Events from Rainy Day Books- Fairway

Rainy Day Books- Fairway: John Mark Eberhart for Broken Time

Tuesday, July 8 (6:30 pm)

John Mark Eberhart.

From Jazz to Verse at Kansas City Public Library, Central Library, Helzberg Auditorium The Kansas City Star Book Editor John Mark Eberhart and his brother, Ken Eberhart, present From Jazz to Verse, a fusion of poetry and music on Tuesday, July 08, 2008, at 6:30 PM, at Kansas City Public Library, Central Library, Helzberg Auditorium, 14 W 10th Street, Floor 5, Kansas City, Missouri 64105, Reservation Phone: 816-701-3407, Reception at 6:00 PM, Discussion at 6:30 PM, and Booksigning at 7:30 PM. The two brothers together form the eCoustic Duo. Rainy Day Books will have John Mark Eberhart's Books for Sale at this Author Event. Broken Time, $10.00 Softcover, ISBN 9780910479431, On Sale Date: July 01, 2008, and NIGHT WATCH, $10.00 Softcover, ISBN 9780910479301, Publication Date: June 01, 2005. John Mark Eberhart is the Author of two collections of poetry, Broken Time (2008) and NIGHT WATCH (2005). His work has appeared in numerous publications, including New Letters, New Millennium Writings, Pleiades, and the Midwest Review. While John Mark honed his writing skills, Ken Eberhart mastered the art of music. As a premier percussionist, Ken earned his master's degree in music from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory. John Mark received his bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri and his master's degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Ken will perform on marimba, hand drums, and other instruments to complement the motifs in John Mark's poetry. The family collaboration won't stop with the Eberhart brothers. John Mark's brother-in-law, Nick Drimmel, will perform on keyboard; and Sherri Eberhart, John Mark's wife and an accomplished veteran of the stage, will perform a snippet from the couple's upcoming project, Blood of Eden. "We thought it would be fun this time around to collaborate rather than me standing up there pontificating," said John Mark. "(It will be) much more enjoyable for the audience." A 6:00 PM, Reception will precede the Event. Admission is FREE! Click Here or call the Kansas City Public Library at 816-701-3407 to indicate your interest in attending. Free Parking is available in the Library District Parking Garage at W 10th Street and Baltimore Street. Rainy Day Books will have John Mark Eberhart's Books for Sale at this Author Event. Broken Time, $10.00 Softcover, ISBN 9780910479431, On Sale Date: July 01, 2008, and NIGHT WATCH, $10.00 Softcover, ISBN 9780910479301, Publication Date: June 01, 2005.

Rainy Day Books- Fairway: Craig Glazer for The King of Sting

Thursday, July 10 (7:00 pm)

Craig Glazer reads from King of Sting.

Author: Craig Glazer, Local Author and Debut Book. Title: The King of Sting: The Amazing True Story of a Modern American Outlaw, $24.95 Hardcover, ISBN 9781602392496, On Sale Date: July 01, 2008. Craig Glazer will talk about his new book, his life, his work, answer audience questions and he will autograph copies of his new book purchased from Rainy Day Books, on our website and / or at our Author Event, that are accompanied by a Stamped Ticket.

Rainy Day Books- Fairway: Deborah Crombie for Where Memories Lie

Thursday, July 10 (7:00 pm)

Deborah Crombie , Where Memories Lie: A Novel (Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James Novels).

Author: Deborah Crombie was born and educated in Texas. After living in both England and Scotland, she wrote her first Detective Superintendent Duncan Kincaid / Sergeant Gemma James novel. A Share in Death [Scribner, 1993], was subsequently given Agatha and Macavity nominations for Best First Novel of 1993. Deborah's fifth novel, Dreaming of the Bones [Bantam, 1997] was given a Edgar award nomination by Mystery Writers of America for Best Novel in 1997. It was a New York Times Book of the Year, and was chosen by the Independent Mystery Booksellers of America as one of the 100 Best Crime Novels of the Century. Deborah's novels have been published in Japan, Germany, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, France, the Czech Republic, and the United Kingdom. Deborah travels to England several times a year, and has been a featured speaker at St. Hilda’s College, Oxford. Visit www.DeborahCrombie.com for more background information about Deborah. Title: Where Memories Lie, $24.95 Hardcover, ISBN 9780061287510, On Sale Date: July 01, 2008. Rainy Day Books will have Deborah Crombie's Books for Sale at this Author Event. What: Deborah Crombie will talk about his new book, his life, his work, answer audience questions and he will autograph copies of his new book purchased from Rainy Day Books. When: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 7:00 PM Where: A Rainy Day Books and Kansas City Public Library Author Event at Kansas City Public Library, Central Library, Helzberg Auditorium, 14 W 10th Street, Floor 5, Kansas City, Missouri 64105, Reservation Phone: 816-701-3407, Reception at 6:30 PM, Discussion at 7:00 PM, and Booksigning at 8:00 PM Admission: Complimentary and Open to the General Public. Please Call the Kansas City Public Library at 816-701-3407 for Reservations. Rainy Day Books will have Deborah Crombie's Books for Sale at this Author Event.

Rainy Day Books- Fairway: Eoin Colfer via the Internet for Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox

Tuesday, July 15 (7:00 pm)

Eoin Colfer , Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox (Artemis Fowl).

Author: Eoin Colfer (pronounced Owen) was born in Wexford on the South-East coast of Ireland in 1965, where he and his four brothers were brought up by his father (an elementary school teacher, historian and artist of note) and mother (a drama teacher). He first developed an interest in writing in primary (elementary) school with gripping Viking stories inspired by history he was learning in school at the time! After leaving school he got his degree from Dublin university and qualified as a primary school teacher, returning to work in Wexford. He married in 1991, and he and his wife spent about 4 years between 1992, and 1996, working in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Italy. His first book, Benny and Omar, was published in 1998, based on his experiences in Tunisia; it has since been translated into many languages. A sequel followed in 1999, followed by some other books. Then in 2001, the first Artemis Fowl book was published and he was able to resign from teaching and concentrate fully on writing. He says, "I will keep writing until people stop reading or I run out of ideas. Hopefully neither of these will happen anytime soon. He lives in Ireland with his wife and two children. Title: Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox (Artemis Fowl Series #6), $17.99 Hardcover, ISBN 9781423108368, On Sale Date: July 01, 2008 What: Eoin Colfer will appear Live from Chicago via the Internet on a large Projection Screen with Sound. Eoin Colfer will be on his Fairies, Fiends & Flatulence Tour. Eoin will talk about his new book, his life and his work. Eoin Colfer sent us a Limited Supply of Souvenir Pens and Author Autograph Bookplates to be put into copies his new book purchased from Rainy Day Books, on our website and / or at our Author Event, that are accompanied by a Stamped Ticket. When: Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 7:00 PM Where: Rainy Day Books in The Fairway Shops, 2706 W 53rd Street, Fairway, Kansas 66205 Admission Package (Click on the ADD TO SHOPPING CART button): $17.99 plus Tax, includes from Rainy Day Books, One (1) Stamped Ticket, One (1) Guest Ticket (if needed) and One (1) Copy of Artemis Fowl: The Time Paradox (Hardcover). Please specify your need for One (1) Stamped Ticket and One (1) Guest Ticket (if needed) in the Notes field of your Online Order. If you choose Option 1 for In-Store Pick-Up, then you can specify At-Event Pick-Up in the Notes field of your Online Order. Ticketed Seating is Limited to 40 so purchase your Admission Packages early. All 40 Ticketed Seats will be filled by 7:00 PM, and Stand-By Seating will be possible only if there are any Vacancies. Standing room will accommodate a maximum of 50 people. So, the maximum seated and standing capacity for this Event is 90 people. Thank you. Book Orders can be shipped worldwide. All Author Event Book Sales are Final and Non-Returnable.

Rainy Day Books- Fairway: Jennifer Haigh for The Condition

Tuesday, July 29 (7:00 pm)

Jennifer Haigh , The Condition: A Novel.

Author: Jennifer Haigh is a novelist and short story writer. Her first book, Mrs. Kimble, won the 2004 PEN/Hemingway Award for debut fiction. Her second, Baker Towers, was a New York Times Bestseller and won the 2006 PEN/L.L. Winship Award for outstanding book by a New England author. Both have been published in nine languages. Other fiction has been published in Granta, Ploughshares, Five Points, Good Housekeeping and other places. Born and raised in western Pennsylvania, Jennifer Haigh is a graduate of Dickinson College and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. She now lives in the Boston area but doesn't get out much. She maintains a large, lively circle of imaginary friends. For more information on Jennifer Haigh, visit her website at www.JenniferHaigh.com Title: The Condition, $25.95 Hardcover, ISBN 9780060755782, On Sale Date: July 01, 2008. Compassionate yet unflinchingly honest, witty and almost painfully astute, The Condition explores the power of family mythologies, the self-delusions, denials, and inescapable truths that forever bind fathers and mothers and siblings. What: Jennifer Haigh will talk about her new book, her life, her work, answer audience questions and she will autograph copies of her new book purchased from Rainy Day Books, on our website and / or at our Author Event, that are accompanied by a Stamped Ticket. When: Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 7:00 PM Where: Rainy Day Books in The Fairway Shops, 2706 W 53rd Street, Fairway, Kansas 66205 Admission Package (Click on the ADD TO SHOPPING CART button): $25.95 plus Tax, includes from Rainy Day Books, One (1) Stamped Ticket, One (1) Guest Ticket (if needed) and One (1) Copy of The Condition (Hardcover) to be Autographed after the Author Presentation. Please specify your need for One (1) Stamped Ticket and One (1) Guest Ticket (if needed) in the Notes field of your Online Order. If you choose Option 1 for In-Store Pick-Up, then you can specify At-Event Pick-Up in the Notes field of your Online Order. Ticketed Seating is Limited to 40 so purchase your Admission Packages early. All 40 Ticketed Seats will be filled by 7:00 PM, and Stand-By Seating will be possible only if there are any Vacancies. Thank you. Book Orders can be shipped worldwide. All Author Event Book Sales are Final and Non-Returnable.

Rainy Day Books- Fairway: Thomas M. Block for Stand for the Best

Wednesday, July 30 (7:00 pm)

Thomas M. Bloch.

Author: Thomas M. Block, now Local Author and Local Math Teacher, thirteen years ago, was the Chief Executive Officer of H&R Block, the groundbreaking and world's largest Income Tax preparation organization. The son of the company’s founder, he was a happily married 41-year-old executive, but something was missing from his life. After a nineteen-year career at the company, and after much soul-searching, Thomas resigned to become a Math Teacher at Saint Francis Xavier School, an impoverished inner-city school in Kansas City, Missouri. Stand for the Best reveals Thomas' struggles to make an inspirational positive difference to his marginalized students and how he eventually co-founded a successful charter school, University Academy, 6801 Holmes Road, Kansas City, MO 64131, Phone: 816-412-5900. Title: Stand for the Best: What I Learned After Leaving My Job as CEO of H&r Block to Become a Teacher and Founder of an Inner-City Charter School, $24.95 Hardcover, ISBN 9780470188965, On Sale Date: July 01, 2008 What: Thomas M. Block will talk about his new book, his life, his work, answer audience questions and he will autograph copies of his new book purchased from Rainy Day Books, on our website and / or at our Author Event, that are accompanied by a Stamped Ticket. When: Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 7:00 PM Where: A Rainy Day Books Author Event at Unity Temple on The Plaza, Sanctuary, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112 Admission Package (Click on the ADD TO SHOPPING CART button): $24.95 plus Tax, includes from Rainy Day Books, One (1) Stamped Ticket, One (1) Guest Ticket (if needed) and One (1) Copy of Stand for the Best (Hardcover) to be Autographed after the Author Presentation. Please specify your need for One (1) Stamped Ticket and One (1) Guest Ticket (if needed) in the Notes field of your Online Order. If you choose Option 1 for In-Store Pick-Up, then you can specify At-Event Pick-Up in the Notes field of your Online Order. Thank you. Book Orders can be shipped worldwide. All Author Event Book Sales are Final and Non-Returnable.

Rainy Day Books- Fairway: Breaking Dawn Midnight Book Release Party

Friday, August 1 (11:00 pm)

Stephenie Meyer , Breaking Dawn.

Our Breaking Dawn Midnight Book Release Party for Stephenie Meyer's New Book, Number 4 in the Twilight Saga, will begin on Friday, August 01, 2008, at 11:00 PM, and continue when Books are Released at Midnight and into the early hours of Saturday. Watch for our E-mail Newsletters and our Website for upcoming details.

Rainy Day Books- Fairway: Thomas Frank for The Wrecking Crew

Friday, August 22 (7:00 pm)

Thomas Frank , The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule.

Author: Thomas Frank, Author of What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America, Published: May 01, 2005 and One Market Under God: Extreme Capitalism, Market Populism, and the End of Economic Democracy, Published: October 01, 2000. Born on the wild plains of Kansas, Thomas pulled himself up by his bootstraps, learned to read, write, and cipher. He likes big steaks, bar-b-que, and most other meat dishes. He now resides in Washington D.C., where he continues to write things that baffle and annoy people. Title: The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule, $25.00 Hardcover, ISBN 9780805079883, On Sale Date: August 05, 2008 What: Thomas Frank will talk about his new book, his life, his work, answer audience questions and he will autograph copies of his new book purchased from Rainy Day Books, on our website and / or at our Author Event, that are accompanied by a Stamped Ticket. When: Friday, August 22, 2008, 7:00 PM Where: A Rainy Day Books Author Event at Unity Temple on The Plaza, Sanctuary, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112 Admission Package (Click on the ADD TO SHOPPING CART button): $25.00 plus Tax, includes from Rainy Day Books, One (1) Stamped Ticket, One (1) Guest Ticket (if needed) and One (1) Copy of The Wrecking Crew (Hardcover) to be Autographed after the Author Presentation. Please specify your need for One (1) Stamped Ticket and One (1) Guest Ticket (if needed) in the Notes field of your Online Order. If you choose Option 1 for In-Store Pick-Up, then you can specify At-Event Pick-Up in the Notes field of your Online Order. Thank you. Book Orders can be shipped worldwide. All Author Event Book Sales are Final and Non-Returnable.