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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
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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.
URL:https://adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/nita-prose/
LOCATION:Carlsbad City Library\, 1775 Dove Lane\, Carlsbad\, CA\, 92011\, United States
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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.
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LOCATION:Carlsbad City Library\, 1775 Dove Lane\, Carlsbad\, CA\, 92011\, United States
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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
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