Events

Wednesday, September 8

Rosh Hashana begins at sundown

Happy New Year!

Meet Iron Man Jason Lester
7pm Thursday, September 9

Iron Man Jason Lester, winner of ESPN's 2009 ESPY Award for Best Disabled Male Athlete, presents Running on Faith: The Principles, Passion, and Pursuit of a Winning Life. Lester should be dead. In his 34 years he has survived more trials, endured more horrors and surmounted more obstacles than would fit in a Hollywood film. After each upset, letdown, and setback Lester has recommitted himself to pursuing his dream of becoming an accomplished athlete, despite his disability (Lester has one arm). In 2008, he became the first person with a disability to complete the Ultraman (a double Iron Man). With the use of only three limbs he biked, swam, and rode 320 miles to the finish line to set a world record. In Running on Faith, Lester shares the ten lessons that he lives every day, which led him to achieve his dreams and find his calling.

TICKETS (free with book purchase) will be called alphabetically to fill seats and will also be used to form the booksigning line. Seating opens to the general public fifteen minutes before the event, so please arrive early, as space is limited.

CAN'T MAKE IT? If you'd like an autographed book from any of our author events, please call us at 480.730.0205 to pre-pay and we'll have one or more copies signed and reserved for you.

CANCELLED - Contact 480.730.0205 for more info or refunds
Living Green, What Does it Mean?
6-8:30pm Friday, September 10

There are plenty of incentives to "go green” nowadays—new green products, rebates for going solar, biodegradable packaging, and more. But what do these things really mean? The Urban Farm's Greg Peterson, author of the Simple Sustainability Series, and naturopathic physician Amy Lilie lead a workshop on what it means to be green and save money, too. Learn how your actions impact your health and the environment, and where your time and dollars can make the most impact. Cost: $25. Registration and pre-payment at 480.730.0205.

Who's seen a moose? Cynthia Giroux from Storybook Kitchen reads from Invisible Moose and shows kids how to make their very own "moose lips."

Mystic Journeyz with Suzie Coggins. "Your Angels are Waiting." Cost: $20 for 15 minutes. Registration and pre-payment: 480.730.0205. More info: MysticJourneyz.com.

Volunteer opportunities with Hands-On Greater Phoenix. More info: 602.973.2212 x237.

Basic sign language class taught by Cindy Ashcraft, a teacher of hearing impaired children. Open for adults and teens: 1-1:45 for beginners with no signing experience; 2-2:45 for beginners with some signing skills. More info: Cindy at 480.472.6203. FREE.

Writing Through Addiction
1:30-4:30pm Monday, September 13

NPR commentator Mary Sojourner, author of She Bets Her Life: A True Story of Gambling Addiction, leads a writing circle to guide attendees through a deeper, more loving connection with our addict—alcoholics, substance abusers, shopaholics, gamblers, workaholics, and Internet addicts. Open to all writing levels. Cost: $35. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205.

Fems with Pens
5-6:15pm Mondays, September 13 through October 18

Phoenix New Times copy editor and freelancer Tricia Parker leads a six-week writing workshop for girls in grades 7-12. Participants write fiction and nonfiction based on a variety of exercises, then discuss and edit each other's work in a creative, supportive environment. Please note: This workshop meets six times on Mondays: September 13, 20, and 27 and October 4, 11, and 18. Cost: $60 for 6 sessions. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205.

Workshop one of your original poems once a month with a group of peers. More info: jedesign2004@yahoo.com.

Meet Mary Sojourner
7pm Monday, September 13

NPR commentator Mary Sojourner presents her second novel, Going Through Ghosts, and her memoir, She Bets Her Life: A True Story of Gambling Addiction. In Going Through Ghosts, Maggie Foltz is a fifty-five-year-old cocktail waitress in a rundown casino in the southern Nevada Mojave Desert, spending her days serving drinks to lonely old folks playing the slot machines and her nights trying to escape her bitter past. When she befriends Sarah, a young Native American woman who is hired to cook in the casino coffee shop, her life begins to change. Maggie finds herself falling in love with a memory-haunted Vietnam veteran and warily begins to hope that together they can find peace. Then Sarah is mysteriously murdered, and Sarah's ghost enlists Maggie to accompany her on a quest for the wisdom that she needs in order to move into the next world. In She Bets Her Life, Sojourner takes an objective and deeply personal look at the psychological and physiological impact of gambling addiction on women. Having lived it, Sojourner presents first-hand accounts, research, and resources to help steer women with gambling addictions (and their loved ones) toward help and healing.

Meet Eduardo Obregón Pagán
7pm Tuesday, September 14

Pagán, the newest investigator on the hit PBS show "The History Detectives," presents his collection of historic photos, Remembering Phoenix. With the coming of the railroad in the late nineteenth century, the town of Phoenix in the Territory of Arizona would experience a rapid inflow of settlers who would go on to call themselves Phoenicians and help bring about Arizona statehood in 1912. With a collection of remarkable black-and-white photos, Pagán provides a revealing historical retrospective on the growth and development of this unique desert community, from its early days to the recent past.

TICKETS (free with book purchase) will be called alphabetically to fill seats and will also be used to form the booksigning line. Seating opens to the general public fifteen minutes before the event, so please arrive early, as space is limited.

CAN'T MAKE IT? If you'd like an autographed book from any of our author events, please call us at 480.730.0205 to pre-pay and we'll have one or more copies signed and reserved for you.

Meet Brian Lies
4pm Wednesday, September 15

Brian Lies, author-illustrator of more than twenty books for children including the New York Times bestseller Bats at the Beach, visits to share his new picture book, Bats at the Ballgame. Hurry up! Come one, come all! We're off to watch the bats play ball! Think humans are the only ones who enjoy America's national pastime? Grab your bat—the other kind—and your mitt, and join these captivating bats as they flutter off to watch their all-stars compete. How about a mothdog? Or some Cricket Jack? More info: BrianLies.com.

TICKETS (free with book purchase) will be called alphabetically to fill seats and will also be used to form the booksigning line. Seating opens to the general public fifteen minutes before the event, so please arrive early, as space is limited.

CAN'T MAKE IT? If you'd like an autographed book from any of our author events, please call us at 480.730.0205 to pre-pay and we'll have one or more copies signed and reserved for you.

Meet Betty Webb & Ilie Ruby
7pm Wednesday, September 15

Betty Webb returns with the second book in her Gunn Zoo mystery series, The Koala of Death. Joining her is Ilie Ruby with her debut novel, The Language of Trees. In The Koala of Death, when zoo keeper Theodora "Teddy" Bentley fishes the body of Koala Kate out of Gunn Landing Harbor, she discovers that her fellow zoo keeper didn't drown; she was strangled. The clues to Koala Kate's killer implicate other animal keepers at the zoo, including Outback Bill, marsupial keeper and Kate's Aussie ex-boyfriend; and Robin Chase, the big cat keeper who's got it in for Teddy. Also displaying suspicious behavior are several "liveaboarders" at the harbor; Speaks-To-Souls, a shady "animal psychic"; and even Caro, Teddy's much-married, ex-beauty queen mother. In The Language of Trees, Echo O'Connell knows that the summer holds its secrets, whispered in the rustling trees and in the restless spirits that seem to clamor in the scant breezes on hot evenings. It is in summer that she returns home to Canandaigua to confront these spirits, both living and not, and to share a secret with her first love, Grant Shongo—a secret that will forever change the lives of many people in the town and put to rest the mysterious disappearance of a little boy more than a decade earlier. But before the healing must come the forgiveness. Webb is the author of the acclaimed Lena Jones mystery series, which includes Desert Cut and Desert Wives. Ruby is a painter and short story author.

TICKETS (free with book purchase) will be called alphabetically to fill seats and will also be used to form the booksigning line. Seating opens to the general public fifteen minutes before the event, so please arrive early, as space is limited.

CAN'T MAKE IT? If you'd like an autographed book from any of our author events, please call us at 480.730.0205 to pre-pay and we'll have one or more copies signed and reserved for you.

Meet Meghan McCain
7pm Thursday, September 16

Meghan McCain signs her new book Dirty Sexy Politics. Meghan came to prominence as the straight-talking progressive daughter of Arizona Senator John McCain, and her profile has only risen since the 2008 election ended. In this witty, candid, and boisterous book, Meghan takes us deep behind the scenes of the campaign trail. She steals campaign signs in New Hampshire, tastes the nightlife in Nashville, and has a strange encounter with Laura and Jenna Bush at the White House. Along the way, she falls in love with America—while seeing how far the Republican Party has, in her view, veered from its core values of freedom, honesty, and individuality. McCain is a former intern at Newsweek magazine and NBC's Saturday Night Live and currently writes for TheDailyBeast.com. She blogs about fashion, politics, music, and pop culture at McCainBlogette.com.

TICKETS (free with book purchase) will be called alphabetically to fill seats and will also be used to form the booksigning line. Seating opens to the general public fifteen minutes before the event, so please arrive early, as space is limited.

CAN'T MAKE IT? If you'd like an autographed book from any of our author events, please call us at 480.730.0205 to pre-pay and we'll have one or more copies signed and reserved for you.

Friday, September 17

Yom Kippur begins at sundown

Every month, animal specialists from the Phoenix Zoo bring cool critters to Changing Hands so we can learn about them and have some fun!

Can you think of an animal that lives underground? In a tree? What about in a stream? Who builds a nest? Digs a burrow? Makes some other kind of unusual home? Today, let's figure out where some different animals live and why!

Tarot Reader James R. Betz offers advice on life, relationships, and career choices. Cost: $20 for 15 minutes. Registration and pre-payment at 480.730.0205. More info: 602.840.2222.

A philosophical discussion group based on the book Socrates Café by Christopher Phillips. More info: dish@cox.net.

Beginners: 3-4:15pm. Intermediate: 4:30-5:45pm. More info: martha@languagesynergy.com.

PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE
Offsite: Artemis Rocks! Show
4pm Sunday, September 19
Co-sponsored by Mill Avenue District

Who is Artemis Fowl? The most awesome teenage criminal mastermind ever, that's who! You can enter his amazing world at Artemis Rocks!, hosted by author Eoin Colfer, a touring talk show based on his series of bestselling fantasy books. Colfer previews the series' latest installment, Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex, and even interviews the young criminal himself. There will also be a live musical performance, Q&A, and booksigning.

Please note: This is an offsite event at Tempe's Madcap Theater, 730 South Mill Avenue. Tickets ($17.99 plus tax) include 1 admission and 1 copy of The Atlantis Complex. Additional admission tickets are $8 with purchase of a full-price admission. Tickets at 480.730.0205.

Co-sponsored by Mill Avenue District

Free Parking available for the Artemis Rocks! Show

• City Hall Garage on 5th Street just East of Mill
• Hayden Square Surface Lot at Ash between 3rd and 5th Streets
• Farmer Avenue& 5th Street Surface Lot

Volunteer opportunities with Hands-On Greater Phoenix. More info: 602.973.2212 x237.

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6:30pm Monday, September 20
Meet Rosalind Wiseman

Where: Desert Mountain High School Auditorium
12575 East Vía Linda, Scottsdale 85259

Hosted by: Changing Hands Bookstore and Dove Go Fresh Deodorant

When: 6:30pm Monday, September 20

Tickets: $40 per mother-daughter pair includes admission to the event, one* copy of each of Rosalind's latest books, light refreshments and a gift bag containing Dove Go Fresh samples and surprises from local partners!

Moms and daughters (ages 8-14) are invited to join author and parenting expert Rosalind Wiseman for a fun-filled evening of mother-daughter bonding. In addition to celebrating Rosalind's latest books, the tour will feature an interactive discussion about confidence, friendships, sweat-inducing moments, and common mother-daughter challenges. The two-hour event is sure to get mothers and daughters talking, laughing and connecting. Q&A and book signing follows.

Moms will receive Queen Bees & Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World and daughters will receive Rosalind's debut young adult novel Boys, Girls, and Other Hazardous Materials, along with a free sample of Dove Go Fresh deodorant.

*Additional tickets may be purchased for $20 per person (also includes a book and gift bag).

To order tickets please call 480.730.0205

For more information on Rosalind Wiseman, visit rosalindwiseman.com.

For more information on the Dove and the Don't Fret the Sweat campaign, visit dontfretthesweat.com.

Meet Tim Levy
7pm Monday, September 20

Australian entrepreneur Tim Levy visits with his book The Life Summit: Map Out The Life Of Your Dreams in 6 Easy Steps. Levy helps you link the spiritual laws of attraction—similar to the techniques introduced in Rhonda Byrne's The Secret—to grounded, logical business strategies so you can begin to realize the life that, until now, has existed only in your dreams. Levy is the co-founder of SEES Ltd, a not-for-profit group that hosts Solar Boat and Hydrogen Car challenges. More info: TimLevy.net.

Volunteer opportunities with Hands-On Greater Phoenix. More info: 602.973.2212 x237.

Meet Jeffrey Maitland
7pm Tuesday, September 21

Ordained Zen monk, world-renowned Rolfer, and former philosophy professor Jeffrey Maitland visits with his book Mind Body Zen: Waking Up to Your Life. Tackling the prevailing misconception that Zen is a philosophy, Maitland provides an in-depth explanation of why Zen is an eminently practical, grounded discipline. Drawing on his Rolfing expertise and years of applied meditation practice, he also offers techniques for healers across many systems and disciplines. Threaded throughout are the insights of Joshu Sasaki Roshi, founder of Mt. Baldy Zen Center, perhaps best known as Leonard Cohen’s teacher, still actively teaching at age 102 but whose work has rarely been published. Maitland's photos will be on display on the south wall of the bookstore starting September 16. 

Meet David Abram
7pm Wednesday, September 22

David Abram’s first book, The Spell of the Sensuous—hailed as “revolutionary” by the Los Angeles Times, as “daring and truly original” by Science—has become a classic of environmental literature. Tonight he returns with Becoming Animal, a startling exploration of our human entanglement with the rest of nature. As the climate veers toward catastrophe, the innumerable losses cascading through the biosphere make clear the need for a metamorphosis in our relation to the land. For too long, Abram's argues, we’ve inured ourselves to the intelligence of our flesh, taking our primary truths from technologies that hold the living world at a distance. Becoming Animal seeks to subvert that distance, to draw readers deeper into their own animal senses in order to explore the elemental kinship between the body and the breathing Earth. The shapeshifting of ravens, the erotic nature of gravity, the eloquence of thunder, the pleasures of being edible—all have their place in Abram’s investigation. He shows that from the awakened perspective of the human animal, awareness is not an exclusive possession of our species but a lucid quality of the biosphere itself. Abram's essays have appeared in Orion, Environmental Ethics, Parabola, and The Ecologist. He is the recipient of the international Lannan Literary Award and founder and creative director of the Alliance for Wild Ethics.

Family Event
Meet Jennifer Fosberry
10am Thursday, September 23

Jennifer Fosberry visits with her book My Name is Not Isabella: Just How Big Can a Little Girl Dream?, a colorful story about little Isabella’s exploration of the groundbreaking women who changed the world. Learn about strength and science, history and honor, and the importance of being yourself through the accomplishments of women such as Sally Ride, Annie Oakley, Rosa Parks, Marie Curie, and Elizabeth Blackwell.

About the author
Jennifer Fosberry is a science geek turned children’s book writer. Born and raised in Upstate New York, Fosberry moved to the Bay Area in the 90’s to work in the high-tech electronics field. After a refreshing sabbatical in Costa Rica, she currently lives in Northern California with her husband and three children.

Meet "The Mother of Holistic Medicine" Dr. Gladys McGarey
7pm Thursday, September 23

Dr. Gladys McGarey, "The Mother of Holistic Medicine," visits with Living Medicine: The Dwelling Place, which brings together her sixty years of experience about how we get sick and how we get well. The practice of medicine, McGarey believes, isn't about killing off a disease, but seeing the patient as a whole person. She argues that modern medicine has become a war against disease, killing rather than building life. Instead, we must change our focus from killing to living by supporting the living process in a person, because life itself brings about the healing that people need. In practice as a family doctor since 1946, McGarey is the co-founder of the ARE Clinic in Phoenix. More info: McGareyFoundation.org.

Meet Sophie Jordan, Aprilynne Pike & Kiersten White
7pm Friday, September 24

Sophie Jordan presents her teen novel Firelight, the first book in her trilogy about a girl who can shift into dragonform and her dangerous romance with the boy whose family hunts her. In Spells, Aprilynne Pike continues the story of Laurel, introduced in the bestselling Wings, as she accepts her true identity as a faerie and faces a heartbreaking choice. Joining them is Kiersten White with her debut novel, Paranormalcy, which introduces Evie, who's always thought of herself as a normal teenager, even though she works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency, she's falling for a shape-shifter, and she may be at the center of a dark faerie prophecy.

Step into Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad series
10am Saturday, September 25

Step into the world of Frog, Toad, Turtle, and Snail with Childsplay and Arnold Lobel’s beloved Frog and Toad series. A Childsplay teaching artist will read from the series and use dramatic play to guide kids through an exploration of some of Frog and Toad’s best adventures, and even create some of their own. Come explore with us! More info: ChildsplayAZ.org.

 Writing Workshop with Landon J. Napoleon
1-3pm Saturday, September 25

Landon J. Napoleon, whose acclaimed debut novel ZigZag was made into a film starring John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt, and Wesley Snipes, helps you hone in on a critical element of your book: the opening. You’ll study the nuance, psychology and strategies of drawing in readers and gain from Napoleon’s twenty years of experience as an author of novels, non-fiction books and memoirs. This is a hands-on creative workshop, so bring along whatever you’re writing. Or, if you haven’t started yet, just bring pen and paper (or laptop) and get ready to write a brilliant beginning! Cost: $20. Registration and pre-payment at 480.730.0205.

More info: landonjnapoleon.com.

Mystic Journeyz with Suzie Coggins. "Your Angels are Waiting." Cost: $20 for 15 minutes. Registration and pre-payment: 480.730.0205. More info: MysticJourneyz.com.

Changing Hands Bookstore and Hoodlums Music and Movies present
a free screening of Collapse.

With a hand stamp you'll receive, you're entitled to post-show discounts from several Tempe Square merchants: Baskin Robbins, Wildflower Bread Co., Mac's Broiler & Tap, Hoodlums, and Changing Hands.

Basic sign language class taught by Cindy Ashcraft, a teacher of hearing impaired children. Open for adults and teens: 1-1:45 for beginners with no signing experience; 2-2:45 for beginners with some signing skills. More info: Cindy at 480.472.6203. FREE.

Meet New York Times contributor

Claudia Dreifus

Noon Friday, September 27

Claudia Dreifus visits with her book, Higher Education?: How Colleges Are Wasting Our Money and Failing Our Kids–and What We Can Do About It. With her partner Andrew Hacker, renowned sociologist and educator, she has written this book on America’s educational industrial complex—and whether or not we need it. Calling for a thorough overhaul of a self-indulgent system, they take readers on a road trip from Princeton and Harvard to Evergreen State and Florida Gulf Coast University, revealing those faculties and institutions that need to adjust their priorities and those that are getting the job done right, proving that teaching and learning can be achieved—and at a much more reasonable price.

Claudia will be speaking at Arizona State University at 3:30pm on September 27th.

$5.50 bag lunches available next door at Wildflower Bread Company. Call 480.838.9773 and ask for the "Food for Thought" special!

Meet Craig Childs
7pm Monday, September 27

Naturalist and adventurer Craig Childs, a frequent contributor to NPR's Morning Edition, presents his book Finders Keepers: A Tale of Archaeological Plunder and Obsession. To whom does the past belong? Beyond what most people think about archaeology—with its cleanly numbered dates and thrilling discoveries—lies a vibrant and controversial realm of scientists, thieves, and contested land claims. In Finders Keepers, Childs explores the field's transgressions against the cultures it tries to preserve. With his trademark lyrical style, Childs carries readers directly into his adventures and discoveries, lifting the curtain on the ethical dilemmas and dark side of archaeology. It is a book about man and nature, remnants and memory, a dashing tale of crime and detection. In other words, a ghost story. More info: HouseOfRain.com.

Meet Irene Rawlings and "Sister #1" Maurrie
7pm Tuesday, September 28

The Sisters on the Fly know they're having more fun than anyone! Now you're invited to join them on their cross-country road trips as author Irene Rawlings takes you inside the Sisters' decorated vintage trailers in Sisters on the Fly: Caravans, Campfires, and Tales from the Road. Each trailer reflects its owner's personality, and the Sisters share their individual stories behind their loving restorations—and a few of the wilder outdoor adventures they've experienced along the way. The Sisters also share tips for buying and restoring vintage trailers because they know that once you see all the fun they're having fly-fishing, riding horses, camping, eating, laughing, and loving, you just might want to join their cowgirl caravan when it heads out for the next adventure. More info: SistersOnTheFly.com.

Meet Inna Segal
7pm Wednesday, September 29

Inna Segal, a pioneer in the field of energy medicine, visits with her book The Secret Language of Your Body: The Essential Guide to Health and Wellness. Segal unveils the secrets to understanding the messages of the body and reveals what she believes to be the underlying energetic causes of over 200 symptoms and medical conditions. She encourages readers to connect with the innate healing intelligence within—calling on the body's built-in ability to heal itself—and guides readers on a journey of personal transformation and empowerment. Segal is the creator of Visionary Intuitive Healing®, and the former host of "Write Now" radio show. More info: InnaSegal.com.

Meet Dr. Kristen Nelson
7pm Thursday, September 30
Scottsdale veterinarian Dr. Kristen Nelson presents her book Coated with Fur: A Vet's Life, which chronicles her triumphs and trials as a young woman owning her first animal hospital. Readers experience each day as Nelson did—from the joy of saving a dog's leg to the agony of euthanization. Throughout it all, Nelson writes of the unconditional love she embraced that exists when we open ourselves to the wonders of the human-animal bond. Nelson has been quoted in many publications, including USA Today and the LA Times. More info: CoatedWithFur.com.

Meet Vladimir Swirynsky
7pm Friday, October 1

Vladimir Swirynsky, a major voice in the Cleveland poetry scene, shares his twelfth book of poetry, Church of the Backyard Fire,  a collection on Cleveland, the Midwest, neighborhoods, homelessness, and Vietnam veterans searching for a voice. Open reading follows.

Bring your camera! The Wild Thing visits and poses for photos while a storyteller reads Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak.

Meet Diana Gabaldon
7pm Wednesday, October 6

Diana Gabaldon, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Outlander Saga, visits with her latest, The Exile, her first-ever graphic novel, illustrated by Hoang Nguyen. Readers get a fresh look at the events of the original Outlander from Jamie Fraser’s side of the story. After too long an absence, Fraser is coming home to Scotland—but not without trepidation. There's already a bounty on the young exile's head, and, in the court of the mighty MacKenzie clan, Jamie is a pawn in the power struggle between his uncles. But then there is Claire Randall—mysterious, beautiful, and strong-willed, who appears in Jamie's life to stir his compassion ... and arouse his desire. Gabaldon is the author of the New York Times bestselling Outlander and Lord John series. She currently lives in Phoenix.

TICKETS (free with book purchase) will be called alphabetically to fill seats and will also be used to form the booksigning line. Seating opens to the general public fifteen minutes before the event, so please arrive early, as space is limited.

CAN'T MAKE IT? If you'd like an autographed book from any of our author events, please call us at 480.730.0205 to pre-pay and we'll have one or more copies signed and reserved for you.

Meet Jim Breuer
4pm Saturday, October 9

Comedian Jim Breuer visits with his new book I’m Not High: But I’ve Got a Lot of Crazy Stories about Life as a Goat Boy, a Dad, and a Spiritual Warrior. With his goofy smile, sleepy eyes, and stoner’s laugh, Breuer might not appear to be the most introspective comedian out there. The fact that he made his mark playing “Goat Boy” on Saturday Night Live and a recalcitrant toker in the stoner classic Half Baked doesn’t help his reputation. But in I’m Not High, Breuer reveals the complexity behind his simpleminded persona. He dishes on everything from SNL, fellow actors Chris Farley, Dave Chappelle, and Tracy Morgan (who taught him lasting lessons about the high-stakes game of fame), and the constant role of his family in keeping him honest. Whether he’s arguing with his wife, trying to take care of his kids, or helping his ailing father through the day with his dignity intact, it’s clear that his best comedic material comes from his best moments as a son, a dad, and a husband.

TICKETS (free with book purchase) will be called alphabetically to fill seats and will also be used to form the booksigning line. Seating opens to the general public fifteen minutes before the event, so please arrive early, as space is limited.

CAN'T MAKE IT? If you'd like an autographed book from any of our author events, please call us at 480.730.0205 to pre-pay and we'll have one or more copies signed and reserved for you.

Meet Lauren Conrad
2pm Sunday, October 10

#1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Conrad, star of MTV's The Hills, presents her new books Lauren Conrad Style and Sugar and Spice. From beauty advice and hair secrets to how to shop vintage or find the perfect T-shirt, Lauren Conrad Style unlocks the mysteries of being effortlessly chic. And in Sugar and Spice, the third and final book of her hit L. A. Candy series for teens, Conrad pulls back the curtain on young Hollywood and shows that sometimes the real drama is behind the scenes.

TICKETS (free with book purchase) will be called alphabetically to form the booksigning line. Lauren will only sign copies of her books from the L. A. Candy series or Lauren Conrad Style. Due to time constraints, Lauren is unable to personalize books. No signing of memorabilia, DVDs, or body parts. Photos are permitted, but Lauren will not pose for photos. Cameras should be put away by the time you approach the signing table. No pictures or video at the table.

CAN'T MAKE IT? If you'd like an autographed book from any of our author events, please call us at 480.730.0205 to pre-pay and we'll have one or more copies signed and reserved for you.

Meet Deepak Chopra
7pm Wednesday, October 13

New York Times bestselling author Deepak Chopra presents his new novel, Muhammad: A Story of the Last Prophet. Rooted in historical detail, Muhammad brings the Prophet to life through the eyes of those around him. A Christian hermit mystic foretells a special destiny, a pugnacious Bedouin wet nurse raises him in the desert, and a religious rebel in Mecca secretly takes the young orphan under his spiritual wing. Each voice, each chapter, brings Muhammad and the creation of Islam into a new light. According to Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups of Tea, "Chopra takes us into the past through the Prophet Muhammad’s journey, and brings wisdom and perspective to an often misunderstood figure. His compassionate and clear depiction is a courageous undertaking, and a valuable effort against the enemy of ignorance. An important and timely book, indeed.”

TICKETS (free with book purchase) will be called alphabetically to fill seats and will also be used to form the booksigning line. Seating opens to the general public fifteen minutes before the event, so please arrive early, as space is limited.

CAN'T MAKE IT? If you'd like an autographed book from any of our author events, please call us at 480.730.0205 to pre-pay and we'll have one or more copies signed and reserved for you.

Meet Vicki Myron
7pm Wednesday, October 20

Vicki Myron, the New York Times bestselling author of Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World—which sold nearly a million copies and spawned three children's books—visits with Dewey's Nine Lives: The Legacy of the Small-Town Library Cat Who Inspired Millions. Dewey Readmore Books, the cat that was discovered in the book return slot at the Spencer, Iowa public library, is back with even more heartwarming moments and life lessons to share.

TICKETS (free with book purchase) will be called alphabetically to fill seats and will also be used to form the booksigning line. Seating opens to the general public fifteen minutes before the event, so please arrive early, as space is limited.

CAN'T MAKE IT? If you'd like an autographed book from any of our author events, please call us at 480.730.0205 to pre-pay and we'll have one or more copies signed and reserved for you.

Meet Tucker Max
7pm Thursday, October 21

Tucker Max, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, visits with his newest book, Assholes Finish First, a deliciously dirty collection of twenty-five true tales of sex, girls, and depravity. Here, Max contributes to humanity by sharing his "highly entertaining and thoroughly reprehensible adventures" (The New York Times)—where he gets excessively drunk at inappropriate times, disregards social norms, indulges every whim, ignores the consequences of his actions, mocks idiots and posers, and sleeps with more women than is safe or reasonable. Please note: this is a signing event only.

TICKETS (free with book purchase) will be called alphabetically to form the booksigning line. Tucker Max will only sign copies of Assholes Finish First or I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, and will personalize upon request.

CAN'T MAKE IT? If you'd like an autographed book from any of our author events, please call us at 480.730.0205 to pre-pay and we'll have one or more copies signed and reserved for you.

Writers' Workshop with Amy Silverman
6:30-8:30pm Thursday, December 2

Do you struggle to get from the day after Thanksgiving to the day after New Year's? Or are you already wrapped in tinsel—cookies and egg nog at the ready? Either way, you likely have a story or two to tell about your own Christmases (and Hanukkahs) past. In this workshop, local writer and Phoenix New Times editor Amy Silverman will offer basic memoir writing tips and tricks to help you get the stories on paper.  Cost: $25.  Register and pre-pay at 480.730.0205. Silverman's workshops filled quickly in July and August and sold out, so be sure to register early!

About Amy Silverman:

Amy is managing editor at Phoenix New Times. As a regular commentator for local NPR affilliate KJZZ, Amy shares stories of her life, particularly regarding her family, and she blogs (almost) daily at GirlInAPartyHat.com. Her work has appeared on This American Life and in publications including the New York Times, Travel + Leisure, Salon.com, George, Playboy and Fit Pregnancy. She co-wrote and co-produced the play "Pearls: Motherhood Unstrung," which included work by students of the "Mothers Who Write" workshop, which Amy has co-taught since 2002 at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. Amy has also taught at ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism.