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SUMMARY:Stay True: a Carlsbad Reads Together Adventure featuring Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Hua Hsu
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\nCarlsbad Reads Together is an annual city-wide event held every April that connects the entire community through reading and special programming and events. \nThis year\, please join the Library for a fascinating evening with Pulitzer Prize winning author Hua Hsu\, as he discusses this year’s selection\, Stay True\, in conversation with ABTB founder Susan McBeth. \nRegistration\nThis event is free and open to the public\, with seating offered on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nAs this event is expected to sell out\, please plan to arrive early to obtain your numbered seating ticket. For questions about the event and seating\, please contact the Carlsbad Public Library. \n Books are available for pre-order below and will be delivered to the event for signing. Books will also be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nHua Hsu is a Pulitzer Prize–winning writer\, editor\, and professor whose work explores identity\, culture\, music\, and belonging in contemporary America. He is a staff writer at The New Yorker and a professor of English at Bard College. \nHis acclaimed memoir Stay True won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Memoir or Autobiography and has been widely praised for its lyrical insight into friendship\, loss\, and self-discovery. \nAbout the Carlsbad City Library\n\n\nCarlsbad City Library provides community members of all ages with convenient access to high-quality resources and services to inform and enrich individual and community life. Carlsbad City Library is the destination for information\, enjoyment of reading\, lifelong learning\, and cultural enrichment for those who live\, work and play in Carlsbad.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/hua-hsu-4-23-26/
LOCATION:Carlsbad City Library\, 1775 Dove Lane\, Carlsbad\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Library Adventures
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SUMMARY:The Method: a Book and Film Adventure featuring New York Times bestselling author Matthew Quirk
DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Library Adventure\n\nNew York Times bestselling author Matthew Quirk\, author of The Night Agent—the #1 global Netflix sensation—returns with The Method\, an edge-of-your-seat thriller about a young actress who must go undercover in a deadly world of espionage to save her best friend…and herself. \nJoin Matthew as he returns to the Carlsbad City Library for a special screening of the first episode of Season 3 of Netflix’s The Night Agent (premiering in early 2026)\, followed by an author presentation and conversation. Matt will discuss The Method and share behind-the-scenes insights from The Night Agent\, including how his thriller The Method—now in development as a series at Hulu—was shaped by his experience on the Netflix show. You won’t want to miss this combined film screening + book presentation Adventure. \nYour Adventure will include the film screening of the first episode of Season 3 ofThe Night Agent\, author presentation for The Method\, Q&A\, and book signing. \n  \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is not required\, as it is free and open to the public\, with seating available on a first-come\, first-served basis. Copies of The Method are available for pre-sale below and they will be delivered to the event for signing. Books will be also be available for purchase and signing at the event. \n  \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nMatthew Quirk is the New York Times bestselling author of The 500\, The Directive\, Dead Man Switch\, Cold Barrel Zero\, and The Night Agent. He spent five years at The Atlantic magazine reporting on crime\, private military contractors\, terrorism prosecutions\, and international gangs before turning to fiction. An Edgar award finalist and winner of the ITW Thriller Award for Best First Novel\, Matthew lives in San Diego. \nHis new thriller\, The Method\, already in development for a show with Hulu\, was inspired by his experience on The Night Agent Netflix show\, and is an edge-of-your-seat thriller about a young actress who must go undercover in a deadly world of espionage to save her best friend…and herself. \nA silent war…An unlikely spy…She’s done playing by their rules. \nActress Anna Vaughn is fearless—on screen\, at least. She tends to play doomed brunettes with a badass streak\, and has put in countless hours training for parts and learning how to fight\, shoot\, and drive like a pro. She likes to believe she is as tough as her characters\, but off-camera she leads a far quieter life: trying to keep her acting career alive so she can take care of her younger sister. \nWhen her best friend Natalie\, her rock\, disappears after a night out with a mysterious new man\, the signs point to foul play and a circle of spies operating in Manhattan. Anna must use all the tricks she’s learned for her roles to hunt for her missing friend. She quickly learns the dangers are all too real. \nShe crosses paths with Kevin Matthews\, an FBI agent on the same trail\, tracking a string of killings and disappearances and a powerful clique of oligarchs. With Matthews as her handler\, she has only days to prepare for the greatest performance of her life—going undercover. She will follow in her friend’s footsteps through the gilded mansions\, yachts\, and secret clubs of New York to infiltrate the conspiracy and bring Natalie home. \nAs the killers close in\, her only chance for survival is to become as lethal as the characters she once played. \nNo camera. No script. Just instinct. \nAbout The Show\n \nWhile monitoring an emergency line\, a vigilant FBI agent answers a call that plunges him into a deadly conspiracy involving a mole at the White House. The Night Agent stars Gabriel Basso\, Luciane Buchanan\, and Oscar nominee Hong Chau. Seasons 1 and 2 are available now on Netflix and the first episode of season 3 will premiere in 2026 and will be shown as part of our event. \n  \nAbout the Carlsbad City Library\n\n\nCarlsbad City Library provides community members of all ages with convenient access to high-quality resources and services to inform and enrich individual and community life. Carlsbad City Library is the destination for information\, enjoyment of reading\, lifelong learning\, and cultural enrichment for those who live\, work and play in Carlsbad.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/matthew-quirk-2-28-26/
LOCATION:Carlsbad City Library\, 1775 Dove Lane\, Carlsbad\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures,SoCal Adventures
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SUMMARY:We Were Never Friends: a Carlsbad City Library Book Launch Adventure featuring USA Today bestselling author Kaira Rouda in conversation with former U.S. Congressman Harley Rouda
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\n“My life is up to me to define. I needed to make my own dreams come true.”\n― Kaira Rouda\, Here\, Home\, Hope \nUSA Today bestselling author Kaira Rouda redefined her life when she wrote her first novel Here\, Home\, Hope. She carried her childhood dream of writing stories with her into adulthood\, and made her own dreams come true following an inspiring conversation that helped her realize she had not yet done all she wanted to in life. Since then\, she has shifted to write gripping psychological thrillers\, pushing her characters to uncover each other’s darkest secrets. \nAs Rouda returns with We Were Never Friends\, we invite you to join us for a very special book pre-launch event to discuss this thrilling exploration of how the past influences the present\, as the sorority sisters of Theta Gamma Mu realize nothing stays buried forever. Join Kaira for a fascinating conversation with her husband\, former U.S. Congressman Harley Rouda. \n“Nobody does twisty revenge like Kaira Rouda―and her trademark dark humor and deviously toxic characters are always deliciously entertaining.” – Hank Phillippi Ryan\, USA Today bestselling author \n“Kaira Rouda has a way of drawing you in with great characters\, fast-paced writing\, and a story that won’t let you go.” – Samantha Downing\, USA Today bestselling author \n“Kaira Rouda has crafted a chilling\, spine-tingling novel of domestic suspense.” – BookReporter \n  \nRegistration\nThis event is FREE and open to the public.  This is a special pre-publication launch event. All pre-ordered (below) copies of We Were Never Friends will be delivered to you at the event for signing\, and books will also be available at the event for signing. Only books pre-ordered below or purchased at the event will be eligible for signing. \n  \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nKaira Rouda is an award-winning USA Today\, Amazon #1\, and International Bestselling Author of contemporary fiction that explores what goes on beneath the surface of seemingly perfect lives. Three of her novels have been named Amazon Editor’s Picks for Best Mystery\, Thriller & Suspense. The Next Wife was named a Suspense Magazine’s Best Book of 2021 Award\, and a 2022 Silver Falchion for Best Suspense Novel and a 2022 Silver Falchion first runner-up for Best Book of the Year. To date\, her novels have been translated into a dozen languages. \nA former magazine editor and society columnist\, Kaira won the Stevie Award for Women in Business for creating the first female-focused residential real estate brand\, Real Living\, and growing the brand to more than 22 states before its sale to Berkshire Hathaway. Her first book\, Real You Incorporated: 8 Essentials for Women Entrepreneurs led to a national speaking tour where she inspired thousands. \nIn her upcoming book\, We Were Never Friends\, on a weekend reunion in Palm Springs\, the sorority sisters of Theta Gamma Mu are forced to confront their pasts as they gather together to celebrate the future. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo schedule a book club visit with Kaira or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® : \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book®\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Carlsbad City Library\n\n\nThe mission of the Carlsbad City Library is to “provide community members of all ages with convenient access to high quality resources and services to inform and enrich individual and community life.” \n \n\n\nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/kaira-rouda-carlsbad-1-28-26/
LOCATION:Carlsbad City Library\, 1775 Dove Lane\, Carlsbad\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures
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SUMMARY:Rooted in Fire: a Carlsbad City Library Thanksgiving Week Adventure featuring Pyet DeSpain\, Native American and Mexican Chef and Winner of Gordon Ramsay's Next Level Chef in conversation with internationally renowned Native American hoop dancer Eric Michael Hernandez
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\n“Every dish carries a story — of the land\, the people\, and the love that sustains them.” – Pyet DeSpain \nAs the season of harvest and gathering arrives\, join us for an inspiring evening with Pyet DeSpain\, winner of Gordon Ramsay’s Next Level Chef and author of the stunning debut cookbook\, Rooted in Fire: a Celebration of Native American and Mexican Cooking. \nPyet will share how her Native American and Mexican heritage infuses every recipe with tradition\, resilience\, and deep respect for the earth. Through stories\, flavors\, and ancestral wisdom\, she invites us to celebrate the ways food can connect us\, honor our roots\, and nourish both body and spirit. \n\n\n\n“Pyet’s talent is evident in every recipe in this book.The way she weaves her heritage into her dishes is extraordinary… Trust me\, you’re in for an absolute treat.” – Gordon Ramsay \n\n\n\n\n“[Pyet’s] voice is heartfelt\,her vision and dedication are clear\, and her talent within the Indigenous food movement is undeniable.This book marks an important chapter in her growing legacy.” – Sean Sherman\, founder of the Sioux Chef/Natifs.Org and author of the Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen and Turtle Island \n\n  \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is FREE and open to the public\, but seating is limited and offered on a first-come\, first-served basis. Please contact the Carlsbad City Library for further information on seating. \nPre-order a copy of Rooted in Fire below to receive a $5 discount (online special only). Books will be delivered to you at the event for signing and are also available at the event for purchase. Only books pre-ordered below or purchased at the event will be eligible for signing. \n  \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nPyet is short for her inherited Native American name\, Pyetwetmokwe. As a proud member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation\, and with deep roots in her Mexican heritage\, Pyet’s work reflects the balance of both cultures. Her approach to food is deeply personal — a blend of identity\, history\, and the drive to keep ancestral traditions alive through everyday cooking. \nAs the first winner of Gordon Ramsay’s Next Level Chef winner\, Pyet DeSpain draws on her roots to blend the traditions of Native American and Mexican foodways with modern culinary creativity\, offering private chef services\, catering\, and educational experiences. \nHer mission is to honor ancestral flavors\, support sustainable food practices\, and create meaningful connections through food\, by ensuring that every dish she creates tells a story\, one of culture\, resilience\, and the deep ties between food and community. \nRooted in Fire: a Celebration of Native American and Mexican Cooking is Pyet DeSpain’s debut cookbook\, a heartfelt tribute to her Native American and Mexican heritage. With over 60 inspired recipes\, this book invites you into the vibrant\, seasonal\, and healing world of Indigenous Fusion cuisine. From bison and wild berries to mezcal and chocolate\, these dishes aren’t just meals—they’re stories\, passed down and reimagined for the modern table. \n  \nAbout the Moderator\n \nEric Michael Hernandez\, a proud member of the Lumbee Tribe\, is an esteemed Native American hoop dancer with over 20 years of experience. Mentored by Terry Goedel\, Eric’s skills took center stage as the lead in Cirque du Soleil’s Totem\, touring over 17 countries. A recent TEDx speaker\, his mission is to challenge stereotypes and spread ancestral wisdom about Native Americans through the art of hoop dance. Now\, Eric brings his story to the screen as the writer and director of Courage\, a powerful short film inspired by his real-life journey of learning hoop dance from his Uncle Terry. Courage is a tribute to the strength of cultural storytelling and the importance of reclaiming identity through tradition. \n  \nAbout the Carlsbad City Library\n\n\n\n\n\nThe mission of the Carlsbad City Library is to “provide community members of all ages with convenient access to high quality resources and services to inform and enrich individual and community life.” \n \n\n\n\n\n\nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/pyet-despain-carlsbad-11-22-25/
LOCATION:Carlsbad City Library\, 1775 Dove Lane\, Carlsbad\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures
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SUMMARY:Mystery Author Panel: a Carlsbad City Library Adventure featuring NYT/bestselling authors Christina Baker Kline\, Elise Hart Kipness\, John Copenhaver and Jon Bassoff in conversation with Anne Burt
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\n“Mystery sparks wonder—and wonder fuels our deepest drive to understand.” – Neil Armstrong \nSatisfy that spark by plunging into suspense\, intrigue\, and the art of the unknown at our captivating Mystery Author Panel\, hosted in collaboration with the Carlsbad City Library. This event features four master storytellers: \nNew York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline \nbestselling novelist Elise Hart Kipness \naward-winning mystery writer John Copenhaver \nand critically acclaimed Jon Bassoff \nin conversation with debut author Anne Burt\, exploring how mystery and suspense ignite our curiosity—and keep us turning the pages. \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is FREE and open to the public\, but seating is limited. Make sure to arrive early to receive your seating ticket. For questions about seating\, please contact the Carlsbad City Library. \nPre-order your book(s) below to be delivered to you at the event for signing. Online only special: pre-order all four books and receive a $15 discount. \nAbout the Authors and Books\n \nChristina Baker Kline is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of eight novels\, including The Exiles\, Orphan Train\, and A Piece of the World\, and the author and/or editor of five nonfiction books. \nHer new novel\, Please Don’t Lie\, which she co-wrote with Anne Burt\, is Kline’s first foray into mystery writing. The novel tells the gripping story of Hayley Stone as she moves to the Adirondacks with her husband. But the mountains hold darker secrets than she ever imagined. As winter edges closer\, Hayley discovers that her sanctuary is anything but safe. Trapped and isolated\, she faces a terrifying truth: in trying to escape her past\, she may have run straight into something far more dangerous… \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo schedule a book club visit with Christina or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® : \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book®\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nElise Hart Kipness is a television sports reporter turned crime fiction writer. Her first two books of the Kate Green series are Lights Out and Dangerous Play. \nClose Call is the third installment of the Kate Green series. Kate courts danger once again\, as the famous subject of her next story is kidnapped during the US Open. An investigation leads to the victim’s hometown—and a growing list of suspects. The kidnapper threatens to spill secrets that could destroy lives. Tangled up in a deadly web of deceit\, Kate races to connect the dots and find the missing player…before it’s too late. \n\n\n\n\nTo schedule a book club visit with Elise or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® : \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book®\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n \nJohn Copenhaver is an award-winning author of several novels. His earlier books include Dodging and Burning and The Savage Kind\, and he co-edited Crime Ink: Iconic and serves on the board of International Thriller Writers and is a founding member of Queer Crime Writers. \nHis latest novel\, Hall of Mirrors\, was named a New York Times Crime Novel of the Year and won the Left Coast Crime Award for Best Historical Mystery. Set in 1950s McCarthy-era Washington\, DC.\, when a popular mystery novelist dies suspiciously\, his writing partner must untangle the author’s connection to a serial killer. \n  \n\n\n\n \nJon Bassoff is the author of ten novels. His mountain gothic novel\, Corrosion was nominated for the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere\, France’s biggest crime fiction award. His psycho-noir novel\, The Disassembled Man\, has been adapted for the big screen with a filming date set to begin within the next hundred years. \nHis new novel\, The Memory Ward\, is a disquieting page-turner that examines the nature of identity\, trauma\, and what it means to be human. They say it’s always beautiful in Bethlam\, Nevada. No place you’d rather live. The people are friendly\, if a little nosy\, and there’s no crime to speak of. Life is pretty perfect. But postal worker Hank Davies has started to suspect something is off in this idyllic little town. And he’s certain of that when he realizes the letters he’s been delivering are just blank pages. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Jon or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® : \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book®\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\nAbout the Moderator\n \nAnne Burt’s debut novel\, The Dig\, was a March 2023 American Booksellers’ Association Indie Next pick and the Strand Bookstore’s mystery selection of the month. \nHer newest novel\, Please Don’t Lie\, was co-written with Christina Baker Kline. The novel tells the gripping story of Hayley Stone as she moves to the Adirondacks with her husband. But the mountains hold darker secrets than she ever imagined. As winter edges closer\, Hayley discovers that her sanctuary is anything but safe. Trapped and isolated\, she faces a terrifying truth: in trying to escape her past\, she may have run straight into something far more dangerous… \n\n\nAbout the Carlsbad City Library\n\n\nThe mission of the Carlsbad City Library is to “provide community members of all ages with convenient access to high quality resources and services to inform and enrich individual and community life.” \n \n\n\nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/carlsbad-mystery-10-27-25/
LOCATION:Carlsbad City Library\, 1775 Dove Lane\, Carlsbad\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures
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SUMMARY:The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau: a Carlsbad City Library Adventure featuring NYT and #1 international bestselling author and Friends & Fiction Co-Founder Kristin Harmel
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\nKristin Harmel is beloved around the world as the #1 international and New York Times bestselling author of historical novels such as The Forest of Vanishing Stars\, The Book of Lost Names\, and The Winemaker’s Wife\, and also as the renowned co-founder of the enormously popular Friends & Fiction podcast\, and for her very public and courageous battle with breast cancer. \nNow you will have the opportunity to meet this very special author at the Carlsbad City Library on Saturday\, June 28\, to celebrate Kristin’s new novel\, The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau. \nRegistration\nThis event is FREE and open to the public\, but seating is limited. For questions about the event\, please contact the Carlsbad City Library. \nPre-order your book(s) below to be delivered to you at the event for signing. Books will also be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nKristin Harmel is the New York Times bestselling\, USA Today bestselling\, and #1 international bestselling author of The Forest of Vanishing Stars\, The Book of Lost Names\, The Winemaker’s Wife\, and a dozen other novels that have been translated into more than 30 languages and are sold all over the world. Many of her novels have been optioned for film and television. \nKristin has been writing professionally since the age of 16\, when she began her career as a sportswriter\, covering Major League Baseball and NHL hockey for a local magazine in Tampa Bay\, Florida. In addition to a long magazine writing career\, primarily writing and reporting for PEOPLE magazine (as well as articles published in numerous other magazines\, including American Baby\, Men’s Health\, Woman’s Day\, and more)\, Kristin was also a frequent contributor to the national television morning show The Daily Buzz. Her first novel was published in February 2006. \nKristin was born just outside Boston\, Massachusetts and spent her childhood there\, as well as in Worthington\, Ohio\, and St. Petersburg\, Florida. After graduating with a degree in journalism (with a minor in Spanish) from the University of Florida\, she spent time living in Paris and Los Angeles and now lives in Orlando\, with her husband and son. A breast cancer survivor\, she is also the co-founder and co-host of the popular weekly web show and podcast Friends & Fiction. \nHer new historical novel\, The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau\, is an electrifying new novel about two jewel thieves\, a priceless bracelet that disappears in 1940s Paris\, and a quest for answers in a decades-old murder. \nAbout the Carlsbad City Library\n\n\nThe mission of the Carlsbad City Library is to provide community members of all ages with convenient access to high quality resources and services to inform and enrich individual and community life. \n \n  \n\n\nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/kristin-harmel-6-28-25/
LOCATION:Carlsbad City Library\, 1775 Dove Lane\, Carlsbad\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures
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SUMMARY:Asian American Pacific Islander Adventure featuring Kristina McMorris\, Sarah Ahn\, and Rosa Kwon Easton
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\nIn 1992\, the month of May was designated by President George H. W. Bush as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.The annual celebration honors the many contributions and accomplishments of Asian Americans\, Pacific Islander Americans\, and Native Hawaiians. \nWe are delighted to work with the Carlsbad City Library to celebrate AAPI Month with three talented and accomplished members of the AAPI community: New York Times bestselling author Kristina McMorris; TikTok and IG megastar and founder of Ahnest Kitchen\, Sarah Ahn; and debut novelist and attorney Rosa Kwon Easton. \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is FREE and open to the public\, but seating is limited. Make sure to arrive early to receive your seating ticket. For questions about seating\, please contact the Carlsbad City Library. \nPre-order your book(s) below to be delivered to you at the event for signing. And if you can’t decide\, why not purchase all 3 for a fun discount! Books will also be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nAbout the Authors and Books\n \nKristina McMorris is the New York Times\, USA Today\, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of two novellas and eight historical novels\, including the million-copy bestseller Sold on a Monday. \nSet in 1880’s Oregon\, her new book\, The Girls of Good Fortune\, features a woman who awakens in an underground cell amid Portland’s notorious Shanghai Tunnels. Accustomed to adapting for survival-being half-Chinese passing as white-she must rush to retrace her path before unearthed secrets prove deadly. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Kristina or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® : \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book®\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nSarah Ahn is ATK’s social media manager and the creator of the Ahnest Kitchen website and author of The New York Times bestselling cookbook\, UMMA.  She records her experiences on Instagram and TikTok of living with her Korean immigrant parents\, chronicling her mother’s cooking\, grocery shopping trips\, and more. Many of Sarah’s posts have gone viral with 10+ million views and they have sold grocery stores out of product. She has been featured on NBC News\, ABC News\, Yahoo News\, and Good Morning America. \nNam Soon Ahn\, her mother\, is a former restaurateur whose culinary wisdom and recipes form the foundation of this book. Together\, they honor their heritage with love\, flavor\, and authenticity. \nIn their book\, Umma: A Korean Mom’s Kitchen Wisdom and 100 Recipes\, a 384-page deep dive into Korean home cooking\, mother and daughter share decades of wisdom and techniques that help anyone cook like a Korean umma. Every recipe has a story\, some profoundly moving\, as her mother share memories of her own mother’s cooking in Korea while Sara ties foods to family life and growing up in Southern California. \nAccompanied by vibrant photography\, Umma isn’t just a cookbook – it’s a heartfelt tribue to the love\, resilience\, and culinary legacy of the women who have shaped cuisine: the Korean umma. \n\n\n\n\n\n \nRosa Kwon Easton is a Korean American writer\, lawyer\, and elected trustee of the Palos Verdes Library District. She is an Anaphora Writing Residency Fellow and has been published in CRAFT Literary\, Writer’s Digest\, StoryCenter.org and others. She is a graduate of Smith College\, Columbia University\, and Boston College Law School\, and lives in sunny Southern California with her husband and Maltipoo. \nHer debut novel\, White Mulberry\, is a rich\, deeply moving portrait of a young Korean woman in 1930’s Japan who is torn between two worlds and must reclaim her true identity to provide a future for her family. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Rosa or any of our authors on Adventures by the Book® : \n\n\nConnect with this Author on Adventures by the Book®\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Carlsbad City Library\n\n\nThe mission of the Carlsbad City Library is to “provide community members of all ages with convenient access to high quality resources and services to inform and enrich individual and community life.” \n \n\n\nSave
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/aapi-carlsbad-5-12-25/
LOCATION:Carlsbad City Library\, 1775 Dove Lane\, Carlsbad\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures
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SUMMARY:The Cemetery of Untold Stories: a Carlsbad Reads Together Adventure featuring Great American Novelist Julia Alvarez
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\nCarlsbad Reads Together is an annual city-wide event held every April that connects the entire community through reading and special programming and events. \nThis year\, please join the Library for a fascinating evening with great American poet\, novelist\, and essayist Julia Alvarez\, as she discusses this year’s selection\, The Cemetery of Untold Stories\, in conversation with Susan McBeth. \nRegistration\nThis event is free and open to the public\, with seating offered on a first-come\, first-served basis. \nAs this event is expected to sell out\, please plan to arrive early to obtain your numbered seating ticket. For questions about the event and seating\, please contact the Carlsbad Public Library. \n Books are available for pre-order below and will be delivered to the event for signing. Books will also be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nJulia Alvarez was born in New York City in 1950\, Her parents returned to their native country\, Dominican Republic\, shortly after her birth.  Ten years later\, the family was forced to flee to the United States because of her father’s involvement in a plot to overthrow the dictator\, Trujillo. \nJulia has written novels (How the García Girls Lost Their Accents\, In the Time of the Butterflies\, ¡Yo!\, In the Name of Salomé\, Saving the World\, Afterlife)\, collections of poems (Homecoming\, The Other Side/ El Otro Lado\, The Woman I Kept to Myself)\, nonfiction (Something to Declare\, Once Upon A Quinceañera\, and A Wedding in Haiti)\, and numerous books for young readers (including the Tía Lola Stories series\, Before We Were Free\, finding miracles\, Return to Sender and Where Do They Go?). \nHer awards include the Pura Belpré and Américas Awards for her books for young readers\, the Hispanic Heritage Award\, and the F. Scott Fitzgerald Award.  In 2013\, she received the National Medal of Arts from President Obama. \nIn 2024\, she was the subject of an American Masters documentary\, “Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined\,” on PBS. Alvarez is one of the founders of Border of Lights\, a movement to promote peace and collaboration between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.  She lives in Vermont. \nIn her most recent novel\, The Cemetery of Untold Stories\, returns with a luminescent novel about storytelling that reads like an instant classic. Alma Cruz\, the celebrated writer at the heart of the book\, doesn’t want to end up like her friend\, a novelist who fought so long and hard to finish a book that it threatened her sanity. So when Alma inherits a small plot of land in the Dominican Republic\, her homeland\, she has the beautiful idea of turning it into a place to bury her untold stories—literally. She creates a graveyard for the manuscript drafts and the characters whose lives she tried and failed to bring to life and who still haunt her. \nAlma wants her characters to rest in peace. But they have other ideas and soon begin to defy their author: they talk back to her and talk to one another behind her back\, rewriting and revising themselves. \nThe Cemetery of Untold Stories asks: Whose stories get to be told\, and whose buried? Finally\, Alma finds the meaning she and her characters yearn for in the everlasting vitality of stories. Julia Alvarez reminds us that the stories of our lives are never truly finished\, even at the end. \nAbout the Carlsbad City Library\n\n\nCarlsbad City Library provides community members of all ages with convenient access to high-quality resources and services to inform and enrich individual and community life. Carlsbad City Library is the destination for information\, enjoyment of reading\, lifelong learning\, and cultural enrichment for those who live\, work and play in Carlsbad.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/julia-alvarez-4-24-25/
LOCATION:Carlsbad City Library\, 1775 Dove Lane\, Carlsbad\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Library Adventures
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SUMMARY:The Briar Club Book Launch: A Carlsbad City Library Adventure featuring NYT bestselling author Kate Quinn in conversation with NYT bestselling author Michelle Gable
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\nFemale friendships\, haunting secrets\, shadowy characters\, and page-turning plots\, nobody does it better than New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn\, so you won’t want to miss her book launch event for her next historical novel\, The Briar Club. \nJoin us at Kate’s first event celebrating The Briar Club and be the first to hear about how she captures the paranoia of the McCarthy era and evokes the changing roles for women in postwar America. Kate will be in conversation with New York Times bestselling author Michelle Gable. \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is not required\, as it is free and open to the public. However\, copies of The Briar Club are available for pre-sale below to be delivered to the event for signing. Books will be also be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nKate Quinn is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction. A native of southern California\, she attended Boston University where she earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Classical Voice. She has written four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga\, and two books in the Italian Renaissance\, before turning to the 20th century with The Alice Network\, The Huntress\, The Rose Code\, and The Diamond Eye. All have been translated into multiple languages. \nHer new novel\, The Briar Club\, is a haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington\, DC\, boardinghouse during the McCarthy era. \nWashington\, DC\, 1950. Everyone keeps to themselves at Briarwood House\, a down-at-the-heels all-female boardinghouse in the heart of the nation’s capital where secrets hide behind white picket fences. But when the lovely\, mysterious widow Grace March moves into the attic room\, she draws her oddball collection of neighbors into unlikely friendship: poised English beauty Fliss\, whose facade of perfect wife and mother covers gaping inner wounds; policeman’s daughter Nora\, who finds herself entangled with a shadowy gangster; frustrated baseball star Beatrice\, whose career has come to an end along with the women’s baseball league of WWII; and poisonous\, gung-ho Arlene\, who has thrown herself into McCarthy’s Red Scare. \nGrace’s weekly attic-room dinner parties and window-brewed sun tea become a healing balm on all their lives\, but she hides a terrible secret of her own. When a shocking act of violence tears the house apart\, the Briar Club women must decide once and for all: who is the true enemy in their midst? \nCapturing the paranoia of the McCarthy era and evoking the changing roles for women in postwar America\, The Briar Club is an intimate and thrilling novel of secrets and loyalty put to the test. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Kate or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n\n\nConnect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n\n\nAbout the Moderator\n \nMichelle Gable is the New York Times bestselling author of seven novels\, including her April 2024 release\, The Beautiful People. \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\n 
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/kate-quinn-and-michelle-gable/
LOCATION:Carlsbad City Library\, 1775 Dove Lane\, Carlsbad\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Library Adventures
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SUMMARY:An Afternoon of Mystery and Suspense: a Carlsbad City Library Adventure featuring NYT/bestselling authors Christopher Reich and Parker Adams
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\n“Nobody reads a mystery to get to the middle. They read it to get to the end.” – Mickey Spillane \nBut why not start reading in the middle of the day so you have more time to get to the end of two really suspenseful books by two talented SoCal authors\, New York Times bestselling author Christopher Reich and attorney-turned-novelist Parker Adams\, who both have new books that will keep you turning the pages for more. \nYou won’t want to miss listening to Christopher Reich discuss his new novel\, Matterhorn\, a spy thriller following retired CIA agent Mac Dekker searching for answers about the death of his son\, and Parker Adams’ The Lock Box\, a heist story following army vet-turned-safecracker Monna Locke who must use her skills to save herself and her son. \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is not required\, as it is free and open to the public. However\, copies of Matterhorn and The Lock Box are available for pre-sale below to be delivered to the event for signing. Books will be also be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nAbout the Authors and Books\n \nChristopher Reich is the New York Times bestselling author of The Take\, Numbered Account\, Rules of Deception\, Rules of Vengeance\, Rules of Betrayal\, and many other thrillers. He graduated from Georgetown University and went on to study business at the University of Texas. Chris then lived and worked in Switzerland as an investment banker before moving to Austin to author his first novel\, Numbered Account\, which went on to sell over 1 million copies. He has since authored 12 more novels\, many of which have appeared on the NYT Bestseller list. \nHis novel The Patriots Club won the International Thriller Writers award for Best Novel in 2006. He lives in Southern California\, in the beautiful town of Newport Beach. \nHis latest novel\, Matterhorn\, is an alpine thriller where a sudden family death and an old nemesis bring retired agent Mac Dekker in from the cold. \n \nJoseph Reid is the author of the Amazon Charts-bestselling Seth Walker series (Takeoff\, False Horizon\, and Departure) as well as the forthcoming thriller The Lock Box. Joseph’s first career was as a research marine biologist\, studying all manner of sharks including great whites. After receiving biology degrees from Duke University and the University of California at Davis\, Joseph left science for Notre Dame Law School. For nearly twenty-five years\, he has worked as a patent litigator\, trying million- and billion-dollar cases for litigants ranging from individual inventors to Fortune 50 companies. \nWhile still a practicing lawyer\, Joseph turned to writing fiction in his spare time. Joseph’s first novel Takeoff\, featuring electrical engineer-turned-air marshal Seth Walker\, was selected as an Amazon First Reads pick and has garnered over 27\,000 reviews and ratings across Amazon and Goodreads. After two more successful installments in the Walker series\, Joseph turned to his love of heist stories to create his new novel The Lock Box\, which will be released in 2024 under the pen name Parker Adams. \nThe Lock Box follows an army vet-turned-safecracker who is forcibly recruited to be part of a dangerous heist. She’ll need all her skills to get out alive in this fast-paced thriller perfect for fans of Jeffery Deaver and P. J. Tracy. \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\n 
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/christopher-reich-and-parker-adams/
LOCATION:Carlsbad City Library\, 1775 Dove Lane\, Carlsbad\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Library Adventures
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SUMMARY:Within Arm’s Reach: A Carlsbad City Library Adventure featuring NYT bestselling author Ann Napolitano
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\nWe invite you to explore themes of guilt\, love\, betrayal\, and ultimate family loyalty with New York Times bestselling author Ann Napolitano at the Carlsbad City Library as she discusses her debut novel (in a special re-release edition)\, Within Arm’s Reach\, which centers around the emotional story of three generations of an Irish-Catholic family as they are forced to confront ghosts of both their past and present. \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is not required\, as it is free and open to the public. However\, copies of Within Arm’s Reach are available for pre-sale below to be delivered to the event for signing. Books will also be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nNOTE: This event will be held outdoors\, so please dress accordingly! Limited seating is available so make sure to arrive early to receive one of the FREE event tickets that the Library will be distributing prior to the event. \nAbout the Author and Book\n \nAnn Napolitano is the New York Times bestselling author of Hello Beautiful\, which was selected as Oprah’s 100th Book Club pick; Dear Edward\, an instant New York Times bestseller\, a Read with Jenna selection\, and an Apple TV+ series; A Good Hard Look\, and Within Arm’s Reach. \nFor seven years\, Ann was the associate editor of the literary magazine One Story\, and she received an MFA from New York University. She has taught fiction writing at Brooklyn College’s MFA program\, New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies\, and Gotham Writers Workshop. \nDear Edward was published by Dial Press in the United States\, and by Viking Penguin in the United Kingdom. It was chosen as one of the best novels of 2020 by The Washington Post\, The Boston Globe\, Real Simple\, Fast Company\, Parade\, Woman’s World\, and more. The novel currently has twenty-six international publishers\, and\, as previously mentioned\, is now streaming as an Apple TV+ series starring Connie Britton. \nAnn’s first novel\, Within Arm’s Reach\, now in a special re-release edition\, about three generations of a large Catholic family jarred into crisis by an unexpected pregnancy\, became an instant hit and was published in several different countries. The novel was then adapted and staged as a theatrical production in New York City in 2014. An honest tale of interconnected lives\, Within Arm’s Reach shows us that the ‘ties that bind’ are a source of both solace and of pain—at once a curse\, a lifeline\, an irritant\, and a cure—they are ultimately unavoidable and indelible. \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\n 
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/ann-napolitano/
LOCATION:Carlsbad City Library\, 1775 Dove Lane\, Carlsbad\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Library Adventures
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SUMMARY:The Maid: a Carlsbad Reads Together Adventure featuring New York Times bestselling author Nita Prose
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\nBefore she knows what’s happening\, Molly’s unusual demeanor has the police targeting her as their lead suspect. She quickly finds herself caught in a web of deception\, one she has no idea how to untangle. \nDoes that riveting excerpt already have you on the edge of your seat? Then come meet New York Times bestselling author Nita Prose\, the 2024 Carlsbad City Library Reads Together featured author\, as she discusses her bestselling murder mystery novel\, The Maid\, in conversation with ABTB founder Susan McBeth. \nClue-like\, locked-room mystery and a heartwarming journey of the spirit\, The Maid explores what it means to be the same as everyone else and yet entirely different–and reveals that all mysteries can be solved through connection to the human heart. \n\nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is not required\, as it is free and open to the public. However\, make sure to visit the Carlsbad City Library website for instructions to obtain your free\, first-come\, first-served ticket (required) for the event. \nCopies of The Maid and Nita’s new book\, The Mystery Guest\, are available for pre-sale below to be delivered to the event for signing. Books will be also be available for purchase and signing at the event. \n\nAbout the Author and Book\n \nNita Prose is the author of The Maid\, which has sold over one million copies worldwide and was published in more than forty countries. A #1 New York Times bestseller and a “Good Morning America” book club pick\, The Maid won the Ned Kelly Award for In­ternational Crime Fiction\, the Fingerprint Award for Debut Novel of the Year\, the Anthony Award for Best First Novel\, and the Barry Award for Best First Mys­tery\, and was an Edgar Award finalist for Best Novel. Additionally\, it is currently in development as a major motion picture. \nIn her new stand alone novel\, The Mystery Guest\, it’s up to Molly the maid to uncover the truth\, no matter how dirty. \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.
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LOCATION:Carlsbad City Library\, 1775 Dove Lane\, Carlsbad\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Library Adventures
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SUMMARY:A Great Country: a Carlsbad City Library Adventure featuring New York Times and international bestselling author Shilpi Somaya Gowda
DESCRIPTION:About the Live\, In-Person\, Adventure\n\nWe invite you to explore themes of immigration\, generational conflict\, social class\, privilege\, and the price of the American dream with New York Times and international bestselling author Shilpi Somaya Gowda at the Carlsbad City Library as she introduces her new novel\, A Great Country\, the story of a close-knit Indian-American family in the aftermath of a violent encounter with the police \nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is not required\, as it is free and open to the public. However\, copies of A Great Country are available for pre-sale below and they will be delivered to the event for signing. Books will be also be available for purchase and signing at the event. \n\nAbout the Author and Book\n \nShilpi Somaya Gowda is the New York Times bestselling author of 3 novels: Secret Daughter (2010)\, The Golden Son (2015)\, and The Shape of Family (2020). Her novels have been translated into over 30 languages\, been #1 international bestsellers in several countries and sold more than two million copies worldwide. \nShilpi was born and raised in Toronto\, Canada. In college\, she spent a summer as a volunteer in an Indian orphanage\, which seeded the idea for her first novel: Secret Daughter was an IndieNext Great Read\, a Target Book Club Pick\, a ChaptersIndigo Heather’s Pick\, and an Amnesty International Book Club Pick. It was a finalist for the South African Boeke Literary Prize and the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. It is currently in production with Amazon Studios to be a feature film\, starring Priyanka Chopra and Sienna Miller. \nThe Golden Son was also a Target Book Club Pick\, a Costco Buyer’s Pick\, and was awarded the French literary prize\, Prix des Lyceens Folio. The Shape of Family was an international and American bestseller. Her next novel is slated for publication in 2024 in multiple territories. \nHer new novel\, A Great Country\, explores themes of immigration\, generational conflict\, social class and privilege as it reconsiders the myth of the model minority and questions the price of the American dream. \n\nAbout the Carlsbad City Library\n\n\nCarlsbad City Library provides community members of all ages with convenient access to high-quality resources and services to inform and enrich individual and community life. Carlsbad City Library is the destination for information\, enjoyment of reading\, lifelong learning\, and cultural enrichment for those who live\, work and play in Carlsbad.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/shilpi-somaya-gowda-3-30-24/
LOCATION:Carlsbad City Library\, 1775 Dove Lane\, Carlsbad\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Library Adventures
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SUMMARY:Bold\, Brave\, and Black: a free Carlsbad Library Adventure featuring bestselling authors Jeffrey Blount and Piper Huguley
DESCRIPTION:About the In-Person Adventure\n“I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right\, temporarily defeated\, is stronger than evil triumphant.”\n—Martin Luther King\, Jr. \nWe invite you to celebrate Black History Month with us at a special event featuring two talented and award-winning authors\, Jeffrey Blount and Piper Huguley. Join us at this free Carlsbad City Library Adventure for an afternoon of lively discussion where you have the opportunity to meet two talented authors and hear about their experiences\, their books\, and to help pay tribute to the generations of African Americans who struggled with adversity to achieve full citizenship in America\, while continuing to recognize the importance of Black history in the drama of the American story. \n\nRegistration\nRegistration for this event is not required\, as it is free and open to the public. However\, copies of Mr. Jimmy From Around the Way and By Her Own Design are available for pre-order below\, and they will be delivered to the event for signing. Books will be also be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nAbout the Authors\n \nJeffrey Blount is the award-winning author of Almost Snow White\, Hating Heidi Foster\, and The Emancipation of Evan Walls. In his latest novel\, Mr. Jimmy From Around the Way\, James Henry Ferguson attempts to flee from his highly publicized fall from grace\, only to make a troubling discovery in his new town that forces him to confront his past. Full of never-ending twists and turns\, this novel is full of surprises that no one could predict. \n“Mr. Jimmy From Around the Way is a thoughtfully written\, thought-provoking\, complacency-smashing novel of redemption and restoration\, and a testament to the truth that it is in lifting up others that we ourselves are lifted up.”—Marie Bostwick\, NYT and USA Today bestselling author of Esme Cahill Fails Spectacularly \nTo schedule a book club visit with Jeffrey or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n\n\nConnect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nNamed in 2015 as a top ten historical romance novelist byPublisher’s Weekly\, Piper Huguley is the author of the Reconstruction-era Home to Milford College series. She is a 2013 and 2014 Golden Heart finalist for two novels in the Migrations of the Heart series about the Bledsoe sisters in the early twentieth century. \nPiper’s biographical historical fiction\, By Her Own Design: A Novel of Ann Lowe\, Fashion Designer to the Social Register tells the inspiring story of the Black fashion designer of Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress. By Her Own Design was a Booklist top 100 Editor’s Choice selection for 2022 and was named one of the top 100 books of 2022 in Canada by the Globe and Mail newspaper. \nTo schedule a book club visit with Piper or any of our authors on NovelNetwork: \n\n\nConnect with this Author on NovelNetwork®\n\n\nAbout Carlsbad City Library\n\n\n\n\nCarlsbad City Library provides community members of all ages with convenient access to high-quality resources and services to inform and enrich individual and community life. Carlsbad City Library is the destination for information\, enjoyment of reading\, lifelong learning\, and cultural enrichment for those who live\, work and play in Carlsbad.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/jeffrey-blount-and-piper-huguley-2-17-24/
LOCATION:Carlsbad City Library\, 1775 Dove Lane\, Carlsbad\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Event,Library Adventures
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