BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Adventures By The Book - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Adventures By The Book REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231207T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231207T130000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20231201T151843Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231201T151843Z UID:10000461-1701950400-1701954000@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Moonshot: a virtual Strategies for Success Adventure featuring astronaut and author Mike Massimino in conversation with Fireside CEO Falon Fatemi and Melier CEO Greg McBeth DESCRIPTION:About the Adventure\n\nFor over 13 years\, Adventures by the Book has been offering our signature one-of-a-kind\, multi-sensorial events and travels with authors. That’s because when it comes to connecting people and communities with books\, we mean business! \nAnd now\, we are taking that mission quite literally and are thrilled to welcome you to join the next in our new Adventures by the Book Means Business series\, offering you the opportunity to meet some of the greatest minds in the business world. \n \nAnd speaking of the greatest minds in business\, we invite you to meet Mike Massimino\, astronaut\, author\, and podcast host\, on the Strategies for Success (SFS) Network presented by Master Class on Fireside. Mike will be joined in conversation with SFS founders and hosts Falon Fatemi and Greg McBeth\, as this brilliant trio discuss Mike’s new book\, Moonshot. Learn how Mike achieved unparalleled business growth and success\, and how you can too\, particularly for start-ups. \nRegistration\nRegister for free\, or if you want the VIP treatment which allows you the exclusive opportunity to chat or ask questions live with Mike\, Greg\, and Falon during the program (as well as with future high profile speakers and authors)\, including coaching and giveaways and much more\, check out their exciting SFS Network membership plan. \nWhile this Adventure is free\, you can purchase a paperback copy of Moonshot below\, to be shipped to you within the U.S. \n\n\nAbout the Author and Book\n\n\n \nMike Massimino\, a former NASA astronaut\, is a professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia University and the senior advisor for space programs at the Intrepid Sea\, Air & Space Museum. He received a BS from Columbia University\, and MS degrees in mechanical engineering and in technology and policy\, as well as a PhD in mechanical engineering\, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. \nAfter working as an engineer at IBM\, NASA\, and McDonnell Douglas Aerospace\, along with academic appointments at Rice University and at the Georgia Institute of Technology\, Mike was selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1996\, and is the veteran of two space flights\, the fourth and fifth Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions in 2002 and 2009. Mike has a team record for the number of hours spacewalking in a single space shuttle mission\, and he was also the first person to tweet from space. During his NASA career he received two NASA Space Flight Medals\, the NASA Distinguished Service Medal\, the American Astronautical Society’s Flight Achievement Award\, and the Star of Italian Solidarity. \nMike has made numerous television appearances\, including a six-time recurring role as himself on the CBS hit comedy The Big Bang Theory. He has hosted Science Channel’s The Planets and its special Great American Eclipse. He is featured in National Geographic Channel’s series One Strange Rock and is the host for Science Channel’s series The Planets and Beyond. He is a frequent guest on television news and talk show programs\, including NBC’s Today Show\, ABC’s Good Morning America\, and CNN. He has also appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman and the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson\, and on StarTalk radio and television shows. \nIn his new book\, Moonshot\, the former NASA Astronaut outlines his mindset to solve problems\, provide leadership in the face of adversity\, and never give up when pursuing your wildest ambitions. \nMike Massimino achieved his dream of exploring space. Now he distills stories and insights from NASA into an actionable guide to accomplish your biggest goals. Mike reveals how to make possible the seemingly impossible—on Earth. Written with characteristic wit and a big heart\, Mike identifies ten hard-earned lessons of spaceflight and his other life experiences\, including \n\n\n\nAbout the Moderators and SFS Network\n\n\n \nWith the SFS Network\, serial entrepreneurs and husband and wife team Greg McBeth and Falon Fatemi are bringing together leaders with expertise across life\, love\, and business\, in order to discuss and learn what it takes to find success in all three areas. \nConversations are interactive and explore personal successes and failures\, including from Greg and Falon’s own lives\, and deep dive into the skills and habits required to achieve consistent success. Join this first-of-its-kind community to connect and win together. \nGreg and Falon are both serial entrepreneurs and CEO’s (of Melier and Fireside\, respectively)\, who have held leadership roles at companies ranging from early startups to Fortune 100’s. Collectively\, they have raised more than $100 million in venture funding across AI\, B2B\, Consumer Software\, Media\, and Food and Hospitality\, and helped grow billion dollar private and public companies. \nThey’ve also hired and led teams of world-class operators\, generated hundreds of million in revenue for businesses\, sold companies\, and even had a hand at making a few marriages. \nGreg and Falon have been married for over eight years. Today\, their marriage is stronger than ever and they are expecting their first child. They currently split their time between Napa Valley and Miami. \n\n  \n\nAbout Fireside\nFireside is the exclusive\, invite-only new podcast platform for the next generation – a socially responsible space for us to come together in real-time to collaborate and create meaningful conversations. Together\, we will engage in discussion\, debate\, and discourse in a public forum and make it a thing of celebration and beauty. We are ready to share our microphone with you and hope you’ll join us as we collaborate in the world’s most dynamic auditorium. URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/mike-massimino-12-7-23/ CATEGORIES:ABTB Means Business,Event,Fireside Chat ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Massimino-Mike-12.7.23.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231114T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231114T200000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230815T210845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185853Z UID:10000448-1699981200-1699992000@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Bright Lights\, City Lights: a Big Christmas Adventure featuring New York Times bestselling author and Friends & Fiction star Mary Kay Andrews DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Adventure\n“From a magical Santa suit\, to a Christmas tree stand in the heart of New York\, to a neighborhood full of quirky characters\, and the smell of fresh cut pine Christmas trees\, nobody does Christmas like Mary Kay Andrews.”\n—Debbie Macomber\, #1 New York Times bestselling author \nThe holiday season is only a month away! Get into the spirit early while celebrating New York Times bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews’s new book\, a Christmas novella about love\, second chances and people taking care of each other\, on this Big Christmas Adventure! \nJoin us at City Lights Christmas Store for a wonderfully\, festive event! Peruse the eclectic and varied shelves within this immense store and learn from Mary Kay about her new novel which follows protagonist Kerry Tolliver as she arrives in Manhattan for the first time to sell her family’s Christmas trees and the adventure that’s more than she bargained for. Enjoy some delicious Christmas cookies with a glass of wine or sparkling cider\, surrounded by all kinds of holiday decorations to get yourself into the spirit of the season! \nYour holiday extravaganza Adventure includes Christmas cookies\, a glass of wine or sparkling cider\, a festive presentation by Mary Kay Andrews\, a 20% off shopping coupon to the entire City Lights Christmas Store\, a hardcover copy of Bright Lights\, Big Christmas to be signed at the event\, and an opportunity to meet the author up close and personal in an intimate setting. \n  \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nMary Kay Andrews is the New York Times bestselling author of 30 novels and one cookbook\, The Beach House Cookbook. Her first novel\, Every Crooked Nanny\, was published in 1992 by HarperCollins. She went on to write ten critically acclaimed mysteries under her real name\, Kathy Hogan Trocheck. \nIn 2002\, she assumed the pen name Mary Kay Andrews with the publication of Savannah Blues. In 2006\, Hissy Fit became her first New York Times bestseller\, followed by fifteen more New York Times\, USA Today and Publisher’s Weekly bestsellers. To date\, her novels have been published in German\, Italian\, Polish\, Slovenian\, Hungarian\, Dutch\, Czech and Japanese. \nBright Lights\, Big Christmas is a novella celebrating the magic of Christmas and second chances. \nWhen fall rolls around\, it’s time for Kerry Tolliver to leave her family’s Christmas tree farm in the mountains of North Carolina for the wilds of New York City to help her gruff older brother & his dog\, Queenie\, sell the trees at the family stand on a corner in Greenwich Village. Sharing a tiny vintage camper and experiencing Manhattan for the first time\, Kerry’s ready to try to carve out a new corner for herself. \nIn the weeks leading into Christmas\, Kerry quickly becomes close with the charming neighbors who live near their stand. When an elderly neighbor goes missing\, Kerry will need to combine her country know-how with her newly acquired New York knowledge to protect the new friends she’s come to think of as family. \nAnd complicating everything is Patrick\, a single dad raising his adorable\, dragon-loving son Austin on this quirky block. Kerry and Patrick’s chemistry is undeniable\, but what chance does this holiday romance really have? \n  \nAbout City Lights Christmas Store\nCity Lights Collectibles opened in September 1991 on the ground floor of a large office block just off of the I-5 freeway at Sea World Drive in San Diego. Brian Young\, the founder of City Lights\, had retired from being managing director of a sizeable retail group of companies in the UK.  He moved along with his wife Laura and 12-year-old son Spencer from London to San Diego in the golden state of California. \nBrian was a great admirer of Americans and their lifestyle. He had spent many vacations in the USA and cherished the idea of retiring there. Unfortunately\, going from a very active business and social life to a “what shall I do today” state of mind was not working well for him. A small retail store in a seasonal business was his idea\, and that thought morphed into City Lights. Motivated not by money but by the need to be occupied was his reasoning. \nBrian intended to be open only three days a week.  The first location was only 1\,000 square feet\, but it filled his wish to have a destination and to meet a schedule. Old habits die hard.  In the early days\, City Lights was mainly a year-round Christmas store with only two collectible lines\, Department 56 and Annalee dolls. \nSoon the word spread that San Diego now had a Christmas store\, and their clientele grew\, and with that\, so did their product lines. Now the one-person business needed a helper.  So\, Laura\, who had no customer service experience\, was pressed into service. That was when City Lights proudly became a family business and even prouder when their son Spencer graduated from college in 1997 and joined up with his parents. URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/mary-kay-andrews-11-14-23/ CATEGORIES:Event,Holiday Adventure ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Mary-Kay-Andrews-11.14.23-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231113T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231113T193000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230111T054547Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185838Z UID:10000362-1699900200-1699903800@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Point Loma Library Monday Night Author Adventures (Part 5): a FREE in-person series featuring award-winning author and cook Kitty Morse DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Library Series\nWe are delighted to introduce a fun 2023 author series in partnership with the Point Loma Library\, and we invite you to join us! Don’t miss the opportunity to meet five bestselling and fan-favorite authors\, Joe Stillman\, Kathi Diamant\, Amy Wallen\, Jennifer Coburn\, and Kitty Morse. \nOur final part 5 features award-winning author and cook Kitty Morse\, as she discusses her book\, Bitter Sweet: A Wartime Journal and Heirloom Recipes from Occupied France. \nBOOKS are available for pre-order below to be delivered to the event for signing. \n\nUpcoming Series Schedule\nPART 5 featuring Kitty Morse: Monday\, November 13\, 6:30pm Pacific\n\n  \n\nPart 5: Kitty Morse\n \nKitty Morse is the author of ten cookbooks\, including a memoir with recipes titled Mint Tea and Minarets: a Banquet of Moroccan Memories\, named Best Book/Arab Cuisine by the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. Other titles include Cooking at the Kasbah: Recipes from my Moroccan Kitchen (now in its tenth printing from Chronicle Books)\, The California Farm Cookbook\, and Edible Flowers: A Kitchen Companion with Recipes. \n Her 11th cookbook Bitter Sweet: A Wartime Journal and Heirloom Recipes from Occupied France — part Holocaust history\, part memoir\, part cookbook — features recipes from Kitty’s Alsatian ancestors\, and is based upon original family documents and photographs chronicling living in Alsace during the Nazi occupation in WWII. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Kitty or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \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/kitty-morse-11-13-23/ CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures,San Diego Adventures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/pt-loma-library-series-2023-4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231111T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231111T140000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230721T034128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185852Z UID:10000444-1699696800-1699711200@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:The Truth About Horses: an Interactive Equine Therapy Adventure featuring author\, actress and producer Christy Cashman in conversation with multiple Emmy and Golden Globe winning actress Jane Seymour DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Event\nThe bond that develops between a horse and rider inspires a sense of teamwork\, responsibility\, communication\, caring\, and joy. \nGet an up close and personal look at the bond that is possible between horses and humans with the help of author\, actress and producer Christy Cashman in this Interactive Equine Therapy Adventure. \nJoin Christy\, in conversation with multiple Emmy and Golden Globe winning actress Jane Seymour\, and your fellow Adventurers for a unique\, equine experience\, as Christy discusses her new book and chats with Jane about their joint project adapting The Truth About Horses into a feature presentation for the screen. Enjoy strolling the Ivey Ranch grounds as well as meeting\, touching and grooming the horses they use for their Equine Therapy Program! Learn all about what it takes to train and prepare these beautiful animals and be amazed by their power and grace. \nYour Adventure includes live interaction with the horses including petting and grooming\, a tour of the ranch\, a signed copy of The Truth About Horses\, author presentation\, a donation to Ivey Ranch Park\, a casual lunch with the ability to watch the horses while eating\, and an opportunity to meet the Christy and Jane in a close and intimate setting. \n\nPlanned Schedule:\n10:00 am –  Meet at Ivey Ranch for tour and riding exhibition \n11:00 am – Interact with horses as desired (petting\, grooming\, photos) \n12:00pm – Casual lunch \n12:30 pm – Author presentation \n1:30 pm – Book signing \n2:00 pm – Event concludes \n  \n\nAbout the Author and Book\n \nChristy Cashman is an author\, producer\, philanthropist\, and actress who has appeared in several films\, including American Hustle\, Joy\, The Descendants\, Ted 2\, Kettle of Fish\, The Love Guide\, The Women\, The Golden Boys\, The Forger and many others. She is the founder of YouthINK\, a not-for-profit mentor-led creative program geared towards teenagers with a focus on writing\, storytelling\, and the arts. She is also co-chair of Literary Lights for the Associates of the Boston Public Library and has previously written two children’s books. \nIn her debut novel\, The Truth About Horses\, (currently being co-produced with Jane Seymour into a feature presentation for the screen)\, just when she thought things couldn’t get any worse\, fourteen-year-old Reese discovers they can — in the worst possible way. Her family’s dream of winning the Black Elk race is shattered when their beloved horse\, Trusted Treasure\, falls at the last jump. Reese witnesses the family’s finances\, hopes\, and happiness go up in smoke. \nThen\, during an unexpected turn of events\, Reese meets Wes\, a Lakota Indian\, whose way of training horses is unlike anything she’s ever seen. This book will have you laughing and crying – sometimes on the same page – all the while rooting for Reese\, the most unlikely of heroes. \nAbout Jane Seymour\n \nA multiple Emmy and Golden Globe winner\, recipient of the Officer of the British Empire (OBE) bestowed upon her by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace\, Jane Seymour has proven her talents in virtually all media\, the Broadway stage\, motion pictures and television. \nThrough her production company\, she has produced and starred in multiple programs. Behind the camera\, Jane served as an executive director for a documentary film. \nShe is currently teaming up with Christy Cashman to co-produce The Truth About Horses into a feature presentation for the Screen. \n\n  \n\nAbout Ivey Ranch\nThe Ivey Ranch is located within the City of Oceanside’s “Historic Preservation Area No. 1 – Mission San Luis Rey.” The Ivey Ranch House was built in 1889. The house and surrounding grounds passed through several landowners’ hands from 1891 to 1937 at which point L.O. Ivey purchased it. The Ivey’s were living in Los Angeles at the time of the purchase. \nMr. Otis Ivey was a poor boy from Texas who made good with Citizens Bank in Los Angeles starting at the beginning of the 1900’s. He lived most of his later adult life in San Marino (near Pasadena)\, then Westwood\, then Holmby Hills\, part of Los Angeles. He loved to ride horses on the ranch and loved to ride around in his open\, metallic green Jeep. It is thought that Otis Ivey stopped coming to the ranch by about 1970\, when his health slowed him down. \nIn 1981\, the Year of the Disabled\, a steering committee proposed a Concept Proposal for the establishment of a park at a twenty-acre site on the Ivey Ranch Estate. The Ivey Ranch Steering Committee proposed a plan for a park that would be fully accessible to both the disabled and able-bodied. The park envisioned by the Steering Committee would provide an environment for all groups of the area’s population to interact and relate to one another irrespective of their disabilities. \n \n\nSave URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/christy-cashman-11-11-23/ CATEGORIES:Daylong Adventure,Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/christy-cashmanseymour-11.11.23.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231110T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231110T140000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230804T040632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185853Z UID:10000446-1699617600-1699624800@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:The Last Masterpiece: a Yacht Club Lunch Adventure with USA Today bestselling author and art historian Laura Morelli DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Event\nIt’s time to sail forward and continue with this exciting author series held at the esteemed Southwestern Yacht Club. \nFrom the author of the bestselling historical fiction novels The Night Portrait and The Giant: A Novel of Michelangelo’s David comes another heart-pumping adventure inspired by a true story. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to have lunch at the esteemed Southwestern Yacht Club in the beautiful Point Loma residential area within the Shelter Island Yacht Basin with USA Today bestselling author and art historian Laura Morelli as she discusses her new novel\, The Last Masterpiece. \nYour Adventure includes lunch\, beverage\, tax\, gratuity\, a stunning power point presentation by Laura\, a paperback copy of The Last Masterpiece to be delivered and signed at the event\, and the opportunity to meet the author live and in-person. \n  \n\nAbout the Author and Book\n \nLaura Morelli holds a Ph.D. in art history from Yale University and is an award-winning\, USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling historical novelist. She is the author of the popular guidebook series that includes Made in Italy. Her historical novels\, including The Night Portrait and The Last Masterpiece\, bring the stories of art history to life. Laura’s books have been picks at Costco\, Target\, and Hudson News. Laura has taught college students in the U.S. and in Italy\, and shares her passion for the history of Italian art in her online programs. \nHer new novel\, The Last Masterpiece\, follows two women—a German photographer and an American stenographer—as they hunt for priceless masterpieces looted from the Florentine art collections. \nIn the summer of 1943\, Eva Brunner is taking photographs of Nazi-looted art hidden inside the salt mines of the Austrian hinterland. Across the ocean in Connecticut\, Josephine Evans is working as a humble typist at the Yale Art Gallery. When both women are called to Italy to contribute to the war effort\, neither imagines she will hold the fate of some of the world’s greatest masterpieces torn from the Uffizi Galleries and other Florentine art collections in her hands. \nBut as Italy turns from ally to enemy and Hitler’s plan to destroy irreplaceable monuments and works of art becomes frighteningly clear\, each woman’s race against the clock—and against one another—might demand more than they were prepared to give. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Laura or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n\n  \n\nAbout Southwestern Yacht Club\nSouthwestern Yacht Club is one of the largest\, oldest\, and most prestigious yacht clubs in San Diego\, California. SWYC was formed in 1925 by visionary yachting enthusiasts looking for ways to enjoy each other’s company and to share their passion for boating. Since then\, the Club has developed into a full-service operation with more than 800 members embracing all forms of yachting\, fishing\, and social activities\, all while earning a reputation as being the friendliest club in the area. \n \n\nSave URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/laura-morelli-11-10-23/ CATEGORIES:Event,Lunch Adventures,San Diego Adventures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/laura-morelli-11.10.23.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231104T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231104T190000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230831T080303Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185854Z UID:10000450-1699113600-1699124400@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Inside the Author's Studio: a Desi High Tea Adventure featuring South Asian chef and food memoirist Madhushree Ghosh DESCRIPTION:About the Live and In-Person Adventure\n\n“Equal parts memoir\, political commentary\, and cookbook\,… (KHABAAR) braids food and memory and loss into a single compelling strand.” – Rishi Reddi in LA Review of Books \nJust in time for Diwali\, India’s biggest and most important holiday of the year\, we would be honored for you to join us for a Desi High Tea Adventure\, with traditional Indian fare such as homemade masala chai\, samosas with chutney\, tandoori chicken masala in roti\, kheer with berries\, as chef and author Madhushree Ghosh shares the stories of chefs\, home cooks\, and food stall owners as well as her experiences as an immigrant in her cookbook memoir KHABAAR: An Immigrant Journey of Food\, Memory\, and Family. \nJoin us at Madshushree’s private home in San Diego for the next in our Inside the Author’s Studio series\, where you will have the opportunity to meet the author up close and personal. \nYour Adventure includes food\, a beverage\, tax\, a copy of KHABAAR: An Immigrant Journey of Food\, Memory\, and Family to be delivered and signed at the event\, the intimate\, authentic Desi High Tea ceremony that includes a diya\, or tea light\, outdoor lighting ceremony for people to light and wish each other well as part of the Diwali celebration experience and the opportunity to engage with Madhushree live and in-person. \nDue to the special nature of this event\, only a limited number of spaces are available and event is expected to sell out. \nRegistration\nTo register for the in-person event\, simply select the Event Registration (11-4-23) option below\, and the address to Madhushree’s private residence will be provided 3 days prior to the event via email. \n\nAbout the Author and Book\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. \nHer 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. \nBesides writing about food\, recipes and history of food from South Asia\, Madhushree works in oncology and infectious diseases’ diagnostics in San Diego where she is a sought-after speaker at major food and book festivals\, women in science forums as well as global conversations on domestic partner violence in the South Asian immigrant communities in America. \nMadhushree Ghosh’s debut food narrative memoir\, KHABAAR: An Immigrant Journey of Food\, Memory\, and Family\, 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  \nAbout Diwali\n \nDiwali is the Hindu festival of lights with its variations also celebrated in other Indian religions. It symbolizes the spiritual “victory of light over darkness\, good over evil\, and knowledge over ignorance.” Diwali is celebrated during the Hindu lunisolar months of Ashvin (according to the amanta tradition) and Kartika (between mid-October and mid-November). The celebrations generally last five or six days. \nDuring the festival\, the celebrants illuminate their homes\, temples and workspaces with diyas (oil lamps)\, candles and lanterns. Hindus\, in particular\, have a ritual oil bath at dawn on each day of the festival. Diwali is also marked with fireworks and the decoration of floors with rangoli designs\, and other parts of the house with jhalars. Food is a major focus with families partaking in feasts and sharing mithai. The festival is an annual homecoming and bonding period not only for families\, but also for communities and associations\, particularly those in urban areas\, which will organize activities\, events and gatherings. URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/madhushree-ghosh-11-4-23/ CATEGORIES:Cooking Adventure,Event,San Diego Adventures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/madhushree-gosh-the-authors-studio-11-4-23-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231103T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231103T143000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230628T231006Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185852Z UID:10000442-1699014600-1699021800@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:The Perfumist of Paris: a Carlsbad City Library Adventure featuring New York Times bestselling author Alka Joshi DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\nParis\, 1974… Women who use the power of fragrance to seduce\, tease and entice… Whispered secrets from a dark past… \nAllow us to seduce\, tease\, and entice you to meet New York Times bestselling author Alka Joshi\, author of Reese’s Book Club Pick The Henna Artist. In the final chapter in Alka’s New York Times bestselling Jaipur trilogy\, The Perfumist of Paris\, takes readers to 1970s Paris. \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is not required\, as it is free and open to the public. However\, copies of The Perfumist of Paris are available for pre-sale below and they will be delivered to the event for signing. Books will be also be available for purchase and signing at the event. \n  \nAbout the Author and Book\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. Her debut novel\, The Henna Artist\, immediately became a New York Times bestseller and a Reese Witherspoon Pick. It has been translated into 29 languages and is currently in development at Netflix as a tv series. \nAlka 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. She is available for speaking engagements and group writing instruction. Alka shares her writing tips on her YouTube Channel HERE. \nAlka’s latest book\, The Perfumist of Paris\, is the final chapter in the bestselling Jaipur trilogy and it takes readers to 1970s Paris\, where Radha’s budding career as a perfumer must compete with the demands of her family and the secrets of her past. \n  \nAbout the Carlsbad City Library\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/alka-joshi-11-3-23/ CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures,SoCal Adventures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/alka-joshi-carlsbad-11.3.23-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231021T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231021T160000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230621T233249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231102T135744Z UID:10000438-1697896800-1697904000@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Reading Between the Vines: a Wine & Book Pairing Adventure featuring NYT bestselling author Jean Kwok DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Event\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! Introducing our new Reading Between the Vines series to take place at the estate producer Hook & Ladder Winery\, 2134 Olivet Rd\, Santa Rosa\, in Sonoma County\, California! \nWith the assistance of Melier\, indulge in an afternoon filled with a sumptuous wine tasting and book pairing experience\, presented under California’s brilliant trademark sunshine. While you sample some of the delectable wines that Hook & Ladder Winery is known for\, meet New York Times and international bestselling author Jean Kwok and learn about her new novel\, The Leftover Woman. \nYour Adventure includes a glass of Hook & Ladder wine specifically selected to pair with Jean’s book\, a signed hardcover copy of The Leftover Woman\, author presentation\, Q&A\, book signing\, and the opportunity to meet the author in a relaxed and intimate setting at the beautiful Hook & Ladder Winery property. \n  \n\nAbout the Author\n \nJean Kwok is the award-winning\, New York Times and international bestselling author of The Leftover Woman\,Searching for Sylvie Lee\, Girl in Translation and Mambo in Chinatown. Her work has been published in twenty countries and taught in universities\, colleges and high schools across the world. \nJean immigrated from Hong Kong to Brooklyn when she was five and worked in a Chinatown clothing factory for much of her childhood while living in an unheated\, roach-infested apartment. In between her undergraduate degree at Harvard and MFA in fiction at Columbia\, she worked for three years as a professional ballroom dancer. Jean is trilingual\, fluent in Dutch\, Chinese and English\, and studied Latin for seven years. She divides her time between the Netherlands and New York City. \nThe Leftover Woman is an evocative family drama and a riveting mystery about the ferocious pull of motherhood for two very different women. Jasmine Yang arrives in New York City from her rural Chinese village without money or family support\, fleeing a controlling husband\, on a desperate search for the daughter who was taken from her at birth. But with her husband on her trail\, the clock is ticking\, and she’s forced to make increasingly desperate decisions if she ever hopes to be reunited with her daughter. \nMeanwhile\, publishing executive Rebecca Whitney seems to have it all: a prestigious family name and the wealth that comes with it\, a high-powered career\, a beautiful home\, a handsome husband\, and an adopted Chinese daughter she adores. But when an industry scandal threatens to jeopardize not only Rebecca’s job but her marriage\, this perfect world begins to crumble and her role in her own family is called into question. \n  \nEvent Registration\nRegistration via Hook & Ladder available here. The first thirty people to register will receive a FREE copy of The Leftover Woman. You may also pre-order an additional copy below of The Leftover Woman to be delivered at the event for signing. Only books purchased below or at the event are eligible for signing. \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. \n \n\nSave URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/reading-between-the-vines-jean-kwok-10-21-23-2-2/ CATEGORIES:Event,Wine Pairing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Jean-Kwok-winery-10.21.23-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231020T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231020T160000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230608T053446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185847Z UID:10000410-1697812200-1697817600@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:The Leftover Woman: a Free Carlsbad Library Adventure with NYT and international bestselling author Jean Kwok DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Adventure\n“A heart-tugging exploration of love\, belonging and the meaning of family.”\n—Ruth Ware\, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The It Girl \nWe invite you to celebrate the release of New York Times bestselling author Jean Kwok’s new book\, The Leftover Woman\, which explores the complexities of identity\, motherhood and family through the harsh reality of China’s controversial One Child Policy at a free Carlsbad City Library Adventure. Join us for an afternoon of lively book discussion. \n\n  \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is not required\, as it is free and open to the public. However\, copies of The Leftover Woman are available for pre-sale below and they will be delivered to the event for signing. Books will be also be available for purchase and signing at the event. \n  \nAbout the Author\n \nJean Kwok is the award-winning\, New York Times and international bestselling author of The Leftover Woman\, Searching for Sylvie Lee\, Girl in Translation and Mambo in Chinatown. Her work has been published in twenty countries and taught in universities\, colleges and high schools across the world. \nJean immigrated from Hong Kong to Brooklyn when she was five and worked in a Chinatown clothing factory for much of her childhood while living in an unheated\, roach-infested apartment. In between her undergraduate degree at Harvard and MFA in fiction at Columbia\, she worked for three years as a professional ballroom dancer. Jean is trilingual\, fluent in Dutch\, Chinese and English\, and studied Latin for seven years. She divides her time between the Netherlands and New York City. \nThe Leftover Woman is an evocative family drama and a riveting mystery about the ferocious pull of motherhood for two very different women. Jasmine Yang arrives in New York City from her rural Chinese village without money or family support\, fleeing a controlling husband\, on a desperate search for the daughter who was taken from her at birth. But with her husband on her trail\, the clock is ticking\, and she’s forced to make increasingly desperate decisions if she ever hopes to be reunited with her daughter. \nMeanwhile\, publishing executive Rebecca Whitney seems to have it all: a prestigious family name and the wealth that comes with it\, a high-powered career\, a beautiful home\, a handsome husband\, and an adopted Chinese daughter she adores. But when an industry scandal threatens to jeopardize not only Rebecca’s job but her marriage\, this perfect world begins to crumble and her role in her own family is called into question. \n  \nAbout 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/jean-kwok-10-20-2023/ CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures,San Diego Adventures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Jean-Kwok-Carlsbad-10.20.23.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231019T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231019T200000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230607T233427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185847Z UID:10000389-1697738400-1697745600@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Chinese Dinner Adventure featuring New York Times and international bestselling author Jean Kwok DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Adventure\n“A heart-tugging exploration of love\, belonging and the meaning of family.”\n—Ruth Ware\, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The It Girl \nWe invite you to celebrate the release of New York Times bestselling author Jean Kwok’s new book\, which explores the complexities of identity\, motherhood and family through the harsh reality of China’s controversial One Child Policy\, in this Chinese Dinner Adventure! \nJoin us at Mandarin House Chinese Restaurant for dinner and a lively book discussion. Experience the delicious joys of authentic\, Chinese cuisine from a classic\, San Diego establishment and chat with Jean about the inspirations behind her new book\, which tells the story of two unforgettable women on a shocking collision course. They’re in a divided city—separated by severe economic and cultural differences yet bound by a deep emotional connection to a child. \nYour Adventure includes a delicious\, authentic Chinese dinner\, hot tea\, tax\, gratuity\, a hardcover copy of The Leftover Woman to be signed at the event\, and an opportunity to meet the author up close and personal in an intimate setting. \n  \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nJean Kwok is the award-winning\, New York Times and international bestselling author of The Leftover Woman\,Searching for Sylvie Lee\, Girl in Translation and Mambo in Chinatown. Her work has been published in twenty countries and taught in universities\, colleges and high schools across the world. \nJean immigrated from Hong Kong to Brooklyn when she was five and worked in a Chinatown clothing factory for much of her childhood while living in an unheated\, roach-infested apartment. In between her undergraduate degree at Harvard and MFA in fiction at Columbia\, she worked for three years as a professional ballroom dancer. Jean is trilingual\, fluent in Dutch\, Chinese and English\, and studied Latin for seven years. She divides her time between the Netherlands and New York City. \nThe Leftover Woman is an evocative family drama and a riveting mystery about the ferocious pull of motherhood for two very different women. Jasmine Yang arrives in New York City from her rural Chinese village without money or family support\, fleeing a controlling husband\, on a desperate search for the daughter who was taken from her at birth. But with her husband on her trail\, the clock is ticking\, and she’s forced to make increasingly desperate decisions if she ever hopes to be reunited with her daughter. \nMeanwhile\, publishing executive Rebecca Whitney seems to have it all: a prestigious family name and the wealth that comes with it\, a high-powered career\, a beautiful home\, a handsome husband\, and an adopted Chinese daughter she adores. But when an industry scandal threatens to jeopardize not only Rebecca’s job but her marriage\, this perfect world begins to crumble and her role in her own family is called into question. \n  \nAbout Mandarin House\nThe Mandarin House is ultimately the result of an improbable meeting of two young friends randomly meeting again after 5 years at an airport on the way to America. John – Tat – Law and Bill – Wai Choi – Man were young teenagers growing up working and cooking in the restaurants of Hong Kong in the 1960’s. A chance meeting brought them back together and sent the pair on a journey from the East coast of America to beautiful San Diego over a span of multiple years and working and cooking in multiple restaurants along the way. \nBut with a chance to finally do something of their own\, the young chefs found an opportunity to transform an old diner into their dream and\, in 1977\, The Mandarin House of La Jolla was born. They serve all the best versions of all the classic Chinese dishes that you know and love in a fun\, retro yet modern environment. Their classically trained chefs are still using traditional techniques coupled with their original recipes to bring you a dining experience unlike anywhere else in the world. URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/jean-kwok-10-19-23/ CATEGORIES:Dinner Adventures,Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Jean-Kwok-chinese-dinner-10.19.23.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231018T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231018T173000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230810T075217Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185853Z UID:10000447-1697644800-1697650200@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Book Bingo (Thriller\, Suspense and Mystery Picks): a Virtual Adventure featuring bestselling and fan-favorite authors Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg\, Michelle Cox\, Greta Kelly\, Brian J. Morra\, Kaira Rouda\, and Katherine St. John DESCRIPTION:About the Virtual (Zoom) Event:\n“The true mystery of the world is the visible\, not the invisible.” – Oscar Wilde \nJust in time for Halloween\, we are pleased to announce another fun Book Bingo (Thriller\, Suspense and Mystery Picks): A Virtual Adventure. \nIf you are already familiar with our popular Southern California series that features NovelNetwork® authors\, you will understand why we receive so many requests to expand the program nationwide. Pivoting to virtual events has made this not only possible\, but offers up fun opportunities for exciting partnerships\, participation by more of our over 130 book club favorite authors\, and space to accommodate many more readers! \nDive into literary thrills and chills this Halloween season by playing book bingo with six bestselling and book club favorite authors: Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg\, Michelle Cox\, Greta Kelly\, Brian J. Morra\, Kaira Rouda\, and Katherine St. John.  Enjoy presentations by the authors\, while playing an interactive virtual game of bingo\, including fun prizes. All you have to do is show up (and why not invite your book club friends and fellow readers to join in as well) to learn about these great reads! \nWhile this event is free\, your purchase of a book(s) below (to be shipped to you within the U.S.) provides much-needed support to these authors. \nYour Adventure includes a book discussion with all six authors\, an interactive virtual game of Book Bingo\, Q&A\, prizes\, and the opportunity to meet the authors via Zoom. Books may be ordered below for shipping within the U.S. and will include a signed bookplate. See below for registration information. \n  \nAbout the Authors\n \nJeanne McWilliams Blasberg is an award-winning and bestselling author and essayist. Her most recent book\, The Nine (She Writes Press 2019) was honored with the 2019 Foreword Indies Gold Award in Thriller & Suspense\, and the Gold Medal and Juror’s Choice in the 2019 National Indie Excellence Awards\, among others. Her debut novel\, Eden (She Writes Press 2017)\, won the Benjamin Franklin Silver Award for Best New Voice in Fiction and was a finalist for the Sarton Women’s Book Award for Historical Fiction. \nBoth a coming-of-age novel and a portrait of an evolving mother-son relationship\, The Nine is the story of young man who chooses to expose a corrupt world operating under its own set of rules—even if it means jeopardizing his mother’s hopes and dreams. \nHannah Webber fears she will never be a mother\, but her prayers are finally answered when she gives birth to a son. In an era of high-stakes parenting\, nurturing Sam’s intellect becomes Hannah’s life purpose. She invests body and soul into his development\, much to the detriment of her marriage. She convinces herself\, however\, that Sam’s acceptance at age fourteen to the most prestigious of New England boarding schools overseen by an illustrious headmaster\, justifies her choices. \nWhen he arrives at Dunning\, Sam is glad to be out from under his mother’s close watch. And he enjoys his newfound freedom—until\, late one night\, he stumbles upon evidence of sexual misconduct at the school and is unable to shake the discovery. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Jeanne or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \n \nMichelle Cox is the author of the multiple award-winning Henrietta and Inspector Howard series as well as “Novel Notes of Local Lore\,” a weekly blog dedicated to Chicago’s forgotten residents.  She suspects she may have once lived in the 1930s and\, having yet to discover a handy time machine lying around\, has resorted to writing about the era as a way of getting herself back there. Coincidentally\, her books have been praised by Kirkus\, Library Journal\, Publishers Weekly\, Booklist and many others\, so she might be on to something. \nHer novel\, A Haunting at Linley\, is the seventh book in the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series. \nClive and Henrietta return to England to find Castle Linley in financial ruin. When Clive’s cousin\, Wallace\, invites an estate agent in to assess the home’s value\, the agent is later found poisoned\, throwing all of the Castle’s guests into suspicion. Clive and Henrietta are soon drawn into an investigation\, which is slowed by an incompetent local inspector and several unexplained phenomena—the cause of which many\, especially the frail Lady Linley\, believe to be the workings of the ghost of a hanged maid. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Michelle or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \n \nGreta K. Kelly is (probably) not a witch\, death or otherwise\, but she can still be summoned with offerings of too-beautiful-to-use journals and Butterfingers candy. She currently lives in Wisconsin with her husband EJ\, daughters Lorelei and Nadia who are doing their level-best to take over the world. \nHer new novel\, The Queen of Days\, is an epic adventure that weaves together a flawed-but-lovable family of thieves\, a battle between fallen gods\, and stakes high enough to cause vertigo—perfect for fans of The Lies of Locke Lamora and Six of Crows. \nFor Balthazar and his family of thieves\, stealing a statue during the annual celebration of the god Karanis was just a good bit of fun…or a way to stick it to the governor who murdered his parents. And yeah\, the small fortune in reward doesn’t hurt—even if his boss also hired the mysterious Queen of Days to join the crew as “the weapon of last resort…” Whatever that means. But Bal doesn’t know the ceremony isn’t simply empty words and dusty tradition; it’s true magic. The kind of magic that rips open a portal for the god himself. Only the idol that Karanis planned on using for a body now lies broken at the Queen of Days’ feet. And half of it is missing. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Greta or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \n \nBrian J. Morra has spent his career in intelligence and national security beginning with his time as a decorated Air Force Intelligence officer and through his many years as a senior executive in the aerospace and defense industry. Brian was encouraged to write the story of The Able Archers by many friends who convinced him that his unique\, personal insight could bring the story to life of how humanity narrowly avoided extinction in the fall of 1983. His writing is based on first-hand experience and the stories of the many intriguing people he’s encountered over the years. \nHis novel\, The Able Archers\, was also the winner of the Military Fiction category and a finalist in the Historical Fiction category in the 16th annual National Indie Excellence Awards. Additionally. it was a finalist in the Historical Fiction category in the 2022 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. The book has also been optioned by Legendary Entertainment for them to produce a limited TV series based on the book. \nIn 1983\, the world stands at the brink of nuclear annihilation\, and only a few people are aware of it. A riveting story of how two men’s lives intersect in the midst of an existential crisis\, The Able Archers is told through the eyes of two key participants: a young American intelligence officer\, Captain Kevin Cattani; and his more experienced Soviet counterpart\, Colonel Ivan Levchenko.The story plays out from the skies over Siberia to the gritty\, dangerous streets of East Berlin. The radically different worldviews of Cattani and Levchenko punctuate the deep divisions of the Cold War. The evolving relationship between the two men also highlights the humanity common to both sides. Only by working together will Cattani and Levchenko find a way to prevent a global nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Brian or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \n \nKaira Rouda is an award-winning USA Today and Amazon Charts bestselling author of contemporary fiction that explores what goes on beneath the surface of seemingly perfect lives. Her novel\, The Next Wife\, won two Silver Falchion Awards for Best Suspense Novel and runner up to Best Book of the Year. To date\, her novels have been translated into a dozen languages. A former magazine editor and society columnist\, Kaira won the Stevie Award for Women in Business for creating the first female-focused residential real estate brand\, Real Living\, and growing the brand to more than 22 states before its sale to Berkshire Hathaway. Her first book\, Real You Incorporated: 8 Essentials for Women Entrepreneurs led to a national speaking tour where she inspired thousands. \nIn her latest book\, Beneath the Surface\, on a weekend voyage\, the power-hungry children of an aging billionaire are unprepared for a storm of deceptions. \nAn invitation to Catalina Island from billionaire CEO Richard Kingsley. For his sons\, Ted and John\, and their wives\, it’s an opportunity to curry favor\, gain control of a real estate empire\, and secure their family’s futures. For the controlling patriarch\, succession is a contest. He and his newest wife won’t make it an easy win. Let the games begin for a family who has everything money can buy\, and has used lies\, deception\, and more to keep it. This weekend one of them will be crowned heir. One is in line to lose everything. That’s the plan. But in the coming storm\, so much can go dangerously wrong. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Kaira or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \n \nKatherine St. John is a native of Mississippi and a graduate of the University of Southern California who spent over a decade in the film industry as an actress\, screenwriter\, and director before turning to penning novels. When she’s not writing\, she can be found hiking or on the beach with a good book. Katherine currently lives in Atlanta with her husband and two daughters. \nHer newest book\, The Vicious Circle\, is a twisty\, escapist suspense about a mysterious jungle retreat center harboring violent secrets. \nOn a river deep in the Mexican jungle stands the colossal villa Xanadu\, home to an ardent spiritual group devoted to self-help guru Paul Bentzen and his enigmatic wife Kali. But when Paul mysteriously dies\, his entire estate—including Xanadu—is left not to Kali\, but to his estranged niece Sveta. Shocked and confused\, Sveta travels from New York City to Mexico to pay her respects. At first\, Xanadu seems like a secluded paradise with its tumbling gardens\, beautiful people\, and transcendent vibe. But soon the mystical façade wears thin\, revealing a fanatical group drunk on promises of an impossible utopia\, guided by a disturbing belief system and a charismatic\, dangerously capable leader. As the sinister forces surrounding Sveta become apparent\, she realizes\, too late\, she can’t escape. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Katherine or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nFor Book Clubs or Author Live Chats\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 130 NovelNetwork authors available to meet with small groups via video chat. \nNovelNetwork is the nation’s first and only match(dot)com for authors and book clubs to find each other\, so check it out today. Book clubs join for free and gain access to our database of dozens of authors\, from NYT and international bestsellers to debut authors\, cookbook authors\, mystery and non-fiction authors\, and representing various regions of the United States\, and even Alaska and Hawaii\, all of whom want to meet with you! \nTo schedule a visit with any of our authors\, join FOR FREE  here. URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/bingo-mystery-10-18-23/ CATEGORIES:Book Bingo,Event,Virtual Adventure ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/thriller-suspense-10.18.23-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231011T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231011T190000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230803T053523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185853Z UID:10000445-1697043600-1697050800@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Through the Decades: an Old Hollywood Dinner Adventure featuring USA Today and international bestselling author Noelle Salazar DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Adventure\n“Hollywood is a very inspiring place.” – Donatella Versace. \nTake a trip through classic decades with USA Today and international bestselling author Noelle Salazar in this Old Hollywood Dinner Adventure to celebrate her new book The Roaring Days of Zora Lily which follows the story of a young seamstress in the 1920’s who dreams of becoming a designer and how her quest for her dreams become more than she bargained for. \nJoin us at Studio Diner for dinner and a lively book discussion! Immerse yourself into the 1940’s aesthetic of this unique restaurant while learning from Noelle about the life and times of Zora Lily\, an inspiring designer living in the 1920’s whose work gets discovered by a costume conservator in 2023. Enjoy some classic\, American food and a soft beverage with friends and transport yourself back to the glamour and opulence of Old Hollywood. \nYour Adventure includes a delicious dinner\, a soft beverage\, tax\, gratuity\, a paperback copy of The Roaring Days of Zora Lily to be signed at the event\, and an opportunity to meet the author up close and personal in an intimate setting. \n  \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nNoelle Salazar was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest\, where she’s been a Navy recruit\, a medical assistant\, an NFL cheerleader\, and always a storyteller. As a novelist\, she has done extensive research into the Women Airforce Service Pilots\, interviewing vets and visiting the training facility—now a museum dedicated to the WASP—in Sweetwater\, Texas. She is a USA Today and international bestselling author of The Flight Girls and Angels of the Resistance. \nHer newest novel\, The Roaring Days of Zora Lily\, is about the discovery of a hidden label on a famous gown which unearths the story of a talented young seamstress and her journey from the smoke-filled speakeasies of Jazz Age Seattle to the costume houses of Hollywood. \nIn 2023\, a costume conservator is preparing an exhibition featuring movie costumes from the 1920s to present day. As she gingerly places a gown once worn by Greta Garbo on a mannequin\, she discovers another name hidden beneath the designer’s label\, leaving her to wonder—who is Zora Lily? \nIn Seattle 1924\, Poverty-stricken Zora Hough spends her days looking after her younger siblings while sewing up holes and fixing hems for clients to bring in extra money\, working her fingers to the bone just to survive. But at night\, as she lies in the bed she shares with one of her three sisters\, she secretly dreams of becoming a designer like Coco Chanel and Jeanne Lanvin. \nWhen her best friend gets a job dancing in a club downtown\, Zora is lured in by her stories of music\, glittering dresses and boys. It’s a world she has only ever imagined\, and one with connections that could lead her to the life she’s always dreamed of. But as Zora’s ambition is challenged by tragedy and duty to her family\, she’ll learn that dreams come with a cost. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Noelle or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nAbout Studio Diner\nDo the time warp down Ruffin Road and feast your eyes on the neon-lighted Studio Diner. It’s an authentic trip back to the ’40s — in the middle of the Kearny Mesa Business District. Wrapped in chrome & Blue neon\, the Diner is a welcome roadside stop. Decorated with “behind-the-scenes” movie-making equipment and serving comfort food with an upscale vibe\, Studio Diner is fun for the senses. URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/noelle-salazar-10-11-23/ CATEGORIES:Dinner Adventures,Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/noelle-salazar-10.11.23.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231009T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231009T193000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230111T053836Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185838Z UID:10000361-1696876200-1696879800@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Point Loma Library Monday Night Author Adventures (Part 4): a FREE in-person series featuring bestselling historical author Jennifer Coburn DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Library Series\nWe are delighted to introduce a fun 2023 author series in partnership with the Point Loma Library\, and we invite you to join us! Don’t miss the opportunity to meet five bestselling and fan-favorite authors\, Joe Stillman\, Kathi Diamant\, Amy Wallen\, Jennifer Coburn\, and Kitty Morse. \nOur part 4 features bestselling historical author Jennifer Coburn\, as she discusses her book\, Cradles of the Reich. \nBOOKS are available for pre-order below to be delivered to the event for signing. \n\nUpcoming Series Schedule\nPART 4 featuring Jennifer Coburn: Monday\, October 9\, 6:30pm Pacific\nPART 5 featuring Kitty Morse: Monday\, November 13\, 6:30pm Pacific\n\n  \n\nPart 4: Jennifer Coburn\n\n \n\nJennifer Coburn is the author of the highly-anticipated historical novel\, Cradles of the Reich\, about three very different women living at a Nazi Lebensborn breeding home at the start of World War ll. Jennifer 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. \nWhen Jennifer is not going down historical research rabbit holes\, she volunteers with So Say We All\, a live storytelling organization\, where she is a performer\, producer\, and performance coach. She is also an active volunteer with Reality Changers\, a nonprofit that supports low-income high school students in becoming the first in their families to attend college. She specializes in college essay development\, interview prep\, and all-around tiger mothering. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Jennifer or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nPart 5: Kitty Morse\n \nKitty Morse is the author of ten cookbooks\, including a memoir with recipes titled Mint Tea and Minarets: a Banquet of Moroccan Memories\, named Best Book/Arab Cuisine by the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. Other titles include Cooking at the Kasbah: Recipes from my Moroccan Kitchen (now in its tenth printing from Chronicle Books)\, The California Farm Cookbook\, and Edible Flowers: A Kitchen Companion with Recipes. \n Her 11th cookbook Bitter Sweet: A Wartime Journal and Heirloom Recipes from Occupied France — part Holocaust history\, part memoir\, part cookbook — features recipes from Kitty’s Alsatian ancestors\, and is based upon original family documents and photographs chronicling living in Alsace during the Nazi occupation in WWII. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Kitty or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \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/jennifer-coburn-10-9-23/ CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures,San Diego Adventures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/pt-loma-library-series-2023-4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230911T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230911T193000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230111T053228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185837Z UID:10000360-1694457000-1694460600@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Point Loma Library Monday Night Author Adventures (Part 3): a FREE in-person series featuring bestselling author and baker Amy Wallen DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Library Series\nWe are delighted to introduce a fun 2023 author series in partnership with the Point Loma Library\, and we invite you to join us! Don’t miss the opportunity to meet five bestselling and fan-favorite authors\, Joe Stillman\, Kathi Diamant\, Amy Wallen\, Jennifer Coburn\, and Kitty Morse. \nOur part 3 event features bestselling author and baker Amy Wallen\, as she discusses her book\, How to Write a Novel in 20 Pies. \nBOOKS are available for pre-order below to be delivered to the event for signing. \n\nUpcoming Series Schedule\nPART 3 featuring Amy Wallen: Monday\, September 11\, 6:30pm Pacific\nPART 4 featuring Jennifer Coburn: Monday\, October 9\, 6:30pm Pacific\nPART 5 featuring Kitty Morse: Monday\, November 13\, 6:30pm Pacific\n\n  \n\n\nPart 3: Amy Wallen\n\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 and other national magazines and anthologies. \nHer book\, How to Write a Novel in 20 Pies is a charming illustrated book on 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. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Amy or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n\n  \nPart 4: Jennifer Coburn\n\n \n\nJennifer Coburn is the author of the highly-anticipated historical novel\, Cradles of the Reich\, about three very different women living at a Nazi Lebensborn breeding home at the start of World War ll. Jennifer 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. \nWhen Jennifer is not going down historical research rabbit holes\, she volunteers with So Say We All\, a live storytelling organization\, where she is a performer\, producer\, and performance coach. She is also an active volunteer with Reality Changers\, a nonprofit that supports low-income high school students in becoming the first in their families to attend college. She specializes in college essay development\, interview prep\, and all-around tiger mothering. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Jennifer or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nPart 5: Kitty Morse\n \nKitty Morse is the author of ten cookbooks\, including a memoir with recipes titled Mint Tea and Minarets: a Banquet of Moroccan Memories\, named Best Book/Arab Cuisine by the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. Other titles include Cooking at the Kasbah: Recipes from my Moroccan Kitchen (now in its tenth printing from Chronicle Books)\, The California Farm Cookbook\, and Edible Flowers: A Kitchen Companion with Recipes. \n Her 11th cookbook Bitter Sweet: A Wartime Journal and Heirloom Recipes from Occupied France — part Holocaust history\, part memoir\, part cookbook — features recipes from Kitty’s Alsatian ancestors\, and is based upon original family documents and photographs chronicling living in Alsace during the Nazi occupation in WWII. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Kitty or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \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  \n\nSave URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/amy-wallen-9-11-23/ CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures,San Diego Adventures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/pt-loma-library-series-2023-4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230911T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230911T140000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230420T035142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185846Z UID:10000384-1694435400-1694440800@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:The River We Remember: a Carlsbad City Library Adventure featuring NYT bestselling author William Kent Krueger DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Library Adventure\n\n Vicious rumors… Tragic town histories… And an unsolved murder\, born from the demons of his own past. \nNew York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger returns with The River We Remember\, a spellbinding murder mystery about midcentury American life. Join William at the Carlsbad City Library for an afternoon of suspense\, as William takes an unflinching look at the wounds left by the wars we fight abroad and at home. \n  \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is not required\, as it is free and open to the public. The Carlsbad City Library will distribute tickets to the event (at no cost)\, on a first-come\, first-served basis. Contact the Library for further information on ticket distribution. \nCopies of The River We Remember are available for pre-sale below and they will be delivered to the event for signing. Books will be also be available for purchase and signing at the event. \n  \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nRaised in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon\, William Kent Krueger briefly attended Stanford University—before being kicked out for radical activities. After that\, he logged timber\, worked construction\, tried his hand at freelance journalism\, and eventually ended up researching child development at the University of Minnesota. He’s been married for nearly fifty years to a marvelous woman who is a retired attorney. He makes his home in St. Paul\, a city he dearly loves. \nKrueger writes a mystery series set in the north woods of Minnesota. His protagonist is Cork O’Connor\, the former sheriff of Tamarack County and a man of mixed heritage—part Irish and part Ojibwe. His work has received a number of awards\, including the Minnesota Book Award\, the Loft-McKnight Fiction Award\, the Anthony Award\, the Barry Award\, the Dilys Award\, and the Friends of American Writers Prize. His last nine novels were all New York Times bestsellers. \nIn his new standalone novel\, The River We Remember\, a small Minnesota town is rocked by the murder of its most powerful citizen\, pouring fresh fuel on old grievances. \n  \nAbout the Carlsbad City Library\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/william-kent-krueger-9-11-23-2/ CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures,SoCal Adventures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/william-kent-krueger-Carlsbad-9.11.23-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230910T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230910T153000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230420T044043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185846Z UID:10000383-1694354400-1694359800@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:The River We Remember: a La Jolla Library Adventure featuring NYT bestselling author William Kent Krueger DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Library Adventure\n\n Vicious rumors… Tragic town histories… And an unsolved murder\, born from the demons of his own past. \nNew York Times bestselling author William Kent Krueger returns with The River We Remember\, a spellbinding murder mystery about midcentury American life. Join William at the La Jolla/Riford Library for an afternoon of suspense\, as William takes an unflinching look at the wounds left by the wars we fight abroad and at home. \nThis event is expected to sell out\, so we recommend that you purchase a VIP registration below\, which not only guarantees your seat (while supplies last)\, but also includes a hardcover copy of The River We Remember to be delivered to you at the event for signing. Books will be also be available for purchase at the event.  \n  \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is not required\, as it is free and open to the public. However\, seating is available on a first-come fist-serve basis. You can guarantee a seat (while supplies last) by purchasing the VIP registration below\, which includes a copy of The River We Remember to be delivered to the event for signing. \n  \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nRaised in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon\, William Kent Krueger briefly attended Stanford University—before being kicked out for radical activities. After that\, he logged timber\, worked construction\, tried his hand at freelance journalism\, and eventually ended up researching child development at the University of Minnesota. He’s been married for nearly fifty years to a marvelous woman who is a retired attorney. He makes his home in St. Paul\, a city he dearly loves. \nKrueger writes a mystery series set in the north woods of Minnesota. His protagonist is Cork O’Connor\, the former sheriff of Tamarack County and a man of mixed heritage—part Irish and part Ojibwe. His work has received a number of awards\, including the Minnesota Book Award\, the Loft-McKnight Fiction Award\, the Anthony Award\, the Barry Award\, the Dilys Award\, and the Friends of American Writers Prize. His last nine novels were all New York Times bestsellers. \nIn his new standalone novel\, The River We Remember\, a small Minnesota town is rocked by the murder of its most powerful citizen\, pouring fresh fuel on old grievances. \n\n  \nAbout the La Jolla/Riford Library\nWith a unique connection to San Diego’s biotech industry\, the La Jolla-Riford Library is believed to be the first in the country to feature a public biotech laboratory. The Bio Lab is part of an innovation space at the library that also includes 3D printers and a 50-person capacity classroom. \nLa Jolla-Riford Library opened in 1989\, thanks to a generous land donation from Ms. Florence Riford. At 25\,000 square feet\, the library features a cozy fireplace\, enclosed outdoor reading patio\, spacious community room with a piano and art gallery\, and the History Room which houses a comprehensive collection of La Jolla historical documents and newspaper archives. \n\n \n\n\n\n  URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/william-kent-krueger-9-10-23-2/ CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures,SoCal Adventures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/william-kent-kruger-lajolla-9.10.23-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230831T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230831T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230608T041251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185848Z UID:10000437-1693494000-1693501200@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Mayhem on a Megayacht: a Pre-Bouchercon Happy Hour Adventure with USA Today bestselling author Kaira Rouda DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Adventure\nThis event is SOLD OUT. To join the waitlist\, please email admin@adventuresbythebook.com.\n\nWhat happens on an overnight voyage on the Splendid Seas… \n…is the imagination of USA Today bestselling author Kaira Rouda\, in her soon-to-be-released novel\, Beneath the Surface\, a pulse-pounding thriller about a family on a weekend voyage who has everything money can buy\, and has used lies and so much more to keep it. \nIn anticipation of Bouchercon World Mystery Convention\, the annual convention of creators and devotees of mystery and detective fiction that will be held in San Diego this year\, you are invited to a very special VIP event with USA Today bestselling author Kaira Rouda\, complete with wine\, charcuterie\, swag bags\, a free book\, and the opportunity to connect with this talented author of suspense and intrigue in a fun pre-launch happy hour Adventure. \nJoin Kaira at San Pasqual Winery tasting room in Seaport Village and brace yourself for a storm of deceptions. \nFor only $15\, your Adventure includes: \nSwag bag \nWine tasting \nOne FREE book of your choice (The Widow\, Somebody’s Home\, or The Next Wife – Please list your choice in the notes section at checkout\, thank you!) \nCharcuterie box \nTax and gratuity \nAnd the opportunity to meet the author live and in-person. \nSpaces are limited and this event is expected to sell out\, so we recommend that you act quickly (see below registration) . Books will also be available for purchase at the event.  \n  \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nKaira Rouda is an award-winning USA Today and Amazon Charts bestselling author of contemporary fiction that explores what goes on beneath the surface of seemingly perfect lives. Her novel\, The Next Wife\, won two Silver Falchion Awards for Best Suspense Novel and runner up to Best Book of the Year. To date\, her novels have been translated into a dozen languages. \nA former magazine editor and society columnist\, Kaira won the Stevie Award for Women in Business for creating the first female-focused residential real estate brand\, Real Living\, and growing the brand to more than 22 states before its sale to Berkshire Hathaway. Her first book\, Real You Incorporated: 8 Essentials for Women Entrepreneurs led to a national speaking tour where she inspired thousands. \nIn her latest book\, Beneath the Surface\, on a weekend voyage\, the power-hungry children of an aging billionaire are unprepared for a storm of deceptions. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Kaira or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nAbout San Pasqual Winery\nSan Pasqual Winery is a small\, family owned winery located in La Mesa\, California – about 15 miles east of San Diego. Although the namesake dates to the 1970’s when it was located in the San Pasqual Valley\, the winery was later “reinvented” as San Diego’s first urban winery\, earning it a spot on Sunset Magazine’s list of “Hot 100 West Coast Trends.” The winery is now located in the industrial area of La Mesa\, with offsite tasting rooms nearby in the Village of La Mesa and downtown San Diego at Seaport Village. \nWith annual production ranging from three to four thousand cases\, most of their wine is sold directly from the winery and tasting room locations\, allowing a more personal connection with the people who enjoy their wines. URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/kaira-rouda-8-31-23-2-2/ CATEGORIES:Event,Happy Hour Adventures,SoCal Adventures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/kaira-rouda-8.31.23-1-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230831T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230831T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230607T211251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230831T163836Z UID:10000391-1693494000-1693501200@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Murder at the Marina: a Pre-Bouchercon Happy Hour Adventure with USA Today bestselling author Kaira Rouda DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Adventure\n\nYou are cordially invited to an overnight virtual voyage on the Splendid Seas… \n…with USA Today bestselling author Kaira Rouda\, to celebrate her soon-to-be-released novel\, Beneath the Surface\, a pulse-pounding thriller about a family on a weekend voyage who has everything money can buy\, and has used lies and so much more to keep it. \nIn anticipation of Bouchercon World Mystery Convention\, the annual convention of creators and devotees of mystery and detective fiction that will be held in San Diego this year\, you are invited to a very special VIP event with USA Today bestselling author Kaira Rouda\, complete with wine\, charcuterie\, swag bags\, a free book\, and the opportunity to connect with this talented author of suspense and intrigue in a fun pre-launch happy hour Adventure. \nJoin Kaira at San Pasqual Winery tasting room in Seaport Village and brace yourself for a storm of deceptions. \nFor only $15\, your Adventure includes: \nSwag bag \nWine tasting \nOne FREE book of your choice (The Widow\, Somebody’s Home\, or The Next Wife – Please list your choice in the notes section at checkout\, thank you!) \nCharcuterie box \nTax and gratuity \nAnd the opportunity to meet the author live and in-person. \nSpaces are limited and this event is expected to sell out\, so we recommend that you act quickly (see below registration) . Books will also be available for purchase at the event.  \n  \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nKaira Rouda is an award-winning USA Today and Amazon Charts bestselling author of contemporary fiction that explores what goes on beneath the surface of seemingly perfect lives. Her novel\, The Next Wife\, won two Silver Falchion Awards for Best Suspense Novel and runner up to Best Book of the Year. To date\, her novels have been translated into a dozen languages. \nA former magazine editor and society columnist\, Kaira won the Stevie Award for Women in Business for creating the first female-focused residential real estate brand\, Real Living\, and growing the brand to more than 22 states before its sale to Berkshire Hathaway. Her first book\, Real You Incorporated: 8 Essentials for Women Entrepreneurs led to a national speaking tour where she inspired thousands. \nIn her latest book\, Beneath the Surface\, on a weekend voyage\, the power-hungry children of an aging billionaire are unprepared for a storm of deceptions. \n  \nAbout San Pasqual Winery\nSan Pasqual Winery is a small\, family owned winery located in La Mesa\, California – about 15 miles east of San Diego. Although the namesake dates to the 1970’s when it was located in the San Pasqual Valley\, the winery was later “reinvented” as San Diego’s first urban winery\, earning it a spot on Sunset Magazine’s list of “Hot 100 West Coast Trends.” The winery is now located in the industrial area of La Mesa\, with offsite tasting rooms nearby in the Village of La Mesa and downtown San Diego at Seaport Village. \nWith annual production ranging from three to four thousand cases\, most of their wine is sold directly from the winery and tasting room locations\, allowing a more personal connection with the people who enjoy their wines. URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/kaira-rouda-8-31-23-2/ CATEGORIES:Event,Happy Hour Adventures,SoCal Adventures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Kaira-Rouda-20230831.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230827T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230827T150000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230606T111837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185847Z UID:10000390-1693141200-1693148400@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Inside the Author's Studio Adventure featuring Moroccan-born chef and cookbook author Kitty Morse DESCRIPTION:About the Live and In-Person Adventure\nThis event is SOLD OUT. To join the waitlist\, please email admin@adventuresbythebook.com.\n\n“But what was the tattered black leather valise doing there\, hidden behind a crocheted comforter on the top shelf of my late mother’s closet? The tarnished brass locking mechanism had already been sprung. I held my breath and lifted the lid…” \nWhen award-winning author and Morocco-born chef Kitty Morse was sorting through her late mother’s belongings\, she never could have imagined the astonishing story that would unfold from those long-forgotten objects. Now\, in her new book – part Holocaust history\, part memoir\, part cookbook – Kitty delivers Bitter Sweet: A Wartime Journal and Heirloom Recipes from Occupied France\, featuring recipes and the untold true accounts of her Alsatian ancestors during the Nazi occupation in WWII. \nJoin us at Kitty’s Moroccan-themed Vista home for the next in our Inside the Author’s Studio series\, where you will have the opportunity to meet the author up close and personal to learn more about the remarkable story behind her new book\, Bitter Sweet. \nYour Adventure includes  a tasting of savory and sweet bites from her heirloom recipes\, tea\, a slide show of Kitty’s recent remarkable trip to France to visit the sites in her book\, an autographed copy of Bitter Sweet: A Wartime Journal and Heirloom Recipes from Occupied France to be delivered and signed at the event\, tax\, book presentation\, and the opportunity to engage with Kitty live and in-person. \nDue to the special nature of this event\, only a limited number of spaces are available and event is expected to sell out. \nRegistration\nTo register for the in-person event\, simply select the Event Registration (8/27/23) option below\, and the address to Kitty’s private Vista residence will be provided 3 days prior to the event via email. \n\nAbout the Author and Book\n \nKitty Morse is the author of ten cookbooks\, including a memoir with recipes titled Mint Tea and Minarets: a Banquet of Moroccan Memories\, named Best Book/Arab Cuisine by the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. Other titles include Cooking at the Kasbah: Recipes from my Moroccan Kitchen (now in its tenth printing from Chronicle Books)\, The California Farm Cookbook\, and Edible Flowers: A Kitchen Companion with Recipes. \nKitty’s career as an author\, travel writer\, cooking teacher\, and tour organizer spans more than twenty-five years\, including a 2019 Moroccan Adventure by the Book trip. Once a food columnist for the Los Angeles Times\, Kitty has written for most major food publications including Fine Cooking\, Sunset\, and Bon Appetit. She hosted 2 television series of her own\, and has appeared on national television in the US and abroad. \nShe has been a guest lecturer and presenter at venues in California and beyond: from the Los Angeles Public Library\, to the City of Chicago\, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC\, cooking schools\, museums\, and universities. She taught Moroccan cuisine at the famed Rancho La Puerta Spa in Tecate\, Mexico\, for several years. Her monthly enewsletter\, The Kasbah Chronicles\, is now in its thirteenth year. \n Her 11th cookbook Bitter Sweet: A Wartime Journal and Heirloom Recipes from Occupied France — part Holocaust history\, part memoir\, part cookbook — features recipes from Kitty’s Alsatian ancestors\, and is based upon original family documents and photographs chronicling living in Alsace during the Nazi occupation in WWII. \n\n\nTo schedule a book club visit with Kitty or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork® URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/kitty-morse-8-27-23/ CATEGORIES:Cooking Adventure,Event,San Diego Adventures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/kitty-morse-author-studio-8.27.23-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230824T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230824T173000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230621T065358Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185851Z UID:10000439-1692892800-1692898200@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Fall into Reading PitchFest: a FREE "Choose Your Fall/Winter 2023 Reads" virtual Adventure with 16 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 choosing your 2023 reads\, allow us to Pitch in and help you decide with our PitchFest: a FREE Choose Your Fall/Winter 2023 Reads virtual Adventure! \nPrepare your fall/winter reading list by meeting an incredible lineup of 16 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 16 authors are part of NovelNetwork\, 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 NovelNetwork 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 16 fast-paced and fun presentations by all 16 authors that are sure to help you choose your 2023 fall/winter reads\, a Q&A\, and the opportunity to meet the authors virtually via Zoom. \n\nBook Pre-Orders\nBooks are available for pre-order below to be shipped to you. Please note some titles below have not yet been published\, and you will receive your book(s) once they have been published. \n  \nRegistration\nThis event is FREE and open to the public. Simply select the Free PitchFest Registration (8/24/23) 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\nJamie Beck’s realistic and heartwarming stories have sold more than three million copies. She is a two-time Booksellers’ Best Award finalist\, a National Readers’ Choice Award winner\, and critics at Kirkus\, Publishers Weekly\, and Booklist have respectively called her work “smart\,” “poignant\,” and “entertaining.” In addition to writing novels\, she enjoys dancing around the kitchen while cooking and hitting the slopes in Vermont and Utah. Her new novel\, The Beauty of Rain\, follows two devoted sisters at a tragic breaking point who discover the beautiful and painful truths of being alive. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Jamie or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nFlorence Reiss Kraut has published personal essays for the New York Times and her fiction has appeared in journals such as The Evening Street Press\, SNReview\, The Westchester Review and others. She lives with her husband in Rye\, New York. Florence’s first book\, How To Make A Life\, came out to critical acclaim and has been shortlisted for several prizes. Her second novel\, Street Corner Dreams\, is a suspenseful family saga\, love story\, and gangster tale\, wrapped into one great book club read. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Florence or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nMadeline Martin is a New York Times and international bestselling author of historical fiction and historical romance. She is a die-hard history lover who will happily lose herself in research any day. The Keeper of Hidden Books is a heartwarming story about the power of books to bring us together\, inspired by the true story of the underground library in WWII Warsaw. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Madeline or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \n  \nSarah McCoy is the New York Times\, USA Today\, and international bestselling author of Marilla of Green Gables\, The Mapmaker’s Children\, and The Baker’s Daughter\, a 2012 Goodreads Choice Award Best Historical Fiction nominee. Her work has been featured in Newsweek\, Real Simple\, The Millions\, Literary Hub\, Writer’s Digest\, Huffington Post\, and other publications. Mustique Island explores a sun-splashed romp with a rich divorcée and her two wayward daughters in 1970s Mustique\, the world’s most exclusive private island. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Sarah or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nLaura Morelli holds a Ph.D. in art history from Yale University and is an award-winning\, USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling historical novelist. She is the author of the popular guidebook series that includes Made in Italy. Her historical novels\, including The Night Portrait and The Last Masterpiece\, bring the stories of art history to life. Laura has taught college students in the U.S. and in Italy\, and shares her passion for the history of Italian art in her online programs. Her new novel\, The Last Masterpiece\, follows two women—a German photographer and an American stenographer—as they hunt for priceless masterpieces looted from the Florentine art collections. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Laura or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nKitty Morse is the author of 10 cookbooks\, including a memoir with recipes\, Mint Tea and Minarets: a Banquet of Moroccan Memories\, named Best Book/Arab Cuisine by the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. Her 11th cookbook Bitter Sweet: A Wartime Journal and Heirloom Recipes from Occupied France — part Holocaust history\, part memoir\, part cookbook — features recipes from Kitty’s Alsatian ancestors\, and is based upon original family documents and photographs chronicling living in Alsace during the Nazi occupation in WWII. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Kitty or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nGill Paul is the bestselling author of 12 historical novels\, many of them about real women from the past whom she thinks have been marginalized or misjudged by historians. Her novels have reached the top of the USA Today\, Wall Street Journal\, and Toronto Globe & Mail charts\, and have been translated into 22 languages. A Beautiful Rival reveals the unknown history of cosmetic titans Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein and their infamous rivalry. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Gill or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nAimie K. Runyan is a multi-published and international bestselling author of historical fiction. She has been nominated for a Rocky Mountain Fiction Writer of the Year award and 4 Colorado Book Awards. A Bakery in Paris is a captivating historical novel set in the nineteenth-century and post–World War II Paris which follows two fierce women of the same family\, generations apart\, who find that their futures lie in the four walls of a simple bakery in a tiny corner of Montmartre. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Aimie or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nNoelle Salazar was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest\, where she’s been a Navy recruit\, a medical assistant\, an NFL cheerleader\, and always a storyteller. As a novelist\, she has done extensive research into the Women Airforce Service Pilots\, interviewing vets and visiting the training facility—now a museum dedicated to the WASP—in Sweetwater\, Texas. Her newest novel\, The Roaring Days of Zora Lily\, is about the discovery of a hidden label on a famous gown which unearths the story of a talented young seamstress and her journey from the smoke-filled speakeasies of Jazz Age Seattle to the costume houses of Hollywood. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Noelle or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nDr. Puja Shah is a philanthropist and visionary poet who shares her voice through written and spoken word\, guided meditations\, and teaching. With over a decade of nonprofit experience\, she has aligned with girls rights awareness causes for her triple award winning debut novel\, For My Sister. For My Sister is a heartfelt novel about the deep bond of twin sisters from India who lose their freedom… and their irrepressible hope\, love\, and courage throughout. A story of girls rising up against all odds\, it was recently a San Diego Fox 5 News book club pick and featured on Sony Entertainment Television as a must read. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Puja or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\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.” Her forthcoming 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. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Elizabeth or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nKatherine St. John is a native of Mississippi and a graduate of the University of Southern California who spent over a decade in the film industry as an actress\, screenwriter\, and director before turning to penning novels. When she’s not writing\, she can be found hiking or on the beach with a good book. Katherine currently lives in Atlanta with her husband and two daughters. Her newest book\, The Vicious Circle\, is a twisty\, escapist suspense about a mysterious jungle retreat center harboring violent secrets. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Katherine or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nCarol Van Den Hende is the award-winning author of the Goodbye\, Orchid series which won 20+ literary awards including the American Fiction Award\, Pinnacle Achievement Award\, IAN for Best First Novel\, two Royal Dragonfly’s\, and Kops-Fetherling Award. When she’s not penning stories of resilience and hope\, Carol applies her MBA to global marketing and digital strategy. Always Orchid\, the riveting third book in the Goodbye\, Orchid contemporary fiction series\, was shortlisted for the Hawthorne Prize for fiction\, selected by The Pulpwood Queens 2024 Book-of-the-Month\, and is\, according to Kirkus Reviews\, “An engrossing\, inspiring depiction of traumatized individuals growing amidst challenges.” \nTo schedule a book club visit with Carol or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nMichelle Webster-Hein and her family work a small homestead in the southern Michigan countryside where she was born and raised. She earned my MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts and her work has been nominated four times for a Pushcart Prize\, recognized in the Best American series\, and featured on the show “Stateside” from Michigan Radio. She has also been published in Modern Farmer\, Ruminate Magazine\, LitHub\, River Teeth\, and Hunger Mountain\, among other places. Out of Esau\, her debut novel\, was published in October of 2022 by Counterpoint Press and it follows the story of a woman questioning her marriage who encounters the steadfast pastor of her small town and they are both forced to reconsider their pasts\, their faith\, and their future. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Michelle or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nKaren White is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 34 books\, 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\, and A Long Time Gone. She is the coauthor of 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. A woman is haunted—both literally and figuratively—by ghosts of the past in her second novel of the Royal Street series\, The House on Prytania. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Karen or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nTracey Enerson Wood has always had a writing bug. While working as a Registered Nurse\, starting her own Interior Design company\, raising two children\, and bouncing around the world as a military wife\, she indulged in her passion as a playwright\, screenwriter and novelist. She has authored magazine columns and other non-fiction\, written and directed plays of all lengths\, including Grits\, Fleas and Carrots\, Rocks and Other Hard Places\, Alone\, and Fog. Her next novel\, The President’s Wife\, is an astonishing portrait of a courageous First Lady\, Edith Bolling Wilson\, and the sacrifices she made to protect her husband and her country at all costs. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Tracey or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork® URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/fall-pitchfest-a-free-choose-your-2023-reads-virtual-adventure-with-15-fan-favorite-authors-2/ CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual Adventure ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/PitchFest-8.24.23-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230813T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230813T160000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230516T014909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185846Z UID:10000386-1691935200-1691942400@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:A Bakery in Paris: an Afternoon Dessert Adventure featuring international bestselling author Aimie K. Runyan DESCRIPTION:“Each dessert has its own story” – Alessandro D’Avenia\n  \nAbout the In-Person Event\nThis event is SOLD OUT. To join the waitlist\, please email admin@adventuresbythebook.com.\nA small\, simple bakery is the backdrop to the captivating\, new historical fiction novel by international bestselling author Aimie R. Runyan\, so we wanted it to also be the backdrop of our Bakery in Paris Afternoon Dessert Adventure. \nJoin us at Isabelle Brien’s French Pastry Cafe for an afternoon of tres magnifique desserts and lively book discussion. While you indulge in a delicious homemade French pastry and a steaming cup of coffee or tea\, chat with Aimie about her new book\, A Bakery in Paris. which tells the story of two women of the same family\, one from 1870 and the other from 1946\, facing loss\, accepting love and making impossible choices with courage and a belief that baking can bring about a revolution of their own making \nYour Adventure includes an authentic French dessert served with coffee or tea\, tax\, gratuity\, a paperback copy of A Bakery in Paris to be signed at the event and an opportunity to meet the author up close and personal in an intimate setting. \n  \n\nAbout the Author and Book\n \nAimie K. Runyan is a multi-published and international bestselling author of historical fiction. She has been nominated for a Rocky Mountain Fiction Writer of the Year award and four Colorado Book Awards. She lives in Colorado with her wonderful husband and two (usually) adorable children. \nA Bakery in Paris is a captivating historical novel set in nineteenth-century and post–World War II Paris follows two fierce women of the same family\, generations apart\, who find that their futures lie in the four walls of a simple bakery in a tiny corner of Montmartre. Both women must grapple with loss\, learn to accept love\, and face impossible choices armed with little more than their courage and a belief that a bit of flour\, yeast\, sugar\, and love can bring about a revolution of their own. \n\nTo schedule a book club visit with Aimie or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \n\nAbout Isabelle Brien’s French Pastry Café\nIsabelle Brien’s French Pastry Café offers consistent quality\, a warm atmosphere\, and plenty of tasty treats for all occasions. \n \nSave URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/aimie-runyan-8-13-23/ CATEGORIES:Dessert Adventure,Event,Wine Pairing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/aimie-runyan-8.13.23-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230806T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230806T160000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230525T093340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185847Z UID:10000388-1691330400-1691337600@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Double Trouble: a BFF Happy Hour Adventure featuring fan-favorites Alli Frank & Asha Youmans and Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Adventure\n\nHere comes trouble… and make it double! \nDouble trouble in this case is a good thing\, because it is an opportunity for you to meet not one\, but two\, fan-favorite author duos: Alli Frank & Asha Youmans and Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke. Come enjoy a delicious glass of wine\, along with some scrumptious bite-sized snacks as we celebrate the newest book releases of these two sets of author best friends! \nYour Adventure includes a happy hour experience\, a glass of wine paired with some delicious snacks\, tax\, gratuity\, and an opportunity to meet both sets of authors up close and personal in an intimate setting. Better yet\, double your fun with our VIP ticket which includes discounted event plus copies of bothThe Better Half and Forever Hold Your Peace to be delivered to the event for signing. \n  \nAbout the Authors and Books\n \nAlli Frank and Asha Youmans found literary soulmates in each other after working together as teacher and school administrator in Seattle\, WA. They discovered a shared mission as educators and as authors— to use humor\, joy and compassion to write stories that encourage candid conversations about issues such as race\, religion\, culture\, class\, privilege\, parenting and education. Their debut\, Tiny Imperfections\, tackled desperate parents and their ill-fated misbehaviors with razor-sharp wit\, followed by Never Meant to Meet You\, which deftly mined the often comedic and underexplored common ground between Black and Jewish experiences in America. \nTheir newest collaboration\, The Better Half\, captivated Mindy Kaling\, and Mindy’s Book Studio\, to publish the book in collaboration with Amazon Publishing. It is a sidesplitting spin on reaching the pinnacle of life\, only to stare down a slippery slope on the other side. \nAfter a difficult five years\, at age forty-three\, Nina Morgan Clarke’s time has finally arrived. With an ex-husband relocated across the country\, her father bouncing back after the loss of his beloved wife\, and her daughter\, Xandra\, thriving at boarding school\, Nina is stepping into her dream job as a trifecta: a first-generation\, Black female head of the storied Royal-Hawkins School. To mark the moment\, Nina and her best friend\, Marisol\, take a long-overdue girls’ trip to celebrate the second half of Nina’s life―which is shaping up to be the best part of her life. \nAs Nina’s school year gets underway\, all seems to be progressing as planned. Before long\, wunder-hire Jared Jones\, two hundred pounds of Harvard-educated ego\, relentlessly pushes Nina to her ethical limits. Soon after\, dutiful Xandra accuses one of her teachers of misconduct. And most alarming\, the repercussions of her trip with Marisol force Nina into a life-altering choice. Time is of the essence\, and Nina must decide if she will embrace a future she never could have predicted.. \nAlli Frank and Asha Youmans bring their very different cultural backgrounds and perspectives together to write in one seamless\, cohesive voice\, united in their belief that humor and fiction can inspire empathy and learning\, and that exposure to diverse experiences can only enrich one’s life. \n  \n \nLiz Fenton and Lisa Steinke have been best friends for over thirty years and survived high school and college together. They’ve co-authored seven novels\, including the Amazon Charts bestseller\, The Good Widow. In addition to writing books\, they created a podcast\, We Fight So You Don’t Have to: Lessons from a thirty-year friendship. They also appear monthly on a San Diego news station to share their favorite book club picks. \nTheir forthcoming book\, Forever Hold Your Peace\, is like Father of the Bride meets Bride Wars\, and features two ex-best friends find themselves shockingly entangled after more than two decades apart. \nWhen their newly engaged kids ask all four divorced parents to meet each other over brunch\, everyone RSVPs yes–secretly hoping someone at the table will get to the bottom of the bottomless mimosas fast enough to say what they’re all thinking: that this engagement\, coming after a whirlwind romance between two people barely out of college\, is too much too soon. \nBut at that brunch it’s not the impulsive couple’s decisions that end up under the microscope\, as it turns out June\, mother of the bride\, and Amy\, mother of the groom\, certainly do know each other–they’re ex-best-friends who haven’t spoken since their explosive falling out more than twenty-five years ago. Reeling from their unwanted reunion and eager to shift the spotlight off their past as decades-old secrets and rivalries come to light\, the two moms battle it out for the prize of Most Enthusiastic About This Wedding. \nBut when their history—and their present-day shenanigans—threaten to crack the foundations of the happy couple’s future\, June and Amy find themselves becoming unexpected allies in an all-hands-on-deck effort to get their kids (and themselves) a happily-ever-after two generations in the making. \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. 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/fenton-steinke-frank-youmans-8-6-23-2/ CATEGORIES:Event,Happy Hour Adventures,Wine Pairing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/liz-and-lisa-8.6.23-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230806T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230806T160000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230525T004550Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185847Z UID:10000387-1691326800-1691337600@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Double Trouble: a BFF Happy Hour Adventure featuring fan-favorites Alli Frank & Asha Youmans and Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke! DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Adventure\n\nHere comes trouble… and make it double! \nDouble trouble in this case is a good thing\, because it is an opportunity for you to meet not one\, but two\, fan-favorite author duos: Alli Frank & Asha Youmans and Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke. Come enjoy a delicious glass of wine\, along with some scrumptious bite-sized snacks as we celebrate the newest book releases of these two sets of author best friends! \nYour Adventure includes a happy hour experience\, a glass of wine paired with some delicious snacks\, tax\, gratuity\, and an opportunity to meet both sets of authors up close and personal in an intimate setting. Better yet\, double your fun with our VIP ticket which includes discounted copies of both The Better Half and Forever Hold Your Peace to be delivered to the event for signing. \n  \nAbout the Authors and Books\n \nAlli Frank and Asha Youmans found literary soulmates in each other after working together as teacher and school administrator in Seattle\, WA. They discovered a shared mission as educators and as authors— to use humor\, joy and compassion to write stories that encourage candid conversations about issues such as race\, religion\, culture\, class\, privilege\, parenting and education. Their debut\, Tiny Imperfections\, tackled desperate parents and their ill-fated misbehaviors with razor-sharp wit\, followed by Never Meant to Meet You\, which deftly mined the often comedic and underexplored common ground between Black and Jewish experiences in America. \nTheir newest collaboration\, The Better Half\, captivated Mindy Kaling\, and Mindy’s Book Studio\, to publish the book in collaboration with Amazon Publishing. It is a sidesplitting spin on reaching the pinnacle of life\, only to stare down a slippery slope on the other side. \nAfter a difficult five years\, at age forty-three\, Nina Morgan Clarke’s time has finally arrived. With an ex-husband relocated across the country\, her father bouncing back after the loss of his beloved wife\, and her daughter\, Xandra\, thriving at boarding school\, Nina is stepping into her dream job as a trifecta: a first-generation\, Black female head of the storied Royal-Hawkins School. To mark the moment\, Nina and her best friend\, Marisol\, take a long-overdue girls’ trip to celebrate the second half of Nina’s life―which is shaping up to be the best part of her life. \nAs Nina’s school year gets underway\, all seems to be progressing as planned. Before long\, wunder-hire Jared Jones\, two hundred pounds of Harvard-educated ego\, relentlessly pushes Nina to her ethical limits. Soon after\, dutiful Xandra accuses one of her teachers of misconduct. And most alarming\, the repercussions of her trip with Marisol force Nina into a life-altering choice. Time is of the essence\, and Nina must decide if she will embrace a future she never could have predicted.. \nAlli Frank and Asha Youmans bring their very different cultural backgrounds and perspectives together to write in one seamless\, cohesive voice\, united in their belief that humor and fiction can inspire empathy and learning\, and that exposure to diverse experiences can only enrich one’s life. \n  \n \nLiz Fenton and Lisa Steinke have been best friends for over thirty years and survived high school and college together. They’ve co-authored seven novels\, including the Amazon Charts bestseller\, The Good Widow. In addition to writing books\, they created a podcast\, We Fight So You Don’t Have to: Lessons from a thirty-year friendship. They also appear monthly on a San Diego news station to share their favorite book club picks. \nTheir forthcoming book\, Forever Hold Your Peace\, is like Father of the Bride meets Bride Wars\, and features two ex-best friends find themselves shockingly entangled after more than two decades apart. \nWhen their newly engaged kids ask all four divorced parents to meet each other over brunch\, everyone RSVPs yes–secretly hoping someone at the table will get to the bottom of the bottomless mimosas fast enough to say what they’re all thinking: that this engagement\, coming after a whirlwind romance between two people barely out of college\, is too much too soon. \nBut at that brunch it’s not the impulsive couple’s decisions that end up under the microscope\, as it turns out June\, mother of the bride\, and Amy\, mother of the groom\, certainly do know each other–they’re ex-best-friends who haven’t spoken since their explosive falling out more than twenty-five years ago. Reeling from their unwanted reunion and eager to shift the spotlight off their past as decades-old secrets and rivalries come to light\, the two moms battle it out for the prize of Most Enthusiastic About This Wedding. \nBut when their history—and their present-day shenanigans—threaten to crack the foundations of the happy couple’s future\, June and Amy find themselves becoming unexpected allies in an all-hands-on-deck effort to get their kids (and themselves) a happily-ever-after two generations in the making. \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. 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/fenton-steinke-frank-youmans-8-6-23/ CATEGORIES:Event,Happy Hour Adventures,Wine Pairing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/liz-and-lisa-8.6.23-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230731T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230731T220000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230408T003740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185846Z UID:10000382-1690819200-1690840800@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Pageant of the Masters: a Dinner & Festival of Arts Adventure featuring award winning historical fiction author Nicola Harrison DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Event\nThis event is SOLD OUT.\nThe Pageant of the Masters is the Festival of Arts’ crowning jewel and arguably one of the most unique productions in the entire world…  \nAnd what happens when you add in dinner before the show with award-winning historical fiction author Nicola Harrison at the iconic Hotel Laguna – our Pageant of the Masters Dinner & Festival of Arts Adventure! \nJoin Nicola and your fellow Adventurers for a grand Laguna Beach experience. Enjoy strolling through the Pageant grounds a bit to view the art exhibits\, followed by a decadent dinner at Hotel Laguna with the the author\, as she discusses her book\, Hotel Laguna\, culminating in a group experience at Pageant of the Masters Festival of Arts\, widely known as the best presentation of its kind. \nYour Adventure includes dinner at the iconic Hotel Laguna with the author\, followed by reserved admission with the author to the Pageant of the Masters\, a signed hardcover copy of Nicola’s book Hotel Laguna\, photo-ops\, and an intimate and unforgettable evening with Nicola. Get your Early Bird registration now\, but hurry — Discounted pricing ends in a few weeks! Although transportation is not included\, carpooling is encouraged. \n\nSchedule:\n4:00 pm –  Grounds open; leisure time to enjoy the art exhibits \n5:00 pm – Dinner with Nicola at Hotel Laguna and book signing \n6:30-7:30pm – Stroll the Pageant grounds and enjoy the art exhibits \n7:30 pm – Doors to the Pageant of the Masters open \n8:30 pm – Pageant of the Masters begins \n10:00 pm – Event concludes \n\n\nAbout the Author and Book\n \nNicola Harrison is the author of three historical fiction novels\,  Montauk\, The Show Girl\, and Hotel Laguna.  \nBorn and raised in England\, she moved with her family to Southern California when she was 14. She is a graduate of UCLA and received her MFA from Stony Brook University. Prior to writing novels she worked as a fashion journalist in New York City\, where she lived for 17 years. Now she resides in Manhattan Beach\, California\, with her husband\, two sons and a high-maintenance chihuahua named Lola. \nHer book\, Hotel Laguna\, follows trailblazer Hazel Francis\, from the female-staffed factories of World War II to the sun-splashed beaches of southern California\, on a daring journey to demand more for herself. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Nicola or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n\n  \n\nAbout the Pageant of the Masters\nAn outdoor amphitheater\, professional orchestra\, original score\, live narration\, intricate sets\, sophisticated lighting\, expert staff and hundreds of dedicated volunteers have won recognition for the Pageant of the Masters as the best presentation of its kind. \n \n\n  \n\nAbout Hotel Laguna\nFrom the cool atmosphere of the street-level lobby to the panoramic views of our oceanfront bluff\, Hotel Laguna invites guests to wander and explore; to discover the many moods and unique details of this historic property. Immersed in the modern comfort of a Laguna Beach classic\, they meet new discoveries at every turn. \n \nSave URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/nicola-harrison-7-31-23/ CATEGORIES:Dinner Adventures,Event,Wine Pairing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/3nicola-harrison-7.31.23-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230628T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230628T190000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230418T233314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185845Z UID:10000381-1687973400-1687978800@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Book Bingo (June Pride Month Celebration): a Virtual Adventure featuring NYT and bestselling fan favorite authors Krista Burton\, Nicolas DiDomizio\, Elle Everhart\, Jesse Leon\, Jeffrey Dale Lofton\, and Viola Shipman DESCRIPTION:About the Virtual (Zoom) Event:\n“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”– E.E. Cummings \nIn celebration of Pride Month\, we are pleased to announce another fun Book Bingo (June Pride Month Celebration): A Virtual Adventure\, in partnership with the Jefferson County Public Library. \nIf you are already familiar with our popular Southern California series\, you will understand why we receive so many requests to expand the program nationwide. Pivoting to virtual events has made this not only possible\, but offers up fun opportunities for exciting partnerships\, participation by more of our over 130 book club favorite authors\, and space to accommodate many more readers! \nBe you. Do you. Celebrate you…And celebrate Pride Month by playing book bingo with six bestselling and book club favorite authors: Krista Burton\, Nicolas DiDomizio\, Elle Everhart\, Jesse Leon\, Jeffrey Dale Lofton\, and Viola Shipman.  Enjoy presentations by the authors\, while playing an interactive virtual game of bingo\, including fun prizes. All you have to do is show up (and why not invite your book club friends and fellow readers to join in as well) to learn about these great reads! \nWhile this event is free\, your purchase of a book(s) below (to be shipped to you within the U.S.) provides much-needed support to these authors. \nYour Adventure includes a book discussion with all six authors\, an interactive virtual game of Book Bingo\, Q&A\, prizes\, and the opportunity to meet the authors via Zoom. Books may be ordered below for shipping within the U.S. and will include a signed bookplate. See below for registration information. \n  \nAbout the Authors\n \nKrista Burton is the creator of the popular blog Effing Dykes and was a frequent contributor to the online magazine Rookie. Her writing has also appeared in The New York Times\, The Guardian\, Elle\, and VICE. She lives in Minnesota. \nLesbian bars have always been treasured safe spaces for their customers—havens that provide not only a good time\, a stiff drink\, and an ideal place to debut a brand-new septum piercing but a sense of belonging\, a shelter from societal alienation and outright persecution. In 1987\, there were 206 of them in America. Today\, however\, only a couple dozen lesbian bars are still open for business. How and why did this happen? What has been lost by such a decline? Has anything been gained? What—if any—are the downsides when marginalized communities become more accepted and mainstream?  In her new book\, Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest To Track Down The Last Remaining Lesbian Bars In America\, Krista Burton attempts to answer these questions firsthand\, venturing on an epic cross-country pilgrimage to the last few remaining dyke bars. \n“Moby Dyke is a hilarious adventure story\, a full-throated love letter to lesbian bars\, and an open-hearted memoir all wrapped up in one glorious package. Come for the bars and stay for the people inside them.” \nTo schedule a book club visit with Krista or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \n \nNicolas DiDomizio holds a bachelor’s degree from Western Connecticut State University and a master’s degree from NYU. His debut novel\, Burn It All Down\, was published in 2021 and praised as “unforgettable” by James Patterson. He lives in upstate New York with his partner Graig and their smooshy bulldog Rocco. The Gay Best Friend is his second novel. \nIn his new book\, The Gay Best Friend\, Domenic Marino has become an expert at code-switching between the hypermasculine and ultrafeminine worlds of his two soon-to-be-wed best friends. But this summer―reeling from his own failed engagement and tasked with attending their bachelor and bachelorette parties―he’s anxious over having to play both sides…A summer wedding comedy told entirely from the POV of the gay best man. \n“Fun\, frothy\, and full of feels. With characters so messy they seem like people you’ve known your entire life―you know\, the ones you simultaneously want to shake some sense into and hug the stuffing out of―it’s the perfect beach read.” \nTo schedule a book club visit with Nicolas or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \n \nElle Everhart writes romantic comedies featuring the internet\, sarcasm\, and lots of queer characters (especially bisexual characters because “I\, too\, cuff my jeans and can’t properly sit in chairs”).  Elle lives in  East London and works as a secondary English teacher. When she’s not writing\, you’ll catch her watching a whole lot of YouTube\, obsessing over the worst shows Netflix has to offer\, and hanging around with her son. \n People We Meet on Vacation meets The Unhoneymooners in this sparkling debut romantic comedy about two near strangers—and complete opposites—who win a radio contest for a trip around the world. \n“Laugh-out-loud funny\, sizzling hot\, and full of heart. Jack and Dylan are undeniable proof that opposites do attract\, and following them around the world is the great escape we all need right now!” \nTo schedule a book club visit with Elle or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \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. \n“A book for survivors and those who know someone they hope survives\, bodhisattvas all.” \n  \n \nJeffrey Dale Lofton hails from Warm Springs\, Georgia.  Early on\, Jeffrey spent many a night acting on the stages of DC’s theaters and performing arts centers. He even scored a few television appearances\, including a Super Bowl halftime commercial\, which his accountant wisecracked “Is the finest work of your career.”  When he stepped away from acting for other\, more traditional employment (much to his parents’ delight and relief)\, he also focused on pursuing post-graduate work\, ultimately being awarded Master’s degrees in both Public Administration and Library and Information Science.    Jeffrey calls the nation’s capital home now\, where he serves as a senior advisor at the Library of Congress\, surrounded by books and people who love books—in short\, paradise. \n“Make a glass of sweet tea\, pull up a porch chair\, and a cloth to mop your brow. Red Clay Suzie roots readers in the pacing of the South as Lofton coaxes his people from the heat and the rain and the gardens and the cars. It is a journey of refuge and emergence—helped and hindered by family and friends. Even through the characters’ most painful moments of discovery and loss\, it is an absolute joy to read. Three cheers to Jeffrey Dale Lofton and his stellar debut novel.” \nTo schedule a book club visit with Jeffrey or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \n \nWADE ROUSE is the internationally bestselling author of nine books\, which have been translated into nearly 20 languages. Wade chose his grandmother’s name\, Viola Shipman\, as a pen name to honor the woman whose heirlooms and family stories inspire his fiction.  Wade’s novels include The Charm Bracelet\, a 2017 Michigan Notable Book of the Year; The Hope Chest; and The Recipe Box. NYT bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank says of Wade and his latest novel\, The Summer Cottage: “Every now and then a new voice in fiction arrives to completely charm\, entertain and remind us what matters.  Viola Shipman is that voice and The Summer Cottage is that novel.” \nBursting with memorable characters and small-town lore\, Famous in a Small Town\, the enchanting new novel from the bestselling author of The Clover Girls is Fried Green Tomatoes meets Virgin River\, a magical story about the family you’re born with\, and the one you choose. \n“Full of summertime delight…and sweet\, nostalgic charm\, Famous in a Small Town is a beautiful reminder to…fully embrace the magic that lives inside you.” \nTo schedule a book club visit with Viola (Wade) or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n\n  \nRegistration: Jefferson County Public Library\nJefferson County Public Library in Colorado helps to build an educated and vibrant community by providing equal access to information and opportunities. For this particular bingo event\, register here with the Jeffco Public Library. Your virtual bingo card and Zoom invite will be sent directly from the Jeffco Public Library. \n\n\n\n\n  \nFor Book Clubs or Author Live Chats\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 130 NovelNetwork authors available to meet with small groups via video chat. \nNovelNetwork is the nation’s first and only match(dot)com for authors and book clubs to find each other\, so check it out today. Book clubs join for free and gain access to our database of dozens of authors\, from NYT and international bestsellers to debut authors\, cookbook authors\, mystery and non-fiction authors\, and representing various regions of the United States\, and even Alaska and Hawaii\, all of whom want to meet with you! \nTo schedule a visit with any of our authors\, join FOR FREE  here. URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/bingo-pride-6-28-23/ CATEGORIES:Book Bingo,Event,Library Adventures,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/June-Pride-book-bingo-6.28.23-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230610T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230610T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230312T011556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185841Z UID:10000377-1686409200-1686416400@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Reading Between the Vines: a Summer Happy Hour Adventure featuring Adele Griffin and Annabel Monaghan DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Event\n“Insightful\,” “Warmhearted\,” “The Ultimate Summer nostalgia read\,” “an unforgettable love story.”  \nWhat better way to launch the summer than with a happy hour featuring two authors whose new releases are utterly delightful\, witty\, and wonderful. \nCome raise a glass to toast the onset of summer with the authors of two big-hearted and unforgettable tales\, Adele Griffin and Annabel Monaghan. As part of our new series\, Reading Between the Vines\, and together with San Pasqual Winery in La Mesa\, California\, we have paired two books perfect for summer reading with wines and charcuterie tastings hand selected by the folks at the San Pasqual Winery Tasting Room and Gallery (not the winery itself)\, 8364 La Mesa Blvd\, La Mesa. \nYour Adventure includes a relaxing and enjoyable afternoon meeting the authors\, an individually wrapped charcuterie box and a 3-flight wine tasting specially paired for each book\, book signings\, photo-ops\, and an intimate and unforgettable afternoon celebrating fearless women at the San Pasqual Winery Tasting Room and Gallery. Pre-order both books below and receive a discount! \n\n\nAbout the Authors and Books\n \nAdele Griffin is a New Yorker who enjoys living in Los Angeles even if it never snows here. She is the author of many books for new and young people. The Favor (June 2023) is her first book for older people. She loves pull-quotes\, bakery cakes\, and writing about herself in third person. \nFrom this National Book Award finalist comes an insightful and warmhearted story of two very different women who make an unexpected connection when one decides to carry a baby for the other.  A contemporary story that celebrates alternative routes to family\, The Favor is an incisive examination of what it means to long for a child and what relationships cost us―and what they’re worth. \n  \n \nAnnabel Monaghan is the author of IndieNext and LibraryReads pick Nora Goes Off Script as well as two young adult novels and Does This Volvo Make My Butt Look Big?\, a selection of laugh-out-loud columns that appeared in the Huffington Post\, the Week\, and the Rye Record. She lives in Rye\, New York\, with her family. \nAnnabel’s new release\, Same Time Next Summer\, is the ultimate summer nostalgia read\, about an engaged woman who comes face to face with her first love who she hasn’t seen in fourteen years\, but who she spent every summer with from age five to seventeen when he broke her heart\, calling into question everything she thought she knew about their love story\, and herself. \n“An unforgettable love story…Bursting with the magic of first love\, it’s everything I want in a summer romance.” \n\n  \n\nAbout San Pasqual Winery\nSan Pasqual Winery is a small\, family owned winery located in La Mesa\, California – about 15 miles east of San Diego. Although the namesake dates to the 1970’s when it was located in the San Pasqual Valley\, the winery was later “reinvented” as San Diego’s first urban winery\, earning it a spot on Sunset Magazine’s list of “Hot 100 West Coast Trends.” \nThe winery is now located in the industrial area of La Mesa\, with offsite tasting rooms nearby in the Village of La Mesa and downtown San Diego at Seaport Village. With annual production ranging from three to four thousand cases\, most of their wine is sold directly from the winery and tasting room locations\, allowing a more personal connection with the people who enjoy their wines. \n \n\nSave URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/adele-griffin-annabel-monaghan-6-10-23/ CATEGORIES:Event,Happy Hour Adventures,Wine Pairing ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/monaghan-griffin-6.10.23.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230609T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230609T160000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230222T035613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185840Z UID:10000371-1686321000-1686326400@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Lady Tan's Circle of Women: a Free Library Adventure featuring New York Times bestselling author Lisa See DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Library Adventure\n\nNo mud\, no lotus\, they tell themselves: from adversity beauty can bloom… \nNew York Times bestselling author Lisa See returns with Lady Tan’s Circle of Women\, a captivating historical novel based on the true story of a female physician from 15th-century China. Join Lisa at the Carlsbad City Library and learn about Tan Yunxian\, who defied Confucius’ belief that “an educated woman is a worthless woman.” \nThis Adventure will include a brief presentation by Kimberley Woo\, Doctorate of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine that discusses general concepts in Chinese Medicine today\, and an interactive portion during which the audience will locate common acupuncture points on themselves. \nThis event is expected to sell out\, so we recommend that you purchase a VIP registration below\, which not only guarantees your seat (while supplies last)\, but also includes a hardcover copy of Lady Tan’s Circle of Women to be delivered to you at the event for signing. Books will be also be available for purchase at the event.  \n  \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is not required\, as it is free and open to the public. However\, seating is available on a first-come fist-serve basis\, and you can guarantee a seat (while supplies last) by purchasing the VIP registration below\, which includes a copy of Lady Tan’s Circle of Women to be delivered to the event for signing. \nPLEASE NOTE: VIP SEATING IS SOLD OUT FOR THIS EVENT. THE REMAINING EVENT SEATS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON A FIRST-COME\, FIRST-SERVED BASIS\, SO PLAN TO ARRIVE EARLY. YOU MAY STILL PRE-ORDER A COPY BELOW OF LADY TAN’S CIRCLE OF FRIENDS TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU AT THE EVENT FOR SIGNING. BOOKS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE AND SIGNING AT THE EVENT. \n  \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nIn her beloved New York Times bestsellers Snow Flower and the Secret Fan\, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane\, Peony in Love\, Shanghai Girls\, Dreams of Joy\, and China Dolls\, Lisa See has brilliantly illuminated the strong bonds between women. \nThese books have been celebrated for their authentic\, deeply researched\, lyrical stories about Chinese characters and cultures. Independent booksellers have honored her novels by selecting them as an Indie Next pick\, her novels were sold to 39 countries\, she has won numerous awards domestically and internationally\, and her novel Snow Flower was made into a feature film produced by Fox Searchlight. \nHer latest book\, Lady Tan’s Circle of Women\, was inspired by the true story of a woman physician from 15th-century China. Tan Yunxian—born into an elite family\, yet haunted by death\, separations\, and loneliness— will go on to break free of traditions\, treat women and girls from every level of society\, and lead a life of such importance that many of her remedies are still used five centuries later. \nAbout Kimberley Woo\n \nDr. Kimberley Woo graduated from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in May 2012 with a Masters of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine (MSTOM).  Four years later\, she earned a Doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. Since graduating with her MSTOM\, Dr. Woo has enjoyed practicing Chinese medicine within integrated settings\, and she is also currently serving on two committees for the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. \nDr. Woo’s professional goals include helping patients experience the benefits and balance of individualized and integrated approaches to health. From pediatrics to geriatrics\, from weekend warriors to professional athletes\, Carlsbad-based Dr. Woo finds the uniqueness of each case and strives to help patients both within the office while receiving treatments\, and outside when they are home. \nWhen Dr. Woo is not at work\, she is an avid “gym rat” and is a bikini fitness competitor.  Dr. Woo enjoys cooking\, restaurant dining\, and traveling.  She is refreshing her Mandarin and French language skills in anticipation of future trips abroad. \n\n  \nAbout the Carlsbad City Library\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. \n  URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/lisa-see-6-9-23/ CATEGORIES:Event,SoCal Adventures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Lisa-See-Carlsbad-Library-June-92023-1-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230523T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230523T203000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230310T003856Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185841Z UID:10000375-1684868400-1684873800@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Evening of Suspense: a Free Coronado Public Library Adventure featuring New York Times bestselling authors Kate White and Cara Black DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Library Adventure\n\n“The suspense is horrible; I hope it will last.” – Oscar Wilde \nWe won’t keep you in suspense – or maybe we will\, because Oscar Wilde is right! And if you like suspense as much as we do\, you won’t want to miss two New York Times bestselling authors\, Kate White and Cara Black\, who both have new books that will keep you turning pages late into the night.  \nKate White’s new psychological thriller\, Between Two Strangers\, is “deliciously addictive…as impossible to predict as it is to put down” (Lisa Unger) and Cara Black’s historical novel\, Night Flight to Paris “vividly evokes the sights\, sounds\, and smells of Paris under Nazi occupation” (Publisher’s Weekly). Meet both authors at the Coronado Public Library for a delicious evening of suspense. \nThis event is free and open to the public\, but if you wish to guarantee your spot with VIP seating\, simply purchase one (or both to receive a bundled discount!) of the author’s books below\, which will be delivered to you at the event for signing. Books will be also be available for purchase at the event. Only books pre-purchased below or at the event are eligible for signing. \n  \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is not required\, as it is free and open to the public. However\, seating is available on a first-come first-served basis\, and you can guarantee a seat (while supplies last) by purchasing one (or both to receive a special bundled discount!) of the authors’ books below\, to be delivered to the event for signing. \n  \nAbout the Authors and Books\n \nKate White is the New York Times bestselling author of 17 novels of suspense: 9 standalone psychological thrillers\, including The Secrets You Keep and The Second Husband\,  and 8 Bailey Weggins mysteries. \nFor 14 years Kate served as the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan\, which under her became the most successful magazine in single copy sales in the U.S. Though she loved her magazine career\, she decided to leave 10 years ago to concentrate full-time on another passion: writing suspense fiction. \nKate’s first mystery\, If Looks Could Kill\, was a Kelly Ripa Book Club pick and #1 bestseller on Amazon\, and she has received and been nominated for many awards in her media career\, including an International Thriller Writers Award. \nHer new book\, Between Two Strangers\, is pulse-pounding psychological thriller about a struggling artist who receives a bewilderingly large\, life-changing inheritance from a man she spent a single night with twelve years ago – and she has no idea why. \n \n  \nCara Black is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 20 books in the Private Investigator Aimée Leduc series\, and two World War II-set novels featuring American markswoman Kate Rees. \nCara has received multiple nominations for the Anthony and Macavity Awards\, a Washington Post Book World Book of the Year citation\, the Médaille de la Ville de Paris—the Paris City Medal\, which is awarded in recognition of contribution to international culture—and invitations to be the Guest of Honor at conferences such as the Paris Polar Crime Festival and Left Coast Crime. \nWith more than 400\,000 books in print\, the Aimée Leduc series has been translated into German\, Norwegian\, Japanese\, French\, Spanish\, Italian\, and Hebrew. \nHer new book\, Night Flight to Paris\, is the (stand-alone) sequel to Three Hours in Paris\, chosen by the Washington Post\, Wall Street Journal and Seattle Times as one of the Best Crime Novels of 2020 \nIt’s been two years since Kate Rees was sent to Paris on a British Secret Service mission to assassinate Hitler. Since then\, she has left spycraft behind to take a training job as a sharpshooting instructor in the Scottish Highlands. But her quiet life is violently disrupted when Colonel Stepney\, her former handler\, drags her back into the fray for a risky three-pronged mission in Paris. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Cara or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \n  \nAbout the Coronado Public Library\n Library\n\n\nThe Coronado Public Library’s mission 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  URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/kate-white-cara-black-5-23-23/ CATEGORIES:Event,SoCal Adventures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/White-Black-Coronado-5.23.23.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230523T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230523T153000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230310T004026Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185841Z UID:10000376-1684850400-1684855800@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Afternoon of Suspense: a Free Carlsbad Public Library Adventure featuring New York Times bestselling authors Kate White and Cara Black DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Library Adventure\n\n“The suspense is horrible; I hope it will last.” – Oscar Wilde \nWe won’t keep you in suspense – or maybe we will\, because Oscar Wilde is right! And if you like suspense as much as we do\, you won’t want to miss two New York Times bestselling authors\, Kate White and Cara Black\, who both have new books that will keep you turning pages late into the night.  \nKate White’s new psychological thriller\, Between Two Strangers\, is “deliciously addictive…as impossible to predict as it is to put down” (Lisa Unger) and Cara Black’s historical novel\, Night Flight to Paris “vividly evokes the sights\, sounds\, and smells of Paris under Nazi occupation” (Publisher’s Weekly). Meet both authors at the Carlsbad City Library for a delicious afternoon of suspense. \nThis event is free and open to the public\, but if you wish to guarantee your spot with VIP seating\, simply purchase one (or both to receive a bundled discount!) of the author’s books below\, which will be delivered to you at the event for signing. Books will be also be available for purchase at the event. Only books pre-purchased below or at the event are eligible for signing. \n  \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is not required\, as it is free and open to the public. However\, seating is available on a first-come first-served basis\, and you can guarantee a seat (while supplies last) by purchasing one (or both to receive a special bundled discount!) of the authors’ books below\, to be delivered to the event for signing. \n  \nAbout the Authors and Books\n \nKate White is the New York Times bestselling author of 17 novels of suspense: 9 standalone psychological thrillers\, including The Secrets You Keep and The Second Husband\,  and 8 Bailey Weggins mysteries. \nFor 14 years Kate served as the editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan\, which under her became the most successful magazine in single copy sales in the U.S. Though she loved her magazine career\, she decided to leave 10 years ago to concentrate full-time on another passion: writing suspense fiction. \nKate’s first mystery\, If Looks Could Kill\, was a Kelly Ripa Book Club pick and #1 bestseller on Amazon\, and she has received and been nominated for many awards in her media career\, including an International Thriller Writers Award. \nHer new book\, Between Two Strangers\, is pulse-pounding psychological thriller about a struggling artist who receives a bewilderingly large\, life-changing inheritance from a man she spent a single night with twelve years ago – and she has no idea why. \n \n  \nCara Black is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 20 books in the Private Investigator Aimée Leduc series\, and two World War II-set novels featuring American markswoman Kate Rees. \nCara has received multiple nominations for the Anthony and Macavity Awards\, a Washington Post Book World Book of the Year citation\, the Médaille de la Ville de Paris—the Paris City Medal\, which is awarded in recognition of contribution to international culture—and invitations to be the Guest of Honor at conferences such as the Paris Polar Crime Festival and Left Coast Crime. \nWith more than 400\,000 books in print\, the Aimée Leduc series has been translated into German\, Norwegian\, Japanese\, French\, Spanish\, Italian\, and Hebrew. \nHer new book\, Night Flight to Paris\, is the (stand-alone) sequel to Three Hours in Paris\, chosen by the Washington Post\, Wall Street Journal and Seattle Times as one of the Best Crime Novels of 2020 \nIt’s been two years since Kate Rees was sent to Paris on a British Secret Service mission to assassinate Hitler. Since then\, she has left spycraft behind to take a training job as a sharpshooting instructor in the Scottish Highlands. But her quiet life is violently disrupted when Colonel Stepney\, her former handler\, drags her back into the fray for a risky three-pronged mission in Paris. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Cara or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \n  \nAbout the Carlsbad City Library\n\n\n\nThe Carlsbad City Library system\, serves the community with three inviting and unique facilities: Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane\, Georgina Cole Library and Carlsbad City Library Learning Center.. \n  URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/white-black-carlsbad-5-23-23/ CATEGORIES:Event,SoCal Adventures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/White-Black-Carlsbad-5.23.23-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230509T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230509T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T002933 CREATED:20230302T011810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185841Z UID:10000373-1683648000-1683651600@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:A Boob's Life: a FREE Virtual Book Launch Adventure featuring award-winning author Leslie Lehr in conversation with New York Times/bestselling authors Kristin Harmel\, Laura Zigman and Jamie Brenner DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nAward-winning author Leslie Lehr wants to talk about boobs; it’s why she wrote A Boob’s Life: How America’s Obsession Shaped Me-and You.  But she’s not alone… New York Times/bestselling authors Kristin Harmel\, Laura Zigman and Jamie Brenner\, want to talk about boobs\, too\, and we think you need to hear what they have to say\, because these four beloved and bestselling authors have had to take a good hard look at their own bodies as they underwent (or are undergoing) treatment for breast cancer. \nPlease join these four courageous authors for a casual\, frank conversation about breast cancer–how they were diagnosed\, how it changed their lives\, how their cancer was treated\, what they now know that they wish they knew then\, how it changed their perspective going forward\, how it affected them as writers\, and how it affected their relationship to our own bodies. This is an important conversation for anyone who has breasts\, or loves them. \nFollowing their dialogue\, celebrate Leslie’s paperback launch of A Boob’s Life\, which explores both the joys and hazards inherent to living in a woman’s body. Leslie deftly blends her personal narrative with national history\, starting in the 1960s with the women’s liberation movement and moving to the current feminist dialogue and what it means to be a woman. Her insightful and clever writing analyzes how America’s obsession with the female form has affected her own life’s journey and the psyche of all women today. \nAnd of course\, we want to hear from you\, so have your questions ready. These authors are candid\, brave\, and eager to educate others. No matter your gender\, you’ll never view this sexy and sacred body part the same way again. \n\nBooks\nBooks from all the featured authors are available below for purchase and will be shipped directly to you. Please consider donating a copy of A Boob’s Life to a cancer center to distribute to women undergoing breast cancer treatment. Just click on the DONATION COPY of Leslie’s book below. Thank you for your continued support! \n  \nRegistration\nThis event is free and open to the public. For event admission\, simply select the FREE Book Launch Registration (5/9/23) below and we will send you a Zoom link a few days prior to the event to access the virtual session. \n\n\n\nAbout the Authors\n \n\nLeslie Lehr explores the duality of today’s women to navigate a new path between sexy and sacred.Salma Hayek is developing Leslie’s critically acclaimed new memoir\, A Boob’s Life\, into a comedy series for HBO Max. A prize-winning writer\, Leslie’s books include What A Mother Knows\, a Target Recommended Read\, Wife Goes On\, and 66 Laps\, winner of the Pirate’s Alley Faulkner Prize. Her nonfiction books include Welcome to Club Mom\, Club Grandma\, excerpted on FisherPrice.com\, and Wendy Bellissimo: Nesting\, featured on Oprah. \nLeslie’s personal essays have appeared in the New York Times Modern Love column about breast cancer (called “How I Got to Here” narrated by Katie Couric on NPR). Good Morning America called it a “Must-read.” \nA Boob’s Life (now in paperback with additional material) explores the surprising truth about women’s most popular body part with vulnerable\, witty frankness and true nuggets of American culture that will resonate with everyone who has breasts—or loves them. Good Morning America called it a “Must-read”\, People Magazine and Glamour had it in “Best New Books\,” Pub Weekly had it in “Best Books” \n  \n\n \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. \nKristin is currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer and has courageously taken her story public to help inspire women to schedule their mammograms\, because early detection does save lives. You may have been one of the more than 1\,200 women who committed to getting their mammogram as part of our Susan G. Komen virtual fundraising event in honor of Kristin on March 7. \nKristin’s forthcoming book\, The Paris Daughter\, is a historical novel about two mothers who must make unthinkable choices in the face of the Nazi occupation. \n  \n\n \n\nLaura Zigman is the author of five novels\, including Separation Anxiety (which was optioned by Julianne Nicholson and the production company Wiip (Mare of Easttown) for a limited television series); Animal Husbandry (which was made into the movie Someone Like You\, starring Hugh Jackman and Ashley Judd)\, Dating Big Bird\, Her\, and Piece of Work. She has ghostwritten/collaborated on several works of non-fiction\, including Eddie Izzard’s New York Times bestseller\, Believe Me; been a contributor to the New York Times\, the Washington Post\, and the Huffington Post; produced a popular online series of animated videos called Annoying Conversations; and was the recipient of a Yaddo residency. \nSmall World is heartfelt novel about two offbeat and newly divorced sisters who move in together as adults—and finally reckon with their childhood. \n  \n\n \n\nJamie Brenner writes beach reads with a twist\, including the national bestseller The Forever Summer and her latest Gilt.  People Magazine calls her books\, “a delightful escape wherever you are.” Publishers Weekly says of her new novel\, Gilt\, “This beach read sparkles like a diamond.” \nHer book\, Gilt\, is a luxurious and richly compelling novel about a famous family jewelry dynasty and the hidden past that could topple it all. \nSave URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/lesli-lehr-5-9-23/ CATEGORIES:Event,Virtual Adventure ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/leslie-lehr-5.9.23.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR