Book Events Calendar

Maryelizabeth, Jeff, and Terry from Mysterious Galaxy are off to the Big Apple as they have been selected to receive the Raven Award from the Mystery Writers of America in NYC.

Libraries Receive Penguin eBooks

Effective Thursday, April 4th, local libraries will be offering eBooks from enguin Group, USA, at the same time that the hard cover comes ot. This is instead of waiting until delaying the download for six months as in the past. Although there are a lot more eBook availale at libraries, publishers have been limiting access for fear of losing sales.

Humanities and Performing Arts

“Just write every day of your life. Read intensely. Then see what happens. Most of my friends who are put on that diet have very pleasant careers.” - Ray Bradbur

May 15 (Wednesday, 5:00 pm) — Greg van Eekhout, San Diego-based author of the middle-grade novel Kid vs. Squid, The Boy at the End of the World and the adult novel Norse Code will be signing copies of his books at Barnes & Noble, Oceanside, 2615 Vista Way, Oceanside.
Lisa Kovach - Community Relations Manager, at 760-529-0270 or crm2153@bn.com for additional information.

May 15 (Wednesday, 4:30 pm) — Warwick's will be Live Streaming Dan Brown Live at Lincoln Center. This will be the bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code's only public appearance in promotion of his new book Inferno. The event is free and open to the public. The video feed will be located in the Warwick's Book Department.
Background: In his international blockbusters The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, and The Lost Symbol, Dan Brown masterfully fused history, art, codes, and symbols. In this riveting new thriller, Brown returns to his element and has crafted his highest-stakes novel to date. In the heart of Italy, Harvard professor of symbology, Robert Langdon, is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of history's most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces... Dante's Inferno. Against this backdrop, Langdon battles a chilling adversary and grapples with an ingenious riddle that pulls him into a landscape of classic art, secret passageways, and futuristic science. Drawing from Dante's dark epic poem, Langdon races to find answers and decide whom to trust...before the world is irrevocably altered.
For more information regarding the event, please contact Warwick's Books | 7812 Girard Avenue | La Jolla, Ca | 92037 | Ph. (858) 454-0347 | www.warwicks.com.

May 15 (Wednesday, 7:30 pm) — Warwick's will host the bestselling author of Red Azalea and Empress Orchid, Anchee Min, who will discuss and sign The Cooked Seed. This event is free and open to the public. In order to be signed The Cooked Seed must be purchased from Warwick's.
     Background: In 1994, Anchee Min made her literary debut with a memoir of growing up in China during the violent trauma of the Cultural Revolution. Red Azalea became an international bestseller and propelled her career as a successful, critically acclaimed author. Twenty years later, Min returns to the story of her own life to give us the next chapter, an immigrant story that takes her from the shocking deprivations of her homeland to the sudden bounty of the promised land of America, without language, money, or a clear path.
     It is a hard and lonely road. She teaches herself English by watching Sesame Street, keeps herself afloat working five jobs at once, lives in unheated rooms, suffers rape, collapses from exhaustion, marries poorly and divorces.But she also gives birth to her daughter, Lauryann, who will inspire her and finally root her in her new country. Min's eventual successes-her writing career, a daughter at Stanford, a second husband she loves-are remarkable, but it is her struggle throughout toward genuine selfhood that elevates this dramatic, classic immigrant story to something powerfully universal.
     For more information regarding the event, please contact Warwick's Books | 7812 Girard Avenue | La Jolla, Ca | 92037 | Ph. (858) 454-0347 | www.warwicks.com.

May 15-24 — Adventures by the Book presents a Springtime in Paris Adventure by the Book with author (How to Eat a Small Country), chef, and Season 3 winner of The Next Food Network Star Amy Finley to Paris and the surrounding French countryside. Event includes nine nights’ deluxe lodging, specialized sightseeing tours, unique events, welcome reception at Shakespeare & Company with American writers living in Paris, dinner with Alec Lobrano,, and much more.
About the Event: Embark on the trip of a lifetime, the opportunity to experience Paris and the surrounding French countryside through the eyes of, and with the assistance of, a host of renowned authors, chefs, photographers, and restauranteurs who traditionally do not make themselves available to the general public. Amy Finley leads you on a ten-day Springtime in Paris Adventure by the Book around Paris and the French countryside. Indulge in the food, the wine, the people, the history, and the culture, and get to know Paris like you never have before. Whether you are first-time traveler to France or a long-time Francophile, we guarantee you have never seen France like this.
For more information regarding the event, please contact Susan McBeth at (619) 300-2532 or at susan@adventuresbythebook.com.

May 16 (Thursday, 7:30 pm) — Warwick's will host #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford who will discuss and sign his book Silken Prey. This event is free and open to the public, however Reserved Seating is available, please contact the Warwick's Book Dept. at (858) 454-0347 for details. In order to be signed, the author's most current book must be purchased from Warwick's.
     Background: Murder, scandal, political espionage, and an extremely dangerous woman. Lucas Davenport's going to be lucky to get out of this one alive.
     Very early one morning, a Minnesota political fixer answers his doorbell. The next thing he knows, he's waking up on the floor of a moving car, lying on a plastic sheet, his body wet with blood. When the car stops, a voice says, "Hey, I think he's breathing," and another voice says, "Yeah? Give me the bat." And that's the last thing he knows.
     Davenport is investigating another case when the trail leads to the man's disappearance, then-very troublingly-to the Minneapolis police department, then-most troublingly of all-to a woman who could give Machiavelli lessons. She has very definite ideas about the way the world should work, and the money, ruthlessness, and sheer will to make it happen. No matter who gets in the way.
     For more information regarding the event, please contact Warwick's Books | 7812 Girard Avenue | La Jolla, Ca | 92037 | Ph. (858) 454-0347 | www.warwicks.com.

May 16 (Thursday, 6:30 pm) — Diane Wakoski will read her new work at the Star of the Sea at the Event Center, 1360 N Harbor Dr , San Diego (next to Anthony's on the water). The reading starts a 7:00 pm. After the reading, there will be live jazz until midnight.
The event is free, but a $5 donation to a local arts non-profit (San Diego Entertainment and Arts Guild) will be requested at the door. There is no cover, no minimum during the poetry segment of the evening. There will be a 2-drink minimum for the live music segment. Full bar, special menu of finger foods, prepared by Anthony's -- with everything sensibly priced. This event kicks off a regular Thursday night series of poetry and live music at this venue. "Stars at the Star" will feature the best poets and the best guest star musicians in our region every Thursday night.
Wakoski is the Featured Poet in this year's San Diego Poetry Annual (2012-13). Her new collection, Bay of Angels, will come out this Fall.

May 17 (Friday, 6:00 pm) — California-based James Horvath, author and illustrator of Dig, Dogs, Dig: A Construction Tail will read aloud from his newest book. Horvath will also show how he brings his characters to life with a short drawing demonstration at Barnes & Noble, Oceanside, 2615 Vista Way, Oceanside.
Lisa Kovach - Community Relations Manager, at 760-529-0270 or crm2153@bn.com for additional information.

May 18 (Saturday, 11:00 am — Warwick's will host an activity party and storytime with bestselling children's author/illustrator Salina Yoon who will be reading and signing her newest Penguin adventure story, Penguin on Vacation as well as Penguin and Pinecone. This event is free and open to the public. In order to be signed the author's most current book must be purchased from Warwick's.
     Background: Come party with Penguin on Vacation!
There will be lots of fun party activities:
● Lei-making papercraft
● Photo-op with life-sized Penguin
● Raffle for autographed beach balls
● Treats!
     About the book: Penguin is tired of the snow and cold-so he decides to visit the beach! But when his favorite activities like skiing and skating don't work so well on sand, can a new friend help Penguin learn how to have fun in the sun? Seasoned illustrator Salina Yoon's charming text and bright, energetic illustrations ensure that readers will be clamoring for more Penguin stories-wherever they make their home!
     For more information regarding the event, please contact Warwick's Books | 7812 Girard Avenue | La Jolla, Ca | 92037 | Ph. (858) 454-0347 | www.warwicks.com.

May 20 (Monday, 7:30 pm) — Warwick's will host award-winning local author Zachary Karabashliev, who will discuss and sign his novel 18% Gray. This event is free and open to the public. In order to be signed the author's most current book must be purchased from Warwick's.
     Background: Distraught over the sudden disappearance of his wife Stella, Zack tries to drown his grief in Tijuana, where he encounters a violent scene, and trying to save a stranger's life, nearly loses his own. Escaping with the van of his attackers, he makes it back to the U.S., but only to find a bag of marijuana in it.
     Using this as an impetus to change his life, Zack sets off for New York with the weed and a vintage Nikon. Through the lens of the old camera, he starts rediscovering himself by photographing an America we rarely see. His journey unleashes a series of erratic, hilarious, and life-threatening events interspersed with flashbacks to his relationship with Stella. The story shifts from present day California to Eastern Europe in the late eighties, flows briefly through France, and climaxes in a penthouse above Manhattan.
     A suspenseful, darkly funny love story, 18% Gray won both the Bulgarian Novel of the Year Award and the Flower of the Readers Award when it was first published in 2008.
     For more information regarding the event, please contact Warwick's Books | 7812 Girard Avenue | La Jolla, Ca | 92037 | Ph. (858) 454-0347 | www.warwicks.com.

May 21 (Tuesday, 7:30 pm) — Warwick's will host actor/comedian Fred Stoller who will discuss and sign his memoir Maybe We'll Have You Back. This event is free and open to the public. In order to be signed the book must be purchased from Warwick's.
     Background: Fred Stoller has played the annoying schnook in just about every sitcom you've seen on TV--Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond, Scrubs, Hannah Montana, My Name Is Earl--and was even a staff writer for Seinfeld, but he's never found a solid gig. When it comes to Hollywood, it's a case of always the bridesmaid and never the bride, except in his case he's always the snarky waiter, the mopey cousin, or Man #2.
     This hilarious and bittersweet rags-to-rags story of the hardest-working guy in showbiz follows Fred, who started his career as a stand-up comic, from set to set as he tries to find a permanent home for his oddball character. With candor, Fred shares stories of his great adventures pounding the Hollywood pavement, including a humiliating encounter with Billy Crystal, a disastrous one-night stand with Kathy Griffin, and plenty of awkward run-ins at craft service tables. And he always shares his ups and downs with his skeptical yet loving mother waiting by the phone in Brooklyn.
     Everyone can relate to searching for a dream job or their next big break, and will root for Fred as he weaves his way through the cutthroat world of Tinseltown.
     For more information regarding the event, please contact Warwick's Books | 7812 Girard Avenue | La Jolla, Ca | 92037 | Ph. (858) 454-0347 | www.warwicks.com.

May 29 (Wednesday, 7:30 pm) — The San Diego Public Library will present the Third Annual “Writing from the Ranks” Military Writers’ Panel discussion in honor of the upcoming Memorial Day holiday. The event will be held on Wednesday, May 29 at 6:00 pm at the Pacific Beach Branch Library, located at 4275 Cass Street, San Diego 92109. This event is free and open to the public.
Copies of all books will be available for purchase at the event and online at www.amazon.com. Learn about other events at the San Diego Public Library’s Central Library and 35 branches, find links to numerous additional resources (including those for local authors), or search for materials online in the Library’s catalog at www.sandiegolibrary.org.

May 29 (Wednesday, 7:30 pm) — Warwick's will host columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, Janet Fletcher for beer and cheese sampling, and book discussion. Janet will discuss and sign her book Cheese & Beer, while Venissimo Cheese and AleSmith Brewing Company will provide samples. Sampling is available with the purchase of Cheese & Beer from Warwick's. Call the Warwick's Book Dept. at (858) 454-0347 for details. Ages 21 & up only.
Background: Cheese & Beer capitalizes on the rapidly growing audience for craft beer in the U.S. and the enthusiasm these passionate beer fans have for good cheese. Enhanced by the author's reputation as a journalist and cheese authority, the book fills a wide-open niche for consumer guidance in pairing craft beer and cheese.
For more information regarding the event, please contact Warwick's Books | 7812 Girard Avenue | La Jolla, Ca | 92037 | Ph. (858) 454-0347 | www.warwicks.com.

May 30 (V 7:30 pm) — Warwick's will host Sam Halpern, whose hilarious paternal wisdom made Justin Halpern's Sh*t My Dad Says a phenomenal bestseller, as he discusses and signs his debut novel A Far Piece of Canaan. This event is free and open to the public. In order to be signed, A Far Piece of Canaan must be purchased from Warwick's.
     Background: Inspired by Sam Halpern's own childhood in rural Kentucky, A Far Piece to Canaan is a novel about a group of boys and the shocking discovery they make-and the even more disturbing fate of one of the boys in the years that follow.
     Samuel Zelinsky is a celebrated but haunted professor who reluctantly returns home to the Kentucky hills after his wife's death. The son of sharecroppers, Samuel has long since left his childhood life behind-yet now must try to reconnect with long-denied memories in order to achieve peace of mind. We return with him to 1945, when he first meets Fred Mulligan, the hired hand's bright and spirited ten-year-old son. Together with two neighbor boys, Samuel and Fred visit the Blue Hole, a legendary pool of water on the Kentucky River where the hill people believe an evil force lurks. The boys find the body of a dog, surrounded by twisted human footprints, and later discover a cave that offers further evidence of something terrible. Fearing that they'll be punished for their trespasses, they begin a series of cover-ups and lies that eventually leads to disaster.
     Samuel and Fred promise each other that if either of them ever needs help in life, the other will come to his aid. Yet after he moves to Indiana, Samuel is ridiculed because of his "hillbilly" background, and rejects his past. Now, as he returns decades later, he is devastated to learn from a fellow classmate about Fred's tragic life story in the years that followed. He manages to make contact with Fred's troubled granddaughter, Lisa June. Samuel knows that it may be possible to find a kind of peace through Lisa June-but only if she can come to trust him in time.
     A tale of superstition, secrets, and heroism in the postwar South, A Far Piece to Canaan is the surprising and moving debut of a gifted storyteller.
     For more information regarding the event, please contact Warwick's Books | 7812 Girard Avenue | La Jolla, Ca | 92037 | Ph. (858) 454-0347 | www.warwicks.com.

June 7 to16 (Friday - Sunday, 9:00 am to 9:00 pm) — 31st. Tijuana Book Fair at the Tijuana Cultural Center in the Zona Rio.
Objective: To promote reading in society, through an interactive literary program that allows the public to present new publications of books, and the acquisition of these at an affordable price.
More information at: Ph. (664)685-5479 & 57; http://www.descubretijuana.com/en/events/31st-tijuana-book-fairwww.imac.tijuana.gob.mx; www.facebok.com/31flt2013
FREE ENTRANCE

June 8 (Saturday, 1:00 pm) —Tijuana Book Fair Tour. If you are interested in a tour of the Tijuana Book Fair at the Tijuana Cultural Center in the Zona Rio near the border on June 8th, contact me at: Sam@Bookwarren.com. The only cost is one or two dollars for taxi fare or if you want to make a small donation the the SDWriteWay eZine. The tour also includes the Zona Rio Shopping Center and the near by Miguel Hildalgo Market.

June 8 (Saturday, 2:30 pm) — Adventures by the Book, in partnership with The Westgate Hotel, presents the next in its series of Ladies Literary Tea Adventures with New York Times bestselling author Tatjana Soli at the Westgate Hotel, 1055 Second Avenue, San Diego 92101. This is a ticketed event ($40.00 per person) which includes The Westgate’s elegant afternoon tea, the sweet music of a harpist, book discussion, Q&A, author signing, and an opportunity to meet the author up close and personal in an intimate setting.
About the Author and Book: Tatjana Soli is a novelist and short story writer. Her bestselling debut novel, The Lotus Eaters, winner of the James Tait Black Prize, was a New York Times Notable Book for 2010, and finalist for the LA Times Book Award among other honors. Her second book, The Forgetting Tree, is a New York Times Notable Book for 2012. Her stories have appeared in Zyzzyva, Boulevard, and The Sun. Her work has been twice listed in the 100 Distinguished Stories in Best American Short Stories.
For more information regarding the event, please contact Susan McBeth at (619) 300-2532 or at susan@adventuresbythebook.com.

June 8 (Saturday at 7:00 pm ) — LCDR Rorke Denver will discuss his book Damn Few: Making the Modern SEAL Warrior at D.G.Wills Books, 7461 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, 858-456-1800 , www.dgwillsbooks.com.
     Rorke Denver trains the men who become Navy SEALs—the most creative problem solvers on the modern battlefield, ideal warriors for the kinds of wars America is fighting now. With his years of action-packed mission experience and a top training role, Lieutenant Commander Denver understands exactly how tomorrow’s soldiers are recruited, sculpted, motivated, and deployed.
     From his own SEAL training and missions overseas, Denver details how the SEALs’ creative operations became front and center in America’s War on Terror—and how they are altering warfare everywhere. In fourteen years as a SEAL officer, Rorke Denver tangled with drug lords in Latin America, stood up to violent mobs in Liberia, and battled terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan. Leading 200 commando missions, he earned the Bronze Star with V for valor. He has also served as flag aide to the admiral in charge and spent the past four years as executive officer of the Navy Special Warfare Center’s Advanced Training Command in Coronado, California, directing all phases of the basic and advanced training that prepare men for war in SEAL teams. He recently starred in the film Act of Valor.
     “If you’ve ever wished you could read the testament of a Jedi Knight, here it is. Damn Few takes us inside the mind of a born warrior. Lieutenant Commander Denver has trained SEALs and led them in combat. He tells us what it takes to reach the superelite level, why he does it, what it means to him, what he thinks the future holds. This is timeless stuff, worthy of being read in the era of Caesar, Alexander, Leonidas—or a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.”
—Steven Pressfield, author of Gates of Fire and The War of Art.

June 12-16 (Wed. thru Sun., 9:00 am to 5:00 pm) — Annual Used Book Sale to be held at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center in La Jolla. A diverse assortment of used books have been pouring in for the Annual Used Book Sale to benefit the Samuel and Rebecca Astor Judaica Library, which will at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037.
     Rare books and artwork will be included in a silent auction during the sale. The bidding will begin on Wednesday, June 12st and end on Sunday, June 16th at 3:00 pm. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Samuel and Rebecca Astor Judaica Library. The library includes approximately 16,000 volumes of Judaic and educational resources.
     There will be a special early-bird shopping opportunity on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. to noon with a $10 entrance fee for participation. Afterward, general admission is free.
     For additional information or to volunteer, please contact Susan Hagler, Program Assistant at susanh@lfjcc.com or (858) 362-1150 .

June 27 (Monday, 5:30 to 7:00 pm) — Henry Herz, Children's Book Author, author of the kid's fantasy book Nimpentoad, will be signing at the Tierrasanta Elementary School Book fair from 5:30-7PM on June 27. For additional information, www.nimpentoad.com.

August 12-18 — Adventures by the Book presents an Alaskan Adventure by the Book with award-winning author and photographer, and internationally-renowned Alaskan wilderness guide Lynn Schoole. Event includes six nights’ lodging in the author’s home, a small, handcrafted cabin influenced by traditional Japanese architecture and located 25 miles north of Juneau in the Alaskan wilderness, informal, dorm-style Japanese tatami sleeping arrangements , all meals, most activities, a signed copy of the author’s book, and transportation to and from the Juneau airport (limitations may apply). Because of the exclusive nature of this adventure, the package is open to only 4-6 participants.
About the Event: Join award-winning author, photographer, and internationally-acclaimed Alaskan wilderness guide Lynn Schooler for a six-day Alaskan Adventure by the Book that you will not soon forget. Itinerary may include sea kayaking to view sea lions and harbor seals, boating to view humpback whales, photography workshop, beach walks, black bear viewing during salmon season, crab catching (and eating!), forest hikes, picking blueberries and making fresh blueberry pie, biking to a nearby glacier, and much more.
For more information regarding the event, please contact Susan McBeth at (619) 300-2532 or at susan@adventuresbythebook.com.

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Raven Award

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Lederer on Langage
By Dr. Richard Lederer
American Trivia - Our National Anthem

Legal Loops
By Walter King
Deceptive Reporting on Cuban Terrorism by US Media

The Logel BlogSpot
By Linda Logel

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