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SUMMARY:Historical Fiction Brunch: a Friends of the Corona Public Library Adventure featuring NYT\, USA Today\, and international bestselling authors Heather Morris\, Stephen Kiernan\, Gabriella Saab and Bonnie Blaylock
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\nAdventures by the Book(R) is pleased to support the Friends of the Corona Public Library for their annual blockbuster historical fiction author brunch\, this year featuring NYT\, USA Today\, and internationally bestselling authors Heather Morris\, Stephen Kiernan\, Gabriella Saab\, and Bonnie Blaylock. \nThis event regularly sells out\, so get your tickets through the Friends and pre-order your books below to be delivered for signing at the event. \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event through the Friends of the Corona Public Library is coming soon. Preorder your books below (to guarantee availability) to be delivered to the event for signing. Books will also be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nAbout the Authors and Books\n \nHeather Morris is the NYT and internationally bestselling Australian author of the blockbuster historical novels\, The Tattooist of Auschwitz\, Cilka’s Journey\, Three Sisters\, and SistersUnder the Rising Sun\, which have sold over 19 million copies worldwide. The Tattooist of Auschwitz went on to become one of the 21st century’s bestselling books\, and in 2024 an adaptation of the novel was released as a Stan Original Series\, to wide acclaim. \nSisters Under the Rising Sun is a story of women in war: a novel of sisterhood\, bravery and friendship in the darkest of circumstance when in the midst of World War II\, an English musician\, Norah Chambers\, places her eight-year-old daughter Sally on a ship leaving Singapore\, desperate to keep her safe from the Japanese army as they move down through the Pacific. Norah remains to care for her husband and elderly parents\, knowing she may never see her child again..\, \n \nStephen Kiernan is a journalist and novelist who has published nearly five million words in his award-winning and bestselling books such as The Glass Chateau\, Universe of Two\, The Curiosity (now in television series development)\, The Baker’s Secret (a regional bestseller)\, and The Hummingbird\, as well as two non fiction books that have been translated into many languages and four alphabets. \nStephen’s newest novel\, Pollock’s Last Lover: a Novel of Art and Deception\, will be out on May 19\, 2026. It is set in New York City in alternating time period\, the 1950s and the early 2000s\, and is the engrossing tale of two women whose lives collide as they contend with the art and legacy of the brilliant\, tragic painter Jackson Pollock. \n  \n \nGabriella Saab is an acclaimed author of historical fiction. Her first two novels\, The Last Checkmate and Daughters of Victory\, have been published in multiple languages and various countries. She graduated from Mississippi State University with a bachelor of business administration in marketing and lives in her hometown in Alabama. \nThe Star Society is a thrilling historical novel and a captivating tale of two extraordinary sisters that transports listeners from the shadows of the Dutch Resistance to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. Inspired by the indomitable spirit of Audrey Hepburn\, this gripping story follows Ada and Ingrid as they reunite after World War II\, embarking on a journey of justice\, survival\, and secrets amid the backdrop of the Red Scare in Hollywood. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Gabriella or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book®: \n\n\n\n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book®\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n \nBonnie Blaylock is the debut author of Light to the Hills\, which features strong women in a challenging setting: Eastern Kentucky in the 1930’s\, when a packhorse librarian has to confront her past and the man who may threaten her future. \nThe Water Women traces three generations of women in Sardinia\, Italy. They’re in the ancient lineage of golden sea silk weavers and must wrestle with expectations and burdens between mothers and daughters.. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Bonnie or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book®: \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book®\n\n\n\n  \nAbout the Friends of the Corona Public Library\n\n\nThe mission of the Friends of the Corona Public Library is to promote community pride for the Library\, to promote increased knowledge and understanding of services and needs\, to enhance the Library’s environment\, to foster support for the Library through programs and events\, and to enhance the Library visitor experience. \n \n\n\nSave
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LOCATION:Corona Public Library\, 650 S Main St\, Corona\, CA\, 92882\, United States
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