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SUMMARY:Conversations in Race: a 5-part virtual Fireside Adventure with Emmy award winning TV director and award winning author Jeffrey Blount
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nNever before have we hosted a five-part Adventure based on one book. However\, award-winning author Jeffrey Blount’s powerful novel\, The Emancipation of Evan Walls\, has inspired us to do just that. \nOur Conversations in Race virtual Fireside Adventure by the Book series\, featuring the author in conversation with Adventures by the Book founder Susan McBeth\, will focus on five different characters (or sets of characters) who offer a different perspective on race\, allowing us a unique opportunity to have a meaningful\, educational\, and respectful dialogue that opens our minds\, our hearts\, and our world. \nWhile not necessary to participate in the event\, we strongly encourage you to read a copy of The Emancipation of Evan Walls so you have a deeper and richer understanding of the characters and their inherent challenges as we chat live on our virtual stage. We hope you will join us for this important series\, and make sure to bring your questions\, your open mind\, and your heart. \nUpcoming Conversations in Race Schedule\nSERIES 1: Tuesday\, February 15\, 4:00pm Pacific/7:00pm Eastern\nSERIES 2: Tuesday\, February 22\, 4:00pm Pacific/7:00pm Eastern\nSERIES 3: Thursday\, March 3\, 4:00pm/ Pacific7:00pm Eastern\nSERIES 4: Friday\, March 11\, 4:00pmPacific/7:00pm Eastern\nSERIES 5: Tuesday\, March 15\, 4:00pmPacific/7:00pm Eastern\n\n\nTo join any part of this series on the exciting new storytelling platform\, Fireside\, simply register for event(s) admission(s) below. You can also purchase a signed copy of The Emancipation of Evan Walls to be shipped directly to you. Prior to the event\, we will send you a private VIP link to attend the virtual event. If you have an iPhone or iPad\, you can be part of the virtual audience to chat live with Jeffrey and Susan. With other devices\, you can still listen live to the broadcast. \n\n\nAbout the Author and Book\nJeffrey Blount is the award-winning author of three novels — Almost Snow White\, winner of the 2013 USA Best Book Awards. Hating Heidi Foster\, winner of the 2013 Readers Favorite Book Award for young adult literature. The Emancipation of Evan Walls\, winner of the 2020 National Indie Excellence Award for African American fiction\, winner of the 2019 Readers Favorite Book Award\, winner of the 2019 American Bookfest Best Book Award\, and a Shelf Unbound 2019 Notable Book. \nHe is also an Emmy award-winning television director and a 2016 inductee to the Virginia Communications Hall of Fame. During a 34-year career at NBC News\, Jeffrey directed a decade of Meet The Press\, The Today Show\, NBC Nightly News\, and major special events. \nIn his book\, The Emancipation of Evan Walls\, Evan Walls has been married to his wife Izzy for years\, yet she knows nothing about half of his life. That part of him he put away long ago and they have lived peacefully alongside the dead spot it has left in their love. However\, the birth of their first child changes everything. Evan\, fearful of a reincarnation of his childhood in the life of his new daughter\, finally finds the courage to tell his wife. Desperate\, he hopes that she can help him protect their child. \nIt is June 1968. The Civil Rights movement is winding down after the death of Martin Luther King\, Jr. Negroes in the town of Canaan\, Virginia has been used to acting the same\, thinking the same and sharing in the unadulterated hatred of a common enemy. Evan is ten years old and\, in the jargon of the times\, young\, gifted and black. In the presence of his parents and a summer porch gathering of their friends\, he makes a startling declaration. From that moment on\, the central question of his life is born. Is he black enough? \nEvan has a dream that will turn the sleepy town of Canaan upside down\, forcing him to walk the slippery and angry slope between blacks and whites. In time\, his dream disintegrates a family\, a marriage\, countless friendships and a dramatic first love. Only his great-grandmother\, Mama Jennie and mentor\, Bojack\, help him fight to keep his dream alive. And only Izzy can help him come to grips with what he learns from telling his traumatic life story. \n\n\n\n\nAbout Fireside\nWe are thrilled to announce that Adventures by the Book has been invited to host a literary series on Fireside which will include book discussions\, author talks\, book clubs\, special presentations\, and much more. During the course of WWII\, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt instituted a series of “fireside chats” on the radio\, as a way to regularly communicate self-assurance and calm during times of despair and uncertainty in our country. \nWhile once a thing of the past\, thanks to the brilliant collaboration of billionaire entrepreneur and Shark Tank TV star\, Mark Cuban\, and Falon Fatemi\, former CEO and Founder of Node.ai\, Fireside Chats are back\, bigger and better than ever\, and in a technological format that allows YOU to actively participate! \n \nFireside Chat 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. \n\nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/conversations-in-race-a-5-part-fireside-adventure/
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SUMMARY:The Next Ship Home: a virtual Ellis Island Adventure featuring NYT bestselling author Heather Webb in conversation with Susan Meissner
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nToday\, Ellis Island is a poetic symbol of the American Dream\, but it wasn’t always that way. . . Join New York Times bestselling author Heather Webb\, in conversation with USA Today bestselling author Susan Meissner as they unravel Ellis Islands’ important history through their respective novels\, The Next Ship Home and A Fall of Marigolds. \nGrab a glass of wine or hot cocoa\, curl up in your favorite chair\, and join us for a virtual Fireside Adventure on Ellis Island\, where you can chat live with the authors to discuss their books\, ask questions\, and converse live “on stage.” \nTo join our virtual Adventure on the exciting new storytelling platform\, Fireside\, simply purchase event admission below or\, better yet\, purchase Heather’s book (or a discounted two-pack) and receive FREE event admission. Prior to the event\, we will send you a private VIP link to attend the virtual event. If you have an iPhone or iPad\, you can be part of the virtual audience to chat live with Heather and Susan. With other devices\, you can still listen live to the broadcast. \n\n\nAbout the Authors and Books\nHeather Webb is the USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of seven historical novels. In 2015\, Rodin’s Lover was a Goodread’s Top Pick\, and in 2018\, Last Christmas in Paris won the Women’s Fiction Writers Association STAR Award. Meet Me in Monaco\, was selected as a finalist for the 2020 Goldsboro RNA award in the UK\, as well as the 2019 Digital Book World’s Fiction prize. To date\, Heather’s books have been translated into over a dozen languages.  She lives in New England with her family and one feisty rabbit. \nHeather’s novel\, The Next Ship Home\, is inspired by true events and reveals the dark secrets of Ellis Island as two unlikely friends challenge a corrupt system\, altering their fate and the lives of the immigrants that come after them. \nA young Italian woman arrives on the shores of America\, her sights set on a better life. That same day\, a young American woman reports to her first day of work at the immigration center. \nBut Ellis Island isn’t a refuge for Francesca or Alma\, not when ships depart every day with those who are refused entry to the country and when corruption ripples through every corridor. While Francesca resorts to desperate measures to ensure she will make it off the island\, Alma fights for her dreams of becoming a translator\, even as women are denied the chance. As the two women face the misdeeds of a system known to manipulate and abuse immigrants searching for new hope in America\, they form an unlikely friendship—and share a terrible secret—altering their fates and the lives of the immigrants who come after them. \n  \n \n\nSusan Meissner is a USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction with more than three-quarters of a million books in print in 18 languages. Her novels include The Last Year of the War\, named to Real Simple magazine’s list of best books for 2019; As Bright as Heaven\, which earned a starred review in Library Journal; Secrets of  Charmed Life\, a Goodreads finalist for Best Historical Fiction 2015; and A Fall of Marigolds\, named to Booklist’s Top Ten Women’s Fiction titles for 2014. \n\nIn her compelling\, emotional novel\, A Fall of Marigolds\, a beautiful scarf connects two women touched by tragedy. \nSeptember 1911. On Ellis Island in New York Harbor\, nurse Clara Wood cannot face returning to Manhattan\, where the man she loved fell to his death in the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. Then\, while caring for a fevered immigrant whose own loss mirrors hers\, she becomes intrigued by a name embroidered onto the scarf he carries…and finds herself caught in a dilemma that compels her to confront the truth about the assumptions she’s made. What she learns could devastate her—or free her. \nSeptember 2011. On Manhattan’s Upper West Side\, widow Taryn Michaels has convinced herself that she is living fully\, working in a charming specialty fabric store and raising her daughter alone. Then a long-lost photograph appears in a national magazine\, and she is forced to relive the terrible day her husband died in the collapse of the World Trade Towers…the same day a stranger reached out and saved her. But a chance reconnection and a century-old scarf may open Taryn’s eyes to the larger forces at work in her life. \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Fireside\nWe are thrilled to announce that Adventures by the Book has been invited to host a literary series on Fireside which will include book discussions\, author talks\, book clubs\, special presentations\, and much more. During the course of WWII\, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt instituted a series of “fireside chats” on the radio\, as a way to regularly communicate self-assurance and calm during times of despair and uncertainty in our country. While once a thing of the past\, thanks to the brilliant collaboration of billionaire entrepreneur and Shark Tank TV star\, Mark Cuban\, and Falon Fatemi\, former CEO and Founder of Node.ai\, Fireside Chats are back\, bigger and better than ever\, and in a technological format that allows YOU to actively participate! \n \nFireside Chat 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. \n\nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/heather-webb-3-9-22/
CATEGORIES:Event,Fireside Chat,Happy Hour Adventures,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure
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SUMMARY:Secrets of the Sprakkar: an Exclusive Virtual Adventure with Eliza Reid\, the First Lady of Iceland
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nCan you imagine living in a gender-equal world? If so\, you may be intrigued by Iceland which\, for the past twelve years\, has been ranked by the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report as number one on its list of countries closing the gap in equality between men and women. What is it about Iceland that makes many women’s experiences there so positive? \nWell\, Eliza Reid knows a thing or two about that. As First Lady of Iceland\, she has delved into what a more gender-equal world would look like\, and why it’s worth striving for. In her new book\, Secrets of the Sprakkar (“extraordinary women”)\, she examines her adopted homeland’s attitude toward women—the deep-seated cultural sense of fairness\, the influence of current and historical role models\, and\, crucially\, the areas where Iceland still has room for improvement. \nWe invite you to join us for a very special Adventure\, where you can chat live with this extraordinary First Lady of Iceland about her new book\, Secrets of the Sprakkar. Grab a glass of wine or hot cocoa\, curl up in your favorite chair\, and get ready to chat live with Eliza to discuss her book\, ask questions\, and converse live “on stage.” \nTo join our virtual event on the exciting new storytelling platform\, Fireside\, simply purchase a book below and we will send you a private VIP link to attend the virtual event. If you have an iPhone or iPad\, you can be part of the virtual audience to chat live with Patti. With other devices\, you can still listen live to the broadcast. \nYour Adventure includes a hardcover copy of Secrets of the Sprakkar\, tax\, shipping within the U.S. and Canada\, a live Fireside chat with Eliza\, Q&A\, and the opportunity to experience the pre-launch of Eliza’s fascinating book. \n\nAbout the Author and Book\nEliza Reid\, the First Lady of Iceland\, was born in 1976 in Ottawa\, Canada. She moved to Iceland in 2003. Madame Reid holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations from Trinity College\, University of Toronto\, where she held the position of Head of College in her final year. She holds a Master of Studies degree in modern history from St. Antony’s College\, Oxford University. She speaks French and Icelandic. \nMadame Reid is  co-founder of the acclaimed Iceland Writers Retreat\, an annual event that combines small-group writing workshops with cultural tours to introduce visitors to Iceland’s unique literary heritage. In this capacity\, she has been active in helping to promote Icelandic writers and literary heritage abroad\, especially in North America. \nShe also served on the jury of the 2018 BC National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction\, one of Canada’s largest literary prizes. She was previously an editor for Icelandair’s in-flight magazine\, a staff writer at Iceland Review\, and has been published in Monocle\, The Globe and Mail\, and several other newspapers and magazines. Prior to becoming First Lady\, Madame Reid was also a frequent commentator on Icelandic current affairs for foreign media. \nIn her book\, Secrets of the Sprakkar: Iceland’s Extraordinary Women and How They Are Changing the World\, Reid charts her personal journey from a Canadian farm to Iceland’s Presidential Residence and along the way proves to be the best possible guide to the historical\, geographical and cultural factors that helped women thrive and built a vibrant modern society. \nReid’s own experience as an immigrant from small-town Canada who never expected to become the first lady is expertly interwoven with interviews with dozens of sprakkar (“extraordinary women”) to form the backbone of an illuminating discussion of what it means to move through the world as a woman\, and how the rules of society play more of a role in who we view as “equal” than we may understand. Secrets of the Sprakkar is a powerful and atmospheric portrait of a tiny country that could lead the way forward for us all. \n\n\n\n\nAbout Fireside\nWe are thrilled to announce that Adventures by the Book has been invited to host a literary series on Fireside which will include book discussions\, author talks\, book clubs\, special presentations\, and much more. During the course of WWII\, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt instituted a series of “fireside chats” on the radio\, as a way to regularly communicate self-assurance and calm during times of despair and uncertainty in our country. While once a thing of the past\, thanks to the brilliant collaboration of billionaire entrepreneur and Shark Tank TV star\, Mark Cuban\, and Falon Fatemi\, former CEO and Founder of Node.ai\, Fireside Chats are back\, bigger and better than ever\, and in a technological format that allows YOU to actively participate! \n \nFireside Chat 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. \n\n  \n\n\n\n  \nSave
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CATEGORIES:Event,Fireside Chat,Happy Hour Adventures,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure
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SUMMARY:A Thousand Steps: a Fireside Virtual 1970's Adventure
DESCRIPTION: About the Event\nStep back in time with us into the Age of Aquarius\, where peace\, love\, and enlightenment\, as well as hippies\, drugs\, and war defined an era.  Our Thousand Steps 1970’s Virtual Adventure features New York Times bestselling and three-time Edgar award-winning author T. Jefferson Parker in an exciting pre-launch event on the new storytelling platform Fireside\, where you can converse live on our virtual stage with Jeff about his beguiling thriller and coming-of-age novel\, A Thousand Steps.  \nTo join our virtual event on the exciting new storytelling platform\, Fireside\, simply purchase a book below and we will send you a private VIP link to attend the virtual event. If you have an iPhone or iPad\, you can be part of the virtual audience to chat live with Patti. With other devices\, you can still listen live to the broadcast. \nYour Adventure includes a hardcover copy of A Thousand Steps\, tax\, shipping within the U.S. and Canada\, a live Fireside chat with T. Jefferson Parker\, and Q&A. \n\n\nAbout the Author and Book\nT. Jefferson Parker is the bestselling author of 23 crime novels\, including Edgar Award-winners Silent Joe and California Girl. Jeff was born in L.A. and grew up in Southern California. He studied English at UC Irvine and worked as a newspaper reporter for five years while writing his first book\, Laguna Heat\, on evenings and weekends. HBO made Laguna Heat into one of its first original television movies in 1987. \nAlthough the “T” is part of his legal name it does not stand for a name. It is a decorative initial put there by his parents\, who once told him they thought T. Jefferson Parker would look good on the White House door. Parker lives in north San Diego County\, and enjoys fishing\, hiking\, and just about anything outdoors. \nHis latest novel\, A Thousand Steps\, is set in Laguna Beach\, California\, in 1968. The Age of Aquarius is in full swing. Timothy Leary is a rock star. LSD is God. Folks from all over are flocking to Laguna\, seeking peace\, love\, and enlightenment. Matt Antony is just trying to get by. Matt is sixteen\, broke\, and never sure where his next meal is coming from. Mom’s a stoner\, his deadbeat dad is a no-show\, his brother’s fighting in Nam . . . and his big sister Jazz has just gone missing. The cops figure she’s just another runaway hippie chick\, enjoying a summer of love\, but Matt doesn’t believe it. Not after another missing girl turns up dead on the beach. \nAll Matt really wants to do is get his driver’s license and ask out the girl he’s been crushing on since fourth grade\, yet it’s up to him to find his sister. But in a town where the cops don’t trust the hippies and the hippies don’t trust the cops\, uncovering what’s really happened to Jazz is going to force him to grow up fast. If it’s not already too late… \n\n\n\n\nAbout Fireside\nWe are thrilled to announce that Adventures by the Book has been invited to host a literary series on Fireside which will include book discussions\, author talks\, book clubs\, special presentations\, and much more. During the course of WWII\, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt instituted a series of “fireside chats” on the radio\, as a way to regularly communicate self-assurance and calm during times of despair and uncertainty in our country. While once a thing of the past\, thanks to the brilliant collaboration of billionaire entrepreneur and Shark Tank TV star\, Mark Cuban\, and Falon Fatemi\, former CEO and Founder of Node.ai\, Fireside Chats are back\, bigger and better than ever\, and in a technological format that allows YOU to actively participate! \n \nFireside Chat 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. \n\nSave
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CATEGORIES:Event,Fireside Chat,Happy Hour Adventures,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure
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SUMMARY:In Polite Company: a Fireside Virtual Adventure featuring critically-acclaimed debut novelist Gervais Hagerty
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nPeek behind the veil of Charleston’s cobbled streets as you join critically-acclaimed debut novelist Gervais Hagerty for an exciting afternoon of fabled historic homes\, walled gardens\, and cocktail parties at our In Polite Company Virtual Adventure. Get ready for a “beautiful debut novel” (Sue Monk Kidd) by a debut “author to watch” (Mary Alice Monroe) that “allows us a fascinating glimpse into an elite Southern society trying to hold onto age-old traditions and values in a rapidly changing world” (Cassandra King Conroy). \nHere is your opportunity to chat live with Gervais about her entertaining debut novel\, In Polite Company\, ask questions\, and converse live “on stage.” To join our virtual event on the exciting new storytelling platform\, Fireside\, simply purchase a book below and we will send you a private VIP link to attend the virtual event. If you have an iPhone or iPad\, you can be part of the virtual audience to chat live with Gervais. With other devices\, you can still listen live to the broadcast. \nYour Adventure includes a paperback copy of In Polite Company\, tax\, shipping within the U.S. and Canada\, a live Fireside chat with Gervais\, Q&A\, and the opportunity to converse live with Gervais “on stage”. Log-in instructions will be emailed 3-5 days prior to the event. \n\n\nAbout the Author and Book\nGervais Hagerty grew up in Charleston\, South Carolina. She earned her B.A. in psychology from Vanderbilt University. After a post-college stint in Southern California\, she returned to the East Coast\, where she worked as a news reporter and producer for both radio and television broadcasts. \nIn 2013\, she earned her M.B.A. from The Citadel\, The Military College of South Carolina\, and soon after became a professor teaching Leadership Communications. As the director of Patricia McArver Public Speaking Lab\, she coached students\, faculty\, and staff to become effective speakers. She also advised the college’s public speaking club. She is a board member of The Charleston Council for International Visitors and serves on Charleston’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. \nIn Polite Company\, Gervais’s debut novel\, introduces protagonist Simons Smythe\, who knows there’s more to her hometown than sweet tea and Southern hospitality. Behind the walled gardens\, inside the fabled historic homes\, live Charleston’s elite. Simons was born into this powerful aristocracy that has quietly ruled the city for centuries. Simons’s family has a banner year ahead; Her older sister will give birth to her second child\, and her younger sister will make her debut—a series of cocktail parties and balls to introduce her to society. And in one year\, Simons plans to marry Trip. She hopes that’s enough time to fall back in love. \nSimons produces the news at a local TV station\, a job that increasingly tests her loyalty to her family and friends. On her days off\, Simons surfs the waves of Folly Beach\, crabs the salty rivers of Edisto Island\, and follows her wayward heart to King Street bars. The one touchstone in this confusing time is her elegant and secretive grandmother\, Laudie\, who—repeatedly and mysteriously—urges Simons to “be brave”. \n  \n\n\n\nAbout Fireside\nWe are thrilled to announce that Adventures by the Book has been invited to host a literary series on Fireside which will include book discussions\, author talks\, book clubs\, special presentations\, and much more. During the course of WWII\, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt instituted a series of “fireside chats” on the radio\, as a way to regularly communicate self-assurance and calm during times of despair and uncertainty in our country. While once a thing of the past\, thanks to the brilliant collaboration of billionaire entrepreneur and Shark Tank TV star\, Mark Cuban\, and Falon Fatemi\, former CEO and Founder of Node.ai\, Fireside Chats are back\, bigger and better than ever\, and in a technological format that allows YOU to actively participate! \n \nFireside Chat 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. \n\n  \n\n\n\nSave
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SUMMARY:Holiday Cheer at the Spreckels Mansion: an in-person Adventure with award-winning author Sandra Bonura
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\nNOTE: This event is SOLD OUT and now accepting a waitlist. Please email events@adventuresbythebook.com if you wish to join the waitlist.  \n\nGerman immigrant Claus Spreckels may not have been THE Santa Claus\, but San Diegans have been grateful for the gifts his son John bestowed on our beloved city nearly 135 years ago when he almost single-handedly transformed the bankrupt village of San Diego into the thriving city it is today. \nSo the holiday season seems the most fitting time to learn a bit more about John D. Spreckels whom surprisingly few people know about. Join award-winning author Sandra Bonura in the Music Room of the former Spreckels mansion in Coronado\, now known as the Glorietta Bay Inn\, as she discusses her latest book\, Empire Builder: John D. Spreckels and the Making of San Diego for a behind-the-scenes look into the Spreckels family and its role in business and into the man himself. \n*Your Adventure includes an afternoon at the Glorietta Bay Inn\, a hardcover copy of Empire Builder\, a brief tour of the former mansion\, a glass of wine (or two)\, light snacks\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentation\, book signing\, and the opportunity to engage in meaningful and intimate conversation with Sandra. And\, if time permits\, Sandra may escort us across the street to the Hotel del Coronado to enjoy their beautiful holiday decor as well. \n*Due to the special nature of this event\, only the first 20 people to register are guaranteed a spot\, so make sure to reserve your space quickly. \n\nAbout the Author and Book\nSandra Bonura lives in Southern California and teaches in higher education. She is deeply interested in education\, California (particularly San Diego)\, and Hawaiian history; when they merge\, there is instant engagement. \nHer five published works are Empire Builder: John D. Spreckels and the Making of San Diego\, Light in The Queen’s Garden: Ida May Pope\, Pioneer for Hawai’i’s Daughters\, “Queen Lili’uokalani’s Beloved Kawaiaha’o Seminary”\, “Lydia K. Aholo—Her Story\, Recovering the Lost Voice\,” and An American Girl in the Hawaiian Islands: The Letters of Carrie Prudence Winter. \nSandee is a frequent storyteller and lecturer on the importance of using a multitude of primary sources to gain perspectives on historical events. To that end\, she provided a unique viewpoint in a documentary about Queen Lili`uokalani and her involvement in the education of Hawaiian children in the 19th century. \nIn her new book\, Empire Builder: John D. Spreckels and the Making of San Diego\, Sandra reveals the man behind the city. Like many native San Diegans who came before and after her\, Sandra Bonura grew up in the world John D. Spreckels built. Bonura’s mother worked on Coronado Island\, where — at one time or another during his late 19th- and early 20th-century heyday — Spreckels had owned North Island\, the San Diego-Coronado Ferry System\, the Coronado Beach Company\, and the Hotel Del Coronado. \nAs a girl\, Bonura often spent weekends with her grandmother at the Hotel Metropole boarding house\, where she could see the marquee of the grand Spreckels Theater from the lobby window. From her grandmother’s second-floor room\, Bonura had a fine view of what used to be D Street\, which Spreckels renamed Broadway and developed into a thoroughfare worthy of six of his own buildings. \nBut before he was the man who gave San Diego electric streetcars\, its first skyscraper and the Spreckels Organ Pavilion\, John D. Spreckels was the son of a hardworking German immigrant\, a rebellious son who left the family’s booming sugar business to make his mark on a nowhere town that he loved at first sight. \nIt was that John D. Spreckels — the man with the humble German roots and the immigrant work ethic — who convinced author Bonura that the story of the other John D. Spreckels — the powerful\, ambitious man who put San Diego on multiple maps — was a tale she could tell.\nWith her new book\, Bonura hopes to do justice to both of them. \n\nAbout the Glorietta Bay Inn\n\n\nThe Glorietta Bay Inn is a historic landmark in Coronado and famous for its grandeur architecture\, built-in 1908 as the home of sugar baron John D. Spreckels. The Inn has built a reputation of providing friendly efficient service combined with comfort and charm that has guests returning all year for a memorable stay.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/holiday-cheer-at-the-spreckels-mansion-an-in-person-adventure/
CATEGORIES:Happy Hour Adventures,San Diego Adventures
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SUMMARY:Gone but Thankful: a Fireside Virtual Adventure featuring triple-amputee author Linda Olson
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\n“’I didn’t marry your arms and your legs … if you can do it\, I can do it\,’” was the first thing Linda Olson’s husband\, Dave Hodgens\, said to her after the accident. Meet Linda\, who at age twenty-nine\, lost both her legs and right arm in a train vs. car accident in Germany. In spite of everything\, she decided to take control of her life rather than become a victim… \nPlease join us for this heartfelt Virtual Fireside Adventure to discuss Linda’s inspiring memoir\, Gone: A Memoir of Love\, Body\, and Taking Back My Life\, an incredible story of survival that reminds us all how precious life is. So make a hot cup of tea\, grab a tissue or two\, and curl up on the couch for this must-see Adventure where you can chat live with Linda\, ask questions\, and converse with her “on stage.” This Adventure will certainly inspire you to be thankful on so many levels. \nTo join our virtual event on the exciting new storytelling platform\, Fireside\, simply purchase a book below and we will send you a private VIP link to attend the virtual event. If you have an iPhone or iPad\, you can be part of the virtual audience to chat live with Linda. With other devices\, you can still listen live to the broadcast. Log-in instructions will be emailed 3-5 days prior to the event. \nYour Adventure includes a paperback copy of Gone\, tax\, shipping within the U.S. and Canada\, a live Fireside chat with Linda\, Q&A\, and the opportunity to hear Linda’s remarkable story. \n\n\nAbout the Author and Book\nAt age twenty-nine\, Linda Olson lost both her legs above the knee and her right arm in a train vs. car accident in Germany. Linda had to rebuild her life as she learned to walk with prostheses and devised new ways to perform the activities of daily living. \nA year later she moved back to Los Angeles where she lived independently\, gave birth to her first child\, and finished her Radiology training. She had an illustrious thirty-year career as a Professor of Radiology at the University of California\, San Diego where she was the Director of Breast Imaging and the recipient of many teaching awards. With help from teams of friends and family\, Linda and her husband Dave raised their two children to canoe\, kayak\, backpack\, raft and travel in remote places. \nDetailing her experience in her new memoir\, Gone\, Linda explains how Dave and she were young doctors whose story had all the makings of a fairy tale. But then\, while they were vacationing in Germany\, a train hit their van\, shattering their lives―and Linda’s body. When Linda saw Dave for the first time after losing her right arm and both of her legs\, she told him she would understand if he left. His response: “I didn’t marry your arms or your legs. If you can do it\, I can do it.” \nIn order to protect their loved ones\, they decided to hide the truth about what really happened on those train tracks\, and they kept their secret for thirty-five years. As a triple amputee\, Linda learned to walk with prostheses and change diapers and insert IVs with one hand. She finished her residency while pregnant and living on her own. And she and Dave went on to pursue their dream careers\, raise two children\, and travel the world. \nGone asks readers to find not only courage but also laughter in the unexpected challenges we all face. \n\n\n\n\nAbout Fireside\nWe are thrilled to announce that Adventures by the Book has been invited to host a literary series on Fireside which will include book discussions\, author talks\, book clubs\, special presentations\, and much more. During the course of WWII\, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt instituted a series of “fireside chats” on the radio\, as a way to regularly communicate self-assurance and calm during times of despair and uncertainty in our country. While once a thing of the past\, thanks to the brilliant collaboration of billionaire entrepreneur and Shark Tank TV star\, Mark Cuban\, and Falon Fatemi\, former CEO and Founder of Node.ai\, Fireside Chats are back\, bigger and better than ever\, and in a technological format that allows YOU to actively participate! \n \nFireside Chat 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. \n\n  \n\n\n\nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/linda-olson/
CATEGORIES:Event,Fireside Chat,Happy Hour Adventures,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure
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SUMMARY:A Single Light: a Fireside Virtual Adventure of Suspense
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nHalloween may be over\, but there are still thrills to be had as we join New York Times bestselling author Tosca Lee for an afternoon of nonstop suspense at our next Fireside Virtual Adventure. As you curl up in your favorite chair\, grab a glass of wine\, and get cozy for this exclusive Adventure\, chat live with Tosca about her bone-chilling thriller\, A Single Light\, ask questions\, and converse live “on stage.” \nTo join our virtual event on the exciting new storytelling platform\, Fireside\, simply purchase a book below and we will send you a private VIP link to attend the virtual event. If you have an iPhone or iPad\, you can be part of the virtual audience to chat live with Tosca. With other devices\, you can still listen live to the broadcast. \nYour Adventure includes a paperback copy of A Single Light\, tax\, shipping within the U.S. and Canada\, a live Fireside chat with Tosca\, Q&A\, and the opportunity to converse live with Tosca “on stage”. Log-in instructions will be emailed 3-5 days prior to the event. \n\n\nAbout the Author and Book\nTosca Lee is the award-winning\, New York Times bestselling author of The Line Between\, The House of Bathory Duology (The Progeny\, Firstborn)\, Iscariot\, The Legend of Sheba\, Demon: A Memoir\, Havah: The Story of Eve\, and the Books of Mortals series with New York Times bestseller Ted Dekker. \n\n\nA notorious night-owl\, she loves watching TV\, eating bacon\, playing video games with her kids\, and sending cheesy texts to her husband. You can find Tosca hanging around the snack table or wherever bacon is served. \n\n\nIn A Single Light\, Tosca’s highly-anticipated sequel to The Line Between\, Chase and Wynter come face-to-face with a society radically changed by a global pandemic six months after vanishing into an underground silo with sixty-one others\, where communities scrabble to survive under rogue leaders and cities are war zones. There is no sign of Noah and the rest of the group that was supposed to greet them when they surfaced–the same people Wynter was counting on to help her locate the antibiotics her gravely ill friend\, Julie\, needs. \nAs the clock ticks down on Julie’s life\, Wynter and Chase embark on a desperate search for medicine and answers. But what they find is not a nation on the cusp of recovery but one decimated by disease. What happened while they were underground? With food and water in limited supply and their own survival in question\, Chase and Wynter must venture further and further from the silo. They come face-to-face with a radically changed society\, where communities scrabble to survive under rogue leaders and cities are war zones. As hope fades by the hour and Wynter learns the terrible truth of the last six months\, she is called upon again to help save a nation she no longer recognizes–a place so chaotic she’s no longer sure it can even survive. \nFast-paced and taut\, A Single Light is a breathless thriller of nonstop suspense about the risks of living in a world outside the safe confines of our closely-held beliefs and the relationships and lives that inspire us. \n  \n\n\n\nAbout Fireside\nWe are thrilled to announce that Adventures by the Book has been invited to host a literary series on Fireside which will include book discussions\, author talks\, book clubs\, special presentations\, and much more. During the course of WWII\, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt instituted a series of “fireside chats” on the radio\, as a way to regularly communicate self-assurance and calm during times of despair and uncertainty in our country. While once a thing of the past\, thanks to the brilliant collaboration of billionaire entrepreneur and Shark Tank TV star\, Mark Cuban\, and Falon Fatemi\, former CEO and Founder of Node.ai\, Fireside Chats are back\, bigger and better than ever\, and in a technological format that allows YOU to actively participate! \n \nFireside Chat 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. \n\n  \n\n\n\nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/tosca-lee/
CATEGORIES:Event,Fireside Chat,Happy Hour Adventures,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure
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SUMMARY:The Seventh Queen: a Fireside Virtual Adventure
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nIf you need a little heroism\, treachery\, and magic in your life\, bestselling author Greta Kelly is sure to make your wish come true\, as she joins us for a fantastical afternoon/evening of intrigue and perhaps a bit of sorcery at our Seventh Queen Fireside Virtual Adventure. Curl up in your favorite chair\, grab a glass of wine\, and get cozy for this exclusive Adventure\, where you can chat live with Greta about her new novel\, The Seventh Queen (the exciting sequel to the cliffhanger ending of The Frozen Crown) ask questions and converse live “on stage.” \nTo join our virtual event on the exciting new storytelling platform\, Fireside\, simply purchase a book below and we will send you a private VIP link to attend the virtual event. If you have an iPhone or iPad\, you can be part of the virtual audience to chat live with Greta. With other devices\, you can still listen live to the broadcast. \nYour Adventure includes a hardcover copy of The Seventh Queen\, tax\, shipping within the U.S. and Canada\, a live Fireside chat with Greta\, Q&A\, and the opportunity to converse live with Greta “on stage”. Log-in instructions will be emailed 3-5 days prior to the event. \n\n\nAbout the Author and Book\nGreta 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 exciting debut fantasy\, The Frozen Crown\, and the first novel in a thrilling duology packed with heroism\, treachery\, magic and war\, a princess with a powerful and dangerous secret must find a way to save her country from ruthless invaders. \nHer soon to be released second novel of the duology\, The Seventh Queen\, follows the gasp-inducing cliffhanger ending of The Frozen Crown\, the exciting conclusion to the epic story of Askia—a warrior\, witch\, and queen-to-be—as she confronts the monster that stole her throne…and is holding her prisoner to steal her magic. \nThe Empire of Vishir has lost its ruler\, and the fight to save Seravesh from the Roven Empire is looking bleak. Moreover\, Askia has been captured by power-hungry Emperor Radovan\, who plans on making her his wife simply so he can take her magic as his own\, killing her in the process. Aware of his ex-wives’ fates\, Askia must find a means of avoiding this doom\, not only for the sake of Seravesh\, but now for Vishir as well. She must put both nations first and remember Ozura’s advice: you must play the game in order to survive. Askia was born a soldier\, but now it’s time to become a spy. \n  \n\n\nAbout Fireside\nWe are thrilled to announce that Adventures by the Book has been invited to host a literary series on Fireside which will include book discussions\, author talks\, book clubs\, special presentations\, and much more. During the course of WWII\, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt instituted a series of “fireside chats” on the radio\, as a way to regularly communicate self-assurance and calm during times of despair and uncertainty in our country. While once a thing of the past\, thanks to the brilliant collaboration of billionaire entrepreneur and Shark Tank TV star\, Mark Cuban\, and Falon Fatemi\, former CEO and Founder of Node.ai\, Fireside Chats are back\, bigger and better than ever\, and in a technological format that allows YOU to actively participate! \n \nFireside Chat 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. \n\n\n\n\nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/seventh-queen/
CATEGORIES:Event,Fireside Chat,Happy Hour Adventures,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure
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SUMMARY:Two Who Survived: an Exclusive Virtual Adventure with Rose Schindler\, 91 year old Holocaust Survivor
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\n“Stay alive\,” he said\, “so you can tell the world what they are doing to us.” And at 91 years old\, that is just what Rose Schindler is doing and has been doing since that day at Auschwitz\, when her father put his hands on her arms and bent down to look into her blue eyes. It was the last time she ever saw him. \nPlease join us for our most poignant and powerful Adventure yet\, where you can help Rose keep her promise to her father by hearing her story of life at Auschwitz\, the loss of her family\, and ultimately meeting her future husband\, fellow Holocaust survivor\, Max\, and the love and hope that gave them purpose after the Holocaust. \nTo join our virtual event on the exciting new storytelling platform\, Fireside\, simply purchase a book below and we will send you a private VIP link to attend the virtual event. If you have an iPhone or iPad\, you can be part of the virtual audience to chat live with Patti. With other devices\, you can still listen live to the broadcast. \nYour Adventure includes a hardcover or paperback copy of Two Who Survived\, tax\, shipping within the U.S. and Canada\, a live Fireside chat with Rose\, Q&A\, and the opportunity to experience to hear Rose’s remarkable story. \n\nAbout the Author and Book\nRose Schindler (1929-) was born and raised in Czechoslovakia. She was deported to Auschwitz along with her parents\, aunt\, five sisters and two brothers when she was just 14 years old. \nMax Schindler (1929-2017) was from Cottbus\, Germany. He and his family were deported to Poland and sent to a forced labor group in 1942. Over a three year period\, Max was sent to six concentration camps. \nDespite these horrible beginnings\, Max and Rose found each other and have been engaged in Holocaust activities for much of their lives. They are members of the ’45 Aide Society and involved in The Butterfly Project\, whose mission is to educate students about the Holocaust. Rose has also been the president of the New Life Club\, a local San Diego organization of Holocaust survivors. \nThey have been interviewed extensively by the news media and their video testimonies are included at the USC Shoah Foundation Institute – the organization founded by Steven Spielberg. \nMax and Rose have earned many awards as well. They were honored to receive the Jewish Heritage Month Local Heroes Award from KPBS television in 2016. Rose was named one of the Cool Women of 2015 by the San Diego Girl Scouts\, as well as a Woman of Valor during the 24th Annual Lipinsky Family Jewish Arts Festival. She was awarded an honorary high school diploma from La Jolla Country Day School in 2018\, and awarded an honorary Master of Business Administration by the California International Business University in May 2019. A sought-after speaker\, Rose continues to recount her story regularly at schools and events. \nTwo Who Survived\, written by M. Lee Connolly\, is the compelling Holocaust memoir of Rose and Max and chronicles the true story of two children from different worlds: a city boy and a country girl. When the persecution of Jews began in the late 1930s\, both were plucked from their homes and thrust into concentration camps. They were stripped of everything and forced to navigate a truly incomprehensible\, volatile\, dangerous and unpredictable world. Despite their exposure to the horrors of the Holocaust\, they endured and carried on with a determination that shaped them forever. \nFollow the lives of Max and Rose as they learned to adapt to a reality beyond belief and emerged stronger than ever. When they were finally liberated from their concentration camps\, they navigated a new world individually before finding each other to form what each so tragically lost: a family. \n\n\n\n\nAbout Fireside\nWe are thrilled to announce that Adventures by the Book has been invited to host a literary series on Fireside which will include book discussions\, author talks\, book clubs\, special presentations\, and much more. During the course of WWII\, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt instituted a series of “fireside chats” on the radio\, as a way to regularly communicate self-assurance and calm during times of despair and uncertainty in our country. While once a thing of the past\, thanks to the brilliant collaboration of billionaire entrepreneur and Shark Tank TV star\, Mark Cuban\, and Falon Fatemi\, former CEO and Founder of Node.ai\, Fireside Chats are back\, bigger and better than ever\, and in a technological format that allows YOU to actively participate! \n \nFireside Chat 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. \n\n  \n\n\n\n  \nSave
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CATEGORIES:Event,Fireside Chat,Happy Hour Adventures,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure
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SUMMARY:Woodrow on the Bench: A Fireside Happy Hour Adventure with Jenna Blum
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nFor anyone who has ever loved a dog (or even if you haven’t had the pleasure)\, this is the don’t miss event of the season\, a Friday evening Happy Hour Adventure on Fireside with New York Times and international bestselling author Jenna Blum to discuss her heartfelt memoir\, Woodrow on the Bench. Grab a glass of wine\, and maybe a box of tissues\, and curl up in your favorite chair for our exclusive Fireside happy hour where you can chat live with Jenna to discuss her book\, ask questions\, and converse with her “on stage.” \nAdmission to this event is unique\, as Fireside Chat is open by invite only. Simply purchase a book below and we will send you a private VIP link to attend the virtual event. If you have an iPhone or iPad\, you can join be in the virtual audience\, and if not\, you can still listen live to the broadcast. \nYour Adventure includes a hardcover copy of Woodrow on the Bench\, tax\, shipping within the U.S. and Canada\, a live Fireside chat with Jenna\, Q&A\, and the opportunity to experience the pre-launch of Jenna’s touching book. \n\nAbout the Author and Book\nJenna Blum is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of novels Those Who Save Us (a New York Times bestseller\, the # 1 bestselling novel in Holland in 2011\, and the winner of the 2005 Ribalow Prize\, awarded by Hadassah Magazine and adjudged by Elie Wiesel)\, The Stormchasers (an international bestseller\, a Borders Book Club Selection\, a feature in French Elle\, and a Target Pic) and The Lost Family (a Target Pick and received starred reviews from all four trades: Kirkus\, Publisher’s Weekly\, Booklist\, and Library Journal)\, as well as the novella “The Lucky One” in the anthology Grand Central. Jenna is also one of Oprah’s Top 30 Women Writers and CEO/ CoFounder of literary social media company A Mighty Blaze. \nJenna is based in Boston\, where she teaches master novel and marketing workshops for Grub Street Writers\, where she has been an instructor for over 20 years. Jenna earned her B.A. in English at Kenyon College and her M.A. in Creative Writing at Boston University\, where she was the fiction editor for AGNI Literary Magazine and taught creative writing and journalism. The daughter of a CBS newswriter and producer\, Jenna interviewed Holocaust survivors for the Steven Spielberg Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation from 1993-1997. \nFor anyone who has ever loved a dog\, Woodrow on the Bench\, Jenna’s first memoir\, pays tribute to her beloved black Lab\, Woodrow\, that recalls the last six months of his life and the ways in which he taught her to live. Since she adopted him as a puppy fifteen years earlier\, Jenna Blum and Woodrow have been inseparable. Known to many as “the George Clooney of dogs” for his good looks and charm\, Woodrow and his “Mommoo” are fixtures in their Boston neighborhood. \nBut Woodrow is aging. As he begins to fail\, the true nature of his extraordinary relationship with Jenna is revealed. Jenna may be the dog parent\, but it is Woodrow\, with his amazing personality and trusting nature\, who has much to teach her. A divorcée who has experienced her share of sadness and loss\, Jenna discovers\, over the months she spends caring for her ailing dog\, what it is to be present in the moment\, and what it truly means to love. Aided by an amazing group of friends and buoyed by the support of strangers\, Jenna and Woodrow navigate these precious final days together with kindness\, humor\, and grace. Their unforgettable love story will reaffirm your belief in kindness\, break your heart\, and leave your spirit soaring. \n\n\n\n\nAbout Fireside\nWe are thrilled to announce that Adventures by the Book has been invited to host a literary series on Fireside which will include book discussions\, author talks\, book clubs\, special presentations\, and much more. During the course of WWII\, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt instituted a series of “fireside chats” on the radio\, as a way to regularly communicate self-assurance and calm during times of despair and uncertainty in our country. While once a thing of the past\, thanks to the brilliant collaboration of billionaire entrepreneur and Shark Tank TV star\, Mark Cuban\, and Falon Fatemi\, former CEO and Founder of Node.ai\, Fireside Chats are back\, bigger and better than ever\, and in a technological format that allows YOU to actively participate! \n \nFireside Chat 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. \n\n  \n\n\n\n  \nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/woodrow-on-the-bench/
CATEGORIES:Event,Fireside Chat,Happy Hour Adventures,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure
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SUMMARY:Once Upon A Wardrobe: an Exclusive Fireside Virtual Adventure with Patti Callahan Henry in conversation with Debbie Macomber
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nNamed one of Time Magazine’s top 100 novels of the century\, C.S. Lewis’s The Lion\, the Witch and the Wardrobe is one of the most beloved books of all time. Yet\, how many readers know the story behind the story that inspired Lewis to create his magical world of Narnia? Thankfully\, New York Times and international bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry’s latest novel\, Once Upon A Wardrobe sets out to do just that. In this tenderly imagined and enchanting story\, Patti pulls back the curtain on the early life of C.S. Lewis. \nGrab a glass of wine or hot cocoa and curl up in your favorite chair for our exclusive Fireside Adventure where you can chat live with Patti in conversation with beloved New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber\, to discuss their new books\, ask questions\, and converse live “on stage.” \nTo join our virtual event on the exciting new storytelling platform\, Fireside\, simply purchase a book below and we will send you a private VIP link to attend the virtual event. If you have an iPhone or iPad\, you can be part of the virtual audience to chat live with Patti and Debbie. With other devices\, you can still listen live to the broadcast. \nYour Adventure includes a hardcover copy of Once Upon A Wardrobe or Dear Santa\, tax\, shipping within the U.S. and Canada\, a live Fireside chat with Patti in conversation with Debbie\, Q&A\, and the opportunity to experience the pre-launch of both Patti’s and Debbie’s enchanting books. \nAnd if you want the full C.S. Lewis experience\, order a discounted two-book “Mr. and Mrs. Lewis” bundle\, to include a hardcover copy of Once Upon a Wardrobe and a paperback copy of Becoming Mrs. Lewis. \n\nAbout the Authors and Books\nPatti Callahan Henry is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of sixteen novels and the recipient of The Christy Award\, A 2019 Winner “Book of the Year”; The Harper Lee Distinguished Writer of the Year for 2020 and the Alabama Library Association Book of the Year for 2019. She is the co-host and co-creator of the popular weekly online Friends and Fiction live web show and podcast. Patti is also a contributor to the weekly life lesson essay column for Parade Magazine. \nGrowing up in Philadelphia as the daughter of a Presbyterian minister\, Patti learned early the value of storytelling. At the age of twelve\, her family moved to South Florida where Patti found the sanctuary of libraries and began her slow but steady journey into understanding the power of story to navigate confusing times in life. A full-time author and mother of three children\, she now resides in both Mountain Brook\, Alabama\, and Bluffton\, South Carolina with her husband. \nIn her latest novel\, Once Upon A Wardrobe\, protagonist Megs Devonshire is brilliant with numbers and equations\, on a scholarship at Oxford\, and dreams of solving the greatest mysteries of physics. That is\, until the younger brother she loves\, George\, doesn’t have long to live. When George becomes captivated by a copy of a brand-new book called The Lion\, the Witch and the Wardrobe and begs her to find out where Narnia came from\, there’s no way she can refuse. \nDespite her timidity about approaching the famous author\, Megs soon finds herself taking tea with the Oxford don and his own brother\, imploring them for answers. What she receives instead are more stories… stories of Jack Lewis’s life\, which she takes home to George. Once Upon A Wardrobe is another tenderly imagined and enchanting story that pulls back the curtain on the early life of C. S. Lewis. \n  \n \n\nDebbie Macomber is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and one of today’s most popular writers with more than 200 million copies of her books in print worldwide. In her novels\, Debbie brings to life compelling relationships that embrace family and enduring friendships\, uplifting her readers with stories of connection and hope. Her novels have spent over 1\,000 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Thirteen of these novels hit the number one spot.\n\nShe serves on the Guideposts National Advisory Cabinet\, is a YFC National Ambassador\, and is World Vision’s international spokesperson for their Knit for Kids charity initiative. A devoted grandmother\, Debbie and Wayne live in Port Orchard\, Washington\, the town which inspired the Cedar Cove series. \nCelebrated as “the official storyteller of Christmas”\, Macomber’s annual Christmas books are beloved and five have been crafted into original Hallmark Channel movies. Macomber is also the author of the bestselling Cedar Cove Series which the Hallmark Channel chose as the basis for its first dramatic scripted television series. Debuting in 2013\, Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove was a ratings favorite for three seasons. \nIn her nostalgic new Christmas novel\, Dear Santa\, a special holiday wish list brings about hope\, love\, and second chances. Lindy Carmichael isn’t feeling particularly joyful when she returns home to Wenatchee\, Washington\, for Christmas. The man she thought was “the one” has cheated on her with her best friend\, and she feels completely devoid of creativity in her graphic design job. Not even carolers or Christmas cookies can cheer her up–but Lindy’s mother\, Ellen\, remembers an old tradition that might lift her daughter’s spirits. \nReading through a box of childhood letters to Santa and reminiscing about what she’d wished for as a young girl may be just the inspiration Lindy needs. With Ellen’s encouragement\, she decides to write a new letter–not to Santa\, but to herself. Little does Lindy know that this exercise in gratitude will cause her wishes to unfold before her in miraculous ways. And\, thanks to some fateful twists of Christmas magic–especially an unexpected connection with a handsome former classmate–Lindy ultimately realizes that there is truly no place like home for the holidays. \n\n\n\nAbout Fireside\nWe are thrilled to announce that Adventures by the Book has been invited to host a literary series on Fireside which will include book discussions\, author talks\, book clubs\, special presentations\, and much more. During the course of WWII\, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt instituted a series of “fireside chats” on the radio\, as a way to regularly communicate self-assurance and calm during times of despair and uncertainty in our country. While once a thing of the past\, thanks to the brilliant collaboration of billionaire entrepreneur and Shark Tank TV star\, Mark Cuban\, and Falon Fatemi\, former CEO and Founder of Node.ai\, Fireside Chats are back\, bigger and better than ever\, and in a technological format that allows YOU to actively participate! \n \nFireside Chat 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. \n\n  \n\n\n\n  \nSave
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CATEGORIES:Event,Fireside Chat,Happy Hour Adventures,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure
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SUMMARY:Ten Years of Adventures by the Book: An Exclusive Fireside Anniversary Celebration
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nIt has been an extraordinary ten years of Adventures by the Book\, and we want to celebrate with you\, the literary lovers who have helped us do what we love for an entire decade! Since we can’t yet celebrate in person\, we are excited to host our event on a brand new platform\, Fireside\, which is a cross between a live podcast and a call-in radio show (no video so you can stay in your jammies!) in which guests can converse with speakers live “on stage.”  We hope you will join us\, alongside the likes of NYT and international bestselling and award-winning authors like Frances Mayes\, Lisa See\, Lynn Schooler\, Jenna Blum\, Christopher Castellani\, Hallie Ephron\, Sarah McCoy\, Kristina McMorris\, Laura Morelli\, Shilpi Gowda\, Wendy Walker\, Renee Rosen\, and so many more who have graciously accepted our invite to celebrate with us! \nTen years ago\, Susan McBeth had a vision to turn run-of-the-mill book signing events into something extraordinary. Her mission was to offer worldwide opportunities for readers to connect with authors and their books on an intimate basis through unique\, interesting\, and adventurous travels & events. Ten years later\, ABTB has traveled to Italy to visit Frances Mayes literally “Under the Tuscan Sun\,” as well as to Thailand with renowned vegan chef Jean Christian Jury\, to Patagonia with former penguin researcher and award-winning author Midge Raymond\, to Germany with NYT and international bestselling author Jenna Blum\, to Eastern Europe with award-winning author Kathi Diamant\, and domestically\, to Alaska with Lynn Schooler and Debbie Moderow\, as well as to LA’s Chinatown with NYT and international bestselling author Lisa See. \nBeginning with our first event ever\, a MacBeth themed dinner adventure complete with three witches from the Shakespeare Society with now NYT bestselling author Eleanor Brown \, we have hosted teas and happy hours and wine and chocolate tastings\, enjoyed the theater\, hosted fundraising events and corporate events. We have experimented with an author exchange program\, leading four San Diego authors to Anchorage\, Alaska\, and bringing the Alaskan authors to San Diego. We have launched NovelNetwork to offer authors low-cost alternatives to connecting with readers through our popular book bingo program and thru book club visits and discussions. We have indulged in decadent dinners and sampled exotic fare from around the world\, all with exceptional authors and readers who enjoy the opportunity to connect with each other and with the world\, one book at a time. \nAs we start our journey into the next ten years\, we are excited by so many new opportunities. Zoom has allowed us to connect with more readers than ever\, all over the world. And now with the advent of Fireside\, we are adding to the mix new Fireside events\, including author conversations\, NovelNetwork book club visits\, drop in literary chats\, AuthorPreneurs writers’ sessions\, and we are only getting started. \n\nAbout the Founder\nAdventures by the Book® founder Susan McBeth has specialized in event planning for over 30 years. Before launching Adventures by the Book® and NovelNetwork®\, she was the Director of Marketing and Events for one of the oldest independent bookstores in the United States. Through her career\, Susan has had extensive experience working alongside publishers\, publicists\, agents\, authors\, and readers. Her experience and creativity led her to develop a dynamic brand of literary events designed to meet and exceed the expectations of readers and authors by offering multi-sensorial experiences and not just run-of-the-mill book signing events. \nSusan is a contributor to Everyday Book Marketing and she is a contributing editor to international online magazine Wine Dine & Travel\, with her column “Travel by the Book.” She has been featured on NBC San Diego\, KPBS\, The San Diego Union-Tribune\, San Diego Magazine\, Women’s Radio\, and many more. Susan is a facilitator for the Osher Institute of Higher Learning at San Diego State University and sits on the advisory committee for KPBS’s One Book\, One San Diego. She holds a Masters in Comparative Literature from San Diego State University; her thesis was titled “The Historicity of Fiction in Holocaust Literature.” \nIn her spare time\, she loves to travel\, garden\, read\, organize (yes\, she’s one of those people)\, enjoy the outdoors\, and most of all\, spend time with her grown children who live in Northern California. She is the epitome of “do a job you love and you never work a day in your life.” \n  \nEvent Registration \n\n\n  \nThis event is free and open to the first 100 lucky returning Adventurers (you must have attended a previous Adventures by the Book event to qualify). Please note that an iPad or iPhone is required to attend the event. The Fireside app is NOT available through the Apple Store. You must receive an invite only link from us to join the event\, which will be sent to you a few days prior to the event.\n\nIf you are not able to attend the event\, no worries\, as we plan to record the session and share it on our social media!\n\n\n\n​ \nAbout Fireside Chat\nWe are thrilled to announce that Adventures by the Book has been invited to host a literary series on Fireside Chat which will include book discussions\, author talks\, book clubs\, special presentations\, and much more. Founded by billionaire entrepreneur and Shark Tank TV star\, Mark Cuban\, and Falon Fatemi\, former CEO and Founder of Node.ai\, Fireside offers intimate chats with curated content creators like Adventures by the Book. Remember the Fireside Chats of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt during WWII? Well\, they are back\, and technology has enabled them to return bigger and better than ever\, and in a technological format that allows YOU to actively participate! \n \nFireside Chat 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. \n\n  \n\n\n\n  \nSave
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CATEGORIES:Event,Fireside Chat,Happy Hour Adventures,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure
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SUMMARY:The Friends We Keep: A Fireside Happy Hour Adventure with Jane Green
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nDuring the course of WWII\, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt instituted a series of “fireside chats” on the radio\, as a way to regularly communicate self-assurance and calm during times of despair and uncertainty in our country. While once a thing of the past\, thanks to the brilliant collaboration of billionaire entrepreneur and Shark Tank TV star\, Mark Cuban\, and Falon Fatemi\, former CEO and Founder of Node.ai\, Fireside Chats are back\, bigger and better than ever\, and in a technological format that allows YOU to actively participate! \nWe are excited to invite you to the next of our new Adventures by the Book series on Fireside Chat with New York Times bestselling author Jane Green as we enjoy a fun Friday evening happy hour to discuss her most recent novel\, The Friends We Keep. Grab a glass of wine\, get comfy in your favorite chair\, and curl up and join us for our exclusive Fireside happy hour where you can chat live with Jane to discuss her book\, ask questions\, and converse with her “on stage.” \nAdmission to this event is unique\, as Fireside Chat is open by invite only. Simply be one of the first 100 readers to purchase a book below and we will send you a private VIP link to attend the virtual event (iPhone or iPad are required). If you miss out being one of the first 100\, no worries\, as we will share the event as a podcast afterwards. \nYour Adventure includes a paperback copy of The Friends We Keep\, tax\, shipping within the U.S. and Canada\, a live Fireside Chat discussion with Jane\, Q&A\, and the opportunity to be one of only 100 people invited to celebrate Jane’s first event on Fireside Chat. \n\nAbout the Author and Book\nJane Green is the author of 20 novels\, including 17 New York Times bestsellers. She has over ten million books in print\, is published in over 25 languages\, and has several books in development for film and tv. She currently lives in London. \nHer most recent book\, The Friends We Keep\, is about how despite disappointments we’ve had or mistakes we’ve made\, it’s never too late to find a place to call home. Evvie\, Maggie\, and Topher have known one another since college. Their friendship was something they swore would last forever. Now\, years have passed\, the friends have drifted apart\, and they never found the lives they wanted—the lives they dreamed of when they were young and everything seemed possible. \nEvvie starved herself to become a supermodel but derailed her career by sleeping with a married man. Maggie married Ben\, the boy she fell in love with in college\, never imagining the heartbreak his drinking would cause. Topher became a successful actor\, but the shame of a childhood secret shut him off from real intimacy. By their thirtieth reunion\, these old friends have lost touch with one another and with the people they dreamed of becoming. Together again\, they have a second chance at happiness…until a dark secret is revealed that changes everything. \n\n\n\n\nAbout Fireside\nWe are thrilled to announce that Adventures by the Book has been invited to host a literary series on Fireside which will include book discussions\, author talks\, book clubs\, special presentations\, and much more. \n \nFireside Chat 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. \n\n  \n\n\n\n  \nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/fireside-jane-green/
CATEGORIES:Event,Fireside Chat,Happy Hour Adventures,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure
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SUMMARY:Pairings & Prose (Kate Quinn): A Virtual Adventure by the Book
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nBooks and Wine! They are a perfect pairing\, but with so many varietals of wine and books\, the process of choosing one or the other can be overwhelming. Well that is all about to change\, as we introduce the next in our new series\, Pairings & Prose\, and we couldn’t be more excited than to feature New York Times and international bestselling author Kate Quinn as she returns with yet another gripping work of historical fiction\, in conversation with New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis. \nWith assistance from the talented team at San Diego’s Splash Wine Lounge\, we have selected the perfect wine to pair with The Rose Code\, so sit back\, pour yourself a glass of Days of Youth: The Diver Sparkling Rosé 2019 (order below to be shipped to you in time for the event)\, and enjoy a wine presentation\, followed by an engaging discussion between Kate Quinn and Fiona Davis about Kate’s stunning new novel. You just may feel like you have traveled back in time when you were as young and daring as the codebreakers of Bletchley Park! \nYour Adventure includes signed book\, paired wine presentation (sold separately below) tax\, shipping\, author discussion\, and the chance to meet the authors\, in a unique virtual event. Place your book and wine orders by March 1\, 2021\, in order to receive in time to enjoy during the event (COVID delays notwithstanding). \n\nAbout the Author and Book\n \nKate Quinn is the New York Times and international bestselling author of the historical novels The Alice Network and The Huntress. A native of southern California\, she attended Boston University where she earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Classical Voice. She has written four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga\, and two books in the Italian Renaissance\, before turning to the 20th century. All have been translated into multiple languages. Kate and her husband live in San Diego with three rescue dogs. \nIn her new book\, The Rose Code (William Morrow\, March 9\, 2021)\, Kate returns with another heart-stopping World War II story of three female code breakers at Bletchley Park and the spy they must root out after the war is over. A beautiful blue-blooded debutante\, a tart-tongued London shop-girl\, and a shy crossword-solving spinster join the war against Nazi Germany as codebreakers of Bletchley Park\, only to find that the real puzzle lies inside the Park itself as a traitor sets them against each other in a betrayal reaching past the end of the war. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Kate or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n				Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n			\n\n\nAbout the Moderator\nFiona Davis is a New York Times bestselling author of historical fiction set in iconic New York City buildings\, including The Lions of Fifth Avenue\, which was a Good Morning America book club pick. She first came to New York as an actress\, but fell in love with writing after getting master’s degree at Columbia Journalism School. Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages and she’s based in New York City. \nIn her latest historical novel\, The Lions of Fifth Avenue\, a series of book thefts roils the iconic New York Public Library\, leaving two generations of strong-willed women to pick up the pieces. \n\n  \n\n\n  \n  \n\nAbout Splash Wine Lounge and Featured Wine\n\n \nSince 2008\, Splash Wine Lounge has been a San Diego neighborhood favorite. The location was reborn in 2019 when Yali Bair Ruiz and her daughter Kelsey Bair took over. As the only Latina-owned wine bar in San Diego\, they are reimagining the future of Splash and the wine community in the city. Splash offers welcoming\, interactive\, unforgettable wine experiences. \nThey curate interesting and unique wines from around the world\, prioritizing products made by womxn\, BIPOC\, and family-owned wineries. Splash is dedicated to diversifying the wine community. Splash makes wine fun and accessible for everyone\, regardless of their wine background. \nFeatured wine: Days of Youth: The Diver Sparkling Rosé 2019  \n*Order a bottle to be shipped directly to you \n\nDays of Youth is a winemaking group inspired by the magical spirit of imagination and the endless possibilities the world offers. They believe that wine brings these same possibilities as well as a youthful sense of joy and freedom to life. Days of Youth brings a sense of freedom to winemaking by sourcing grapes based on quality and character\, not appellation. The world of wine can be limited by traditions and regulations\, but some of the greatest discoveries are born when the rules are broken\, much like the young codebreakers of Bletchley Park\n\nTasting Notes: Red berries\, honeysuckle\, kiwi\nPairing Notes: Try this wine on a summer day in the park. When’s the last time you tossed around a Frisbee or played a game of tag? Get outside and feel like a kid again!\nLocation: Napa Valley\, California\nVarietal: Rosé Blend\n*Place your wine order by March 1\, 2020\, to receive in time to enjoy during the event (COVID delays notwithstanding). If outside of California\, email yali@asplashofwine.com. \n  \n  \nFor Book Clubs or Author Live Chats\n \nAre you in a book club\, library reading group\, or is your group of friends\, colleagues\, family members seeking fabulous authors who are excited and available to meet with you? Then you will be delighted to know that Kate Quinn is a member of our wonderful community of over 125 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 Kate or any of our authors\, join FOR FREE  here. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/pairings-prose-kate-quinn-a-virtual-adventure-by-the-book/
CATEGORIES:Event,Happy Hour Adventures,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure
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SUMMARY:Pairings & Prose (Italy): A Virtual Adventure by the Book
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nBooks and Wine! They are a perfect pairing\, but with so many varietals of wine and books\, the process of choosing one or the other can be overwhelming. Well that is all about to change\, as we introduce the second in our new series\, Pairings & Prose\, and we couldn’t be more excited that our event features award-winning author and art historian Laura Morelli\, in conversation with international and New York Times bestselling author\, Kate Quinn. \nWith assistance from the talented team at San Diego’s Splash Wine Lounge\, we have selected the perfect wine to pair with The Night Portrait\, so sit back\, pour yourself a glass of Cantina De Pra Pinot Nero (order below to be shipped to you in time for the event)\, and enjoy a wine presentation\, followed by an engaging discussion with Laura Morelli and Kate Quinn\, about Laura’s stunning new novel. You just may feel like you have traveled to Italy! \nYour Adventure includes signed book\, paired wine presentation (sold separately below) tax\, shipping\, author presentation\, and the chance to meet the authors\, in a unique virtual event. Place your book and wine orders by October 1\, 2020\, in order to receive in time to enjoy during the event (COVID delays notwithstanding). \n\nAbout the Author and Book\nLaura Morelli earned a Ph.D. in art history from Yale University\, and has written for National Geographic Traveler\, USA TODAY\, Italy Magazine\, Departures\, and other media. She has produced art history lessons for TED-Ed\, taught college students across the U.S. and in Italy\, and now teaches exclusively online. Having earned numerous awards for her historical fiction\, as well as reviews in Writer’s Digest\, Publishers Weekly\, Library Journal\, the Historical Novels Review\, the Eric Hoffer Awards\, National Indie Excellence\, and others\, Laura has had the privilege to live and work in five countries and has enriched the experiences of many travelers over two decades with her Authentic Arts shopping guidebook series. \nLaura’s mission is to educate\, entertain\, and inspire with the stories of art history\, both real and imagined. Her debut novel\, The Gondola Maker\, earned a starred review in Publisher’s Weekly as well as IPPY and Benjamin Franklin awards. \nIn her exciting new\, dual-timeline\, historical fiction novel\, The Night Portrait (September 2020)\, two women\, separated by 500 years\, are swept up in the tide of history as one of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous paintings\, Portrait of a Lady with an Ermine\, stands at the center of their quests for their own destinies\, one who was integral in its creation\, and one who fought to save it from Nazi destruction during World War II. \nAbout the Moderator\nKate Quinn is the New York Times and international bestselling author of The Alice Network and The Huntress. of historical fiction. A native of southern California\, she attended Boston University where she earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Classical Voice. She has written four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga\, and two books in the Italian Renaissance\, before turning to the 20th century. All have been translated into multiple languages. Kate and her husband live in San Diego with three rescue dogs. \nIn her next book\, The Rose Code (William Morrow\, March 9\, 2021)\, Kate returns with another heart-stopping World War II story of three female code breakers at Bletchley Park and the spy they must root out after the war is over. A beautiful blue-blooded debutante\, a tart-tongued London shop-girl\, and a shy crossword-solving spinster join the war against Nazi Germany as codebreakers of Bletchley Park\, only to find that the real puzzle lies inside the Park itself as a traitor sets them against each other in a betrayal reaching past the end of the war. \nPREORDER your book now and be among the first to receive a signed copy of The Rose Code when it releases on March 9\, 2021. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Kate or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n				Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n			\n  \n\n  \n\nAbout Cantina De Pra and Featured Wine\n \nGiuseppe De Pra founded Cantina De Pra winery post-World War II in 1959. Since the beginning\, Bepi\, the nickname of the founder\, knew what he wanted for the present and the future\nof his winery: growing vineyards and selecting the best grapes to realize a high quality and an authentic wine like the unspoiled landscape where the winery is located. \nThe De Pra winery story represents one of the best examples of the Italian tradition\, where family means passion and love for its own land and work\, values which Bepi taught to his daughters Severina\, Debora and her husband Luca who\, together with all their staff\, led the brand to excellence in producing top-notch wines. \nFeatured wine: Prosecco Treviso Brut \nThis wine is a special addition to the Splash line-up\, to be featured during our Pairings and Prose series. If you are outside of CA\, please email info@asplashofwine.com to reserve your bottle to be shipped through our wine.com partnership.The vineyards producing this wine are located in the province of Treviso\, inside the DOC Prosecco. This Prosecco is well balanced\, dry and intense with a pleasant smooth and persistent finale. In the glass\, this Prosecco is a light\, pale yellow\, with a flavor that mixes creaminess and sharpness to produce an elegant and bright finish. \nTasting Notes: White flowers\, candied lemon\, peach \nOrder a bottle\, to be shipped directly to you.* \n*Place your wine order by October 1\, 2020\, to receive in time to enjoy during the event (COVID delays notwithstanding). \n\n  \nAbout Splash Wine Lounge\n \nSince 2008\, Splash Wine Lounge has been a San Diego neighborhood favorite. The location was reborn in 2019 when Yali Bair Ruiz and her daughter Kelsey Bair took over. As the only Latina-owned wine bar in San Diego\, they are reimagining the future of Splash and the wine community in the city. Splash offers welcoming\, interactive\, unforgettable wine experiences. \nThey curate interesting and unique wines from around the world\, prioritizing products made by womxn\, BIPOC\, and family-owned wineries. Splash is dedicated to diversifying the wine community. Splash makes wine fun and accessible for everyone\, regardless of their wine background. \nFeatured wine: Prosecco Treviso Brut \nThis wine is a special addition to the Splash line-up\, to be featured during our Pairings and Prose series. If you are outside of CA\, please email info@asplashofwine.com to reserve your bottle to be shipped through our wine.com partnership.The vineyards producing this wine are located in the province of Treviso\, inside the DOC Prosecco. This Prosecco is well balanced\, dry and intense with a pleasant smooth and persistent finale. In the glass\, this Prosecco is a light\, pale yellow\, with a flavor that mixes creaminess and sharpness to produce an elegant and bright finish. \nTasting Notes: White flowers\, candied lemon\, peach \nOrder a bottle\, to be shipped directly to you.* \n*Place your wine order by October 1\, 2020\, to receive in time to enjoy during the event (COVID delays notwithstanding). \n  \n  \nFor Book Clubs or Author Live Chats\n \nAre you in a book club\, library reading group\, or is your group of friends\, colleagues\, family members seeking fabulous authors who are excited and available to meet with you? Then you will be delighted to know that Kate Quinn is a member of our wonderful community of over 125 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 Kate or any of our authors\, join FOR FREE  here. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nSave
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CATEGORIES:Event,Happy Hour Adventures,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure
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SUMMARY:Pairings & Prose (Australia): A Virtual Adventure by the Book
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nBooks and Wine! They are a perfect pairing\, but with so many varietals of wine and books\, the process of choosing one or the other can be overwhelming. Well that is all about to change\, as we introduce our new series\, Pairings & Prose\, and we couldn’t be more excited that our inaugural event features international and New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline\, in conversation with fellow international and New York Times bestselling author\, Heather Morris. \nWith assistance from the talented team at San Diego’s Splash Wine Lounge\, we have selected the perfect wine to pair with The Exiles\, so sit back\, pour yourself a glass of classic South Australian Shiraz (order below to be shipped to you in time for the event)\, and enjoy a wine presentation by the owner of Australia’s Vintage Longbottom\, followed by an engaging discussion with Christina Baker Kline and Aussie\, Heather Morris\, about Christina’s gorgeous new novel. You just may feel like you have traveled to Australia! \nYour Adventure includes signed book\, paired wine (sold separately below) tax\, shipping\, author presentation\, and the chance to meet the authors and winery owner in a unique virtual event. Place your book and wine orders by August 27\, 2020\, in order to receive in time to enjoy during the event (COVID delays notwithstanding). \n\nAbout the Author and Book\nChristina Baker Kline is the New York Times and international bestselling author of eight novels\, including The Exiles\, Orphan Train\, and A Piece of the World\, and is published in 40 countries. Her novels have received the New England Prize for Fiction\, the Maine Literary Award\, and a Barnes & Noble Discover Award\, among other prizes\, and have been chosen by hundreds of communities\, universities and schools as “One Book\, One Read” selections. Born in England and raised in the American South and Maine\, Christina is a graduate of Yale (B.A.)\, Cambridge (M.A.)\, and the University of Virginia (M.F.A.)\, where she was a Hoyns Fellow in Fiction Writing and currently is a resident of New York City and Southwest Harbor\, Maine. \nHer blockbuster novels\,  A Piece of the World (2017)\, an instant NYT bestseller\, and explores the real-life relationship between the artist Andrew Wyeth and the subject of his best-known painting\, Christina’s World\, and Orphan Train (2013)\, about a little-known but significant piece of American history\, spent more than two years on the NYT bestseller list\, including five weeks at #1 and have been optioned for film. \nHer gorgeous new novel\, The Exiles (2020)\, which has been optioned as a television mini-series\, Christina brilliantly recreates the beginnings of a new society in a beautiful and challenging land\, telling the story of Australia from a fresh perspective\, through the experiences of Evangeline\, Hazel\, and Mathinna. While life in Australia is punishing and often brutally unfair\, it is also\, for some\, an opportunity: for redemption\, for a new way of life\, for unimagined freedom. Told in exquisite detail and incisive prose\, The Exiles is a story of grace born from hardship\, the unbreakable bonds of female friendships\, and the unfettering of legacy.captures the hardship\, oppression\, opportunity and hope of a trio of women’s lives—two English convicts and an orphaned Aboriginal girl — in nineteenth-century Australia. \nAbout the Moderator\nHeather Morris is the New York Times and international bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka’s Journey. Born in New Zealand\, she now lives in Australia\, so as a Aussie and fellow international bestselling author\, we couldn’t think of a better moderator for our event. \nAfter majoring in Political Science\, Heather worked in the Social Work Department while raising her three children. During this time\, she also became a competitive athlete enjoying shot-put\, discus\, javelin\, and hammer throwing. Her passion for storytelling compelled her to enroll in The Professional Scriptwriting Course through the Australian College of Journalism\, after which she attended screenwriting courses\, seminars and workshops\, especially enjoying heroic storylines\, several of which she adapted into screenplays. \nAnd then she met Lale Sokolov\, the inspiration behind the blockbuster sensations The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka’s Journey\, who was transported to Auschwitz and put to work in the privileged position of Tätowierer – the tattooist – to mark his fellow prisoners\, forever. One of them is a young woman\, Gita\, who steals his heart at first glance\, and their friend\, Cilka. Heather’s recounting of their heartbreaking\, true stories is illuminating and unforgettable. \n\n  \n\nAbout Vintage Longbottom and Featured Wine\n \nHailing from New Zealand’s famous Marlborough region\, wine has been one of Kim Longbottom’s life-long passions – and one she shared with her late husband Mark\, a third-generation pastoralist with a natural affinity for the land. Together they planted their Padthaway property with vines in the early 1990s\, releasing their first Henry’s Drive wines in 1998\, the same year their daughter Margo was born. \nNow joined by Margo in the next chapter of their family story – Vintage Longbottom – this inspiring mother and daughter enterprise has shifted focus to the premium South Australian regions of McLaren Vale and the Adelaide Hills. \nFeatured wine: Henry’s Drive is a classic South Australian Shiraz with aromas of spearmint\, violets\, and\nblueberries. Held in medium-toast French oak for 16 months\, the wine presents flavors of\nblackberry\, plum\, and dark chocolate. \nOrder a bottle here\, to be shipped directly to you.* \n*Place your wine order by August 27\, 2020\, to receive in time to enjoy during the event (COVID delays notwithstanding). \n\n  \n  \nAbout Splash Wine Lounge\n \nSince 2008\, Splash Wine Lounge has been a San Diego neighborhood favorite. The location was reborn in 2019 when Yali Bair Ruiz and her daughter Kelsey Bair took over. As the only Latina-owned wine bar in San Diego\, they are reimagining the future of Splash and the wine community in the city. Splash offers welcoming\, interactive\, unforgettable wine experiences. \nThey curate interesting and unique wines from around the world\, prioritizing products made by womxn\, BIPOC\, and family-owned wineries. Splash is dedicated to diversifying the wine community. Splash makes wine fun and accessible for everyone\, regardless of their wine background. \nFeatured wine: Henry’s Drive is a classic South Australian Shiraz with aromas of spearmint\, violets\, and\nblueberries. Held in medium-toast French oak for 16 months\, the wine presents flavors of\nblackberry\, plum\, and dark chocolate. \nOrder a bottle here\, to be shipped directly to you.* \n*Place your wine order by August 27\, 2020\, to receive in time to enjoy during the event (COVID delays notwithstanding). \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nSave
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CATEGORIES:Event,Happy Hour Adventures,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200301T170000
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SUMMARY:Women's History Month Adventure-San Diego
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\n“We Can Do It” has been an inspirational phrase since it was first used during WWII to highlight the iconic figure of a strong female. We want to carry on that tradition by highlighting strong female authors who have written inspirational tales of other strong females in history at our upcoming Women’s History Month Adventure with New York Times and bestselling authors Anita Abriel\, Jennifer Chiaverini\, Adrienne Sharp\, and Kitty Zeldis.  \nEnjoy a glass of wine and a sampling of desserts to remember the sweet role that women have played in our world’s history. From Anita’s moving novel inspired by her mother and best friend who survived the Holocaust\, to Jennifer’s saga of how one courageous American woman and her circle of friends waged a battle against Hitler in Nazi Germany\, to Adrienne’s irrepressible young protagonist growing up in golden-age Hollywood and Las Vegas\, and finally to Kitty’s compelling novel about two women-one Jewish\, one a WASP\, set in postwar New York City\, you will leave the event full of gratitude for our world of women! \nThis Adventure includes wine or soft beverage\, a sampling of desserts\, museum admission\, book discussion with all four authors\, Q&A\, book signing\, and the opportunity to meet the authors in a venue whose mission is “to preserve women’s history and become an educational resource for the community.” Seating is limited for this event\, and available on a first-come\, first-served basis only. \nAbout the Authors\nAnita Abriel was born in Sydney\, Australia. She received a BA in English Literature with a minor in Creative Writing from Bard College. She lives in California with her family and is the author of The Light After the War which was inspired by her mother’s story of survival during WWII. \nInspired by an incredible true story of two Jewish friends who survived the Holocaust\, this sweeping novel of love and friendship spans World War II from Budapest to Austria and the post-war years from Naples to Caracas\, perfect for fans of The German Girl and We Were the Lucky Ones. \n  \n  \nJennifer Chiaverini is the New York Times bestselling author of several acclaimed historical novels and the beloved Elm Creek Quilts series\, as well as six collections of quilt patterns inspired by her books. Her original quilt designs have been featured in Country Woman\, Quiltmaker\, Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Volumes 3-5\, and Quilt\, and her short stories have appeared in Quiltmaker and Quilters Newsletter. \nHer new book\, Resistance Women\, was a June 2019 “Indie Next Pick.” From the New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker comes an enthralling historical saga that recreates the danger\, romance\, and sacrifice of an era and brings to life one courageous\, passionate American—Mildred Fish Harnack—and her circle of friends who waged a clandestine battle against Hitler in Nazi Berlin. \n  \nAdrienne Sharp is the critically-acclaimed author of the story collection White Swan\, Black Swan\, a Barnes and Noble Discover Book and a national bestseller; the novel The Sleeping Beauty\, a Barnes and Noble Discover Alumni book and one of Booklist’s ten best first novels of 2005; and the novel The True Memoirs of Little K\, a finalist for the California Book Award and translated into six languages. \nHer new book\, The Magnificent Esme Wells\, is a deeply felt and historically-detailed novel of family\, loss\, and love\, told by an irrepressible young girl—the daughter of a two-bit gangster and a movie showgirl—growing up in golden-age Hollywood and Las Vegas in its early days. \n  \n  \n \nKitty Zeldis is the award-winning author of twenty-seven books for children and seven novels for adults. Her essays\, articles\, and short fiction have appeared in numerous national and literary publications. She is also a fiction editor who lives in Brooklyn\, New York. \nIn her book\, Not Our Kind\, echoes of Rules of Civility and The Boston Girl\, and is a compelling and thought-provoking novel set in postwar New York City\, about two women—one Jewish\, one a WASP—and the wholly unexpected consequences of their meeting.
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CATEGORIES:Event,Happy Hour Adventures,San Diego Adventures
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SUMMARY:Women's History Month Adventure-Orange County
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\n“We Can Do It” has been an inspirational phrase since it was first used during WWII to highlight the iconic figure of a strong female. We want to carry on that tradition by highlighting strong female authors who have written inspirational tales of other strong females in history at our upcoming Women’s History Month Adventure with New York Times and bestselling authors Anita Abriel\, Jennifer Chiaverini\, Adrienne Sharp\, and Kitty Zeldis.  \nEnjoy a glass of wine and appetizers while mingling with accomplished female authors who will share four separate stories about unqiue roles women have played in our world’s history. From Anita’s moving novel inspired by her mother and best friend who survived the Holocaust\, to Jennifer’s saga of how one courageous American woman and her circle of friends waged a battle against Hitler in Nazi Germany\, to Adrienne’s irrepressible young protagonist growing up in golden-age Hollywood and Las Vegas\, and finally to Kitty’s compelling novel about two women-one Jewish\, one a WASP\, set in postwar New York City\, you will leave the event full of gratitude for our world of women! \nThis Adventure includes wine or soft beverage\, appetizers\, art gallery exhibitions\, book discussion with all four authors\, Q&A\, book signing\, and the opportunity to meet the authors in at the stunning Forest & Ocean Gallery in Laguna Beach. Space is limited for this event\, and available on a first-come\, first-served basis only. \nAbout the Authors\nAnita Abriel was born in Sydney\, Australia. She received a BA in English Literature with a minor in Creative Writing from Bard College. She lives in California with her family and is the author of The Light After the War which was inspired by her mother’s story of survival during WWII. \nInspired by an incredible true story of two Jewish friends who survived the Holocaust\, this sweeping novel of love and friendship spans World War II from Budapest to Austria and the post-war years from Naples to Caracas\, perfect for fans of The German Girl and We Were the Lucky Ones. \n  \n  \nJennifer Chiaverini is the New York Times bestselling author of several acclaimed historical novels and the beloved Elm Creek Quilts series\, as well as six collections of quilt patterns inspired by her books. Her original quilt designs have been featured in Country Woman\, Quiltmaker\, Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Volumes 3-5\, and Quilt\, and her short stories have appeared in Quiltmaker and Quilters Newsletter. \nHer new book\, Resistance Women\, was a June 2019 “Indie Next Pick.” From the New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker comes an enthralling historical saga that recreates the danger\, romance\, and sacrifice of an era and brings to life one courageous\, passionate American—Mildred Fish Harnack—and her circle of friends who waged a clandestine battle against Hitler in Nazi Berlin. \n  \nAdrienne Sharp is the critically-acclaimed author of the story collection White Swan\, Black Swan\, a Barnes and Noble Discover Book and a national bestseller; the novel The Sleeping Beauty\, a Barnes and Noble Discover Alumni book and one of Booklist’s ten best first novels of 2005; and the novel The True Memoirs of Little K\, a finalist for the California Book Award and translated into six languages. \nHer new book\, The Magnificent Esme Wells\, is a deeply felt and historically-detailed novel of family\, loss\, and love\, told by an irrepressible young girl—the daughter of a two-bit gangster and a movie showgirl—growing up in golden-age Hollywood and Las Vegas in its early days. \n  \n  \n \nKitty Zeldis is the award-winning author of twenty-seven books for children and seven novels for adults. Her essays\, articles\, and short fiction have appeared in numerous national and literary publications. She is also a fiction editor who lives in Brooklyn\, New York. \nIn her book\, Not Our Kind\, echoes of Rules of Civility and The Boston Girl\, and is a compelling and thought-provoking novel set in postwar New York City\, about two women—one Jewish\, one a WASP—and the wholly unexpected consequences of their meeting. \n\n\n  \nAbout Forest & Ocean Gallery\nForest & Ocean Gallery in Laguna Beach\, is a fine art gallery devoted to all forms of artistic expression\, proudly representing 30+ award-winning artists and Laguna Plein Air Painters Association in Residence… A Great Good Place for Art\, Community and bringing together the best of both.whose mission is to offer “A Great Good Place for Art\, Community and bringing together the best of both.”
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CATEGORIES:Event,Happy Hour Adventures,Orange County Adventures
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SUMMARY:Champagne & Truffles Adventure
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nWhy wait until Valentine’s Day to indulge in a decadent tasting of champagne and truffles\, when you can beat the crowd at our upcoming Champagne & Truffles Adventure featuring New York Times bestselling author Juliet Blackwell. Enjoy a four-way tasting of sparkling wines and truffles while celebrating Juliet’s newest book\, The Vineyards of Champagne (but of course!)\, based on the true story of the women\, children\, and elderly champagnois who inhabited the caves under the French city of Reims during World War I. \nIf you love bubbly\, chocolate\, and literature as much as we do\, you won’t want to miss this fabulous Adventure\, at one of San Diego’s most decadent bistros\, Eclipse Bar & Bistro. \nBut wait\, there’s more! Because we know many of you will be shopping for a unique and personal Valentine’s gift for your loved one (or yourself!)\, we have partnered with Eclipse Bar & Bistro to offer a special $25 package ($35 value) that includes a signed copy of The Vineyards of Champagne and two large Eclipse chocolate bars (your choice of 12 different exotic flavors)! Can’t attend the event? No worries\, you can still take advantage of the offer by ordering below. We will get your book signed and hold your package at Eclipse up thru Valentine’s weekend. \nYour Adventure includes a delicious tasting of four sparkling wines\, together with four paired exotic truffles (non alcohol option of sparkling\, herb-muddled beverages available upon request)\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentation\, book signing\, Q&A\, and the chance to meet the author up-close and personal in an intimate and decadent setting. \n\nAbout the Author and Book\n \nJuliet Blackwell is the New York Times bestselling author of Letters from Paris\, The Paris Key\, and The Lost Carousel of Provence. In her new book\, The Vineyards of Champagne\, beneath the cover of France’s most exquisite vineyards\, a city of women defy an army during World War I. \nDeep within the labyrinth of caves that lie below the lush\, rolling vineyards of the Champagne region\, an underground city of women and children hums with life. Forced to take shelter from the unrelenting onslaught of German shellfire above\, the bravest among them venture out to pluck sweet grapes for the harvest. But wine is not the only secret preserved in the cool\, dark cellars… \nIn present day\, Rosalyn travels to Champagne to select vintages for her Napa-based employer. Rosalyn doesn’t much care for champagne—or France\, for that matter. Since the untimely death of her young husband\, Rosalyn finds it a challenge to enjoy anything at all. But as she reads through a precious cache of WWI letters and retraces the lives lived in the limestone tunnels\, Rosalyn will unravel a mystery hidden for decades… and find a way to savor her own life again\, inspired by the hope and defiance of the women who toiled to bring in the grape harvest during the war. \nAbout Eclipse Chocolate Bar\nSince 2004\, award-winning Chef William Gustwiller & his talented team have been committed to complex flavors in elegant forms\, with warm & friendly service. Today\, Eclipse Chocolate proudly presents nearly 100 different handcrafted confections\, dozens of pastries\, & a full-service restaurant menu featuring daily brunch & nightly dinner\, as well as regular special events including Build-a-Bar Nights\, Game Nights\, & Supper Clubs. \n \n\nSave
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CATEGORIES:Event,Happy Hour Adventures,San Diego Adventures
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SUMMARY:Super Book TaleGate Adventure: A Meet and Greet Reception
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nIn partnership with the Signal Hill Community Foundation\, we are delighted to invite you to a fun Super Book TaleGate Adventure. Here’s your opportunity to meet some of our Super Book authors up close and personal prior to the Saturday event\, in an informal meet and greet reception at the beautiful new Signal Hill Library near Long Beach\, California. \nWhile enjoying a glass of wine or beer and light bites\, get to know bestselling and perennial book club favorite authors Cassandra King Conroy\, Fiona Davis\, Kristin Harmel\, Kristy Woodson Harvey\, Kristina McMorris\, Mary Alice Monroe\, Jan Moran\, Karen White\, Beatriz Williams\, and who knows which others authors may pop in to surprise us! And more great news: if you have purchased a ticket to our Super Book Adventure on Saturday aboard the Queen Mary\, you will receive a substantial discount on your ticket purchase below! \n \nYour Adventure includes a glass of wine or beer\, light bites\, an informal author presentation\, book signing\, photo ops\, and the opportunity to engage in meaningful and intimate conversation with multiple bestselling authors. Only books preordered below (for delivery at the event)\, or purchased at the event are eligible for signing. \n \n\nSpecial thanks to Magic Time Literary Publicity for their generous support of the Super Book weekend activities. Magic Time provides passionate literary support to award-winning and bestselling authors around the country. \n\nAbout the Authors\n\n\n\n\nCassandra King Conroy is a best-selling novelist whose fiction has won the hearts of readers everywhere\, especially in the American South. As an award-winning author of five novels\, a book of nonfiction\, numerous short stories\, magazine articles\, and essays\, she has taught creative writing on the college level\, conducted corporate writing seminars\, and worked as a human interest reporter.\n\n\nOften told in first person\, her novels portray strong and memorable characters who struggle with the same timely issues and dilemmas that readers face in their own lives.\n\n\nIn her new book\, My Life With Pat Conroy\, Cassandra turns to memoir as she considers her life and the man she shared it with\, paying tribute to her husband\, the legendary Pat Conroy\, as well as other renowned figures of modern Southern literature.\n\n\n\n\n \nFiona Davis is the nationally bestselling author of The Dollhouse\, The Address\, The Masterpiece\, and Chelsea Girls. Fiona began her career in New York City as an actress\, where she worked on Broadway\, off-Broadway\, and in regional theater. \nAfter getting a master’s degree at Columbia Journalism School\, she fell in love with writing\, leapfrogging from editor to freelance journalist before finally settling down as an author of historical fiction. Fiona’s books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. She’s a graduate of the College of William & Mary and is based in New York City. \n  \n\nKristin Harmel is a #1 international bestselling novelist whose books have been translated into numerous languages and are sold all over the world. A former reporter for PEOPLE magazine\, Kristin has also freelanced for many other publications\, including American Baby\, Men’s Health\, Glamour\, Woman’s Day\, Travel + Leisure\, and more. \nHer latest novel\, The Winemaker’s Wife\, a World War II tale of love\, family\, and betrayal set in the rolling vineyards of Champagne\, France\, is out now from Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster. \nHer previous novels\, The Room on Rue Amelie\, The Sweetness of Forgetting\, The Life Intended\, and When We Meet Again–all international bestsellers–are also available wherever books are sold. \n\n  \n  \nKristy Woodson Harvey is the international bestselling author of Dear Carolina\, Lies and Other Acts of Love\, Slightly South of Simple\, and The Secret to Southern Charm. She is the winner of multiple awards and was a finalist for the Southern Book Prize. In addition\, her work has been optioned for film. She blogs with her mom Beth Woodson on Design Chic about how creating a beautiful home can be the catalyst for creating a beautiful life. \nIn her new book\, The Southern Side of Paradise\, a secret threatens the tight-knit bond between a trio of sisters and their mother. Told with her signature charm\, wit\, and heart\, it is another masterful novel that proves Kristy is a “Southern writer with staying power” (Booklist).   \n  \n\nKristina McMorris is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author\, whose novels have garnered more than two dozen prestigious awards and nominations\, including the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award\, RWA’s RITA® Award\, and a Goodreads Choice Award for Best Historical Fiction. \nAt age nine\, she began creatively expressing herself when she embarked on a five-year stint as the host of an Emmy® and Ollie award-winning kids’ television program.Later\, as the owner of a wedding/event planning company\, she served as the six-year host of the WB’s weekly program Weddings Portland Style. \nInspired by an actual newspaper photograph that stunned the nation\, her newest book\, Sold on a Monday is a powerful novel of love\, redemption\, and the unexpected paths that bring us home. \n\n  \n\nNew York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe found her true calling in environmental fiction when she moved to coastal South Carolina. Already a successful author\, she was captivated by the beauty and fragility of her new home. Her experiences living in the midst of a habitat that was quickly changing gave her a strong and important focus for her novels. \nMary Alice Monroe writes richly textured books that delve into the complexities of interpersonal relationships and the parallels between the land and life. Monroe’s novel The Beach House was adapted into a Hallmark Channel Hall of Fame Movie\, starring three-time Golden Globe nominee Andie MacDowell. \nHer new book\, The Summer Guest\, is a heartwarming and evocative novel about the bonds and new beginnings that are born from natural disasters and how\, even during the worst of circumstances-or perhaps because of them-you discover what is most important in life. \n \nJan Moran is an Amazon All-Star Author and Rizzoli Bestselling author of 20th-century historical novels and heartfelt contemporary series. The Chocolatier\, The Winemakers\, and Scent of Triumph are stylish historical novels published in more than a dozen languages\, while her Summer Beach: Seabreeze Inn is a beloved beach read series. \nBooklist says she is a “compelling voice to follow\,” and Library Journal adds that “readers will devour” her novels. Jan earned her MBA from Harvard Business School. Before\ndevoting herself to writing\, she invented a technology for beauty retailers that Sephora acquired. She lives in SoCal and loves to travel. \nSchedule a book club visit with Jan today thru NovelNetwork. Book clubs join for free. \n  \n \nKaren White is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty novels\, including the Tradd Street series\, Dreams of Falling\, The Night the Lights Went Out\, Flight Patterns\, The Sound of Glass\, A Long Time Gone\, and The Time Between. \nShe is the coauthor of The Glass Ocean and The Forgotten Room with New York Times bestselling authors Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig. She grew up in London but now lives with her husband near Atlanta\, Georgia. \n  \n\n  \n\n \nBeatriz Williams is the New York Times\, USA Today\, and internationally bestselling author of The Golden Hour\, The Summer Wives\, The Secret Life of Violet Grant\, A Hundred Summers\, and several other works of historical fiction\, as well as the screenwriter for the television adaptation of The Summer Wives\, currently in development with John Wells Productions. \nA graduate of Stanford University with an MBA in Finance from Columbia University\, Beatriz worked as a communications and corporate strategy consultant in New York and London before she turned her attention to writing novels that combine her passion for history with an obsessive devotion to voice and characterization. Beatriz’s books have won numerous awards\, have been translated into more than a dozen languages\, and appear regularly in bestseller lists around the world. \n  \n\n  \n  \n\nFor Book Clubs\nAre you in a book club\, seeking fabulous authors who are excited and available to meet with you? Then you will be delighted to know that both Kristy and Kristina are NovelNetwork authors\, available to meet with book clubs via video chat or in person if the authors’ schedules and geography align. \nNovelNetwork is the nation’s first and only match(dot)com for authors and book clubs to find each other\, so check it out today. Book clubs join for free\, and can gain access to our database of dozens of authors\, from NYT and international bestsellers\, to debut authors\, cookbook authors\, mystery and non-fiction authors\, and representing various regions of the United States\, and even Alaska and Hawaii\, all of whom want to meet with you! \nTo schedule a visit with Kristy or Kristina or any of our authors\, join for free here.
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CATEGORIES:Event,Happy Hour Adventures,Orange County Adventures,San Diego Adventures,SoCal Adventures,SuperBook Weekend
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SUMMARY:Fall Back in Time: A Happy Hour Adventure
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nIt’s that time of year again – time to turn your clocks back one hour to gain an extra hour of sleep in anticipation of cooler weather perfect for curling up with a good book. And what better way to fall back in time\, to the mid-1960’s and the mid-1940’s\, than by diving into not one\, not two\, but three fascinating works of historical fiction just perfect to add to your fall reading list. \nPlease join us as we welcome bestselling and perennial book club favorite authors Renee Rosen and Susan Meissner\, as well as debut historical novelist Georgie Blalock\, at our fun Fall Back in Time Happy Hour Adventure at Morgan Run County Club. As the authors discuss their respective books\, Park Avenue Summer (a Mad Men meets Devil Wears Prada exploration into the glamorous New York City of 1965 and Cosmopolitan magazine)\,The Last Year of the War\, (an American girl’s life changes forever when her German immigrant parents are interned in a WWII Texas internment camp)\, and The Other Windsor Girl (the outrageous lifestyle of Princess Margaret conflicts with her place as Queen Elizabeth’s younger sister)\, enjoy a cosmopolitan cocktail\, heavy appetizers\, and a great afternoon of book discussion. \nYour Adventure includes a happy hour spread of heavy appetizers\, a cosmopolitan cocktail that would make Helen Gurley Brown and Princess Margaret smile\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentation\, book signing\, and the opportunity to engage in meaningful and intimate conversation with all three authors. \n\nAbout the Authors\n \nRenee Rosen is the bestselling author of historical fiction\, including Windy City Blues\, White Collar Girl\, What the Lady Wants\, and Dollface\, as well as the young adult novel\, Every Crooked Pot. \nIn Park Avenue Summer (Berkley Publishing)\, New York City is filled with opportunities for single girls like Alice Weiss\, who leaves her small midwestern town to chase her big-city dreams and unexpectedly lands the job of a lifetime working for the first female editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine\, Helen Gurley Brown. Nothing could have prepared Alice for the world she enters\, and as pressure mounts at the magazine\, Alice struggles to not lose sight of her own dreams as she’s swept up into this glamorous world. Because if Helen Gurley Brown has taught her anything\, it’s that a woman can demand to have it all. \n\nRenee frequently visits with book clubs and is available for video chats as well as in-person visits when her schedule and the geography align\, thru NovelNetwork\, a free to join service for book clubs to connect with their favorite book club authors. \n  \n\nSusan Meissner is a USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction with more than half a million books in print in fifteen languages. She is an author\, speaker and writing workshop leader\, with a background in community journalism. Her novels include As Bright as Heaven\, starred review in Library Journal; Secrets of  Charmed Life\, a Goodreads finalist for Best Historical Fiction 2015; and A Fall of Marigolds\, named to Booklist’s Top Ten Women’s Fiction titles for 2014 \nIn The Last Year of the War (Berkley Publishing)\, Elise Sontag is living a typical Iowa fourteen-year-old life\, until her German immigrant father\, a legal U.S. resident for nearly two decades\, is suddenly arrested on suspicion of being a Nazi sympathizer. The family is sent to an internment camp in Texas\, where\, behind the armed guards and barbed wire\, Elise feels stripped of her very identity\, until she meets fellow internee Mariko Inoue\, a Japanese-American teenager from Los Angeles\, who challenges Elise to hold on to the belief the life she knew before the war will again be hers. \nSusan also frequently visits with book clubs and is available for video chats as well as in-person visits when her schedule and the geography align\, thru NovelNetwork\, a free to join service for book clubs to connect with their favorite book club authors. \n\n  \n  \n\nGeorgie Blalock is is an amateur historian and movie buff who loves combining her different passions through historical fiction\, and a healthy dose of period piece films. When not writing\, she can be found prowling the non-fiction history section of the library or the British film listings on Netflix. Georgie writes historical romance under the name Georgie Lee. \nIn her debut historical fiction novel\, The Other Windsor Girl\, set in dreary\, post-war Britain\, Princess Margaret captivates everyone with her cutting edge fashion sense and biting quips. The royal socialite\, cigarette holder in one hand\, cocktail in the other\, sparkles in the company of her glittering entourage of wealthy young aristocrats known as the Margaret Set\, but her outrageous lifestyle conflicts with her place as Queen Elizabeth’s younger sister. Can she be a dutiful princess while still dazzling the world on her own terms? \nPost-war Britain isn’t glamorous for The Honorable Vera Strathmore. While writing scandalous novels\, she dreams of living and working in New York\, and regaining the happiness she enjoyed before her fiancé was killed in the war. A chance meeting with the Princess changes her life forever. But while Margaret\, as a member of the Royal Family\, is not free to act on her desires\, Vera soon wants the freedom to pursue her own dreams. As time and Princess Margaret’s scandalous behavior progress\, both women will be forced to choose between status\, duty\, and love… \n  \nFor Book Clubs\nAre you in a book club\, seeking fabulous authors who are excited and available to meet with you? Then you will be delighted to know that both Renee and Susan are NovelNetwork authors\, available to meet with book clubs via video chat or in person if the authors’ schedules and geography align. \nNovelNetwork is the nation’s first and only match(dot)com for authors and book clubs to find each other\, so check it out today. Book clubs join for free\, and can gain access to our database of dozens of authors\, from NYT and international bestsellers\, to debut authors\, cookbook authors\, mystery and non-fiction authors\, and representing various regions of the United States\, and even Alaska and Hawaii\, all of whom want to meet with you! \nTo schedule a visit with Renee or Susan or any of our authors\, join for free here.
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CATEGORIES:Happy Hour Adventures,San Diego Adventures
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SUMMARY:Book Launch Happy Hour Adventure
DESCRIPTION:Photos From This Event\nVisit our Facebook for more photos from this event. \n     \nAbout the Event\nJoin us as we celebrate bestselling authors Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke‘s newest book\, The Two Lila Bennetts\, a suspenseful novel that brings together one fateful decision and two unexpected endings into one great summer read. \n \nIf you love fun\, food\, and literature as much as we do\, you won’t want to miss this fabulous Adventure. At one of Carlsbad’s coolest wine spots\, Ignite Bistro\, we will feast on a delicious array of heavy appetizers and enjoy a glass of wine\, while we learn from the dynamic duo how they created this deliciously dark tale of regret and retribution\, of new beginnings and the road not taken. \nYour Adventure includes a signed copy of The Two Lila Bennetts\, heavy appetizers\, a glass of wine\, tax\, gratuity\, author talk\, book signing\, and the chance to meet the authors up-close and personal in a fun and tantalizing setting. \nAbout the Authors\n\nLiz Fenton & Lisa Steinke are the authors of five novels\, including Girls’ Night Out and the Amazon Charts bestselling novel\, The Good Widow. They have a new book coming out July 23rd\, 2019: The Two Lila Bennetts! \nLiz and Lisa have been best friends for 30 years.  They created this website to celebrate books women (and men!) love and to have a place to talk shit about reality TV stars.  They have also published three women’s fiction novels with Simon & Schuster/Atria Books. Your Perfect Life is a hilarious and heartwarming story of two childhood best friends who switch bodies at their twenty-year high school reunion. The Status of All Things\, is a cautionary tale of a woman who realizes she can change the course of her entire life by what she writes in her Facebook status. And The Year We Turned Forty follows three women who get the chance to relive the year they turned forty\, a year they each made decisions that altered the course of their lives. \nFor Book Clubs\n \nAre you in a book club\, seeking fabulous authors who are excited and available to meet with you? Then you will be delighted to know that Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke are two of our newest NovelNetwork authors\, available to meet with book clubs via video chat. \nNovelNetwork is the nation’s first and only match(dot)com for authors and book clubs to find each other\, so check it out today. Book clubs join for free and gain access to our database of dozens of authors\, from NYT and international bestsellers\, to debut authors\, cookbook authors\, mystery and non-fiction authors\, and representing various regions of the United States\, and even Alaska and Hawaii\, all of whom want to meet with you! \nTo schedule a visit with Liz and Lisa or any of our authors\, join for free here. \n\n				Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n			 \n\nSave
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SUMMARY:Girls’ Night Out Happy Hour Adventure
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nIt’s time for another fabulously fun Girls Happy Hour Adventure\, with not one\, not two\, BUT SEVEN amazing authors! Get ready to party the late afternoon away with internationally-bestselling best-friend authors Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings (writing together as Christina Lauren) for their newest novel\, The Unhoneymooners\, critically acclaimed dynamic duo Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke for their newest novel\, The Two Lila Bennetts\, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Tessa Dare for her latest novel The Governess Game\, Golden Crown Literary Award winner Rebekah Weatherspoon for her latest book Rafe\, and critically acclaimed and award winning author Alisha Rai for her latest novel\, Hate To Want You.  \nMost of these authors will be in San Diego for Comic-Con International\, but they want to start the party with you a day early at Breakfast Republic\, one of San Diego’s hottest breakfast restaurants\, so reserve your spot now while spaces are available. \nJoin us for a fun afternoon of cocktails and themed breakfast food (why not\, since your ticket includes a $10 food voucher) while we enjoy a fun and engaging panel discussion with all our authors\, moderated by the fabulous Kristin Dwyer\, the founder of and brains behind Leo PR.  Let our authors seduce you into their fold with tales of love\, new beginnings\, and dark secrets. \n. We have the food\, fiction\, and fun covered!!  And\, courtesy of our friends at the Photo Booth Fleet\,  the fotos will be covered too. Enjoy this fabulous opportunity to make your own photo memories while at the event from the people who bring high quality open air photo booth rentals to and around the Greater Los Angeles Area. Perfect for corporate events\, weddings\, birthday parties\, and more! \n \nYour registration includes a signed copy of one book of your choosing\, a $10 food voucher (tax and gratuity not included\, event admission\, and the opportunity to meet Christina\, Lauren\, Liz\, Lisa\, Tessa\, Rebekah\, and Alisha in a fun and festive setting). Alcohol sold separately. \nAbout the Authors\n \nChristina Lauren is the combined pen name of long-time writing partners and best friends Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings. The #1 international bestselling co-author duo writes both Young Adult and Adult Fiction\, and together has produced fourteen New York Times bestselling novels. \nThey are published in over 30 languages\, have received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews\, Library Journal and Publishers Weekly\, won both the Seal of Excellence and Book of the Year from RT Magazine\, named Amazon and Audible Romance of the Year\, a Lambda Literary Award finalist and been nominated for several Goodreads Choice Awards. \n  \n  \n \nLiz Fenton & Lisa Steinke are the authors of the forthcoming Girls’ Night Out and the Amazon Charts bestselling novel\, The GoodWidow. Liz and Lisa have been best friends for over 25 years. They have also published three novels with Simon & Schuster/Atria Books. \nYour Perfect Life is a hilarious and heartwarming story of two childhood best friends who switch bodies at their twenty-year high school reunion. The Status of All Things\, is a cautionary tale of a woman who realizes she can change the course of her entire life by what she writes in her Facebook status. And The Year We Turned Forty follows three women who get the chance to relive the year they turned forty\, a year they each made decisions that altered the course of their lives. Their latest novel\, The Two Lila Bennetts\, comes out in July 2019. \n  \n  \n Tessa Dare is the New York Times and USA Todaybestselling author of more than twenty historical romances. Mixing wit\, sensuality\, and emotion\, Tessa writes Regency-set romance novels that feel relatable to modern readers. \nWith her bestselling Spindle Cove\, Castles Ever After\, and Girl Meets Duke series\, she has had great fun creating heroines who defy the conventions of their time—engaging in “unladylike” pursuits that range from paleontology to beer-making—and dreaming up the strong-willed\, sexy heroes who find their hearts ensnared by them. \nA librarian by training and a booklover at heart\, Tessa makes her home in Southern California\, where she lives with her husband\, their two children\, and a trio of cosmic kitties. \n  \n  \n After years of meddling in her friends’ love lives\, Rebekah Weatherspoon turned to writing romance to get her fix. She’s worked in various positions from library assistant\, meter maid\, middle school teacher\, B movie production assistant\, reality show crew chauffeur\, D movie producer\, and her most fulfilling job to date\, lube and harness specialist at an erotic boutique in West Hollywood. \nHer BDSM romance At Her Feet won the Golden Crown Literary Award for erotic lesbian fiction. Her novella FIT (#1 in the FIT Trilogy) won the Romantic Times Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Erotica Novella\, SATED (#3 in the FIT Trilogy) was nominated for the the Romantic Times Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Digital Erotic Romance and most recently SOUL TO KEEP VSS#3 won the 2017 Lambda Literary Award for Best LGBTQ Erotica. \n  \n  \n Alisha Rai writes award-winning emotionally complex contemporary romance novels and is frequently sought as a speaker on a range of topics covering romance and media. She is the first author to have an indie-published book appear on Washington Post’s annual Best Books list. \nHer books have also been named Best Books of the Year by NPR\, Vulture\, Entertainment Weekly\, Amazon\, Kirkus\, Bustle\, and Cosmopolitan Magazine and her novels have won the RT Reviewer’s Choice Award for erotic and contemporary romance. When she’s not writing\, Alisha is traveling and tweeting. \n\n  \nAbout Breakfast Republic\n\nWith locations in North Park\, Liberty Station\, Encinitas\, East Village\, Ocean Beach\, Carmel Valley\, Pacific Beach\, and coming soon to Orange County\, Breakfast Republic is raising feathers in San Diego as a top spot to enjoy the most important meal of the day. \nServing tasty takes on American classics such as Oreo Pancakes\, Shrimp & Grits and S’mores French Toast\, BR is an innovative breakfast destination that locals and visitors will flock to when they are in search of a fun and unpretentious place to begin the day. Raising the “bar” is BR’s rotating list of 20 beers on tap\, which are available as samplers to complement many of the unique dishes they serve.
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CATEGORIES:Event,Happy Hour Adventures,San Diego Adventures
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SUMMARY:A Sweet Slice of History Adventure
DESCRIPTION:Photos From the Event\nClick here to view the rest of the photos from this event. \n     \nAbout the Event\nAdventures by the Book is pleased to invite you to a special evening celebrating women and history at our Sweet Slice of History Adventure. And what better way to celebrate than with a decadent assortment of sweets and wine in a venue that everyday celebrates the history of women\, the Women’s Museum of California\, San Diego. \nTravel back in time to the 1940’s\, the 1950’s\, and the 1960’s through the eyes of three bestselling authors\, Chanel Cleeton\, Camille di Maio\, and Susan Meissner\, and their protagonists\, where we will meet a German American teenager whose life changes forever when her immigrant family is sent to an internment camp during World War II\, where we will visit the Hotel del Coronado the way it was 60 years ago\, and where we will experience the Cuban Revolution through the eyes of a young Cuban exile who will risk her life— and heart— to take back her country. \nYour Adventure includes a delicious an assortment of desserts\, wine\, admission to the Women’s Museum of California\, author presentations\, book signings\, and the chance to meet the authors up-close and personal in an intimate setting. \nAnd wait\, there’s more!  If you pre-order your book(s) below\, we will apply a 20% discount. Can’t choose which book to order? Why not order all three and we will reward you with a frequent reader discount of 30% (applies to pre-ordered books only). \n\nAbout the Authors\n\nSusan Meissner is a USA Todaybestselling author of historical fiction with more than half a million books in print in 15 languages. She is an author\, speaker and writing workshop leader with a background in community journalism. Her novels include As Bright as Heaven\, starred review in Library Journal; Secrets of  Charmed Life\, a Goodreads finalist for Best Historical Fiction 2015; and A Fall of Marigolds\, named to Booklist’s Top Ten Women’s Fiction titles for 2014. \n\n\nThe Last Year of the War: Elise Sontag is a typical Iowa 14-year-old in 1943\, aware of the war but distanced from its reach— until her father\, a legal U.S. resident for nearly two decades\, is suddenly arrested on suspicion of being a Nazi sympathizer. The family is sent to an internment camp in Texas\, where behind the armed guards and barbed wire\, Elise feels stripped of everything beloved and familiar\, including her identity. The only thing that makes the camp bearable is meeting fellow internee Mariko Inoue\, a Japanese American teen from Los Angeles\, whose friendship empowers Elise to believe the life she knew before the war will again be hers. \nBut when the Sontag family is exchanged for American prisoners behind enemy lines in Germany\, Elise will face head-on the person the war desires to make of her. In that devastating crucible\, she must discover if she has the will to rise above prejudice and hatred and reclaim her own destiny\, or disappear into the image others have cast upon her. \n \n\n \nCamille Di Maio recently left an award-winning real estate career in San Antonio to become a full-time writer.  She has a bucket list that is never-ending\, and uses her adventures to inspire her writing. She’s lived in Texas\, Colorado\, Pennsylvania\, Virginia\, and California\, and spends enough time in Hawai’i to feel like a local. She’s traveled to four continents (so far)\, and has met Mother Teresa\, Pope John Paul II\, and even her musical idol\, Paul McCartney. She overdoses on goodies at farmers markets and belts out Broadway tunes whenever the moment strikes. There’s almost nothing she wouldn’t try\, so long as it doesn’t involve heights\, roller skates\, or anything illegal. \nThe Beautiful Stranger: 1958. Kate Morgan\, tethered to her family’s failing San Francisco restaurant\, is looking for an escape. She gets her chance by honoring a cryptic plea from her grandfather: find the beautiful stranger. The search takes her to Hotel del Coronado\, the beachfront landmark on the Southern California coast where filming is underway on the movie Some Like It Hot. For a movie lover like Kate\, it’s a fantasy come true. So is the offer of a position at the glamorous hotel. And a new romance is making her heart beat just as fast. \nBut as sure as she is that the Coronado is her future\, Kate discovers it’s also where the ghosts of the past have come to stay. Sixty years ago a guest died tragically\, and she still haunts the hotel’s halls. As the lives of two women— generations apart— intertwine\, Kate’s courageous journey could change more than she ever imagined. And with the Coronado wending its way through her soul\, she must follow her dreams… wherever they may lead. \n \nChanel Cleeton is the USA Todaybestselling author of Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick Next Year in Havana. Originally from Florida\, Chanel grew up on stories of her family’s exodus from Cuba following the events of the Cuban Revolution. Her passion for politics and history continued during her years spent studying in England where she earned a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Richmond\, The American International University in London\, and a master’s degree in Global Politics from the London School of Economics & Political Science. Chanel also received her Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law. She loves to travel and has lived in the Caribbean\, Europe\, and Asia. \nWhen We Left Cuba: The Cuban Revolution took everything from sugar heiress Beatriz Perez— her family\, her people\, her country. Recruited by the CIA to infiltrate Fidel Castro’s inner circle and pulled into the dangerous world of espionage\, Beatriz is consumed by her quest for revenge and her desire to reclaim the life she lost. \nAs the Cold War swells like a hurricane over the shores of the Florida Strait\, Beatriz is caught between the clash of Cuban American politics and the perils of a forbidden affair with a powerful man driven by ambitions of his own. When the ever-changing tides of history threaten everything she has fought for\, she must choose between her past and her future— but the wrong move could cost Beatriz everything: not just the island that she loves\, but also the man who has stolen her heart… \nFor Book Clubs:\n \nAre you in a book club\, seeking fabulous authors who are excited and available to meet with you? Then you will be delighted to know that Susan Meissner and Camille Di Maio are two of our newest NovelNetworkauthors\, available to meet with book clubs via video chat. \nNovelNetwork is the nation’s first and only match(dot)com for authors and book clubs to find each other\, so check it out today. Book clubs join for free and gain access to our database of dozens of authors\, from NYT and international bestsellers\, to debut authors\, cookbook authors\, mystery and non-fiction authors\, and representing various regions of the United States\, and even Alaska and Hawaii\, all of whom want to meet with you! \nTo schedule a visit with Susan\, Camille\, or any of our authors\, join for free here. \n\n				Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®
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SUMMARY:Yappy Hour Adventure with Author Belinda Jones
DESCRIPTION:in partnership with Dogtopia of Miramar and Labs and More Rescue\n\n\nAbout the Event\n\nAdventures by the Book® is excited to announce a very special and exciting Adventure for you! Belinda Jones\, critically acclaimed journalist and author\, will be joining us for an unforgettable Yappy Hour Adventure where we will celebrate dogs\, enjoy tasty drinks and treats\, and have the pleasure of getting to know Belinda’s new book\, Bodie on the Road! \nThis heartwarming and touching memoir follows the journey of two lost souls who were more than ready to find a new life. Together\, they embarked on a 2\,000 mile road trip in pursuit of love\, adventure\, and tail-wagging. Think “Eat\, Pray\, Love meets Marley & Me.” \nYour Adventure includes appetizers\, beer or wine\, dessert\, presentations by Dogtopia and Labs and More Rescue\, a $5 donation for Labs and More Rescue\, author presentation\, Q&A\, a free signed hardcover copy of Bodie on the Road\, and the opportunity to meet Belinda up close and personal in an intimate and authentic setting. \nAbout the Book\n \nBelinda Jones is a British magazine journalist\, bestselling author and award-winning dog blogger. (www.bodieontheroad.com) She has penned 11 escapist beach reads (primarily for Penguin Random House) that can also double as travel guides to destinations from Costa Rica to Capri. Her first road trip memoir On the Road to Mr. Right: A Search for the American Dream Guy made the Sunday Times Top 10 Non Fiction Bestseller List alongside her writing hero Bill Bryson. For Bodie on the Road (and in life) she has become less Thelma & Louise\, more Turner & Hooch. \nBefore they met\, Bodie was on death row at a gangland kill shelter\, having been abandoned by his owner. Belinda was in a heap on the floor of her LA apartment\, having been dumped by the man of her dreams. This feel-good doggysey from Los Angeles to Portland\, Oregon features a multitude of dog-themed activities including: afternoon tea at Doris Day’s dog-friendly hotel\, meeting the creator of Kennel N.5 Furfume in Carmel\, and a saloon stop in Sunol where a dog was elected mayor and ran for 13 consecutive years. \n\nAbout Dogtopia of Miramar\nDogtopia has a passion for caring for dogs. Happy\, healthy pups are at the heart of who they are. They’ve created a loving place with what dogs want and need in mind. It’s a dog daycare\, boarding and spa facility all rolled into one. \nDogtopia is dedicated to offering exceptional care for dogs and currently operates more than 70 locations in the United States and Canada. Their modern facilities provide a healthy\, safe and fun environment for dogs to socialize and play in\, supervised by a highly trained and loving team. Our multiple\, spacious playrooms allow them to separate their dogs by size and temperaments. The compressed rubber flooring aids in the long-term joint health of your furry friend\, as well as offering a higher level of sanitization. Webcams allow their dog parents to view their pet during the day. Get peace of mind knowing you are leaving your furry family member in the best care possible. Click here to learn more about Dogtopia. \nAbout Labs and More Rescue\n \nBringing together people who believed there should be a brighter future for these loyal companions left to fend for themselves is why Labs and More was founded in 2011. They have had the good fortune of meeting amazing people and wonderful volunteers who have helped them build a network of compassionate and generous people who have helped build Labs and More. Because of these efforts\, they have endeavored to never have to say “no” to dogs in their breed group needing extensive medical care\, pregnant moms and moms with pups\, senior dogs in need of medical assistance\, and adults who otherwise have no chance at life. \nLabs and More’s Fosters are a force to be proud of making room in their homes for hundreds of dogs weekly. These fosters have allowed Labs and More to provide a safe haven for moms and pups who have been discarded often worse than trash onto the streets\, dumped injured along roadsides\, and left to find shelter outside to deliver\, feed and provide protection to their newborn pups. This year alone\, they have saved over 160 litters of puppies and over 600 puppies. Many of these mom’s and pups require urgent medical care to include emergency C – Sections to save mom and babies\, IV’s and blood tests because of their poor health and condition\, and hospitalization for diseases like Parvo. Click here to learn more about Labs and More Rescue.  \nSave
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CATEGORIES:Happy Hour Adventures,San Diego Adventures
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SUMMARY:Mystery Books & Brews Adventure
DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nAdventures by the Book® is excited to introduce another fun Mystery Books & Brews Adventure\, and we couldn’t be more pleased to feature not one\, not two\, but three New York Times bestselling mystery authors: Deanna Raybourn\, Paddy Hirsch\, and Matthew Quirk! If you love mystery books and beer (and really\, who doesn’t?)\, then make sure to join us at Pure Project Brewery in Bankers Hill\, San Diego. \nAs you enjoy a casual dinner\, and beer (of course!)\, Deanna\, Paddy\, and Matthew will discuss their exciting new books\, A Murderous Relation\, Hudson’s Kill\, and The Night Agent. \nYour Adventure includes dinner\, your choice of not just one\, but two beers (or substitute for kombucha or sparkling flavored waters) from event menu\, tax\, gratuity\, author talk\, book signing\, and the chance to meet the authors up-close and personal in a fun and intimate setting. Special discount is available when purchasing a three-pack of all authors’ books! \n\nAbout the Authors and Books\nDeanna Raybourn is the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award nominated author whose novels have been nominated for numerous awards including 5 RITAs\, 2 RT Reviewers’ Choice awards\, the Agatha\, 2 Dilys Winns\, a Last Laugh\, and 3 du Mauriers. \nIn her new book\, A Murderous Relation\, a Veronica Speedwell Mystery #5\, Veronica navigates a dark world of scandal and murder when she and her natural historian colleague Stoker are asked by Lady Wellingtonia Beauclerk to help with a potential scandal so explosive it threatens to rock the monarchy. \nWorse yet\, London is gripped by hysteria in the autumn of 1888\, terrorized by what would become the most notorious and elusive serial killer in history\, Jack the Ripper–and Lady Wellie suspects the prince may be responsible. \n  \n\nPaddy Hirsch is “a writer\, a journalist\, and an explainer\,” who has worked in news for nearly 20 years. His first novel\, The Devil’s Half Mile\, is a historical thriller\, set in New York in 1799. The Devil’s Half Mile is a nickname for Wall Street\, and has themes of high finance\, corruption and criminality. \nThe sequel\, Hudson’s Kill\, is set in 1803 New York. Rife with tension as the city expands\, violence builds as a mysterious provocateur pits the city’s black and Irish gangs against each other. \nWhen a young black girl is found stabbed to death\, both Justy Flanagan\, now a City Marshal\, and Kerry O’Toole\, now a school teacher\, decide separately to go after the killer. They each find their way to a shadowy community on the fringes of the growing city\, where they uncover a craven political conspiracy bound up with a criminal enterprise that is stunning in its depravity. \n  \nMatthew Quirk is a New York Times bestselling author who has studied history and literature at Harvard College. After graduation\, he spent five years at The Atlantic reporting on crime\, private military contractors\, terrorism prosecutions\, and international gangs. \nIn his latest book\, an exhilarating political thriller\, an idealistic young FBI agent must question everything and trust no one to stop a Russian mole in the White House to save America from a catastrophic betrayal. \nNo one was more surprised than FBI Agent Peter Sutherland when he’s tapped to work in the White House Situation Room. From his earliest days as a surveillance specialist\, Peter has scrupulously done everything by the book\, hoping his record will help him escape the taint of his past. When Peter was a boy\, his father\, a section chief in FBI counterintelligence\, was suspected of selling secrets to the Russians—a catastrophic breach that had cost him his career\, his reputation\, and eventually his life. \nAbout Pure Project\n \nPure Project started back in 2013 when friends from San Diego\, Jesse Pine and Mat Robar were on a backpacking trip with friends in the Rocky Mountains.  Now if you have ever been backpacking\, there is not a whole lot distracting you out there\, so you tend to talk a lot on the trail and that is where it started\, on the slow climb to the top of a 12\,253 ft mountain in Colorado… \nJesse had recently moved to Costa Rica and was starting to become acquainted with the country.  The conversation flowed from the scenic vistas he had seen to hidden beaches\, exotic local fruits and eventually settled on beer oddly enough.  You see at that time in Costa Rica\, there weren’t many options for beer other than mass produced local lagers.  That being said\, Jesse had attended the country’s 2nd annual craft beer festival and saw that it was starting to gain some traction\, not just with American expats looking for a taste of home\, but also with the local population. \n. \n  \n  \nSave
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