BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Adventures By The Book - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Adventures By The Book REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220420T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220420T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20220331T233657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185817Z UID:10000303-1650470400-1650474000@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Scarlet Carnation: a virtual Fireside Adventure featuring bestselling author Laila Ibrahim DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nIn an early twentieth-century America roiling with racial injustice\, class divides\, and WWI\, two women fight for their dreams. . . \nJoin award-winning author Laila Ibrahim on Fireside as she discusses her galvanizing new historical novel\, Scarlet Carnation. Grab a glass of wine or hot cocoa\, curl up in your favorite chair\, and get ready to chat live with Laila 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 or register 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 Laila. With other devices\, you can still listen live here to the broadcast. \nYour Adventure includes a paperback copy of Scarlet Carnation\, tax\, shipping within the U.S.\, a live Fireside chat with Laila\, and Q&A. \n\n\nAbout the Author and Book\n \nLaila Ibrahim grew up in Whittier\, California on the eastern edge of Los Angeles County\, and moved to Oakland\, California to attend Mills College where she studied Psychology and Child Development. After getting a Master’s Degree in Human Development\, she realized she wanted to do more hands-on work with children\, and opened up her own preschool: Woolsey Children’s School. Her education and experiences as an educator and parent provide ample for her writing – especially her study of Attachment Theory and multiculturalism. \nShe identifies as a devout Unitarian Universalist – which is sort of like being a radical moderate – and worked as the Director of Children and Family Ministries at the First Unitarian Church of Oakland for five years. She lives in a small co-housing community in Berkeley with her wife\, Rinda\, a public school administrator. She is the proud mother of wonderful young adult daughters. \nIn her newest novel\, Scarlet Carnation\, it’s 1915. May and Naomi are extended family\, their grandmothers’ lives inseparably entwined on a Virginia plantation in the volatile time leading up to the Civil War. For both women\, the twentieth century promises social transformation and equal opportunity. \nMay\, a young white woman\, is on the brink of achieving the independent life she’s dreamed of since childhood. Naomi\, a nurse\, mother\, and leader of the NAACP\, has fulfilled her own dearest desire: buying a home for her family. But they both are about to learn that dreams can be destroyed in an instant. May’s future is upended\, and she is forced to rely once again on her mother. Meanwhile\, the white-majority neighborhood into which Naomi has moved is organizing against her while her sons are away fighting for their country. \nIn the tumult of a changing nation\, these two women―whose grandmothers survived the Civil War―support each other’s quest for liberation and dignity. Both find the strength to confront injustice and the faith to thrive on their chosen paths. \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/laila-ibrahim-4-20-22/ CATEGORIES:Event,Fireside Chat,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/laila-ibrahim-4.20.22-Fireside-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220403T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220403T140000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20220304T064249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185812Z UID:10000293-1648987200-1648994400@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Ukraine Fundraising Luncheon: an Authors for Peace Adventure featuring renowned authors Kaylie Jones and Elizabeth Cobbs DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!\nAbout the Event\nAdventures by the Book was founded eleven years ago with the goal of connecting people and communities\, one book at a time. In a world that is often divided and disconnected\, this is our way of bringing people together in unique\, interesting\, and adventurous ways through the power and magic of books. \nSo when we recently heard disturbing news that Pushkin Restaurant (where we previously held a sold out dinner Adventure with New York Times bestselling author Martha Hall Kelly) has been the target of mean spirited and hateful attacks that have caused them much distress and loss of business (having already suffered from the economic effects of Covid)\, how could we turn our backs on these lovely people who are so passionate about books that they named their restaurant after the famous Russian author\, Alexander Pushkin. \nWe hope you will join us for this special fundraising Adventure where our goals are to (1) show our solidarity and support of this fabulous restaurant\, (2) raise much needed funds for Pushkin’s Ukrainian based staff and other Ukrainian families in need\, and (3) unite in our support for Ukraine. As you indulge in an authentic feast prepared by their Ukrainian head chef\, hear from two award winning authors\, Kaylie Jones and Elizabeth Cobbs\, who will share their insightful and brilliant thoughts on the situation in Ukraine. \nYour event includes a deliciously authentic multi-course luncheon created by Pushkin’s Ukrainian head chef\, and served by their Ukrainian staff\, from appetizers\, to entrees\, to desserts\, all served family style to allow you a taste of many traditional dishes. Cost includes the luncheon feast\, tax\, and a soft beverage\, but DOES NOT include gratuity\, and we have a good reason for that! \nWe kindly ask you to bring cash for tipping\, so that you can donate as much or as little as you are able. There will be two tip jars available\, one of which will be divided amongst the Ukrainian staff to send home to their families\, and one of which will provide donations to the International Rescue Committee (IRC) for emergency supplies of food and medical care to refugee families. Donate your tips to one or to both and let’s show Ukraine that we Adventurers by the Book are indeed changing the world\, one book at a time! \nCan’t attend the event\, but want to help? Click on one of the donation options below and we will make sure to add your generous donation to support the Ukrainian people. \nNOTE: Adventures by the Book is volunteering our services for this event. All proceeds from the event will be divided between the Ukrainian staff at Pushkin and the IRC. \n\n\nAbout the Authors and Books\nElizabeth Cobbs is an award-winning historian who brings fresh\, unexpected perspectives to our understanding of the past and present. Building upon worldwide research and extraordinary life experiences\, Elizabeth writes bestselling fiction and non-fiction that is both scholarly and witty. Her path-breaking books\, articles\, and documentary films reveal a world that is as intriguing and surprising as it is real. \nElizabeth earned her Ph.D. in American history at Stanford University. She now holds the Melbern Glasscock Chair at Texas A&M University. Her books have won four literary prizes\, two for American history and two for fiction\, and she has won four prizes for documentary filmmaking. Elizabeth has been a Fulbright scholar in Ireland and a Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington\, D.C. She has served on the Historical Advisory Committee of the U.S. State Department and on the jury for the Pulitzer Prize in History. \nHer book\, American Umpire\, offers a powerful new framework for reassessing the country’s role over the past 250 years. Amid urgent questions about future choices\, this book asks who\, if not the United States\, might enforce these new rules of world order? \nCommentators frequently call the United States an empire: occasionally a benign empire\, sometimes an empire in denial\, and often a destructive empire. Elizabeth Cobbs asserts instead that\, because of its unusual federal structure\, America has performed the role of umpire since 1776\, compelling adherence to rules that gradually earned collective approval. \n\n  \nKaylie Jones is the author of seven critically-acclaimed and award-winning books\, including a memoir\, Lies My Mother Never Told Me\, and her most recent novel\, The Anger Meridian. Her novel\, A Soldier’s Daughter Never Cries\, was adapted as a Merchant Ivory film in 1998. Kaylie studied Russian language and literature for many years and spent a total of seven months at the Pushkin Institute in Moscow\, during the summer of 1984 and winter/spring of 1987. \nKaylie has been teaching for more than twenty-five years\, and is a faculty member in the Stony Brook Southampton MFA in Creative Writing & Literature program and in Wilkes University’s MFA in Creative Writing program. She is the author of Speak Now and the editor of Long Island Noir. Her newest endeavor is her publishing imprint with Akashic Books\, Kaylie Jones Books. \nIn her riveting memoir\, Lies My Mother Never Told Me\, Kaylie—the daughter of author James Jones (From Here to Eternity) and an acclaimed author in her own right—tells the poignant story of her relationship with her famous father and her alcoholic mother\, and of her own struggles with the disease. A true story of privilege\, loss\, self-discovery\, and redemption\, Lies My Mother Never Told Me is Jones’s unforgettable account of a not-quite-fairy-tale childhood and adulthood defined by two constants: literature and alcohol. \n\n\n\nAbout Pushkin Restaurant\n \nPushkin Russian Restaurant proudly bears the name of the great Russian author Alexander Pushkin (1799 – 1837) – the poet\, playwright\, and prose writer who is credited with establishing modern Russian literature through his reinvention of classical Russian poetry. Since our opening in October 2015\, we have focused on bringing out the authenticity and deep history of cuisines from all across the former Soviet nations\, which had a tremendous impact on dishes that are popular in Russia today. \nOffering classic Russian/Ukranian cuisine with French and modern touch\, the main idea for their dishes comes from classic recipes but is modernized in a new and unique way. \n\nSave URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/ukraine-fundraiser-4-3-22/ CATEGORIES:Event,Lunch Adventures,San Diego Adventures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ukraine-fundraiser-4.3.22-4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220331T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220331T173000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20220310T061959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185816Z UID:10000299-1648740600-1648747800@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:The Diamond Eye: a virtual Zoom Adventure featuring NYT bestselling author Kate Quinn DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nDiamonds may be a girl’s best friend\, but New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn’s protagonist is anything but a girl’s best friend. Join us\, in partnership with HarperCollins\, as Kate launches her new novel\, The Diamond Eye\, an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history’s deadliest female sniper. \nYour Adventure includes a moderated author discussion\, Q&A\, and the opportunity to meet this bestselling author virtually via Zoom! The event is FREE and open to the public. \nHowever\, if you are a die-hard Kate Quinn fan (and who isn’t!!)\, check out the Diamond VIP Event option below\, which includes an autographed hardcover copy of The Diamond Eye\, tax\, and shipping within the US\, as well as an extra 30 minutes of Zoom time with the author prior to the event. \nDiamond VIP Event: 3:30pm Pacific time/4:30pm Mtn/5:30pm Central/6:30pm Eastern \nGeneral Admission: 4:00pm Pacific time/5:00pm Mtn/6:00pm Central/7:00pm Eastern \n*This event will be held virtually via Zoom. Event access is provided via Zoom link provided directly to you via HarperCollins. \n  \n\nAbout the Author and Book\n \nKate Quinn is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction. She has written four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga\, and two books in the Italian Renaissance\, before turning to the 20th century with The Alice Network\, The Huntress\, The Rose Code\, and The Diamond Eye. All have been translated into multiple languages. \nA native of southern California\, she attended Boston University where she earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Classical Voice. Kate and her husband now live in San Diego with three rescue dogs. \nHer latest novel\, The Diamond Eye\, is an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history’s deadliest female sniper. \nIn 1937 in the snowbound city of Kiev (now known as Kyiv)\, wry and bookish history student Mila Pavlichenko organizes her life around her library job and her young son—but Hitler’s invasion of Ukraine and Russia sends her on a different path. Given a rifle and sent to join the fight\, Mila must forge herself from studious girl to deadly sniper—a lethal hunter of Nazis known as Lady Death. When news of her three hundredth kill makes her a national heroine\, Mila finds herself torn from the bloody battlefields of the eastern front and sent to America on a goodwill tour. \nStill reeling from war wounds and devastated by loss\, Mila finds herself isolated and lonely in the glittering world of Washington\, DC—until an unexpected friendship with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and an even more unexpected connection with a silent fellow sniper offer the possibility of happiness. But when an old enemy from Mila’s past joins forces with a deadly new foe lurking in the shadows\, Lady Death finds herself battling her own demons and enemy bullets in the deadliest duel of her life. \nBased on a true story\, The Diamond Eye is a haunting novel of heroism born of desperation\, of a mother who became a soldier\, of a woman who found her place in the world and changed the course of history forever. \n\nSave URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/kate-quinn-3-31-22/ CATEGORIES:Event,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/kate-quinn-diamond-eye-3.31.22-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220330T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220330T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20220209T085809Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185812Z UID:10000289-1648656000-1648659600@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:The Hello Girls: a Fireside Virtual Adventure with award-winning historian and author Elizabeth Cobbs DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nJust in time to commemorate the centennial of WWI\, award-winning historian and author Elizabeth Cobbs\, Ph.D.\, has written The Hello Girls\, the defining account of the first women to serve in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. So grab a glass of wine or hot cocoa\, curl up in your favorite chair\, and get ready to chat live with Elizabeth 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 or register 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 Elizabeth. With other devices\, you can still listen live to the broadcast. \nYour Adventure includes a paperback copy of The Hello Girls\, tax\, shipping within the U.S.\, a live Fireside chat with Elizabeth\, and Q&A. \n\n\nAbout the Author and Book\nAward-winning historian Elizabeth Cobbs brings fresh\, unexpected perspectives to our understanding of the past and present. Building upon worldwide research and extraordinary life experiences\, Elizabeth writes best-selling fiction and non-fiction that is both scholarly and witty. Her path-breaking books\, articles\, and documentary films reveal a world that is as intriguing and surprising as it is real. \nElizabeth earned her Ph.D. in American history at Stanford University. She now holds the Melbern Glasscock Chair at Texas A&M University. Her books have won four literary prizes\, two for American history and two for fiction\, and she has won four prizes for documentary filmmaking. Elizabeth has been a Fulbright scholar in Ireland and a Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington\, D.C. She has served on the Historical Advisory Committee of the U.S. State Department and on the jury for the Pulitzer Prize in History. \nHer book\, The Hello Girls\, tells the untold story of how America’s first women soldiers helped win World War I\, earned the vote and fought the US Army. \nIn 1918\, the U.S. Army Signal Corps sent 223 women to France at General Pershing’s explicit request. They were masters of the latest technology: the telephone switchboard. While suffragettes picketed the White House and President Wilson struggled to persuade a segregationist Congress to give women of all races the vote\, these courageous young women swore the army oath and settled into their new roles. Elizabeth Cobbs reveals the challenges they faced in a war zone where male soldiers wooed\, mocked\, and ultimately celebrated them. \nThe army discharged the last Hello Girls in 1920\, the year Congress ratified the Nineteenth Amendment. When they sailed home\, they were unexpectedly dismissed without veterans’ benefits and began a sixty-year battle that a handful of survivors carried to triumph in 1979. \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/the-hello-girls-a-fireside-virtual-adventure/ CATEGORIES:Event,Fireside Chat,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/elizabeth-cobbs-hello-girls-fireside-march-30-2022-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220328 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220329 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20220305T095207Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185813Z UID:10000297-1648425600-1648511999@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Live Ukrainian Refugee Stories: a Virtual Fundraising Adventure featuring REFUGEES/EVACUEES REPORTING LIVE FROM BULGARIA DESCRIPTION:About the Virtual Fundraiser: Reporting Live from Bulgaria\nAs the horror of the Russian invasion of Ukraine unfolds\, and we have been watching the devastating images and statistics telecast from Ukraine\, we certainly cannot imagine what it must be like for individual Ukrainians to survive on a daily basis\, where one day they are living and loving in their beloved homes\, and the next they are fleeing to nearby countries like Poland and Bulgaria\, and worrying about their loved ones and where they will live and how they will eat. \nBecause Adventures by the Book was founded with the goal of connecting people and communities\, one story (or book) at a time\, we felt compelled to share some of these very personal Ukrainian stories with you. Through the magic of Zoom\, we will be bringing to you LIVE some of those very stories. \nMeet some of the Ukrainian refugees and evacuees personally affected by the war\, and hear their personal stories. Translated from Bulgaria by Mexican citizen Luis Alejandro Figueroa\, who moved to Ukraine this past year to reunite with his girlfriend after a two-year Covid separation\, Luis and others* will share their personal stories with you of their own love story and evacuations. \nWith the recent invasion of Ukraine\, there isn’t a better opportunity to show the world what the power of stories and personal connection can do. Please join these brave Ukrainian refugees and evacuees for this virtual fundraising event to benefit the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in their important work of aiding Ukrainian refugees who need urgent medical\, housing\, and food assistance. \nLet’s show our solidarity and support of the Ukrainian people while raising much needed funds for the IRC. Donate below because Adventurers by the Book are indeed changing the world\, one story at a time! \nClick on one of the donation options below and we will make sure to add your generous donation to support the Ukrainian people. \nNOTE: Adventures by the Book is volunteering our services for this event. All proceeds from the event will be donated to the IRC. If you have already made a donation through Adventures by the Book\, an additional donation is not needed (unless you so desire) to join this virtual event. You will receive a Zoom invite shortly. \n*Due to the dire situation\, we are unsure how many or whom will be attending our Zoom event. \n\nAbout the In-Person Fundraiser\nIf you are in the San Diego or SoCal area\, you can join our live and in-person fundraising lunch at Pushkin Restaurant on Sunday\, April 3\, featuring renowned authors Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman and Kaylie Jones. \n\n\n  \n\nSave URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/ukraine-fundraising-3-28-22/ CATEGORIES:Event,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Live-Ukraine-Stories-3.28.22.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220326T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220326T160000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20220113T060036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185805Z UID:10000272-1648303200-1648310400@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:A Ballad of Love and Glory: a Live and In-Person Adventure with Award-Winning Author Reyna Grande DESCRIPTION:About the FREE In-Person Event\n  \n\nAfter nearly a two-year COVID hiatus\, we are thrilled to announce that live and in-person events with the Carlsbad City Library continue! Please join us live and in-person for another fun Adventure featuring award-winning author\, Reyna Grande\, as she discusses her sweeping new historical saga\, A Ballad of Love and Glory. \nThis FREE Adventure includes a book discussion\, Q&A\, author signing\, and an opportunity to meet Reyna Grande. \nBooks are available for pre-order (below) to be delivered at the event for signing\, or you may purchase your book at the event. \n  \nAbout the Author and Book\n  \nWriting about immigration\, family separation\, language trauma\, the price of the American Dream\, and her writing journey\, Reyna Grande’s work has appeared in The New York Times\, the Dallas Morning News\, CNN\, The Lily at The Washington Post\, Buzzfeed\, among others. In March 2020\, she was a guest in Oprah’s Book Club. Reyna has received an American Book Award\, the El Premio Aztlán Literary Award\, and the International Latino Book Award. In 2012\, she was a finalist for the prestigious National Book Critics Circle Awards\, and in 2015 she was honored with a Luis Leal Award for Distinction in Chicano/Latino Literature. \nHer latest novel\, A Ballad of Love and Glory\, follows a Mexican army nurse and an Irish soldier who must fight\, at first for their survival and then for their love\, amidst the atrocity of the Mexican-American War. The year is 1846. After the controversial annexation of Texas\, the US Army marches south to provoke war with México over the disputed Río Grande boundary.​ \nXimena Salomé is a gifted Mexican healer who dreams of building a family with the man she loves on the coveted land she calls home. But when Texas Rangers storm her ranch and shoot her husband dead\, her dreams are burned to ashes. Vowing to honor her husband’s memory and defend her country\, Ximena uses her healing skills as an army nurse on the frontlines of the ravaging war. \nMeanwhile\, John Riley\, an Irish immigrant in the Yankee army desperate to help his family escape the famine devastating his homeland\, is sickened by the unjust war and the unspeakable atrocities against his countrymen by nativist officers. In a bold act of defiance\, he swims across the Río Grande and joins the Mexican Army—a desertion punishable by execution. He forms the St. Patrick’s Battalion\, a band of Irish soldiers willing to fight to the death for México’s freedom. \nWhen Ximena and John meet\, a dangerous attraction blooms between them. As the war intensifies\, so does their passion. Swept up by forces with the power to change history\, they fight not only for the fate of a nation but for their future together. \n  \nAbout the Carlsbad City Library\n  \n\n\nCarlsbad City Library provides community members of all ages with convenient access to high-quality resources and services to inform and enrich individual and community life. Carlsbad City Library is the destination for information\, enjoyment of reading\, lifelong learning\, and cultural enrichment for those who live\, work and play in Carlsbad. Please contact the Library directly for questions regarding the event. While admission is free and open to the public\, seating is offered on a space-available basis and is first-come\, first-served. URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/a-ballad-of-love-and-glory/ CATEGORIES:Library Adventures,San Diego Adventures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/reyna-grande-march-26-2022.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220326T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220326T120000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20220113T070642Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185807Z UID:10000280-1648290600-1648296000@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:A Ballad of Love and Glory: a San Diego Brunch Adventure with Award-Winning Author Reyna Grande DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In Person\, Event\n\nWho doesn’t love a beautifully written ballad? Leave it to award-winning author Reyna Grande to create A Ballad of Love and Glory\, her sweeping new historical saga set during the Mexican-American War. \nJoin one of our favorite authors at one of our favorite restaurants\, Café Coyote in Old Town for this special morning Adventure that includes a delicious Mexican brunch\, chips and salsa\, a soft beverage\, tax\, gratuity\, author presentation\, book signing\, and the opportunity to engage in meaningful and intimate conversation with Reyna as she discusses her new book. \nAnd if you want to enjoy the full VIP experience\, make sure to select the VIP Event option below\, which includes brunch\, together with a margarita (or mimosa or bloody mary)\, priority seating\, and a hardcover copy of A Ballad of Love and Glory. \nPLEASE NOTE: Only books purchased below or at the event will be eligible for signing. \n  \nAbout the Author and Book\nWriting about immigration\, family separation\, language trauma\, the price of the American Dream\, and her writing journey\, Reyna Grande’s work has appeared in The New York Times\, the Dallas Morning News\, CNN\, The Lily at The Washington Post\, Buzzfeed\, among others. In March 2020\, she was a guest in Oprah’s Book Club. Reyna has received an American Book Award\, the El Premio Aztlán Literary Award\, and the International Latino Book Award. In 2012\, she was a finalist for the prestigious National Book Critics Circle Awards\, and in 2015 she was honored with a Luis Leal Award for Distinction in Chicano/Latino Literature. \nHer latest novel\, A Ballad of Love and Glory\, follows a Mexican army nurse and an Irish soldier who must fight\, at first for their survival and then for their love\, amidst the atrocity of the Mexican-American War. The year is 1846. After the controversial annexation of Texas\, the US Army marches south to provoke war with México over the disputed Río Grande boundary.​ \nXimena Salomé is a gifted Mexican healer who dreams of building a family with the man she loves on the coveted land she calls home. But when Texas Rangers storm her ranch and shoot her husband dead\, her dreams are burned to ashes. Vowing to honor her husband’s memory and defend her country\, Ximena uses her healing skills as an army nurse on the frontlines of the ravaging war. \nMeanwhile\, John Riley\, an Irish immigrant in the Yankee army desperate to help his family escape the famine devastating his homeland\, is sickened by the unjust war and the unspeakable atrocities against his countrymen by nativist officers. In a bold act of defiance\, he swims across the Río Grande and joins the Mexican Army—a desertion punishable by execution. He forms the St. Patrick’s Battalion\, a band of Irish soldiers willing to fight to the death for México’s freedom. \nWhen Ximena and John meet\, a dangerous attraction blooms between them. As the war intensifies\, so does their passion. Swept up by forces with the power to change history\, they fight not only for the fate of a nation but for their future together. \n  \nAbout Café Coyote\n\n\nFor over 30 years Café Coyote has remained one of San Diego’s Landmark Restaurants located in the Heart of Old Town San Diego’s Historic Walking District. A friendly staff\, loyal patrons\, delicious Mexican Food\, and a Festive Atmosphere have contributed to Café Coyote’s being Voted Best Mexican Restaurant 18 Years In A Row! URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/reyna-grande-brunch/ CATEGORIES:Brunch Adventures,San Diego Adventures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/reyna-grande-old-town-march-26-2022-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220315T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220315T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20220129T152441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185811Z UID:10000287-1647360000-1647363600@adventuresbythebook.com 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/ CATEGORIES:Event,Fireside Chat,Happy Hour Adventures,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/jeffrey-blount-conversations-race-2022.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220309T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220309T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20220127T031438Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185811Z UID:10000286-1646841600-1646845200@adventuresbythebook.com 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/next-ship-home-heather-webb-3-9-22.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220302T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220302T173000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20220128T085305Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185810Z UID:10000282-1646236800-1646242200@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:The Women of Chateau Lafayette: a Reading Between the Vines virtual Adventure with NYT bestselling author Stephanie Dray & wine presentation by Chateau Lafayette Reneau DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nWe are thrilled to announce the launch of our new series\, Reading Between the Vines\, offering fun pairings of books and wines. And we couldn’t be more pleased than to launch with New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Dray to celebrate the paperback release of The Women of Chateau Lafayette\, her epic saga based on the true story of an extraordinary castle in the heart of France and the remarkable women bound by its legacy. \nAnd since at the heart of this extraordinary novel are three extraordinary women\, Chateau Lafayette Reneau has selected three wines that complement each of our heroine’s unique sense of spirit. \nThe Women of Chateau Lafayette is recommended by Oprah Magazine ∙ Cosmo ∙ PopSugar ∙ SheReads ∙ Parade ∙ and more! \n Grab a glass of wine and join us and New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Dray\, as she discusses her novel\, The Women of Chateau Lafayette\, the story of an extraordinary castle in the heart of France and the remarkable women bound by its legacy. Stephanie’s moving\, beautifully written story unflinchingly describes the toll that war and the fight for democracy takes on us all. And perhaps more poignantly\, it reminds us that we are forever connected to our past. \nEvent admission includes a paperback copy of The Women of Chateau Lafayette\, tax\, shipping within the U.S.and Canada\, author discussion\, Q&A\, and the opportunity to meet this bestselling author virtually via Zoom! Wine pairing offered by Chateau Lafayette Reneau is optional and sold separately (click here to learn more). \n*This event will be held virtually via Zoom. Event access is provided via Zoom link emailed to you 3-5 days prior to the event. \n\n\nAbout the Author and Book\nStephanie Dray is a New York Times\, Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author of historical women’s fiction\, including blockbusters America’s First Daughter and My Dear Hamilton. Her award-winning work has been translated into eight languages and tops lists for the most anticipated reads of the year. She lives in Maryland with her husband\, cats\, and history books. \nHer historical novel\, The Women of Chateau Lafayette\, now out in paperback\, is an epic saga based on the true story of an extraordinary castle in the heart of France and the remarkable women bound by its legacy. Most castles are protected by men. This one by women. \nA founding mother…\n1774. Gently-bred noblewoman Adrienne Lafayette becomes her husband\, the Marquis de Lafayette’s political partner in the fight for American independence. But when their idealism sparks revolution in France and the guillotine threatens everything she holds dear\, Adrienne must renounce the complicated man she loves\, or risk her life for a legacy that will inspire generations to come. \nA daring visionary…\n1914. Glittering New York socialite Beatrice Chanler is a force of nature\, daunted by nothing–not her humble beginnings\, her crumbling marriage\, or the outbreak of war. But after witnessing the devastation in France firsthand\, Beatrice takes on the challenge of a lifetime: convincing America to fight for what’s right. \nA reluctant resistor…\n1940. French school-teacher and aspiring artist Marthe Simone has an orphan’s self-reliance and wants nothing to do with war. But as the realities of Nazi occupation transform her life in the isolated castle where she came of age\, she makes a discovery that calls into question who she is\, and more importantly\, who she is willing to become. \nIntricately woven and powerfully told\, The Women of Chateau Lafayette is a sweeping novel about duty and hope\, love and courage\, and the strength we take from those who came before us. \n\nAbout the Winery\n \nWe are grateful for the opportunity to partner with Adventures By the Book to celebrate the re-release of The Women of Chateau Lafayette. Inspired by the book\, our women-led management team designed a 3-pack of our Estate wines for readers to enjoy during our virtual happy hour with author Stephanie Dray\, or anytime while reading The Women of Chateau Lafayette. \nFeatured event 3 pack of wines (click here to learn more and to order) \nFor over 35 years\, since 1985\, Chateau LaFayette Reneau has produced Estate-grown vinifera wines. Our 110-acre family owned and operated Estate is located in New York’s Finger Lakes and provides the optimal sun exposure and air flow necessary to produce aromatic white wines and rich\, full-bodied red wines. \nOur commitment to quality and integrity in grape growing and winemaking results in the finest wines. In addition to countless awards and Gold medals\, we are home to three highly acclaimed Governor’s Cup Awards and five Jefferson Cups. \n\nSave URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/stephanie-dray-3-2-22/ CATEGORIES:Event,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Stephanie-Dray-read-between-the-vines-3.4.22-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220301T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220301T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20220113T050146Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185806Z UID:10000279-1646150400-1646154000@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:The First\, the Few\, the Only: an ABTB Means Business Fireside Adventure with nFormation's Deepa Purushothaman and Fireside's Falon Fatemi DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nFor over ten years\, Adventures by the Book has been offering our signature one-of-a-kind\, multi-sensorial events and travels with authors. That’s because when it comes to connecting people and communities with books\, we mean business! \nAnd now\, we are taking that mission quite literally and are thrilled to welcome you to join the next in our new Adventures by the Book Means Business series\, offering you the opportunity to meet some of the greatest minds in the business world. \n \nAnd speaking of the greatest minds in business\, we are thrilled to celebrate the first day of Women’s History Month with Deepa Purushothaman\, co-founder of nFormation professional community for women of color\, as she discusses her inspiring new book\, The First\, the Few\, the Only\, with Fireside co-founder and CEO Falon Fatemi. \nHere is your chance to join the live conversation between Deepa and Falon\, on the exciting new platform that Falon co-founded\, to discuss The First\, the Few\, the Only.  Learn how to support their deeply personal call to action for women of color to find power from within and to join together in community. \nYour Adventure includes a hardcover copy of The First\, the Few\, the Only (with signed bookplate)\, tax\, shipping within the U.S. and Canada\, a live Fireside discussion with Deepa and Falon\, Q&A\, and the unique opportunity to converse live* with these brilliant creative artists and innovators. \n*Admission to this event is unique\, as Fireside is open by invite only. Simply purchase a book below and we will send you a private VIP link to attend the virtual event. Use your iPhone or iPad to chat live with the authors on the virtual stage; however\, or listen to the live broadcast on all other devices. Event access is provided via instructions emailed to you the week of the event. \n\n\nAbout the Author and Book\n \nDeepa Purushothaman is the author of The First\, The Few\, The Only: How Women of Color can Redefine Power in Corporate America and the co-founder of nFormation\, a company that provides a brave\, safe\, and new space for professionals who are women of color. \nPrior to this\, Deepa spent more than twenty years at Deloitte and was ‘a first’: an Indian American woman and one of the youngest people to make partner in the company’s history. In her time there\, she helped grow Deloitte’s Social Impact Practice\, served as a National Managing Partner of Inclusion\, and served as the Managing Partner of WIN—the firm’s renowned program to recruit\, retain\, and advance women. \nThe First\, The Few\, The Only is a deeply personal call to action for women of color to find power from within and to join together in community\, advocating for a new corporate environment where we all belong—and are accepted—on our own terms. \nWomen of color comprise one of the fastest-growing segments in the corporate workforce\, yet often we are underrepresented—among the first\, few\, or only ones in a department or company. For too long\, corporate structures\, social zeitgeist\, and cultural conditioning have left us feeling exhausted and downtrodden\, believing that in order to “fit in” and be successful\, we must hide or change who we are. \nAs a former senior partner at a large global services firm\, Deepa Purushothaman experienced these feelings of isolation and burnout. She met with hundreds of other women of color across industries and cultural backgrounds\, eager to hear about their unique and shared experiences. In doing so\, she has come to understand our collective setbacks—and the path forward in achieving our goals. \nBusiness must evolve—and women of color have the potential to lead that transformation. We must begin by pushing back against toxic messaging—including the things we tell ourselves—while embracing the valuable cultural viewpoints and experiences that give us unique perspectives at work. By fully realizing our own strengths\, we can build collective power and use it to confront microaggressions\, outdated norms\, and workplace misconceptions; create cultures where belonging is never conditional; and rework corporations to be genuinely inclusive to all. \n  \n\n\nAbout the Moderator\n\n\nFalon Fatemi co-founded interactive entertainment platform Fireside with Mark Cuban and Mike Ihbe. Previously she was the Founder of Node\, the first horizontal AI-as-a-service platform that enables users of business applications to see into the future by putting the power of prediction into third-party applications with 4 simple API calls. Node had raised $40M from top tier investors and was acquired by SugarCRM in Aug of 2020. \nIn September 2020\, Falon was listed as Fortune’s 40 under 40 as one of the most influential people in Technology: https://fortune.com/40-under-40/2020/falon-fatemi/. \nPreviously\, at age 19\, Falon was the youngest employee at Google and has spent over a decade focused on go-to-market strategy\, global expansion\, and strategic partnerships at Google\, YouTube\, and the startup world. \nIn her free time\, Falon writes a column for Forbes covering company building in Silicon Valley and how AI is impacting the future of work forbes.com/sites/falonfatemi/. In 2019 she was recognized as Goldman Sachs top 100 intriguing entrepreneurs and in Inc Magazine as a Science Pioneer in the top 100 Women Building America’s Most Innovative and Ambitious Businesses. \nIn 2018 she was recognized in Fast Company as one of the top 100 Most Creative People in Business and in SFBusiness Times as one of the 40 under 40 visionaries changing the bay area and the world. In 2017\, Falon was deemed “The Rainmaker” as one of the 50 women on Marie Claire’s New Guard list comprised of “female visionaries changing the world we live in.” She is also a contributor for Entrepreneur Magazine\, and has written articles for Wired\, Business Insider\, Fast Company\, Venturebeat\, Re/Code\, TechCrunch\, Huffington Post and more. \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. \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! \n \nFireside is the exclusive\, invite-only new podcast platform for the next generation – a socially responsible space for us to come together in real-time to collaborate and create meaningful conversations. Together\, we will engage in discussion\, debate\, and discourse in a public forum and make it a thing of celebration and beauty. We are ready to share our microphone with you and hope you’ll join us as we collaborate in the world’s most dynamic auditorium. \n\n\n\n\nSave URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/deepa-purushothaman/ CATEGORIES:ABTB Means Business,Event,Fireside Chat,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/deepa-purushothaman-march-1-22-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220225T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220225T140000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20220112T092446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185806Z UID:10000277-1645790400-1645797600@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:All the Ways We Said Goodbye: a Southwestern Yacht Club Lunch Adventure with NYT bestselling authors Karen White and Beatriz Williams DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nIt’s time to sail forward with our 2022 Adventures by the Book live and in-person events\, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to set course with the second in our exciting new author series to be held at the esteemed Southwestern Yacht Club. \nThe New York Times bestselling authors of The Glass Ocean and The Forgotten Room return with a glorious historical adventure that moves from the dark days of two World Wars to the turbulent years of the 1960s. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to have lunch at the esteemed Southwestern Yacht Club in the beautiful Point Loma residential area within the Shelter Island Yacht Basin with NYT bestselling authors Karen White and Beatriz Williams as they discuss their novel\, All the Ways We Said Goodbye.  \nYour Adventure includes a paperback copy of All the Ways We Said Goodbye to be delivered and signed at the event\, lunch\, beverage\, tax\, gratuity\, and the opportunity to meet Karen and Beatriz live and in-person. \n  \n\nAbout the Authors\nKaren White is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 29 books\, including the Tradd Street series\, The Last Night in London\, Dreams of Falling\, The Night the Lights Went Out\, Flight Patterns\, The Sound of Glass\, and A Long Time Gone. She is the co-author of All the Ways We Said Goodbye\, The Glass Ocean and The Forgotten Room with New York Times bestselling authors Beatriz Williams and Lauren Willig. \nNot entirely convinced she wanted to be a writer\, Karen first pursued a career in business and graduated cum laude with a BS in Management from Tulane University. Ten years later\, in a weak moment\, she wrote her first book. In the Shadow of the Moon was published in August\, 2000. Her books—referred to as “grit lit” (Southern Women’s Fiction)—have since been nominated for numerous national contests including the SIBA (Southeastern Booksellers Alliance) Fiction Book of the Year. \nShe grew up in London but now lives with her husband near Atlanta\, Georgia. \n  \n\n \nBeatriz Williams is the New York Times\, USA Today\, and internationally bestselling author of Our Woman in Moscow\, The Summer Wives\, Her Last Flight\, The Golden Hour\, The Secret Life of Violet Grant\, A Hundred Summers\, and several other works of historical fiction\, including three novels in collaboration with fellow bestselling authors Karen White and Lauren Willig. \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. \nBorn in Seattle\, Washington\, Beatriz now lives near the Connecticut shore with her husband and four children\, where she divides her time between writing and laundry. \n\n  \n\n\nAbout the Book\n\n\nIn All the Ways We Said Goodbye\, three women’s fates are joined by one splendid hotel… \nFrance\, 1914. As war breaks out\, Aurelie becomes trapped on the wrong side of the front with her father\, Comte Sigismund de Courcelles. When the Germans move into their family’s ancestral estate\, using it as their headquarters\, Aurelie discovers she knows the German Major’s aide de camp\, Maximilian Von Sternburg. She and the dashing young officer first met during Aurelie’s debutante days in Paris. Despite their conflicting loyalties\, Aurelie and Max’s friendship soon deepens into love\, but betrayal will shatter them both\, driving Aurelie back to Paris and the Ritz—the home of her estranged American heiress mother\, with unexpected consequences. \nFrance\, 1942. Raised by her indomitable\, free-spirited American grandmother in the glamorous Hotel Ritz\, Marguerite “Daisy” Villon remains in Paris with her daughter and husband\, a Nazi collaborator\, after France falls to Hitler. At first reluctant to put herself and her family at risk to assist her grandmother’s Resistance efforts\, Daisy agrees to act as a courier for a skilled English forger known only as Legrand\, who creates identity papers for Resistance members and Jewish refugees. But as Daisy is drawn ever deeper into Legrand’s underground network\, committing increasingly audacious acts of resistance for the sake of the country—and the man—she holds dear\, she uncovers a devastating secret … one that will force her to commit the ultimate betrayal and to confront at last the shocking circumstances of her own family history. \nFrance\, 1964. For Barbara “Babs” Langford\, her husband\, Kit\, was the love of her life. Yet their marriage was haunted by a mysterious woman known only as La Fleur. On Kit’s death\, American lawyer Andrew “Drew” Bowdoin appears at her door. Hired to find a Resistance fighter-turned traitor known as “La Fleur\,” the investigation has led to Kit Langford. Curious to know more about the enigmatic La Fleur\, Babs joins Drew in his search\, a journey of discovery that takes them to Paris and the Ritz—and to unexpected places of the heart…. \n\n  \n\nAbout Southwestern Yacht Club\nSouthwestern Yacht Club is one of the largest\, oldest\, and most prestigious yacht clubs in San Diego\, California. SWYC was formed in 1925 by visionary yachting enthusiasts looking for ways to enjoy each other’s company and to share their passion for boating. Since then\, the Club has developed into a full-service operation with more than 800 members embracing all forms of yachting\, fishing\, and social activities\, all while earning a reputation as being the friendliest club in the area. \n \n\n\n\n\nSave URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/all-the-ways-we-said-goodbye-a-southwestern-yacht-club-lunch-adventure/ CATEGORIES:Event,Lunch Adventures,San Diego Adventures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/WilliamsWhite-Yacht-Club-2.25.22.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220222T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220222T200000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20220129T003158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185806Z UID:10000278-1645556400-1645560000@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:A Girl From Africa: a Fireside Virtual Adventure with U.N. Special Advisor and Humanitarian Elizabeth Nyamayaro DESCRIPTION:  About the Event\nImagine a little African girl who has a near-death experience\, yet somehow manages to empower herself and spark a lifelong dedication to humanitarian work that helps bring change across the world. Well\, imagine no more\, because that is exactly the remarkable story that award-winning humanitarian Elizabeth Nyamayaro shares in her victorious memoir\, I Am a Girl from Africa: A Memoir of Empowerment\, Community\, and Hope. \nIn our Fireside chat with Elizabeth\, you will learn about her vivid life and her extraordinary story of persevering through incredible odds to find her true calling—while delivering an important message of hope\, empowerment\, community support\, and interdependence. \nYour Adventure features a live conversation with the author on the exciting new virtual storytelling platform Fireside\, where you can converse live with Elizabeth on our virtual stage about her profound book\, I Am a Girl from Africa: A Memoir of Empowerment\, Community\, and Hope.  \nTo join our virtual event\, 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 Elizabeth. With other devices\, you can still listen live to the broadcast. \nYour Adventure includes a paperback copy of I Am a Girl from Africa: A Memoir of Empowerment\, Community\, and Hope\, tax\, shipping within the U.S. and Canada\, a live Fireside chat with Elizabeth\, and Q&A. \n\n\nAbout the Author and Book\n  \nElizabeth Nyamayaro is an award-winning humanitarian and Special Advisor at the United Nations World Food Programme. Born in Zimbabwe\, Elizabeth has worked at the forefront of global development for over two decades improving the lives of underserved populations and has held leadership roles at the World Bank\, World Health Organization\, UNAIDS\, and UN Women. \nRecognized as Apolitico’s 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy 2018 & 2019\, Elizabeth is a leading gender expert and recipient of the Feminist Majority Foundation’s prestigious Global Women’s Rights Award for her work on behalf of women and girls globally. Elizabeth is a Political Scientist by training and holds a MSc in Politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. \nHer book\, I Am a Girl from Africa: A Memoir of Empowerment\, Community\, and Hope\, is a profound and soul-nourishing memoir from an African girl whose near-death experience sparked a lifelong dedication to humanitarian work that helps bring change across the world. \nWhen severe drought hit her village in Zimbabwe\, Elizabeth Nyamayaro\, then only eight\, had no idea that this moment of utter devastation would come to define her life’s purpose. Unable to move from hunger and malnourishment\, she encountered a United Nations aid worker who gave her a bowl of warm porridge and saved her life—a transformative moment that inspired Elizabeth to dedicate herself to giving back to her community\, her continent\, and the world. \nIn the decades that have followed\, Elizabeth has been instrumental in creating change and uplifting the lives of others: by fighting global inequalities\, advancing social justice for vulnerable communities\, and challenging the status quo to accelerate women’s rights around the world. She has served as a senior advisor at the United Nations\, where she launched HeForShe\, one of the world’s largest global solidarity movements for gender equality. In I Am a Girl from Africa\, she charts this “journey of perseverance” (Entertainment Weekly) from her small village of Goromonzi to Harare\, Zimbabwe; London; New York; and beyond\, always grounded by the African concept of ubuntu—“I am because we are”—taught to her by her beloved grandmother. \n\n\n\n\nAbout Fireside\n  \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/elizabeth-nayamayaro/ CATEGORIES:Event,Fireside Chat,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/elizabeth-nyamayaro-february-22-2022-fireside-1-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220219T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220219T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20220129T144220Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185811Z UID:10000288-1645282800-1645290000@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Sainted in Error: a Wine & Cheese Garden Adventure with award-winning writer Glenda Winders DESCRIPTION:About the Event\n\nWhat do you wear when you testify against your best friend as she goes on trial for murder? You might just want to sit down with a glass of wine and nibbles to hear how award-winning author Glenda Winders delves into this question and the tenacity of friendship in her new novel\, Sainted in Error. \nYour relaxing Garden Adventure includes wine\, cheese\, a paperback copy of Sainted in Error to be delivered at the event for signing\, and the opportunity to meet the award-winning author. Seating is limited\, so make sure to register soon to guarantee your seat. \nAdditional books will be available for purchase and signing at the event\, or pre-order your paperback copy of Sainted in Error to be shipped directly to you if you are unable to attend in person. \nPan’s Outdoor Garden:\nPan’s Outdoor Garden is a private residence near downtown San Diego; the address will be emailed to you a week prior to the event.  \n  \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nGlenda Winders is an award-winning fiction writer\, editor\, and journalist whose work has appeared in major magazines and newspapers nationwide. Her first novel\, The Nine Assignments\, was published in 2016. She lives with her husband in Columbus\, Indiana. \nHer book\, Sainted in Error\, delves into the tenacity of friendship and the damage that the stigma still attached to mental illness can do. \nAs Maggie Patterson runs her hand over the clothes in her closet and muses about the prosaic details of preparing for a shockingly personal murder trial\, she is catapulted into the memories that led her to this moment. Piece by piece\, she assembles the fragments of her past to make sense of a violent crime\, the echoes of which ripple through her recollections. \nMaggie and Cynthia meet as college freshmen and are seemingly destined to be best friends for life. As the years pass\, however\, Maggie’s marriage and career lift her to success and wealth while Cynthia’s jealousy and untreated mental illness cause their relationship to disintegrate. As the stories of the two women’s lives unfold\, Cynthia’s paranoia and anger sour every relationship she has and turn even the people who have loved her most against her\, ultimately bubbling over into an event that Maggie never sees coming. URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/glenda-winders-sainted/ CATEGORIES:San Diego Adventures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/glenda-winders-sainted-in-error-2-19-22.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220216T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220216T173000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20220122T104644Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185811Z UID:10000285-1645027200-1645032600@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Book Bingo (The Heart of History): a Virtual Adventure featuring Bryn Turnbull\, Lucy Sanna\, Florence Reiss Kraut\, Howard Jay Smith\, Loretta Ellsworth\, Kathi Diamant DESCRIPTION:About the Virtual (Zoom) Event\nWe are pleased to announce another fun Book Bingo (The Heart of History): A Virtual Adventure! If you are already familiar with our popular Southern California series that features NovelNetwork® authors\, you will understand why we receive so many requests to expand the program nationwide. Pivoting to virtual events has made this not only possible\, but offers up fun opportunities for exciting partnerships\, participation by more of our over 150 book club favorite authors\, and space to accommodate many more readers! \nWith Valentine’s Day right around the corner\, it’s the perfect time to take a deep dive into the heart of history! This free event features presentations by book club favorite authors: Bryn Turnbull\, Lucy Sanna\, Florence Reiss Kraut\, Howard Jay Smith\, Loretta Ellsworth\, and Kathi Diamant\, an interactive virtual game of bingo\, and fun prizes. All you have to do is show up (and why not invite your book club friends and fellow readers to join in as well) to learn about these great new reads! \nWhile this event is free\, your purchase of a book(s) below (to be shipped to you within the U.S.) provides much-needed support to these authors whose book tours and events have been canceled due to COVID-19. \nYour Adventure includes a book discussion with all six authors\, an interactive virtual game of Book Bingo\, Q&A\, prizes\, and the opportunity to meet the authors via Zoom. Books may be ordered below for shipping within the U.S. and will include a signed bookplate. See below for registration information. \n  \nAbout the Authors\nBryn Turnbull is a writer of historical fiction. Equipped with a Master of Letters in Creative Writing from the University of St. Andrews and a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from McGill University\, Bryn\, who resides in Toronto\, writes books intended to drive readers to similar levels of distraction – to transport them into different eras and different worlds. \nHer novel\, The Last Grand Duchess\, takes readers behind palace walls to see the end of Imperial Russia through the eyes of Olga Nikolaevna Romanov\, the first daughter of the last tsar \nGrand Duchess Olga Romanov comes of age amid a shifting tide for the great dynasties of Europe. But even as unrest simmers in the capital\, Olga is content to live within the confines of the sheltered life her parents have built for her and her three sisters: hiding from the world on account of their mother’s ill health\, their brother Alexei’s secret affliction\, and rising controversy over Father Grigori Rasputin\, the priest on whom the tsarina has come to rely. Olga’s only escape from the seclusion of Alexander Palace comes from the grand tea parties her aunt hosts amid the shadow court of Saint Petersburg—a world of opulent ballrooms\, scandalous flirtation\, and whispered conversation. \nBut as war approaches\, the palaces of Russia are transformed. Olga and her sisters trade their gowns for nursing habits\, assisting in surgeries and tending to the wounded bodies and minds of Russia’s military officers. As troubling rumors about her parents trickle in from the front\, Olga dares to hope that a budding romance might survive whatever the future may hold. But when tensions run high and supplies run low\, the controversy over Rasputin grows into fiery protest\, and calls for revolution threaten to end three hundred years of Romanov rule. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Bryn or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nLucy Sanna\, novelist and science writer\, has found success in venues ranging from novels and short stories to feature science articles and personal growth books. With an education in English literature\, a nose for research\, and a passion for sensual detail\, Lucy easily moves through time\, place\, and voice\, bringing both creative fancy and authenticity to her work. \nThe Cherry Harvest is a memorable coming-of-age story and love story\, laced with suspense\, which explores a hidden side of the home front during World War II\, when German POWs were put to work in a Wisconsin farm community . . . with dark and unexpected consequences. \nThe war has taken a toll on the Christiansen family. With food rationed and money scarce\, Charlotte struggles to keep her family well-fed. Her teenage daughter\, Kate\, raises rabbits to earn money for college and dreams of becoming a writer. Her husband\, Thomas\, struggles to keep the farm going while their son\, and most of the other local men\, are fighting in Europe. \nWhen their upcoming cherry harvest is threatened\, strong-willed Charlotte helps persuade local authorities to allow German war prisoners from a nearby camp to pick the fruit. \nBut when Thomas befriends one of the prisoners\, a teacher named Karl\, and invites him to tutor Kate\, the implications of Charlotte’s decision become apparent—especially when she finds herself unexpectedly drawn to Karl. So busy are they with the prisoners that Charlotte and Thomas fail to see that Kate is becoming a young woman\, with dreams and temptations of her own—including a secret romance with the son of a wealthy\, war-profiteering senator. And when their beloved Ben returns home\, bitter and injured\, bearing an intense hatred of Germans\, Charlotte’s secrets threaten to explode their world. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Lucy or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nFlorence Reiss Kraut is a native New Yorker\, raised and educated in New York City. She holds a BA in English and a master’s in social work. She worked for thirty years as a clinician\, a family therapist\, and CEO of a family service agency while writing stories and essays for publication. Then she retired to devote herself to writing and traveling widely. She has published personal essays for the New York Times and her fiction has appeared in journals such as The Evening Street Press\, SNReview\, The Westchester Review and others. \nHer novel\, How to Make a Life\, is an engaging and heartfelt portrayal of intergenerational trauma and hope. \nWhen Ida and her daughter Bessie flee a catastrophic pogrom in Ukraine for America in 1905\, they believe their emigration will ensure that their children and grandchildren will be safe from harm. But choices and decisions made by one generation have ripple effects on those who come later―and in the decades that follow\, family secrets\, betrayals\, and mistakes made in the name of love threaten the survival of the family: Bessie and Abe Weissman’s children struggle with the shattering effects of daughter Ruby’s mental illness\, of Jenny’s love affair with her brother-in-law\, of the disappearance of Ruby’s daughter as she flees her mother’s legacy\, and of the accidental deaths of Irene’s husband and granddaughter. \nA sweeping saga that follows three generations from the tenements of Brooklyn through WWII\, from Woodstock to India\, and from Spain to Israel\, How to Make a Life is the story of a family who must learn to accept each other’s differences―or risk cutting ties with the very people who anchor their place in the world. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Florence or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nHoward Jay Smith is an award-winning writer from Santa Barbara\, California. Beethoven in Love: Opus 139 and Meeting Mozart: From the Secret Diaries of Lorenzo da Ponte are respectively his third and fourth books along with Opening the Doors to Hollywood and John Gardner: an Interview. \nHe was recently awarded a John E. Profant Foundation for the Arts\, Literature Division Scholarship\, The James Buckley Excellence in Writing Award. Smith is a former Bread Loaf Scholar & Washington\, D.C. Commission for the Arts Fellow\, who taught for many years in the UCLA Extension Writers Program and has lectured nationally. His articles and photographs have appeared in the Washington Post\, the Beethoven Journal\, Horizon\, the Journal of the Writers Guild of America\, the Ojai Quarterly\, and numerous trade publications. \nWhile an executive at the ABC Television\, Embassy TV\, and Academy Home Entertainment he worked on numerous film television\, radio and commercial projects. He serves on the board of directors of the Santa Barbara Symphony and is a member of the American Beethoven Society. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Howard or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nLoretta Ellsworth earned a master’s degree in Writing for Children from Hamline University. She’s the author of four young adult novels: The Shrouding Woman\, a Rebecca Caudill nominee; In Search of Mockingbird\, which won the Midwest Bookseller’s Choice Honor Award\, was a Teen’s Top Ten finalist\, an IRA Notable\, and was named to the New York Library’s List of Books for the Teen Age; In a Heartbeat\, which was named a spring Midwest Connection’s Pick and an ALA Notable; and Unforgettable\, which was a Kirkus Pick of the Month. \nMesmerizing and romantic\, Stars Over Clear Lake transports readers to the Surf Ballroom\, where musical acts became legends in the 1940s and which holds the key to one woman’s deepest secret. \nLorraine Kindred’s most cherished memories are of the Surf Ballroom\, the place where youth lost themselves to the brassy sounds and magnetic energy of the big band swing\, where boys spent their last nights before shipping off to war―and where Lorraine herself was swept away by a star-crossed romance. \nReturning to the ballroom for the first time in decades\, Lorraine enters a dazzling world she thought long vanished. But as the sparkling past comes to life\, so does the fateful encounter that forced her to choose between her heart and her duty all those years ago―and Lorraine must face the secret she’s buried ever since. Along the way\, she’ll rediscover herself\, her passion\, and her capacity for resilience. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Loretta or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nKathi Diamant is an award-winning author\, actor\, broadcaster and adjunct professor at San Diego State University\, where she leads the Kafka Project\, the official international search to recover a lost literary treasure\, the missing writings of Franz Kafka. \nKathi’s award-winning book\, Kafka’s Last Love: The Mystery of Dora Diamant has been reviewed by more than 60 publications and websites\, internationally lauded for its original research and revelations into Dora and Kafka’s lives. It has been published in the US\, UK\, and in translation in Spain\, France\, Russia\, China and Brazil\, with excerpts published in literary arts journals and in other books. \nHer new book\, Heart of the Zoo: How San Diego Zoo Director Chuck Bieler Earned His Stripes\, is publishing just in time for Valentine’s Day. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Kathi or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nFor Book Clubs or Author Live Chats\n \nAre you in a book club\, library reading group\, or 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 Bryn Turnbull\, Lucy Sanna\, Florence Reiss Kraut\, Howard Jay Smith\, Loretta Ellsworth\, and Kathi Diamant are all members of our wonderful community of over 150 NovelNetwork authors available to meet with small groups via video chat. \nNovelNetwork is the nation’s first and only match(dot)com for authors and book clubs to find each other\, so check it out today. Book clubs join for free and gain access to our database of dozens of authors\, from NYT and international bestsellers to debut authors\, cookbook authors\, mystery and non-fiction authors\, and representing various regions of the United States\, and even Alaska and Hawaii\, all of whom want to meet with you! \nTo schedule a visit with Bryn Turnbull\, Lucy Sanna\, Florence Reiss Kraut\, Howard Jay Smith\, Loretta Ellsworth\, Kathi Diamant\nor any of our authors\, join FOR FREE  here. URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/book-bingo-2-16-22/ CATEGORIES:Book Bingo,Event,Library Adventures,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2-16-22-heart-of-history-book-bingo-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220212T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220212T160000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20211230T022520Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185805Z UID:10000270-1644674400-1644681600@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:The Power of Regret: a live and in-person Adventure featuring New York Times bestselling author Daniel Pink DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n  \n\n“No regrets.”  How many of us have embraced this philosophy of life? Now\, New York Times bestselling author\, Daniel Pink\, boldly proclaims in his new book\, The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward\,  that this philosophy is nonsense\, and perhaps even dangerous. Everyone has regrets\, he says\, but if we reckon with them in fresh and imaginative ways\, we can enlist our regrets to make smarter decisions\, perform better at work and school\, and deepen our sense of meaning and purpose. \n Join us\, together with the San Diego Central Library\,  for a live and in-person afternoon presentation by Daniel about his bold new book and his own World Regret Survey\, which has collected regrets from more than 16\,000 people in 105 countries. In The Power of Regret\, Daniel identifies the four core regrets that most people have. By understanding what people regret the most\, we can understand what they value the most. And by following the simple\, science-based\, three-step process that he sets out\, we can transform our regrets in a positive force for working smarter and living better. \nYour Adventure includes author presentation\, a hardcover copy of The Power of Regret\, tax\, Q&A\, book signing\, and the opportunity to meet New York Times bestselling author Daniel Pink. Your book will be conveniently delivered to you at the event for signing. \n\nAbout the Author and Book\n  \nDaniel H. Pink is the New York Times bestselling author of 7 books about business\, work\, creativity\, and behavior\, including When\, A Whole New Mind\, Drive\, and To Sell is Human\, which have won multiple awards\, have been translated into 42 languages\, and have sold millions of copies around the world. \nDaniel was host and co-executive producer of “Crowd Control\,” a television series about human behavior on the National Geographic Channel that aired in more than 100 countries. He has appeared frequently on NPR\, PBS\, ABC\, CNN\, and other TV and radio networks in the US and abroad. \nIn his forthcoming work\, The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward\, Daniel Pink explains that everybody has regrets\, which are a universal and healthy part of being human\, but by understanding how regret works\, we can make smarter decisions\, perform better at work and school\, and bring greater meaning to our lives. \nDrawing on research in social psychology\, neuroscience\, and biology\, Pink debunks the myth of the “no regrets” philosophy of life. And using the largest sampling of American attitudes about regret ever conducted as well as his own World Regret Survey—which has collected regrets from more than 15\,000 people in 105 countries—he lays out the four core regrets that each of us has. These deep regrets offer compelling insights into how we live and how we can find a better path forward. \nAs he did in his bestsellers Drive\, When\, and A Whole New Mind\, Pink lays out a dynamic new way of thinking about regret and frames his ideas in ways that are clear\, accessible\, and pragmatic. Packed with true stories of people’s regrets as well as practical takeaways for reimagining regret as a positive force\, The Power of Regret shows how we can live richer\, more engaged lives. \n  \nAbout the San Diego Central Library\nThe San Diego Central Library is a popular destination that connects our diverse community to free educational and cultural resources that will enrich their lives. URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/power-of-regret/ CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures,San Diego Adventures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/daniel-pink-2.12.22.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220209T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220209T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20220122T053514Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185810Z UID:10000283-1644422400-1644426000@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:The Ones We Keep: a Virtual Fireside Adventure with debut novelist Bobbie Jean Huff DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nOne family. One tragedy. One incredible decision to change their fate. What would you do? This is the question that debut novelist Bobbie Jean Huff explores in her emotional new book\, The Ones We Keep\, and one which you will be able to discuss live with the author in our next virtual Fireside Adventure. \nGrab a glass of wine or hot cocoa\, curl up in your favorite chair\, and get ready to chat live with Bobbie Jean 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 or register 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 Bobbie Jean. With other devices\, you can still listen live to the broadcast. \nYour Adventure includes a paperback copy of The Ones We Keep\, tax\, shipping within the U.S. and Canada\, a live Fireside chat with Bobbie Jean\, Q&A\, and the opportunity to experience the debut of her emotional book. \n\nAbout the Author and Book\n \nCanadian-American Bobbie Jean Huff studied music in the United States and France\, but it wasn’t until she moved to Canada that she began writing. Since childhood she had wanted to write a novel\, but for decades wrote only short stories\, poetry\, and essays. \nThe plot for The Ones We Keep was sparked when she was returning to a Vermont family resort where she and her family had been staying. She looked across the lake to the dock\, where children were playing\, and asked herself\, What if? The Ones We Keep took three years to write. It was shortlisted for the 2019 Dzanc Prize for Fiction and was a semi-finalist in the William Faulkner-William Wisdom 2019 Creative Writing Competition. \nIn her emotional debut\, for fans of Elizabeth Strout and Anne Tyler\, The Ones We Keep follows the splintered lives of four family members in the years following an unthinkable tragedy\, and the choices they must make to find their way back to each other. One family. One tragedy. One incredible decision to change their fate. \nA quiet lakeside resort in Vermont seems like the perfect summer getaway for Olivia and Harry Somerville and their three young boys. But in a single moment\, their idyllic family retreat becomes a mother’s worst nightmare. Returning from a solo hike one afternoon\, Olivia learns from a passing stranger that one of her sons has drowned—but not which one. In that moment\, Olivia makes a panicked decision that will change her family forever. \nAn emotional and heartfelt meditation on the nature of loss\, the gift of recovery\, and the bonds of love\, The Ones We Keep tells the story of one family as they learn to face their grief and fight for hope. \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\n  \n\n\n\n  \nSave URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/bobbie-jean-huff/ CATEGORIES:Event,Fireside Chat,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/bobbie-jean-huff-2.9.22.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220203T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220203T140000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20211008T020618Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185759Z UID:10000259-1643893200-1643896800@adventuresbythebook.com 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 URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/eliza-reid/ CATEGORIES:Event,Fireside Chat,Happy Hour Adventures,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Final-Reid-Eliza-2-3-22.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220131T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220131T123000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20220109T053039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185806Z UID:10000276-1643626800-1643632200@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Woodrow on the Bench: a Free Julian Library Adventure DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nFor anyone who has ever loved a dog (or even if you haven’t had the pleasure)\, you won’t want to miss this opportunity to meet New York Times and international bestselling author Jenna Blum at the Julian Public Library\, as she discusses her heartfelt memoir\, Woodrow on the Bench.  \nThis event is free and open to the public. Copies of Woodrow on the Bench will be available for purchase and signing at the event or preorder a copy below to be delivered to the event for signing. \n\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\n\nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is not required\, as it is free and open to the public. More information is available through the Julian Public Library. Tickets below are to purchase a copy of Woodrow on the Bench to be delivered at the event for signing. \n  \n\n\n\n\nSave URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/woodrow-on-the-bench-a-free-julian-library-adventure/ CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures,San Diego Adventures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Jenna-Blum-Julian-Library-1.31.22.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220129T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220129T153000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20210910T004115Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185758Z UID:10000253-1643457600-1643470200@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Carlsbad Library Book Bingo: A Live and In Person Adventure DESCRIPTION:About the Live and In Person Event\nAre you ready for a fun afternoon of live\, in-person Book Bingo? Well\, get out your bingo cards\, then\, because it’s time to join New York Times and international bestselling author Jenna Blum\, together with nine more book club favorite authors at the Carlsbad City Library to do just that!  If you are already familiar with our popular Southern California series that features NovelNetwork® authors\, you will understand why we receive so many requests to expand the program nationwide. This is the first time in over two years that we have hosted a live and in-person bingo\, and we can’t wait to play with you! \n This FREE event features presentations by book club favorite authors: Jenna Blum\, Georgie Blalock\, Rich Farrell\, Nicola Harrison\, Aimee Liu\, Jan Moran\, Isla Morley\, Kaira Rouda\, Judith Teitelman\, and Wendy Voorsanger\, an interactive game of book bingo\, and fun prizes\, and all you have to do is show up (and why not invite your book club friends and fellow readers to join in as well) to learn about great new reads to add to your to be read list). \nWhile this event is free\, your book(s) purchase provides much-needed support to these authors whose book tours and events have been cancelled due to COVID-19. Books will be available for purchase at the event or\, better yet\, why not pre-order your book(s) below to receive a 10-20% discount\, and we will deliver your books to you at the event for signing! \nYour Adventure includes a keynote presentation by Jenna Blum\, three panels with all nine other book club favorite authors\, an interactive game of Book Bingo (bingo cards provided at event)\, Q&A\, prizes\, and the opportunity to meet the authors in person. Pre-order your book(s) below for pickup at the event and receive a 10-20% discount\, or purchase your book(s) at the event. Only books pre-ordered below or at the event are eligible for signing. \nAbout the Keynote 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. \n\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\nTo schedule a book club visit with Jenna or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nAbout the Authors and Books\nGeorgie Blalock is an award-winning author of historical fiction\, whose passion for history and movie allows her to combine 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 or in the dojo training for her next karate black belt rank. Georgie also writes historical romance under the name Georgie Lee. \nIn her new book\, The Last Debutantes\, they danced the night away\, knowing their world was about to change forever. They were the debutantes of 1939\, laughing on the outside\, but knowing tragedy— and a war—was just around the corner. When Valerie de Vere Cole\, the niece of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain\, makes her deep curtsey to the King and Queen of England\, she knows she’s part of a world about to end. The daughter of a debt-ridden father and a neglectful mother\, Valerie sees firsthand that war is imminent. \nNevertheless\, Valerie reinvents herself as a carefree and glittering young society woman\, befriending other debutantes from England’s aristocracy as well as the vivacious Eunice Kennedy\, daughter of the U.S. Ambassador. Despite her social success\, the world’s troubles and Valerie’s fear of loss and loneliness prove impossible to ignore. How will she navigate her new life when everything in her past has taught her that happiness and stability are as fragile as peace in our time? For the moment she will forget her cares in too much champagne and waltzes. Because very soon\, Valerie knows that she must find the inner strength to stand strong and carry on through the challenges of life and love and war. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Georgie or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nRichard Farrell is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and the MFA in Writing Program at Vermont College of Fine Arts. His work\, including fiction\, memoir\, essays\, interviews and book reviews\, has appeared or is forthcoming in The Forge\, Potomac Review\, Hunger Mountain\, New Plains Review\, Upstreet\, Descant\, Contrary\, Newfound\, Numéro Cinq\, and elsewhere. He teaches creative writing at Grossmont College and at San Diego Writers\, Ink. \nIn The Falling Woman\, it’s rumored one person may have survived the midair explosion of a passenger jet on a cross-country course from Washington\, DC\, to San Francisco. But soon she becomes a national media sensation when “the Falling Woman\,” as the press dubs her\, is said to have been taken to a Wichita hospital—and then to have disappeared without a trace. \nFast-paced and full of twists and surprises\, The Falling Woman is a story of the irony of fate\, and of which conflicting factor will prevail: the need of the government and its people to know the truth\, or the right of a woman to determine how her personal story will play out. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Rich or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nNicola Harrison is the author of two historical fiction novels\, Montauk and The Show Girl (August 10\, 2021). Born and raised in England\, she moved with her family to Southern California when she was 14. She is a graduate of UCLA and received her MFA from Stony Brook. Prior to writing novels she worked as a fashion journalist in New York City and now lives in Manhattan Beach\, California with her husband\, two sons and a high-maintenance chihuahua named Lola. \nThe Show Girl\, her new novel\, gives a glimpse of the glamorous world of the Ziegfeld Follies\, through the eyes of a young midwestern woman who comes to New York City to find her destiny as a Ziegfeld Follies star. It’s 1927 when Olive McCormick moves from Minneapolis to New York City determined to become a star in the Ziegfeld Follies. Extremely talented as a singer and dancer\, it takes every bit of perseverance to finally make it on stage. And once she does\, all the glamour and excitement is everything she imagined and more―even worth all the sacrifices she has had to make along the way. \nThen she meets Archie Carmichael. Handsome\, wealthy―the only man she’s ever met who seems to accept her modern ways―her independent nature and passion for success. But once she accepts his proposal of marriage he starts to change his tune\, and Olive must decide if she is willing to reveal a devastating secret and sacrifice the life she loves for the man she loves. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Nicola or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nAimee Liu is the author of numerous bestselling novels as well as nonfiction books on medical and psychological topics. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times\, Los Angeles Review of Books\, Ms.\, and many other publications. She is on the faculty of Goddard College’s MFA in Creative Writing Program at Port Townsend\, WA. \nIn her novel\, Glorious Boy\, it’s 1942 and the Japanese have invaded Burma and are closing in on India. After five years\, aspiring anthropologist Claire Durant and her husband Shep\, a civil surgeon\, must evacuate with their beloved but mysteriously mute four-year-old\, Ty. They cannot\, however\, take Naila\, the local girl whose ability to communicate with Ty has made them dangerously dependent on her. In the desperate odyssey that follows\, Claire\, Shep\, and Naila will all take unimaginable risks while drawing deeply from their knowledge of these unique islands to save their beloved “glorious boy.” \nGlorious Boy is a tale of war and devotion\, longing and loss\, and the power of love to prevail. A memorable and original novel\, Aimee evokes every side in a multi-cultural conversation with sympathy and rare understanding. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Aimee or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \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. \nIn Seabreeze Wedding\, at the historic Seabreeze Inn\, sisters Ivy and Shelly Bay are busier than ever with wedding plans of their own\, although challenges threaten to derail the special events. New guests are also throwing a wedding at the inn\, bringing a host of trials and chaos. As Ivy prepares the old beach house for a season of weddings\, surprising discoveries from decades past arise that could change even the best of plans. RSVP now and join the party on the beach. \nSeabreeze Wedding is a favorite in the beloved Summer Beach series that may also be read as a stand-alone novel. The heartwarming story is set on the sunny Southern California coastline. Visit the small town of Summer Beach now\, where the bonds of friendship and love prove unbreakable. Available in ebook\, paperback\, hardcover\, large print\, and audiobook. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Jan or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nIsla Morley grew up in South Africa during apartheid\, the child of a British father and a South African mother. During the country’s State of Emergency\, she graduated from Nelson Mandela University with a degree in English Literature. By 1994\, she was one of the youngest magazine editors in South Africa\, but left her career\, country\, and kin when she married an American and moved to California\, where she pursued a career in non-profit work\, focusing on the needs of women and children. Her debut novel\, Come Sunday\, was a finalist for the Commonwealth Prize and has been translated into 7 languages\, and her novel\, Above\, was an IndieNext Pick\, a Best Buzz Book and a Publishers Weekly Best New book. \nHer most recent novel\, The Last Blue\, is a luminous narrative inspired by the fascinating real case of “the Blue People of Kentucky\,” in which Isla probes questions of identity\, love\, and family in 1937 Appalachia. \nWhen two government-sponsored documentarians from Cincinnati\, Ohio—a writer and photographer—are dispatched to penetrate this wilderness and record what they find for President Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration\, they happen upon Jubilee Buford\, a woman whose skin is a shocking and unmistakable shade of blue. From this happenstance meeting between a woman isolated from society and persecuted her whole life\, comes a mesmerizing story in which the dark shades of betrayal\, prejudice\, fear\, and guilt\, are refracted along with the incandescent hues of passion and courage. Panning across the rich rural aesthetic of eastern Kentucky\, The Last Blue is a captivating love story and an intimate portrait of what it is like to be truly one of a kind. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Isla or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nKaira Rouda is an accomplished business leader\, entrepreneur\, national speaker and internationally bestselling and award-winning author. A former magazine editor\, and society columnist\, Kaira won the Stevie Award for Women in Business for creating the first female-focused residential real estate brand\, Real Living\, and growing the brand to more than 22 states before its sale to Berkshire Hathaway. Her first book\, Real You Incorporated: 8 Essentials for Women Entrepreneurs\, led to a national speaking tour where she inspired thousands. She lives in Southern California with her husband\, Congressman Harley Rouda\, and her four twenty-something children. \nIn her soon-to-be-released novel\, Somebody’s Home\, Julie Jones has left her suffocating marriage. With her teenage daughter\, Jess\, she’s starting over. Their new house in Oceanside is the first step toward a new life. Even if it does come with the unexpected. The previous owners\, a pastor\, and his wife have left something―or rather someone―behind… \nTom Dean has a bitter hatred for the father who considers him a lost cause\, and for the woman who’s moved into their family’s house. The only home he’s ever known. He’s never going to leave. She thinks he’ll be gone in three days\, but Tom has the perfect plan. For a newly single mother and her daughter\, a fresh start is the beginning of a nightmare. Before the weekend is over\, somebody is going to get exactly what they deserve. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Kaira or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nJudith Teitelman has straddled the worlds of art\, literature\, and business since she was a teenager and worked her first job as a salesperson at a B. Dalton / Pickwick Bookstore. After graduating from UCLA with a degree in Art History\, she opened and managed Art and Architecture Books of the Twentieth Century. She began her career in the nonprofit sector in 1983\, and in 1990 launched her arts and business management consulting firm working nationally with grassroots and mid-sized organizations and large institutions. She is also a mentor\, trainer\, and professional advisor to artists working in all disciplines\, and is on the Theater School faculty at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) co-teaching Entrepreneurship. She is a regular trainer at the Long Beach Nonprofit Partnership and the Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI)\, among others\, and was a trainer for more than 20 years at Los Angeles’ Center for Nonprofit Management. \nGuesthouse for Ganesha\, a tale of love\, loss\, and spirit reclaimed\, weaves Eastern beliefs and perspectives with Western realities and pragmatism. In 1923\, seventeen-year-old Esther Grünspan arrives in Köln “with a hardened heart as her sole luggage.” Thus begins a twenty-two-year journey\, woven against the backdrops of the European Holocaust and the Hindu Kali Yuga (the “Age of Darkness” when human civilization degenerates spiritually)\, in search of a place of sanctuary. \nThroughout her travails\, using cunning and shrewdness\, Esther relies on her masterful tailoring skills to help mask her Jewish heritage\, navigate war-torn Europe\, and emigrate to India. Esther’s traveling companion and the novel’s narrator is Ganesha\, the elephant-headed Hindu God worshipped by millions for his abilities to destroy obstacles\, bestow wishes\, and avenge evils. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Judith or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \n Born and raised on the American River\, author Wendy Voorsanger has long-held an intense interest in the history of women in the West. Her debut historical novel\, Prospects of a Woman\, has won 10 indie literary awards\, including the Independent Press Award for Western Fiction\, the National Indie Excellence Award for Western Fiction\, the International Book Award for Best New Fiction\, the IPPY Award for Regional Fiction\, and the NexGen Indie Book Awards for Regional Fiction. She earned a BA in journalism from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo and an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is a member of the Castro Writers’ Cooperative\, the Lit Camp Advisory Board\, the San Mateo Public Library Literary Society\, and the Historical Novel Society. \nA gripping and illuminating window into life in the Old West\, Prospects of a Woman tells the story of one woman’s passionate quest to carve out a place for herself in the liberal and bewildering society that emerged during the California gold rush frenzy. \nElisabeth Parker comes to California from Massachusetts in 1849 with her new husband\, Nate\, but soon realizes he’s not the man she thought. As Nate struggles with his sexuality\, Elisabeth is forced to confront her preconceived notions of family\, love\, and opportunity. She finds comfort in corresponding with her childhood friend back home\, writer Louisa May Alcott\, and spending time in the company of a mysterious Californio. Armed with Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Self-Reliance\, she sets out to determine her role in building the West\, even as she comes to terms with the sacrifices she must make to achieve independence and happiness. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Wendy or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n\nAbout the Carlsbad City Library\n \n\n\nCarlsbad City Library provides community members of all ages with convenient access to high-quality resources and services to inform and enrich individual and community life. Carlsbad City Library is the destination for information\, enjoyment of reading\, lifelong learning\, and cultural enrichment for those who live\, work and play in Carlsbad. \n\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 Jenna Blum\, Georgie Blalock\, Rich Farrell\, Nicola Harrison\, Aimee Liu\, Jan Moran\, Isla Morley\, Kaira Rouda\, Judith Teitelman\, and Wendy Voorsanger are all members of our wonderful community of over 150 NovelNetwork authors available to meet with small groups via video chat. \nNovelNetwork is the nation’s first and only match(dot)com for authors and book clubs to find each other\, so check it out today. Book clubs join for free and gain access to our database of dozens of authors\, from NYT and international bestsellers to debut authors\, cookbook authors\, mystery and non-fiction authors\, and representing various regions of the United States\, and even Alaska and Hawaii\, all of whom want to meet with you! \nTo schedule a visit with Jenna\, Georgie\, Rich\, Nicola\, Aimee\, Jan\, Isla\, Kaira\, Judith\, Wendy\, or any of our authors\, join FOR FREE  here. \nEvent Registration\nThis event is free and open to the public. Registration is not required\, but seating is limited and available on a first-come\, first-served basis only. For more information\, contact the Carlsbad City Library. \nWhile the event is free\, your purchase of a book(s) below or at the event offers support to these authors whose book tours and events have been canceled during COVID. \n  \n  \n  URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/bingo-january-29-carlsbad/ CATEGORIES:Book Bingo,Event,Library Adventures,San Diego Adventures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/finalCarlsbad-in-person-bingo-1.29.22-1-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220128T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220128T140000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20220106T040828Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185806Z UID:10000271-1643371200-1643378400@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Woodrow on the Bench: A Southwestern Yacht Club Lunch Adventure with NYT Bestselling Author Jenna Blum DESCRIPTION:About the Event\n  \nIt’s time to sail forward with our 2022 Adventures by the Book live and in-person events\, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to set a new course with an exciting author series to be held at the esteemed Southwestern Yacht Club. \nFor anyone who has ever loved a dog (or even if you haven’t had the pleasure)\, you won’t want to miss this opportunity to have lunch at the esteemed Southwestern Yacht Club in the beautiful Point Loma residential area within the Shelter Island Yacht Basin with New York Times and international bestselling author Jenna Blum as she discusses her heartfelt memoir\, Woodrow on the Bench.  \nYour Adventure includes a hardcover copy of Woodrow on the Bench to be delivered and signed at the event\, lunch\, beverage\, tax\, gratuity\, and the opportunity to meet Jenna live and in-person. \n\nAbout the Author and Book\n  \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\n\nAbout Southwestern Yacht Club\n  \nSouthwestern Yacht Club is one of the largest\, oldest\, and most prestigious yacht clubs in San Diego\, California. SWYC was formed in 1925 by visionary yachting enthusiasts looking for ways to enjoy each other’s company and to share their passion for boating. Since then\, the Club has developed into a full-service operation with more than 800 members embracing all forms of yachting\, fishing\, and social activities\, all while earning a reputation as being the friendliest club in the area. \n \n\n\n\n\nSave URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/jenna-blum-sw-yacht-club/ CATEGORIES:Event,Lunch Adventures,San Diego Adventures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Jenna-Blum-Yacht-Club-1.28.22.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220113T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220113T173000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20211125T045749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185804Z UID:10000267-1642089600-1642095000@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Book Bingo (New Year\, New Reads): a Virtual Adventure with Amery Area (Wisconsin) Public Library featuring B.A. Shapiro\, Keisha Bush\, Carol Van Den Hende\, Caroline Leavitt\, Heather Webb\, and Wendy Voorsanger DESCRIPTION:About the Virtual (Zoom) Event\nWe are pleased to announce another fun Book Bingo (New Year\, New Reads): A Virtual Adventure\, in partnership with Amery Area (Wisconsin) Public Library! If you are already familiar with our popular Southern California series that features NovelNetwork® authors\, you will understand why we receive so many requests to expand the program nationwide. Pivoting to virtual events has made this not only possible\, but offers up fun opportunities for exciting partnerships\, participation by more of our over 150 book club favorite authors\, and space to accommodate many more readers! \n It’s a new year\, the perfect time to discover new authors or new books to add to your to-be-read list! This free event features presentations by book club favorite authors: B.A. Shapiro\, Keisha Bush\, Carol Van Den Hende\, Caroline Leavitt\, Heather Webb\, and Wendy Voorsanger\, an interactive virtual game of bingo\, and fun prizes. All you have to do is show up (and why not invite your book club friends and fellow readers to join in as well) to learn about these great new reads! \nWhile this event is free\, your purchase of a book(s) below (to be shipped to you within the U.S.) provides much-needed support to these authors whose book tours and events have been canceled due to COVID-19. \nYour Adventure includes a book discussion with all six authors\, an interactive virtual game of Book Bingo\, Q&A\, prizes\, and the opportunity to meet the authors via Zoom. Books may be ordered below for shipping within the U.S. and will include a signed bookplate. See below for registration information. \n  \nAbout the Authors\nB.A. Shapiro is the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of nine novels\, including Metropolis (May\, 2022)\, The Collector’s Apprentice\, The Muralist and The Art Forger\, which won the New England Book Award for Fiction\, among other honors. Her books have been selected as Community Reads throughout the country and have been translated into over a dozen languages. \n\nShapiro takes readers to Paris in the 1920s and the ever-fascinating world of Gertrude Stein’s salon and the artists in her latest novel\, The Collector’s Apprentice. When she is accused of playing a role in a Ponzi scheme perpetrated by her erstwhile fiancé\, Paulien Mertens seeks solace and sanctuary in Paris\, where she creates a false identity as a Frenchwoman named Vivienne Gregsby. \nAs Vivienne attempts to recover her father’s art collection—stolen along with all her family’s assets—and prove her innocence\, the eccentric and wealthy American art collector Edwin Bradley offers her a job. She is soon immersed in the world of expatriates and post-Impressionist art\, becoming Matisse’s lover\, and traveling between Paris and Bradley’s native Philadelphia\, where he is building an art museum. But her exciting new life is abruptly interrupted when Vivienne is arrested for Bradley’s murder. \n\nTo schedule a book club visit with B.A. Shapiro or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nKeisha Bush was born and raised in Boston\, Massachusetts. She received her MFA in creative writing from The New School\, where she was a Riggio Honors Teaching Fellow and recipient of an NSPE Dean’s Scholarship. After a career in corporate finance and international development that brought her to live in Dakar\, Senegal\, she decided to focus full-time on her writing. She lives in East Harlem. \nSet in Senegal\, Keisha’s novel No Heaven for Good Boys is a meditation on the power of love\, and the strength that can emerge when we have no other choice but to survive. Six-year-old Ibrahimah loves snatching pastries from his mother’s kitchen\, harvesting string beans with his father\, and searching for sea glass with his sisters. But when he is approached in his rural village one day by Marabout Ahmed\, a seemingly kind stranger and highly regarded teacher\, the tides of his life turn forever. \nIbrahimah is sent to the capital city of Dakar to join his cousin Étienne in studying the Koran under Marabout Ahmed for a year\, but instead of the days of learning that Ibrahimah’s parents imagine\, the young boys\, called Talibé\, are forced to beg in the streets in order to line their teacher’s pockets. To make it back home\, Étienne and Ibrahimah must help each other survive both the dangers posed by their Marabout\, and the darker sides of Dakar: threats of black-market organ traders\, rival packs of Talibé\, and mounting student protest on the streets. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Keisha or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nCarol Van Den Hende is the award-winning author of Goodbye\, Orchid which won the American Fiction Award\, Pinnacle Achievement Award\, IAN for Best First Novel\, two Royal Dragonflys\, received honorable mention in NY Book Festival and finalist in the Best Book Awards. When she’s not penning stories of resilience and hope\, Carol applies her MBA to marketing and strategy (in chocolate\, sweet!). \nIn her novel\, Goodbye Orchid\, handsome athlete and entrepreneur Phoenix Walker accompanies his love\, half-Asian beauty Orchid\, to the airport. Neither believes today is goodbye. But after she leaves\, disaster strikes. Phoenix wakes in the hospital\, broken\, forever changed. He longs for Orchid but remembers the tragedy in her past that makes her panic over images of trauma. Now\, he’s faced with the hardest decision of his life. Does he burden the woman whose traumatic childhood makes him feel protective of her? Or does true love mean leaving her without explaining why? \nGoodbye Orchid is a beautiful book\, full of deep\, thoughtful truths as well as hard-won wisdom for its protagonists. Their individualized and honest perspectives make the journeys as surprising as they are engaging. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Carol or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nCaroline Leavitt is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Cruel Beautiful World\, Is This Tomorrow\, Pictures of You\, Girls In Trouble\, Coming Back To Me\, Living Other Lives\, Into Thin Air\, Family\, Jealousies\, Lifelines\, Meeting Rozzy Halfway. Various titles were optioned for film\, translated into different languages\, and condensed in magazines. \nUnapologetically honest and intimately written\, With or Without You is a contemporary story of what happens to relationships as the people in them change\, whether slowly or in one cataclysmic swoop. After almost twenty years together\, Stella and Simon are starting to run into problems. An up-and-coming rock musician when they first met\, Simon has been clinging to dreams of fame even as the possibility of it has grown dimmer\, and now that his band might finally be on the brink again\, he wants to go on the road\, leaving Stella behind. \nBut when she falls into a coma on the eve of his departure\, he has to make a choice between stardom and his wife—and when she wakes a different person\, with an incredible artistic talent of her own\, the two of them must examine what it is that they really want. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Caroline or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \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 to 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. A 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. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Heather or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nBorn and raised on the American River\, author Wendy Voorsanger has long-held an intense interest in the history of women in the West. Her debut historical novel\, Prospects of a Woman\, has won 10 indie literary awards\, including the Independent Press Award for Western Fiction\, the National Indie Excellence Award for Western Fiction\, the International Book Award for Best New Fiction\, the IPPY Award for Regional Fiction\, and the NexGen Indie Book Awards for Regional Fiction. She earned a BA in journalism from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo and an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is a member of the Castro Writers’ Cooperative\, the Lit Camp Advisory Board\, the San Mateo Public Library Literary Society\, and the Historical Novel Society. \nA gripping and illuminating window into life in the Old West\, Prospects of a Woman tells the story of one woman’s passionate quest to carve out a place for herself in the liberal and bewildering society that emerged during the California gold rush frenzy. \nElisabeth Parker comes to California from Massachusetts in 1849 with her new husband\, Nate\, but soon realizes he’s not the man she thought. As Nate struggles with his sexuality\, Elisabeth is forced to confront her preconceived notions of family\, love\, and opportunity. She finds comfort in corresponding with her childhood friend back home\, writer Louisa May Alcott\, and spending time in the company of a mysterious Californio. Armed with Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Self-Reliance\, she sets out to determine her role in building the West\, even as she comes to terms with the sacrifices she must make to achieve independence and happiness. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Wendy or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nAbout Amery Area (Wisconsin) Public Library\nThe Amery Area Public Library enriches the community by connecting people with information\, ideas and experiences. \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 B.A. Shapiro\, Keisha Bush\, Carol Van Den Hende\, Caroline Leavitt\, Heather Webb\, and Wendy Voorsanger are all members of our wonderful community of over 150 NovelNetwork authors available to meet with small groups via video chat. \nNovelNetwork is the nation’s first and only match(dot)com for authors and book clubs to find each other\, so check it out today. Book clubs join for free and gain access to our database of dozens of authors\, from NYT and international bestsellers\, to debut authors\, cookbook authors\, mystery and non-fiction authors\, and representing various regions of the United States\, and even Alaska and Hawaii\, all of whom want to meet with you! \nTo schedule a visit with B.A. Shapiro\, Keisha\, Carol\, Caroline\, Heather\, Wendy or any of our authors\, join FOR FREE  here. URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/bingo-new-year-2022/ CATEGORIES:Book Bingo,Event,Library Adventures,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1.13.22-new-year-new-reads-book-bingo-scaled-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220112T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220112T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20211125T034033Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185804Z UID:10000268-1642003200-1642006800@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Yellow Wife: a Fireside Virtual Adventure with internationally bestselling author Sadeqa Johnson DESCRIPTION:  About the Event\nGet settled into your favorite comfy chair for this important Fireside chat with internationally bestselling author Sadeqa Johnson. In her latest novel\, Yellow Wife\, one of O Magazine’s Most Anticipated Novels of 2021 and just named as one of NPR’s Best Books of 2021 in Historical Fiction\, Sadeqa offers an unflinchingly powerful account of a painful period in American history. \nYour Yellow Wife Adventure features the author on the new virtual storytelling platform Fireside\, where you can converse live with Sadeqa on our virtual stage about her award-winning book\, Yellow Wife.  \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 Sadeqa. With other devices\, you can still listen live to the broadcast. \nYour Adventure includes a paperback copy of Yellow Wife\, tax\, shipping within the U.S. and Canada\, a live Fireside chat with Sadeqa Johnson\, and Q&A. \n\n\nAbout the Author and Book\nSadeqa Johnson is the internationally bestselling author of four novels and the recipient of the National Book Club Award\, the Phillis Wheatley Award and the USA Best book Award for best fiction.  A former public relations manager\, she spent several years working with well-known authors such as JK Rowling\, Bebe Moore Campbell\, Amy Tan and Bishop TD Jakes before becoming an author herself. \nHer debut novel\, Love in a Carry-on Bag\, is the recipient of the 2013 Phillis Wheatley award for best fiction\, OOSA best book award\, and USA best book award for African-American fiction. Second House From the Corner\, was hailed by Essence magazine and a Go on Girl! Bookclub selection for 2017. And Then There Was Me\, won the National Book Club Conference fiction book of the year award\, and was a finalist for the Phillis Wheatley award. She has also received the Black Pearl Magazine Author of the Year award for 2017. \nSadeqa is a Kimbilo Fellow\, former board member of the James River Writers\, and proud member of the Tall Poppy Writers. She also teaches fiction writing for the MFA program at Drexel University. Originally from Philadelphia\, she currently lives near Richmond\, Virginia with her amazingly supportive husband of 18 years\, and their three beautiful children. \nHer latest novel\, Yellow Wife\, named by O Magazine as one of 2021’s Most Anticipated Novels\, is an intricately crafted story inspired by the pages of history. Born on a plantation in Charles City Virginia\, Pheby Delores Brown\, has lived a privileged life. Shielded by her mother’s position as the plantation’s medicine woman\, and cherished by the Master’s sister\, she is set apart from the others on the plantation\, belonging to neither world. \nFreedom on her 18th birthday has been promised to her\, but instead of the idyllic life she imagined with her true love\, Essex Henry\, Pheby is forced to leave the only home she has ever known and unexpectedly finds herself thrust into the bowels of slavery at the infamous “Devil’s Half-Acre\,” a jail where the enslaved are broken\, tortured\, and sold every day in Richmond\, Virginia. There Pheby is exposed not just to her Jailor’s cruelty but also to his contradictions. To survive Pheby will have to outwit him but soon faces the ultimate sacrifice. \n“Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson is a page-turner of a novel that is utterly transporting. Johnson’s rich historical detail and enchanting prose sucked me into another world from the very first page. The book is a reminder that the inner lives of black women are as complicated as they are fascinating and make for some fo the most affecting literature in American history. I loved it.” – Attica Locke\, New York Times bestselling author of Heaven\, My Home. \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/yellow-wife/ CATEGORIES:Event,Fireside Chat,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sadeqa-johnson-january-12-2022-fireside-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220110T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220110T160000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20211201T035401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185804Z UID:10000269-1641826800-1641830400@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Smart Growth: an ABTB Means Business Fireside Adventure with CEO\, author\, and Top 50 business leader Whitney Johnson DESCRIPTION:About the Event\nFor over ten years\, Adventures by the Book has been offering our signature one-of-a-kind\, multi-sensorial events and travels with authors. That’s because when it comes to connecting people and communities with books\, we mean business! \nAnd now\, we are taking that mission quite literally and are thrilled to welcome you to join the next in our new series\, Adventures by the Book Means Business\, offering you the opportunity to meet some of the greatest minds in the business world. \n \nAnd we can’t think of a better way to continue our new Adventures by the Book Means Business series than with CEO\, author\, and one of the top 50 business leaders in the world (Thinkers 50) Whitney Johnson\, as she discusses her groundbreaking new book\, Smart Growth. \nChat live* with the author on the exciting new platform Fireside to discuss Smart Growth\, ask questions\, and converse with Whitney live “on stage.” Find out what smart growth really means\, culling interviews from some of the top business geniuses of our time. \nYour Adventure includes a hardcover copy of Smart Growth (with signed bookplate)\, tax\, shipping within the U.S. and Canada\, a live Fireside discussion with Whitney\, Q&A\, and the unique opportunity to converse live* with these brilliant creative artists and innovators. \n*Admission to this event is unique\, as Fireside is open by invite only. Simply purchase a book below and we will send you a private VIP link to attend the virtual event. An iPhone or iPad is required to chat live with the authors on the virtual stage; however\, event is accessible via live broadcast on all devices. Event access is provided via instructions emailed to you three days prior to the event. \n\n\nAbout the Author and Book\nWhitney Johnson is the CEO of human capital consultancy Disruption Advisors\, an Inc. 5000 2020 fastest-growing private company in America. One of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world (#14) as named by Thinkers50\, Whitney is an expert at smart growth leadership. \nWhitney is an innovation and disruption theorist and former award-winning Wall Street stock analyst. She is the author of the bestselling Build an A Team\, the critically-acclaimed Disrupt Yourself\, and is a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan Management Review. \nIn her new book\, Smart Growth\, growth is the goal. Helping people develop their potential—enabling them to articulate and become the self they want to be\, are capable of being\, and that best serves them and others in the short and long term—is what leaders strive toward. \nBut how do we grow? It turns out it happens in a predictable way\, which means we can understand where we are in our growth and chart a way forward. In this compact\, complete guide\, Whitney Johnson dives more deeply than ever into the S Curve of Learning so that you can envision how growth happens and direct yourself and others in your organization to create a culture that fosters it. \nThe growth and learning journey comes in three phases: the Launch Point\, the Sweet Spot\, and Mastery. Compelling examples of successful people will show you when and why growth is slow\, how to keep going\, what to do when growth and learning are almost too fast to keep up with\, and how to leap from one growth journey to another. As individuals grow\, so do organizations and societies. Growth is learning put into action—action that betters the world as we better ourselves and our small niches\, both personal and professional\, within it. Growth occurs when learning is internalized—when we try something new and invest the effort to move it from being something we do to something we are. \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. \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! \n \nFireside is the exclusive\, invite-only new podcast platform for the next generation – a socially responsible space for us to come together in real-time to collaborate and create meaningful conversations. Together\, we will engage in discussion\, debate\, and discourse in a public forum and make it a thing of celebration and beauty. We are ready to share our microphone with you and hope you’ll join us as we collaborate in the world’s most dynamic auditorium. \n\n\n\n\nSave URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/smart-growth/ CATEGORIES:ABTB Means Business,Event,Fireside Chat,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/whitney-johnson-smart-growth-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220105T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220105T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20211006T191604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185759Z UID:10000258-1641398400-1641402000@adventuresbythebook.com 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 URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/t-jefferson-parker/ CATEGORIES:Event,Fireside Chat,Happy Hour Adventures,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/t-jefferson-parker-fireside-1-5-22.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211209T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211209T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20211023T211814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185803Z UID:10000264-1639065600-1639069200@adventuresbythebook.com 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 URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/gervais-hagerty/ CATEGORIES:Event,Fireside Chat,Happy Hour Adventures,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/gervais-hagerty-dec-9-2021-fireside.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211205T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211205T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20211113T053331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185804Z UID:10000266-1638716400-1638723600@adventuresbythebook.com 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/SOLD-OUT-sandra-bonura-empire-builder-12-5-21.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211204T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211204T200000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20210905T015139Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185758Z UID:10000255-1638640800-1638648000@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Inside the Author's Studio: A Laugh Out Loud Adventure featuring Actress and NYT Bestselling Author Annabelle Gurwitch (Live and In Person) DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In Person\, Event\n\nHave you ever wanted to go behind the scenes with an author to get a glimpse of where they live and work\, to learn more about the writer behind the book? Well\, our curiosity got the best of us too\, which inspired the launch of our new series\, Inside the Author’s Studio\, dedicated to exclusive and intimate private home Adventures with some of your favorite authors. \nWe are thrilled to announce the second of our Inside the Author’s Studio Adventures featuring activist\, actress and New York Times bestselling author Annabelle Gurwitch! Please join us for a Laugh Out Loud Adventure at a private residence (not the author’s home)\, where Annabelle will be discussing her latest novel\, You’re Leaving When?: Adventures in Downward Mobility. And since this event falls during Hanukkah\, Annabelle will be sharing her own Jewish family stories while we all enjoy a tasting of traditional Hanukkah foods. \nAnd since part of any writer’s journey is ensuring that everyone has access to literacy and reading materials\, we want to dedicate a portion of all book sales from the event to Traveling Stories\, whose mission it is to eradicate illiteracy\, one book at a time. \nYour Adventure includes an exclusive invite into a private residence\, a tasting of Jewish-themed foods\, a hardcover copy of You’re Leaving When?: Adventures in Downward Mobility to be signed at the event\, tax\, gratuity\, book discussion\, Q&A\, donation to Traveling Stories\, and an opportunity to meet the author up close and personal in the private residence. Due to the private and intimate nature of this event\, tickets are limited and will be offered on a first-come\, first-served basis\, so make sure to register soon to guarantee admission. \nOnly books purchased below or at the event are eligible for signing. The event address will be emailed to Adventurers 3 days prior to the event. \n*PLEASE NOTE: COVID-19 vaccination is required for attendees. By registering for this event\, you are certifying that you have been COVID vaccinated\, that you have not been exposed to the COVID virus\, and you are not exhibiting any COVID symptoms. You WILL be asked to show your proof of vaccination at the door\, so please bring it with you.  \n  \nAbout the Author\nAnnabelle Gurwitch is an actress\, activist\, and author of five books including the New York Times bestseller and Thurber Prize finalist I See You Made an Effort. She’s written for The New Yorker\, New York Times\, Los Angeles Times\, Wall Street Journal\, LA Magazine and Hadassah amongst other publications. \nYou may recognize Annabelle as the longtime cohost of Dinner & a Movie on TBS and a regular commentator on NPR. She’s performed on the Moth Mainstage\, at Carolines on Broadway\, and at arts centers around the country. Her acting credits include: Seinfeld\, Murphy Brown\, Boston Legal and Dexter and once in while she returns to acting playing a rabbi on Better Things on FX or a therapist for an FBI agent in Michael Bay’s upcoming Ambulance. \nIn her newest book\, You’re Leaving When?: Adventures in Downward Mobility\, Annabelle gives irreverent and empathetic voice to a generation hurtling into their next chapter with no safety net and proves that our no-frills new normal doesn’t mean a deficit of humor. \nIn these essays\, Gurwitch embraces homesharing\, welcoming a housing-insecure young couple and a bunny rabbit into her home. The mother of a college student in recovery who sheds the gender binary\, she relearns to parent\, one pronoun at a time. She wades into the dating pool in a Miss Havisham-inspired line of lingerie and flunks the magic of tidying up. You’re Leaving When? is for anybody who thought they had a semblance of security but wound up with a fragile economy and a blankie. Gurwitch offers stories of resilience\, adaptability\, low-rent redemption\, and the kindness of strangers. Even in a muted Zoom. \n  \nAbout Traveling Stories\n\n\nTraveling Stories is a nonprofit organization based in San Diego\, California that has been providing low-income children access to quality literacy support since 2010. Their mission is to empower children to achieve their dreams. Since its inception\, Traveling Stories has opened eight international libraries\, has empowered almost 10\,000 local children in San Diego\, and has trained almost 700 volunteers. \nFounder Emily Moberly was inspired to start Traveling Stories after teaching English to students at a bilingual school in Honduras. \n \n\n\n  URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/annabelle-gurwitch/ CATEGORIES:Dinner Adventures,San Diego Adventures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/gurw.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211204T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211204T160000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20210825T003737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185759Z UID:10000251-1638626400-1638633600@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Carlsbad Library Adventure featuring Actress and NYT Bestselling Author Annabelle Gurwitch (in person) DESCRIPTION:About this FREE In Person Event\n\nAfter nearly a two-year COVID hiatus\, we are thrilled to announce that live and in-person events with the Carlsbad City Library have returned. Please join us live and in-person for this fun Adventure featuring actress and New York Times bestselling author\, Annabelle Gurwitch\, as she discusses her laugh-old-loud novel\, You’re Leaving When?: Adventures in Downward Mobility. \nThis FREE Adventure includes a book discussion\, Q&A\, author signing\, and an opportunity to meet the hilarious Annabelle Gurwitch. \nBooks are available for pre-order (below) to be delivered at the event for signing\, or you may purchase your book at the event. \n  \nAbout the Author and Book\nAnnabelle Gurwitch is an actress\, activist\, and author of five books including the New York Times bestseller and Thurber Prize finalist I See You Made an Effort. She’s written for The New Yorker\, New York Times\, Los Angeles Times\, Wall Street Journal\, LA Magazine and Hadassah amongst other publications.  You may recognize Annabelle as the longtime co-host of Dinner & a Movie on TBS and as a regular commentator on NPR. Her acting credits include: Seinfeld\, Murphy Brown\, Boston Legal and Dexter and once in a while she returns to acting playing a rabbi on Better Things on FX or a therapist for an FBI agent in Michael Bay’s upcoming Ambulance. \nIn her newest book\, You’re Leaving When?: Adventures in Downward Mobility\, Annabelle gives irreverent and empathetic voice to a generation hurtling into their next chapter with no safety net and proves that our no-frills new normal doesn’t mean a deficit of humor. \nIn these essays\, Gurwitch embraces homesharing\, welcoming a housing-insecure young couple and a bunny rabbit into her home. The mother of a college student in recovery who sheds the gender binary\, she relearns to parent\, one pronoun at a time. She wades into the dating pool in a Miss Havisham-inspired line of lingerie and flunks the magic of tidying up. You’re Leaving When? is for anybody who thought they had a semblance of security but wound up with a fragile economy and a blankie. Gurwitch offers stories of resilience\, adaptability\, low-rent redemption\, and the kindness of strangers. Even in a muted Zoom. \n  \nAbout the Carlsbad City Library\n\n\nCarlsbad City Library provides community members of all ages with convenient access to high quality resources and services to inform and enrich individual and community life. Carlsbad City Library is the destination for information\, enjoyment of reading\, lifelong learning\, and cultural enrichment for those who live\, work and play in Carlsbad. \n \n\n\n  URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/annabelle-gurwitch-carlsbad-library/ CATEGORIES:Library Adventures,San Diego Adventures ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/annabelle-gurwitch-carlsbad-12-4-21.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211201T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211201T173000 DTSTAMP:20260526T021256 CREATED:20211102T201624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231113T185803Z UID:10000265-1638374400-1638379800@adventuresbythebook.com SUMMARY:Book Bingo (My Story\, The Memoir): a Virtual Adventure featuring Jenna Blum\, Aimee Liu\, Susan May\, Lilly Dancyger\, Laura Davis\, Amy Wallen DESCRIPTION:About the Virtual (Zoom) Event\nWe are pleased to announce another fun Book Bingo (My Story\, The Memoir): A Virtual Adventure! If you are already familiar with our popular Southern California series that features NovelNetwork® authors\, you will understand why we receive so many requests to expand the program nationwide. Pivoting to virtual events has made this not only possible\, but offers up fun opportunities for exciting partnerships\, participation by more of our over 150 book club favorite authors\, and space to accommodate many more readers! \n As the year comes to a close\, we decided to get a little closer to our NovelNetwork authors by discussing their intimate memoirs! This free event features presentations by book club favorite authors: Jenna Blum\, Aimee Liu\, Susan May\, Lilly Dancyger\, Laura Davis\, and Amy Wallen\, an interactive virtual game of bingo\, and fun prizes. All you have to do is show up (and why not invite your book club friends and fellow readers to join in as well) to learn about great new reads! \nWhile this event is free\, your purchase of a book(s) below (to be shipped to you within the U.S.) provides much-needed support to these authors whose book tours and events have been canceled due to COVID-19. \nYour Adventure includes a book discussion with all six authors\, an interactive virtual game of Book Bingo\, Q&A\, prizes\, and the opportunity to meet the authors via Zoom. Books may be ordered below for shipping within the U.S. and will include a signed bookplate. See below for registration information. \nAbout the Authors\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. \n\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\nTo schedule a book club visit with Jenna or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nAimee Liu is the bestselling author of the novel Glorious Boy\, as well as Flash House; Cloud Mountain; and Face. Her nonfiction includes Gaining: The Truth About Life After Eating Disorders and Solitaire. Aimee’s books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Her short fiction has been nominated for and received special mention in the Pushcart Prize competition. Her essays have appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books\, The Los Angeles Times\, Poets & Writers\, and many other periodicals and anthologies. She taught for many years in Goddard College’s MFA in Creative Writing Program at Port Townsend\, WA. \nIn Gaining\, Liu shatters commonly held beliefs about eating disorders while assembling a puzzle that is as complex and fascinating as human identity itself. If you’ve ever suffered from an eating disorder-or cared for someone who is anorexic or bulimic-you may think you understand these illnesses. But do you really understand why they occur? Do you know what it takes to fully recover? Do you know how eating disorders affect life after recovery? \nNow\, nearly three decades after she detailed her first battle with anorexia in Solitaire\, Aimee Liu presents an emotionally powerful and poignant sequel that digs deep into the causes\, cures\, and consequences of anorexia and bulimia nervosa. Aimee Liu believed she had conquered anorexia in her twenties. Then in her forties\, when her life once again began spiraling out of control\, she stopped eating. Liu realized the same forces that had caused her original eating disorder were still in play. She also noticed that other women she knew with histories of anorexia and bulimia seemed to share many of her personality traits and habits under stress-even decades after “recovery.” Intrigued and concerned\, Liu set out to learn who is susceptible to these disorders and why\, and what it takes to overcome them once and for all. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Aimee or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nSusan May has written over 30 books of fiction and nonfiction. She writes romance for Harper Collins as Susan Carlisle. Under the name S. Carlisle May she published A WWII Fight Surgeon about her great uncle’s experience. Often found speaking to nursing groups\, civic groups\, and high school health classes\, Susan will talk to anyone who will listen about the importance of organ donation. She has led workshops on time management\, organizing your time\, finding the right writer’s conference to meet your needs\, and making rejection work for you. \nIn her memoir\, Nick’s New Heart: 30 Years and Counting\, Susan recounts the story of her one-year-old son\, Nick\, who received one of the first successful pediatric heart transplants. Most people associate heart problems with old age. However\, many American children suffer serious heart issues that once were insurmountable. In the past\, infants with heart defects like Nick’s invariably died at a very young age but with surgical and medical advances\, this gloomy situation has changed\, providing not only a positive quality of life but a substantial life span. \nNick’s life has been similar to taking a roller coaster ride without a seat belt or a safety bar. No one\, not even Nick’s doctors or his family\, knew what was around the next turn. His story’s often more dramatic than fiction\, as devoted doctors and nurses worked together with his family not just to save Nick’s life\, but to provide him with a happy life. He grew up alongside his peers\, graduated from college\, married\, and became a father. Through each of those milestones has come great experiences\, a deeper understanding of the human spirit and God’s love\, the value of hope\, love\, and steadfast support from friends\, relatives\, nurses\, staff\, and doctors – and his hometown. Through it all\, Nick has lived and loved. Not just survived\, but thrived and beat the odds. Thirty years and counting… \nTo schedule a book club visit with Susan or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \n \nLilly Dancyger is the author of Negative Space (2021)\, a reported and illustrated memoir selected by Carmen Maria Machado as a winner of the Santa Fe Writers Project Literary Awards\, and the editor of Burn It Down (2019)\, a critically acclaimed anthology of essays on women’s anger from Seal Press. Lilly is a contributing editor at Catapult and assistant editor at Barrelhouse Books. Her writing has been published by Guernica\, Literary Hub\, The Rumpus\, Longreads\, The Washington Post\, Playboy\, Rolling Stone\, and more. \nHer memoir\, Negative Space\, explores Dancyger’s own anger\, grief\, and artistic inheritance as she sets out to illuminate the darkness that was hidden from her. Despite her parents’ struggles with addiction\, Lilly Dancyger always thought of her childhood as a happy one. But what happens when a journalist interrogates her own rosy memories to reveal the instability around the edges? \nDancyger’s father\, Joe Schactman\, was part of the iconic 1980s East Village art scene. He created provocative sculptures out of found materials and brought his young daughter into his gritty\, iconoclastic world. She idolized him—despite the escalating heroin addiction that sometimes overshadowed his creative passion. When Schactman died suddenly\, just as Dancyger was entering adolescence\, she went into her own self-destructive spiral\, raging against the world that had taken him away. But as an adult\, Dancyger began to question the mythology she’d created about her father—the brilliant artist\, struck down in his prime—using his paintings\, sculptures\, and prints as a guide to piece together a truer story. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Lilly or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nLaura Davis is the author of six non-fiction books\, including The Courage to Heal: For Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse\, The Courage to Heal Workbook\, and Becoming the Parent You Want to Be. Her groundbreaking books have been translated into 11 languages and sold more than 1.8 million copies. Over the course of her long career as a communicator\, she has been a columnist\, a talk show host\, and a radio news reporter. Her other passion\, aside from writing\, is teaching and encouraging others to write. She loves building writing communities where people can find their voice\, tell their stories and hone their craft. \nHer riveting new memoir\, The Burning Light of Two Stars\, examines the endurance of mother-daughter love\, how memory protects and betrays us\, and the determination it takes to fulfill a promise when ghosts from the past come knocking. When she published The Courage to Heal in 1988\, Laura Davis helped more than a million women work through the trauma of childhood sexual abuse. But her decision to go public with her grandfather’s incest deepened an already painful estrangement with her mother\, Temme. \nOver the next twenty years\, from a safe distance of three thousand miles\, Laura and her mother Temme reconciled their volatile relationship and believed that their difficult past was behind them. But when Temme moves across the country to entrust her daughter with the rest of her life\, she brings a faltering mind\, a fierce need for independence\, and the seeds of a second war between them. As the stresses of caregiving rekindle Laura’s rage over past betrayals\, they threaten her intention to finally love her mother “without reservation.” Will she learn what it means to be truly openhearted before it’s too late? \nTo schedule a book club visit with Laura or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nAmy Wallen is an author\, editor\, teacher\, and baker. Her essays have been published in The Gettysburg Review\, The Normal School\, Country Living\, and other national magazines and anthologies. Her first novel MoonPies & Movie Stars was a Los Angeles Times bestseller. Additionally\, she teaches creative writing classes through the UCSD Extension\, is the Associate Director of the New York State Summer Writers Institute\, hosts manuscript workshops with pie\, and mentors Science and Engineering students on personal essays. Amy is the proud owner of Savory Salons\, her way of bringing pies and writing together! \nIn her memoir\, When We Were Ghouls\, Amy learns her parents are grave robbers\, and with her memory out of focus\, she tries to figure out what truly happened. She excavates both their sojourn overseas and how her family was one by one sent away from her until she was left alone at the age of seven in Lagos\, Nigeria. \nIn 1971\, Amy’s blue-collar Southern peripatetic family was transferred from Ely\, Nevada to Lagos\, Nigeria. From Nevada to Nigeria\, and elsewhere\, When We Were Ghouls follows a family that has been dispersed around the world\, a family who\, like ghosts\, come and go and slip through Amy’s fingers making it unclear if they were ever there. A cross between Alexandra Fuller’s Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight and Michael Ondaatje’s Running in the Family\, with some Indiana Jones thrown in\, the tale starts in the middle\, around a pre-Inca grave her family uncovers. We see her family members appear and disappear in Peru and Bolivia and beyond. On one level the story is about family\, but it also represents how with both innocence and denial our worldly treasures are neglected—not just our children\, but the artifacts of humanity\, and ultimately humanity itself. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Amy or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n Connect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n \n  \nFor Book Clubs or Author Live Chats\n \nAre you in a book club\, library reading group\, or 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 Jenna Blum\, Aimee Liu\, Susan May\, Lilly Dancyger\, Laura Davis\, and Amy Wallen are all members of our wonderful community of over 150 NovelNetwork authors available to meet with small groups via video chat. \nNovelNetwork is the nation’s first and only match(dot)com for authors and book clubs to find each other\, so check it out today. Book clubs join for free and gain access to our database of dozens of authors\, from NYT and international bestsellers\, to debut authors\, cookbook authors\, mystery and non-fiction authors\, and representing various regions of the United States\, and even Alaska and Hawaii\, all of whom want to meet with you! \nTo schedule a visit with Jenna\, Aimee\, Susan\, Lilly\, Laura\, Amy or any of our authors\, join FOR FREE  here. URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/bingo-memoir/ CATEGORIES:Book Bingo,Event,Library Adventures,San Diego Adventures,Virtual Adventure ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://adventuresbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/12.1.21-Memoir-Book-Bingo.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR