Vromans Bookstore

THE EDGE Summer Author and Music Series

.. Vroman’s Summer Music and Reading Series is back! What better way to combine your love for literature and music than with THE EDGE's Summer Author and Music Series featuring some of the hottest up-and-coming authors out there, including Paula Yoo (Good Enough), Robin Benway (Audrey, Wait!) and more, each paired with sizzling musical performances by local bands like The Listing Ship, My Name is Guy, and more!

SATURDAY, JULY 5, 4PM PAULA YOO And THE LISTING SHIP
Author Paula Yoo (Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story) presents her new novel, Good Enough, a funny-yet-poignant novel about Patti Yoon, a high achieving high school senior struggling between her Korean immigrant parents’ demanding expectations and her growing desire to shape her own future… not to mention pursuing her first crush on a cute guy in her homeroom. Paula will be joined local band The Listing Ship .

SATURDAY, JULY 12, 4 PM HIPSTER BOOK CLUB & RED PONY CLOCK
Yennie Cheung and Kyle Olson present and discuss the latest issue of their popular online magazine, the Hipster Book Club . We will have available for purchase some of their recommended summer favorites! Hipster Book ClubAfter Yennie and Kyle’s talk the band Red Pony Clock will perform.

SATURDAY, JULY 19, 4 PM MIKE THE POET & DANNY P.
Los Angeles-based writer/spoken word poet, Mike the Poet presents his collection I Am Alive in Los Angeles, a free fall through the labyrinth that is Los Angeles. Danny P. will kick this evening off with some samplings from his new honest & raw (not yet published) collection of poetry.Musical guest is TBA

SATURDAY, JULY 26, 4 PM ROBIN BENWAY & MYNAMEISGUY!
Robin Benway is back at Vroman’s with her debut novel, Audrey, Wait!. Audrey Cutler, after dumping her self-involved musician boyfriend, is suddenly shotgunned into fame when her ex’s song “Audrey, Wait” becomes an international sensation!Enjoy live music after the reading from musical guest, local band, Mynameisguy!

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UPCOMING EVENTS
AT VROMAN'S BOOKSTORE
The events listed below are scheduled for Vroman's main store located at 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101 unless otherwise indicated. Can't make an event? Be sure to check out our complete events calendar . Call us (626.449.5320), and well do our best to get a book signed for you!
Jim Krusoe discusses and signs Girl Factory
Tuesday, July 8, 7 pm

There's a disturbing secret in the basement of a strip mall yogurt parlor. Jonathan, the mostly clueless clerk who works there, just wants to fix things once and for all, but things don't work out quite the way Jonathan intends. This latest from Krusoe, author of Iceland, raises unsettling questions about storytelling, the nature of freedom, and the ubiquitous objectification of women.

With this ninth book in the wildly popular Pendragon series, the battle has come to Second Earth. Since Bobby Pendragon remains trapped in Ibara, every fight has been building toward the epic battle against Sainte Dane for control of Halla. But Mark Dimond and Courtney Chetwynde are left on their own to defend Second Earth against the forces of Saint Dane because one important element is missing: Bobby himself. The two teens must find a way to hold off their massively powerful enemy long enough to reach Bobby and bring him back for the final battle readers have been anticipating.

Carter (The Emperor of Ocean Park), returns with another tale of intrigue and murder. In the summer of 1952, twenty prominent men gather at a secret meeting on Martha's Vineyard and devise a plot to manipulate the President of the United States. Soon after, the body of one of these men is found by Eddie Wesley, Harlem's rising literary star. When Eddie's younger sister mysteriously disappears, Eddie is pulled into what becomes a twenty-year search for the truth.

In this rollicking debut novel, Winfield, an Emmy-award winning cartoon writer, tells the tales of two Wills: Willie Shakespeare Greenberg, a UC Santa Cruz student struggling to write his thesis on the bard (sort of), and William Shakespeare, a would-be playwright stuck teaching Latin in the boondocks of Stratford-upon-Avon. Separated by centuries, the two Wills’ lives begin to intersect in curious ways.

The Eagles are one of the most successful, and publicity-shy, bands in America. Former lead guitarist Felder offers the first insider's look at the band. Heaven and Hell reveals behind-the-scenes stories of the group, its characters, their creative processes, and their legendary partying.

This is a signing only. Don will not be signing memorabilia at this event; he'll only be signing his book!

Actor and author McLarty (The Memory of Running, Traveler) has written a funny, heartwarming book about a down-and-out writer who falls in love and finally meets success. Steven Kearney, a middle-aged, fumbling writer, ends up in exile as a playwright in residence in what seems like a quiet Colorado town. Upon arrival, he finds the town in upheaval and realizes he must do his part to make things right.

John and Jean Silverwood left their jobs, packed up their kids, and embarked on an epic adventure. In Black Wave, the Silverwoods share the story of their family's voyage of self-discovery and survival. With their four children aboard the fifty-five foot catamaran Emerald Jane, the family begins their journey, sailing down the Atlantic coast, into the Caribbean and through the Panama Canal to the Pacific Ocean. “Absorbing, tender, harrowing. They all run throughout Black Wave. A family adventure that leaves you spellbound. Truly unforgettable reading.” - Clive Cussler

Brundage (The Doctor's Wife) tells the thrilling story of two young people, Nate and his girlfriend Cat, bottoming out on drugs on the margins of San Francisco, forced by circumstance to give up their infant daughter, Willa, to a wealthy couple in the Berkshires. Seventeen years later, a cleaned-up Nate finds a job as a teacher at Pioneer, the private day-school Willa attends. The idea of seeing his daughter again is irresistible. This novel shows the seams between the haves and the have-nots and how little often separates them.

From the bestselling author of Jewel (an Oprah Book Club pick) and A Song I Knew By Heart comes a haunting novel about a family whose lives are shaded by a lost dream of Hollywood stardom. This multi-generational tale revolves around the mesmerizing business of dreams and the enormous impact those dreams can have on the lives of ordinary people.

Local cook and food writer Kelly has written the urbanite’s guide to sustainable, organic cooking. Despite her Los Angeles zip code, Kelley's backyard kitchen garden allows her to indulge her desire for fresh, organic, and flavor-rich produce year round. In her exciting new cookbook, Kelly provides home cooks with a path to a healthy, flavorful, and happy life.

Los Angeles,1949, is the setting for the latest from Hamilton, author of the Eve Diamond novels. Lily Kessler, a former spy for the OSS, comes to LA to find her late fiancé's sister Kitty, an actress who has gone missing. The next day, Kitty's body is found in a ravine below the Hollywood sign. Unimpressed by the local police, Lily launches her own investigates. As she delves into Kitty's life, she begins to see how easily a young woman can lose her balance and fall prey to the alluring city's dangers.

From Ethan Canin, bestselling author of The Palace Thief, comes a stunning novel, set in a small town during the Nixon era, about America and family, politics and tragedy, and the impact of fate on a young man's life. Corey Sifter, the son of working-class parents, becomes a yard boy on the grand estate of the powerful Metarey family. Taken in by the family's patriarch, Corey soon finds himself in the midst of a complex tangle in which loyalty, politics, and gratitude conflict with morality and love.

Author of three #1 New York Times bestsellers, Vincent Bugliosi has written what promises to be one of the most explosive, powerful and important books in many years, an unprecedented look at the monumental crime behind the Iraq War. Bugliosi presents a tight legal case against President Bush as being criminally responsible for the deaths of more than 4,000 American soldiers in Iraq..

In her own words, Carolyn Shore is, “Forever a student, a teacher, and a lover of learning…” Currently, she is pursuing an advanced degree in the Arts. She also continues to refine her artistic skills and increase her knowledge through classes at CSUN, UCLA, the Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art, and at various workshops internationally.

More of Ms. Shore’s work can be seen on the web at www.fineartbycarolyn.com

If you're interested in purchasing pieces or would like to inquire about possibly showing at a future exhibit, please contact our Art on the Stairwell curator, Laura Payne . (626) 449-5320