writer's Retreat: a Nature Lover's Adventure with LA Times Bestselling Author\, Writing Instructor\, and Baker Amy Wallen
DESCRIPTION:About the Retreat\nClose your eyes and imagine yourself sitting amidst a grove of stunning aspen trees\, quaking in the mountain breeze and turning golden right before your very eyes. Now imagine that setting is creekside\, allowing you to hear the rushing water echo off the majestic California Eastern Sierra Mountains\, with perhaps deer or other wildlife sauntering only feet from you. Now\, open your eyes\, because that dream is about to become reality for only 4-6 lucky writing Adventurers. \nWhether you are an aspiring writer\, a debut author\, or an experienced bestseller\, this intimate retreat will help stimulate your writing life with fresh mountain air as you spend 4 nights/3 days in a private mountain home at an elevation of 8\,500 feet\, in beautiful and secluded Aspendell\, California\, enveloped in writing\, mentoring\, camaraderie\, and eating pie with an intimate group of fellow writers and AMY WALLEN\, author most recently of How to Write a Novel in 20 Pies: Sweet and Savory Secrets for Surviving the Writing Life. \nThis retreat is ideal for writers of any level who want to open up their writing through their senses. If you are writing a novel\, memoir\, essays\, or stories\, and want to learn about starting or invigorating a writing life through rigorous discussion\, supportive feedback\, intimate conversations in a gorgeous and delicious environment\, this retreat will provide craft lessons\, critique\, Q&A\, with time and space to do just that. \nWriting is difficult\, so why not make the writing life delectable? Hiking\, sitting still in nature\, breathing in fresh air\, communing with friends\, eating and imbibing – these are all part of the writing life\, whether to mull a scene or to stir up memories. But to have a writing life\, first we must write. And\, write we will. \n \nDaily Schedule\nYour days will start with a light and delicious breakfast prepared for you. Enjoy it on the deck amidst golden aspen trees as you listen to the rushing water and watch the stellar jays\, or eat with your fellow writers. The mornings will include craft sessions and individual meetings. We will lunch together\, then again have free time to write\, wander\, photograph the changing aspen leaves\, or prepare for the workshop. In the afternoon\, we’ll meet for workshops where we will critique each other’s work\, offering guided and constructive feedback. \nEach day will include a 1-hour workshop on 1-2 submissions\, and a 1 to 1-1/2 hour craft session delving into character\, sensory imagery\, and emotional arc – elements that love to show up in a peaceful setting – through your pen on the page. Through the gorgeous setting\, the tranquil environment\, the intimacy of only 4-6 participants\, and delicious\, nourishing meals\, all your senses will be ripe for stories. You will have time on your own to write more\, as well as individual meetings with the instructor. \nOne afternoon\, we will go on a light hike through a magical hallway of aspen trees to admire their changing colors. One day\, in the kitchen with Amy\, we will make our own pie and learn how to let go and eat our mistakes. Over pie\, we may share our dreams and how to make them reality. What does pie have to do with writing? Everything! Comfort food stirs up memories\, taste buds trigger happiness and\, best of all\, pie is a reward for perseverance. \nIn the evenings\, we will enjoy a relaxing glass of wine while we discuss publishing\, writing goals\, how to stay focused on the writing life back home\, and learn to celebrate our successes. We will have dinners together\, sometimes a savory pie\, afterwards\, a leisurely conversation over dessert pie\, or you may choose to retire early and read or write. Some nights you’ll read bedtime stories. \nWhether writing creative nonfiction or fiction\, at the end of the retreat\, you’ll take home the utensils to keep your pen moving. In 3 days/4 nights\, we will show you how to live the writing life\, and how to savor it when you leave. \n \nDetails\nYOUR RETREAT INCLUDES: \n\nAll-inclusive price of $2\,450 per person\nEARLY BIRD DISCOUNT OF $150 available until August 12\, 2025\nComfortable shared accommodations in creekside cabin home in Aspendell in the stunning Eastern Sierra Mountains of California\, elevation 8\,500 feet\nAll meals\, including homemade savory pies and sweet pies and a glass of evening optional wine\nSmall group size limited to only 4-6 participants\nDaily exclusive writing experiences\, read and critiques\, workshops\nDaily nature activities of your choosing (including light hiking\, photography\, wildlife viewing\, changing aspen leaves viewing\, nature walks)\nWifi is available for important matters\, although we encourage as much tech-free time as possible to fully engage\nPie making demo/lesson\nFellow writer camaraderie\nAutographed copy of How to Write a Novel in 20 Pies\n\nYOUR RETREAT DOES NOT INCLUDE: \n\nTransportation to Aspendell\, although the drive thru along the Eastern Sierras to Aspendell from anywhere in California (whether you live in the state or will fly and drive) is stunning. Carpools may be organized.\nLiability or cancellation insurance\n\n  \nTo Register\nContact Susan McBeth at 619-300-2532 or susan@adventuresbythebook.com for Registration Agreement \n  \nAbout the Author and Book\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 most recent 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 served as the Associate Director and writer-in-residence of the New York State Summer Writers Institute over 15 years. She taught creative writing classes at UCSD and UCLA Extensions. She loves creating inspiring writing retreat spaces from France to her own San Diego home. 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. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Amy or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n				Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n			\n. \nAspendell\, California\n \n \n 
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SUMMARY:Fall Into Reading PitchFest: a FREE “Choose Your Fall/Winter 2025 Reads” Virtual Adventure with bestselling\, debut and fan-favorite authors
DESCRIPTION:About PitchFest\n\nAre you so overwhelmed with the dazzling array of books published each year that you have a difficult time choosing your next read? Whether you are part of a book club\, a library\, other reading group\, or an individual reader who could use a little assistance in helping you choose your 2025 reads\, allow us to Pitch in and help you decide with our Fall Into Reading PitchFest: a FREE Choose Your Fall/Winter 2025 Reads Virtual Adventure! \nPrepare your fall/winter reading list by meeting an incredible lineup of 15 fan-favorite authors\, including New York Times\, international\, and bestselling authors\, as well as authors you may be meeting for the first time. We will even provide you with a PitchFest “cheat sheet” with information about the authors and their new book releases\, and a section for you to take notes during the presentation (emailed the week of the event). \nAnd\, there will be book giveaways\, so you won’t want to miss it! \nTo top it all off\, there’s even more great news: a little birdie told us that all the authors are members of Adventures by the Book\, meaning that every single one of them is available to meet with your book club\, library\, or reading group to chat about their incredible new books. Visit Adventures by the Book or click on the direct links below to schedule an author visit now and avoid the rush\, or plan a visit with your favorites after Pitchfest. \nYour FREE Adventure includes 15 fast-paced and fun presentations by all 15 of authors that are sure to help you choose your 2025 reads. You’ll also have the opportunity to Q&A the authors when you meet them virtually via Zoom. \n\nBook Pre-Orders\nBooks are available for pre-order below at the bottom of this page.  Please note some titles below have not yet been published\, so your book(s) will ship once they have been published. \n  \nRegistration\nThis event is FREE and open to the public. Simply select the Free PitchFest Registration (8/13/25) option below and a Zoom link and a Pitchfest Cheat Sheet will be emailed to you 3 days before the event. \n  \nAbout the Authors\nDonna Jones Alward has enchanted readers with stories of happy endings and homecomings that have won several awards and been translated into over a dozen languages. She’s worked as an administrative assistant\, teaching assistant\, in retail and as a stay-at-home-mom\, but always knew her degree in English Literature would pay off\, as she is now happy to be a full-time writer. Her novel\, Ship of Dreams\, is a breathtaking tale of secrets\, betrayal\, and the enduring power of friendship set aboard the Titanic\, where opulence knows no bounds and the horizon seems limitless. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Donna or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®): \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®)\n\n\n  \nJon Bassoff is the author of ten novels. His mountain gothic novel\, Corrosion\, has been translated in French and German and was nominated for the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere\, France’s biggest crime fiction award. Several of his novels have been optioned for the big screen\, including The Drive-Thru Crematorium\, which is currently being cast. He also wrote the screenplay for Bizarre Love Triangle\, which was named semi-finalist at the New York Cinematography Awards and a finalist at the Seattle Film Festival for best short film. His newest novel\, The Memory Ward\, is a haunting Russian doll of a novel about one man’s attempt to discover what’s real and what isn’t. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Jon or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®): \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®)\n\n\n  \nJennifer Graeser Dornbush is a screenwriter\, author\, international speaker\, and forensic specialist. Raised as the daughter of a medical examiner whose office was in their home\, forensics is infused into her DNA. She completed studies at the Los Angeles Forensic Science Academy to supplement her work as a crime writer. Jennifer has worked in entertainment media since 2002 developing and writing both original and adapted work. Her theatrically released film and novel\, God Bless the Broken Road (2018) is a Netflix Top Ten. She is author of the mystery novel series The Coroner’s Daughter. In the fifth book of this series\, What Darkness Does\, Dr. Emily Hartford finds herself dredging the depths of Lake Isabella—and her own past relationship. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Jennifer or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®): \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®)\n\n\n  \nRosa Kwon Easton is an Anaphora Writing Residency Fellow\, and has been published in CRAFT Literary\, StoryCenter.org\, Writer’s Digest\, and elsewhere. She is a graduate of Smith College\, Columbia University\, and Boston College Law School\, and is a lawyer and trustee of the Palos Verdes Library District. She lives with her husband and Maltipoo in sunny Southern California. Her debut novel\, White Mulberry\, which is inspired by the life of her Korean grandmother in 1930s Japan who is torn between two worlds and must reclaim her true identity to provide a future for her family. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Rosa or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®): \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®)\n\n\n  \nBrian Freeman is a New York Times bestselling author of psychological thrillers sold around the world and translated into 24 languages. He is widely acclaimed for his “you are there” settings and his complex\, engaging characters and twist-filled plots. Brian’s novel Spilled Blood won the award for Best Hardcover Novel in the annual Thriller Awards given out by the International Thriller Writers organization\, and his novel The Deep\, Deep Snow was a finalist for the Edgar Award. In 2019\, he was selected as the author to continue Robert Ludlum’s famous Jason Bourne series and has now released multiple bestselling Bourne novels. His upcoming novel\, Photograph\, is an emotional cold case mystery of hidden identities and startling twists. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Brian or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®): \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®)\n\n\n  \nChristina Baker Kline is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of nine novels and has been published in 40 countries. Her novels have received the New England Prize for Fiction\, the Maine Literary Award\, and a Barnes & Noble Discover Award\, among other prizes\, and have been chosen by hundreds of communities\, universities and schools as “One Book\, One Read” selections. Her essays\, articles\, and reviews have appeared in publications such as the New York Times and the NYT Book Review\, The Washington Post\, The Boston Globe\, The San Francisco Chronicle\, LitHub\, and Psychology Today. Her novel\, Please Don’t Lie\, is a stylish\, twisty thriller following a young woman heads to the Adirondacks with her new husband for a fresh start—but the past won’t let her go. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Christina or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®): \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®)\n\n\n\n  \nSharon Kurtzman worked in television marketing before pursuing her dream of becoming a writer. She earned her MFA in fiction from Vermont College of Fine Arts and her undergraduate degree from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications. A former food writer\, Sharon’s work has appeared in INDY Week\, South Writ Large\, and The Huffington Post. Kurtzman lives in North Carolina with her husband; they have two adult children. Her debut historical novel\, The Lost Baker of Vienna\, was inspired by the war and postwar experiences of her family\, who were Holocaust survivors. Her novel will be published in seven languages. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Sharon or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®): \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®)\n\n\n\n  \nChristina Lynch’s picaresque journey includes chapters in Chicago and at Harvard\, where she was an editor on the Harvard Lampoon. She was the Milan correspondent for W magazine and Women’s Wear Daily\, and disappeared for four years in Tuscany. In L.A. she was on the writing staff of Unhappily Ever After; Encore\, Encore; The Dead Zone and Wildfire. Under the pen name Magnus Flyte\, she is the co-author of the New York Times bestsellers City of Dark Magic and City of Lost Dreams. Her newest novel\, Pony Confidential\, is a mystery told from the point of view of a pony who is trying to reunite with the one little girl he really loved\, twenty-five years after he last saw her. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Christina or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®): \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®)\n\n\n\n  \nSarah McCoy is the New York Times\, USA Today\, and international bestselling author of the novels Mustique Island\, Marilla of Green Gables\, The Mapmaker’s Children\, The Baker’s Daughter (a 2012 Goodreads Choice Award Best Historical Fiction nominee)\, the novella “The Branch of Hazel” in Grand Central\, The Time It Snowed in Puerto Rico\, and Le souffle des feuilles et des promesses (Pride and Providence). Her work has been featured in Newsweek\, Real Simple\, The Millions\, Literary Hub\, Writer’s Digest\, Huffington Post\, Read It Forward\, Writer Unboxed\, and other publications. Her newest novel\, Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely?\, is a spellbinding novel based on a true story about a beautiful young movie star of Hollywood’s Golden Age who gives up her bright career to become a nun. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Sarah or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®): \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®)\n\n\n  \n  \nLisa Montanaro is part no-nonsense Italian American New Yorker and part sunny Californian. She has a unique background as a performer\, teacher of deaf students\, lawyer\, coach\, speaker\, and author. Lisa’s debut novel won first place for LGBTQ Fiction in the International Firebird Book Awards\, received honorable mention in General Fiction from the Los Angeles Book Festival\, and finalist in LGBTQ Fiction in the National Indie Excellence Awards. Her debut novel\, Everything We Thought Was True\, is the story of a family trying to reconcile their past\, understand the secret at the heart of the family’s rupture\, and embrace the future. Brimming with love and loss\, heartache and hope\, this multigenerational family drama weaves a tapestry of identity\, healing\, and forgiveness. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Lisa or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®): \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®)\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\nRebecca Rosenberg fell in love with méthode champenoise in Sonoma\, California\, where she lives on a lavender farm with her family and founded the country’s largest lavender company. Her book Lavender Fields of America was published in 2012 and a new edition in 2022. Since then\, she has pursued decades of delicious research about champagne in the wine caves and cellars of France and California. She is a champagne historian\, tour guide and champagne cocktail creator for Breathless Wines. Her newest novel\, Silver Echoes\,is a dual timeline historical novel that asks the question\, “What really happened to Silver Dollar Tabor?” \nTo schedule a book club visit with Rebecca or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®): \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\nJames Wade is the youngest novelist to win two Spur Awards from the Western Writers of America\, and the recipient of the MPIBA’s prestigious Reading the West Award. His debut novel\, All Things Left Wild\, was listed as one of the most influential westerns of the 21st century by True West Magazine and included in the Los Angeles Times‘s 1\,001 Novels: A Library of America. His Southern Gothic mystery\, Beasts of the Earth\, was named a Best Book of 2022 by both Deep South Magazine and The Southern Review of Books. James is a four-time finalist for the Austin Chronicle‘s Best Writer in Austin award\, and his work has appeared in Texas Highways\, Writers’ Digest\, and many additional publications. His newest novel\, Narrow the Road\, s a Southern Gothic\, coming-of-age odyssey set in East Texas during the Great Depression. \n\nTo schedule a book club visit with James or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®): \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\nJaclyn Westlake is an alumna of the Stanford Continuing Studies novel writing program. A recruiter turned career advice columnist\, her work has appeared in Forbes\, Business Insider\, and Inc. She lives in California with her husband and their dachshund mix\, Indiana Jones (but you can call him Indy). Her latest novel\, Lucky Break\, follows main character Eliza who\, when a spate of bad luck upends her meticulously planned life\, she moves to a charming—and mysterious—Midwestern lake town\, where she just might find herself while trying to find the truth. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Jaclyn or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®): \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®)\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nSharon J. Wishnow is a transplanted New Englander who makes her home in Northern Virginia. In addition to writing upmarket fiction with environmental themes\, Sharon writes non-fiction in the science\, technology\, and business categories with a passion for research\, seashells\, birds\, and the ocean. She has been a member of the Boston Malacological Club since she was ten years old. She credits growing up by the ocean and family camping trips for her love and respect for all that is outside her door. Her debut novel\, The Pelican Tide\, where after disaster strikes\, a Louisiana family and their community need to prove to each other and the world that their bond is thicker than the oil threatening their shores \nTo schedule a book club visit with Sharon or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®): \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®)\n\n\n\n  \n\n\nKaren White is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 36 books\, including the Tradd Street and Royal Street series\, The Last Night in London\, Dreams of Falling\, The Night the Lights Went Out\, Flight Patterns\, The Sound of Glass\, and A Long Time Gone. She is the coauthor of The Author’s Guide to Murder\, The Lost Summers of Newport\, All the Ways We Said Goodbye\, The Glass Ocean and The Forgotten Room with New York Times bestselling authors Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig. She grew up in London but now lives with her husband near Atlanta\, Georgia. In her newest novel\, That Last Carolina Summer\, is a contemporary stand-alone novel about sisterhood\, secrets and one woman’s reckoning with the past. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Karen or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®): \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®)
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SUMMARY:The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau: a French Brunch Adventure featuring NYT and #1 international bestselling author and Friends & Fiction co-founder Kristin Harmel in conversation with NYT bestseller Kristina McMorris
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\nGet ready for an unforgettable literary experience! Join us for a delightful celebration as Kristin Harmel\, beloved international and New York Times bestselling author of The Forest of Vanishing Stars\, The Book of Lost Names\, and The Winemaker’s Wife\, takes the stage to introduce her highly anticipated new novel\, The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau. \nKristin is not only adored around the world for her captivating historical novels\, but also as the inspiring co-founder of the Friends & Fiction podcast and for her brave battle with breast cancer. \nThis exclusive event offers you the rare chance to meet Kristin in person\, hear all about her newest book\, and enjoy a delectable French-themed brunch complete with freshly made sweet and savory crepes—served alongside a glass of bubbly champagne (non-alcoholic options available\, of course). Ooh la la! \nYour unforgettable experience includes: \na signed hardcover copy of The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau \na delightful French crepes brunch (both sweet and savory) \na glass of champagne (or non-alcoholic beverage) \nTax and gratuity included \nAn intimate presentation and conversation between Kristin Harmel and New York Times bestselling author Kristina McMorris \nSpaces are limited for this special afternoon meeting two fabulous authors in the warmth of Kristina McMorris’s beautiful Mission Hills home in San Diego—don’t miss your chance to indulge in a memorable celebration of literature\, friendship\, and French flair! \nRegistration\nThis event is ticketed and open to the public\, but seating is limited\, so make sure to secure your seat early to guarantee your spot. Just scroll down and select “Event Registration.” \n Additional books are also available below for pre-order and delivery to the event for signing\, and will also be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nKristin Harmel is the New York Times bestselling\, USA Today bestselling\, and #1 international bestselling author of The Forest of Vanishing Stars\, The Book of Lost Names\, The Winemaker’s Wife\, and a dozen other novels that have been translated into more than 30 languages and are sold all over the world. Many of her novels have been optioned for film and television. \nKristin 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 addition to a long magazine writing career\, primarily writing and reporting for PEOPLE magazine (as well as articles published in numerous other magazines\, including American Baby\, Men’s Health\, Woman’s Day\, and more)\, Kristin was also a frequent contributor to the national television morning show The Daily Buzz. Her first novel was published in February 2006. \nKristin was born just outside Boston\, Massachusetts and spent her childhood there\, as well as in Worthington\, Ohio\, and St. Petersburg\, Florida. After graduating with a degree in journalism (with a minor in Spanish) from the University of Florida\, she spent time living in Paris and Los Angeles and now lives in Orlando\, with her husband and son. A breast cancer survivor\, she is also the co-founder and co-host of the popular weekly web show and podcast Friends & Fiction. \nHer new historical novel\, The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau\, is an electrifying new novel about two jewel thieves\, a priceless bracelet that disappears in 1940s Paris\, and a quest for answers in a decades-old murder. \nAbout the Moderator\n\n\n \nKristina McMorris is the New York Times\, USA Today\, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of two novellas and eight historical novels\, including the million-copy bestseller Sold on a Monday.  \nSet in 1880s Oregon\, her new book\, The Girls of Good Fortune\, features a woman who awakens in an underground cell amid Portland’s notorious Shanghai Tunnels. Accustomed to adapting for survival—being half-Chinese passing as white—she must rush to retrace her path before unearthed secrets prove deadly.\n\n\nSave
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SUMMARY:The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau: a Carlsbad City Library Adventure featuring NYT and #1 international bestselling author and Friends & Fiction Co-Founder Kristin Harmel
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\nKristin Harmel is beloved around the world as the #1 international and New York Times bestselling author of historical novels such as The Forest of Vanishing Stars\, The Book of Lost Names\, and The Winemaker’s Wife\, and also as the renowned co-founder of the enormously popular Friends & Fiction podcast\, and for her very public and courageous battle with breast cancer. \nNow you will have the opportunity to meet this very special author at the Carlsbad City Library on Saturday\, June 28\, to celebrate Kristin’s new novel\, The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau. \nRegistration\nThis event is FREE and open to the public\, but seating is limited. For questions about the event\, please contact the Carlsbad City Library. \nPre-order your book(s) below to be delivered to you at the event for signing. Books will also be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nKristin Harmel is the New York Times bestselling\, USA Today bestselling\, and #1 international bestselling author of The Forest of Vanishing Stars\, The Book of Lost Names\, The Winemaker’s Wife\, and a dozen other novels that have been translated into more than 30 languages and are sold all over the world. Many of her novels have been optioned for film and television. \nKristin 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 addition to a long magazine writing career\, primarily writing and reporting for PEOPLE magazine (as well as articles published in numerous other magazines\, including American Baby\, Men’s Health\, Woman’s Day\, and more)\, Kristin was also a frequent contributor to the national television morning show The Daily Buzz. Her first novel was published in February 2006. \nKristin was born just outside Boston\, Massachusetts and spent her childhood there\, as well as in Worthington\, Ohio\, and St. Petersburg\, Florida. After graduating with a degree in journalism (with a minor in Spanish) from the University of Florida\, she spent time living in Paris and Los Angeles and now lives in Orlando\, with her husband and son. A breast cancer survivor\, she is also the co-founder and co-host of the popular weekly web show and podcast Friends & Fiction. \nHer new historical novel\, The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau\, is an electrifying new novel about two jewel thieves\, a priceless bracelet that disappears in 1940s Paris\, and a quest for answers in a decades-old murder. \nAbout the Carlsbad City Library\n\n\nThe mission of the Carlsbad City Library is to provide community members of all ages with convenient access to high quality resources and services to inform and enrich individual and community life. \n \n  \n\n\nSave
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LOCATION:Carlsbad City Library\, 1775 Dove Lane\, Carlsbad\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250627T183000
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SUMMARY:The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau: a Palos Verdes Library Adventure featuring NYT and #1 international bestselling author and Friends & Fiction Co-Founder Kristin Harmel
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\nKristin Harmel is beloved around the world as the #1 international and New York Times bestselling author of historical novels such as The Forest of Vanishing Stars\, The Book of Lost Names\, and The Winemaker’s Wife\, and also as the renowned co-founder of the enormously popular Friends & Fiction podcast\, and for her very public and courageous battle with breast cancer. \nNow you will have the opportunity to meet this very special author at the Palos Verdes Public Library on Friday\, June 27\, to celebrate Kristin’s new novel\, The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau. \nRegistration\nThis event is FREE and open to the public\, but seating is limited. For questions about the event\, please contact the Palos Verdes Public Library. \nPre-order your book(s) below to be delivered to you at the event for signing. Books will also be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nKristin Harmel is the New York Times bestselling\, USA Today bestselling\, and #1 international bestselling author of The Forest of Vanishing Stars\, The Book of Lost Names\, The Winemaker’s Wife\, and a dozen other novels that have been translated into more than 30 languages and are sold all over the world. Many of her novels have been optioned for film and television. \nKristin 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 addition to a long magazine writing career\, primarily writing and reporting for PEOPLE magazine (as well as articles published in numerous other magazines\, including American Baby\, Men’s Health\, Woman’s Day\, and more)\, Kristin was also a frequent contributor to the national television morning show The Daily Buzz. Her first novel was published in February 2006. \nKristin was born just outside Boston\, Massachusetts and spent her childhood there\, as well as in Worthington\, Ohio\, and St. Petersburg\, Florida. After graduating with a degree in journalism (with a minor in Spanish) from the University of Florida\, she spent time living in Paris and Los Angeles and now lives in Orlando\, with her husband and son. A breast cancer survivor\, she is also the co-founder and co-host of the popular weekly web show and podcast Friends & Fiction. \nHer new historical novel\, The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau\, is an electrifying new novel about two jewel thieves\, a priceless bracelet that disappears in 1940s Paris\, and a quest for answers in a decades-old murder. \nAbout the Palos Verdes Library\n\n\nThe mission of the Palos Verdes Public Library is:\n“We connect. We inspire. We transform. Together.” \n \n\n\nSave
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LOCATION:Palos Verdes Public Library\, 701 Silver Spur Road\, Rolling Hills Estates\, CA
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SUMMARY:Girls of Good Fortune: a Haunted Shanghai Tunnels Virtual Adventure featuring New York Times bestselling author Kristina McMorris
DESCRIPTION:About the Adventure\nDear Adventurers\, Good Fortune is about to come your way\, and you don’t want to miss it! Pre-order a copy of The Girls of Good Fortune below by May 20\, 2025\, and not only will you receive an exclusive invitation to a June 10\, 2025\, virtual highlights tour of the Shanghai Tunnels in Portland\, Oregon; you will also be entered into the Sourcebooks Book Club Party Pack Giveaway* that includes: \n6 bao-shaped soaps (they’re super cute!) \n6 Pixiu good fortune bracelets in a red pouch \nDelicious Chinese cookies and tea \nThe Girls of Good Fortune bookmarks \nSigned book plates \nAnd your Good Fortune doesn’t stop there! \nIn partnership with the fabulous folks at Sourcebooks\, we are pleased to offer you a special opportunity to experience the underground\, haunted world that New York Times bestselling author Kristina McMorris explored to research her new historical novel\, The Girls of Good Fortune\, coming soon on May 20\, 2025. \nThe tour conversation will be led by Kristina and an official guide of the Haunted Underground Shanghai Tunnels Tour\, and moderated by Adventures by the Book’s own Susan McBeth. Come join us to explore the subterranean labyrinth under Chinatown\, where crime and legends flourished; explore a daunting holding cell\, opium den\, and sample of tunnels. \n\nRegistration\nHow to participate: (1) pre-order a paperback copy of The Girls of Good Fortune below; and (2) submit your ABTB proof of purchase. It’s that simple. After book publication on May 20\, you will receive a Zoom invite from Sourcebooks to attend the virtual tour on June 10. \nRecording of the tour is strictly prohibited\nGiveaway open only to U.S. residents 18 and over. No purchase necessary. Ends May 20\, 2025.  \nPlease direct any questions you have about the campaign and eligibility to landmark@sourcebooks.com with the subject line: “THE GIRLS OF GOOD FORTUNE PRE-ORDER INQUIRY.“ \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nKristina McMorris  is a New York Times\, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of two novellas and eight historical novels\, including the million-copy bestseller Sold on a Monday. Her novels have garnered more than two dozen prestigious awards and nominations\, most notably the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award\, RWA’s RITA® Award\, and a Goodreads Choice Award for Best Historical Fiction. \nHer new historical novel\, The Girls of Good Fortune\, is set to publish May 20\, 2025. \nShe came from a lineage known for good fortune…\nby those who don’t know the whole story. \nOregon\, 1888. Amid the subterranean labyrinth of the notorious Shanghai Tunnels\, a woman awakens in an underground cell\, drugged and disguised. Celia soon realizes she’s a “shanghaied” victim on the verge of being shipped off as forced labor\, leaving behind those she loves most. Although well accustomed to adapting for survival—being half-Chinese\, passing as white during an era fraught with anti-Chinese sentiment—she fears that far more than her own fate hangs in the balance. \nAs she pieces together the twisting path that led to her abduction\, from serving as a maid for the family of a dubious mayor to becoming entwined in the case of a gold miners’ massacre\, revelations emerge of a child left in peril. Desperate\, Celia must find a way to escape and return to a place where unearthed secrets could prove deadlier than the dark recesses of Chinatown. \nA captivating tale of resilience and hope\, The Girls of Good Fortune explores the complexity of family and identity\, the importance of stories that echo through generations\, and the power of strength found beneath the surface. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Kristina or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®): \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®)\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Shanghai Tunnels of Portland\n \nDespite essentially raised as an Oregon native\, Kristina discovered only a dozen years ago about the existence of Portland’s mysterious Shanghai Tunnels. After her subsequent tour\, the underground labyrinth periodically tugged at her mind as a setting ripe for a novel. \nEventually\, further inspired by a photography book featuring “hapas” (a fond Hawaiian term for half-Asians\, like her) and a marathon brainstorming session with a tremendously patient author pal\, a story idea began to take shape. But only after a beloved history-buff friend asked if she was familiar with Oregon’s Hells Canyon Massacre\, thereby launching her down a research rabbit hole involving the shocking\, long-buried atrocity from the late 1800s\, did she solidify her novel’s premise. \nThe final result is a tale that explores the complexity of family and identity\, the struggles and beauty of interwoven cultures\, and the transcendent power of storytelling. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor Book Clubs\, Libraries\, or Live Author Chats\n\n\n\n\n\n \nAre you in a book club\, library reading group\, or are your group of friends\, colleagues\, and family members seeking fabulous authors who are excited and available to meet with you? Then you will be delighted to know that most\, if not all\, of the featured authors are members of our wonderful community of over 100 Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®) authors available to meet with small groups via video chat. \nAdventures by the Book® 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! \nWe support book club services to over 100\,000 readers in 48 U.S. States and 7 countries of the world! \nTo schedule a visit with Kristina McMorris any of our authors\, join FOR FREE here.
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SUMMARY:Asian American Pacific Islander Adventure featuring Alka Joshi\, Sarah Ahn\, Rosa Kwon Easton\, and Kristina McMorris
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\nIn 1992\, the month of May was designated by President George H. W. Bush as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.The annual celebration honors the many contributions and accomplishments of Asian Americans\, Pacific Islander Americans\, and Native Hawaiians. \nWe are delighted to work with the Coronado Public Library to celebrate AAPI Month with four talented and accomplished members of the AAPI community: New York Times bestselling author Alka Joshi; TikTok and IG megastar and founder of Ahnest Kitchen\, Sarah Ahn; debut novelist and attorney Rosa Kwon Easton; and New York Times bestselling author Kristina McMorris. \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is FREE and open to the public\, but seating is limited. However\, if you want a little VIP treatment (and who doesn’t?)\, make a book purchase below to guarantee event admission and priority seating (limited spaces available). \nBut why choose just one book? Purchase all four and receive a $20 discount (online special only; not available at event). \nYour book(s) will be delivered to you at the event for signing and reserved seating. Books will also be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nAbout the Authors and Books\n \nAlka Joshi is the internationally bestselling author of the Jaipur Trilogy: The Henna Artist\, The Secret Keeper of Jaipur and The Perfumist of Paris. She was born in India and came to the U.S. with her family at the age of nine. She has a BA from Stanford University and an MFA from California College of Arts. \nHer debut novel\, The Henna Artist\, immediately became a New York Times Bestseller\, a Reese Witherspoon Bookclub Pick\, an LA Times Bestseller\, a Toronto Star and Globe & Mail Bestseller\, an Indie Bookstores Bestseller\, a Cosmopolitan Best Audiobook\, and an Amazon and Goodreads favorite. It was Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize\, has been translated into 29 languages and optioned as an episodic series. \nSix Days in Bombay is her fourth novel and is a sweeping tale of identity and self-discovery that takes readers from Bombay to Prague\, Florence\, Paris and London\, to uncover the mystery behind a famous painter’s death. \n\n \nSarah Ahn is ATK’s social media manager and the creator of the Ahnest Kitchen website and author of The New York Times bestselling cookbook\, UMMA.  She records her experiences on Instagram and TikTok of living with her Korean immigrant parents\, chronicling her mother’s cooking\, grocery shopping trips\, and more. Many of Sarah’s posts have gone viral with 10+ million views and they have sold grocery stores out of product. She has been featured on NBC News\, ABC News\, Yahoo News\, and Good Morning America. \nNam Soon Ahn\, her mother\, is a former restaurateur whose culinary wisdom and recipes form the foundation of this book. Together\, they honor their heritage with love\, flavor\, and authenticity. \nIn their book\, Umma: A Korean Mom’s Kitchen Wisdom and 100 Recipes\, a 384-page deep dive into Korean home cooking\, mother and daughter share decades of wisdom and techniques that help anyone cook like a Korean umma. Every recipe has a story\, some profoundly moving\, as her mother share memories of her own mother’s cooking in Korea while Sara ties foods to family life and growing up in Southern California. \nAccompanied by vibrant photography\, Umma isn’t just a cookbook – it’s a heartfelt tribue to the love\, resilience\, and culinary legacy of the women who have shaped cuisine: the Korean umma. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nRosa Kwon Easton is a Korean American writer\, lawyer\, and elected trustee of the Palos Verdes Library District. She is an Anaphora Writing Residency Fellow and has been published in CRAFT Literary\, Writer’s Digest\, StoryCenter.org and others. She is a graduate of Smith College\, Columbia University\, and Boston College Law School\, and lives in sunny Southern California with her husband and Maltipoo. \nHer debut novel\, White Mulberry\, is a rich\, deeply moving portrait of a young Korean woman in 1930’s Japan who is torn between two worlds and must reclaim her true identity to provide a future for her family. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Rosa or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®): \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n \nKristina McMorris is the New York Times\, USA Today\, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of two novellas and eight historical novels\, including the million-copy bestseller Sold on a Monday. \nSet in 1880’s Oregon\, her new book\, The Girls of Good Fortune\, features a woman who awakens in an underground cell amid Portland’s notorious Shanghai Tunnels. Accustomed to adapting for survival-being half-Chinese passing as white-she must rush to retrace her path before unearthed secrets prove deadly. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Kristina or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®): \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\nAbout the Coronado Public Library\n\n\nThe mission of the Coronado Public Library is to meet the informational\, recreational\, and cultural needs of the community and to actively promote reading\, life-long learning\, and the pursuit of knowledge. \n \n\n\nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/aapi-coronadopl-5-13-25/
LOCATION:Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Avenue Coronado\, 92118
CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures
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SUMMARY:Asian American Pacific Islander Adventure featuring Kristina McMorris\, Sarah Ahn\, and Rosa Kwon Easton
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\nIn 1992\, the month of May was designated by President George H. W. Bush as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.The annual celebration honors the many contributions and accomplishments of Asian Americans\, Pacific Islander Americans\, and Native Hawaiians. \nWe are delighted to work with the Carlsbad City Library to celebrate AAPI Month with three talented and accomplished members of the AAPI community: New York Times bestselling author Kristina McMorris; TikTok and IG megastar and founder of Ahnest Kitchen\, Sarah Ahn; and debut novelist and attorney Rosa Kwon Easton. \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is FREE and open to the public\, but seating is limited. Make sure to arrive early to receive your seating ticket. For questions about seating\, please contact the Carlsbad City Library. \nPre-order your book(s) below to be delivered to you at the event for signing. And if you can’t decide\, why not purchase all 3 for a fun discount! Books will also be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nAbout the Authors and Books\n \nKristina McMorris is the New York Times\, USA Today\, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of two novellas and eight historical novels\, including the million-copy bestseller Sold on a Monday. \nSet in 1880’s Oregon\, her new book\, The Girls of Good Fortune\, features a woman who awakens in an underground cell amid Portland’s notorious Shanghai Tunnels. Accustomed to adapting for survival-being half-Chinese passing as white-she must rush to retrace her path before unearthed secrets prove deadly. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Kristina or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® : \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book®\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nSarah Ahn is ATK’s social media manager and the creator of the Ahnest Kitchen website and author of The New York Times bestselling cookbook\, UMMA.  She records her experiences on Instagram and TikTok of living with her Korean immigrant parents\, chronicling her mother’s cooking\, grocery shopping trips\, and more. Many of Sarah’s posts have gone viral with 10+ million views and they have sold grocery stores out of product. She has been featured on NBC News\, ABC News\, Yahoo News\, and Good Morning America. \nNam Soon Ahn\, her mother\, is a former restaurateur whose culinary wisdom and recipes form the foundation of this book. Together\, they honor their heritage with love\, flavor\, and authenticity. \nIn their book\, Umma: A Korean Mom’s Kitchen Wisdom and 100 Recipes\, a 384-page deep dive into Korean home cooking\, mother and daughter share decades of wisdom and techniques that help anyone cook like a Korean umma. Every recipe has a story\, some profoundly moving\, as her mother share memories of her own mother’s cooking in Korea while Sara ties foods to family life and growing up in Southern California. \nAccompanied by vibrant photography\, Umma isn’t just a cookbook – it’s a heartfelt tribue to the love\, resilience\, and culinary legacy of the women who have shaped cuisine: the Korean umma. \n\n\n\n\n\n \nRosa Kwon Easton is a Korean American writer\, lawyer\, and elected trustee of the Palos Verdes Library District. She is an Anaphora Writing Residency Fellow and has been published in CRAFT Literary\, Writer’s Digest\, StoryCenter.org and others. She is a graduate of Smith College\, Columbia University\, and Boston College Law School\, and lives in sunny Southern California with her husband and Maltipoo. \nHer debut novel\, White Mulberry\, is a rich\, deeply moving portrait of a young Korean woman in 1930’s Japan who is torn between two worlds and must reclaim her true identity to provide a future for her family. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Rosa or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® : \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book®\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Carlsbad City Library\n\n\nThe mission of the Carlsbad City Library is to “provide community members of all ages with convenient access to high quality resources and services to inform and enrich individual and community life.” \n \n\n\nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/aapi-carlsbad-5-12-25/
LOCATION:Carlsbad City Library\, 1775 Dove Lane\, Carlsbad\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250426T100000
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SUMMARY:Historical Fiction Brunch: a Friends of the Corona Public Library Adventure featuring NYT\, USA Today\, and international bestselling authors Bernhard Schlink\, Alka Joshi\, Jennifer Coburn\, and Nicola Harrison
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\nAdventures by the Book(R) is pleased to support the Friends of the Corona Public Library for their annual blockbuster historical fiction author brunch\, this year featuring NYT and internationally bestselling German author Bernhard Schlink\, international and NYT bestselling author Alka Joshi\, USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Coburn\, and bestselling author Nicola Harrison. \nThis event regularly sells out\, so get your tickets through the Friends and pre-order your books below to be delivered for signing at the event. \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event through the Friends of the Corona Public Library is coming soon. Preorder your books below (to guarantee availability) to be delivered to the event for signing. Books will also be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nAbout the Authors and Books\n \nBernhard Schlink is the NYT and internationally bestselling German author of The Reader\, which became an Oscar-winning film starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes\, as well as The Woman on the Stairs\, and Olga. \nHis new novel\, The Granddaughter\, follows Kaspar who\, only after the sudden death of his wife\, Birgit\, discovers the price she paid years earlier when she fled East Germany to join him: she had to abandon her baby. Shattered by grief\, yet animated by a new hope\, Kaspar closes up his bookshop in present day Berlin and sets off to find her lost child in the east. \nMore than twenty-five years after The Reader\, Bernhard Schlink once again offers a masterfully gripping novel that powerfully probes the past’s role in contemporary life\, transporting us from the divided Germany of the 1960s to modern day Australia\, and asking what unites or separates us. \n \nAlka Joshi is the NYT and internationally bestselling author of the Jaipur Trilogy\, which has been translated into 29 languages and optioned for an episodic series. \nHer debut novel\, The Henna Artist\, which began as a love letter to her mother and eventually grew into a love letter to India\, paved the way for the sequels: The Secret Keeper of Jaipur and The Perfumist of Paris.  \nHer new historical novel\, Six Days in Bombay\, is a sweeping novel of identity and self-discovery that takes readers from Bombay to Prague\, Florence\, Paris and London\, to uncover the mystery behind a famous painter’s death. \n  \n \nJennifer Coburn is the USA Today bestselling author of Cradles of the Reich\, as well as  a mother-daughter travel memoir\, We’ll Always Have Paris\, as well as six contemporary women’s novels. Additionally\, Jennifer has contributed to five literary anthologies\, including A Paris All Your Own. \nIn her new novel\, Girls of the Glimmer Factory\, the path of childhood friends Hannah\, a Jewish prisoner at Theresienstadt\, and Hilde\, a true believer in the Nazi cause\, when the Reich Ministry of Enlightenment and Propaganda decides to create a documentary that will renew confidence in Hitler’s plans for Jewish containment. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Jennifer or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®): \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®).\n\n\n\n\n \nNicola Harrison is the bestselling author of three novels\,  Montauk\, The Show Girl\, and  Hotel Laguna. Born and raised in England\, she moved with her family to Southern California when she was 14. Prior to writing novels she worked as a fashion journalist in New York City. \nIn her newest novel\, set in 1942\, Hazel Francis leaves Wichita\, Kansas for California\, determined to do her part for the war effort. At Douglas Aircraft\, she became one of many “Rosie the Riveters\,” helping construct bombers for the U. S. military. But now the war is over\, men have returned to their factory jobs\, and women like Hazel have been dismissed\, expected to return home to become wives and mothers. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Nicola or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®): \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®).\n\n\n\n  \nAbout the Friends of the Corona Public Library\n\n\nThe mission of the Friends of the Corona Public Library is to promote community pride for the Library\, to promote increased knowledge and understanding of services and needs\, to enhance the Library’s environment\, to foster support for the Library through programs and events\, and to enhance the Library visitor experience. \n \n\n\nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/corona-pl-4-26-25/
LOCATION:Corona Public Library\, 650 S Main St\, Corona\, CA\, 92882\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures
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SUMMARY:The Granddaughter: a Coronado Public Library Adventure featuring New York Times and international bestselling author Bernhard Schlink
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\n“…So I stopped talking about it. There’s no need to talk\, because the truth of what one says lies in what one does.”\n― Bernhard Schlink\, The Reader \nNew York Times and internationally bestselling German author Bernhard Schlink stormed onto the U.S. literary scene when his book The Reader (1997) was selected as an Oprah pick and made into an Oscar-winning film featuring Ralph Fiennes and Kate Winslet. Since then\, he has continued to write powerful and disquieting books that raise moral questions about Germany immediately following WWII. \nAs Bernhard returns with The Granddaughter\, we invite you to join us for a very special event to discuss this striking exploration of the wounds of the past\, told through the story of a German bookseller’s attempt to connect with his radicalized granddaughter. \n“Anyone who wants to understand contemporary Germany must read The Granddaughter now.” – Le Monde \n“The bard of his generation.” – New York Times \n“A masterpiece.” – Maurice Szafran \n“One of Germany’s foremost writers and thinkers.” – The Guardian \n  \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is FREE and open to the public\, but seating is limited. Purchase a copy of The Granddaughter below to guarantee event admission and priority seating. Your book will be delivered to you at the event for signing and reserved seating. Books will also be available for purchase and signing at the event. \n  \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nBernhard Schlink was born in Germany in 1944. A professor emeritus of law at Humboldt University\, Berlin\, and Cardozo Law School\, New York\, he is the author of many internationally bestselling novels\, including The Reader\, which became an Oscar-winning film starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes\, and The Woman on the Stairs. \nHis new novel\, The Granddaughter\, follows Kaspar who\, only after the sudden death of his wife\, Birgit\, discovers the price she paid years earlier when she fled East Germany to join him: she had to abandon her baby. Shattered by grief\, yet animated by a new hope\, Kaspar closes up his bookshop in present day Berlin and sets off to find her lost child in the east. \nHis search leads him to a rural community of neo-Nazis\, intent on reclaiming and settling ancestral lands to the East. Among them\, Kaspar encounters Svenja\, a woman whose eyes\, hair\, and even voice remind him of Birgit. Beside her is a red-haired\, slouching\, fifteen-year-old girl. His granddaughter? Their worlds could not be more different— an ideological gulf of mistrust yawns between them— but he is determined to accept her as his own. \nMore than twenty-five years after The Reader\, Bernhard Schlink once again offers a masterfully gripping novel that powerfully probes the past’s role in contemporary life\, transporting us from the divided Germany of the 1960s to modern day Australia\, and asking what unites or separates us. \n\nAbout the Coronado Public Library\n\n\nThe mission of the Coronado Public Library is to meet the informational\, recreational\, and cultural needs of the community and to actively promote reading\, life-long learning\, and the pursuit of knowledge. \n \n\n\nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/bernhard-schlink-4-22-25/
LOCATION:Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Avenue Coronado\, 92118
CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250304T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250304T203000
DTSTAMP:20260525T210145
CREATED:20250125T023247Z
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SUMMARY:Let's Call Her Barbie: a Barbie Birthday Party Adventure featuring USA Today bestselling author Renee Rosen
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\n“Because Barbie can be anything\, women can be anything!” – Barbie Movie \nShe was only eleven-and-a-half inches tall\, but she would change the world when she was born on March 9\, 1959. Now\, 66 years later\, tens of millions of girls and women around the world have been touched by this iconic doll.  \nAnd thanks to USA Today bestselling author Renee Rosen\, you will hear a fresh and fun take on the Barbie story. Come dressed for fun (think pink!) and join us for celebratory cake and beverages while Renee discusses her new book\, Let’s Call Her Barbie. \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is FREE and open to the public. But if you want the VIP treatment (and who doesn’t!!) that includes a private pre-event meet and greet with the author\, guaranteed event admission\, and VIP seating\, simply purchase a copy of Let’s Call Her Barbie below (limited spaces available). \nYour book will be delivered to you at the event for signing and reserved seating. \nEvent includes a fun raffle to win a special Solo in the Spotlight Barbie described below: \n\nIconic Barbie Doll: This Special Edition Reproduction Solo in the Spotlight Barbie Doll from 1994 captures the essence of the 1960s fashion and doll\, featuring an 11.5-inch tall figure with blonde hair and blue eyes. \nGlamorous Ensemble: The doll is dressed in a metallic knit black strapless sheath gown with black tulle ruffles\, accompanied by a pink scarf\, long black opera gloves\, a beaded necklace\, faux pearl stud earrings\, shoes\, a microphone\, and a doll stand. \nCollectible Edition: This is a Special Edition Reproduction doll from the Barbie brand\, adding to its collectible value and appeal for fans and enthusiasts. \n\nAbout the Author and Book\n \n Renee Rosen  is the USA Today bestselling author of multiple novels\, including Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl\, The Social Graces\, Park Avenue Summer\, Windy City Blues\, White Collar Girl\, What the Lady Wants\, and Dollface as well as the young adult novel\, Every Crooked Pot. \nIn this bold new novel\, Ruth Handler walks into the boardroom of the toy company she co-founded and pitches her idea for a doll unlike any other. She knows what she’s setting in motion\, but it might just take the world a moment to catch up. \nIn 1956\, the only dolls on the market for little girls let them pretend to be mothers. Ruth’s vision for a doll shaped like a grown woman and outfitted in an enviable wardrobe will let them dream they can be anything. \nAs Ruth assembles her team of creative rebels—head engineer Jack Ryan who hides his deepest secrets behind his genius and designers Charlotte Johnson and Stevie Klein\, whose hopes and dreams rest on the success of Barbie’s fashion—she knows they’re working against a ticking clock to get this wild idea off the ground. \nIn the decades to come—through soaring heights and devastating personal lows\, public scandals and private tensions— each of them will have to decide how tightly to hold on to their creation. Because Barbie has never been just a doll—she’s a legacy. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Renee or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®): \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®)\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Coronado Public Library\n\n\nThe mission of the Coronado Public Library is to meet the informational\, recreational\, and cultural needs of the community and to actively promote reading\, life-long learning\, and the pursuit of knowledge. \n \n\n\nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/renee-rosen-3-4-25/
LOCATION:Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Avenue Coronado\, 92118
CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250126T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250126T130000
DTSTAMP:20260525T210145
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SUMMARY:Reading Between the Vines: a Wine & Book Pairing Adventure featuring NY Times bestselling authors Karen White and Beatriz Williams
DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Adventure\n\n“Language is wine upon the lips” – Virginia Woolf\nVirginia Woolf made the connection between language and wine\, so we wanted to take a page from her and create an entire Adventures by the Book series devoted to the pairing of wine and books. Voila! Join us for our next event in the Reading Between the Vines series\, which will take place once again at the estate producer Hook & Ladder Winery\, 2134 Olivet Rd\, Santa Rosa\, in Sonoma County\, California\, as part of their exciting new Book & Ladder Club! \nWith the assistance of Melier\, we invite you to indulge in a bubbles tasting and book pairing experience\, presented under California’s brilliant trademark sunshine. While you sample a delectable glass of Hook & Ladder Winery bubbles and light pastries\, meet New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors Karen White and Beatriz Williams and learn about their sensational new novel\, The Author’s Guide to Murder. \nYour Adventure includes a glass of Hook & Ladder bubbles specifically selected to pair with this novel\, fresh pastries\, author presentation\, Q&A\, book signing\, and the opportunity to meet the authors in a relaxed and intimate setting at the beautiful Hook & Ladder Winery property. Copies of The Author’s Guide to Murder  will be available for sale at the event for signing. \n\n\nAbout the Authors and Book\n \nKaren White is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty-five novels\, including the Tradd Street series\, The Last Night in London\, Dreams of Falling\, The Night the Lights Went Out\, Flight Patterns\, The Sound of Glass\, A Long Time Gone\, and The Time Between. She is the coauthor of All the Ways We Said Goodbye\, The Glass Ocean\, and The Forgotten Room with New York Times bestselling authors Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig. She grew up in London but now lives with her husband and a spoiled Havanese dog near Atlanta\, Georgia. \nBeatriz Williams is the New York Times\, USA Today\, and internationally bestselling author of Our Woman in Moscow\, The Summer Wives\, Her Last Flight\, The Golden Hour\, The Secret Life of Violet Grant\, A Hundred Summers\, and several other works of historical fiction\, including four novels in collaboration with fellow bestselling authors Karen White and Lauren Willig. Born in Seattle\, Washington\, Beatriz now lives near the Connecticut shore with her husband and four children\, where she divides her time between writing and laundry. \nTheir newest novel\, The Author’s Guide to Murder \, is about a sensational murder that has taken place at historic Castle Kinloch\, a gothic fantasy of grey granite on a remote island in the Highlands of Scotland. Literary superstar Brett Saffron Presley has been found dead—under bizarre circumstances—in the castle tower’s book-lined study. \nThe prime suspects are Kat de Noir\, a slinky erotica writer; Cassie Pringle\, a Southern mom of six juggling multiple cozy mystery series; and Emma Endicott\, a New England blue blood and author of critically acclaimed historical fiction. The women claim to be best friends writing a book together\, but the authors’ stories about how they know Brett Saffron Presley don’t quite line up\, and the detective is getting increasingly suspicious.\nA crafty locked-room mystery\, a pointed satire about the literary world\, and a tale of unexpected friendship and romance—this novel has it all\, as only bestselling authors can tell it! \nTo schedule a book club visit with Karen or any of our authors\, please visit  Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®): \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®)\n\n\n\n\n  \n\nEvent Registration\nFree registration is available via Hook & Ladder Winery. Books and wine will be available for sale and signing at the event. Only books purchased at the event are eligible for signing. \n\n\n\nAbout Hook & Ladder Winery\nHook & Ladder is an “estate” producer\, specializing in small bottlings of Pinot Noir\, “Old Vine” Zinfandel\, Chardonnay\, Cabernet Sauvignon and Bordeaux-style blends sourced from the family’s sustainably-farmed vineyards in Russian River Valley and its sub-appellation\, Chalk Hill. The winery also produces and sells estate-grown Olive Oil from trees grown at their Los Amigos Ranch. \n\n\nAbout Melier\nLuxury tastes shouldn’t be confined to luxury resorts. Book a Melier experience and enjoy private wine & culinary experiences from your home\, office\, or vacation rental. And when you book with Melier\, you’re directly supporting the tastemakers who are bringing their creations to life.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/karen-white-beatriz-williams-1-26-25/
LOCATION:Hook and Ladder: 2134 Olivet Road\, Santa Rosa\, CA\, 95401
CATEGORIES:Event,Wine Pairing
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SUMMARY:The Girls of the Glimmer Factory: a Carlsbad City Library Adventure featuring USA Today bestseller Jennifer Coburn
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\nFrom Jennifer Coburn\, the USA Today bestselling author of Cradles of the Reich\, comes a poignant and inspiring tale of resistance\, friendship\, and the dangers of propaganda\, based on the real story of Theresienstadt\, perfect for fans of WWII historical novels such as The Forest of Vanishing Stars and The German Wife. \nCome help us celebrate Jennifer’s new book (a week before publication date!)\, Girls of the Glimmer Factory. \nRegistration\nEvent is FREE and open to the public\, and registration is not required. However\, seating is limited so early arrival is recommended for first-come\, first-served seats. Books will be available for sale at the event\, or pre-order a copy of Girls of the Glimmer Factory below and your book will be delivered to you at the event for signing. Both hardcover and paperback books will be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nJennifer Coburn is the USA Today bestselling author of Cradles of the Reich\, a historical novel about three very different women living at a Nazi Lebensborn breeding home at the start of World War ll. She has also published a mother-daughter travel memoir\, We’ll Always Have Paris\, as well as six contemporary women’s novels. Additionally\, Jennifer has contributed to five literary anthologies\, including A Paris All Your Own. \nIn her new novel\, Girls of the Glimmer Factory\, Hannah longs for the days when she used to be free\, but now\, she is a Jewish prisoner at Theresienstadt\, a model ghetto where the Nazis plan to make a propaganda film to convince the world that the Jewish people are living well in the camps. But Hannah will do anything to show the world the truth. Along with other young resistance members\, they vow to disrupt the filming and derail the increasingly frequent deportations to death camps in the east. \nHilde is a true believer in the Nazi cause\, working in the Reich Ministry of Enlightenment and Propaganda. Though they’re losing the war\, Hilde hasn’t lost faith. She can’t stop the Allied bombings\, but she can help the party create a documentary that will renew confidence in Hitler’s plans for Jewish containment. \nWhen the filming of Hitler Gives a City to the Jews faces production problems due to resistance\, Hilde finds herself in a position to finally make a name for herself. And when she recognizes Hannah\, an old childhood friend\, she knows she can use their friendship to get the film back on track. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Jennifer or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®): \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®)\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Carlsbad City Library\n\n\nThe mission of the Carlsbad City Library is to “provide community members of all ages with convenient access to high quality resources and services to inform and enrich individual and community life.” \n \n\n\n\n\n\nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/jennifer-coburn-1-25-25/
LOCATION:Georgina Cole Library 1250 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad\, 92008 United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250124T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250124T153000
DTSTAMP:20260525T210145
CREATED:20240725T220923Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240813T003908Z
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SUMMARY:The Girls of the Glimmer Factory: a San Carlos Public Library Adventure w/USA Today bestseller Jennifer Coburn
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\nFrom Jennifer Coburn\, the USA Today bestselling author of Cradles of the Reich\, comes a poignant and inspiring tale of resistance\, friendship\, and the dangers of propaganda\, based on the real story of Theresienstadt\, perfect for fans of WWII historical novels such as The Forest of Vanishing Stars and The German Wife. \nCome help us celebrate Jennifer’s new book (a week before publication date!)\, Girls of the Glimmer Factory. \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is FREE and open to the public\, but seating is limited. Books will be available for sale at the event\, or pre-order a copy of Girls of the Glimmer Factory below and your book will be delivered to you at the event for signing. Both hardcover and paperback books will be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nJennifer Coburn is the USA Today bestselling author of Cradles of the Reich\, a historical novel about three very different women living at a Nazi Lebensborn breeding home at the start of World War ll. She has also published a mother-daughter travel memoir\, We’ll Always Have Paris\, as well as six contemporary women’s novels. Additionally\, Jennifer has contributed to five literary anthologies\, including A Paris All Your Own. \nIn her new novel\, Girls of the Glimmer Factory\, Hannah longs for the days when she used to be free\, but now\, she is a Jewish prisoner at Theresienstadt\, a model ghetto where the Nazis plan to make a propaganda film to convince the world that the Jewish people are living well in the camps. But Hannah will do anything to show the world the truth. Along with other young resistance members\, they vow to disrupt the filming and derail the increasingly frequent deportations to death camps in the east. \nHilde is a true believer in the Nazi cause\, working in the Reich Ministry of Enlightenment and Propaganda. Though they’re losing the war\, Hilde hasn’t lost faith. She can’t stop the Allied bombings\, but she can help the party create a documentary that will renew confidence in Hitler’s plans for Jewish containment. \nWhen the filming of Hitler Gives a City to the Jews faces production problems due to resistance\, Hilde finds herself in a position to finally make a name for herself. And when she recognizes Hannah\, an old childhood friend\, she knows she can use their friendship to get the film back on track. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Jennifer or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®): \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®)\n\n\n\n\nAbout the San Carlos Public Library\n\n\nThe mission of the San Carlos Public Library is to “to inspire lifelong learning through connections to knowledge and each other.” \n \n\n\n\n\n\nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/jennifer-coburn-1-24-25/
LOCATION:San Carlos Public Library\, 7265 Jackson Drive\, San Diego\, CA
CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250122T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250122T203000
DTSTAMP:20260525T210145
CREATED:20240725T012716Z
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SUMMARY:The Girls of the Glimmer Factory: a Book Launch Adventure featuring USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Coburn
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\nFrom Jennifer Coburn\, the USA Today bestselling author of Cradles of the Reich\, comes a poignant and inspiring tale of resistance\, friendship\, and the dangers of propaganda\, based on the real story of Theresienstadt\, perfect for fans of WWII historical novels such as The Forest of Vanishing Stars and The German Wife. \nCome help us celebrate Jennifer’s book launch (a week before publication date!) celebrating Girls of the Glimmer Factory. Pre-order a hardcover copy below to receive priority seating (limited spaces available) at the event\, but hurry\, event is expected to sell out. \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is FREE and open to the public\, but seating is limited. Purchase a copy of Girls of the Glimmer Factory below to guarantee event admission and priority seating (limited spaces available). \nYour book will be delivered to you at the event for signing and reserved seating. Both hardcover and paperback books will be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nJennifer Coburn is the USA Today bestselling author of Cradles of the Reich\, a historical novel about three very different women living at a Nazi Lebensborn breeding home at the start of World War ll. She has also published a mother-daughter travel memoir\, We’ll Always Have Paris\, as well as six contemporary women’s novels. Additionally\, Jennifer has contributed to five literary anthologies\, including A Paris All Your Own. \nIn her new novel\, Girls of the Glimmer Factory\, Hannah longs for the days when she used to be free\, but now\, she is a Jewish prisoner at Theresienstadt\, a model ghetto where the Nazis plan to make a propaganda film to convince the world that the Jewish people are living well in the camps. But Hannah will do anything to show the world the truth. Along with other young resistance members\, they vow to disrupt the filming and derail the increasingly frequent deportations to death camps in the east. \nHilde is a true believer in the Nazi cause\, working in the Reich Ministry of Enlightenment and Propaganda. Though they’re losing the war\, Hilde hasn’t lost faith. She can’t stop the Allied bombings\, but she can help the party create a documentary that will renew confidence in Hitler’s plans for Jewish containment. \nWhen the filming of Hitler Gives a City to the Jews faces production problems due to resistance\, Hilde finds herself in a position to finally make a name for herself. And when she recognizes Hannah\, an old childhood friend\, she knows she can use their friendship to get the film back on track. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Jennifer or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®): \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book® (formerly NovelNetwork®)\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Coronado Public Library\n\n\nThe mission of the Coronado Public Library is to meet the informational\, recreational\, and cultural needs of the community and to actively promote reading\, life-long learning\, and the pursuit of knowledge. \n \n\n\nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/jennifer-coburn-1-22-25/
LOCATION:Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Avenue Coronado\, 92118
CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures
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SUMMARY:Friends of the Point Loma Library Monday Night Author Adventures (Part 7): a FREE in-person series featuring journalist and author Mona Gable
DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Library Series\nWe are delighted to introduce a fun 2024 author series in partnership with the Point Loma Library\, and we invite you to join us! Don’t miss the opportunity to meet seven bestselling and fan-favorite authors: Beth Ann Mathews\, Elizabeth Cobbs\, Elizabeth L. Silver\, Carl Vonderau\, Jesse Leon\, Madhushree Ghosh and Mona Gable. \nPart 7 – Just in time to commemorate Native American History Month\, join journalist and author Mona Gable to discuss her nonfiction book\, Searching for Savanna: The Murder of One Native American Woman and the Violence Against the Many. \nBOOKS are available for pre-order below to be delivered to the event for signing. \nUpcoming Series Schedule\n\nPART 7 featuring Mona Gable: Monday\, December 2\, 6:30pm Pacific\n\n  \nPart 7: Mona Gable\n \nMona Gable is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic\, Outside\, AFAR\, the Los Angeles Times\, and many others. Her article in Los Angeles magazine\, “The Hugo Problem\,” was named a Longreads Best of 2015. Since 1990\, she has written about social issues\, culture\, and politics for the Los Angeles Times. Gable grew up in San Diego\, California\, and is a graduate of UC Berkeley. Her memoir\, “Blood Brother: The Gene That Rocked My Family\,” was published in 2014 by Shebooks. \nHer new novel\, Searching for Savanna\, arose out of a story she wrote for the late Pacific Standard magazine. It is a gripping and illuminating investigation into the disappearance of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind when she was eight months pregnant\, highlighting the shocking epidemic of violence against Native women in America and the societal ramifications of government inaction. \n  \nRegistration\nAs this event is free and open to the public\, no registration is required and seating is available on a first-come\, first-served based. However\, we encourage you to support each of the featured authors by pre-ordering a copy of the book below to be delivered to the event for signing. Additional copies will be available for sale at the event on a limited basis. \n  \n\nAbout the Point Loma/Hervey Library\nOne of the largest libraries in the City of San Diego\, the Point Loma/Hervey Library offers many unique features and several conference rooms\, a computer lab and media room. Fitting with Point Loma’s history as a fishing village\, the library incorporates themes of marine life and nautical history throughout the two-story building. \n \n\nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/mona-gable/
LOCATION:Point Loma Library 3701 Voltaire Street San Diego\, CA 92107
CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures,San Diego Adventures
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SUMMARY:Friends of the Point Loma Library Monday Night Author Adventures (Part 6): a FREE in-person series featuring food memoirist Madhushree Ghosh
DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Library Series\nWe are delighted to introduce a fun 2024 author series in partnership with the Point Loma Library\, and we invite you to join us! Don’t miss the opportunity to meet seven bestselling and fan-favorite authors: Beth Ann Mathews\, Elizabeth Cobbs\, Carl Vonderau\, Elizabeth L. Silver\, Jesse Leon\, Madhushree Ghosh and Mona Gable. \nPart 6 – Just in time to raise awareness about Domestic Violence Awareness month\, join food memoirist Madhushree Ghosh to discuss her deeply personal memoir\, Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food\, Memory and Family. \nBOOKS are available for pre-order below to be delivered to the event for signing. \nUpcoming Series Schedule\nPART 6 featuring Madhushree Ghosh: Monday\, October 7\, 6:30pm Pacific\nPART 7 featuring Mona Gable: Monday\, December 2\, 6:30pm Pacific\n\nPart 6: Madhushree Ghosh\n \nMadhushree Ghosh has written prolifically on how food—especially South Asian food—travels globally though immigration\, migration and indenture. As the daughter of refugees and an immigrant to America\, food stories inform her about the history of her people\, how they traveled and what happened to them when they held onto recipes\, let go or modified them over countries\, continents and generations. Her work has been a Notable Mention in Best American Essays in Food Writing\, Pushcart nominated and published in The New York Times\, Vogue India\, Washington Post\, LA Times\, The Writer\, Longreads\, Catapult\, BOMB\, Guernica\, LA Review of Books\, LitHub and others. She is an invited workshop leader at conferences and workshops such as Grub Street Writers\, Encinitas Writers Workshop\, San Diego Memoir Writers’ Workshop and others. \nHer debut food narrative memoir was published in 2022 by the University of Iowa Press to great acclaim. Khabaar\,which was awarded the IPPY gold in 2023\, focuses on chefs\, home cooks\, and food stall owners\, and the author’s own immigrant journey as the daughter of refugees\, questioning what it means to belong and what does “belonging” in a new place look like in the foods carried over from the old country. \nPart 7: Mona Gable\n \nMona Gable is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic\, Outside\, AFAR\, the Los Angeles Times\, and many others. Her article in Los Angeles magazine\, “The Hugo Problem\,” was named a Longreads Best of 2015. Since 1990\, she has written about social issues\, culture\, and politics for the Los Angeles Times. Gable grew up in San Diego\, California\, and is a graduate of UC Berkeley. Her memoir\, “Blood Brother: The Gene That Rocked My Family\,” was published in 2014 by Shebooks. \nHer new novel\, Searching for Savanna\, arose out of a story she wrote for the late Pacific Standard magazine. It is a gripping and illuminating investigation into the disappearance of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind when she was eight months pregnant\, highlighting the shocking epidemic of violence against Native women in America and the societal ramifications of government inaction. \nRegistration\nAs this event is free and open to the public\, no registration is required and seating is available on a first-come\, first-served based. However\, we encourage you to support each of the featured authors by pre-ordering a copy of the book below to be delivered to the event for signing. Additional copies will be available for sale at the event on a limited basis. \n\nAbout the Point Loma/Hervey Library\nOne of the largest libraries in the City of San Diego\, the Point Loma/Hervey Library offers many unique features and several conference rooms\, a computer lab and media room. Fitting with Point Loma’s history as a fishing village\, the library incorporates themes of marine life and nautical history throughout the two-story building. \n \n\nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/madhushree-ghosh/
LOCATION:Point Loma Library 3701 Voltaire Street San Diego\, CA 92107
CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures,San Diego Adventures
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SUMMARY:You're Leaving When? a Special Meet & Greet Adventure with actress and New York Times bestselling author Annabelle Gurwitch
DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Event\n“Annabelle Gurwitch’s You’re Leaving When? is a pure delight\, full of ambivalence\, regret\, laughter\, rage\, melancholy\, and most importantly\, honest observations about grappling with life’s bewildering cavalcade
of surprises and disappointments.”\n—Heather Havrilesky\, New York Magazine’s Ask Polly columnist  \n You may recognize stunning actress Annabelle Gurwitch as the longtime cohost of the fan favorite “Dinner & a Movie” or from her appearances on television’s “Seinfeld\,” “Murphy Brown\,” “Boston Legal\,” and “Dexter.” \nBut did you know that she is as talented as she is beautiful\, earning a 2021 New York Times Favorite Book for Healthy Living\, a Good Morning America Must Read and a finalist for The Thurber Prize for American Humor Writing 2022\, as well as being a New York Times bestselling author\, who has written and developed adaptations of her books for HBO\, F/X\, NBC\, Lifetime networks\, including a current film project for the Hallmark Channel based on You’re Leaving When? to star Andi MacDowell. \nAs if that weren’t enough\, Time Magazine featured Annabelle in their “Ten Ideas that are Changing the World” annual series\, and her media appearances include GMA\, The Today Show\, Real Time with Bill Maher\, CBS Early Morning\, Oprah\, PBS Newshour\, and many CNN\, MSNBC programs. \nAnnabelle has been chronicling living with Stage IV lung cancer and inequities in healthcare in the New York Times and Washington Post since her out-of-the-blue diagnosis during Covid\, and she’s given patient advocate talks at scientific conferences around the globe including in Vienna\, Rome\, Singapore\, and Brisbane. \nAnd now you have the opportunity to meet this remarkable woman at a Special Meet and Greet Adventure at the Coronado Public Library\, where she will discuss her book\, You’re Leaving When?: Adventures in Downward Mobility. \n  \nRegistration\nRegistration is not required for this event\, as it is free and open to the public. But we think you will want a front row seat to meet Annabelle and hear her remarkable story. To receive guaranteed VIP seating\, simply pre-order a copy of the book below\, which will be delivered to you at the event for signing. \n  \nAbout the Author and Book\n \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\, Washington Post\, Wall Street Journal\, Los Angeles Times\, Los Angeles Magazine\, and Hadassah amongst other publications. \nShe was the longtime cohost of the fan favorite “Dinner & a Movie” on TBS and a regular commentator on NPR. She’s performed on the Moth Mainstage\, Joe’s Pub\, at Carolines on Broadway\, The New York and Aspen Comedy Fests\, and at arts centers around the country. Her acting credits include: “Seinfeld\,” “Murphy Brown\,” “Boston Legal\,” and “Dexter.” Once in while she returns to acting playing Rabbi Gurwitch on “Better Things” on FX or a therapist for an FBI agent in Michael Bay’s “Ambulance.” Annabelle has been chronicling living with stage iv lung cancer and inequities in healthcare in the New York Times and Washington Post since her out-of-the-blue diagnosis during covid. She’s given patient advocate talks at scientific conferences around the globe including in Vienna\, Rome\, Singapore\, and Brisbane. \nHer most recent collection of essays You’re Leaving When? Adventures in Downward Mobility is a 2021 New York Times Favorite Book for Healthy Living\, a Good Morning America Must Read and a finalist for The Thurber Prize for American Humor Writing 2022. \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. Annabelle uses personal stories and humor to illuminate issues in the social zeitgeist including “harnessing resilience and learning how life’s disappointments can teach you about the things that matter most” (Tara Parker Pope\, New York Times). \nAbout the Coronado Public Library\n\n\n\n\nThe mission of the Coronado Public Library is to meet the informational\, recreational\, and cultural needs of the community and to actively promote reading\, life-long learning\, and the pursuit of knowledge. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/annabelle-gurwitch-9-10-24/
LOCATION:Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Avenue Coronado\, 92118
CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures,San Diego Adventures
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SUMMARY:Friends of the Point Loma Library Monday Night Author Adventures (Part 5): a FREE in-person series featuring San Diego based memoirist Jesse Leon
DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Library Series\nWe are delighted to introduce a fun 2024 author series in partnership with the Point Loma Library\, and we invite you to join us! Don’t miss the opportunity to meet seven bestselling and fan-favorite authors: Beth Ann Mathews\, Elizabeth Cobbs\, Elizabeth L. Silver\, Carl Vonderau\, Jesse Leon\, Madhushree Ghosh and Mona Gable. \nPart 5 – Just in time to commemorate Latinx Heritage Month\, join San Diego based memoirist Jesse Leon to discuss his deeply personal memoir\, I’m Not Broken. \nBOOKS are available for pre-order below to be delivered to the event for signing. \nUpcoming Series Schedule\n\nPART 5 featuring Jesse Leon: Monday\, September 9\, 6:30pm Pacific\nPART 6 featuring Madhushree Ghosh: Monday\, October 28\, 6:30pm Pacific\nPART 7 featuring Mona Gable: Monday\, November 4\, 6:30pm Pacific\n\n\n\n  \n\nPart 5: Jesse Leon\n \nJesse Leon is a social impact consultant to foundations\, impact investors\, non-profits\, and real estate developers on ways to address issues of substance abuse\, affordable housing\, and educational opportunities for at-risk youth. Since receiving a master’s degree from the Harvard Kennedy School\, Jesse has managed multi-million dollar philanthropic grantmaking for various foundations and banking institutions\, managed over $1B in public sector investments for affordable housing\, and built thousands of units of mixed-income housing as a real estate developer for Bank of America. \nJesse’s unforgettable memoir\, I’m Not Broken\, is an inspirational portrait of one young man’s indomitable strength and spirit to survive—against all possible odds. “A book for survivors and those who know someone they hope survives\, bodhisattvas all.” \n  \nPart 6: Madhushree Ghosh\n \nMadhushree Ghosh has written prolifically on how food—especially South Asian food—travels globally though immigration\, migration and indenture. As the daughter of refugees and an immigrant to America\, food stories inform her about the history of her people\, how they traveled and what happened to them when they held onto recipes\, let go or modified them over countries\, continents and generations. Her work has been a Notable Mention in Best American Essays in Food Writing\, Pushcart nominated and published in The New York Times\, Vogue India\, Washington Post\, LA Times\, The Writer\, Longreads\, Catapult\, BOMB\, Guernica\, LA Review of Books\, LitHub and others. She is an invited workshop leader at conferences and workshops such as Grub Street Writers\, Encinitas Writers Workshop\, San Diego Memoir Writers’ Workshop and others. \nHer debut food narrative memoir\,\, was published in 2022 by the University of Iowa Press to great acclaim. KHABAAR focuses on chefs\, home cooks\, and food stall owners\, and the author’s own immigrant journey as the daughter of refugees\, questioning what it means to belong and what does “belonging” in a new place look like in the foods carried over from the old country. \n  \nPart 7: Mona Gable\n \nMona Gable is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic\, Outside\, AFAR\, the Los Angeles Times\, and many others. Her article in Los Angeles magazine\, “The Hugo Problem\,” was named a Longreads Best of 2015. Since 1990\, she has written about social issues\, culture\, and politics for the Los Angeles Times. Gable grew up in San Diego\, California\, and is a graduate of UC Berkeley. Her memoir\, “Blood Brother: The Gene That Rocked My Family\,” was published in 2014 by Shebooks. \nHer new novel\, Searching for Savanna\, arose out of a story she wrote for the late Pacific Standard magazine. It is a gripping and illuminating investigation into the disappearance of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind when she was eight months pregnant\, highlighting the shocking epidemic of violence against Native women in America and the societal ramifications of government inaction. \n  \nRegistration\nAs this event is free and open to the public\, no registration is required and seating is available on a first-come\, first-served based. However\, we encourage you to support each of the featured authors by pre-ordering a copy of the book below to be delivered to the event for signing. Additional copies will be available for sale at the event on a limited basis. \n  \n\nAbout the Point Loma/Hervey Library\nOne of the largest libraries in the City of San Diego\, the Point Loma/Hervey Library offers many unique features and several conference rooms\, a computer lab and media room. Fitting with Point Loma’s history as a fishing village\, the library incorporates themes of marine life and nautical history throughout the two-story building. \n \n\nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/jesse-leon/
LOCATION:Point Loma Library 3701 Voltaire Street San Diego\, CA 92107
CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures,San Diego Adventures
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SUMMARY:Till Death Do Us Part: A Wine\, Chocolate\, and Cheese Adventure with USA Today "best of the year" author Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! To be added to the wait list\, please email Sara at admin@adventuresbythebook.com.\n  \nAbout the In-Person Event\n“An intoxicating\, atmospheric and twist-packed testament to the impossibility of truly knowing even those we love the most.”—Ellery Lloyd\, New York Times bestselling author of The Club \nWe invite you to meet USA Today “best of the year” author Laurie Elizabeth Flynn at a private San Diego residence as she discusses Till Death Do Us Part\, her new thriller set in the vineyards of Napa Valley\, about a woman who finds out her long-dead husband is actually alive. \nYour Adventure includes an assortment of cheese and chocolate\, a glass of wine (non alcohol beverages available as well)\, a copy of Till Death Do Us Part to be signed at the event (select the discounted package option below)\, tax\, book presentation\, and the opportunity to engage with Laurie live and in-person in an intimate setting. \nRegistration\nRegister below for the in-person event\, and the address to the private San Diego residence will be provided 3 days prior to the event via email. Spaces are limited\, so register soon to guarantee your spot. \n\nAbout the Author and Book\n \nLaurie Elizabeth Flynn is a former model who lives in London\, Ontario with her husband and their four children. She is the author of three young adult novels: Firsts\, Last Girl Lied To\, and All Eyes On Her\, under the name L.E. Flynn. Her adult fiction debut\, The Girls Are All So Nice Here\, was named a USA Today Best Book of 2021\, sold in 11 territories worldwide\, and became an instant bestseller in Canada. \nHer new novel\, Till Death Do Us Part\, is a sumptuous\, shocking\, steamy thriller set in the vineyards of Napa Valley which ponders the question—what happens when the husband you thought died years ago shows up alive? \nTen years ago\, June’s beloved husband drowned on their honeymoon. Josh’s body was never found. Now\, a decade later\, June is finally ready to move on. She owns a natural wine bar in Brooklyn and is engaged to a patient\, supportive man named Kyle. She’s excited to begin a new chapter in her life\, enjoy a picture-perfect wedding\, and start a family. \nBut out of the blue\, she sees…him—Josh\, her first husband. Is this just a hallucination from the guilt June carries about finally moving on\, or is it possible that her husband never died in the first place? \nJune tries to forget about this vision\, chalking it up to grief and nerves\, but soon enough\, she stumbles across a website for a winery in Napa\, and the owner in the photo is identical to her dead husband. With her upcoming wedding looming and a fiancé who’s already worried she hasn’t left her past behind\, June flies to Napa for answers. But she’s not prepared for all the secrets she’s about to unlock\, because everything she thought she knew about her first love is a lie. \nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/laurie-elizabeth-flynn/
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SUMMARY:The Briar Club Book Launch: A Coronado Public Library Adventure featuring NYT bestselling author Kate Quinn in conversation with USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Coburn
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\nFemale friendships\, haunting secrets\, shadowy characters\, and page-turning plots\, nobody does it better than New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn\, so you won’t want to miss her book launch event for her next historical novel\, The Briar Club. \nJoin us at Kate’s first event celebrating The Briar Club and be the first to hear about how she captures the paranoia of the McCarthy era and evokes the changing roles for women in postwar America.  Kate will be in conversation with USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Coburn. \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is FREE and open to the public\, but seating is limited. Purchase a copy of The Briar Club below to guarantee event admission and priority seating. Your book will be delivered to you at the event for signing and reserved seating. Books will also be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nKate Quinn is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction. A native of southern California\, she attended Boston University where she earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Classical Voice. 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\, The Huntress\, The Rose Code\, and The Diamond Eye. All have been translated into multiple languages. \nHer new novel\, The Briar Club\, is a haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington\, DC\, boardinghouse during the McCarthy era. \nWashington\, DC\, 1950. Everyone keeps to themselves at Briarwood House\, a down-at-the-heels all-female boardinghouse in the heart of the nation’s capital where secrets hide behind white picket fences. But when the lovely\, mysterious widow Grace March moves into the attic room\, she draws her oddball collection of neighbors into unlikely friendship: poised English beauty Fliss\, whose facade of perfect wife and mother covers gaping inner wounds; policeman’s daughter Nora\, who finds herself entangled with a shadowy gangster; frustrated baseball star Beatrice\, whose career has come to an end along with the women’s baseball league of WWII; and poisonous\, gung-ho Arlene\, who has thrown herself into McCarthy’s Red Scare. \nGrace’s weekly attic-room dinner parties and window-brewed sun tea become a healing balm on all their lives\, but she hides a terrible secret of her own. When a shocking act of violence tears the house apart\, the Briar Club women must decide once and for all: who is the true enemy in their midst? \nCapturing the paranoia of the McCarthy era and evoking the changing roles for women in postwar America\, The Briar Club is an intimate and thrilling novel of secrets and loyalty put to the test. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Kate or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n\n\nConnect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n\n\n\nAbout the Moderator\n\n\nJennifer Coburn is the author of Cradles of the Reich\, a historical novel about three very different women living at a Nazi Lebensborn breeding home at the start of World War ll. \nShe has also published a mother-daughter travel memoir\, We’ll Always Have Paris\, as well as six contemporary women’s novels. Additionally\, Jennifer has contributed to five literary anthologies\, including A Paris All Your Own. \nConnect with this Author on NovelNetwork® \nAbout the Coronado Public Library\n\n\nThe mission of the Coronado Public Library is to meet the informational\, recreational\, and cultural needs of the community and to actively promote reading\, life-long learning\, and the pursuit of knowledge.. \n\n\n\n \n\nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/kate-quinn/
LOCATION:Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Avenue Coronado\, 92118
CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures
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SUMMARY:Once We Were Home: an Afternoon Dessert Adventure with National Jewish Book Award finalist Jennifer Rosner
DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Event\n“Never Shall I Forget” – Elie Wiesel \nAs Elie Wiesel so poignantly reminds us\, never shall we forget. Yet what happened to the children of the Holocaust who were separated from their parents in WWII at such a young age; was it possible for them to remember? \nWe invite you to meet Jewish Book Award Finalist Jennifer Rosner at a private San Diego residence as she discusses Once We Were Home\, her powerful novel based on the true stories of children stolen in the wake of World War II. \nYour Adventure includes an assortment of delectable Jewish pastries\, tea\, a copy of Once We Were Home to be signed at the event\, tax\, book presentation\, and the opportunity to engage with Jennifer live and in-person in an intimate setting. \nRegistration\nRegister below for the in-person event\, and the address to the private San Diego residence will be provided 3 days prior to the event via email. Spaces are limited\, so register soon to guarantee your spot. \n \nAbout the Author and Book\n \n\nJennifer Rosner is the author of the novels Once We Were Home and The Yellow Bird Sings\, both finalists for the National Jewish Book Award. She is also author of the memoir\, If a Tree Falls: a Family’s Quest to Hear and Be Heard\, and the children’s book\, The Mitten String\, a Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable. \nJennifer’s books have been translated into a dozen languages. Her short writing has appeared in the New York Times\, The Times of Israel\, The Massachusetts Review\, The Forward\, and elsewhere. In addition to writing\, Jennifer has taught philosophy. She earned her B.A. from Columbia University and her Ph.D. from Stanford University. She lives in Western Massachusetts with her family. \nHer most recent novel\, Once We Were Home\, is based on the true stories of children stolen in the wake of World War II. Ana will never forget her mother’s face when she and her baby brother\, Oskar\, were sent out of their Polish ghetto and into the arms of a Christian friend. For Oskar\, though\, their new family is the only one he remembers. When a woman from a Jewish reclamation organization seizes them\, believing she has their best interest at heart\, Ana sees an opportunity to reconnect with her roots\, while Oskar sees only the loss of the home he loves. \nRoger grows up in a monastery in France\, inventing stories and trading riddles with his best friend in a life of quiet concealment. When a relative seeks to retrieve him\, the Church steals him across the Pyrenees before relinquishing him to family in Jerusalem. Renata\, a post-graduate student in archaeology\, has spent her life unearthing secrets from the past–except for her own. After her mother’s death\, Renata’s grief is entwined with all the questions her mother left unanswered\, including why they fled Germany so quickly when Renata was a little girl. \nTwo decades later\, they are each building lives for themselves\, trying to move on from the trauma and loss that haunts them. But as their stories converge in Israel\, in unexpected ways\, they must each ask where and to whom they truly belong. \nBeautifully evocative and tender\, filled with both luminosity and anguish\, Once We Were Home reveals a little-known history. Based on the true stories of children stolen during wartime\, this heart-wrenching novel raises questions of complicity and responsibility\, belonging and identity\, good intentions and unforeseen consequences\, as it confronts what it really means to find home. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Jennifer or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n\n\nConnect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n\n\nSave
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CATEGORIES:Dessert Adventure,Event,San Diego Adventures
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SUMMARY:Friends of the Point Loma Library Monday Night Author Adventures (Part 4): a FREE in-person series featuring author Elizabeth L. Silver
DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Library Series\nWe are delighted to introduce a fun 2024 author series in partnership with the Point Loma Library\, and we invite you to join us! Don’t miss the opportunity to meet seven bestselling and fan-favorite authors: Beth Ann Mathews\, Elizabeth Cobbs\, Elizabeth L. Silver\, Carl Vonderau\, Jesse Leon\, Madhushree Ghosh and Mona Gable. \nPart 4 – Join author Elizabeth L. Silver to discuss her newest book The Majority\, inspired by the life of former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. \nBOOKS are available for pre-order below to be delivered to the event for signing. \nUpcoming Series Schedule\n\nPART 4 featuring Elizabeth L. Silver: Monday\, June 10\, 6:30pm Pacific\nPART 5 featuring Jesse Leon: Monday\, September 9\, 6:30pm Pacific\nPART 6 featuring Madhushree Ghosh: Monday\, October 28\, 6:30pm Pacific\nPART 7 featuring Mona Gable: Monday\, November 4\, 6:30pm Pacific\n\n\n\n  \n\nPart 4: Elizabeth L. Silver\n\n\nElizabeth L. Silver is the author of The Tincture of Time: A Memoir of (Medical) Uncertainty\, and Amazon Best Book of the Year The Execution of Noa P. Singleton. Her work has been called “masterful” by The Wall Street Journal\, has been published in 7 languages\, and optioned for film. The Tincture of Time was featured on PBS and NPR\, and was an O Magazine/Oprah’s “Ten Books to Pick up Now.”  \nHer new novel\, The Majority\, is a riveting novel of love and friendship\, motherhood and ambition\, and one woman’s fight to be a Supreme Court justice. Covering the span of fifty years\, Justice Sylvia Olin Bernstein’s personal account reveals the intimate truth about a woman who is not just a brilliant mind but a daughter\, a best friend\, a wife\, and a mother. Caught in a tug-of-war between career and family\, truth and convenience\, progress and patience\, she will be given a chance to change the course of American history. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Elizabeth or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n				Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n			\n  \n\nPart 5: Jesse Leon\n \nJesse Leon is a social impact consultant to foundations\, impact investors\, non-profits\, and real estate developers on ways to address issues of substance abuse\, affordable housing\, and educational opportunities for at-risk youth. Since receiving a master’s degree from the Harvard Kennedy School\, Jesse has managed multi-million dollar philanthropic grantmaking for various foundations and banking institutions\, managed over $1B in public sector investments for affordable housing\, and built thousands of units of mixed-income housing as a real estate developer for Bank of America. \nJesse’s unforgettable memoir\, I’m Not Broken\, is an inspirational portrait of one young man’s indomitable strength and spirit to survive—against all possible odds. “A book for survivors and those who know someone they hope survives\, bodhisattvas all.” \n  \nPart 6: Madhushree Ghosh\n \nMadhushree Ghosh has written prolifically on how food—especially South Asian food—travels globally though immigration\, migration and indenture. As the daughter of refugees and an immigrant to America\, food stories inform her about the history of her people\, how they traveled and what happened to them when they held onto recipes\, let go or modified them over countries\, continents and generations. Her work has been a Notable Mention in Best American Essays in Food Writing\, Pushcart nominated and published in The New York Times\, Vogue India\, Washington Post\, LA Times\, The Writer\, Longreads\, Catapult\, BOMB\, Guernica\, LA Review of Books\, LitHub and others. She is an invited workshop leader at conferences and workshops such as Grub Street Writers\, Encinitas Writers Workshop\, San Diego Memoir Writers’ Workshop and others. \nHer debut food narrative memoir\,\, was published in 2022 by the University of Iowa Press to great acclaim. KHABAAR focuses on chefs\, home cooks\, and food stall owners\, and the author’s own immigrant journey as the daughter of refugees\, questioning what it means to belong and what does “belonging” in a new place look like in the foods carried over from the old country. \n  \nPart 7: Mona Gable\n \nMona Gable is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic\, Outside\, AFAR\, the Los Angeles Times\, and many others. Her article in Los Angeles magazine\, “The Hugo Problem\,” was named a Longreads Best of 2015. Since 1990\, she has written about social issues\, culture\, and politics for the Los Angeles Times. Gable grew up in San Diego\, California\, and is a graduate of UC Berkeley. Her memoir\, “Blood Brother: The Gene That Rocked My Family\,” was published in 2014 by Shebooks. \nHer new novel\, Searching for Savanna\, arose out of a story she wrote for the late Pacific Standard magazine. It is a gripping and illuminating investigation into the disappearance of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind when she was eight months pregnant\, highlighting the shocking epidemic of violence against Native women in America and the societal ramifications of government inaction. \n  \nRegistration\nAs this event is free and open to the public\, no registration is required and seating is available on a first-come\, first-served based. However\, we encourage you to support each of the featured authors by pre-ordering a copy of the book below to be delivered to the event for signing. Additional copies will be available for sale at the event on a limited basis. \n  \n\nAbout the Point Loma/Hervey Library\nOne of the largest libraries in the City of San Diego\, the Point Loma/Hervey Library offers many unique features and several conference rooms\, a computer lab and media room. Fitting with Point Loma’s history as a fishing village\, the library incorporates themes of marine life and nautical history throughout the two-story building. \n \n\nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/elizabeth-l-silver/
LOCATION:Point Loma Library 3701 Voltaire Street San Diego\, CA 92107
CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures,San Diego Adventures
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SUMMARY:Point Loma Library Monday Night Author Adventures (Part 3): a FREE in-person series featuring award-winning author Carl Vonderau
DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Library Series\nWe are delighted to introduce a fun 2024 author series in partnership with the Point Loma Library\, and we invite you to join us! Don’t miss the opportunity to meet seven bestselling and fan-favorite authors: Beth Ann Mathews\, Elizabeth Cobbs\, Elizabeth L. Silver\, Carl Vonderau\, Jesse Leon\, Madhushree Ghosh and Mona Gable. \nPart 3 – Just in time to commemorate Mental Health Awareness Month\, join award-winning author Carl Vonderau to discuss his new novel\, Saving Myles. \nBOOKS are available for pre-order below to be delivered to the event for signing. \nUpcoming Series Schedule\n\nPART 3 featuring Carl Vonderau: Monday\, May 13\, 6:30pm Pacific\nPART 4 featuring Elizabeth L. Silver: Monday\, June 10\, 6:30pm Pacific\nPART 5 featuring Jesse Leon: Monday\, September 9\, 6:30pm Pacific\nPART 6 featuring Madhushree Ghosh: Monday\, October 28\, 6:30pm Pacific\nPART 7 featuring Mona Gable: Monday\, November 4\, 6:30pm Pacific\n\n\n\n  \n\nPart 3: Carl Vonderau\n\n \n\nCarl Vonderau is an award-winning author of crime fiction. As a child growing up in Cleveland\, he loved to write. His ghost stories scared the bejesus out of other kids. But it took a long time to become a full-time author. He left Cleveland to study at Stanford\, then spent more than thirty years as a banker in the U.S.\, Latin America\, and North Africa. Those international settings were sources of inspiration for his books. He is the president of Partners in Crime\, The San Diego chapter of the Sisters in Crime organization of authors and fans of crime writing. Additionally\, he’s a partner at San Diego Social Venture Partners\, an organization that mentors other nonprofits.His first novel\, Murderabilia\, was published in 2019 and won a Left Coast Crime award for Best Debut\, and a San Diego Book award for Best Mystery.  \nHis second novel\, Saving Myles\, follows an unassuming banker from La Jolla\, CA as he takes matters into his own hands in order to save his kidnapped son and bring him home.  \n\nPart 4: Elizabeth L. Silver\n\n\nElizabeth L. Silver is the author of The Tincture of Time: A Memoir of (Medical) Uncertainty\, and Amazon Best Book of the Year The Execution of Noa P. Singleton. Her work has been called “masterful” by The Wall Street Journal\, has been published in 7 languages\, and optioned for film. The Tincture of Time was featured on PBS and NPR\, and was an O Magazine/Oprah’s “Ten Books to Pick up Now.”  \nHer new novel\, The Majority\, is a riveting novel of love and friendship\, motherhood and ambition\, and one woman’s fight to be a Supreme Court justice. Covering the span of fifty years\, Justice Sylvia Olin Bernstein’s personal account reveals the intimate truth about a woman who is not just a brilliant mind but a daughter\, a best friend\, a wife\, and a mother. Caught in a tug-of-war between career and family\, truth and convenience\, progress and patience\, she will be given a chance to change the course of American history. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Elizabeth or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n				Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n			\n  \n\nPart 5: Jesse Leon\n \nJesse Leon is a social impact consultant to foundations\, impact investors\, non-profits\, and real estate developers on ways to address issues of substance abuse\, affordable housing\, and educational opportunities for at-risk youth. Since receiving a master’s degree from the Harvard Kennedy School\, Jesse has managed multi-million dollar philanthropic grantmaking for various foundations and banking institutions\, managed over $1B in public sector investments for affordable housing\, and built thousands of units of mixed-income housing as a real estate developer for Bank of America. \nJesse’s unforgettable memoir\, I’m Not Broken\, is an inspirational portrait of one young man’s indomitable strength and spirit to survive—against all possible odds. “A book for survivors and those who know someone they hope survives\, bodhisattvas all.” \n  \nPart 6: Madhushree Ghosh\n \nMadhushree Ghosh has written prolifically on how food—especially South Asian food—travels globally though immigration\, migration and indenture. As the daughter of refugees and an immigrant to America\, food stories inform her about the history of her people\, how they traveled and what happened to them when they held onto recipes\, let go or modified them over countries\, continents and generations. Her work has been a Notable Mention in Best American Essays in Food Writing\, Pushcart nominated and published in The New York Times\, Vogue India\, Washington Post\, LA Times\, The Writer\, Longreads\, Catapult\, BOMB\, Guernica\, LA Review of Books\, LitHub and others. She is an invited workshop leader at conferences and workshops such as Grub Street Writers\, Encinitas Writers Workshop\, San Diego Memoir Writers’ Workshop and others. \nHer debut food narrative memoir\,\, was published in 2022 by the University of Iowa Press to great acclaim. KHABAAR focuses on chefs\, home cooks\, and food stall owners\, and the author’s own immigrant journey as the daughter of refugees\, questioning what it means to belong and what does “belonging” in a new place look like in the foods carried over from the old country. \n  \nPart 7: Mona Gable\n \nMona Gable is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic\, Outside\, AFAR\, the Los Angeles Times\, and many others. Her article in Los Angeles magazine\, “The Hugo Problem\,” was named a Longreads Best of 2015. Since 1990\, she has written about social issues\, culture\, and politics for the Los Angeles Times. Gable grew up in San Diego\, California\, and is a graduate of UC Berkeley. Her memoir\, “Blood Brother: The Gene That Rocked My Family\,” was published in 2014 by Shebooks. \nHer new novel\, Searching for Savanna\, arose out of a story she wrote for the late Pacific Standard magazine. It is a gripping and illuminating investigation into the disappearance of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind when she was eight months pregnant\, highlighting the shocking epidemic of violence against Native women in America and the societal ramifications of government inaction. \n  \nRegistration\nAs this event is free and open to the public\, no registration is required and seating is available on a first-come\, first-served based. However\, we encourage you to support each of the featured authors by pre-ordering a copy of the book below to be delivered to the event for signing. Additional copies will be available for sale at the event on a limited basis. \n  \n\nAbout the Point Loma/Hervey Library\nOne of the largest libraries in the City of San Diego\, the Point Loma/Hervey Library offers many unique features and several conference rooms\, a computer lab and media room. Fitting with Point Loma’s history as a fishing village\, the library incorporates themes of marine life and nautical history throughout the two-story building. \n \n\nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/carl-vonderau/
LOCATION:Point Loma Library 3701 Voltaire Street San Diego\, CA 92107
CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures,San Diego Adventures
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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:Korean Lunch Adventure (LA) featuring acclaimed author A.H. Kim in conversation with author Rosa Kwon Easton
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 author Rosa Kwon Easton\, in this Los Angeles Korean Lunch Adventure to celebrate Ann’s new book. Relative Strangers is 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 Yong Su San in Los Angeles for an authentic and delicious lunch 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 delicious Korean lunch\, hot tea\, 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 start 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 \nRosa Kwon Easton is a debut author whose novels White Mulberry\, and Red Seal\, the sequel\, will be published in a two-book deal\, in winter 2024 and 2026. She is a lawyer\, trustee\, and former President of the publicly-elected Board of Trustees of the Palos Verdes Library District. She is an Anaphora Writing Residency Fellow and a semi-finalist for the Sunspot Lit short story award. Her work can be found in CRAFT Literary\, Writer’s Digest\, StoryCenter.org\, and others. Born in Seoul\, South Korea\, she grew up in Los Angeles and lives in Palos Verdes with her husband and Maltipoo.  \n  \nAbout Yong Su San\nYong Su San has served traditional Korean cuisine to the city of Los Angeles for thirty years. “Yongsusan” means “dragon water mountain\,” the name of a mountain in Kaesung\, capital of the ancient Koryo Dynasty. Yong Su San’s Master Chef and founder Sang Oak Choi was born and raised in Kaesung and mastered both the Kaesung and Royal Court styles of cooking. Yongsusan specializes in Kaesung and Royal Court cuisine\, which is now special and difficult to come by even in Korea. \n \n\nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/a-h-kim/
LOCATION:Yong Su San Restaurant 950 S Vermont Avenue Los Angeles\, California
CATEGORIES:Event,Lunch Adventures,San Diego Adventures
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SUMMARY:Only the Beautiful: a Wine and Book Pairing Book Launch Adventure Featuring USA Today Bestselling Author Susan Meissner
DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Adventure\n\nUncover the dark secret of a California vineyard in WWII… \n…in the latest historical fiction novel by USA Today bestselling author Susan Meissner. Join us at Napatini Wine Bar and Bistro for a delicious glass of wine\, along with some scrumptious bite-sized snacks\, as we celebrate the paperback release of Only the Beautiful! \nYour Adventure includes a happy hour experience\, a glass of wine paired with some delicious snacks\, tax\, gratuity\, and an opportunity to meet Susan up close and personal in an intimate setting. \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nSusan Meissner is a USA Today bestselling author with more than three-quarters of a million books in readers’ hands and translations in nineteen languages. Her novels include The Nature of Fragile Things (Publishers Weekly starred review)\, The Last Year of the War (Real Simple magazine’s best books of 2019)\, As Bright as Heaven (Library Journal starred review)\, Secrets of a Charmed Life (Goodreads finalist for Best Historical Fiction 2015)\, and A Fall of Marigolds (Booklist’s Top Ten Women’s Fiction titles for 2014). \nHer latest novel\, Only the Beautiful\, is a heartrending story about a young mother’s fight to keep her daughter\, and the terrible injustice that tears them apart. It was named a Best Historical Fiction of Spring Pick by Amazon\, PopSugar\, AARP\, and BookBub! \nTo schedule a book club visit with Susan or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n				Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n			\nAbout Napatini Bistro and Wine Bar\nLynn and Gary McLean are the owner-operators of Carlsbad’s Napatini Bistro & Wine Bar. They moved to San Diego’s North County in 2019 from the San Francisco Bay Area\, where they lived very close to California Wine Country. Long story made short: This is a bucket list to-do for Lynn & Gary! “We wanted a wine experience. Our friends and we thought of all the great times we had at wine tasting rooms in Wine Country. \n“We thought that if we were ever given the opportunity\, we would try to mimic that wine-tasting room experience- at least as much as practical- by opening a wine bar\, minus elaborate decor. After hitting a number of challenges we opened in December 2022!”
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/susan-meissner-3-5-24/
LOCATION:Napatini Bistro and Wine Bar 3800 State St #100 Carlsbad\, CA 92008
CATEGORIES:Event,Happy Hour Adventures,SoCal Adventures
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SUMMARY:Bold\, Brave\, and Black: a free Carlsbad Library Adventure featuring bestselling authors Jeffrey Blount and Piper Huguley
DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Adventure\n“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right\, temporarily defeated\, is stronger than evil triumphant.”\n—Martin Luther King\, Jr. \nWe invite you to celebrate Black History Month with us at a special event featuring two talented and award-winning authors\, Jeffrey Blount and Piper Huguley. Join us at this free Carlsbad City Library Adventure for an afternoon of lively discussion where you have the opportunity to meet two talented authors and hear about their experiences\, their books\, and to help pay tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in America\, while continuing to recognize the importance of Black history in the drama of the American story. \n\nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is not required\, as it is free and open to the public. However\, copies of Mr. Jimmy From Around the Way and By Her Own Design are available for pre-order below\, and they will be delivered to the event for signing. Books will be also be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nAbout the Authors\n \nJeffrey Blount is the award-winning author of Almost Snow White\, Hating Heidi Foster\, and The Emancipation of Evan Walls. In his latest novel\, Mr. Jimmy From Around the Way\, James Henry Ferguson attempts to flee from his highly publicized fall from grace\, only to make a troubling discovery in his new town that forces him to confront his past. Full of never-ending twists and turns\, this novel is full of surprises that no one could predict. \n“Mr. Jimmy From Around the Way is a thoughtfully written\, thought-provoking\, complacency-smashing novel of redemption and restoration\, and a testament to the truth that it is in lifting up others that we ourselves are lifted up.”—Marie Bostwick\, NYT and USA Today bestselling author of Esme Cahill Fails Spectacularly \nTo schedule a book club visit with Jeffrey or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n\n\nConnect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nNamed in 2015 as a top ten historical romance novelist byPublisher’s Weekly\, Piper Huguley is the author of the Reconstruction-era Home to Milford College series. She is a 2013 and 2014 Golden Heart finalist for two novels in the Migrations of the Heart series about the Bledsoe sisters in the early twentieth century. \nPiper’s biographical historical fiction\, By Her Own Design: A Novel of Ann Lowe\, Fashion Designer to the Social Register tells the inspiring story of the Black fashion designer of Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress. By Her Own Design was a Booklist top 100 Editor’s Choice selection for 2022 and was named one of the top 100 books of 2022 in Canada by the Globe and Mail newspaper. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Piper or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n\n\nConnect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n\n\nAbout Carlsbad City Library\n\n\n\n\nCarlsbad City Library provides community members of all ages with convenient access to high-quality resources and services to inform and enrich individual and community life. Carlsbad City Library is the destination for information\, enjoyment of reading\, lifelong learning\, and cultural enrichment for those who live\, work and play in Carlsbad.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/jeffrey-blount-and-piper-huguley-2-17-24/
LOCATION:Carlsbad City Library\, 1775 Dove Lane\, Carlsbad\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures
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