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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Time: 7:00 p.m.

Ben Fountain Discusses and Signs Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk

A ferocious firefight with Iraqi insurgents at \"the battle of Al-Ansakar Canal\" has transformed the eight surviving men of Bravo Squad into America\'s most sought-after heroes. After a media-intensive tour, 19-year-old Specialist William Lynn finds himself as a guest of the Dallas Cowboys, slated to be part..

Sponsored by: Event Location: Vroman\'s Bookstore
Cost: Free



Thursday, May 17, 2012
Time: 12:00 p.m.

Tsoknyi Rinpoche Discusses and Signs Open Heart, Open Mind: Awakening the Power of Essence Love

Tsoknyi Rinpocheâ€"one of the most beloved of the contemporary generation of Tibetan Buddhist meditation masters, who ultimately renounced his vows, married, and fathered two daughtersâ€"explains that a life free of fear, pain, insecurity, and doubt is not only possible, it\'s ones birthright. In fact, within..

Sponsored by: Event Location: Vroman\'s Bookstore
Cost: Free



Thursday, May 17, 2012
Time: 7:00 p.m.

And the Walls Came Tumblin’ Down

A discussion and book signing with Paul Dickson and Daryl Grigsby, author of \"Celebrating Ourselves: African-Americans and the Promise of Baseball.\" This program will include music by The Bluez Express...

Sponsored by: Event Location: South Pasadena Public Library Community Room
Cost: Free



Friday, May 18, 2012
Time: 7:00 p.m.

Anne Cherian Discusses and Signs The Invitation

When Vikram invites three of his college friends to his son\'s graduation from MIT, they accept out of obligation and curiosity. Each had left UCLA expecting to be successful and have even more successful children, but the reality has been far from that dream. At Vikram\'s Newport Beach mansion, the showmansh..

Sponsored by: Event Location: Vroman\'s Bookstore
Cost: Free



Saturday, May 19, 2012
Time: 5:00 p.m.

Craig Johnson Discusses and Signs As the Crow Flies

Embarking on his eighth adventure, Wyoming Sheriff Walt Longmire has a more important matter on his mind than cowboys and criminals: His daughter, Cady, is getting married. Walt and old friend Henry Standing Bear set out to find a site for the nuptials on the Cheyenne Reservation, but their scouting expeditio..

Sponsored by: Event Location: Vroman\'s Bookstore
Cost: Free



Sunday, May 20, 2012
Time: 2:00 p.m.

Authors on Asia: Poets on Site

Poets on Site celebrates their newest book inspired by the recent exhibition 40 Years of Building the Pacific Asia Museum Collection with readings, musical accompaniment and a slide show of related artworks. Books available for purchase and signing...

Sponsored by: Event Location: Pacific Asia Museum
Cost: Free with Admission



Monday, May 21, 2012
Time: 7:00 p.m.

Imran Ahmad Discusses and Signs The Perfect Gentleman: A Muslim Boy Meets the West

At the age of one, Imran Ahmad moved from Pakistan to London, growing up torn between his Islamic identity and his desire to embrace the West. Join Imran in his lifelong struggle against corruption and injustice, and as he grapples with some of life\'s most profound questions. What does God do exactly? Do you..

Sponsored by: Event Location: Vroman\'s Bookstore
Cost: Free



Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Time: 7:00 p.m.

Lama Marut Discusses and Signs A Spiritual Renegade’s Guide to the Good Life

For Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike, The Spiritual Renegade\'s Guide to the Good Life serves as a practical and achievable blueprint for creating and sustaining happiness in this age of consumerism, self-absorption, and stress. Provocative and compassionate, Marut\'s guide provides a series of insightful le..

Sponsored by: Event Location: Vroman\'s Bookstore
Cost: Free



Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Time: 8:00 p.m.

Anna Journey, Kevin Simmonds, Janice Harrington, and Monica Copeland Read From Their Work

Kevin Simmonds received a Fulbright fellowship to Singapore where he started the first-ever poetry workshop in Changi Prison. He has published poems, essays, and reviews in American Scholar, FIELD, jubilat, Kyoto Journal, Massachusetts Review, Poetry, Rhino, and Salt Hill. Janice N. Harrington writes poetry a..

Sponsored by: Event Location: Boston Court Performing Arts Center
Cost: $5.00/Members, students & seniors, $10.00/General admission



Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Time: 7:00 p.m.

John Sandford Discusses and Signs Stolen Prey

The Prey series continues with Lucas Davenport witnessing one of the worst murder scenes in his career. Lucas\'s instincts kick into high gear when what he observes strikes him as being very similar to what he\'s seen in drug killings sometimes. Given the circumstances and those that are involved, it all just..

Sponsored by: Event Location: Vroman\'s Bookstore
Cost: Free



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