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Start: 12:00 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Join us to chat about favorite reads, books that changed our lives, or the book we just couldn’t put down. No need to make reservations--just come and enjoy a little conversation about books. Carol Lynch will facilitate the discussion. | 8
Start: 6:00 pm
End: 7:00 pm
Amiable Adult Readers Discussing Books Almost Always Read by Kids (Aardbaark) will discuss Born to Write: The Remarkable Lives of Six Famous Authors by Charis Cotter (Annick Press, $14.95). What were famous authors like as kids? Our childhood experiences shape us into the adults we become. Born to Write tells the stories of how six extraordinary children transformed early struggles into spellbinding bedtime reading for kids around the world. Cotter chronicles the early lives of Madeleine L'Engle, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Philip Pullman, Christopher Paul Curtis, C.S. Lewis and E.B. White, revealing how each author's achievements, losses, triumphs and tragedies helped shape our most beloved books. Interspersed throughout are sidebars highlighting other well-known children's authors, such as Hans Christian Andersen and Louisa May Alcott. | 9
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Start: 10:00 am
End: 11:00 am
The Sherlock Holmes Book Club will discuss The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, a short story from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Penguin, $14). All Sherlockians, old or new to the canon, are welcomed. And if you don't know the difference between the canon and a pastiche, don't worry, just an enjoyment of "the game" is all that's needed. Start: 11:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
All successful organizations revolve around the care and feeding of customers. President of the Enspiron Company, Loefflier began his career with Disney, eventually being promoted to overseeing Showmanship Service for Epcot and the Magic Kingdom. His passion is to challenge, stretch and motivate employees and leaders to excellence. |
