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This Week at Changing Hands

TUESDAY MAY 15
7pm | LYNN RUSH: AWAITED | ALAN DEAN FOSTER: BODY INC. | Urban fantasy author Lynn Rush and New York Times bestselling sci-fi author Alan Dean Foster team up for a night of paranormal and high-tech thrills with their new novels Awaited and Body Inc. More »

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16
7pm | AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS | THIS IS HOW | Augusten Burroughs, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Running with Scissors and Dry, visits with This Is How: Proven Aid in Overcoming Shyness, Molestation, Fatness, Spinsterhood, Grief, Disease, Lushery, Decrepitude and More For Young and Old Alike, his exploration of how to survive the "un-survivable" that will challenge your notion of self-help books. More »

THURSDAY, MAY 17
7pm | JACKSON GALAXY | CAT DADDY | Cat behaviorist Jackson Galaxy, star of Animal Planet's hit television show My Cat From Hell, visits with Cat Daddy: What the World's Most Incorrigible Cat Taught Me About Life, Love, and Coming Clean. More »

FRIDAY, MAY 18
7pm | MEET & GREET SIGNING | DEE SNIDER | SHUT UP AND GIVE ME THE MIC | Actor, screenwriter, radio personality, and Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider visits with his memoir Shut Up and Give Me the Mic. More »

SATURDAY, MAY 19
10am | FAMILY EVENT | PHOENIX ZOO ANIMAL TAILS | The zoo is full of zookeepers to take care of the animals, but zookeeper isn't the only job at the zoo. As we read Me... Jane by Patrick McDonnell, we'll explore all the different ways you can work with animals at the zoo. More »
2-5pm | MEET THE BUYER | Have an idea for a new book? Ready to do another printing of your current book? Talk to our children's or adult buyer and get expert advice about shelf appeal before it's too late to make changes. More »
5:30-8:30pm | INSIGHTS TAROT READINGS | Tarot reader James R. Betz offers advice on life, relationships, and career choices. Cost: $20 for 15 minutes. Registration and pre-payment: 480.730.0205. More info: 602.840.2222.
7pm | JODI JOHNSON | BACK ROADS, DEAD CATS, AND WHAT'S FOR DINNER | Jodi Marie Johnson hosts a food tasting and presents her new memoir and cookbook Back Roads, Dead Cats and What's for Dinner: Growing Up in the Olden Days in Arizona and New Mexico. More »

SUNDAY, MAY 20
10:30-Noon | SOCRATES CAFÉ | A philosophical discussion group based on the book Socrates Café by Christopher Phillips. More info: dish@cox.net.
3pm | JOYCE ANNE LONGFELLOW | I COULD NEVER SAY GOODBYE | Joyce Anne Longfellow visits with her first book I Could Never Goodbye: A Daughter's Journey to the End of Life with Dad and Mom. More »
3-5:45pm | SPANISH CONVERSATION | Beginner, 3-4:15pm. Intermediate, 4:30-5:45pm. More info: martha@languagesynergy.com.

MONDAY, MAY 21
7pm | MICHAEL KIEFER | THE LION HUNTER | Arizona Republic staff writer Michael Kiefer presents his novel The Lion Hunter. More »
7-8:30pm | CLUB ITALIANO | Advanced study of Italian language and culture. More info: carlastro@faq.com.

TUESDAY, MAY 22
7pm | NEAL STEPHENSON | REAMDE | Hugo Award-winning author Neal Stephenson, whose Snow Crash was named one of TIME magazine's top 100 all-time best English novels, visits with his newest techno-thriller REAMDE. More »

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