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Changing Hands Bookstore

6428 S McClintock Dr
Tempe, AZ 85283
United States

480-730-0205

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Web site: http://www.changinghands.com/

Events: http://www.changinghands.com/NAS… (updated February 14)

Amenities: wifi

Description: Publishers Weekly - Bookseller of the Year 2007
One of the best independent bookstores still around.

Monday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Friday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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First Friday Poetry (March 7 at 7:00pm)
Charles Jensen reads from The Strange Case of Maribel Dixon.; Sean Singer reads from Discography.
The 30th anniversary celebration of First Friday Poetry continues. Open reading follows.
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Author Event - Nightmare Academy (March 8 at 2:00pm)
Dean Lorey reads from Nightmare Academy #1.
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'Tween and Teen Author Event (March 8 at 4:00pm)
Lauren Myracle reads from Thirteen.
New York Times bestselling author Lauren Myracle (Twelve, ttyl, and ttfn ) discusses Thirteen, the conclusion to her popular Winnie Perry trilogy. Winnie is a teenager—finally!—but BFF #1 and BFF #2 (don’t worry if you don’t get it, your teenager does) are causing her grief, and Winnie's boyfriend, ... (more)Lars, is fabulous . . . except when he's not.
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Young at Heart Bookgroup (March 9 at 3:00pm)
Young adult bookgroup discusses Dean Lorey's Nightmare Academy.
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Young Adult Author Event (March 10 at 4:00pm)
Loren Long .; Phil Bildner.
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Modern Fiction Bookgroup (March 11 at 7:15pm)
Discussion of The Hummingbird’s Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea
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Author Event - Gloria Feldt (March 31 at 7:00pm)
Gloria Feldt on tour for Send Yourself Roses: Thoughts on My Life, Love, and Leading Roles.
Gloria Feldt, legendary women's rights activist and former president of the Planned Parenthood Federation, visits with her new biography of Kathleen Turner, Send Yourself Roses: Thoughts on My Life, Love, and Leading Roles, written in collaboration with the actress. From her debut as the sultry schemer ... (more)in Body Heat to her most recent role as Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Turner shares stories of working with Jack Nicholson, Michael Douglas, Nicolas Cage, Steve Martin, John Huston and others. Feldt's previous books include The War on Choice: The Right-Wing Attack on Women’s Rights (And How to Fight Back) and Behind Every Choice Is a Story. Her commentary has appeared in the New York Times, USA Today, ELLE, and Ms. magazine.

SEATING begins one hour before most events. Lettered tickets (available with book purchase) will be called alphabetically to fill seats and will also be used to form the booksigning line. Seating opens to the general public fifteen minutes before the event, so please arrive early, as space is limited.
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Author Event - Richard Grant (April 1 at 7:00pm)
Richard Grant discusses God's Middle Finger (US) / Bandit Roads (UK).
Fifteen years ago, journalist Richard Grant developed what he calls "an unfortunate fascination" with the Sierra Madre, a community twenty miles south of the Arizona-Mexico border. Locals warned that he would meet his death there, but he didn't believe them—until his last trip. In his new book, God's ... (more)Middle Finger: Into the Lawless Heart of the Sierra Madre, Grant relates the many bizarre travels which culminated, on that final trip, in his own personal heart of darkness when cocaine-fueled Mexican hillbillies hunted him through the woods all night, bent on killing him for sport. Sebastian Junger, author of A Perfect Storm, calls God’s Middle Finger "a crazy, sprawling story so well-written, you can't decide whether to keep reading or go to Mexico to see for yourself."
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Women's Bookgroup (April 1 at 7:00pm)
Suzanne Braun Levine, Inventing the Rest of Our Lives: Women in Second Adulthood.
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Author Event - Dr. David Russell (April 3 at 7:00pm)
Dr. David Russell, PhD. discusses Healthy Solutions: A Guide to Simple Healing and Healthy Wisdom.
2007 Arizona Book Award winner Dr. David Russell, Ph.D. discusses his book, Healthy Solutions: A Guide to Simple Healing and Healthy Wisdom, in which he explores the immune system and effective remedies of Ayurvedic, Chinese and Tibetan medicines and other traditions. More info: www.davidnrussell.com.
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Citizen Action Bookgroup (April 3 at 7:00pm)
Sonia Nazario, Enrique's Journey.
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FIRST FRIDAY POETRY 30TH ANNIVERSARY (April 4 at 7:00pm)
Poets Karen Bowden, Aliya Ma-Lynn, Greg Thielen and Pinna Joseph read translations and original poems to celebrate thirty years of First Friday Poetry at Changing Hands. Open reading follows.
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Valerie Bertinelli (April 5 at 6:00pm)
Valerie Bertinelli signs Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time.
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BARBARA MARY JOHNSON (April 17 at 1:00pm)
Barbara Mary Johnson.
BARBARA MARY JOHNSON: A SPIRITED ESCAPE 1pm How does a good, loving couple endure and triumph over a neighbor from hell who openly pledges to harass them until they die? Author and poet Barbara Mary Johnson explains in her new memoir, A Spirited Escape, in which therapeutic hiking in the ... (more)the Glacier Peaks wilderness offers solace to a couple suffering the ramifications of wrongful accusation.
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MICHIO KAKU: PHYSICS OF THE IMPOSSIBLE (April 17 at 3:00pm)
Michio Kaku , Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Tra.
Michio Kaku: Physics of the Impossible 3pm A hundred years ago, scientists would have said that lasers, televisions, and the atomic bomb were beyond the realm of possibility. In Physics of the Impossible, renowned physicist Michio Kaku explores to what extent technologies and devices deemed equally ... (more)impossible today might become commonplace in the future. From teleportation, levitation and invisibility to the routine use of force fields, Kaku uses the world of science fiction to explore the fundamentals—and the limits—of the laws of physics. Kaku appears regularly on the Discovery Channel, the BBC, ABC, CNN and elsewhere. He also writes for Discover and Wired, and has been featured in numerous television documentaries, including Me and Isaac Newton, Time, and the History Channel hit series The Universe. A New York Times bestselling author and co-founder of string field theory, he continues Einstein's search to unite the four fundamental forces of nature into one unified theory. SEATING begins one hour before the event. Lettered tickets
(free with book purchase) will be called alphabetically to fill seats and will also be used to form the booksigning line.
Seating opens to the general public fifteen minutes before the event, so please arrive early, as space is limited.
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DASHAUN MORRIS: WAR OF THE BLOODS IN MY VEINS (April 17 at 7:00pm)
Dashaun Morris , War of the Bloods in My Veins: A Street Soldier's March Toward Redemption.
DASHAUN MORRIS: WAR OF THE BLOODS IN MY VEINS 7pm Dashaun "Jiwe" Morris visits with War of the Bloods in My Veins: A Street Soldier's March Toward Redemption. Morris' memoir is a brutally honest look into the storm of abandonment, violence, crime and self-annihilation that is gang life. Tonight ... (more)Morris shares his experiences as an East Coast member of the notorious Bloods gang in an effort to inspire young men to make better decisions.
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BOB HARPER; ARE YOU READY! (April 18 at 6:00pm)
Bob Harper , Are You Ready!: To Take Charge, Lose Weight, Get in Shape, and Change Your Life Forever.
BOB HARPER: ARE YOU READY! 6pm Bob Harper from NBC's The Biggest Loser presents his approach to lasting weight loss, Are You Ready! Take Charge, Lose Weight, Get in Shape, and Change Your Life Forever. With an easy-to-follow eating plan, more than twenty sample menus, and workouts ranging from ... (more)20 to 60 minutes, Are You Ready! can help you stay motivated to lose the weight and keep it off!
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WRITING WORKSHOP WITH STELLA POPE DUARTE (April 19 at 2:00pm)
Stella Pope Duarte , If I Die in Juárez (Camino Del Sol).
WRITING WORKSHOP WITH STELLA POPE DUARTE 2-4pm Stella Pope Duarte, author of If I Die in Juarez, presents "We Cannot Look Away: Exploring Social Conscience Through Writing." Through discussion, poetry and prose, explore ways to heal the wounds created by rampant hate crimes. Cost: $20. Registration ... (more)and pre-payment required at 480-730-0205.
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ELYN SAKS: THE CENTER CANNOT HOLD (April 21 at 7:00pm)
Elyn R. Saks , The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness.
ELYN SAKS: THE CENTER CANNOT HOLD 7pm Elyn Saks was eight years old when her first symptoms of schizophrenia appeared in the form of obsessions and night terrors. But it wasn't until she reached Oxford University as a Marshall Scholar that her first full-blown episode, complete with voices and ... (more)terrifying suicidal fantasies, forced her into a psychiatric hospital. Tonight Saks, an endowed professor at USC Gould School of Law, visits with her memoir, The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness, which Oliver Sacks calls "the most lucid and hopeful memoir of living with schizophrenia I have ever read." Dr. Saks is visiting the Valley in conjunction with Mental Health America of Arizona's 20th anniversary symposium.
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JACK O'CONNELL: THE RESURRECTIONIST (April 22 at 7:00pm)
Jack O'Connell , The Resurrectionist.
JACK O'CONNELL: THE RESURRECTIONIST 7pm Jack O'Connell, "the cyberpunk Dashiell Hammett," visits with his latest, The Resurrectionist. Equal parts classic noir thriller and mind-bending fantasy, it tells the story of Sweeney, a druggist by trade, and his son, Danny, the victim of an accident that ... (more)has left him in a coma. Hoping for a miracle, they have come to the fortress—like Peck Clinic, whose doctors claim already to have "resurrected" two patients. What Sweeney comes to realize, though, is that the cure to his son's condition may lie in Limbo, a fantasy comic book into which his son had been drawn at the time of his accident. James Ellroy calls The Resurrectionist "a brilliant breakthrough novel" that will "jazz you, floor you, grab you, shake you and leave you hung out to dry."
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MINDY WEISS: THE WEDDING BOOK (April 23 at 7:00pm)
Mindy Weiss.
MINDY WEISS: THE WEDDING BOOK 7pm Mindy Weiss, dubbed "the mega-star wedding planner" by People magazine, has crafted magical nuptials for Eva Longoria, Heidi Klum, Avril Lavigne, Gwen Stefani and others. Tonight she visits with The Wedding Book: The Big Book for Your Big Day. Two locally owned ... (more)businesses, Kokopelli Winery and Robert's Catering, will provide wine and wedding cake samples.
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THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY (April 24 at 4:00pm)
Trenton Lee Stewart , The Mysterious Benedict Society.
THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY 4pm In The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey, Trenton Lee Stewart blends kid-power, clues, and adventure in a way reminiscent of Roald Dahl and Blue Balliett. This engaging tale of four orphaned and runaway children has all the elements tweens ... (more)find intriguing: gifted kids, a dangerous mission and a secret society where nothing is as it seems. SEATING begins one hour before the event. Lettered tickets
(free with book purchase) will be called alphabetically to fill seats and will also be used to form the booksigning line.
Seating opens to the general public fifteen minutes before the event, so please arrive early, as space is limited.
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ALBERTO RIOS, POETRY BOAT CRUISE ON SAGUARO LAKE (April 27 at 9:30am)
Alberto Rios , The Theater of Night.
ALBERTO RIOS, POETRY BOAT CRUISE ON SAGUARO LAKE 9:30am-Noon As part of First Friday Poetry's 30th anniversary celebration, National Book Award winner Alberto Rios presents Water, Desert, Mirage, a reading from his work aboard the 65-seat Saguaro Lake cruiser, the Desert Belle. On this relaxing ... (more)ride you'll see exotic Arizona wildlife, towering canyon walls, and dramatic desert vistas while enjoying the words and the company of one of the nation's most esteemed poets. In addition to his National Book Award, Rios is the recipient of six Pushcart Prizes and the Arizona Governor’s Arts Award. Cost: $30. Registration and pre-payment required at 480-730-0205. Refreshments by Cookies from Home.
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KEVIN BROCKMEIER: THE VIEW FROM THE SEVENTH LAYER (April 28 at 7:00pm)
Kevin Brockmeier , The View from the Seventh Layer.
KEVIN BROCKMEIER: THE VIEW FROM THE SEVENTH LAYER 7pm New York Times bestselling author Kevin Brockmeier (The Brief History of the Dead) visits with his latest story collection, The View from the Seventh Layer, thirteen tales which, according to Publishers Weekly, "show Brockmeier's mastery of ... (more)the tricky intersection between fantasy and realism." His stories have appeared in the New Yorker, McSweeney's, The Best American Short Stories, O. Henry Prize Stories, Granta's Best Young American Novelists, and elsewhere.
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HILLARY CARLIP: Á LA CART (April 29 at 7:00pm)
Hillary Carlip , A la Cart: The Secret Lives of Grocery Shoppers.
HILLARY CARLIP: Á LA CART 7pm Ever since she was a teenager, Hillary Carlip has been collecting strangers' lost shopping lists and imagining the lives of the people who created them. Now, with the help of makeup and costumes, Carlip has transformed herself into the men and women she always imagined. ... (more)In á la Cart: The Secret Lives of Grocery Shoppers, twenty-six photographic portraits and accompanying narratives display Carlip's humor, grace and creative eye. After getting to know these grocery shoppers through Carlip's dedicated voyeurism, going to the market will never be the same!
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Cristina Garcia (May 4 at 7:00pm)
Cristina Garcia discusses A Handbook to Luck.
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MARIA GRAZIA SWAN: BOOMER BABES! (May 29 at 7:00pm)
Maria Grazia Swan.
  • MARIA GRAZIA SWAN: BOOMER BABES! 7pm

    Looking for some outrageous inspiration to kick-start your love life? Or some sizzlingly salacious gossip about the woman who could be your next-door neighbor? You'll find both in Boomer Babes: ... (more)True Tales of Love and Lust in the Later Years, by Maria Grazia Swan, winner of the Women's National Book Association award.
    It’s no surprise that the generation who burned bras and brought about the “Summer of Love” continues to redefine the way the world thinks about sex.
    Long-term lovers or one-night stands, there's nothing these women haven't tried—and now they dish on some of their juiciest secrets. Full of revolutionary real-life stories, tantalizing celebrity trivia and Cosmo-esque quizzes, Swan's
    wisdom can be put to use by women of any age!
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    Craig Johnson (June 2 at 12:00pm)
    Craig Johnson on tour for Another Man's Moccasins.
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    CRAIG JOHNSON: ANOTHER MAN'S MOCCASINS (June 2 at 1:00pm)
    Craig Johnson , Another Man's Moccasins.
  • CRAIG JOHNSON: ANOTHER MAN'S MOCCASINS 1pm

    Craig Johnson visits with the fourth book in his award-winning Walt Longmire series. In Another Man's Moccasins, the tough but tender sheriff solves two murders tied in blood ... (more)but separated by forty years—and brings back haunting memories of Vietnam. When the body of a young Vietnamese woman is found alongside the interstate in Absaroka County, Wyoming, Longmire is determined to discover the victim's identity. But he is also forced to confront the similarities between this murder and that of his first homicide investigation as a marine in Vietnam.
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    JANICE TAYLOR: ALL IS FORGIVEN, MOVE ON (June 2 at 7:00pm)
    Janice Taylor.
  • JANICE TAYLOR: ALL IS FORGIVEN, MOVE ON 7pm

    Are you ready to be gloriously svelte forever? Tonight, weight-loss coach Janice Taylor offers the secret to ever-lasting slimness in her book All is Forgiven, Move On: Our Lady of ... (more)Weight Loss’s 101 Fat-Burning Steps on Your Journey to Sveltesville. According to Taylor, many of us fail to reach our weight-loss goals because one dietary transgression sends us into despair, opening up the floodgates of overeating and self-deprecating thoughts. Taylor invites anyone who has ever thought or said "I couldn’t resist" or "I feel like a failure" on a fat-burning, soul-lifting journey to Sveltesville, the place where we can be done with the ups and downs of weight-loss madness forever.
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    GARY PAUL NABHAN: THE FOOD TRADITIONS OF NORTH AMERICA (June 3 at 7:00pm)
    Deborah Madison , Renewing America's Food Traditions: Saving and Savoring the Continent's Most Endangered Foods.
  • GARY PAUL NABHAN: THE FOOD TRADITIONS OF NORTH AMERICA 7pm

    Gary Paul Nabhan, director of the Center for Sustainable Environments
    at Northern Arizona University, visits with Renewing America’s Food Traditions: Saving and Savoring the ... (more)Continent’s Most Endangered Foods. It is a dramatic call to celebrate and conserve the diversity of foods that give North America its distinctive multicultural culinary identity. Nabhan offers rich natural and cultural histories as well as recipes and folk traditions associated with one hundred of the rarest food plants and animals on the continent, reminding us that what we choose to eat can either conserve or deplete the cornucopia of our continent. He also offers a eulogy to a once-common game food that has gone extinct— the passenger pigeon—to underscore how rapidly a food species can be depleted if its habitat is destroyed and harvesting pressures are ignored. Also included are success stories of food recovery, habitat restoration, and market revitalization which chefs, farmers, ranchers, fishermen, and foresters have recently achieved.
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    DEANNE STILLMAN: MUSTANG (June 5 at 7:00pm)
    Deanne Stillman , Mustang: The Saga of the Wild Horse in the American West.
  • DEANNE STILLMAN: MUSTANG 7pm

    Los Angeles Times bestselling author Deanne Stillman presents her book, Mustang: The Saga of the Wild Horse in the American West. Stillman chronicles the history of the mustang from its evolutionary ... (more)origin on this continent to its return with the conquistadors, its bloody battles on the old frontier, and its present-day fight for survival on the vanishing range. Along the way we meet some of the great characters—equine and human alike—of American history. Among them are Comanche, the gallant horse that survived the Battle of Little Bighorn; Charlie Joe, the intrepid cast member of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show; Fritz, the mustang that became America’s first equine movie star; and Bugz, the survivor of the infamous 1998 wild horse massacre outside Reno, Nevada. In the tradition of Barry Lopez and Peter Matthiessen, Mustang follows the horse tracks across American history and shows that, despite ever-encroaching civilization and dwindling protections, these horses still run wild.
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    COSTUME STORYTIME: THE STINKY CHEESE MAN (June 7 at 11:00am)
    Jon Scieszka , The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales.
  • COSTUME STORYTIME: THE STINKY CHEESE MAN 11am

    The Stinky Cheese Man stops by to smell up the place, while a storyteller presents such wonderfully quirky tales as The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, The Really Ugly Duckling, ... (more)Cinderumpelstiltskin, and, of course, The Stinky Cheese Man.
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    BARBARA PARK & JUNIE B. JONES: THE STUPID SMELLY BUS TOUR (June 7 at 3:00pm)
    Barbara Park , Junie B., First Grader: Dumb Bunny.
  • OFFSITE EVENT: BARBARA PARK & JUNIE B. JONES: THE STUPID SMELLY BUS TOUR 3pm

    Meet bestselling author Barbara Park and Junie B. Jones in the flesh! Today the Stupid Smelly Bus Tour comes to Tempe, where Junie B. will ... (more)present her outrageous "Trunk of Junk" show-and-tell and host some cool prize giveaways. This exclusive event will be held at the Marcos de Niza High School cafeteria in Tempe. Purchase one copy of any Junie B. Jones book at Changing Hands and receive one ticket to the show and booksigning for just $5. Each ticket admits two people (kids 2 and under are free). PLEASE NOTE: Due to large demand, Barbara Park will sign only one book per customer, while Junie B. will stamp up to five copies of any Park title.
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    READING YOUNG BOOKGROUP (June 8 at 3:00pm)
    Steve Kluger , My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, and Fenway Park.
  • READING YOUNG BOOKGROUP 3pm

    My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, and Fenway Park by Steve Kluger. More info: bookgroup@readingyoung.com.
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    MARTHA BECK: STEERING BY STARLIGHT (June 9 at 7:00pm)
    Donald B. Marron reads from Steering by Starlight: Find Your Right Life, No Matter What!.
  • MARTHA BECK: STEERING BY STARLIGHT 7pm

    "She's one of the smartest women I know," says Oprah. Now you can meet Martha Beck, world-renowned life coach, O magazine columnist, and author of the national bestseller Finding Your Own ... (more)North Star. In her new book, Steering by Starlight: Find Your Right Life, No Matter What, Beck reveals the step-by-step process she uses with her private clients to help them find their way back to their "homing instincts"—their true destinies. Whether you're seeking better relationships, a more focused career direction, specific fitness goals, or a more harmonious lifestyle, Beck's colorful and touching anecdotes, case studies and exercises will give you the tools you need to become your own guide and point the way to a more authentic, rewarding life.
      SEATING begins one hour before the event. Lettered tickets
      (free with book purchase) will be called alphabetically to fill seats and will also be used to form the booksigning line. Seating opens to the general public fifteen minutes before the event, so please arrive early, as space is limited.
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    DIANE MOTE: WALKING IN BACKWARDS (June 10 at 7:00pm)
    Diane Mote.
  • DIANE MOTE: WALKING IN BACKWARDS 7pm

    Psychotherapist Diane Mote presents insights into the emotional whirlwind that is your teenager in Walking In Backwards: Vignettes of Healing Through Therapy.
    She also leads an interactive ... (more)discussion about self-image and self-control issues that often bring children and teens into therapy.
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    MODERN FICTION BOOKGROUP (June 10 at 7:15pm)
    Jose SARAMAGO , Blindness.
  • MODERN FICTION BOOKGROUP 7:15 pm

    Blindness by Jose Saramago. More info: gaisford@cox.net.
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    ROBIN BRANDE: TEEN NOVEL WRITING (June 12 at 1:00pm)
    Robin Brande , Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature.
  • ROBIN BRANDE: TEEN NOVEL WRITING 1pm

    You have a great idea for a novel—now what? Or maybe you’ve always wanted to write a novel but have no clue where to start. Teens can learn the fundamentals of novel-writing and get that manuscript ... (more)started with Robin Brande, author of Evolution, Me and Other Freaks of Nature (selected by the American Library Association as one of the Best Books for Young Adults, 2008). Please Note: Ages 12-18 only. Cost: $35. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205.
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    ROBIN BRANDE: ADULTS WRITING FOR YOUNG ADULTS (June 12 at 6:00pm)
    Robin Brande , Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature.
    • ROBIN BRANDE: ADULTS WRITING FOR YOUNG ADULTS 6pm

    So you're not a teenager anymore, no matter how young you feel inside. How do you write young adult fiction that will ring true with today’s teens? What are some of the ways to research ... (more)your novel, and how do you capture the "voice" of teens without sounding like an adult trying to imitate them? Learn all this and more with Robin Brande, author of Evolution, Me and Other Freaks of Nature (selected by the American Library Association as one of the Best Books for Young Adults, 2008). Cost: $35 per person. Registration required at 480.730.0205.
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    NANCY WHITNEY-REITER: HOW TO DISCONNECT FROM THE RAT RACE (June 16 at 7:00pm)
    Nancy Whitney-Reiter.
  • NANCY WHITNEY-REITER: HOW TO DISCONNECT FROM THE RAT RACE 7pm

    Former economist and corporate market analyst Nancy Whitney-Reiter survived the attacks of 9/11, left her job at a Fortune 500 company, and embarked on a year of international ... (more)travel and soul searching. By giving herself time and space for self-reflection—or unplugging—she was able to build
    a new life based on vital interests. With her book Unplugged: How to Disconnect from the Rat Race, Have an Existential Crisis, and Find Meaning and Fulfillment, Whitney-Reiter offers a guide to discovering your own dreams and the true meaning of success.
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    KAREN RUSSO: THE MONEY KEYS (June 17 at 7:00pm)
    Karen Russo.
  • KAREN RUSSO: THE MONEY KEYS 7pm

    For the investor, business professional, or entrepreneur already committed to building material wealth, The Money Keys: Unlocking Peace, Freedom and Real Financial Power helps build spiritual mastery ... (more)around money. Using her 20 years of experience in finance, marketing, and consulting, Karen Russo helps readers to
    exponentially increase their ease, satisfaction and success in financial matters by offering education, inspiring stories, and simple practical tools. More info: www.TheMoneyKeys.com.
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    JANA KOHL: A RARE BREED OF LOVE (June 18 at 7:00pm)
    Jana Kohl , A Rare Breed of Love: The True Story of Baby and the Mission She Inspired to Help Dogs Everywhere.
  • JANA KOHL: A RARE BREED OF LOVE 7pm

    Baby and her owner "Ma" Jana Kohl, share the story of how this gentle toy poodle went from puppy-mill victim to celebrity "spokesdog," hobnobbing with celebrities, lobbying politicians, and inspiring an ... (more)entire movement to end the kind of animal abuse she herself suffered for many years. A Rare Breed of Love contains more than sixty photographs of Baby with many of her high-profile fans, from Barack Obama to Judge Judy to Patti LaBelle, as well as essays from luminaries such as Alice Walker and Gloria Steinem about the special love we all have for the pets in our lives. In this heartbreaking, compelling, and ultimately heartwarming book, Jana Kohl and Baby offer practical advice on what each of us can do to raise awareness, make a difference, and stop animal suffering everywhere.
      SEATING begins one hour before the event. Lettered tickets
      (free with book purchase) will be called alphabetically to fill seats and will also be used to form the booksigning line.
      Seating opens to the general public fifteen minutes before the event, so please arrive early, as space is limited.

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    JIM DUZAK: MID-LIFE DIVORCE (June 19 at 7:00pm)
    Jim Duzak.
  • JIM DUZAK: MID-LIVE DIVORCE 7pm
    Author Jim Duzak, a.k.a. "the Attorney at Love," draws on his decades of experience as an attorney and divorce mediator in his book Mid-Life Divorce and the Rebirth of Commitment. Duzak offers counsel on topics from marital sex ... (more)and conflict negotiation to couples counseling, separation, divorce and the eventual return to the world of dating. At the heart of the book Duzak emphasizes the commitment to lead an "authentic life," either within an existing marriage or in a new life
    afterward. More info: www.attorneyatlove.com.
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    FORMER U.S. ATTORNEY DAVID IGLESIAS: INSIDE THE SCANDAL THAT ROCKED THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION (June 20 at 7:00pm)
    David Iglesias , In Justice: Inside the Scandal That Rocked the Bush Administration.
  • FORMER U.S. ATTORNEY DAVID IGLESIAS: INSIDE THE SCANDAL THAT ROCKED THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION 7pm

    When George W. Bush chose David Iglesias to become U.S. Attorney for New Mexico, it was a dream come true. Iglesias officially became a core member ... (more)of Karl Rove's idealized Republican Party of the future—handsome, Hispanic, evangelical, and a military veteran. That dream came to an abrupt end, however, when Senator Pete Domenici called Iglesias, asking him to indict high-level Democrats before the 2006 elections. When Iglesias refused, the line went dead. Iglesias was fired a few weeks later. First he was devastated. Then he was angry. Now he is speaking out. Packed with previously unrevealed facts, In Justice: Inside the Scandal that Rocked the Bush Administration follows Iglesias and his colleagues—who would soon become known as the Justice League—as they pieced together the sources and purpose of the conspiracy against them. In fascinating detail, Iglesias reveals how various members of the group viewed their own dismissals, reacted to threats from Justice Department officials designed to ensure their silence, and struggled to find a way to respond to the growing furor over the case. Complete with insights into the power and responsibilities of U.S. Attorneys and an impassioned plea for their historic independence, the rule of law, and insulation from politics, In Justice is a compelling real-life political thriller that takes you deep inside one of the Bush administration’s darkest moments.
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    BARRY M. GOLDWATER JR: PURE GOLDWATER (June 21 at 7:00pm)
    John W. Dean , Pure Goldwater.
  • BARRY M. GOLDWATER JR.: PURE GOLDWATER 7pm
    Barry Goldwater was a defining figure in American public life, a firebrand politician associated with an optimistic brand of conservatism. For more than fifty years, in those moments when he was away from the ... (more)political fray, Senator Goldwater kept a private journal, recording his reflections on a rich political and personal life. Tonight Barry M. Goldwater Jr. visits with his book-length compilation of those reflections, Pure Goldwater, a scrapbook of historical material containing much that Senator Goldwater never discussed during his life. Included are details about his relationships with American presidents since Eisenhower, his real feelings about Richard Nixon, the revelation that Gerald Ford privately offered Goldwater the vice presidency, details about Goldwater's discomfort with the rise of the extreme right, and the soured relationship with his hand-picked successor, John McCain.
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    KIDS WRITING WITH AMANDA SHEPHERD: WHAT'S YOUR STORY? (June 25 at 10:15am)
    Patricia MacLachlan , Fiona Loves the Night.
  • KIDS WRITING WORKSHOP WITH AMANDA SHEPHERD: WHAT'S YOUR STORY? 10:30am

    Kids, begin your journey in writing and illustration with Amanda Shepherd, illustrator of Such a Silly Baby!, Rules of the Wild, Fiona Loves the ... (more)Night and other picture books. According to Shepherd, "In this class, drawing rules are broken. We will allow ourselves to practice and play. Mistakes are a good thing! Stories can be wild, so let’s whip yours into shape. We’ll draw characters together step-by-step to begin our story. Where will it lead? To a great story, of course." Cost: $20. Ages 4-7 only. Registration and pre-payment required at 480-730-0205.
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    KIDS WRITING WITH AMANDA SHEPHERD: WHAT'S YOUR STORY? (June 25 at 10:30am)
    Patricia MacLachlan , Fiona Loves the Night.
    KIDS WRITING WORKSHOP WITH AMANDA SHEPHERD: WHAT'S YOUR STORY? 10:30-11:45am Kids, begin your journey in writing and illustration with Amanda Shepherd, illustrator of Such a Silly Baby!, Rules of the Wild, Fiona Loves the Night and other picture books. According to Shepherd, "In this class, ... (more)drawing rules are broken. We will allow ourselves to practice and play. Mistakes are a good thing! Stories can be wild, so let’s whip yours into shape. We’ll draw characters together step-by-step to begin our story. Where will it lead? To a great story, of course." Cost: $20. Ages 4-7 only. Registration and pre-payment required at 480-730-0205.
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    DOREEN ORION: QUEEN OF THE ROAD (June 25 at 7:00pm)
    Doreen Orion , Queen of the Road: The True Tale of 47 States, 22,000 Miles, 200 Shoes, 2 Cats, 1 Poodle, a Husband, and a Bus with a Wi.
  • DOREEN ORION: QUEEN OF THE ROAD 7pm

    Doreen and Tim are married psychiatrists with a twist: She’s a self-proclaimed Long Island princess, grouchy couch potato, and shoe addict. He's an affable, though driven, outdoorsman. When Tim suggests chucking ... (more)it all to travel cross-country in a converted bus, Doreen asks, "Why can’t you be like a normal husband in a midlife crisis and have an affair or buy a Corvette?" But she soon shocks them both, agreeing to set forth with their sixty-pound dog, two querulous cats, and no agenda, in a 340-square-foot bus. Tonight, Doreen Orion visits with her book Queen of the Road: The True Tale of 47 States, 22,000 Miles, 200 Shoes, 2 Cats, 1 Poodle, a Husband, and a Bus with a Will of Its Own. It's an offbeat and romantic tale about refusing to settle; about choosing the unconventional road with all the misadventures it brings (fire, flood, armed robbery, and finding themselves in a nudist RV park, to name just a few). Best of all, readers get to go along for the ride through forty-seven states in this often hilarious and always entertaining memoir, in which a boisterous marriage of polar opposites becomes stronger than ever.
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    LORI GIRSHICK: TRANSGENDER VOICES (June 27 at 7:00pm)
    Lori B. Girshick , Transgender Voices: Beyond Women and Men.
  • LORI GIRSHICK: TRANSGENDER VOICES 7pm

    In Transgender Voices: Beyond Women and Men, sociologist and social justice activist Lori B. Girshick brings together the voices of sex—and gender—diverse people speaking with great ... (more)candor about their lives. Girshick presents a multitude of perspectives about identity, coming out, sexual orientation, relationship negotiations and the dynamics of attraction, homophobia, and bullying. She exposes the guilt and shame the so-called "gender police" use to exert control, and points out the many ways in which transgender people are discriminated against.
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    LOCAL AUTHOR SIGNING DAY (June 28 at 12:00pm)
    Elle Maurene.
    LOCAL AUTHOR SIGNING DAY 12-3:30pm Changing Hands Bookstore presents the following local authors for a signing and meet-and-greet:
    12-1:30pm /
    The Struggle to Surrender by David Lowell.
    2-3:30pm / Stories From Laborliss:Volume 1 by Brandon Mullan and Masters of the Golden Wisdom by Elle Maurene.
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    WORKSHOP: Writing for the Slicks with 944 Magazine's Julie Stone (July 22 at 6:30pm)
    Julie Stone.
    Since entering the fast-paced world of print media as an Editorial Assistant for 944 magazine in February 2007, Julie Stone has enjoyed writing many articles for the sultry publication. Her articles on eco-friendly sex, feng shui for the bedroom and aphrodisiac foods have added to the sexy image that ... (more)944 has cultivated over the last six years. Now with her writing workshop, Writing for the Slicks, Stone discusses her weekly web column and shows you what it takes to be a writer for print and multimedia. Cost: $25. Registration and pre-payment required at 480-730-0205.
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    FAMILY EVENT: ARTEMIS FOWL: THE TIME PARADOX MULTI MEDIA PRESENTATION, TALK AND BOOKSIGNING (July 25 at 6:00pm)
    Eoin Colfer discusses The Time Paradox.
    Colfer's teenage criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl has battled fairies, the mafia and time-warped demons. In his latest novel, The Time Paradox, Artemis Fowl has a new mission and this time it's personal. His mother has contracted a deadly disease and the only cure lies in the brain fluid of African lemurs. ... (more)Unfortunately, Artemis is responsible for the lemurs' extinction. Now he must travel back in time to save the lemurs and face his deadliest foe yet, his younger and less amiable self. .

    Purchase your copy of The Time Paradox Hyperion, $17.99) at Changing Hands and you may buy up to 4 tickets to this special event for $6 each. Kids aged 2 and under are admitted free.

    VENUE: Mesa Arts Center Piper Theater 1 East Main Street.
    Directions at www.mesaartscenter.com
    Event location: Mesa Arts Center, Piper Theater, 1 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ
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    BREAKING DAWN MIDNIGHT RELEASE PARTY (August 1 at 9:00pm)
    Stephenie Meyer , Breaking Dawn.
    BREAKING DAWN MIDNIGHT RELEASE PARTY 9pm-1am Twilight tempted the imagination. New Moon made readers thirsty for more. Eclipse turned the saga into a worldwide phenomenon. And now, finally, comes Breaking Dawn, the final book in Stephenie Meyer's #1 bestselling Twilight saga. Join us for live music, ... (more)gory treats, raffle prizes, a Twilight-inspired scavenger hunt, T-shirt decorating contest and fashion show, Red Cross blood drive, and a costume contest! This is a FREE event. To receive your copy of Breaking Dawn at midnight, purchase a copy today ($22.99). You will receive a voucher that will be exchanged for Breaking Dawn at midnight on August 2nd. Stop by Changing Hands or call 480-730-0205 to obtain your voucher today.
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    COSTUME STORYTIME: CURIOUS GEORGE (August 2 at 11:00am)
    H. A. Rey , Curious George.
    COSTUME STORYTIME: CURIOUS GEORGE 11am Monkey around with Curious George as a storyteller reads from Curious George's Dinosaur Discovery and Curious George and the Puppies.
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    WORKSHOP: 21 DAYS TO A NOVEL WITH MICHAEL STACKPOLE (August 4 at 6:30pm)
    Michael A. Stackpole , I, Jedi.
    WORKSHOP: 21 DAYS TO A NOVEL with MICHAEL STACKPOLE 6:30-8:30pmMichael Stackpole, author of eight New York Times bestsellers including the Star Wars X-Wing novels Rogue Squadron, Wedge's Gamble, and I, Jedi, steps you through twenty-one days worth of exercises that will help you plan everything you'll ... (more)need to successfully write a novel, no matter the genre. No more having your book burn out after twenty pages, or getting stuck five chapters in. "21 Days to a Novel" sets you up to finish your novel once and for all. Topics covered by the exercises include character creation, conflict, world building, dialogue and plotting. Registration and pre-payment required at 480-730-0205. Cost: $35.
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    WORKSHOP: HOW NOT TO WRITE WITH JACK PENDARVIS (August 5 at 6:00pm)
    Jack Pendarvis , Awesome.
    WORKSHOP: HOW NOT TO WRITE with JACK PENDARVIS 6-7pmJoin the always hilarious Jack Pendarvis for his fiction writing workshop "How Not to Write," in which participants will explore the three most important aspects of not writing: 1) How to avoid writing. 2) If you must write, how to sidestep the ... (more)deadly pitfall of beautifully crafted prose. 3) How to do everything wrong and still be happy. Pendarvis is the author of Awesome (a novel) and two books of short stories: The Mysterious Secret of the Valuable Treasure and Your Body Is Changing. He is currently whipping his detective novel (titled Shut Up, Ugly) into shape. Like his other books before it, Shut Up, Ugly will be published by MacAdam/Cage. PLEASE NOTE: Awesome is indeed awesome, and filled with frank sexual humor. Register for this workshop accordingly. Cost: One copy of Pendarvis's new novel, Awesome ($18). Registration and pre-payment required at 480-730-0205.
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    AUTHOR EVENT: JIM MALUSA: INTO THICK AIR (August 6 at 7:00pm)
    Jim Malusa , Into Thick Air: Biking to the Bellybutton of Six Continents.
    JIM MALUSA: INTO THICK AIR 7pmBicyclist, botanist, and Discovery Channel Online blogger Jim Malusa visits with his book, Into Thick Air: Biking to the Bellybutton of Six Continents. With plenty of sunscreen and a cold beer swaddled in his sleeping bag, Malusa bicycled alone to the lowest point on ... (more)each of six continents, a six-year series of "anti-expeditions" to the "anti-summits." His journeys took him to Lake Eyre in the arid heart of Australia, along Moses' route to the Dead Sea, and from Moscow to the Caspian Sea. He pedaled across the Andes to Patagonia, around tiny Djibouti in the Horn of Africa, and from Tucson to Death Valley. With a scientist's eye, he vividly observes local landscapes and creatures. He is overfed by grandmothers, courted by ladies of the night in Volgograd, invited into a mosque by Africa's most feared tribe, chased by sandstorms and hurricanes -- yet Malusa keeps riding. His reward: the deep silence of the world's great depressions. Into Thick Air is the story of what happens when a friendly, perceptive American puts himself at the mercy of strange landscapes and their denizens, from one of the most talented new voices in contemporary travel writing. Jim will present a slide show with his talk.
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    AUTHOR EVENT: LUCAS CONLEY: OBSESSIVE BRANDING DISORDER (August 7 at 7:00pm)
    Lucas Conley , OBD: Obsessive Branding Disorder: The Illusion of Business and the Business of Illusion.
    LUCAS CONLEY: OBSESSIVE BRANDING DISORDER 7pmFast Company contributing writer Lucas Conley visits with his book, Obsessive Branding Disorder: The Illusion of Business and the Business of Illusion. The world is more branded than ever: Americans encounter anywhere between 3,000 and 5,000 ads a day, ... (more)and increasingly these brands vie for our attention from insidious angles that target our emotional responses (scent, taste, sound, and touch). In an ever-faster, more competitive global landscape fueled by the rise of cheaper foreign brands and the house brands of mega-stores like Target and Wal-Mart, American companies are increasingly resorting to image overhauls to attract customers in lieu of improvements to product quality or functionality. Obsessive Branding Disorder is a hilarious and frightening analysis of a business stratagem gone wrong, and a bracing reexamination of our buying habits and of the industry masterminds responsible for seducing us to buy at any cost.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - J.A. JANCE: DAMAGE CONTROL (August 11 at 7:00pm)
    J.A. Jance , Damage Control.
    J.A. JANCE: DAMAGE CONTROL 7pm
    The New York Times bestselling author discusses and signs the latest in her Joanna Brady series, Damage Control. On a beautiful sunny day in the Coronado National Monument, an elderly couple's car goes off the side of a mountain and into oblivion. The terrain is so ... (more)rocky that a helicopter must be flown in to retrieve the bodies, and to make matters worse, a thunder-storm is looming on the horizon. Hours later and miles away, the subsiding rain reveals gruesome evidence: two trash bags containing human remains. It's just another day in the life of Cochise County sheriff Joanna Brady. Back at home, Joanna has a newborn baby, a teenage daughter, a writer husband, and a difficult mother to deal with. But in the field, it turns out that she has much more on her hands. The remains are those of a handicapped woman who had wandered away from a care facility with a suspicious track record. Another resident, with whom the woman may have been involved, has also been reported missing. Meanwhile, a note is found in the glove compartment of the car lying twisted down the mountainside, stating that its occupants intended to take their own lives. Yet a contradictory autopsy report surfaces, and when the deceased's two daughters show up to feud over their inheritance, Joanna knows there is more to this case than just a suicide pact. And she will go all out to find the truth—no matter where it leads.
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    MODERN FICTION BOOKGROUP (August 12 at 7:15pm)
    John Shors , Beneath a Marble Sky.
    MODERN FICTION BOOKGROUP 7:15 pm Beneath a Marble Sky by John Shors. More info: gaisford@cox.net.
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    MURDER BY THE BOOKGROUP (August 13 at 7:00pm)
    Ariana Franklin , Mistress of the Art of Death.
    MURDER BY THE BOOKGROUP 7pm
    Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin. Info: 480-917-1768.
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    SCI-FI FANTASY BOOKGROUP (August 14 at 7:00pm)
    Cormac McCarthy , The Road.
    SCI-FI FANTASY BOOKGROUP 7pm The Road by Cormac McCarthy. More info: WhereAreMyKeys@gmail.com.
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    SOCRATES CAFÉ (August 17 at 10:30am)
    Christopher Phillips , Socrates Cafe: A Fresh Taste of Philosophy.
    SOCRATES CAFÉ 10:30am-Noon Join Socrates Café, a philosophical discussion group based on the book Socrates Café by Christopher Phillips. The group discusses questions about life, happiness, love, and beauty. More Info: Wendy at tantricdish@yahoo.com.
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    AUTHOR EVENT: JULIA ALVAREZ: ONCE UPON A QUINCEAŃERA (August 19 at 7:00pm)
    Julia Alvarez.
    JULIA ALVAREZ: ONCE UPON A QUINCEAŃERA 7pm
    Julia Alvarez, bestselling author of How the García Girls Lost Their Accents, explores the phenomenon of the Latina "sweet fifteen" celebration, or quinceańera. Lavish ball gowns, extravagant catered meals, DJs, limousines, gifts, multi-tiered cakes—the ... (more)must-haves for a "quince" are becoming as numerous and as costly as a prom or wedding. And yet this elaborate ritual also hearkens back to traditions from native countries and communities, offering young Latinas a chance to connect with their heritage. In Once Upon a Quinceańera: Coming of Age in the USA, Julia Alvarez explores this
    celebration that brings many Latina girls into womanhood. She attends the quince of a young woman who lives in Queens and witnesses the commotion, confusion, and potential for disaster that comes with planning this important event. Alvarez also weaves in interviews with other quince girls, her own memories of coming of age as an immigrant, and the history of the custom itself—how it originated and what has changed as Latinas become accustomed to a supersized American culture. Once Upon a Quinceańera is an enlightening, accessible, and entertaining portrait of contemporary Latino culture as well as a critical look at the rituals of coming of age and the economic and social consequences of the quinceańera.
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    CRIME FICTION BOOKGROUP (August 20 at 7:00pm)
    Brent Ghelfi , Volk's Game.
    CRIME FICTION BOOKGROUP 7pm Volk's Game by Brent Ghelfi. More info: r.a.schooler@att.net.
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    SPANISH BOOKGROUP (August 21 at 7:00pm)
    Carlos Ruiz Zafon , The Angel's Game.
    SPANISH BOOKGROUP 7pm El Juego Del Angel by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. More info: Claudia at claudiani@cox.net.
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    KIDS EVENT: MONSTER'S LUNCH BOX (August 23 at 1:00pm)
    Marc Brown , Monster's Lunch Box.
    KIDS EVENT: MONSTER'S LUNCH BOX 1pm Discover all the unusual
    and repulsive things that make up a monster's lunchtime feast, from spider Jell-O to petrified pepperoni, in this ingenious pop-up, pull-tab, touch-and-feel book. Representatives from KC’s Kitchen help kids make their own monster
    sandwiches, ... (more)while a storyteller reads Monster's Lunch Box by Marc Brown and Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex.
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    DESERT SISTERS LITERARY BOOKGROUP (August 24 at 4:00pm)
    Eckhart Tolle , A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose.
    DESERT SISTERS LITERARY BOOKGROUP 4pm A New Earth
    by Eckhart Tolle. More info: 602-486-0024 or writesalot@att.net.
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    HOLISTIC HEALING (August 26 at 7:00pm)
    Byron Katie , A Thousand Names for Joy: Living in Harmony with the Way Things Are.
    HOLISTIC HEALING 7pm A Thousand Names for Joy by Byron Katie. More info: Rita at briohart@yahoo.com.
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    AUTHOR EVENT: ALISON WRIGHT: LEARNING TO BREATHE (August 27 at 7:00pm)
    Alison Wright , Learning to Breathe: One Woman's Journey of Spirit and Survival.
    ALISON WRIGHT: LEARNING TO BREATHE 7pm On the second day of this century, renowned photojournalist Alison Wright was traveling on a windy mountain road in Laos when the bus she was riding in collided with a logging truck and was severed in half. As Alison waited for help to arrive—in excruciating ... (more)pain and believing she was moments from death—she drew upon her years of meditation practice and concentrated on every breath as if it were her last. Tonight, Wright visits with Learning to Breathe: One Woman’s Journey of Spirit and Survival, her extraordinary memoir of that experience and its remarkable consequences. After the bus collision, Alison spent fourteen hours without proper medical attention (her arm was first sewn up by a boy with a needle and thread) and endured months of surgeries and grueling physical therapy. She struggled to remain positive while doctors discouraged her from expecting a return to her previous life. Meanwhile Alison set herself a goal: to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, which she finally summited on the morning of her fortieth birthday. Gasping for air once again, she stood at the highest point in Africa, thankful for every moment she’d had since the accident and determined to never again take one single breath for granted. About Learning to Breathe—which features a forward by the Dalai Lama—Wright's friend Richard Gere says, "There is muscle and tears here, and the fierce flame of inspiration. She's the real deal."
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    KIDS EVENT: OH YUCK! (August 30 at 11:00am)
    Joy Masoff , Oh, Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty.
    KIDS EVENT: OH, YUCK! 11am Did you know that mucus keeps your lungs clean? Or that certain bullfrogs are cannibals? A dose of gross helps science make sense! From the liquids, solids, and gases—especially the gases!—of our own bodies to the creepy, crawly, slimy, slithery, fetid, ... (more)and feculent phenomena in the world at large, kids with a curious bent just can't get enough. Oh, Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty brings together, in one book, all the good things about some of the baddest things on Earth. Here are vampire bats, which sip blood while peeing at the same time so that they'll always be light enough to fly away; and slime eels, wreathed in mucus and eating fellow fish from the inside out. Oh, Yuck! explains why vomit smells, where dandruff comes from, what pus is all about, and why maggots just adore rotting meat. Other features include gross recipes, putrid projects, 10 foods that make you "airborne," and more. Join us for some live Oh, Yuck! experiments, along with presentations by local "gross" pros Katie Schmidbauer from the Arizona Farm Bureau, chemist Jenny Green, Tempe Mortician Steve Salcido, and registered nurse Novelette Brown.
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    DEVOURING DIVAS BOOK CLUB LAUNCH (September 3 at 7:00pm)
    Sloane Crosley , I Was Told There'd Be Cake.
    DEVOURING DIVAS BOOK CLUB LAUNCH 7pm Changing Hands Bookstore and Wildflower Bread Company are proud to announce the launch of "Devouring Divas," a book club for women who crave scrumptious food and juicy books. Join the discussion of the club's first pick, I Was Told There’d Be Cake, by Sloane ... (more)Crosley at the Wildflower location at 15640 N. Pima Rd. in Scottsdale (Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd). Wry, hilarious, and profoundly genuine, this debut
    collection of essays is a celebration of fallibility and haplessness in all their glory. From despoiling an exhibit at the Natural History Museum to provoking the ire
    of her first boss to siccing the cops on her mysterious neighbor, Crosley can do no right, despite the best of intentions—or perhaps because of them. Please note:
    The Devouring Divas meet on the first Wednesday of every month at Wildflower Bread Co., 15640 N. Pima Rd. (Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd.) Purchase your copy of
    I Was Told There’d Be Cake ($14 + tax) at Changing Hands or the Scottsdale Wildflower location, and you can purchase a $10 voucher that includes an invitation to join the Divas for the book discussion and dinner.
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    STEVE BERGSMAN: PASSPORT TO EXOTIC REAL ESTATE (September 6 at 2:00pm)
    Steve Bergsman.
    STEVE BERGSMAN: PASSPORT TO EXOTIC REAL ESTATE 2pm
    For many Americans, buying a second home in desirable vacation areas in the U.S. has become nearly impossible. Increasingly, many are turning to more affordable regions overseas. Some stay close—Mexico or Canada—while others are more adventurous, ... (more)looking to parts of Central America, the Caribbean, and Pacific Islands. In Passport to Exotic Real Estate: Buying U.S. And Foreign Property In Breath-Taking, Beautiful, Faraway Lands, real estate expert and travel writer Steve Bergsman offers advice on the benefits and challenges of buying overseas property, including whether or not foreigners can legally own property, tax implications, availability of beachfront land, market trends, investment security, local regulations, and much more. With Bergsman’s guidance, readers will be fully prepared to overcome the obstacles of overseas property ownership and
    discover the benefits of living or vacationing abroad.
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    MARK STARR, MD: HYPOTHYROIDISM TYPE 2 (September 9 at 7:00pm)
    M.D., Mark Starr , Hypothyroidism Type 2: The Epidemic.
    MARK STARR, MD: HYPOTHYROIDISM TYPE 2 7pm
    Dr. Mark Starr, who recently opened a pain and sports medicine clinic in Paradise Valley, has written a clear explanation of why so many people are suffering from hypothyroidism, despite "normal" blood tests that throw their doctors off track. Hypothyroidism ... (more)Type 2: The Epidemic brings together overwhelming
    evidence of the inadequacy of laboratory testing used to diagnose hypothyroidism,
    as well as its treatment. Dr. Starr speaks to lay people and doctors alike about his
    in-depth research and discusses how environmental toxins can interfere with
    thyroid hormones. FREE.
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    MODERN FICTION BOOKGROUP (September 9 at 7:15pm)
    Lalita Tademy , Cane River.
    MODERN FICTION BOOKGROUP 7:15 pm Cane River by Lalita Tademy. More info: gaisford@cox.net.
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    JESSE VENTURA: DON'T START THE REVOLUTION WITHOUT ME! (September 10 at 7:00pm)
    Jesse Ventura , Don't Start the Revolution Without Me!.
    JESSE VENTURA: DON'T START THE REVOLUTION WITHOUT ME! 7pm Former Minnesota governor, professional wrestler, and Navy SEAL Jesse Ventura visits with his latest book, Don't Start the Revolution Without Me!, in which he discusses what's wrong with the Democrats, the Republicans, and politics in America. ... (more)Ventura pulls no punches in discussing our corrupt two-party system, the disastrous war in Iraq, and what he suspects really happened on September 11. He provides personal insights into the Clinton and Bush presidencies, and elaborates on the ways in which third parties are rendered impotent by the country's two dominant parties. He reveals the illegal role of the CIA in states like Minnesota, sensitive and up-to-date information on the Blackwater security firm, the story of the American spies who shadowed him on a trade mission to Cuba, and what Fidel Castro told him about who really assassinated President John F. Kennedy. This unique political memoir is a must-read for anyone concerned about the direction that America will take in 2008.
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    Visiting Author (September 11 at 3:30pm)
    Rebecca Rule , The Best Revenge: Short Stories (Hardscrabble Books).
    Rebecca Rule is coming to town for two events today. The first is a workshop at Kennett entitled, “Reading to Write: The NH Literary Landscape: Writers You Know and Some You Might Not.” Rule, who has written more than 650 book columns for the Concord Monitor and other papers – and hosts the NH ... (more)Authors Series on NHPTV -- will talk about some of her favorite New Hampshire writers and ask participants to do the same. The group will read excerpts from poems, stories, novels, and children's books to identify some strong New Hampshire voices and discuss how bringing these voices into the classroom shows that good writing lives close to home. This program, presented through a new partnership between the Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire and the New Hampshire Humanities Council, is open to the public but preregistration is requested by calling 323-7302.
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    SCI-FI FANTASY BOOKGROUP (September 11 at 7:00pm)
    Harry Harrison , Bill, the Galactic Hero.
    SCI-FI FANTASY BOOKGROUP 7pm Bill the Galactic Hero by Harry Harrison. More info: WhereAreMyKeys@gmail.com.
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    PHILIP ROTH WEBCAST: INDIGNATION DAY (September 16 at 5:00pm)
    Philip Roth , Indignation.
    PHILIP ROTH WEBCAST: INDIGNATION DAY 5-7:30pm
    Join us for this special evening—Indignation Day—as we show a live Webcast of Philip Roth being interviewed about his new novel, Indignation, by author Ben Taylor in New York City. This broadcast is being shown only
    at select bookstores across the country, ... (more)and Changing Hands is among the chosen few. Publishers Weekly has already hailed Indignation as brilliant and disconcerting ... a melancholy triumph and a cogent reflection on society in a time of war. Roth's 29th book tells the story of Marcus Messner, a
    studious, law-abiding youngster from Newark, New Jersey, who is beginning his sophomore year on the pastoral conservative campus of Ohio's Winesburg College in 1951, the second year of the Korean War. And why is he there instead of the local college where he originally enrolled? Because his father seems to have gone mad with fear of the dangers he sees lurking in every
    corner for his beloved boy. Marcus leaves his parents and, far from Newark, has to find his way amid the customs and constrictions of another American world. Forty-five signed first editions of Indignation will be available. Purchase your copy for $24.50 and you're automatically entered in a raffle for a signed first edition of Roth's bestselling novel The Plot Against America. (Winner must be present to claim prize.)
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    CONTEMPORARY WISDOM BOOKGROUP (September 16 at 7:00pm)
    Nevada Barr , Seeking Enlightenment... Hat by Hat: A Skeptic's Guide to Religion.
    CONTEMPORARY WISDOM BOOKGROUP 7pm Seeking Enlightenment...Hat by Hat by Nevada Barr . More info: jraupp1@cox.net.
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    CRIME FICTION BOOKGROUP (September 17 at 7:00pm)
    Charlie Stella , Shakedown: a novel of crime.
    CRIME FICTION BOOKGROUP 7pm Shakedown by Charlie Stella. More info: r.a.schooler@att.net.
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    SPANISH BOOKGROUP (September 18 at 7:00pm)
    Elena Poniatowska , El Tren Pasa Primero/the Train Passes First.
    SPANISH BOOKGROUP 7pm El Tren Pasa Primero by Elena Poniatowska. More info: claudiani@cox.net.
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    ALISA VALDES-RODRIGUEZ: DIRTY GIRLS ON TOP (September 19 at 7:00pm)
    Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez.
    ALISA VALDES-RODRIGUEZ: DIRTY GIRLS ON TOP 7pm
    With her sequel to The Dirty Girls Social Club, award-winning journalist Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez brings the dirty girls back—this time saucier and sexier than ever! Join Valdes-Rodriguez tonight as she visits with Dirty Girls on Top, which Entertainment ... (more)Weekly says "has Sex and the City written all over it—in sassy Spanglish. The six sucias return with hilarious and raunchy tales of Latina-tinged love, marriage, and sex told from each character's point of view."
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    KIDS EVENT: DRAGON DAY AND BRISINGR RELEASE PARTY (September 20 at 2:00pm)
    Christopher Paolini , Brisingr.
    KIDS EVENT DRAGON DAY AND BRISINGR RELEASE PARTY 2pm
    Celebrate the release of Brisingr, the third book in Christopher Paolini's
    bestselling Inheritance Cycle, with a day of dangerous dragons and swashbuckling swords! Join us for face-painting, dragon decorating, a scaly Bearded Dragon exhibit with ... (more)the Phoenix Zoo, and, because every dragon rider must be suitably armed for clashes with rogues, a "Create Your Own Broadsword" activity. Also
    joining us are representatives from the Arizona Renaissance Festival and the Arizona Fencing Club with a demonstration of their fast and fierce fighting
    techniques. Please note: Christopher Paolini will not be present.
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    Monsterpiece Theater Presents: The Invisible Man (September 20 at 7:30pm)
    H.G. Wells , The Invisible Man.
    Now you see him, now your don't! This month we will be reading H.G. Well's classic science fiction novel, the Invisible Man and watching James Whale's B&W film version starring Claude Rains. After which will be discussing both the novel and the film!
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    SOCRATES CAFÉ (September 21 at 10:30am)
    Christopher Phillips , Socrates Cafe: A Fresh Taste of Philosophy.
    SOCRATES CAFÉ 10:30am-Noon Join Socrates Cafe, a philosophical discussion group based on the book Socrates Café by Christopher Phillips. The group discusses questions about life, happiness, love, and beauty. More Info: Wendy at tantricdish@yahoo.com.
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    WORKSHOP: SOUND HEALING FOR YOUR CHAKRAS (September 21 at 4:00pm)
    Jeanne Farrens , Chakra Healing.
    WORKSHOP: SOUND HEALING FOR YOUR CHAKRAS 4-5:30pm Sound healing pioneers Dean and Dudley Evenson draw from three decades of experience in this interactive workshop on sound healing principles and practices to enhance the chakras. Using music, toning, Tibetan bowls, and breath, you'll learn tools ... (more)and techniques to use for daily chakra enhancement. Cost: $20 Registration and pre-payment required at 480-730-0205.
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    SIGNING AND DINING: THE FORTUNE COOKIE CHRONICLES (September 21 at 6:00pm)
    Jennifer Lee , The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food.
    SIGNING AND DINING: THE FORTUNE COOKIE CHRONICLES 6pm New York Times beat reporter Jennifer 8 Lee (yes, her middle name is 8) visits with her book, The Fortune Cookie Chronicles, taking readers on
    a remarkable journey that is both foreign and familiar. Lee penetrates the Chinese food subculture ... (more)by traveling the globe in her quest to understand this
    ubiquitous cuisine and the people who prepare it. Her journey takes her to the hometown of General Tso (a military hero immortalized as much for his crunchy chicken as for his conquests), the surprising origin of the fortune cookie (it's not China), and to six continents in search for the world's greatest Chinese restaurant. The book also sparks debate as to who really invented chop suey and why exactly so many Jews love Chinese food—or as Lee puts it: "Why is chow mein the chosen food of the chosen people?" Please note: This is an offsite event at the Golden Buddha restaurant in Phoenix. Cost: $60 per person, includes drinks, appetizers, dinner buffet and one copy of the The Fortune Cookie Chronicles (Twelve, $24.99). COUPLES: $100 (1 book per couple). RSVP at 480-730-0205.
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    JUNOT DIAZ: THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO (September 22 at 7:00pm)
    Junot Díaz , The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.
    JUNOT DIAZ: THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO 7pm Junot Diaz visits with his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. Things have never been easy for Oscar, a sweet but
    disastrously overweight, lovesick Dominican ghetto nerd. From his home in New Jersey, where he lives ... (more)with his old-world mother and rebellious sister, Oscar dreams of becoming the Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien and, most of all, of finding love. But he may never get what he wants, thanks to the fukú—the curse that has haunted Oscar’s family for generations, dooming them to prison, torture, tragic accidents, and ill-starred love. Oscar, still waiting for his first kiss, is just its most recent victim. Diaz immerses us in the tumultuous life of Oscar and the history of the family at large, rendering with genuine warmth and dazzling energy, humor, and insight the Dominican-American experience, and, ultimately, the endless human capacity to persevere in the face of heartbreak and loss. A true literary triumph (and Changing Hands staff selection for Best Novel of 2007), The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao confirms Junot Diaz as one of the best and most exciting voices of our time. Diaz is also author of the acclaimed story collection, Drown. His
    fiction has appeared in The New Yorker, Paris Review, and Best American Short Stories.
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    HOLISTIC HEALING BOOKGROUP (September 23 at 7:00pm)
    Byron Katie , A Thousand Names for Joy: Living in Harmony with the Way Things Are.
    HOLISTIC HEALING BOOKGROUP 7pm A Thousand Names for Joy by Byron Katie. More info: Rita at briohart@yahoo.com
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    TOM MOON: 1,000 RECORDINGS TO HEAR BEFORE YOU DIE (September 24 at 7:00pm)
    Tom Moon , 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (1,000 Before You Die).
    TOM MOON: 1,000 RECORDINGS TO HEAR BEFORE YOU DIE 7pm Award-winning music journalist and NPR contributor Tom Moon takes you on the musical adventure of a lifetime. In 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Moon recommends recordings guaranteed to give listeners the joy, the mystery, the revelation, ... (more)the sheer fun of great music. He draws from the diverse worlds of classical, jazz, rock, pop, blues, country, folk, musicals, hip-hop, world, opera, soundtracks, and more—all arranged alphabetically by artist to
    create unexpected juxtapositions that break down genre bias and broaden horizons. Event co-presented by Hoodlums Music and Movies, whose owner, Steve Wiley, leads the discussion in this interview-style Q&A event. Visit Hoodlums, our newest neighbor in the Tempe Square shopping center, online at www.hoodlumsmusic.com.
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    KEITH SWAIN: DYNAMIC DUOS (September 26 at 7:00pm)
    Keith W. Swain , Dynamic Duos: The Alpha/Beta Key to Unlocking Success in Gay Relationships.
    KEITH SWAIN: DYNAMIC DUOS 7pm Forget everything you've
    ever heard about gay dating. In Dynamic Duos: The Alpha Beta Key to Unlocking Success in Gay Relationships, psychotherapist Keith Swain offers his approach to finding and keeping love, and shows readers how to open the door to a new world of ... (more)hidden gay men—one of whom is Mr. Right! Based on new data from the National Survey of Male Relationships, Swain zeroes in on strategies that will work for you, spells out the eight early indicators of a gay
    couple on their way to successful lifelong marriage, and demonstrates how to write the perfect personal ad to attract your type.
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    STEVE ALMOND: NOT THAT YOU ASKED (September 27 at 7:00pm)
    Steve Almond , (Not that You Asked): Rants, Exploits, and Obsessions.
    STEVE ALMOND: NOT THAT YOU ASKED 7pm Join certified Candyfreak and New York Times bestselling author Steve Almond as he reads assorted depravities from his new book of essays, Not That You Asked: Rants, Exploits, and Obsessions, then invites audience members
    to experience the unveiling of the official ... (more)"Booze Pig Truffle," as crafted by that fearless (and pickled) man of letters, Phoenix New Times' own Booze Pig, Colin Redding. Don't miss this evening of literary mouth-love and libidinal excess!
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    TEEN EVENT: MARGOT McDONNELL: TORN TO PIECES (September 28 at 4:00pm)
    Margot McDonnell , Torn to Pieces.
    TEEN EVENT: MARGOT McDONNELL: TORN TO PIECES 4pm
    Local author Margot McDonnell visits with her new teen novel Torn to Pieces. Seventeen-year-old Anne is used to her mother's quirky ways and erratic business trips, until one day when she doesn't return home. After receiving a letter from her mother ... (more)explaining why she has disappeared, Anne embarks on a journey of discovery into her mother's life, all while trying to hold on to the safety of her own.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - MASTER STEPHEN CO: YOUR HANDS CAN HEAL YOU (October 1 at 6:30pm)
    Master Stephen Co , Your Hands Can Heal You: Pranic Healing Energy Remedies to Boost Vitality and Speed Recovery from Common Health Problems.
    MASTER STEPHEN CO: YOUR HANDS CAN HEAL YOU      6:30pm
    Master Pranic Healer Stephen Co, author of Your Hands Can Heal You, teaches powerful and effective techniques to harness your life force and activate your heart and crown chakras. He will also teach Tibetan Power Breathing to increase your energy ... (more)level and sign copies of his book. More info: www.yourhandscanhealyou.com.
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    DEVOURING DIVAS BOOK CLUB (October 1 at 7:00pm)
    Elizabeth Gilbert , Stern Men.
    DEVOURING DIVAS BOOK CLUB       7pm Changing Hands Bookstore and Wildflower Bread Company present "Devouring Divas," a book club for women who crave scrumptious food and juicy books. Join us in Scottsdale for food, fun, and lively discussion of the club's second pick, Stern Men by Elizabeth Gilbert. ... (more)Known for her in-depth profiles for magazines from Harper's Bazaar to GQ, Gilbert (Eat, Pray Love) has developed a reputation for relating what makes people tick, both in her reportage and her acclaimed works of fiction. With Stern Men, Gilbert captures a feisty American spirit through an unforgettable heroine who is destined for greatness—even despite herself. Please note: The Devouring Divas meet the first Wednesday of every month at the Scottsdale and Phoenix Wildflower locations. Scottsdale: 15640 North Pima Road (at Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard). Phoenix: 44th street and Indian School. (Tonight the Phoenix group will host its introductory meet-and-greet session only. They will not discuss Stern Men but will be up and running in time for the Devouring Divas' next selection.) More Phoenix info: karen.stigers@riosalado.edu. More Scottsdale info: holly.nelson@changinghands.com.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - KATHLEEN NORRIS: ACEDIA & ME: A MARRIAGE, MONKS, AND A WRITER'S LIFE (October 2 at 7:00pm)
    Kathleen Norris reads from Acedia & Me: A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer's Life.
    Author Kathleen Norris had written several much loved books, yet she couldn't drag herself out of bed in the morning or summon the energy for daily tasks. Even as she struggled, Norris recognized her familiar battle with "acedia"—soul weariness—a word she discovered in an early Church text when she ... (more)was in her thirties. Having endured times of deep soul-weariness since her teens, she immediately recognized that this passage described her affliction: sinking into a state of being unable to care. Fascinated by this "noonday demon," so familiar to those in the early and medieval Church, Norris read intensively and knew she must restore this forgotten but utterly relevant and important concept to the modern world's vernacular. Like Norris's bestselling The Cloister Walk, Acedia & Me: A Marriage, Monks, and a Writer's Life is part memoir and part meditation. Norris explicates and demystifies a spiritual concept, exploring acedia through the geography of her life as a writer, her marriage and the challenges of commitment in the midst of grave illness, and her keen interest in the monastic tradition.

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    FIRST FRIDAY POETRY: ROSEMARIE DOMBROWSKI (October 3 at 7:00pm)
    Rosemarie Dombrowski.
    Featuring Phoenix poet Rosemarie Dombrowski, editor of Merge poetry magazine. Open reading follows.
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    KIDS EVENT - COSTUME STORYTIME: WILD THING (October 4 at 11:00am)
    Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are.
    "Wild Thing" from Maurice Sendak's classic picture book Where the Wild Things Are drops by for a morning of fun while a professional storyteller narrates his wild adventures. Pre school-2nd grade.
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    KIDS EVENT : PSEUDONYMOUS BOSCH: IF YOU'RE READING THIS, IT'S TOO LATE (October 5 at 2:00pm)
    Pseudonymous Bosch, If You're Reading This, It's Too Late.
    Mysterious stranger? Anonymous author? Who is Pseudonymous Bosch, and how does he know so much about our heroes and heroines? The truth will all be revealed—in time. If You're Reading This, It's Too Late is the second book in Bosch's addictive Secret Series. While the first book in the series, The ... (more)Name of This Book Is Secret, saw our heroes Cass and Max-Ernest entangled in the mystery behind the Symphony of Smells, this adventure involves uncovering the secret of the Sound Prism.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - PHILIPPA GREGORY (October 6 at 7:00pm)
    Philippa Gregory reads from The Other Queen.
    The Other Queen, the dazzling new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory (The Other Boleyn Girl) presents a new and unique view of one of history's most intriguing, romantic, and maddening heroines. Biographers often neglect the captive years of Mary, Queen of Scots, who trusted ... (more)Queen Elizabeth's promise of sanctuary when she fled from rebels in Scotland and then found herself imprisoned as the "guest" of George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, and his indomitable wife, Bess of Hardwick. With Gregory's The Other Queen, two women compete for a man's heart and two queens fight to the death for dominance in the untold story of Mary, Queen of Scots.

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    ST. MARY'S FOOD BANK WINE TASTING BENEFIT (October 7 at 7:00pm)
    Barbara R. Metzler.
    ST. MARY'S FOOD BANK WINE TASTING BENEFIT      7-9pm
    Changing Hands Bookstore and St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance, the world's first food bank, welcome Barbara Metzler, author of Passionaries: Turning Compassion into Action, at Kokopelli Bistro and Winery in Chandler. Have you ever wondered how one ... (more)person really make a difference? Passionaries answers that question with vivid, true stories of extraordinary social entrepreneurs turning their passions into action. Metzler captures an unsung movement unique to American culture with true stories of more than 35 individuals, ages 6 to 89, who served as inspiration and guides. A percentage of the proceeds will be donated to St. Mary's Foodbank. Please note: This is an offsite event at Kokopelli Bistro and Winery in Chandler. Cost: $75 per person, includes book, two drink tickets, and light hors d'oeuvres. Registration and pre-payment required at 480-730-0205.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - JON SCIESZKA: KNUCKLEHEAD (October 9 at 7:00pm)
    Jon Scieszka reads from Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Mostly True Stories of Growing Up.
    The National Ambassador for Children's Literature and author of The Stinky Cheese Man, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and more discusses his latest book of hilarities, Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing Up Scieszka. How did Jon Scieszka get so funny, anyway? Growing up ... (more)as one of six brothers was a good start, but that was just the beginning. Throw in Catholic school, lots of comic books, lazy summers at the lake with time to kill, babysitting misadventures, TV shows, jokes told at family dinner, and the result is Knucklehead. Part memoir, part scrapbook, this hilarious trip down memory lane provides a unique glimpse into the formation of a creative mind and free spirit.

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    AUTHOR EVENT - DAVID SHEFF: BEAUTIFUL BOY (October 10 at 7:00pm)
    David Sheff reads from Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction.
    As seen on Oprah, author David Sheff visits with his book which explores his son Nic's drug addiction. Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction is journalist David Sheff's story of his harrowing struggle to help Nic overcome a methamphetamine addiction. Before meth, Nic was an exceptionally ... (more)bright and joyful child, a varsity athlete, an honor student, and an award-winning journalist. On meth, he became unrecognizable, a trembling wraith who stole money from his eight-year-old brother and lived on the streets. Beautiful Boy traces the first subtle warning signs, the denial (by child and parent alike), the 3 a.m. phone calls (is it Nic? the police? the hospital?), the multiple attempts at rehab and the multiple relapses, and, at last, the way past addiction.
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    AUTHOR EVENT: SHANNON ETHRIDGE - THE SEXUALLY CONFIDENT WIFE (October 13 at 7:00pm)
    Shannon Ethridge , The Sexually Confident Wife: Connecting with Your Husband Mind Body Heart Spirit.
    SHANNON ETHRIDGE: THE SEXUALLY CONFIDENT WIFE     7pm
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    AUTHOR EVENT - LEE DOYLE: THE LOVE WE ALL WAIT FOR (October 18 at 1:00pm)
    Lee Doyle.
    LEE DOYLE: THE LOVE WE ALL WAIT FOR      1pm Author Lee Doyle reads and signs her debut novel, The Love We All Wait For, which captures the transition we all must make from romantic ideas to the unraveling of who we eventually become. More info: www.leedoyleauthor.com.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - SOPHIE HANNAH: LITTLE FACE (October 20 at 7:00pm)
    Sophie Hannah , Little Face.
    SOPHIE HANNAH: LITTLE FACE      7pm Sophie Hannah visits with
    her debut novel, Little Face When Alice Fancourt leaves her newborn daughter at home with her husband for the first time since becoming a new mother, she comes home to a horrifying discovery: her child has been swapped with another baby. ... (more)In near hysterics, Alice rushes to call the police, but soon discovers that no one—not even her husband, David — believes her.
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    LADIES' NIGHT OUT (October 22 at 7:00pm)
    Hillary Carlip , A la Cart: The Secret Lives of Grocery Shoppers.
    LADIES' NIGHT OUT      7pm Changing Hands and Cheuvront Restaurant present "Ladies' Night Out: Wine and Conversation" with Hillary Carlip, author of á la Cart: The Secret Lives of Grocery Shoppers, twenty-six photographic portraits and accompanying narratives that display Carlip's humor, grace ... (more)and creative eye. In it, Carlip collects strangers' lost shopping lists and imagines the lives of the people who created them. Please note: This is an offsite event at Cheuvront Restaurant & Wine Bar in Phoenix. Cost: $50 per person, includes book, dinner, dessert, and one complimentary drink. Registration and pre-payment required at 480-730-0205.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - BILLIE JEAN KING: PRESSURE IS A PRIVILEGE (October 23 at 7:00pm)
    Billie Jean King , Pressure is a Privilege: Lessons I've Learned from Life and the Battle of the Sexes.
    BILLIE JEAN KING: PRESSURE IS A PRIVILEGE      7pm Tennis star Billie Jean King’s victory over Bobby Riggs in the "Battle of the Sexes" was a
    pivotal moment in gender relations. But her journey to that historic match was no accident. In her memoir Pressure Is a Privilege: Lessons I've Learned ... (more)from Life and the Battle of the Sexes, Billie Jean shares the life lessons that led to her success in sports and in the world at large. Please note: This is an exclusive offsite event at Marcos de Niza High School in Tempe. Purchase your copy of Pressure Is a Privilege at Changing Hands and receive up two admission tickets for $5 each.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - CHRIS DORSI: THE HOMEOWNER'S GUIDE TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY (October 24 at 7:00pm)
    John Krigger , The Homeowner's Handbook to Energy Efficiency: A Guide to Big and Small Improvements.
    CHRIS DORSI: THE HOMEOWNER'S GUIDE TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY      7pm In The Homeowners Guide to Energy Efficiency, Chris Dorsi and co-author John Krigger help homeowners set
    realistic personal goals for reducing energy consumption while improving safety, durability, and resale value. With projects ... (more)ranging from simple fixes to large-scale renovations, this book offers solutions for the energy-conscious homeowner, regardless of budget, technical ability, or time.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - MAUREEN McCORMICK: HERE'S THE STORY (October 24 at 11:00pm)
    Maureen Mccormick , Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice.
    MAUREEN McCORMICK: HERE'S THE STORY      7pm Actress and pop culture icon Maureen McCormick, best known for her role as Marcia Brady on The Brady Bunch, visits with Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice, a memoir that includes plenty of showbiz dish and rare photos, ... (more)and which McCormick promises will be a juicy tell-all. Please note: This is an exclusive offsite event at Marcos de Niza High School in Tempe. Purchase your copy of Here's the Story at Changing Hands and receive up two admission tickets for $5 each.
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    HIKE AND WRITE (October 25 at 8:00am)
    Charles Liu.
    HIKE AND WRITE      8am-3pm Charles Liu, author of 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles, leads a hike and impromptu writing exercise through Peralta Pass in the Superstition Mountains. Cost: $20 (includes hike & bag lunch). Registration and pre-payment req. at 480-730-0205 to participate. Details will be ... (more)e-mailed.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - BRIAN YAEGER: RED, WHITE, AND BREW: AN AMERICAN BEER ODYSSEY (October 29 at 7:00pm)
    Brian Yaeger.
    BRIAN YAEGER: RED, WHITE, AND BREW: AN AMERICAN BEER ODYSSEY     7pm Brian Yaeger visits with his book Red, White, and Brew, the ultimate beer-run across the United States. Covering everything from fifth-generation family-run brewing companies to first-wave microbreweries, Red, White, and Brew is ... (more)a travelogue, guide, and genealogical study of beer families, eclectic characters, and shrewd businesspeople who populate an industry as old as the New World, and who produce liquid philanthropy, one keg at a time. Please note: This is an offsite event at Four Peaks Brewery in Tempe. Cost: $27 per person, includes book and 2 drink tickets. Registration and pre-payment required at 480-730-0205.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - NPR'S ALAN CHEUSE: TO CATCH THE LIGHTNING (October 30 at 7:00pm)
    Alan Cheuse.
    NPR'S ALAN CHEUSE: TO CATCH THE LIGHTNING       7pm
    NPR commentator and book critic Alan Cheuse (The Bohemians, The Fires)
    discusses To Catch The Lightning: A Novel of American Dreaming, based on the life of Edward Curtis, the photographer who, beginning in 1904,
    dedicated his life to creating a ... (more)pictorial record of Native American tribes. Narrated by Curtis's assistant, William Myers, the novel also tells the story of Jimmy Fly-wing, a Plains Indian who leaves his tribe to learn the ways of the white man and aids Curtis in his quest.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - GARY L. CHAMBERLAIN: TROUBLED WATERS (October 31 at 7:00pm)
    Gary L. Chamberlain.
    GARY L. CHAMBERLAIN: TROUBLED WATERS       7pm
    Gary L. Chamberlain, professor of Social Ethics at Seattle University, visits with his book, Troubled Waters: Religion, Ethics, and the Global Water Crisis, which discusses the primacy of water in religious tradition and the ethical requirements for ... (more)just and adequate water distribution.
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    WORKSHOP: BREATHING LIFE INTO YOUR CHARACTER (November 1 at 2:00pm)
    Susan Lang.
    WORKSHOP: BREATHING LIFE INTO YOUR CHARACTER     2-4pm
    The magic of "living" characters comes not only from employing the standard strategies, portraying
    character with action, dialogue, internal thought, etc., but from mining imagination. According to Susan Lang,
    author of Moon Lily, it is ... (more)"imaginative knowing" that brings about the magic of
    character-digging down to where your characters truly reside. Without that knowing, all the strategies in the
    world won't make a character breathe. Today, Lang helps you plunge deep into imaginative knowing and find
    appropriate strategies to make your characters live. Cost: One copy of Moon Lily ($21).
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    AUTHOR EVENT - MARGOT KAHN: HORSES THAT BUCK (November 10 at 7:00pm)
    Margot Kahn , Horses That Buck: The Story of Champion Bronc Rider Bill Smith (Western Legaciees).
    MARGOT KAHN: HORSES THAT BUCK     7pm
    Margot Kahn visits with her book Horses That Buck: The Story of Champion Bronc Rider Bill Smith.
    Kahn recreates the days in the late 1960s and early ’70s when rodeo first became a major sports enterprise—an
    era during which one man, "Cody" Bill Smith, ... (more)redefined the image of the American Cowboy. Determined as a
    boy to escape a miner’s life in Montana, Smith fantasized about a life in rodeo and went on to earn thirteen trips
    to the national finals, becoming one of the greatest of all riders. Drawing on interviews with Smith and his family
    and friends, Kahn captures the realities of that world: winning enough money to get to the next competition, and
    competing even when in pain. "It’s the most beautifully written rodeo or
    human story I have ever read," says six-time World Champion All-Around Cowboy Larry Mahan.
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    BOOK CLUB - SCI-FI FANTASTY (November 13 at 7:00pm)
    Isaac Asimov , The Robots of Dawn.
    SCI-FI FANTASY BOOK GROUP      7pm
    The Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club will be discussing Robots of Dawn by Isaac Asimov.
    More info: WhereAreMyKeys@gmail.com
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    AUTHOR EVENT - JANINE SCHIPPER: DISAPPEARING DESERT (November 14 at 7:00pm)
    Janine Schipper , Disappearing Desert: The Growth of Phoenix and the Culture of Sprawl.
    JANINE SCHIPPER: DISAPPEARING DESERT     7pm
    NAU associate professor Janine Schipper visits with her book, Disappearing Desert: The Growth of Phoenix
    and the Culture of Sprawl. Phoenix is one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United
    States—an expansion that comes at the expense ... (more)of its Sonoran Desert environment. Focusing on the Phoenix area,
    Schipper examines sustainable development in Cave Creek, various master-planned suburbs, and the Salt Creek
    Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation to explore suburbanization and ecological destruction. She also explains why sprawl
    continues, despite the toll it takes on the environment.
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    FREE WORKSHOPS: NATIONAL I LOVE TO WRITE DAY (November 15 at 1:00pm)
    Anne Lamott , Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life.
    FREE WORKSHOPS: NATIONAL I LOVE TO WRITE DAY     1-5pm
    1pm: Sara Fujimura leads the children's workshop "Music to Tickle the Writing Bone," for kids ages 7-11. •
    2pm: Creativity coach Quinn McDonald leads a communal story-writing exercise, "Word-by-Word: Writing Your Story". •
    3pm: Greg Thielen ... (more)leads poetry-writing exercises •
    4pm: Sue Meyn, author of Journal Magic and Journal Cards, lead a journaling adventure.
    Workshops are open on a first-come first-served basis. Sign-ups available on November 15th. FREE.
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    TEENS & ADULTS EVENT - BILL KONIGSBERG: OUT OF THE POCKET (November 15 at 7:00pm)
    Bill Konigsberg , Out of the Pocket.
    TEENS & ADULTS EVENT: BILL KONIGSBERG: OUT OF THE POCKET     7pm
    Former ESPN.com sportswriter Bill Konigsberg visits with his novel for young adults, Out of the Pocket.
    Star quarterback Bobby Framingham, one of the most talented high school football players in California, knows he's different
    from ... (more)his teammates. They're like brothers, but they don't know one essential thing: Bobby is gay. Can he still be one of the
    guys and be honest about who he is? When he's outed against his will by a student reporter, Bobby must find a way to earn
    back his teammates' trust and accept that his path to success might be more public, and more difficult, than he'd hoped.
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    DISCUSSION GROUP - SOCRATES CAFÉ (November 16 at 10:30am)
    Christopher Phillips , Socrates Cafe: A Fresh Taste of Philosophy.
    SOCRATES CAFÉ     10:30am-noon
    Join Socrates Cafe, a philosophical discussion group based on the book Socrates Café by Christopher
    Phillips. The group discusses questions about life, happiness, love, and beauty. More info:
    Wendy at tantricdish@yahoo.com.
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    KIDS EVENT - SEAN CONNOLLY: THE BOOK OF TOTALLY IRRESPONSIBLE SCIENCE (November 16 at 2:00pm)
    Sean Connolly.
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    What could be more fun for kids than to have the kind of rip-roaring good time that harkens back to pre-video game,
    pre-computer days? Ask Sean Connolly, when he visits with The Book of Totally Irresponsible Science!
    From ... (more)"Marshmallows on Steroids" to "Home-Made Lightning," the "Sandwich Bag Bomb"
    to "Giant Air Cannon," The Book of Totally Irresponsible Science awakens kids' curiosity while
    demonstrating scientific principles like osmosis, air pressure, and Newton's Third Law of Motion.
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    BOOK CLUB - CONTEMPORARY WISDOM (November 18 at 6:00pm)
    Anne Lamott , Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith.
    CONTEMPORARY WISDOM BOOK GROUP      7pm
    Contemporary Wisdom Book Group will be discussing Plan B: Further Thoughts On Faith by Anne Lamott.
    More info: jraupp1@cox.net
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    BOOK CLUB - CRIME FICTION (November 19 at 7:00pm)
    Steve Martini , The Jury.
    CRIME FICTION BOOK GROUP      7pm
    Crime Fiction Book Group will be discussing The Jury by Steve Martini.
    More info: r.a.schooler@att.net.
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    Book Signing & Tasting (November 20 at 7:00pm)
    Nancy Mehagian reads from Siren's Feast, An Edible Odyssey.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - SHIRLEY SCHMITZ: GUTS, IMAGINATION, VISION (November 21 at 7:00pm)
    Shirley G. Schmitz.
    SHIRLEY SCHMITZ: GUTS, IMAGINATION, VISION     7pm
    Shirley Schmitz's career began in an era when women were an anomaly in business, yet over the past five
    decades she's earned international acclaim as a pioneer and mentor in both corporate and entrepreneurial
    arenas. Tonight, she visits with her ... (more)book, Guts, Imagination, Vision: Conversations With
    Innovators-Changemakers, in which she profiles eleven entrepreneurs, many of whom gained success
    through Arizona-based businesses and who reveal both cherished successes and gut-wrenching failures.
    Their intriguing real-life stories provide rare insight into the hearts, souls, lifestyles, and
    philosophies of entrepreneurs, and may help evolve a blueprint for your own enterprising idea or
    business.
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    THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY MEETING WITH SANDY MANTEL (November 23 at 1:00pm)
    L. Frank Baum , The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
    THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY MEETING     1-3pm
    Do you love The Wizard of Oz or the story of Jonah and the Whale? Sandy Mantel, former president
    of the Miami Theosophical Society, will help you discover their hidden messages. Sponsored by the
    Phoenix Study Center of the Theosophical Society in America. ... (more)FREE. More info:
    www.phoenixtheosophical.org.
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    BOOK CLUB - DESERT SISTERS LITERARY (November 23 at 4:00pm)
    Megan Chance , The Spiritualist: A Novel.
    DESERT SISTERS LITERARY BOOK GROUP      4pm
    Desert Sisters Literary Book Group will be discussing The Spiritualist by Megan Chance.
    More info: writesalot@att.net
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    AUTHOR EVENT - PATRICK MCKOEWN: ASTHMA-FREE NATURALLY (November 24 at 7:00pm)
    Patrick McKeown.
    PATRICK MCKEOWN: ASTHMA-FREE NATURALLY     7pm
    Author and chronic asthmatic Patrick McKeown visits with his book, Asthma-Free Naturally:
    Everything You Need to Know to Take Care of Your Asthma. Take control of your asthma
    safely and effectively without any side effects by using McKeown's approach, ... (more)which includes
    the Buteyko Breathing Method (considered by many to be the most effective self-help
    asthma treatment), as well as guidance on diet, sleep, physical activity, and other lifestyle
    changes that can provide a natural alternative to medications.
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    BOOK CLUB - HOLISTIC HEALING (November 25 at 7:00pm)
    Pema Chödrön , When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times.
    HOLISTIC HEALING BOOK GROUP      7pm
    Holistic Healing Book Group will be discussing When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron.
    More info: briohart@yahoo.com
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    CITIZEN ACTION BOOK CLUB (December 1 at 7:00pm)
    Elise Forbes Tripp , Surviving Iraq: Soldiers' Stories.
    CITIZEN ACTION BOOKCLUB      7pm Surviving Iraq: Soldiers' Stories by Elise Forbes Tripp. More Info: duane@makeadifference.org
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    BOOK CLUB - WOMEN, BOOKS, & CONVERSATION (December 2 at 7:00pm)
    Clarissa Pinkola Estes , Women Who Run with the Wolves.
    BOOKCLUB: WOMEN, BOOKS, AND CONVERSATION      7pm Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. More Info: communicog@msn.com
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    OFFSITE AUTHOR EVENT - JODI PICOULT (December 3 at 7:00pm)
    Jodi Picoult.
    The New York Times bestselling author visits the Cholla Library
    in Phoenix with her book, Change of Heart.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - JOE GARAGIOLA: JUST PLAY BALL (December 4 at 6:00pm)
    Joe Garagiola , Just Play Ball.
    JOE GARAGIOLA: JUST PLAY BALL      6pm From one of the most recognized voices in baseball, Joe Garagiola, comes a fresh look at what's right with baseball. Beginning with a foreword by Garagiola's lifelong friend Yogi Berra and ending with what amounts to a love letter to the game of baseball, Just ... (more)Play Ball focuses on positive aspects of our national pastime. Garagiola serves anecdotes and humorous stories from baseball greats, past and present, offering his unique behind-the-scenes perspective on a baseball career entering its 60th year. SEATING begins one hour before the event. Lettered tickets (free with book purchase) will be called alphabetically to fill seats and will also be used to form the booksigning line. Seating opens to the general public fifteen minutes before the event, so please arrive early, as space is limited. CAN’T MAKE IT? If you’d like an autographed book from any of our author events, please call us at 480.730.0205 to pre-pay and we’ll have one or more copies signed and reserved for you.
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    KIDS EVENT - TALES OF BEEDLE THE BARD (December 6 at 12:30pm)
    J. K. Rowling , The Tales of Beedle the Bard.
    KIDS EVENT: TALES OF BEEDLE THE BARD      12:30-2pm Ready for your Harry Potter fix? J.K. Rowling is back with Tales of Beedle the Bard, translated by Hermione Granger, and we at Changing Hands are ready to celebrate. In honor of Hermione's great accomplishment, we will be reading her translation ... (more)aloud. We will also have face painters to magically transform you into magical creatures from the world of Harry Potter. There will also be balloon animals made by a very special surprise guest. Since Mr. Ollivander was busy, you can fashion your own wand at our craft table. Dress up as your favorite character from Harry Potter and be eligible to win a free copy of Tales of Beedle the Bard!
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    KIDS CLUB READ - THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY (December 7 at 2:00pm)
    Trenton Lee Stewart , The Mysterious Benedict Society.
    KIDS EVENT: CLUB READ: THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY      2pm The Changing Hands Club Read program for kids is back with our second pick! In The Mysterious Benedict Society,, Trenton Lee Stewart blends kid-power, clues, and adventure in a way reminiscent of Roald Dahl and Blue Balliett. This engaging ... (more)tale of four orphaned and runaway children has all the elements kids find intriguing—gifted kids, a dangerous mission and a secret society where nothing is as it seems. Join us for treats, activities, storytelling, and more!
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    BOOK CLUB - MODERN FICTION (December 9 at 7:15pm)
    Fannie Flagg , A Redbird Christmas: A Novel.
    MODERN FICTION      7:15pm A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg. More Info: gaisford@cox.net
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    BOOK CLUB - MURDER BY THE BOOK (December 10 at 7:15pm)
    Markus Zusak , The Book Thief.
    MURDER BY THE BOOK      7:15pm The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak. More Info: emilymusa@cox.net
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    SCI-FI FANTASY BOOKGROUP (December 11 at 7:00pm)
    Harry Harrison , Bill, the Galactic Hero.
    SCI-FI FANTASY BOOKCLUB      7pm Bill the Galactic Hero by Harry Harrison. More Info: WhereAreMyKeys@gmail.com
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    KIDS EVENT - READING YOUNG BOOKGROUP (December 14 at 3:00pm)
    Barry Lyga , Hero-Type.
    KIDS EVENT: READING YOUNG BOOKCLUB 3pm Hero Type by Barry Lyga. More Info: bookgroup@readingyoung.com
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    BOOK CLUB - CONTEMPORARY WISDOM (December 16 at 7:00pm)
    William P. Young , The Shack.
    CONTEMPORARY WISDOM BOOKGROUP      7pm The Shack by William P. Young. More Info: jraupp1@cox.net
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    BOOK CLUB - CRIME FICTION (December 17 at 7:00pm)
    Charles McCarry , Tears of Autumn: A Paul Christopher Novel.
    CRIME FICTION BOOKGROUP      7pm Tears of Autumn by Charles McCarry. More Info: R.A.Schooler@att.net
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    LAMA GURSAM: TALK ON MILAREPA (December 19 at 7:00pm)
    Anonymous , The Life of Milarepa: A New Translation from the Tibetan.
    LAMA GURSAM: TALK ON MILAREPA      7pm Yogi Lama Gursam discusses living and meditating in the mountain caves made famous by Tibet’s most beloved yogi, Milarepa. Recommended book: Life of Milarepa by Gtsa, translated by Obsang Phuntshok Lhalungpa.
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    KIDS EVENT - HOLIDAY PICTURES WITH THE GRINCH (December 20 at 11:00am)
    Dr. Seuss , How the Grinch Stole Christmas!.
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    Pictures with Santa are a cool holiday need, but pictures with the Grinch are cooler indeed! Bring your own camera and share a seat with Dr. Seuss' meanest and greenest creation, while a parent or friend (or Changing Hands bookseller) takes ... (more)a holiday snapshot like no other. But be alert, in case Mr. Grinch tries to tip-toe away with your free treats while you're listening to a storyteller read How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
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    AUTHOR EVENT - BRUCE BARKER: BUILDING CODE (December 21 at 2:00pm)
    Bruce A. Barker.
    BRUCE A. BARKER: BUILDING CODE      2pm Bruce A. Barker, President of Dream Home Consultants, visits with his book, Everybody’s Building Code. Barker discusses why building codes are important, how they are enforced, and when people need to obtain a building permit. Q&A about residential construction ... (more)topics follows. More Info: www.everybodysbuildingcode.com.
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    HOLISTIC HEALING BOOKGROUP (December 23 at 7:00pm)
    Eckhart Tolle , A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose.
    HOLISTIC HEALING BOOKGROUP 7pm A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle. More Info: Rita at briohart@yahoo.com
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    POLITICAL BOOKCLUB (December 28 at 1:00pm)
    Michael Parenti , Superpatriotism.
    POLITICAL BOOKGROUP      1pm    Changing Hands Bookstore Superpatriotism by Michael Parenti. More Info: jandj11@cox.net
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    POLITICAL BOOKCLUB (December 28 at 4:00pm)
    Michael Parenti , Superpatriotism.
    POLITICAL BOOKGROUP      4pm    OFFSITE at TEMPE PUBLIC LIBARARY Superpatriotism by Michael Parenti. More Info: jandj11@cox.net
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    KIDS EVENT - COSTUME STORYTIME (January 3 at 11:00am)
    Don Freeman , Corduroy.
    KIDS EVENT: COSTUME STORYTIME      11am Corduroy Bear visits for a morning of fun, while local storyteller Elaine Veatch narrates his latest adventures. Preschool-2nd grade.
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    CITIZEN ACTION BOOK CLUB (January 5 at 7:00pm)
    Scott Bittle , Where Does the Money Go?: Your Guided Tour to the Federal Budget Crisis.
    CITIZEN ACTION BOOKCLUB      7-8pm Citizen Action Bookclub will be discussing Where Does the Money Go?: Your Guide to the Federal Budget Crisis by Scott Biddle and Jean Johnson. More Info: duane@makeadifference.org
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    BOOK CLUB - WOMEN, BOOKS, & CONVERSATION (January 6 at 7:00pm)
    Clarissa Pinkola Estes , Women Who Run with the Wolves.
    WOMEN, BOOKS, AND COVERSATION      7-8:30pm This female-oriented bookclub will be continuing their discussion from last month on Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. More Info: Communicog@msn.com
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    SCI-FI FANTASY BOOKGROUP (January 8 at 7:00pm)
    Austin Grossman , Soon I Will Be Invincible.
    SCI-FI/FANTASY BOOKGROUP      7-8:30pm This month, the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Bookgroup will be discussing Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman. More Info: WhereAreMyKeys@gmail.com
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    COMMUNITY MOVIE NIGHT: PAPERBACK DREAMS (January 9 at 6:00pm)
    Alex Beckstead.
    COMMUNITY MOVIE NIGHT: PAPERBACK DREAMS      6pm Join us for a free screening of the film documentary Paperback Dreams. In the 1960s, independent bookstores helped to start a cultural revolution, making literature accessible to the masses. As time progressed, however, competition from big chains ... (more)and the Internet made it virtually impossible for small booksellers to stay afloat. Paperback Dreams follows Andy Ross, owner of Cody’s Books, and Clark Kepler, owner of Kepler’s Books, over the course of two tumultuous years in the book business. The film takes an in-depth look at how these stores benefit society, and how communities suffer when they are forced to close their doors. FREE.
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    KIDS EVENT - STORYBOOK KITCHEN (January 10 at 11:00am)
    Harriet Ziefert , Snow Party.
    KIDS EVENT: STORYBOOK KITCHEN      11am Cynthia Giroux from Storybook Kitchen reads Snow Party by Harriet Ziefert and shows kids how to how to turn ice into a yummy treat!
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    READING YOUNG BOOKGROUP (January 11 at 3:00pm)
    Neil Gaiman , The Graveyard Book.
    READING YOUNG BOOKGROUP      3pm This month, Reading Young Bookgroup will be reading and discussing The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. More Info: Bookgroup@ReadingYoung.com
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    MODERN FICTION BOOKGROUP (January 13 at 7:15pm)
    Khaled Hosseini , A Thousand Splendid Suns.
    MODERN FICTION BOOKGROUP      7:15pm Tonight, the bookgroup will be discussing A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. More Info: gaisford@cox.net
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    AUTHOR EVENT - BENOIT DENIZET-LEWIS: AMERICA ANONYMOUS (January 15 at 7:00pm)
    Benoit Denizet-Lewis , America Anonymous: Eight Addicts in Search of a Life.
    BENOIT DENIZET-LEWIS: AMERICA ANONYMOUS      7pm In America Anonymous: 8 Addicts in Search of a Life, New York Times Magazine writer Benoit Denizet-Lewis calls on America to see addiction for what it is: this country’s biggest and most misunderstood public health crisis. Tonight, Denizet-Lewis ... (more)recounts the more than two years he spent with eight addicts and discusses his own ongoing recovery from sex addiction. David Sheff, author of Beautiful Boy raves, “This unforgettable book is far more than a compilation of irresistible, artfully told stories about addicts. It’s about truth, healing, survival, and hope.”
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    The Moo-Cow Fan Club celebrates its first book, Sword Of The Ramurai (January 17 at 11:00am)
    Becky Ances.
    Moo-Cow Magazine founders Becky Ances and Ryan Wilson will be in to discuss the formation of their magazine and their first book in the Oraculous Tales, Sword Of The Ramurai a chapter book for beginning readers.
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    CRIME FICTION BOOKGROUP (January 21 at 7:00pm)
    John le Carré , The Constant Gardener.
    CRIME FICTION BOOKGROUP      7pm This bookgroup will be discussing The Constant Gardener by John LeCarre. More info: r.a.schooler@att.net
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    Susie Bright discusses and signs X: The Erotic Treasury (January 22 at 7:00pm)
    Susie Bright , X: The Erotic Treasury.
    DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland welcomes back Susie Bright as she discusses and signs her newest collection of erotic literature, X: The Erotic Treasury. ABOUT THE BOOK:
    If there's only room for one book on your bedside table, this should be it. The reigning mistress of erotica, Susie Bright, has expertly ... (more)chosen 40 of the hottest stories ever written: breathtaking new stories as well as the most sought-after stories from The Best American Erotica series. Designed in a "gotta-touch-it" slipcase with a cloth-covered book, the package cultivates the quality and taboo satisfaction of the ­stories themselves. Luminaries like Carol Queen and Robert Olen Butler contribute to the stories about all kinds of lovers: heartbreakers, foxes, maniacs, romanticists, hell-raisers, and utter bandits. This delicious collection is certain to satisfy.
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    HIKE - LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY (January 24 at 9:00am)
    Michael Lundgren.
    HIKE: LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY      9am Michael Lundgren, author of Transfigurations, leads a hike and impromptu photography exercise through Blacktop Mesa Trail in the Superstition Mountains. Cost: $30 per person (includes hike, bag lunch, and workshop fee). Registration and prepayment required at ... (more)480-730-0205. Details will be e-mailed.
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    WORKSHOP - SPANISH FOR EDUCATORS PART 1 OF 2 (January 24 at 2:00pm)
    Jose Diaz , McGraw-Hill's Spanish for Educators w/Audio CD.
    WORKSHOP: SPANISH FOR EDUCATORS, PART 1 OF 2      2-4pm This workshop, conducted by Martha Silva, founder of Language Synergy, is designed to enhance effective communication between school personnel, Spanish speaking students and their parents. Attendees will be introduced to expressions and vocabulary ... (more)for basic conversation and learn how to exchange greetings, ask questions, give directions, and say other basic phrases. Recommended book: Spanish for Educators by Díaz and Nadel. Cost: $45 for 2 sessions. Second session is January 31. More info: LanguageSynergy.com.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - AMY BELASEN: JENNY GREEN'S KILLER JUNIOR YEAR (January 25 at 3:00pm)
    Amy Belasen , Jenny Green's Killer Junior Year.
    AMY BELASEN: JENNY GREEN'S KILLER JUNIOR YEAR      3pm Tucson author Amy Belasen presents her young adult novel, Jenny Green’s Killer Junior Year. Jenny is a spoiled teen and the newest junior at Montreal’s Molson Academy. She wants a fresh start in her new school, and she’s curious to see ... (more)what Montreal has to offer, especially in the boy department. Beautiful, charming, and sharp-witted, Jenny has no trouble getting boys to fall for her. But when she discovers just how despicable the male gender can be—with the lying, cheating, and the utter disrespect—she decides to make them pay...with their lives.
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    DESERT SISTERS LITERARY BOOKGROUP (January 25 at 4:00pm)
    Janet Attwood , The Passion Test: The Effortless Path to Discovering Your Life Purpose.
    DESERT SISTERS LITERARY GROUP      4pm The Desert Sisters will be discussing The Passion Test by Janet Bray Attwood. More info: writesalot@att.net
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    AUTHOR EVENT - DORIS MARIE PROVINE: UNEQUAL UNDER LAW (January 26 at 7:00pm)
    Doris Marie. Provine , Unequal under Law: Race in the War on Drugs.
    DORIS MARIE PROVINE: UNEQUAL UNDER LAW      7pm Lawyer and political scientist Dr. Doris Marie Provine, a professor at ASU’s School of Justice and Social Inquiry, visits with her book Unequal Under Law: Race in the War on Drugs. Has racism been abolished from American law, or does it survive, ... (more)embedded deep in our legal system? Provine argues that racism inheres in our war on drugs— not just in its execution but in the law itself.
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    HOLISTIC HEALING BOOKGROUP (January 27 at 7:00pm)
    Eckhart Tolle , A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose.
    HOLISTIC HEALING BOOKGROUP      7pm This group will be discussing A New Earth by Ekhardt Tolle. More info: Rita at briohart@yahoo.com
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    AUTHOR EVENT - DR. DIANA KIRSCHNER: LOVE IN 90 DAYS (January 28 at 7:00pm)
    Diana Kirschner , Love in 90 Days: The Essential Guide to Finding Your Own True Love.
    DR. DIANA KIRSCHNER: LOVE IN 90 DAYS      7pm Diana Kirschner, PhD, knows the questions single women everywhere face: “Why am I attracted to the wrong kind of guys?” “Why is he just not that into me?” “Why can’t I seem to find the One?” In Love in 90 Days:The Essential ... (more)Guide to Finding Your Own True Love, Kirschner reveals the secrets to finding Mr. Right and the crucial steps single women can take to create fulfilling love that lasts. Tonight she outlines a program that gets women on the path to smashing through their self-sabotage and forging a healthy love relationship.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - ELIZABETH YARNELL: GLORIOUS ONE-POT MEALS (January 29 at 7:00pm)
    Elizabeth Yarnell , Glorious One-Pot Meals.
    ELIZABETH YARNELL: GLORIOUS ONE-POT MEALS      7pm By layering foods in a cast-iron Dutch oven and briefly flash cooking at high heat, Elizabeth Yarnell’s patented “infusion cooking” creates delicious and nutritious meals filled with vegetables and lean protein that are never soggy or stew-like. ... (more)Tonight Yarnell presents her book Glorious One-Pot Meals: A Revolutionary New Quick and Healthy Approach to Dutch-Oven Cooking. She offers classic recipes like All-American Pot Roast, Chicken Cacciatore and Eggplant Parmesan, and savory specialties like Indian Red Curry Chicken with Rice or Sweet and Spicy Tofu. Most importantly, each of the recipes in Glorious One-Pot Meals is a balance between health, taste and nutrition. During the booksigning, our friends at Plate It Up!, the West Valley’s premier Gourmet Cookware Store, will offer coupon discounts for your own Dutch oven!
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    AUTHOR EVENT - KIM BOBO: WAGE THEFT IN AMERICA (January 31 at 7:00pm)
    Kim Bobo , Wage Theft in America: Why Millions of Working Americans Are Not Getting Paid - And What We Can Do About It.
    KIM BOBO: WAGE THEFT IN AMERICA      7pm Kim Bobo, founder and executive director of Interfaith Worker Justice, visits with her book Wage Theft in America: Why Millions of Working Americans Are Not Getting Paid—And What We Can Do About It. She discusses paying employees less than the legal minimum ... (more)wage and misclassifying them as independent contractors, and offers concrete solutions to these and other problems affecting workers. More info: IWJ.org.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - CHRISTIAN LANDER: STUFF WHITE PEOPLE LIKE (February 3 at 7:00pm)
    Christian Lander , Stuff White People Like: A Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions.
    CHRISTIAN LANDER: STUFF WHITE PEOPLE LIKE      7pm
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    CHRISTIAN LANDER AFTER-PARTY (February 3 at 8:30pm)
    Christian Lander , Stuff White People Like: A Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions.
    CHRISTIAN LANDER AFTER-PARTY      8:30pm After Lander’s booksigning, join him for an after party next door at Mac’s Broiler & Tap for $22 (includes one copy of Stuff White People Like, select appetizers, and soft drinks). Cash bar available. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205.
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    Yiyun Li discusses and signs The Vagrants (February 4 at 7:00pm)
    Yiyun Li , The Vagrants: A Novel.
    DIESEL, A Bookstore in Oakland is pleased to welcome the award-winning author, Yiyun Li, as she discusses and signs her beautiful new novel, The Vagrants. The San Francisco Chronicle named Yiyun's previous book, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers the "Best Book of 2005", and her newest novel is set to ... (more)be just as intriguing. Don't miss your chance to meet this highly-acclaimed author as she presents her fantastic new novel!
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    AUTHOR EVENT - DAVID WOLMAN: RIGHTING THE MOTHER TONGUE (February 5 at 7:00pm)
    David Wolman , Righting the Mother Tongue: From Olde English to Email, the Tangled Story of English Spelling.
    DAVID WOLMAN: RIGHTING THE MOTHER TONGUE      7pm Seeking to untangle the twisted story of English spelling, Wired writer David Wolman (A Left-Hand Turn Around the World) takes us on a wordly adventure from English battlefields to Google headquarters. Tonight Wolman visits with his book, Righting ... (more)the Mother Tongue: From Olde English to Email, the Tangled Story of English Spelling, in which he pickets with spelling reformers outside the national spelling bee, visits the town in Belgium, not England, where the first English books were printed, and takes a road trip with the boss at Merriam-Webster, Inc. The journey is punctuated by spelling battles waged by the likes of Samuel Johnson, Noah Webster, Theodore Roosevelt, Andrew Carnegie and the members of today’s Simplified Spelling Society.
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    HIKE - HIKING & BIRDING WITH JIM BURNS (February 7 at 9:00am)
    Jim Burns , Jim Burns' Arizona Birds: From the Backyard to the Backwoods.
    HIKING & BIRDING WITH JIM BURNS      9am Scottsdale photographer and author Jim Burns leads a hike and bird-tracking exercise through the 110-acre Riparian Preserve at Gilbert Water Ranch. Cost: $35, includes one copy of Jim Burns’ Arizona Birds and one bag lunch. $50 for two, includes one book ... (more)and two lunches. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205. Details will be e-mailed to attendees.
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    DVD SCREENING - THE HISTORY OF CHOCOLATE (February 7 at 2:00pm)
    Meredith L. Dreiss , Chocolate: Pathway to the Gods.
    DVD SCREENING: THE HISTORY OF CHOCOLATE      2pm Chocolate: Pathway to the Gods takes readers on a journey through 3,000 years of history and surprises about this magical elixir—chocolate. The book by Meredith Dreiss and Sharon Edgar Underhill is a beautifully illustrated tour, featuring 132 vibrant ... (more)color photographs and a captivating sixty-minute DVD documentary. Attendees will taste specialty chocolates from Wei of Chocolate and Granny’s Chocolate Creations while viewing the DVD. FREE.
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    READING YOUNG BOOKGROUP (February 8 at 3:00pm)
    Brandon Sanderson , Alcatraz Versus The Evil Librarians.
    READING YOUNG BOOKGROUP      3pm This month, the bookgroup will be discussing Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson. More Info: bookgroup@readingyoung.com
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    MODERN FICTION BOOKGROUP (February 10 at 7:15pm)
    Barbara Hambly , The Emancipator's Wife.
    MODERN FICTION BOOKGROUP      7:15pm This month, Modern Fiction Bookgroup will be reading and discussing Emancipator’s Wife by Barbara Hambly. More Info: gaisford@cox.net
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    BOOK CLUB - MURDER BY THE BOOK (February 11 at 7:00pm)
    Gordon Campbell , Missing Witness.
    MURDER BY THE BOOK 7pm Tonight, the bookgroup will be discussing Missing Witness by Gordon Campbell. More info: bigsid02@cox.net.
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    Lisa McMann (February 12 at 7:00pm)
    Lisa McMann reads from Fade.
    TEEN EVENT: LISA MCMANN: FADE 7pm Learn what happens when nothing goes according to plan for Dream Catchers Janie and Cabel, the captivatingly star-crossed duo from Lisa McMann’s New York Times bestselling debut novel, Wake. Tonight, McMann visits with Fade, this time plunging fans even further into ... (more)the action. When disturbing things start happening at Fieldridge High, none of the students want to open up. Even the teachers are proving difficult. Finally, Janie decides to tap into a classmate’s shocking nightmares, and ends up finding herself in way over her head.
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    SCI-FI FANTASY BOOKGROUP (February 12 at 7:00pm)
    Connie Willis , To Say Nothing of the Dog; or, How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last.
    SCI-FI FANTASY BOOKGROUP      7pm This month, the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Bookgroup will be discussing To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis. More info: WhereAreMyKeys@gmail.com.
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    PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER: WE CAN HAVE PEACE IN THE HOLY LAND (February 13 at 6:00pm)
    Jimmy Carter , We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work.
    PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER: WE CAN HAVE PEACE IN THE HOLY LAND      6pm Jimmy Carter has been a student of the biblical Holy Land all his life. For the last three decades, as President of the United States and as founder of The Carter Center, he has studied the complex and interrelated issues and has ... (more)been actively involved in reconciling them. In We Can Have Peace In the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work, Carter says the present moment is a unique time for achieving peace and offers a bold and comprehensive plan for achieving it. To receive your signed copy of We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land, purchase a voucher good for a single copy of the book for $29.19 ($27 + tax). At the signing, your voucher will be exchanged for a signed copy of the President’s new book. The voucher is also your admission to the signing. Up to 4 vouchers may be purchased per person, and up to 4 people may attend the signing with a single voucher.
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    Val McDermid discusses and signs A Darker Domain (February 13 at 7:00pm)
    Val McDermid , A Darker Domain: A Novel.
    DIESEL, A Bookstore in BRENTWOOD is pleased to welcome New York Times-bestselling author, Val McDermid to the store as she discusses her superb new psychological thriller, A Darker Domain. If you have a book lover for a partner or spouse, this is the perfect gift for Valentine's Day, so don't miss out ... (more)on the fun! Check out these great reviews she's gotten so far:
    'Absorbing modern mystery... McDermid's mix of historical and literary clues with modern detection is handled with panache' - The Times 'One of the world's leading mystery writers... Thomas Harris crossed with Agatha Christie, if you will... a great read' - Observer 'A cleverly plotted thriller. It should gain her a crowd of new fans' - Guardian 'One of her best’ - Literary Review 'A real page-turner and another McDermid triumph' - Observer 'McDermid's plot is a classic, and she pulls out all the stops to achieve a sense of mounting anguish, as her hero juggles multiple red herrings, mixed loyalties, differing police agendas and complicated family ties. Impeccable' - Guardian 'Reminiscent of one of Ruth Rendell's Barbara Vine thrillers – a few more sly, old-fashioned whodunits like this and she'll join the sturdy ranks of the queens of crime, on course to become Dame Val or Baroness McDermid' - Sunday Times
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    CONTEMPORARY WISDOM BOOKGROUP (February 17 at 7:00pm)
    John Steinbeck , Cannery Row.
    CONTEMPORARY WISDOM BOOKGROUP      7pm The bookgroup will be discussing Cannery Row by John Steinbeck. More info: jraupp1@cox.net.
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    OFFSITE EVENT - HE SAID BEER, SHE SAID WINE (February 18 at 6:00pm)
    Marnie Old , He Said Beer, She Said Wine: Impassioned Food Pairings to Debate and Enjoy -- From Burgers to Brie and Beyond.
    HE SAID BEER, SHE SAID WINE: OFFSITE EVENT      6pm Changing Hands and Four Peaks Brewery host a He Said Beer, She Said Wine tasting event at Four Peaks, 1340 E. 8th St. in Tempe. You’ll sample beer and wine selections expertly paired with various snacks and then vote on your favorites. A Four ... (more)Peaks brewmaster and Studio Vino’s Kari Zemper offer tips to help you identify your preferences along the way. Cost: $40 for single (incl. one copy of He Said Beer, She Said Wine, six (6) drink taster tickets, and snacks). Cost: $60 for couple (incl. one copy of book, twelve (12) drink taster tickets, and snacks). Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - ANTONYA NELSON (February 18 at 7:00pm)
    Antonya Nelson , Nothing Right: Short Stories.
    ANTONYA NELSON: NOTHING RIGHT: SHORT STORIES      7pm
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    SPANISH BOOKGROUP (February 19 at 7:00pm)
    Ernesto Sabato.
    SPANISH BOOKGROUP      7pm The Spanish Bookgroup will be discussing El Tunel by Ernesto Sábato this week. More info: claudiani@cox.net.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - MICHAEL MUSHENO: DEPLOYED (February 20 at 7:00pm)
    Michael C. Musheno.
    MICHAEL MUSHENO: DEPLOYED      7pm The tragic events of 9/11 were a call to arms for many reservists, as shock, anger, and fear propelled large numbers to volunteer for service in the Middle East. Tonight, Michael Musheno, Professor Emeritus in Justice and Social Policy at Arizona State University, ... (more)discusses his book, Deployed: How Reservists Bear the Burden of Iraq. Musheno explains why most reservists had not expected that the wars would last so long, or that the Army Reserve would supply so much of the manpower.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - STEPHEN CHBOSKY: THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER (February 21 at 2:00pm)
    Stephen Chbosky , The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
    STEPHEN CHBOSKY: THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER      2pm
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    TEEN BOOK CLUB (AGES 13-18) (February 22 at 11:00am)
    Lois Lowry , The Giver.
    TEEN BOOK CLUB (AGES 13-18)      11am Teens will be discussing The Giver by Lois Lowry this month. More info: shaddock@whitelead.com.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - JAMES FORLEO: HEALTH IS SIMPLE, DISEASE IS COMPLICATED (February 22 at 2:00pm)
    James Forleo.
    JAMES FORLEO: HEALTH IS SIMPLE, DISEASE IS COMPLICATED      2pm Chiropractor James Forleo, DC, presents his book Health Is Simple, Disease Is Complicated: A Systems Approach to Vibrant Health. The problem, he says, is that we don’t always understand the language of signs and symptoms the body ... (more)uses to communicate its healing messages. Health Is Simple helps readers decipher that language and access the great realms of health and vitality the body contains. More info: HealthIsSimple.com.
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    DESERT SISTERS LITERARY BOOKGROUP (February 22 at 4:00pm)
    Jackie Collins , Married Lovers.
    DESERT SISTERS LITERARY BOOKGROUP      4pm The Desert Sisters Bookgroup will be discussing Married Lovers by Jackie Collins. More info: azdirks@msn.com.
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    KIDS EVENT - ALLEN SAY: ERIKA-SAN (February 23 at 6:30pm)
    Allen Say.
    KIDS EVENT: ALLEN SAY: ERIKA-SAN      6:30pm Caldecott Medalist Allen Say (The Boy of the Three-Year Nap, Tree of Cranes) creates a beautiful story about an American girl seeking adventure in Japan. Erika-San follows her journey from crowded Japanese streets to a remote Japanese island, and eventually ... (more)to her home—the Teahouse. Students from Urasenke School will perform a traditional Japanese tea ceremony and serve the author before he speaks.
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    HOLISTIC HEALING BOOKGROUP (February 24 at 7:00pm)
    Malcolm Gladwell , Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking.
    HOLISTIC HEALING BOOKGROUP      7pm The bookgroup will be discussing Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. More info: Rita at briohart@yahoo.com.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - T.C. BOYLE: THE WOMEN (February 25 at 7:00pm)
    T.C. Boyle , The Women.
    T.C. BOYLE: THE WOMEN      7pm
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    AUTHOR EVENT - KATHY CANO-MURILLO: CRAFTY CHICA'S GUIDE TO ARTFUL SEWING (February 26 at 7:00pm)
    Kathy Cano-Murillo , Crafty Chica's Guide to Artful Sewing: Fabu-Low-Sew Projects for the Everyday Crafter.
    KATHY CANO-MURILLO: CRAFTY CHICA'S GUIDE TO ARTFUL SEWING: FABU-LOW-SEW IDEAS FOR THE EVERYDAY CRAFTER
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    AUTHOR EVENT - IAN RECORD: BIG SYCAMORE STANDS ALONE (February 27 at 7:00pm)
    Ian W. Record , Big Sycamore Stands Alone: The Western Apaches, Aravaipa, and the Struggle for Place (New Directions in Native American Studies).
    IAN RECORD: BIG SYCAMORE STANDS ALONE      7pm Ian Record, Senior Lecturer at the American Indian Studies Department at the University of Arizona, presents his landmark ethnohistory Big Sycamore Stands Alone: The Western Apaches, Aravaipa, and the Struggle for Place, which documents a story that ... (more)goes far beyond Cochise, Geronimo, and the Chiricahuas. Record articulates Aravaipa Canyon’s cultural legacy as seen through the eyes of some of its descendants, bringing Apache voices, knowledge, and perspectives to the fore. Focusing on the Camp Grant Massacre as its centerpiece, he offers an approach that reflects how the Apaches conceptualize their history and identity.
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    HIKE & WRITE (February 28 at 9:00am)
    Charles Liu.
    HIKE & WRITE      9am Charles Liu, author of 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles, leads a hike through Peralta Trailhead in the Superstition Mountains, while Thomas Preiss, managing editor of the Gold Canyon Ledger, leads impromptu writing exercises at various stops along the way. Cost: $30, includes the hike, ... (more)lunch, and one copy of Sixty Hikes Within Sixty Miles. Couples: $45, includes one book and two lunches. Registration and pre-payment required at 480-730-0205. Details will be e-mailed to attendees.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - FLORA JESSOP: CHURCH OF LIES (March 2 at 7:00pm)
    Flora Jessop , Church of Lies.
    FLORA JESSOP: CHURCH OF LIES     7pm
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    WOMEN, BOOKS, AND CONVERSATION (March 3 at 7:00pm)
    Clarissa Pinkola Estés , Women Who Run with the Wolves.
    WOMEN, BOOKS, AND CONVERSATION      7pm This bookclub will be continuing their discussion from last month on Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. More Info: Communicog@msn.com
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    AUTHOR EVENT - JOHN GIBLER: MEXICO UNCONQUERED (March 4 at 7:00pm)
    John Gibler , Mexico Unconquered: Chronicles of Power and Revolt.
    JOHN GIBLER: MEXICO UNCONQUERED      7pm In Mexico Unconquered: Chronicles of Power and Revolt, journalist John Gibler reports on the epic powers of violence and corruption in Mexico. Gibler, a Global Exchange human rights fellow, explores the underdogs and rebels who put their lives on the line ... (more)to build justice from the ground up. Tonight, Gibler speaks on the overwhelming divisions in contemporary Mexico, home to the world’s richest man, Carlos Slim, and to destitute millions.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - MATT MCCARTHY: ODD MAN OUT (March 5 at 7:00pm)
    Matt McCarthy , Odd Man Out: A Year on the Mound with a Minor League Misfit.
    MATT MCCARTHY: ODD MAN OUT      7pm In Odd Man Out: A Year on the Mound with a Minor League Misfit, Matt McCarthy tells the story of his wild year playing in the Anaheim Angels’ farm system. A tale of highjinks and lowlifes, competition and camaraderie, Odd Man Out gives a taste of what goes on ... (more)at the rock bottom of professional baseball: 14-hour bus rides, trying to make ends meet on very meager pay, and players willing to do anything—including resort to performance-enhancing drugs—to get a chance to move up to the majors.
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    INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S MONTH CELEBRATION (March 7 at 1:00pm)
    Yasmina Katsulis , Sex work and the city : the social geography of health and safety in Tijuana, Mexico.
    INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S MONTH CELEBRATION      1-5pm During Women's History Month, Changing Hands celebrates the women of the world. Presenters include: Liliana de Leon dancing Tangos Flamencos; Ellisha Tash from Henna Den Studio; two instructors from EXPRESS MiE Women's Dance and Fitness Studio will ... (more)demonstrate Zumba and salsa. Speakers include Dr. Yasmina Katsulis, assistant professor of ASU's Women and Gender Studies Program, with her book, Sex Work and the City; writer and performer Tania Katan with My One-Night Stand with Cancer, and Charis from Las Otras Hermanas discussing international fair trade. Sangeeta Barwey applies henna temporary tattoos for $8 each. Please call 480.730.0205 to register and pre-pay for the tattoos. Refreshments provided by Trader Joe's.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - DEBORAH KING: TRUTH HEALS (March 10 at 7:00pm)
    Deborah King.
    DEBORAH KING: TRUTH HEALS      7pm In Truth Heals: What You Hide Can Hurt You, Deborah King, PhD, explores the relationship between the suppression of truth and its later manifestation as pain or illness. Tonight, Dr. King discusses how to unlock the power of truth—without reliving negative experiences ... (more)or causing more harm. Original live music by composer and pianist Scott Hartley and flutist Judy Goldwater.
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    MODERN FICTION BOOKGROUP (March 10 at 7:15pm)
    Robert Harris , Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome.
    MODERN FICTION BOOKGROUP      7:15pm This month, the bookgroup will be discussing Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome by Robert Harris. More Info: gaisford@cox.net
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    COMMUNITY MOVIE NIGHT - THE ASCENT OF MONEY (March 11 at 6:00pm)
    Niall Ferguson , The Ascent of Money.
    COMMUNITY MOVIE NIGHT      6pm In The Ascent of Money, economist and historian Niall Ferguson traces the evolution of money, demonstrating that finance is the essential back-story behind all history, including the current global economic crisis. Tonight, we’ll show the last quarter of the film ... (more)and host a discussion with Richard Toler, a Professor of Business at Mesa Community College. Please note: Ferguson will not be in attendance. With a hand stamp you’ll receive at the screening, you’re entitled to post-show discounts from several merchants here in the Tempe Square shopping center: Baskin Robbins, Wildflower Bread Company, Mac’s Broiler & Tap, Hoodlums, and Changing Hands.
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    MURDER BY THE BOOK GROUP (March 11 at 7:00pm)
    Douglas Preston , Blasphemy.
    MURDER BY THE BOOK      7pm This bookclub will be discussing Blasphemy by Douglas Peterson. More Info: bigsid02@cox.net
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    TEEN AUTHOR EVENT - A. S. KING: THE DUST OF 100 DOGS (March 12 at 4:30pm)
    A. S. King , The Dust of 100 Dogs.
    TEEN EVENT: A.S. KING: THE DUST OF 100 DOGS      4:30pm A.S. King visits with her much anticipated debut novel, The Dust of 100 Dogs. In the late seventeenth century, famed teenage pirate Emer Morrisey was on the cusp of escaping the pirate life with her one true love and unfathomable riches, when ... (more)she was slain and cursed with “the dust of one hundred dogs,” dooming her to a hundred lives as a dog before returning to human form—with her memories intact. Now she’s a contemporary American teenager, and all she needs is a shovel and a ride to Jamaica, where her long-buried treasure awaits.
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    SCI-FI FANTASY BOOKGROUP (March 12 at 7:00pm)
    Philip K. Dick , The Simulacra.
    SCI-FI FANTASY      7pm This bookclub will be discussing The Simulacra by Philip K. Dick. More Info: WhereAreMyKeys@gmail.com
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    AUTHOR EVENT - DAVID EAGLEMAN: SUM: 40 TALES FROM THE AFTERLIVES (March 14 at 4:00pm)
    eaglemandavid , Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives.
    DAVID EAGLEMAN: SUM: 40 TALES FROM THE AFTERLIVES      4-5:30pm Neuroscientist David Eagleman’s debut SUM: Forty Tales from the Afterlives presents a range of possibilities for the world that comes (or does not come) after death. Eagleman leads us through imaginative afterlives born of science, ... (more)religion, economics, and the highs and lows of human nature. Eagleman is a rising star neuroscientist who heads the Laboratory for Perception and Action at Baylor College of Medicine, and is founder and director of the Initiative on Neuroscience and Law.
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    Nathaniel Frank, author of Unfriendly Fire (March 16 at 6:30pm)
    Nathaniel, Frank , Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America.
    March 1st marks the 15th anniversary of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy banning open gays from the military. New attention has focused on this explosive culture war issue, as Democrats renew promises to lift the ban, perhaps as soon as this year.
     
    With UNFRIENDLY FIRE: How the Gay Ban Undermines ... (more)the Military and Weakens America, Dr. Nathaniel Frank, the mostly widely-recognized expert on gays in the military and the writer who broke the story of the firing of gay Arabic linguists, has written the definitive story of “don’t ask, don’t tell” at a pivotal moment in the debate on gay service.  Dr. Frank, an historian and Senior Research Fellow at the Palm Center, has spent ten years explaining the ins and outs of this policy on television, radio, blogs and in print, and now more than ever, his expertise is in demand to help the nation understand this complex, fast-moving issue.
     
    Based on hundreds of exclusive interviews, this much-anticipated book reveals behind-the-scenes discussions by the top players responsible for the current policy, and shows how a campaign of misinformation by military officials and the religious right conspired to steamroll the gay ban into place. UNFRIENDLY FIRE also answers pressing questions people are now asking about what lies ahead: How is the current policy really working? How do gay and straight troops currently get along? What happened when other nations lifted their gay bans? What will happen if the U.S. follows suit?  And more.
    The new book shows that:
    ·         Military officials admit they misrepresented the threat posed by gays to unit cohesion, while minimizing the true source of resistance to gay service: religious and cultural opposition to homosexuality.
    ·         Evidence was repeatedly concealed or suppressed by the military when research concluded there was no rationale for the gay ban.
    ·         The team of military generals that created “don’t ask, don’t tell” did not even understand what “sexual orientation” meant when they were tasked with formulating the policy. The general who headed that team now opposes the policy and admits in the book that the group “didn’t have any empirical data” about gay service and its position was based on fear, politics and prejudice.
    ·         The former Navy Judge Advocate General reversed his support for a gay ban and now calls the policy a “moral passing of the buck.”
    ·         Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff circulated an inflammatory anti-gay video produced by the religious right, and used it to argue that openly gay service would undermine the military.
     
    Clearly and lucidly argued, UNFRIENDLY FIRE is a lively and compelling narrative that is sure to play an important role in the debate over this policy.  As a new presidential administration takes office, and our country’s military commitments around the globe continue to expand, the issue of gays serving in the military is certain to be a key topic of debate. Join Dr. Frank at Lambda Rising in DC as he answers your questions and discusses his insightful work on this vital issue. NATHANIEL FRANK is a senior research fellow at the Palm Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and teaches history on the adjunct faculty at New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study.  His publications on gays in the military and other topics have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Republic, Slate, the Los Angles Times, The Huffington Post, and other publications.  His research and opinions have been cited on the Congressional floor and in syndicated columns, the blogosphere, the New York Post, The National Review Online, the AP, and other venues.
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    SEEDING THE FUTURE - BENEFITTING DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH UNDERGRADUATES AT ASU (March 18 at 6:30pm)
    Gary Paul Nabhan , Where Our Food Comes From: Retracing Nikolay Vavilov's Quest to End Famine.
    SEEDING THE FUTURE - BENEFITTING DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH UNDERGRADUATES AT ASU      6:30pm Help us provide seeds for the future of our undergraduate students in the Department of English at Arizona State University. Donations will fund opportunities for student research, presentations, and travel. ... (more)At 6:30 pm wine and hors d'eouvres will be served while we hold a Silent Aution for cooking lessions with well-known local chefs, local food baskets and more! In keeping with evening’s theme of sustainability, all food served has been locally grown, harvested, and prepared. Afterwards, there will be a lecture and discussion with Gary Paul Nabhan, who will be available after speaking to sign copies of his book, Where Our Food Comes From. Note:To make reservations, please complete the form and return it by April 8, 2009. Ticket price is $50 per person.
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    CRIME FICTION BOOKGROUP (March 18 at 7:00pm)
    David Rosenfelt , First Degree.
    CRIME FICTION      7pm This bookclub will be discussing First Degree, by David Rosenfelt. More Info: r.a.schooler@att.net
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    SPANISH BOOKGROUP (March 19 at 7:00pm)
    Angeles Mastretta , Maridos.
    SPANISH      7pm This bookclub will be discussing Maridos: Cuentos by Angeles Mastretta. More Info: claudiani@cox.net
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    TEEN BOOK CLUB (AGES 13-18) (March 22 at 11:00am)
    Lois Lowry , The Giver.
    TEEN BOOK CLUB (AGES 13-18)      11am This bookclub will be discussing The Giver by Lois Lowry. More Info: shaddock@whitelead.com
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    DESERT SISTERS LITERARY BOOKGROUP (March 22 at 4:00pm)
    Martha A. Sandweiss , Passing Strange: A Gilded Age Tale of Love and Deception Across the Color Line.
    DESERT SISTERS LITERARY      4pm This month, the bookclub will be discussing Passing Strange: A Gilded Age Tale of Love and Deception Across the Color Line by Martha Sandweiss. More Info: writesalot@att.net
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    AUTHOR EVENT - LINDA OLSSON: SONATA FOR MIRIAM (March 23 at 2:00pm)
    Linda Olsson , Sonata for Miriam: A Novel.
    LINDA OLSSON: SONATA FOR MIRIAM     7pm
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    AUTHOR EVENT - LINDA OLSSON: SONATA FOR MIRIAM (March 23 at 7:00pm)
    Linda Olsson , Sonata for Miriam: A Novel.
    LINDA OLSSON: SONATA FOR MIRIAM     7pm
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    AUTHOR EVENT - MYRA LEWIN: FREEDOM IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD (March 24 at 7:00pm)
    Myra Lewin.
    MYRA LEWIN: FREEDOM IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD      7pm In Freedom in Your Relationship with Food: An Everyday Guide, yoga teacher Myra Lewin encourages you to slow down and cultivate a healthy relationship with what you put into your body. Drawing from the basic principles of Ayurveda and Yoga, ... (more)Freedom in Your Relationship with Food is a simple and effective guide to enhancing your relationship with food and the process of eating. More info: myralewin.com.
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    TEEN AUTHOR EVENT - LAURIE HALSE ANDERSON: WINTERGIRLS (March 25 at 6:00pm)
    Laurie Halse Anderson , Wintergirls.
    TEEN EVENT: LAURIE HALSE ANDERSON: WINTERGIRLS 6pm Award-winning author Laurie Halse Anderson (Speak) shines a powerful light on the secret world of eating disorders in Wintergirls. Best friends Lia and Cassie did everything together: sleepovers, ski trips, and, as they got older, starvation. Egging ... (more)each other on in a deadly competition to be the thinnest, Lia developed anorexia, while Cassie became bulimic. Wintergirls tells the story of how each girl drifts through a perpetually hungry existence as a wintergirl, or “a ghost with a beating heart,” not quite alive and not yet dead. SEATING begins one hour before the event. Lettered tickets (free with book purchase) will be called alphabetically to fill seats and will also be used to form the booksigning line. Seating opens to the general public fifteen minutes before the event, so please arrive early, as space is limited. CAN’T MAKE IT? If you’d like an autographed book from any of our author events, please call us at 480.730.0205 to pre-pay and we’ll have one or more copies signed and reserved for you.
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    TEEN AUTHOR EVENT - LAURIE HALSE ANDERSON: WINTERGIRLS (March 25 at 7:00pm)
    Laurie Halse Anderson , Wintergirls.
    TEEN EVENT: LAURIE HALSE ANDERSON: WINTERGIRLS      7pm Award-winning author Laurie Halse Anderson (Speak) shines a powerful light on the secret world of eating disorders in Wintergirls. Best friends Lia and Cassie did everything together: sleepovers, ski trips, and, as they got older, starvation. ... (more)Egging each other on in a deadly competition to be the thinnest, Lia developed anorexia, while Cassie became bulimic. Wintergirls tells the story of how each girl drifts through a perpetually hungry existence as a wintergirl, or “a ghost with a beating heart,” not quite alive and not yet dead. SEATING begins one hour before the event. Lettered tickets (free with book purchase) will be called alphabetically to fill seats and will also be used to form the booksigning line. Seating opens to the general public fifteen minutes before the event, so please arrive early, as space is limited. CAN’T MAKE IT? If you’d like an autographed book from any of our author events, please call us at 480.730.0205 to pre-pay and we’ll have one or more copies signed and reserved for you.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - JUDITH ORLOFF: EMOTIONAL FREEDOM (March 26 at 7:00pm)
    Judith Orloff , Emotional Freedom: Liberate Yourself from Negative Emotions and Transform Your Life.
    JUDITH ORLOFF: EMOTIONAL FREEDOM     7pm
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    AUTHOR EVENT - HEIDI OSSELAER: WINNING THEIR PLACE (March 27 at 7:00pm)
    Heidi J. Osselaer.
    HEIDI OSSELAER: WINNING THEIR PLACE      7pm Join Heidi Osselaer from ASU’s history department for a discussion of Winning Their Place: Arizona Women in Politics, 1883-1950. Since Arizona women first won the right to vote in 1912, they have held proportionately far more public offices than women ... (more)in other states. This landmark book chronicles, for the first time, how this came to be.
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    FAMILY HIKE (March 28 at 9:00am)
    Robert Mesta.
    FAMILY HIKE      9am Robert Mesta, author of Condor: Spirit of the Canyon, leads a hike through Lost Dog Wash trailhead in the McDowell Mountains for children eight years and up (with an adult companion). Mesta introduces kids to a whole new world—the outdoors! Cost: $35 includes one copy of Condor: ... (more)Spirit of the Canyon, two lunches, (one adult admission and one child). Each additional child or adult $7. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205. Details will be e-mailed to attendees.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - AARON ALLSTON: STAR WARS: FATE OF THE JEDI (March 29 at 2:00pm)
    Aaron Allston , Outcast.
    AARON ALLSTON- STAR WARS: FATE OF THE JEDI      2pm New York Times bestselling author Aaron Allston visits with Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi: Outcast. After civil war and the devastation wrought by the Darth Caedus, the Galactic Alliance is in crisis, and in need. From all corners, politicians, power ... (more)brokers, and military leaders converge on Coruscant for a crucial summit to restore order, negotiate differences, and determine the future of their unified worlds. But even more critical, and far more uncertain, is the future of the Jedi. Special guests: Stormtroopers from the Fighting 501st Dune Sea Garrison, and other Star Wars characters from the Rebel Legion. Bring your camera! SEATING begins one hour before the event. Lettered tickets (free with book purchase) will be called alphabetically to fill seats and will also be used to form the booksigning line. Seating opens to the general public fifteen minutes before the event, so please arrive early, as space is limited. CAN’T MAKE IT? If you’d like an autographed book from any of our author events, please call us at 480.730.0205 to pre-pay and we’ll have one or more copies signed and reserved for you.
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    OFFSITE EVENT - SIGNING & DINING WITH GENE BAUR (March 30 at 12:00pm)
    Gene Baur , Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food.
    OFFSITE EVENT: SIGNING & DINING WITH GENE BAUR      Noon Changing Hands and Green vegetarian restaurant present “Signing and Dining” with Farm Sanctuary co-founder and president Gene Baur. Meet with Baur as he discusses his book, Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food, ... (more)which depicts the plight of the animals who are victims of industrial farming. Please note: This is an offsite event at Green in Scottsdale. Cost: $30 per person, includes book, lunch, and one drink. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - GENE BAUR: FARM SANCTUARY (March 30 at 7:00pm)
    Gene Baur , Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food.
    GENE BAUR: FARM SANCTUARY      7pm Farm Sanctuary co-founder and president Gene Baur visits with his book Farm Sanctuary: Changing Hearts and Minds About Animals and Food. Baur addresses the systematic mistreatment of the ten billion farm animals who are exploited specifically for food in the United ... (more)States every year—as well as the plight of farmers who fall victim to the “get bigger or get out” mantra embraced by corporate agribusinesses. SEATING begins one hour before the event. Lettered tickets (free with book purchase) will be called alphabetically to fill seats and will also be used to form the booksigning line. Seating opens to the general public fifteen minutes before the event, so please arrive early, as space is limited. CAN’T MAKE IT? If you’d like an autographed book from any of our author events, please call us at 480.730.0205 to pre-pay and we’ll have one or more copies signed and reserved for you.
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    AWAKENED HEART BOOKGROUP (FORMERLY HOLISTIC HEALING) (April 2 at 7:00pm)
    Eckhart Tolle , A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose.
    AWAKENED HEART (formerly HOLISTIC HEALING)      7pm This bookclub will be discussing A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle. More Info: briohart@yahoo.com
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    CITIZEN ACTION BOOK CLUB (April 6 at 7:00pm)
    Michael Pollan , The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals.
    CITIZEN ACTION      7pm This bookclub will be discussing The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan. More Info: daniel@handsonphoenix.org
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    TEEN WRITING WORKSHOP - TRAVEL WRITING WITH SASHA WATSON (April 7 at 5:00pm)
    Sasha Watson , Vidalia in Paris.
    TEEN EVENT: WORKSHOP: TRAVEL WRITING WITH SASHA WATSON      5-6:30pm Novelist Sasha Watson (Vidalia in Paris) shows young women ages 12-18 how to sharpen their writing skills. Watson focuses on travel writing and offers tips on using your travel experiences (or even your experiences at home) to ... (more)influence you and your writing. Booksigning follows. Cost: One copy of Vidalia in Paris (16.99+tax)
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    TEEN AUTHOR EVENT - SASHA WATSON: VIDALIA IN PARIS (April 7 at 7:00pm)
    Sasha Watson , Vidalia in Paris.
    TEEN EVENT: SASHA WATSON: VIDALIA IN PARIS       7pm First-time novelist Sasha Watson discusses and signs her teen novel, Vidalia in Paris. When Vidalia wins a scholarship to study art abroad for the summer, she can’t believe her good fortune. Paris is filled with surprises, including Julien, ... (more)the nice bookstore clerk Vidalia should like as more than a friend, and Marco, the mysterious art dealer she can’t stay away from. By the time she finds out the truth about the paintings Marco sells, she’s fallen for him too hard to really care. But when his crimes threaten to involve her directly, Vidalia has to separate reason from passion.
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    MURDER BY THE BOOK GROUP (April 8 at 7:00pm)
    Joe R. Lansdale , Mucho Mojo.
    MURDER BY THE BOOK     7pm This bookclub will be discussing Mucho Mojo by Joe R. Lansdale. More Info: bigsid02@cox.net
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    SCI-FI FANTASY BOOKGROUP (April 9 at 7:00pm)
    Toby Barlow , Sharp Teeth.
    SCI-FI FANTASY      7pm This bookclub will be discussing Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow. More Info: WhereAreMyKeys@gmail.com
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    KIDS EVENT - STORYBOOK KITCHEN (April 10 at 11:00am)
    Linda Glaser , Wonderful Worms.
    KIDS EVENT: STORYBOOK KITCHEN      11am Cynthia Giroux from Storybook Kitchen reads Wonderful Worms by Linda Glaser and shows kids how to how to make their own worm garden! FREE
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    AUTHOR EVENT - MEET THE AUTHORS & ARTIST OF THE FIFTH TAROT (April 10 at 7:00pm)
    Martien Bakens.
    THE FIFTH TAROT: MEET THE AUTHORS & ARTIST      7pm According to Martien and Teressena Bakens, as we enter the Aquarian Age of Peace, new tarot imagery and symbols are called for to reinforce our oneness with the natural world. Tonight, Martien and Teressena, co-creators of The Fifth Tarot: Restoring ... (more)the Fifth Element, discuss “Tarot for Today: Bridging the Ancient Esoteric Teachings of Tarot with the Changing Times in Which We Live.” Booksigning follows. FREE
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    KIDS EVENT - STORYBOOK KITCHEN (April 11 at 11:00am)
    Linda Glaser , Wonderful Worms.
    KIDS EVENT: STORYBOOK KITCHEN      11am Cynthia Giroux from Storybook Kitchen reads Wonderful Worms by Linda Glaser and shows kids how to make their own worm garden! FREE
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    READING YOUNG BOOKGROUP (April 12 at 3:00pm)
    Janette Rallison , Just One Wish.
    READING YOUNG       3pm This bookclub will be discussing Just One Wish by Janette Rallison. More Info: bookgroup@readingyoung.com.
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    Jon Ginoli of Pansy Division at Lambda Rising! (April 12 at 6:30pm)
    Jon Ginoli.
    At the height of their career, just off their successful tour with Green Day, Pansy Division dropped by Lambda Rising’s DC bookstore, set up their instruments in our front window, and honored us and our customers with a raucous, rocking free concert. Now founding Pansy Jon Ginoli returns to Lambda ... (more)Rising to meet his fans, sign his new book, and maybe even play a song or two. Join us for this exciting event! The Inside Story of the First Openly Gay Pop-Punk Band Just a few short years ago, the stereotype for gay men involved loving disco and show tunes. Jon Ginoli decided to do something about it. Deflowered is Jon Ginoli’s journey of self-discovery, musical passion, and drive to become the founding member of Pansy Division, the first out and proud queer core punk rock band to hit the semi-big time. Set against the changing decades of music, we follow the band from their inception in San Francisco, to their search for a music label and a permanent drummer to their current status as indie rock icons. We see the highs--touring with Green Day--and the lows--homophobic fans--of striving for acceptance and success in the world of rock. Featuring behind-the-scenes photographs and replete with the requisite tales of sex, drugs, groupies, band fights and label battles, this rollicking memoir is also an impassioned account of staying true to the artistic vision of queer rock'n'roll. Jon Ginoli is a guitarist, singer, songwriter and founding member of Pansy Division, a punk rock band whose cd's include Undressed, Deflowered, Wish I'd Taken Pictures, and more. An Illinois native, he's played both dive bars and arenas, and his favorite color is purple. When not on tour with the band he lives and works in San Francisco.
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    PANEL DISCUSSION - UNDERSTANDING DEPRESSION (April 13 at 7:00pm)
    Karen V. Kibler.
    PANEL DISCUSSION: UNDERSTANDING DEPRESSION      7pm Loss, financial pressures, isolation—there are many triggers for clinical depression. More than 22 million people in the US alone suffer from this illness, and most of them will go to great lengths to keep the illness a secret. Tonight, learn ... (more)what you can do to help yourself or someone in your life who is clinically depressed. Panelists include Martha Christiansen, Ph.D., Director of Counseling and Consultation at ASU; naturopathic doctor Kiera Lane, NMD; psychotherapist and life coach Kathleen Todd, LCSW; and Karen Kibler, author of The Second Chasm: A Soul’s Troubled Journey from Despair to Healing. More info: TheSecondChasm.com
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    MODERN FICTION BOOKGROUP (April 14 at 7:15pm)
    Nancy Horan , Loving Frank: A Novel.
    MODERN FICTION      7:15 pm This bookclub will be discussing Loving Frank by Nancy Horan. More Info: gaisford@cox.net.
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    CRIME FICTION BOOKGROUP (April 15 at 7:00pm)
    Richard Price , Lush Life.
    CRIME FICTION      7pm This bookclub will be discussing Lush Life by Richard Price. More Info: r.a.schooler@att.net.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - BAXTER BLACK: THE WORLD ACCORDING TO BAXTER BLACK (April 16 at 7:00pm)
    Baxter A. Black , The World According to Baxter Black: Quips, Quirks & Quotes.
    BAXTER BLACK: THE WORLD ACCORDING TO BAXTER BLACK 7pm
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    AUTHOR EVENT - MARY ROACH: BONK: THE CURIOUS COUPLING OF SCIENCE AND SEX (April 17 at 7:00pm)
    Mary Roach.
    MARY ROACH: BONK: THE CURIOUS COUPLING OF SCIENCE AND SEX     7pm
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    SEEDING THE FUTURE - BENEFITTING DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH UNDERGRADUATES AT ASU (April 18 at 6:30pm)
    Gary Paul Nabhan , Where Our Food Comes From: Retracing Nikolay Vavilov's Quest to End Famine.
    SEEDING THE FUTURE - BENEFITTING DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH UNDERGRADUATES AT ASU �����6:30pm Help us provide seeds for the future of our undergraduate students in the Department of English at Arizona State University. Donations will fund opportunities for student research, presentations, ... (more)and travel. At 6:30 pm wine and hors d'eouvres will be served while we hold a Silent Aution for cooking lessions with well-known local chefs, local food baskets and more! In keeping with evening�s theme of sustainability, all food served has been locally grown, harvested, and prepared. Afterwards, there will be a lecture and discussion with Gary Paul Nabhan, who will be available after speaking to sign copies of his book, Where Our Food Comes From. Note:To make reservations, please complete the form and return it by April 8, 2009. Ticket price is $50 per person.
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    CONTEMPORARY WISDOM BOOKGROUP (April 21 at 7:00pm)
    C. S. Lewis , That Hideous Strength.
    CONTEMPORARY WISDOM      7pm This bookclub will be discussing That Hideous Strength: A Modern Fairy-Tale for Grown-Ups by C. S. Lewis. More Info: jraupp1@cox.net.
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    FOOD FOR THOUGHT: JAZZ FOR BEGINNERS (April 24 at 12:00pm)
    Tom Moon , 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die (1,000 Before You Die).
    FOOD FOR THOUGHT: JAZZ FOR BEGINNERS      Noon-1pm $5.50 bag lunches available next door at Wildflower Bread Company. Call 480.838.9773 and ask for the “Food for Thought” special! Hoodlums’ Music and Movies co-owner Steve Wiley is today’s featured speaker. Wiley leads a discussion and plays ... (more)music from his favorite jazz label, Blue Note, and musicians such as Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Diana Krall, and Louis Armstrong. Wiley also talks about new and used options and provides material for you to build your own jazz collection. More Info: hoodlumsmusic.com.
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    COMMUNITY MOVIE NIGHT - FIELD OF DREAMS (April 24 at 6:00pm)
    W. P. Kinsella , Shoeless Joe.
    COMMUNITY MOVIE NIGHT      6pm In the Oscar-nominated Field of Dreams, Iowa farmer Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) hears a voice in his corn field tell him, “If you build it, he will come.” He interprets this message as an instruction to build a baseball field on his farm, upon which appear the ... (more)ghosts of Shoeless Joe Jackson and the other seven Chicago White Sox players banned from the game for throwing the 1919 World Series. With a hand stamp you’ll receive at the screening, you’re entitled to post-show discounts from several merchants here in the Tempe Square shopping center: Baskin Robbins, Wildflower Bread Company, Mac’s Broiler & Tap, Hoodlums, and Changing Hands.
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    RAMON GUTHRIE brought to us by Wendell Smith (April 25 at 11:00am)
    Ramon Guthrie , Maximum Security Ward and Other Poems.
    WENDELL SMITH introducing, reciting, and reading from MAXIMUM SECURITY WARD AND OTHER POEMS by RAMON GUTHRIE (1896-1973) one of the most truly original American poets of our century.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - ADAM SCRAGER: THE PRINCIPLED POLITICIAN (April 25 at 2:00pm)
    Adam Schrager , The Principled Politician: The Ralph Carr Story.
    ADAM SCHRAGER: THE PRINCIPLED POLITICIAN      2pm After more than 15 years covering politics for NBC in Denver, Emmy award-winner Adam Schrager wrote The Principled Politician: The Ralph Carr Story. Today, Schrager shares the story of Colorado Governor Ralph Carr, the only political leader in the ... (more)country to welcome Japanese-Americans to his state during World War II. A riveting biography, The Principled Politician is the story of a courageous man sadly forgotten by Colorado and never known by his country.
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    TEEN BOOK CLUB (AGES 13-18) (April 26 at 11:00am)
    Orson Scott Card , Ender's Game.
    TEEN BOOK CLUB (AGES 13-18)      11am This bookclub will be discussing Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. More Info: shaddock@whitelead.com.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - AMY GOODMAN: STANDING UP TO THE MADNESS (April 26 at 11:30am)
    Amy Goodman , Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times.
    AMY GOODMAN: STANDING UP TO THE MADNESS 11:30amAmy Goodman, the host of Democracy Now!, discusses and signs her book Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times. The book is not only a timely, inspiring, and even revolutionary look at who wields the greatest power in America—everyday ... (more)people who take a chance and stand up for what they believe in—but also offers advice on what you can do to help.
    The award-winning sister-brother team of Amy Goodman and investigative journalist David Goodman traveled the country to detail the ways in which grassroots activists have taken politics out of the hands of politicians. Standing Up to the Madness tells the stories of everyday citizens who have challenged the government and prevailed. Event co-sponsored by Arizona Community Media Foundation. More info: AzCMF.org
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    John Pedersen reads and discusses his first novel, Scroll and Curl (April 26 at 3:00pm)
    John Pedersen.
    Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is pleased to present local author, Marin resident and 2007 banjo champ John Pedersen, as he discusses and signs his first novel, Scroll and Curl. This event is free and all are welcome and encouraged to attend!About the Book:
    When the old time string band "Sweet Evening ... (more)Breeze" leaves Saratoga Springs, New
    York on their two week tour of the east coast, fiddler Dan Munroe thinks that his only
    headache will be controlling his band-mates tendencies for excess. That is until he
    buys a unique fiddle at a sidewalk sale in New York and hears the story of the previous
    owner’s entanglement with the underworld of the 1930's. After he gets the special fiddle
    appraised by a reclusive dealer in Pennsylvania, dangerous and mysterious forces suddenly curl
    and swirl through his life.About the Author:
    As the grandson of a noted Heldeberg Mountain fiddler and a master luthier, John Pedersen portrays the touring string band life based on
    hard-won first-hand knowledge about the shifting nature of relationships and the
    dynamics of people on the road whose main connection to each other is the music.
    Also, running a retail music store, doing repairs and buying and selling rare instruments
    have given him insight into the eclectic and occasionally bizarre world of instrument
    buyers and collectors and their motivations. The patrons of the store, run by John and his
    wife, range from limos full of rock stars to the lowliest of street people and everyone in
    between. As a musician John has won many fiddle contests, playing in the “old time”
    style, as well as the California State Old Time Banjo championships in 2007.
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    DESERT SISTERS LITERARY BOOKGROUP (April 26 at 4:00pm)
    Spencer Quinn , Dog on It: A Chet and Bernie Mystery.
    DESERT SISTERS LITERARY      4pm This bookclub will be discussing Dog On It: A Chet and Bernie Mystery by Spencer Quinn. More Info: azdirks@msn.com.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - NEVINE SALVADE: C OM PASSION (April 27 at 7:00pm)
    Nevine Salvade.
    NEVINE SALVADE: C OM PASSION      7pm Author Nevine Salvade’s life has taken her from the Middle East to Europe to America and beyond. She grew up in war-torn Lebanon, and, in searching for meaning and purpose in her life, learned the message of compassion and synchronicity. In speaking about ... (more)her new, independently published book, C OM PASSION: A Journey Into Self, Into the Light, and a Path Toward Peace, Nevine shares about letting go of judgment and extreme anger, and transforming anger and pain into true understanding.
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    OFFSITE EVENT - LADIES' NIGHT OUT WITH MARIA SNYDER (April 28 at 7:00pm)
    Maria V. Snyder , Storm Glass.
    OFFSITE EVENT: LADIES’ NIGHT OUT WITH MARIA SNYDER      7-9pm Changing Hands and Pesto’s Pizza and Wine Bar present “Ladies Night Out” with author Maria Snyder. Meet with Snyder as she discusses her book, Storm Glass, in which she incorporates her signature wit, intelligence, and breathtaking ... (more)action. Please note: This is an offsite event at Pesto’s in Chandler. Cost: $30 per person, includes book and two drinks. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205.
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    OFFSITE EVENT - SAM CALAGIONE ON BREWING (April 30 at 4:00pm)
    Sam Calagione , Brewing Up a Business: Adventures in Entrepreneurship from the Founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery.
    OFFSITE EVENT: SAM CALAGIONE ON BREWING      4-6pm Sam Calagione, founder and president of Dogfish Head Brewing, discusses and signs his book Brewing Up a Business: Adventures in Entrepreneurship from the Founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. For those who like their business advice mixed with ... (more)tales of the trials and tribulations of starting a new business, this book will go down as smoothly as a pint of Immort Ale, one of Dogfish Head’s signature brews. Please note: This is an offsite event at Boulders on Broadway in Tempe. Cost: $35 per person, includes book and two beers. Couples: $50, includes one book and two beers each. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205.
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    KIDS EVENT - COSTUME STORYTIME (May 2 at 11:00am)
    A. A. Milne , Winnie-the-Pooh.
    KIDS EVENT: COSTUME STORYTIME      11am Winnie the Pooh visits, while a storyteller narrates his adventures from the Hundred Acre Wood.
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    OFFSITE EVENT - FAYTHE LEVINE: HANDMADE NATION (May 2 at 2:00pm)
    Faythe Levine , Handmade Nation: The Rise of DIY, Art, Craft, and Design.
    OFFSITE: FAYTHE LEVINE: HANDMADE NATION      2pm Today’s craft world is no longer simply about cross-stitching samplers or painting floral scrolls on china. It has emerged as a marriage between historical technique, punk culture, and DIY ethos, also influenced by traditional handiwork, modern ... (more)aesthetics, politics, feminism, and art. The heart of the new wave of craft is community. Participants share ideas and encouragement through websites, boutiques, galleries, and craft fairs. Together they have forged a new economy and lifestyle based on creativity, determination, and networking. Faythe Levine has traveled 19,000 miles to document the handmade scene in the film Handmade Nation, and she and Cortney Heimerl bring together the raw, fresh, and radical results in this comprehensive companion book, Handmade Nation: The Rise of DIY, Art, Craft and Design. For those who are a part of the emerging handmade nation, or just interested in viewing it from afar, this book is an essential introduction. This weekend, Levine presents two screenings of Handmade Nation, at 2pm on Saturday, May 2, and Sunday, May 3rd, both at Phoenix’s Modified Arts, 407 E. Roosevelt. Cost: $10 door charge. More info: 602.256.6233.
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    CITIZEN ACTION BOOK CLUB (May 4 at 7:00pm)
    Sudhir Venkatesh , Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets.
    CITIZEN ACTION      7pm This bookclub will be discussing Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Venkatesh. More Info: daniel@handsonphoenix.org
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    TEEN AUTHOR EVENT - APRILYNNE PIKE: WINGS (May 5 at 6:00pm)
    Aprilynne Pike , Wings.
    TEEN EVENT: APRILYNNE PIKE: WINGS      6pm Aprilynne Pike’s Wings is the first of four books about an ordinary girl named Laurel who discovers she is a faerie sent among humans to guard the gateway to Avalon. When Laurel is thrust into the midst of a centuries-old battle between faeries and trolls, ... (more)she’s torn between a human and a faerie love, as well as her loyalties to both worlds. Best-selling author Stephenie Meyer calls Wings “a remarkable debut.”
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    WOMEN, BOOKS, AND CONVERSATION (May 5 at 7:00pm)
    Clarissa Pinkola Estés , Women Who Run with the Wolves.
    WOMEN, BOOKS & CONVERSATION      7pm This bookclub will be discussing Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. More Info: Communicog@msn.com
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    WRITING WORKSHOP - SOWING SEEDS OF MAGIC IN YOUR JOURNAL (May 6 at 6:30pm)
    M.C., Sue Meyn , Journal Magic! Lessons in Therapeutic Writing.
    WORKSHOP: SOWING SEEDS OF MAGIC IN YOUR JOURNAL      6:30-8:30pm It’s Spring. We naturally begin to think about growing things, whether in our gardens or in our lives. In this workshop presented by Sue Meyn, author of Journal Magic and the Journal Cards, attendees will use this garden metaphor ... (more)to consider what seeds we want to plant in our lives, and what else needs to be trimmed. Our journals will be our gardens—a place to review, dream, and weed to prepare for the harvest to come. Cost: $20. Registration and pre-payment at 480.730.0205. More Info: JournalMagic.com.
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    AWAKENED HEART BOOKGROUP (May 7 at 7:00pm)
    Eckhart Tolle , A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose.
    AWAKENED HEART      7pm This bookclub will be discussing A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle. More Info: briohart@yahoo.com
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    AUTHOR EVENT - SARK SPEAKS AND SIGNS! (May 8 at 7:00pm)
    Sark , Juicy Pens, Thirsty Paper: Gifting the World with Your Words and Stories, and Creating the Time and Energy to Actually Do It.
    SARK SPEAKS AND SIGNS!       7pm
    Does a writer live within you, but she or he just can’t seem to break out? Is a lack of confidence holding you back? Do you need new ways to accelerate your progress and feel reinspired? Playful, delightful, effective help is here. Nothing can ... (more)start the ink flowing and keep it going like Juicy Pens, Thirsty Paper, the latest work of wisdom, inspiration and art from SARK, a transformative teacher for over 25 years, and the author of 15 best-selling books to support creative and empowered living. Let the fun begin! FREE.
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    KIDS EVENT - STORYBOOK KITCHEN (May 9 at 11:00am)
    Audrey Penn , Kissing Hand (Paperback with CD).
    KIDS EVENT: STORYBOOK KITCHEN      11am Cynthia Giroux from Storybook Kitchen reads The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn and helps kids make a delicious Mother’s Day gift.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - CHRISTOPHER MCDOUGALL: BORN TO RUN (May 9 at 5:00pm)
    Christopher McDougall , Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen.
    CHRISTOPHER MCDOUGALL: BORN TO RUN      5pm Christopher McDougall, three-time National Magazine Award finalist and contributing editor for Men’s Health magazine, discusses and signs Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen. Born to Run is an epic ... (more)adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? In search of an answer, McDougall sets off to find a tribe of the world’s greatest distance runners and learn their secrets, and in the process shows us that everything we thought we knew about running is wrong.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - KATHERINE BENTON-COHEN: BORDERLINE AMERICANS (May 11 at 7:00pm)
    Katherine Benton-Cohen , Borderline Americans: Racial Division and Labor War in the Arizona Borderlands.
    KATHERINE BENTON-COHEN: BORDERLINE AMERICANS      7pm Katherine Benton-Cohen, an Assistant Professor of History at Georgetown University, discusses and signs Borderline Americans: Racial Division and Labor War in the Arizona Borderlands. At the heart of Benton-Cohen’s provocative history, she ... (more)answers the question, Are you an American, or are you not? Benton-Cohen explores the daily lives and shifting racial boundaries between groups as disparate as Apache resistance fighters, Chinese merchants, Mexican-American homesteaders, Midwestern dry farmers, Mormon polygamists, and Anglo women reformers, among many others.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - DR. FRED ERNST: TRUTH, LIES AND THE O.R. (May 12 at 7:00pm)
    Fred W. Ernst.
    DR. FRED ERNST: TRUTH, LIES AND THE O.R.      7pm At a time of increasing public concern about appropriate and competent medical care, Truth, Lies, and the O.R. addresses the questions and issues people should raise when confronting the possibility of anesthesia and surgery. Dr. Fred Ernst, MD, ... (more)who has been a practicing anesthesiologist for over 40 years, offers tips to recognize and identify harmful medical situations. Dr. Ernst (the “Ralph Nader of Medicine”) shows you how to anticipate, understand, and overcome the challenges that you, the patient, face in today’s world of medical care.
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    MODERN FICTION BOOKGROUP (May 12 at 7:15pm)
    William P. Young , The Shack.
    MODERN FICTION      7:15pm This bookclub will be discussing The Shack by William P. Young. More Info: gaisford@cox.net.
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    MURDER BY THE BOOK GROUP (May 13 at 7:00pm)
    Cathy Pickens , Hush My Mouth.
    MURDER BY THE BOOK     7pm This bookclub will be discussing Hush My Mouth by Cathy Pickens. More Info: bigsid02@cox.net
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    SCI-FI FANTASY BOOKGROUP (May 14 at 7:00pm)
    John Crowley , Little, Big.
    SCI-FI FANTASY      7pm This bookclub will be discussing Little, Big by John Crowley. More Info: WhereAreMyKeys@gmail.com
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    AUTHOR EVENT - LEO KIM: HEALING THE RIFT (May 15 at 7:00pm)
    Leo Kim.
    LEO KIM: HEALING THE RIFT      7pm Author and scientist Leo Kim visits with his book Healing the Rift: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Spirituality. Kim, who has studied with Deepak Chopra, Bernie Siegel, and other eminent teachers, reveals how recent scientific breakthroughs led him to the ... (more)belief that the world is a blending of mind and spirit. Tonight, Kim helps you to discover your own spirituality and discusses how to deal with the illness or death of a loved one. More info: HealingTheRiftBook.com.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - JULIETTE FAY: SHELTER ME (May 16 at 2:00pm)
    Fay , Shelter Me.
    JULIETTE FAY: SHELTER ME      2pm In the tradition of Marisa de los Santos and Anne Tyler comes a moving debut about a young mother’s year of heartbreak, loss, and forgiveness—and help that arrives from unexpected sources. Juliette Fay visits with her debut novel, Shelter Me. Four months after ... (more)her husband’s death, Janie LaMarche remains undone by grief and anger. Her mourning is disrupted, however, by the unexpected arrival of a builder with a contract to add a porch onto her house. Stunned, Janie realizes the porch was meant to be a surprise from her husband—now his last gift to her. As she reluctantly allows construction to begin, Janie clings to the familiar outposts of her sorrow—mothering her two small children with fierce protectiveness, avoiding friends and family, and stewing in a rage she can’t release. Yet Janie’s self-imposed isolation is breached by a cast of unlikely interventionists: her chattering aunt, her bossy over-manicured neighbor, her muffin-bearing cousin, and even Tug, the contractor with a private grief all his own. As the porch takes shape, Janie discovers that the unknowable terrain of the future is best navigated with the help of others—even those we least expect to call on, much less learn to love.
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    READING YOUNG BOOKGROUP (May 17 at 3:00pm)
    Janette Rallison , Just One Wish.
    READING YOUNG       3pm This bookclub will be reading Just One Wish by Janette Rallison. More Info: bookgroup@readingyoung.com.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - ADAM BRADLEY: BOOK OF RHYMES (May 18 at 7:00pm)
    bradleyadam , Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop.
    ADAM BRADLEY: BOOK OF RHYMES      7pm Adam Bradley, a Harvard PhD and rap aficionado, examines rap’s most memorable lyricists in Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop. Bradley offers a guided tour of rap’s unique poetry, from the sing-song rhymes of the Sugar Hill Gang to the clever wordplay ... (more)of Biggie and the dusted metaphors of Lil Wayne. Tonight, Bradley discusses America’s least understood poets, unpacking their surprisingly complex craft, and giving rap poetry the respect it deserves. More Info: AdamFBradley.com. SEATING begins one hour before the event. Lettered tickets (free with book purchase) will be called alphabetically to fill seats and will also be used to form the booksigning line. Seating opens to the general public fifteen minutes before the event, so please arrive early, as space is limited. CAN’T MAKE IT? If you’d like an autographed book from any of our author events, please call us at 480.730.0205 to pre-pay and we’ll have one or more copies signed and reserved for you.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - MASTER STEPHEN CO: SUPERBRAIN YOGA® & PRANIC HEALING® (May 19 at 6:30pm)
    Master Stephen Co , Your Hands Can Heal You: Pranic Healing Energy Remedies to Boost Vitality and Speed Recovery from Common Health Problems.
    MASTER STEPHEN CO: SUPERBRAIN YOGA® & PRANIC HEALING®      6:30pm Pranic Healer Master Stephen Co, author of Your Hands Can Heal You, signs his book and teaches an ancient Indian technique that harnesses the body’s primordial energies to balance the left and right brain energies and recharge ... (more)your brain power. Experience mental clarity, emotional calmness, razor sharp focus and increased learning ability. More info: YourHandsCanHealYou.com. SEATING begins one hour before the event. Lettered tickets (free with book purchase) will be called alphabetically to fill seats and will also be used to form the booksigning line. Seating opens to the general public fifteen minutes before the event, so please arrive early, as space is limited. CAN’T MAKE IT? If you’d like an autographed book from any of our author events, please call us at 480.730.0205 to pre-pay and we’ll have one or more copies signed and reserved for you.
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    CRIME FICTION BOOKGROUP (May 20 at 7:00pm)
    Tana French , In The Woods.
    CRIME FICTION     7pm This bookclub will be discussing In the Woods by Tana French at the Tempe Wildflower Bread CompanyMore Info: r.a.schooler@att.net.
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    SPANISH BOOKGROUP (May 21 at 7:00pm)
    Gioconda Belli.
    SPANISH      7pm This bookclub will be discussing El Infinito En La Palma de La Mano by Gioconda Belli More Info: claudiani@cox.net.
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    COMMUNITY MOVIE NIGHT - I AM TRYING TO BREAK YOUR HEART (May 22 at 6:00pm)
    Wilco , The Wilco Book (with CD).
    COMMUNITY MOVIE NIGHT: I AM TRYING TO BREAK YOUR HEART      6pm In I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco, director Sam Jones documents the acclaimed rock band Wilco. Over the course of recording the group’s classic album, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, singer-songwriter Jeff Tweedy has to ... (more)deal with two members leaving the band, and his label, Reprise, rejecting the album. With a hand stamp you’ll receive at the screening, you’re entitled to post-show discounts from several merchants here in the Tempe Square shopping center: Baskin Robbins, Wildflower Bread Company, Mac’s Broiler & Tap, Hoodlums, and Changing Hands.
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    TEEN BOOK CLUB (AGES 13-18) (May 24 at 11:00am)
    Derek Benz , Grey Griffins #1: The Revenge Of The Shadow King.
    TEEN BOOK CLUB (AGES 13-18)      11am This bookclub will be discussing The Revenge of the Shadow King by Derek Benz and Jon Lewis. More Info: shaddock@whitelead.com.
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    DESERT SISTERS LITERARY BOOKGROUP (May 24 at 4:00pm)
    Jodi Picoult , Plain Truth.
    DESERT SISTERS LITERARY      4pm This bookclub will be discussing Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult More Info: azdirks@msn.com.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - TISA WENGER: WE HAVE A RELIGION (May 28 at 7:00pm)
    Tisa Joy Wenger.
    TISA WENGER: WE HAVE A RELIGION      7pm Tisa Wenger, an Assistant Professor of American Religions at ASU, discusses and signs We Have a Religion: The 1920s Pueblo Indian Dance Controversy and American Religious Freedom. Tonight, Wenger discusses how she believes dominant cultural conceptions of ... (more)religion and religious freedom affected the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico as they sought to protect their religious ceremonies from government suppression. Wenger also offers reasons why that struggle transformed the politics of Indian affairs and helped reshape mainstream views of religion.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - BRENT W. JEFFS: LOST BOY (June 1 at 7:00pm)
    Brent W. Jeffs , Lost Boy.
    BRENT W. JEFFS: LOST BOY     7pm
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    TEEN AUTHOR EVENT - EMMA MCLAUGHLIN & NICOLA KRAUS: THE REAL REAL (June 2 at 7:00pm)
    Emma McLaughlin , The Real Real.
    TEEN
    EVENT: EMMA MCLAUGHLIN AND NICOLA KRAUS: THE
    REAL REAL      7pm
    The bestselling authors of The Nanny Diaries visit with their novel, The Real
    Real. When 17-year-old Jesse O’Rourke is chosen to star in the reality show being filmed at her
    school, she’s forced to pal around with the glamorous ... (more)kids whose families her working-class parents serve.
    But there’s a tuition check attached to being on the show, and Jesse’s determined to be the first O’Rourke
    who goes to college. At the producer’s insistence, Jesse must trade her best friend for four people she hardly
    knows—but she must struggle to remember one thing: the difference between “real” and the real
    real. SEATING begins one hour before the event. Lettered tickets (free with book purchase) will be called alphabetically to fill seats and will also be used to form the booksigning line. Seating opens to the general public fifteen minutes before the event, so please arrive early, as space is limited. CAN’T MAKE IT? If you’d like an autographed book from any of our author events, please call us at 480.730.0205 to pre-pay and we’ll have one or more copies signed and reserved for you.
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    TWEEN AUTHOR EVENT - D. J. MACHALE: PENDRAGON (June 3 at 7:00pm)
    D. J. MacHale , The Soldiers of Halla (Pendragon).
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    D. J. MacHale, New York Times bestselling author of the Pendragon books, visits with
    book 10, The Soldiers of Halla. Bobby Pendragon’s heart-pounding journey through time
    and space has brought him to this epic moment, and now he and his fellow Travelers ... (more)must join forces
    for one final battle against Saint Dane. At stake is not only the tenth and final territory, but all
    that ever was, or will be.
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    TEEN AUTHOR EVENT - SARAH BURNINGHAM: BOYOLOGY (June 4 at 7:00pm)
    Keri Smith , Boyology: A Crash Course in All Things Boy.
    SARAH BURNINGHAM: BOYOLOGY     7pm
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    KIDS EVENT - CLUB READ: THE PUZZLING WORLD OF WINSTON BREEN (June 7 at 2:00pm)
    Eric Berlin , The Puzzling World of Winston Breen.
    KIDS
    EVENT:
    CLUB READ: THE PUZZLING WORLD OF WINSTON BREEN      2pm
    The Club Read program for kids is back with our next pick!
    Join us for treats, activities, storytelling, and more—all based on The Puzzling
    World of Winston Breen by Eric Berlin. When Winston and his sister find some
    puzzle pieces ... (more)in an antique box, they try to learn where the box came from and what
    the words on the puzzle pieces might mean. Soon, Winston and his friends are
    hunting for a long-hidden treasure, accompanied by the town librarian, an ex-policeman,
    a reporter, and a pair of mysterious strangers who arrive out of nowhere
    looking for the loot. Chock-full of puzzles for the reader to solve, this treasure hunt
    will thrill readers right to the end!
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    Poetry Flash - Lyric Postmodernisms (June 7 at 3:00pm)
    Reginald Shepherd , Lyric Postmodernisms: An Anthology of Contemporary Innovative Poetries.
    Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is excited to present another installment of the always excellent Poetry Flash series. The book, Lyric Postmodernisms is an important anthology of experimental poetry edited by the late Reginald Shepherd and contributing poets Mei-mei Berssenbrugge, Gillian Conoley, Martha ... (more)Ronk, Aaron Shurin, and Carol Snow will be on hand reading their work!
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    AUTHOR EVENT - BRIAN AND GERRI MONAGHAN: THE POWER OF TWO (June 8 at 7:00pm)
    Gerri Monaghan , The Power of Two: Surviving Serious Illness with an Attitude and an Advocate.
    BRIAN AND GERRI MONAGHAN: THE POWER OF TWO      7pm
    In The Power of Two: Surviving Serious Illness with an Attitude and an Advocate,
    husband and wife co-authors Brian and Gerri Monaghan share advice on how to be a loved
    one’s strongest advocate. When Brian, a fifty-nine year-old lawyer, was diagnosed ... (more)with Stage IV
    melanoma, he was given three to six months to live. So Brian and Gerri made a pact: “We are going
    to love and laugh and fight this. And we are going to win.” That was ten years ago. The Power
    of Two is the story of their inspiring and uplifting journey.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - TIM LINK: WAGGING TALES (June 9 at 7:00pm)
    Tim Link.
    TIM LINK: WAGGING TALES      7pm
    In Wagging Tales: Every Animal Has a Tale, animal communicator Tim Link details
    his most dramatic and moving encounters with the animal kingdom. A full-time animal communicator and
    Reiki pet healer, Link claims never to have failed to reach an animal, even if that ... (more)animal has
    transitioned to the next world. By building powerful intuitive connections with other species, Link
    describes how he’s transformed the lives of numerous animals and the people who care for them.
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    MODERN FICTION BOOKGROUP (June 9 at 7:15pm)
    Hillary Jordan , Mudbound.
    MODERN FICTION      7:15 pm
    This bookclub will be discussing Mudbound by Hillary Jordan.
    More info: gaisford@cox.net.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - ALBERTO RIOS: THE DANGEROUS SHIRT (June 10 at 7:00pm)
    Alberto Ros.
    ALBERTO RIOS: THE DANGEROUS SHIRT     7pm
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    SCI-FI FANTASY BOOKGROUP (June 11 at 7:00pm)
    Scott Lynch , The Lies of Locke Lamora.
    SCI-FI FANTASY      7pm
    This bookclub will be discussing Lies of Locke Lamorra by Scott Lynch.
    More info: WhereAreMyKeys@gmail.com.
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    KIDS EVENT - STORYBOOK KITCHEN (June 13 at 11:00am)
    Brooke Shields , It's the best day ever, Dad!.
    KIDS
    EVENT:
    COOKING STORYTIME      11am
    Cynthia Giroux from Storybook Kitchen helps you get ready for Father’s Day (June 21st). Today
    Cynthia reads It’s the Best Day Ever, Dad! by Brooke Shields and shows you how to help
    Dad make the best popcorn ever! FREE!
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    KIDS EVENT - MAGIC AND FANTASY FUN! (June 13 at 1:00pm)
    Kim Kennedy , Hee-Haw-Dini and the Great Zambini.
    KIDS
    EVENT:
    MAGIC AND FANTASY FUN!      1-3pm
    In Hee-Haw-Dini and the Great Zambini by Kim Kennedy, Hee-Haw the
    donkey and Chester the field mouse live on a farm but dream of becoming master
    magicians. None of the other animals believe they can do it, but when the Great
    Zambini’s magic chest falls ... (more)off his train, they just might have a shot. Today,
    we’ll read from the book and learn some tricks with magician Jolly Roger! FREE!
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    Malibu Book Group discusses The Savage Detectives (June 13 at 7:00pm)
    Roberto Bolaño , The Savage Detectives.
    Malibu Book Group meets to discuss Roberto Bolano's epic masterpiece The Savage Detectives. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend. If you haven't read The Savage Detectives yet, you should!
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    AUTHOR EVENT - LAVINIA SPALDING: WRITING AWAY (June 14 at 2:00pm)
    Lavinia Spalding.
    LAVINIA SPALDING: WRITING AWAY      2pm
    Lavinia Spalding (With a Measure of Grace) discusses and signs Writing Away: A Creative Guide
    to Awakening the Journal-Writing Traveler. Spinning the romantic
    tradition of keeping a travelogue into a modern, witty adventure in awareness,
    Spalding espouses ... (more)the relevance of the handwritten journal amidst today’s
    explosion of blogs, twitter, and texts, demonstrating how this personal ritual
    deepens the journey and brings out the best writer in anyone.
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    READING YOUNG BOOKGROUP (June 14 at 3:00pm)
    Trenton Lee Stewart , The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey.
    READING YOUNG      3pm
    This bookclub will be discussing The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee Stewart.
    More info: bookgroup@readingyoung.com.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - MARK STARR: CHRONIC PAIN, HEADACHE, & HYPOTHYROIDISM (June 15 at 7:00pm)
    M.D., Mark Starr , Hypothyroidism Type 2: The Epidemic.
    MARK STARR: CHRONIC PAIN, HEADACHE & HYPOTHYROIDISM      7pm
    Mark Starr, MD, author of Hypothyroidism Type 2, discusses how
    switching from synthetic thyroid to desiccated thyroid can decrease headaches
    and joint and muscle pain. Starr is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pain
    Medicine and has ... (more)studied with President Kennedy’s pain specialist, Hans Kraus.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - LARRY DOSSEY: THE POWER OF PREMONITIONS (June 16 at 7:00pm)
    Larry Dossey , The Power of Premonitions: How Knowing the Future Shapes Our Lives.
    LARRY DOSSEY: THE POWER OF PREMONITIONS     7pm
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    AUTHOR EVENT - ANDRE DUBUS III: THE GARDEN OF LAST DAYS (June 17 at 7:00pm)
    Andre Dubus III , The Garden of Last Days: A Novel.
    ANDRE DUBUS III: THE GARDEN OF LAST DAYS     7pm
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    OFFSITE EVENT - CHERYL SIMONE & SADHGURU JAGGI VASUDEV: EVENING WITH THE MYSTIC (June 19 at 6:30pm)
    Cheryl Simone , Midnights with the Mystic: A Little Guide to Freedom and Bliss.
    OFFSITE - CHERYL SIMONE & SADHGURU JAGGI VASUDEV:
    EVENING WITH THE MYSTIC      6:30pm
    What would it be like to sit fireside under the stars and ask a true spiritual master
    all of your unanswered
    questions about life? In Midnights With the Mystic: A Little Guide to Freedom
    and ... (more)Bliss, co-author Cheryl Simone had just that opportunity.
    Tonight you too can sit with the master, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, India’s most
    sought-after mystic. Please note: This is an offsite event at the Mesa
    Convention Center, 263 N. Center St. in Mesa. More info:
    phoenix@ishafoundation.org
    or 602-476-2299.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - RYAN CLARK: GRAVE WHISPERS (June 19 at 7:00pm)
    Ryan B. Clark.
    RYAN CLARK: GRAVE WHISPERS      7pm
    Local author Ryan Clark visits
    with his independently published novel, Grave Whispers, in which a girl falls in
    love with a quiet artist hiding a secret in his attic—a ghost. Fueled by centuries of
    rage, the ghost finds a foothold in the hearts of the lovers, ... (more)who become entangled
    in a bizarre story of love, death, and power from beyond the grave.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - PAM SLIM: ESCAPE FROM CUBICLE NATION (June 20 at 3:00pm)
    Pamela Slim , Escape from Cubicle Nation: From Corporate Prisoner to Thriving Entrepreneur.
    PAM SLIM: ESCAPE FROM CUBICLE NATION      3pm
    Pam Slim, a blogger and life coach who studied under Martha Beck, visits with
    Escape from Cubicle Nation: From Corporate Prisoner to Thriving Entrepreneur.
    Slim provides all you need to consider before making a major change, including
    a full discussion ... (more)of the emotional issues involved in starting your own business.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - CHARLES BOWDEN: SOME OF THE DEAD ARE STILL BREATHING (June 23 at 7:00pm)
    Charles Bowden , Some of the Dead Are Still Breathing: Living in the Future.
    CHARLES BOWDEN: SOME OF THE DEAD ARE STILL
    BREATHING      7pm
    In Some of the Dead Are Still Breathing, Charles Bowden (Blood
    Orchid) turns his fearless gaze toward a future we can feel hurtling
    toward us, as fuel reserves dwindle, species die out, terrorism flourishes,
    the Earth warms, and our ability ... (more)to be fully awake—alert and impassioned in our
    lives—wanes. Weaving together natural history, memoir, reportage, and sheer
    virtuosic writing, he takes us on a furious tour of our emerging reality—his
    observations from the borderlands of nations, laws, species, and desire all the
    more searing for his refusal to be our scourge. SEATING begins one hour before the event. Lettered tickets (free with book purchase) will be called alphabetically to fill seats and will also be used to form the booksigning line. Seating opens to the general public fifteen minutes before the event, so please arrive early, as space is limited. CAN’T MAKE IT? If you’d like an autographed book from any of our author events, please call us at 480.730.0205 to pre-pay and we’ll have one or more copies signed and reserved for you.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - FAYE KELLERMAN & ALIZA KELLERMAN (June 25 at 7:00pm)
    Faye Kellerman.
    FAYE KELLERMAN & ALIZA KELLERMAN: PRISM     7pm
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    AUTHOR EVENT - MARC FITTEN: VALERIA'S LAST STAND (June 26 at 7:00pm)
    Marc Fitten , Valeria's Last Stand: A Novel.
    MARC FITTEN: VALERIA’S LAST STAND      7pm
    Author Marc Fitten
    visits with his debut novel, Valeria’s Last Stand. There are big fish in small
    ponds, and then there is Valeria—a whale in a puddle. She harrumphs her way
    through her backwater Hungarian village, finding equal fault with the new, ... (more)the
    old, the foreign, and the familiar. Her decades of universal contempt have turned her into a touchstone
    of her little community—whatever she scorns the least must
    be best, after all. But one day her spinster’s heart is struck by an unlikely arrow:
    The village potter, long known and little noticed, captures her fancy, and Valeria
    finds herself cast in a role she never expected to play—this one deviation from
    character being all it takes for the delicately woven fabric of village life to unravel.
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    KIDS EVENT - DINOSAURS & DINOTRUX! (June 27 at 11:00am)
    Chris Gall , Dinotrux.
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    EVENT:
    DINOSAURS & DINOTRUX!      11am-1pm
    Millions of years ago, dinosaurs ruled the earth—then suddenly they disappeared.
    Today, Changing Hands and a host of educational professionals bring dinosaurs
    back to life with fun interactive activities! Kathy Eastman from the Arizona
    Museum of ... (more)Natural History showcases fossils; author and illustrator Chris Gall
    presents his new book, Dinotrux (which has been optioned for the screen by
    DreamWorks Animation Studio); and Professor Ed Stump from ASU’s School of
    Earth and Space Exploration plays a fossil guessing game. Join us for T-Rex
    trivia—you could win passes to see Dinosaurs Alive! 3D at the Arizona Mills IMAX. FREE!
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    AUTHOR EVENT - WILLIAM R. DANIEL: SHOOTOUT AT MIRACLE VALLEY (June 27 at 2:00pm)
    William R. Daniel.
    WILLIAM R. DANIEL: SHOOTOUT AT MIRACLE VALLEY      2pm
    William R. Daniel and a panel including Cochise County Sheriff Larry Deaver and
    other officers involved in the 1982 gunfight at Miracle Valley, Arizona, visit with
    Shootout at Miracle Valley. They look back at the gunfight in which five officers
    were ... (more)hurt and two members of the Miracle Healing Center Church were killed,
    and at the national outcry—and the $75 million lawsuit—that followed. Originally
    from Chicago, the all-black church group migrated to Arizona in 1979, led by fiery
    South Chicago preacher Frances Thomas, who brought not only her congregation
    but, officers say, a mix of fanaticism, faith healing, bigotry, and high explosives.
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    Norman Ollestad discusses and signs Crazy for the Storm (June 28 at 3:00pm)
    Norman Ollestad , Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival.
    Diesel, A Bookstore in Malibu is excited to welcome Norman Ollestad to the shop to discuss and sign his book, Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival. This event is free and all are welcome and encouraged to attend!
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    DESERT SISTERS LITERARY BOOKGROUP (June 28 at 4:00pm)
    Alexander McCall Smith , The Full Cupboard of Life.
    DESERT SISTERS LITERARY      4pm
    The Full Cupboard of Life (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency) by Alexander McCall Smith.
    More info: azdirks@msn.com.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - SCOTT CALHOUN: THE HOT GARDEN (June 29 at 7:00pm)
    Scott Calhoun.
    SCOTT CALHOUN: THE HOT GARDEN      7pm
    In The Hot Garden: Landscape Design for the Desert Southwest, Scott Calhoun shows
    how to translate the natural beauty of the Southwest into gorgeous, water-thrifty landscape
    designs. Gardeners at all levels will find insight, inspiration, ... (more)tips, and tricks to help
    create and foster beauty in the desert. Calhoun is also the author of Yard Full
    of Sun, a 2006 American Horticultural Society Book of the Year, and Chasing
    Wildflowers, winner of the 2008 Garden Writers Association Silver Award.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - CHRISTABEL ZAMOR: HOOPING: A REVOLUTIONARY FITNESS (July 1 at 7:00pm)
    Christabel Zamor.
    CHRISTABEL ZAMOR: HOOPING: A REVOLUTIONARY FITNESS PROGRAM      7pm
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    AWAKENED HEART BOOKGROUP (July 2 at 7:00pm)
    Eckhart Tolle , A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose.
    AWAKENED HEART      7pm This bookclub will be discussing A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle. More Info: briohart@yahoo.com
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    AUTHOR EVENT - DAVID EWING DUNCAN: EXPERIMENTAL MAN (July 4 at 2:00pm)
    David Ewing Duncan , Experimental Man: What One Man's Body Reveals about His Future, Your Health, and Our Toxic World.
    DAVID EWING DUNCAN: EXPERIMENTAL MAN      2pm In Experimental Man: What One Man’s Body Reveals About His Future, Your Health, and Our Toxic World, David Ewing Duncan, bestselling author of seven books, combines two decades of in-depth reporting on science and classic “guinea pig” journalism. ... (more)Duncan is chief correspondent of NPR Talk’s “Biotech Nation” and UC Berkeley’s Director of the Center for Life Science Policy. He builds on award-winning articles he wrote for National Geographic and Wired magazines, in which he was tested for hundreds of chemical toxins -- from pesticides to plastic additives -- and for millions of genetic markers associated with disease, emotions, and other traits. Expanding on these tests, he examines his genes, environment, brain, and body, assessing the science and the usefulness of these mostly early-stage tests. He also makes a case for how medicine can (and should) integrate these tests and disciplines into a more whole-body approach.
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    CITIZEN ACTION BOOK CLUB (July 6 at 7:00pm)
    Michael Pollan , The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals.
    CITIZEN ACTION      7pm This bookclub will be discussing The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan. More Info: daniel@handsonphoenix.org
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    WOMEN, BOOKS, AND CONVERSATION (July 7 at 7:00pm)
    Clarissa Pinkola Estés , Women Who Run with the Wolves.
    WOMEN, BOOKS & CONVERSATION      7pm This bookclub will be discussing Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. More Info: Communicog@msn.com
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    AUTHOR EVENT - DON BECKETT: REIKI: THE TRUE STORY: AN EXPLORATION OF USUI REIKI (July 8 at 7:00pm)
    Don Beckett.
    DON BECKETT: REIKI: THE TRUE STORY: AN EXPLORATION OF USUI REIKI      7pm
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    SCI-FI FANTASY BOOKGROUP (July 9 at 7:00pm)
    Vernor Vinge , A Fire Upon the Deep.
    SCI-FI FANTASY      7pm This bookclub will be discussing A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge. More Info: WhereAreMyKeys@gmail.com
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    Book-Signing with acclaimed illustrator Mark Jones (July 11 at 12:00pm)
    Marjorie Hakala.
    Critically-acclaimed illustrator, Mark Jones, will again be visiting the Sarasota area and will be at Little Bookworms to sign copies of his latest book Mermaid Dance. On the first night of summer when high tide brings the ocean to the edge of the forest, woodland animals watch mermaids frolicking under ... (more)a full moon.
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    READING YOUNG BOOKGROUP (July 12 at 3:00pm)
    Justina Chen Headley , North Of Beautiful.
    READING YOUNG       3pm This bookclub will be reading North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley. More Info: bookgroup@readingyoung.com.
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    MODERN FICTION BOOKGROUP (July 14 at 7:15pm)
    William P. Young , The Shack.
    MODERN FICTION      7:15pm This bookclub will be discussing The Shack by William P. Young. More Info: gaisford@cox.net.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - LAUREN ROSEWARNE: CHEATING ON THE SISTERHOOD: INFIDELITY AND FEMINISM (July 15 at 7:00pm)
    Lauren Rosewarne.
    LAUREN ROSEWARNE: CHEATING IN THE SISTERHOOD: INFIDELITY AND FEMINISM      7pm
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    AUTHOR EVENT - JENNIFER STEINHAUER: BEVERLY HILLS ADJACENT (July 16 at 7:00pm)
    Jennifer Steinhauer.
    JENNIFER STEINHAUR: BEVERLY HILLS ADJACENT      7pm
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    AUTHOR EVENT - REP. KYRSTEN SINEMA: UNITE AND CONQUER: HOW TO BUILD COALITIONS THAT WIN AND LAST (July 17 at 6:00pm)
    Kyrsten Sinema.
    REP. KYRSTEN SINEMA: UNITE AND CONQUER: HOW TO BUILD COALITIONS
    THAT WIN AND LAST      6pm
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    AUTHOR EVENT - MIKE ROBBINS: BE YOURSELF, EVERYONE ELSE IS ALREADY TAKEN (July 22 at 7:00pm)
    Mike Robbins , Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken: Transform Your Life with the Power of Authenticity.
    MIKE ROBBINS: BE YOURSELF, EVERYONE ELSE IS ALREADY TAKEN      7pm
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    SPANISH BOOKGROUP (July 23 at 7:00pm)
    Arturo Perez-Reverte , The Queen of the South.
    SPANISH      7pm This bookclub will be discussing La Reina del Sur by Arturo Perez-Reverte. More Info: claudiani@cox.net.
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    DESERT SISTERS LITERARY BOOKGROUP (July 26 at 4:00pm)
    Tori Murden Mcclure , I Had To Row Across the Ocean: A Woman's Solo Odyssey.
    DESERT SISTERS LITERARY      4pm
    This bookgroup will be reading Pearl in the Storm by Tori Murden McClure. More Info: azdirks@msn.com.
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    Janelle Orsi & Emily Doskow discuss The Sharing Solution (July 29 at 7:00pm)
    Emily Doskow.
    Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is pleased to present local attorneys Janelle Orsi & Emily Doskow to the store to discuss and sign their new book, The Sharing Solution: Save Money, Simplify Your Life, and Build Community.
    Sharing, that good ole virtue we learned as kids can help us live more sustainably, ... (more)save money, time and, ultimately, sharing helps build stronger communities. But in order for sharing to do all of that, we must know how to share and how not to share. In The Sharing Solution, Janelle and Emily put their legal skills and their infectious visionary spirit to work and the result is a lively and practical guide, full of tips and resources to help anyone and everyone create a sharing arrangement. The book is replete with tools, step-by-step instructions and sample written agreements to allow anyone - young or old, rich or poor - to share a car with a neighbor, form a childcare co-op, join a co-housing community, start a tool-sharing group, and integrate sharing into a host of other realms of life.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - J.A. JANCE: FIRE AND ICE (July 31 at 7:00pm)
    J. A. Jance , Fire and Ice: A Beaumont and Brady Novel.
    J. A. JANCE: FIRE AND ICE      Save the date - details forthcoming!
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    KIDS EVENT - KIDS' CLUB READ (August 2 at 11:00am)
    Blue Balliett , Chasing Vermeer.
    KIDS EVENT: KIDS' CLUB READ: CHASING VERMEER      11am
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    KIDS EVENT - KIDS' CLUB READ (August 2 at 2:00pm)
    Blue Balliett , Chasing Vermeer.
    KIDS EVENT: KIDS' CLUB READ: CHASING VERMEER      11am
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    CITIZEN ACTION BOOK CLUB (August 3 at 7:00pm)
    Barbara Ehrenreich , Nickel and Dimed: On [Not] Getting By in America.
    CITIZEN ACTION      7pm This bookclub will be discussing Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich. More Info: daniel@handsonphoenix.org
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    OFFSITE - IGUANA MACK'S BOOKCLUB (August 4 at 6:00pm)
    Mary Ann Shaffer , The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.
    OFFSITE: IGUANA MACK'S BOOKCLUB - WELCOME MEETING      6pm This bookclub will be discussing The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. More Info: iguanasjanet@aol.com
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    TWEEN & TEEN WORKSHOP - BUILDING A FANTASY WORLD (August 4 at 6:30pm)
    Terry Tibke.
    TWEEN & TEEN EVENT: WORKSHOP: BUILDING A FANTASY WORLD      6:30-8pm Join local comic artist Terry Tibke, author and creator of Armageddon: The Battle of Darkening Skies. Terry will focus on map design, drawing fantasy characters, creating a timeline of events, and boiling it all down to an outline ... (more)for a story. Ages: 9+. Cost: $25. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205.
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    WOMEN, BOOKS, AND CONVERSATION (August 4 at 7:00pm)
    Oriah , The Invitation.
    WOMEN, BOOKS & CONVERSATION      7pm This bookclub will be discussing The Invitation by Oriah Mountain Dreamer. More Info: Communicog@msn.com
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    AUTHOR EVENT - DARREN LITTLEJOHN: THE 12-STEP BUDDHIST (August 5 at 7:00pm)
    Darren Littlejohn , The 12-Step Buddhist: Enhance Recovery from Any Addiction.
    DARREN LITTLEJOHN: THE 12-STEP BUDDHIST      7pm Darren Littlejohn’s own experiences with addiction, recovery, and Buddhism led to his book, The 12-Step Buddhist: Enhance Recovery from Any Addiction. Working with the traditional 12-Step philosophy, Littlejohn tonight shares his own life path, ... (more)explaining how he came to find the spiritual solace that has greatly enhanced his life in recovery. Then he details how his work integrating Buddhism validates certain aspects of the recovery process. Littlejohn offers the wisdom and meditations that he believes can help addicts find a deep, spiritual liberation from all causes and conditions of suffering.
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    AWAKENED HEART BOOKGROUP (August 6 at 7:00pm)
    Eckhart Tolle , A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose.
    AWAKENED HEART      7pm This bookclub will be discussing A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle. More Info: briohart@yahoo.com
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    KIDS EVENT - COOKING STORYTIME (August 8 at 11:00am)
    Janet Burroway.
    KIDS EVENT: COOKING STORYTIME      11am Join us for a sticky story and a yummy treat with Cynthia Giroux from Storybook Kitchen. Cynthia will read The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord and show kids how they can conquer their own ‘pesky’ hungers with a delicious treat!
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    READING YOUNG BOOKGROUP (August 9 at 3:00pm)
    Christina Meldrum , Madapple.
    READING YOUNG       3pm This bookclub will be reading Madapple by Christina Meldrum. More Info: bookgroup@readingyoung.com.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - HEATHER LAUER: BACON (August 11 at 7:00pm)
    Heather Lauer , Bacon: A Love Story: A Salty Survey of Everybody's Favorite Meat.
    HEATHER LAUER: BACON      7pm Heather Lauer, lifelong bacon enthusiast, author of Bacon: A Love Story: A Salty Survey of Everybody’s Favorite Meat, and creator of the popular blog, BaconUnwrapped.com, shares her experiences of discovering Bacon Nation—the producers, curers, chefs and fanatics ... (more)who celebrate what Lauer calls “meat candy.” The Wildflower Bread Company will provide tasty treats for bacon lovers.
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    MODERN FICTION BOOKGROUP (August 11 at 7:15pm)
    Jeanette Winterson , Oranges are not the only fruit.
    MODERN FICTION      7:15pm This bookclub will be discussing Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson. More Info: gaisford@cox.net.
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    MURDER BY THE BOOKGROUP (August 12 at 7:00pm)
    Craig Johnson , Another Man's Moccasins.
    MURDER BY THE BOOK     7pm This bookclub will be discussing Another Man's Moccasins by Craig Johnson. More Info: bigsid02@cox.net
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    SCI-FI FANTASY BOOKGROUP (August 13 at 7:00pm)
    Lord Dunsany , The Blessing of Pan.
    SCI-FI FANTASY      7pm This bookclub will be discussing The Blessing of Pan by Lord Dunsany. More Info: WhereAreMyKeys@gmail.com
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    CRIME FICTION BOOKGROUP (August 19 at 7:00pm)
    Tom Rob Smith , Child 44.
    CRIME FICTION      7pm This bookclub will be discussing Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith. More Info: r.a.schooler@att.net.
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    SPANISH BOOKGROUP (August 20 at 7:00pm)
    Juan Carlos Onetti , Cuando ya no importe.
    SPANISH      7pm This bookclub will be discussing Cuando Ya No Importe by Juan Carlos Onetti. More Info: claudiani@cox.net.
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    TEEN BOOK CLUB (AGES 13-18) (August 23 at 11:00am)
    Alan Moore , Watchmen.
    TEEN BOOK CLUB (AGES 13-18)      11am This bookclub will be discussing The Watchmen by Alan Moore. More Info: shaddock@whitelead.com.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - RAFE ESQUITH: LIGHTING THEIR FIRES (August 27 at 7:00pm)
    Rafe Esquith , Lighting Their Fires: Raising Extraordinary Children in a Mixed-up, Muddled-up, Shook-up World.
    RAFE ESQUITH: LIGHTING THEIR FIRES      7pm
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    KIDS EVENT - POTATO CHIP SCIENCE (August 29 at 11:00am)
    Allen Kurzweil.
    KIDS EVENT: POTATO CHIP SCIENCE      11am-1pm Mmm, science! Irresistibly packaged inside a potato chip bag, Potato Chip Science by Allen Kurzweil is the wildly imaginative book and kit that introduces more than 30 experiments using potato chips, potatoes, chip bags, tubes, and lids. Like Pop Bottle ... (more)Science, it marries the fun of creative (and completely safe) activities with lessons drawn from the worlds of ecology and forensics, biology and birdwatching, acoustics, aeronautics, animation, and more. Make a chip tube gobble like a turkey. Ready and fire the pocket-size potato propulsion pipe. Build a balloon-powered chip train. Hook up a working digital clock to the mysterious potato “battery.” Create a shrunken potato head, set off the bag blaster, and when the weather’s right, go fly a chip bag kite! More than a dozen items used in these “snacktivities” are packaged in the bag: digital clock, 100% biodegradable child-friendly lab knife, caliper gauge, googly eyes, magnet, fingerprint brush, and more. Today we’ll demonstrate some fun experiments and enjoy some salty treats! FREE!
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    PANEL & BOOKSIGNING - LIVING GREEN (August 31 at 6:30pm)
    Chris Prelitz , Green Made Easy: The Everyday Guide for Transitioning to a Green Lifestyle.
    PANEL & BOOKSIGNING: LIVING GREEN     6:30pm There are so many questions these days about what it really means to live green. Tonight, an esteemed panel of experts discuss the many things that we all can do to live a green lifestyle, with no suffering allowed! Panelists include Chris Prelitz (Green ... (more)Made Easy: The Everyday Guide for Transitioning to a Green Lifestyle), Greg Peterson (The Urban Farm and YourGuideToGreen.com), Maura Yates, who specializes in energy efficiency and solar panels, and Stacy Wilde, whose specialty is living green and chemical-free. Chris Prelitz will speak about and sign his book Green Made Easy.
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    OFFSITE - IGUANA MACK'S BOOKCLUB (September 1 at 6:00pm)
    Sara Gruen , Water for Elephants.
    OFFSITE: IGUANA MACK'S BOOKCLUB      6pm This bookclub will be discussing Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen More Info: iguanasjanet@aol.com
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    BOOK CLUB - WOMEN, BOOKS, & CONVERSATION (September 1 at 7:00pm)
    Oriah , The Invitation.
    WOMEN, BOOKS & CONVERSATION      7pm This bookclub will be discussing The Invitation by Oriah Mountain Dreamer. More Info: Communicog@msn.com
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    OFFSITE - DEVOURING DIVAS BOOK CLUB (September 2 at 7:00pm)
    Marsha Mehran , Pomegranate Soup: A Novel.
    OFFSITE: DEVOURING DIVAS      7pm Phoenix Divas will discuss Pomegranate Soup by Marsha Mehran. More info: karen.stigers@riosalado.edu.
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    TWEEN AUTHOR EVENT - JACQUELINE KELLY: THE EVOLUTION OF CALPURNIA TATE (September 3 at 7:00pm)
    Jacqueline Kelly , The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate.
    TWEEN EVENT: JACQUELINE KELLY: THE EVOLUTION OF CALPURNIA TATE     7pm Jacqueline Kelly visits with her debut novel, The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate. The summer of 1899 is hot in Calpurnia’s sleepy Texas town, and there aren’t a lot of good ways to stay cool. Her mother has a new wind machine ... (more)from town, but Callie might just have to resort to stealthily cutting off her hair, one sneaky inch at a time. She also spends a lot of time at the river with her notoriously cantankerous grandfather, an acid naturalist. It turns out that every drop of river water is teeming with life — all you have to do is look through a microscope! As Callie explores the natural world around her, she develops a close relationship with her grandfather, navigates the dangers of living with six brothers, and comes up against just what it means to be a girl at the turn of the century.
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    Book-Signing with author Deborah Sharp (September 4 at 6:00pm)
    Deborah Sharp , Mama Rides Shotgun: A Mace Bauer Mystery.
    Mama's fixin' to get hitched to Husband #5. But first, she coerces her daughter, Mace, to saddle up for some country-gal bonding on the Florida Cracker Trail. The trek takes a deadly turn when Lawton Bramble—wealthy rancher and one-time beau of Mama's—keels over in his Cow Hunter Chili. Lawton had ... (more)a horde of enemies and a famously bad ticker. Could a grudge-wielding rival have "spiced" the cattleman's chow? With (or maybe despite) the help of her sisters and her sexy ex-beau, Detective Martinez, Mace sets out to corral a low-down varmint who's determined to kill again.
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    FIRST FRIDAY POETRY (September 4 at 7:00pm)
    Matthew Frank.
    FIRST FRIDAY POETRY      7pm Elizabyth Hiscox and Douglas S. Jones, ASU MFA alums and former poets-in-residence at Durham University, U.K., read from their chapbooks Inventory from a One-Hour Room and No Turning East, in addition to new work. Hiscox is Program Coordinator for ASU’s Virginia G. ... (more)Piper Center for Creative Writing, and Jones instructs writing courses at ASU and South Mountain Community College. Joining them is Matthew Gavin Frank, author of Barolo (forthcoming from The University of Nebraska Press) and Sagittarius Agitprop (Black Lawrence Press). Matthew received his MFA from ASU, and currently teaches English and Creative Writing at Grand Valley State University. Open reading follows.
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    KIDS EVENT - CLUB READ: WHEN YOU REACH ME (September 6 at 2:00pm)
    Rebecca Stead , When You Reach Me.
    KIDS EVENT: CLUB READ: WHEN YOU REACH ME      2pm Join us for free pizza, activities, storytelling, and more, all based on When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead. When You Reach Me is the story of how four mysterious letters change Miranda’s world forever. By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, ... (more)Sal, know how to navigate their New York City neighborhood. They know where it’s safe to go, like the local grocery store, and they know whom to avoid, like the crazy guy on the corner. But things start to unravel when Miranda finds a mysterious note scrawled on a tiny slip of paper: I am coming to save your friend’s life, and my own. I must ask two favors. First, you must write me a letter. The notes keep coming, and Miranda slowly realizes that whoever is leaving them knows all about her, including things that have not even happened yet. Each message brings her closer to believing that only she can prevent a tragic death — until the final note makes her think she’s too late.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - NENA BAKER: THE BODY TOXIC (September 8 at 7:00pm)
    Nena Baker.
    NENA BAKER: THE BODY TOXIC      7pm
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    BOOK CLUB - MODERN FICTION (September 8 at 7:15pm)
    Mary Ann Shaffer , The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.
    MODERN FICTION      7:15pm This bookclub will be discussing The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. More Info: gaisford@cox.net.
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    WRITING WORKSHOP - THE DREADED OUTLINE: IMAGINING THE WAY INTO YOUR NOVEL WITH LAURIE BROOKS (September 9 at 6:30pm)
    Laurie Brooks , Selkie Girl.
    WRITING WORKSHOP: THE DREADED OUTLINE: IMAGINING THE WAY INTO YOUR NOVEL WITH LAURIE BROOKS      6:30-8:30pm Even the word “outline” can send writers scurrying for an escape route. But what if you knew a way to imagine the plot, characters and thematic elements of your story so that you have ... (more)a narrative map to guide you on your writing journey? In this workshop we will explore simple but effective methods of outlining. Imagine your story from the beginning and never get lost again! Laurie Brooks, author of Selkie Girl, taught writing at New York University for ten years. Cost: $25. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205.
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    BOOK CLUB - MURDER BY THE BOOK (September 9 at 7:00pm)
    Craig Johnson , Another Man's Moccasins.
    MURDER BY THE BOOK     7pm This bookclub will be discussing Another Man's Moccasins by Craig Johnson. More Info: bigsid02@cox.net
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    BOOK CLUB - SCI-FI FANTASY (September 10 at 7:00pm)
    Neil Gaiman , The Graveyard Book.
    SCI-FI FANTASY      7pm This bookclub will be discussing The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. More Info: WhereAreMyKeys@gmail.com
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    KIDS EVENT - COOKING STORYTIME (September 12 at 11:00am)
    Eden Ross Lipson , Applesauce Season.
    KIDS EVENT: COOKING STORYTIME      11am It’s apple season! To celebrate, Cynthia Giroux from Storybook Kitchen will read Applesauce Season by Eden Ross Lipson and show kids how to make their own tasty applesauce! FREE.
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    Even Higher, A Rosh Hashanah Story Illustrator Jill Weber here! (September 12 at 3:00pm)
    Eric A. Kimmel , Even Higher!: A Rosh Hashanah Story by I.l. Peretz.
    Come meet local children's book illustrator Jill Weber with her new book, "Even Higher, a Rosh Hashanah Story" written by Eric Kimmel.
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    John Clayon with his book Remembering Manchester (September 12 at 7:00pm)
    John Clayton.
    Local author and Union Leader columnist, John Clayton will be speaking about his lastest book, "Remembering Manchester: Towering Titans and Unsung Heroes
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    AUTHOR EVENT - ROBIN RIO: CONNECTING THROUGH MUSIC TO PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA (September 13 at 2:00pm)
    Robin Rio.
    ROBIN RIO: CONNECTING THROUGH MUSIC TO PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA      2pm
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    BOOK CLUB - READING YOUNG (September 13 at 3:00pm)
    Derek Landy , Skulduggery Pleasant.
    READING YOUNG      3pm This bookclub will be reading Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy. More Info: bookgroup@readingyoung.com.
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    TEEN AUTHOR EVENT - MICHELLE ZINK: PROPHECY OF THE SISTERS (September 14 at 7:00pm)
    Michelle Zink , Prophecy of the Sisters.
    TEEN EVENT: MICHELLE ZINK: PROPHECY OF THE SISTERS      7pm Debut novelist Michelle Zink discusses and signs Prophecy of the Sisters, the first book in her Prophecy series. Sixteen-year-old Lia Milthorpe and her twin sister, Alice, have just become orphans and, as Lia soon discovers, they have also ... (more)become enemies. The twins are part of an ancient prophecy that has turned generations of sisters against each other. To escape from a dark fate and to remain in the arms of her beloved boyfriend James, Lia must end the prophecy before her sister does. Only then will she understand the mysterious circumstances of her parents’ deaths, the true meaning of the strange mark branded on her wrist, and the lengths to which her sister will go to defeat her.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - MARY IRISH: TREES AND SHRUBS FOR THE SOUTHWEST (September 15 at 7:00pm)
    Mary Irish , Trees and Shrubs for the Southwest: Woody Plants for Arid Gardens.
    MARY IRISH: TREES AND SHRUBS FOR THE SOUTHWEST      7pm
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    AUTHOR EVENT - STEVEN MAUS: MADELINE CITY AND OTHER TALES (September 16 at 7:00pm)
    Steven Maus.
    STEVEN MAUS: MADELINE CITY AND OTHER TALES      7pm Twenty-two-year-old Steven Maus will be reading from his independently published book, Madeline City and Other Tales, a telling of a people struggling against the oppressive religious powers that be. Maus will be discussing the world of Madeline, ... (more)the powers that be, and the grim outlook of the populace. An avid reader/writer of fantasy, the author studies at Chandler-Gilbert Community College. More info: stevenmaus.webs.com.
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    BOOK CLUB - SPANISH (September 17 at 7:00pm)
    Leonardo Padura , Havana Red.
    SPANISH      7pm This bookclub will be discussing Mascaras by Leonardo Padura. More Info: claudiani@cox.net.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - GITTY DANESHVARI: SCHOOL OF FEAR (September 20 at 2:00pm)
    Gitty Daneshvari , School of Fear.
    TWEEN EVENT: GITTY DANESHVARI: SCHOOL OF FEAR      2pm Gitty Daneshvari, a former Director of Development with Contrafilms in Hollywood, discusses and signs her debut young adult novel, School of Fear. Everyone is afraid of something. Madeleine Masterson is deathly afraid of bugs, especially spiders. ... (more)Theodore Bartholomew is petrified of dying. Lulu Punchalower is scared of confined spaces. Garrison Feldman is terrified of deep water. With very few options left, the parents of these four twelve year-olds send them to the highly elusive and exclusive School of Fear to help them overcome their phobias. During Daneshvari’s event, ASU graduate students Lisa Taylor and Melissa Meadows present fun deep-sea activities and show off spiders!
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    Local Contributors discuss and sign Who's Your Mama? (September 20 at 3:00pm)
    Yvonne Bynoe , Who's Your Mama?: The Unsung Voices of Women and Mothers.
    Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is pleased to present local writers Kathy Briccetti, Meilan Carter, and Jasmine Dawson as they discuss their contributions to the national anthology, Who's Your Mama?: The Unsung Voices of Women and Mothers.
    Kathy Briccetti has published essays, poetry, and criticism ... (more)in literary and commercial magazines. She received a Pushcart Prize nomination for an essay excerpted from her forthcoming memoir, Blood Strangers, which will be published by Heyday Books in spring 2010. She lives in El Cerrito and works in Oakland.
    Meilan Carter is interested in crossing literary genres, documenting family history, and challenging language. The beauty in death, magic, and the complexities of relationships, are some of the themes that appear in her work. A writer of both fiction and creative non-fiction, Meilan recently completed her MFA in Fiction at Mills College. She is currently working on a creative non-fiction novel about the loss of her father titled The Etiquette of Death. She lives in Oakland with her husband David and son Kamau.
    Jasmine Dawson is an Oakland native and received her BA from San Francisco State University and MFA in Creative Writing from Mills College. She has written and published book reviews, essays, and research. She finished her novel and is currently working for the City of Oakland.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - GITTY DANESHVARI: SCHOOL OF FEAR (September 20 at 7:00pm)
    Gitty Daneshvari , School of Fear.
    GITTY DANESHVARI: SCHOOL OF FEAR      7pm
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    Dylan Landis discusses and signs Normal People Don't Live Like This (September 22 at 7:00pm)
    Dylan Landis.
    DIESEL, A Bookstore in Brentwood is pleased to have local author Dylan Landis as she discusses and signs Normal People Don't Live Like This. This event is free and all are welcome! Normal People Don't Live Like This will be published Sept. 8 by Persea Books. It is a debut collection of ten linked stories—praised ... (more)by Janet Fitch, Elizabeth Strout and Lisa Glatt— about the hidden lives of a teenager and her mother, and how they struggle to negotiate emotional damage and open themselves to love. The girl, Leah, yearns for belonging and worships the most delinquent girls at school, while her mother, Helen, secretly rents a welfare hotel room that she obsessively decorates. The stories – quirky and darkly humorous -- mostly center on Leah, but they're also about the disturbing, sometimes transformative lives of the girls and women she knows. These stories have appeared in anthologies such as Do Me: Tales of Sex & Love from Tin House; Best American Nonrequired Reading 2003; Women on the Edge: Writing from Los Angeles; and Bestial Noise: The Tin House Fiction Reader, among others, and in literary magazines such as Tin House, Bomb, the Santa Monica Review and others. All were written while she lived in LA, from 2000 to 2008.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - CHARLES DURRETT: THE SENIOR COHOUSING HANDBOOK (September 23 at 7:00pm)
    Charles Durrett , The Senior Cohousing Handbook, 2nd Edition: A Community Approach to Independent Living (Senior Cohousing Handbook: A Community Approach to Independent).
    CHARLES DURRETT: THE SENIOR COHOUSING HANDBOOK      7pm Seniors currently represent a record 12.4 percent of the American population. With the number of baby boomers entering seniorhood, that number will increase to 20 percent by 2030. Charles Durrett, author of The Senior Cohousing Handbook: A ... (more)Community Approach to Independent Living, discusses how we can better house ourselves as we age, how community can foster independence, and how living in a supportive and sustainable senior cohousing community can improve quality of life. More Info: www.McCamant-Durrett.com.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - KALEB NATION: THE BRAN HAMBRIC SERIES - THE FARFIELD CURSE (September 24 at 7:00pm)
    Kaleb Nation , Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse.
    KALEB NATION: THE BRAN HAMBRIC SERIES - THE FARFIELD CURSE      7pm
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    MEET & GREET - TEACHING HOPE (September 26 at 3:00pm)
    The Freedom Writers , Teaching Hope: Stories from the Freedom Writer Teachers and Erin Gruwell.
    TEACHING HOPE - MEET & GREET      3-5pm Teaching Hope: Stories from the Freedom Writer Teachers was written by a group of educators who work tirelessly to provide hope for their students. Tonight, Arizona teachers and contributing authors Mike Sissel and Chris Tafoya share their stories and sign ... (more)books, dispatches from the front lines of education that take us from the anticipation of the first day to the disillusionment, challenges, and triumphs of the school year. These are the voices of teachers who persevere in the face of intolerance, rigid administration, and countless other challenges, and continue to reach out and teach those who are deemed unteachable. Their stories inspire everyone to make a difference in the world around them. Meet-and-greet/signing only.
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    TEEN BOOK CLUB (AGES 13-18) (September 27 at 11:00am)
    John Varley , Red Lightning.
    TEEN BOOK CLUB (AGES 13-18)      11am This bookclub will be discussing Red Lightning by John Varley. More Info: shaddock@whitelead.com.
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    BOOK CLUB - DESERT SISTERS LITERARY (September 27 at 4:00pm)
    Tori Murden Mcclure , A Pearl in the Storm: How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean.
    DESERT SISTERS LITERARY      4pm This bookclub will be discussing A Pearl in the Storm by Tori Murden McClure. More Info: azdirks@msn.com.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - DIANA GABALDON: AN ECHO IN THE BONE (October 2 at 7:00pm)
    Diana Gabaldon , An Echo in the Bone: A Novel.
    DIANA GABALDON: AN ECHO IN THE BONE      7pm
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    OFFSITE AUTHOR EVENT - JOHN KRAKAUER: WHERE MEN WIN GLORY (October 3 at 7:00pm)
    Jon Krakauer , Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman.
    A benefit for the Pat Tillman Foundation:
    Jon Krakauer - Discussion and Booksigning
    Saturday, October 3 at 7pm Jon Krakauer, the bestselling author of Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, and
    Under the Banner of Heaven, now delivers a stunning, eloquent account of Pat Tillman's
    remarkable and haunting journey.
    In ... (more)May 2002, Pat Tillman walked away from his $3.6 million NFL Cardinals' contract to enlist
    in the United States Army. He was deeply troubled by 9/11, and he felt a strong moral obligation
    to join the fight against al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Two years later, he died on a desolate
    hillside in southeastern Afghanistan.
    Though obvious to most of the two dozen soldiers on the scene that a ranger in Tillman's own
    platoon had fired the fatal shots, the Army aggressively maneuvered to keep this information
    from Tillman's wife, other family members, and the American public for five weeks following his
    death. Long after Tillman's nationally televised memorial service, the Army notified his closest
    relatives that he had "probably" been killed by friendly fire while it continued to dissemble
    the details of his death and who was responsible.
    In Where Men Win Glory, Jon Krakauer draws on Tillman's journals and letters,
    interviews with his wife and friends, conversations with the soldiers who served alongside him,
    and extensive research on the ground in Afghanistan to render an intricate mosaic of this driven,
    complex, and uncommonly compelling figure as well as the definitive account of the events and
    actions that led to his death.
    Infused with the power and authenticity readers have come to expect from Krakauer's storytelling,
    Where Men Win Glory exposes shattering truths about men and war. This event is a benefit for the Pat Tillman Foundation.
    Net proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the foundation. Jon Krakauer will discuss and sign Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey
    of Pat Tillman. (Doubleday, $27.95). All of Jon Krakauer's books will be available for purchase and
    signing. Tickets are $36 and include one copy of Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman.
    (Vouchers for Where Men Win Glory will be given out until September 15, when the book is released.)
    Tickets are only available at Changing Hands Bookstore: 6428 S. McClintock Dr. Tempe, AZ 85283 / 480.730.0205.
    Can't attend? If you'd like an autographed copy of Where Men Win Glory please call us at 480.730.0205
    to pre-pay and we'll have one or more copies signed and reserved for you. We can ship them too. The event will be held at Dobson High School Auditorium:
    1501 W. Guadalupe Rd. Mesa 85202
    Doors open at 6pm
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    Richard Christian Matheson shares Dystopia, Created By and Scars (October 4 at 3:00pm)
    Richard Christian Matheson , Created By.
    Diesel, A Bookstore in Malibu is delighted to host an afternoon with psychological horror and suspense writer Richard Christian Matheson as he discusses and signs Dystopia, Created By, and Scars.
    Richard Christian Matheson is an acclaimed novelist, short story writer and screenwriter/producer. He has ... (more)written and co-written feature film and television projects for Richard Donner, Ivan Reitman, Joel Silver, Steven Spielberg, Bryan Singer and many others. To date, Matheson has written and sold twelve original, spec feature scripts, considered a record. He has written pilots for comedy and dramatic series for SHOWTIME, FOX, NBC, ABC, TNT, HBO, FOX, SPIKE and CBS and served as head writer and Executive Producer for thirty network comedy and dramatic series. Matheson has had seven feature films produced, including the critically hailed, paranoid satire Three O'Clock High.
    Matheson is considered a cutting-edge voice in surreal, psycho-logical horror fiction and master of the short story. His critically lauded fiction has been published in major, award-winning anthologies, including multiple times in Years Best Horror, Years Best Fantasy as well as Penthouse and OMNI magazines.
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    OFFSITE AUTHOR EVENT - GARRISON KEILLOR: PILGRIMS (October 6 at 7:00pm)
    Garrison Keillor , Pilgrims: A Wobegon Romance.
    OFFSITE - GARRISON KEILLOR: PILGRIMS     7pm
    Garrison Keillor is an American treasure. Mixing music, storytelling and humor, Keillor, best known for his weekly
    radio show A Prairie Home Companion, offers us a lighthearted but deeply felt reflection of ourselves.
    He's written ... (more)more than 20 books, as well as a weekly column, and with more than 4 million regular listeners, he
    is credited with single-handedly reviving the virtually lost art of live radio entertainment in America. Tonight
    Keillor discusses and signs his latest novel, Pilgrims: A Woebegone Romance (Viking, $25.95), in
    which eclectic Wobegon residents go abroad in a rousing and moving story of a group trip to Rome. TICKETS are $30.95 + tax and include one copy of Pilgrims. Two tickets can be purchased for
    $35.95 and includes one copy of Pilgrims. Tickets are available only at Changing Hands Bookstore
    (6428
    S. McClintock Dr. Tempe, AZ 85283, 480-730-0205). PLEASE NOTE: This is an offsite event at Dobson High School Auditorium (1501
    W. Guadalupe Rd. Mesa, AZ 85202, 480-472-3000). General Seating.
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    AUTHOR EVENT - SARAH VOWELL: THE WORDY SHIPMATES (October 12 at 7:00pm)
    Sarah Vowell , The Wordy Shipmates.
    SARAH VOWELL: THE WORDY SHIPMATES      7pm
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    Nina LaCour Book Launch Party for Hold Still (October 23 at 7:00pm)
    Nina LaCour , Hold Still.
    Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is pumped to present former Diesel employee and local high school English teacher Nina LaCour in celebration of her first novel, Hold Still!!
    Nina LaCour grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her first job was at fourteen in an independent bookstore, and she has since ... (more)worked in two others. She has tutored and taught in various places, from a juvenile hall to a private college. She now teaches English at an independent high school, and lives in Oakland, California.
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    Mark Weiss discusses and signs The Whole Island: Six Decades of Cuban Poetry (November 15 at 3:00pm)
    Mark Weiss.
    Diesel, A Bookstore in Brentwood is very excited to welcome Mark Weiss to the shop to discuss and sign the anthology of poetry he edited, The Whole Island: Six Decades of Cuban Poetry.
    Cuba's cultural influence throughout the Western Hemisphere, and especially in the United States, has been disproportionally ... (more)large for so small a country. This landmark volume is the first comprehensive overview of poetry written over the past sixty years. Presented in a beautiful Spanish-English en face edition, The Whole Island makes available the astonishing achievement of a wide range of Cuban poets, including such well-known figures as Nicolás Guillén, José Lezama Lima, and Nancy Morejón, but also poets widely read in Spanish who remain almost unknown to the English-speaking world - among them Fina García Marruz, José Kozer, Raúl Hernández Novás, and Ángel Escobar-and poets born since the Revolution, like Rogelio Saunders, Omar Pérez, Alessandra Molina, and Javier Marimón. The translations, almost all of them new, convey the intensity and beauty of the accompanying Spanish originals. With their work deeply rooted in Cuban culture, many of these poets - both on and off the island - have been at the center of the political and social changes of this tempestuous period. The poems offered here constitute an essential source for understanding the literature and culture of Cuba, its diaspora, and the Caribbean at large, and provide an unparalleled perspective on what it means to be Cuban.
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    David Swanson discusses and signs Daybreak (November 22 at 3:00pm)
    David Swanson.
    Diesel, A Bookstore in Oakland is pleased to present David Swanson as he discusses and signs his new book, Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union.
    Swanson holds a master's degree in philosophy from the University of Virginia. He has worked as a newspaper reporter and ... (more)as a communications director, with jobs including press secretary for Dennis Kucinich's 2004 presidential campaign, media coordinator for the International Labor Communications Association, and three years as communications coordinator for ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.
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