Events

Little Critter visits, while a storyteller narrates his adventures. FREE!

 

MEET THE BUYER      2-5PM

Have an idea for a book? Preparing another printing of a current title? Talk to one of our buyers and get expert advice about shelf appeal before it’s too late to make changes. Bring sample covers or an abstract, and any questions about marketing or how to contact other bookstores about carrying your work. Cost: $25 for 15 minutes with our Children’s buyer or Adult buyer. Registration and pre-payment at 480.730.0205. NOTE: This is the last time you can meet with our buyers this year!

INSIGHTS      5:30-8:30PM

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

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c

Jon Krakauer

www.thedailyshow.com

Daily Show
Full Episodes
Political Humor
Ron Paul Interview

A benefit for the Pat Tillman Foundation:
Jon Krakauer - Discussion and Booksigning
Saturday, October 3 at 7pm

Jon Krakauer, the bestselling author of Into the Wild, Into Thin Air, and Under the Banner of Heaven, now delivers a stunning, eloquent account of Pat Tillman's remarkable and haunting journey.

In May 2002, Pat Tillman walked away from his $3.6 million NFL Cardinals' contract to enlist in the United States Army. He was deeply troubled by 9/11, and he felt a strong moral obligation to join the fight against al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Two years later, he died on a desolate hillside in southeastern Afghanistan.

Though obvious to most of the two dozen soldiers on the scene that a ranger in Tillman's own platoon had fired the fatal shots, the Army aggressively maneuvered to keep this information from Tillman's wife, other family members, and the American public for five weeks following his death. Long after Tillman's nationally televised memorial service, the Army notified his closest relatives that he had "probably" been killed by friendly fire while it continued to dissemble the details of his death and who was responsible.

In Where Men Win Glory, Jon Krakauer draws on Tillman's journals and letters, interviews with his wife and friends, conversations with the soldiers who served alongside him, and extensive research on the ground in Afghanistan to render an intricate mosaic of this driven, complex, and uncommonly compelling figure as well as the definitive account of the events and actions that led to his death.

Infused with the power and authenticity readers have come to expect from Krakauer's storytelling, Where Men Win Glory exposes shattering truths about men and war.

This event is a benefit for the Pat Tillman Foundation. Net proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the foundation.

Jon Krakauer will discuss and sign Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman. (Doubleday, $27.95). All of Jon Krakauer's books will be available for purchase and signing. Tickets are $36 and include one copy of Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman. (Vouchers for Where Men Win Glory will be given out until September 15, when the book is released.) Tickets are only available at Changing Hands Bookstore: 6428 S. McClintock Dr. Tempe, AZ 85283 / 480.730.0205. Can't attend? If you'd like an autographed copy of Where Men Win Glory please call us at 480.730.0205 to pre-pay and we'll have one or more copies signed and reserved for you. We can ship them too.

The event will be held at Dobson High School Auditorium:

1501 W. Guadalupe Rd. Mesa 85202

Doors open at 6pm

HANDS-ON GREATER PHOENIX      11AM

“Getting Involved 101” volunteer opportunities. More info: 602.973.2212 x237.

FRENCH CONVERSATION FOR BEGINNERS      1:30-2:30PM

More info: aaron@letutor.com.

SPANISH CONVERSATION      3-5:45PM

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

KIT GAGE: FIRST AMENDMENT FELON      7PM

Kit Gage, director of the Defending Dissent Foundation, visits to discuss First Amendment Felon: The Story of Frank Wilkinson by Robert Sherrill. Wilkinson was jailed when the House Un-American Activities Committee cited him for contempt, and from 1956 to 1975 traveled an average of one hundred days a year in 35 states to warn of the liberties under attack by J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI.

TEEN
EVENT -
WORKSHOP: INDIE MINI-COMICS      4-6PM

Ages 13 and up. Learn to create and self-publish your own mini-comics using a variety of artistic techniques. Bring your art and story ideas, and be prepared to have fun. Workshop instructed by local mixed media artist Matt Connelly. Cost: $25. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205

 

Unfortunately, this event has been canceled.

CROCHET CLUB      6:30-8:30PM

More info: Darlene at 480.980.5597.

ADRIENNE HEDGER: MOMNESIA      7PM

In Momnesia: A Humorous Guide to Surviving Your Post-Baby Brain, co-author Adrienne Hedger
(If These Boobs Could Talk) offers advice to sleep-deprived, hormone-overloaded moms. This hilarious how-to
guide, full of coping tips, brain boosters, diagrams, and anecdotes, is a sweet and funny gift that’s perfect
for celebrating baby showers and congratulating new moms.

KIDS
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MAC BARNETT & ADAM REX: GUESS AGAIN!      7PM

The rhyming text in Mac Barnett’s and Adam Rex’s debut picture book, Guess Again! asks readers
to fill in the blank to guess what the picture is -- but turn the page and what’s revealed is anything but obvious!
Today the author and illustrator of Guess Again! stop by to read and discuss their new book.

FRIDAY NIGHT POETRY 7PM

Steve Price reads from his collection, Journal of Lovesickness, Vol. 11 (Burnside Review, $10.00). Price has won the O’Malley Award for Fiction and the Burnside Review Poetry Award. His work has appeared in Hayden’s Ferry Review, Crazyhorse, and Columbia Poetry Review. Open reading follows.

 

HANDMADE AZ: SUBA'S DESIGNS      10AM-5PM

Simply Elegant Jewelry: sterling silver and semi-precious stones.

 

KIDS EVENT - COOKING STORYTIME 11AM
Learn about a friendless witch who learns about the true meaning of friendship from a bewitched pastry in Cake Girl by David Lucas. Cynthia Giroux from Storybook Kitchen reads the story and decorates cupcakes with the kids. FREE!

 

WORKSHOP - SHODO: JAPANESE CALLIGRAPHY: ART & SPIRITUAL AWARENESS      2-4PM

Sensei Yuko Halada guides you through the soulhealing power of Shodo, the ancient art of Japanese calligraphy. Shodo is imbued with a strong spiritual component that enables practitioners to become aware of intrinsic life-enriching resources. Cost: $35 (includes supplies). Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205.

TAROT READINGS      5:30-8:30PM

Susanna Astarte provides guidance along life’s journey. Cost: $20 for 15 minutes. Registration and pre-payment
required at 480.730.0205. More info: 480.969.2522.

HANDMADE AZ: BARBARA'S JEWELRY      10AM-5PM

Pendants, bracelets, and earrings.

SIGN LANGUAGE FOR ADULTS      1:30-3PM

Cindy Ashcraft, a teacher of hearing-impaired children, teaches Signed English to parents and other interested adults. Meets every second and fourth Sunday. Cost: $5 per class. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205. More info: 480.472.6203. Also meets 10/25

PETER YARROW OF PETER, PAUL & MARY: DAY IS DONE 2PM

Legendary singer-songwriter Peter Yarrow of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary visits with the
illustrated version of his song, Day is Done, a celebration of the loving bond between
parent and child. This timeless song is a soothing meditation on family, the earth, and the kinship
of all living creatures.

SEATING begins one hour before the event. Lettered 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.

MADELEINE ALBRIGHT: READ MY PINS 4PM

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright returns to Changing Hands with her book,
Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat’s Jewel Box. Part illustrated memoir, part social
history, Read My Pins, published in conjunction with the Museum of Arts and Design’s first major
exhibition of jewelry from the collection of Madeleine K. Albright, captures the wit and expressive nature
of the pins Albright wore as she met with world leaders and represented her country in formal and informal
settings across the globe.

SEATING begins one hour before the event. Lettered 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.

POETRY ROUNDTABLE      7PM

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

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c

Sarah Vowell

www.thedailyshow.com

Daily Show
Full Episodes
Political Humor
Ron Paul Interview

SARAH VOWELL: THE WORDY SHIPMATES 7PM

Bestselling author Sarah Vowell, contributor to NPR’s This American Life and voice of Violet in
Pixar’s The Incredibles, visits with her new book, The Wordy Shipmates. To this day,
America views itself as a Puritan nation, but Vowell investigates what that really means, and what it should
mean. What she discovers is something far different than what their uptight shoebuckles-and-corn reputation
might suggest -- a highly literate, deeply principled, and feisty people, whose story is filled with pamphlet
feuds, courtroom dramas, and bloody vengeance.

SEATING begins one hour before the event. Lettered 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.

 

Laura Day: From "Good Morning America" and "Martha Stewart" to Changing Hands!

(VIDEO) Click on links above to watch Laura Day on "Good Morning America" with Diane Sawyer and "The Martha Stewart Show."

 

LAURA DAY: HOW TO RULE THE WORLD FROM YOUR COUCH 7PM

In How to Rule the World From Your Couch, New York Times bestselling author Laura Day
demonstrates how to reach deeper into your intuition to transform your relationships, health, and finances.
According to Deepak Chopra, "Laura Day teaches you how to awaken your inner genius so you can have a deeper
more fulfilling experience of life."

 

TWEEN &
TEEN EVENT -
SCOTT WESTERFELD: LEVIATHAN 7PM

 

The New York Times bestselling author of Uglies and Pretties visits with his latest young
adult book, Leviathan. It is the cusp of World War I, and the European powers are arming up.
The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers: steam-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition.
The British Darwinists employ fabricated animals as their weaponry. Their Leviathan is a whale airship -- the most
masterful beast in the British fleet. Aleksandar Ferdinand, prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, is on the run.
His own people have turned on him, and his title is worthless. All he has is a battle-torn Stormwalker and a loyal
crew of men. Deryn Sharp is a commoner, a girl disguised as a boy in the British Air Service. She’s a brilliant
airman. But her secret is in constant danger of being discovered. With the Great War brewing, Alek’s and Deryn’s
paths cross in the most unexpected way, taking them both aboard the Leviathan on a fantastical, around-the-world
adventure.

SEATING begins one hour before the event. Lettered 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.

NANCY TRINGALI PIHO: MY TWO-YEAR-OLD EATS OCTOPUS     NOON

In My Two-Year-Old Eats Octopus: Raising Children Who Love to Eat Everything, mother and food marketing
veteran Nancy Tringali Piho addresses why so many children are picky eaters. Piho wondered how this started and, more
importantly, how it can it be prevented in young children, or improved when they get older. Today she looks at the
question from a new angle, asking everyone from chefs to medical researchers to parents how we can best teach our
children to appreciate a variety of foods and flavors.

TERRY WALTERS: CLEAN FOOD      7PM

Terry Walters visits with her new book, Clean Food: A Seasonal Guide for Eating Close to the Source (with More
Than 200 Recipes for a Healthy and Sustainable You). More than a cookbook, Clean Food is a feast for
the senses that will nourish mind, body, soul, and the planet, too. With more than 200 fresh, seasonal vegan recipes,
it can help many of us eat the way we want--close to the source. More info:
terryskitchen.net.

Sherman Alexie Presentation is sold out. The booksigning is still open.

You can purchase a book by Sherman Alexie from Changing Hands and come to the Heard at 7:30 pm to meet Sherman and get your book signed.

 

 

SHERMAN ALEXIE: WAR DANCES 6PM

National Book Award winner and bestselling author, film director, screenwriter, comedian and poet Sherman Alexie returns with his signature mix of biting wit and poignant insight to consider modern relationships from the most diverse angles in War Dances (Grove, $23). Alexie delivers a heartbreaking and hilarious collection of stories that explore the precarious balance between self-preservation and external responsibility in art, family, and the world at large. With unparalleled insight into the minds of artists, laborers, fathers, husbands, and sons, Alexie populates his stories with ordinary men on the brink of exceptional change. In a bicoastal journey through the consequences of both simple and monumental life choices, Alexie introduces these personal worlds as they transform beyond return.

This event will be held at:
The Heard Museum
2301 Central Avenue, Phoenix, 85004
in conjunction with NU (Native & You)

PLEASE NOTE: Sherman Alexie Presentation has sold out. The booksigning is still open.

You can purchase a book by Sherman Alexie from Changing Hands and come to the Heard at 7:30 pm to meet Sherman and get your book signed.

ARRIVE EARLY! The museum will be open with free admission, and you can enjoy the music of Tierra del Fuego in the courtyard. The Cafe will offer seating for dinner until 8:30 p.m. The Shop and Berlin Gallery will be open until 8 pm. All of Sheman Alexie's previous books are available for purchase at Changing Hands, and will be available at the Changing Hands table at the Heard Museum on October 16.

CAN'T ATTEND? If you'd like an autographed copy of War Dances or any other books by Sherman Alexie, please call us at 480.730.0205 to pre-pay and we'll have one or more copies signed and reserved for you. We can ship them too!

WORKSHOP: TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE WITH THE POWER OF AUTHENTICITY WITH MIKE ROBBINS      6:30-8:30PM

Back by popular demand, Mike Robbins presents a workshop based on his new bestselling book, Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken: Transform Your Life with the Power of Authenticity. Learn simple yet effective ways to exercise the power of authenticity in your relationships, your work, and your life. Cost: $25. Registration and pre-payment at 480.730.0205.

SIDEWALK CHARITY BENEFIT - MARIE FOSTINO: ALZHEIMER'S: A CARETAKER'S JOURNAL      9:30AM-5PM

Marie Fostino will sell her book Alzheimer's: A Caretakers Journal to raise money for the Alzheimer's Memory Walk. A majority of the proceeds will be donated to Alzheimer’s research, care and support. Marie will answer questions on Alzheimer’s disease and sign books.

KIDS EVENT - PHOENIX ZOO ANIMAL TAILS: AMAZING ARACHNIDS!      11AM

Some people think that spiders are scary, but we’ll read a tale of how they made a zoo merry. Spiders are cool, we hope you’ll agree. You’ll learn lots about spiders is our guarantee! FREE!

TWEEN &
TEEN EVENT -
ROBIN BRANDE: FAT CAT 5PM

Robin Brande (Evolution, Me and Other Freaks of Nature) returns for the official launch of her latest
teen novel, Fat Cat. Cat is smart, sassy, and funny -- but thin, she’s not. Not until her class science
project, that is. That’s when she winds up doing an experiment on herself. Before she knows it, Cat is living
and eating like the hominids, our earliest human ancestors. As the pounds drop off, the guys pile on, and all
this newfound male attention is enough to drive a girl crazy! Brande’s funny novel explores how girls feel
about their bodies, and the ways they can best take care of their most precious resource: themselves.

SEATING begins one hour before the event. Lettered 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.

INSIGHTS      5:30-8:30PM

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

SOCRATES CAFÉ      10:30AM-NOON

A philosophical discussion group based on the book Socratés Cafe by Christopher Phillips. More info: Wendy at dish@cox.net.

KIDS
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CLUB READ - P.J. HAARSMA: THE SOFTWIRE SERIES 2PM

Join us for free pizza, activities, a fun multimedia presentation and more with P.J. Haarsma, bestselling
author of The Softwire series. The featured book will be Virus on Orbis 1.
Thirteen-year-old Johnny Turnbull has always known there
was something different about him, even before he and two hundred other kids landed on the first ring of
Orbis. But once their spaceship lands, he is identified as the first-ever softwire -- a human with the
ability to enter and communicate with computers through his mind. When Johnny and the other refugee orphans
are put to work in alien factories, the all-knowing, all-controlling, and technologically perfect central
computer starts malfunctioning, and suspicious eyes turn to Johnny. Is he the one responsible? More info
and Softwire video game at TheSoftwire.com.

SEATING begins one hour before the event. Lettered 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.

SPANISH CONVERSATION      3-5:45PM

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

HANDS-ON GREATER PHOENIX      11AM

“Getting Involved 101” volunteer opportunities. More info: 602.973.2212 x237.

HOWARD CUTLER: THE ART OF HAPPINESS IN A TROUBLED WORLD      7PM

Howard Cutler’s Art of Happiness series features extensive interviews with the Dalai
Lama, whom Cutler first met in 1982. The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World
addresses the problem of achieving and maintaining happiness while dealing realistically with
impermanence, violence, and the decay of civil liberties and social harmony in the world.

SEATING begins one hour before the event. Lettered 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.

CALL FOR COMMUNITY MUSIC NIGHT PARTICIPANTS ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13

If you’re interested in offering a 10-minute musical presentation during the event, please email Pinna.Joseph@changinghands.com by Tuesday, October 20. Please send a CD or DVD to the bookstore (attn: Pinna) or email a link to your music online.

WORKSHOP - NEW WRITING FROM REAL LIFE: POSSIBILITIES AND PITFALLS      6:30-8:30PM

Just because something actually happened doesn’t necessarily make it a good story. Today, writers of fiction and creative nonfiction will learn how to mine the material of personal experience with freelance writer, editor and book coach Lori Pfeiffer. We’ll explore how drawing from real life can help or hinder storytelling, discuss some common mistakes, and find strategies for fixing them. Cost: $25. Registration and pre-payment at 480.730.0205. More info: lorirohlkpfeiffer.com.

MOM'S NIGHT OUT      7PM

Changing Hands Bookstore and MomsZone.org, the premier resource for the CEO of the home—the MOM, are partnering to bring moms a night out. Tonight, Transformational Life Coach Laura Barnes will speak about how to achieve that elusive balance in your life—how to have time for you and still be wonder woman! More info: MomsZone.org.

TEEN
EVENT -
JAMES DASHNER: THE MAZE RUNNER      7PM

James Dashner visits with his young adult novel The Maze Runner. When Thomas
wakes up in an elevator, the only thing he can remember is his first name. When the doors open,
he finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade, an open expanse surrounded
by stone walls. Like Thomas, the Gladers don’t know why or how they got there, only that every
morning the stone doors to the maze that surrounds them have opened. Every night they’ve
closed tight, and every 30 days a new boy has been delivered. Thomas was expected. But the next
day, a girl is sent up -- the first girl to ever arrive in the Glade. And more surprising is the
message she delivers for Thomas.

WORKSHOP: CONVERSATIONS FOR BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS YOU CAN BELIEVE IN     6:30-8:30PM

At work or at home, our conversations create relationships we can believe in—or foster shadowy worlds of fiction. Today, Jamie and Maren Showkeir, co-authors of Authentic Conversations, show you how to eliminate three conversations guaranteed to kill authenticity. They’ll teach ways to construct powerful new conversations that create strong relationships of trust and commitment. Cost: $25. Registration and pre-payment at 480.730.0205. More info: authenticconversations.com

KIDS
EVENT:
STORYTIME      10:15am

Kids Storytime

FOOD FOR THOUGHT - SAM WELLER: THE BRADBURY CHRONICLES    12-1PM

In conjunction with The Big Read AZ, whose current selection is Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit
451, we’re proud to present Bradbury’s biographer, Sam Weller, with his new book The
Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury. Weller’s portrait captures the
contradictions of the visionary writer who envisioned rocket travel to outer space but never
learned to drive a car or operate a computer. Weller is a journalist and professor at Columbia
College, Chicago, where he teaches a class on Bradbury’s life and work.

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

COMMUNITY MOVIE NIGHT: SICKO      6PM

In Sicko, director/writer Michael Moore exposes the dysfunctional American health care system, oriented to huge profits and not the mission of saving lives. Co-sponsored by Hoodlums Music & Movies.

With a hand stamp you’ll receive at the screening, you’re entitled to post-show discounts from
several merchants here in the Tempe Square shopping center: Baskin Robbins, Wildflower Bread Company, Mac’s Broiler & Tap, Hoodlums, and Changing Hands Bookstore.

 

SUSAN WELS: AMELIA EARHART: THE THRILL OF IT
New York Times bestselling author Susan Wels (Titanic) discusses and signs Amelia: The Thrill of It. Amelia is the first illustrated biography to cover all facets of the icon's life, featuring never-before-seen photographs, artifacts, letters, documents, and maps. It also includes fascinating newly-revealed details about Amelia's life and brings the story of her disappearance up to date.

 

HANDMADE AZ: OLD MOON CRAFTS      9AM-5PM

Pillows, bags, and purses.

 

TEEN
EVENT -
JOY PREBLE: DREAMING ANASTASIA      11AM-NOON

What really happened to Anastasia Romanov? Anastasia thought she would never feel more alone than when
the gunfire started and her family began to fall around her. Surely the bullets would come for her
next. But they didn’t. Instead, two gnarled old hands reached for her. When she wakes up she discovers
that she is in the ancient hut of the witch Baba Yaga, and that some things are worse than being dead.
Meanwhile, in modern-day Chicago, Anne doesn’t know much about Russian history. She is more concerned
about getting into a good college -- until the dreams start. She is somewhere else. She is someone else.
And she is sharing a small room with a very old woman. The vivid dreams startle her, but not until a
handsome stranger offers to explain them does she realize her life is going to change forever.

 

TWEEN & TEEN EVENT - GRAVEYARD PARTY 2PM

 

TAROT READINGS      5:30-8:30PM

Susanna Astarte provides guidance along life’s journey. Cost: $20 for 15 minutes. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205. More info: 480.969.2522.

SIGN LANGUAGE FOR ADULTS      1:30-3PM

Cindy Ashcraft, a teacher of hearing-impaired children, teaches Signed English to parents and other interested adults. Meets every second and fourth Sunday. Cost: $5 per class.Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205. More info: 480.472.6203.

KIDS
EVENT -
WEBCAST WITH KATE DICAMILLO      4PM

When a fortuneteller’s tent appears in the market square, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the
questions he needs to ask: Is his lost sister alive? And if so, how can he find her? The
fortuneteller’s mysterious answer sets off a chain of events so remarkable, so impossible, that
Peter can hardly dare to believe it’s true. With atmospheric illustrations by fine artist Yoko
Tanaka, The Magician’s Elephant is a dreamlike and captivating tale that could only
be narrated by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo.

Please note: DiCamillo will appear live via webcast but will not be present.

GARY VAYNERCHUK: CRUSH IT! 7PM

Gary Vaynerchuk, host of the smash web hit Wine Library TV, visits with his book
Crush It! Why Now Is The Time To Cash In On Your Passion. Vaynerchuk is a
33-year-old entrepreneur who grew his family wine business from $4 million to $60 million in
five years. In Crush It!, he shows readers how to find their passion, then how to turn it
into a flourishing, monetized business. Vaynerchuk has rapidly leveraged social media tools such
as Twitter and Facebook to promote his video blog about wine. As his viewership swells to over
80,000 a day, he’s begun making national TV appearances on the Today Show, Conan
O’Brien, Ellen, and others.

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.

SEATING begins one hour before the event. Lettered 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.

 

OFFSITE: FORKING FANTASTIC      6PM

Zora O’Neill and Tamara Reynolds visit with their new cookbook, Forking Fantastic: Put the Party Back in Dinner Party. Quirky, funny and fresh, it arms intimidated cooks everywhere with the courage, confidence and tools they need to entertain for the sake of food and community, not for the prize of being the best hostess on the block.

Please note: This is an offsite event at Duck & Decanter restaurant in Phoenix, 1651 E Camelback Rd.

Cost: $45, includes book, dinner, and a beverage of choice. Registration and pre-payment required at 602.274.5429.

$70 couple price, dinner and beverage for two, one copy of the book.

Tickets on sale at the Duck & Decanter
602.274.5429. Books can be picked up from the Duck
location: 1651 E Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85016

HANDS-ON GREATER PHOENIX      6PM

“Getting Involved 101” volunteer opportunities. More info: 602.973.2212 x237.

TWEEN EVENT - LAUNCH PARTY - JAMES A. OWEN: THE SHADOW DRAGONS 7PM

The author and illustrator of the bestselling Imaginarium Geographica series returns for the official launch of the fourth book in the saga, The Shadow Dragons. In The Shadow Dragons, all the legendary Caretakers, past and present, come together to save two worlds, and their only hope lies with a small group of companions who are on the quest for the broken sword Caliburn: the Grail Child, Rose Dyson; her clockwork companion, the owl Archie; a dead professor of ancient literature; and the mythical knight Don Quixote.

Pre-order your book at Changing Hands before 10/27 and on event day you’ll receive a limited edition bookplate signed and personalized by Owen. This in addition to the book Owen will sign at the event, almost surely with an impromptu illustration on the title page! (He’s famous for this sort of thing.)

 

SEATING begins one hour before the event. Lettered 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.

TWEEN &
TEEN EVENT -
JOHN CONNOLLY: THE GATES 5PM

Bestselling mystery author John Connolly visits with his first book for young readers, The
Gates. Young Samuel Johnson and his dachshund, Boswell, are trick-or-treating a full three days
before Halloween, which is how they come to witness strange goings-on at 666 Crowley Road. The
Abernathys don’t mean any harm by their flirtation with the underworld, but when they unknowingly call
forth the Devil himself, they create a gap through which a pair of enormous gates is visible -- the gates
to Hell.

 

WORKSHOP: WHAT’S YOUR POINT OF VIEW? WITH PLYNN GUTMAN      6:30-8:30PM

Explore writing from different points of view with Plynn Gutman, MFA in Creative Writing and Director of the ASU Young Adult Writing Project. Discover how various forms of narration can play a defining role in the direction of your story and the emotional impact of your writing. New and experienced, teenage and adult writers welcome. Cost $25. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205.

Himalayan Quest
Lecture with Mountaineer Ed Viesturs
Wednesday, October 28 at 7:30 pm

Called "the ultimate climbing machine" by Men's Journal, preeminent
alpinist Ed Viesturs has summitted Mount Everest seven times, most recently
in May 2009. Four years ago he completed an even more ambitious, 16-year
quest to climb the 14 highest mountains in the world without supplemental
oxygen. Join this legendary mountaineer as he shares his awe-inspiring
experiences.

Changing Hands will sell Viesturs' books Himalayan Quest, K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain, and No Shortcuts to the Top. Viesturs will sign books following the presentation.

NG Live events are held at Mesa Arts Center: One East Main Street, Mesa, AZ 85201

For tickets, call 480-644-6500 or click here.

 

 

 

OFFSITE - MIKE DOOLEY: INFINITE POSSIBILITIES

Mike Dooley visits with his book Infinite Possibilities: The Art of Living Your Dreams. According to Dooley, blood, sweat, and tears aren’t what it takes to see your dreams come true. What’s needed are imagination, belief, and expectation. Only then are you drawn into action and the “coincidences” that make dream manifestation inevitable. “This book is your ticket to living,” says James Van Praagh. “After experiencing Infinite Possibilities, you will never see life from the same perspective.”

 

 

 

 

Please note:

This is an offsite event at Dobson High School, 1501 W. Guadalupe Rd., Mesa 85202.

Cost: $32.03 ticket includes one copy of Infinite Possibilities ($25 + tax) + $5 admission ticket. You can buy up to two $5 tickets per book (2 tickets = $37.03, includes one copy of Infinite Possibilities).

 

SHARON LECHTER: THREE FEET FROM GOLD      7PM

Sharon Lechter, co-author of the international bestsellers Rich Dad, Poor Dad and the Rich
Dad series, visits with her new book Three Feet from Gold: Turn Your Obstacles Into
Opportunities! (Think and Grow Rich Series). In Three Feet from Gold, a young writer sets
out to interview business leaders and other influential figures about the importance of persistence in
attaining your goals -- Dave Liniger, co-founder of Re/Max; John St. Augustine, producer of “Oprah and
Friends”; Debbi Fields, founder of Mrs. Fields Cookies; boxing champ Evander Holyfield; NASCAR President
Mike Helton; and many others.

SEATING begins one hour before the event. Lettered 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.

BEYOND THE BEDROOM     4-6:30PM

A recent survey commissioned by the National Women's Health Resource Center and the Association of Reproductive Health
Professionals found that 70 percent of women between the ages of 18 to 50 have experienced a sexual health issue that negatively
impacted multiple aspects of their lives. Every woman is entitled to a satisfying, healthy sex life. Do you have questions about your
sexual health? Do you sometimes feel like you can't "get in the mood," even though you're attracted to your partner? Are you unable
to have an orgasm even though you enjoy sexual activity? Please Note: This is a WOMEN ONLY event sponsored by the
National Women's Health Resource Center (www.SexandaHealthierYou.org).
Seating is limited. RSVP early at p.white@ammomarketing.com. Free refreshments.

INSIGHTS      5:30-8:30PM

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

HANDMADE AZ      10AM-2PM

Quintessential Inspirations Jewelry by Patty Sanchez

HANDS-ON GREATER PHOENIX      11AM

“Getting Involved 101” volunteer opportunities. More info: 602.973.2212 x237.

FRENCH CONVERSATION FOR BEGINNERS      1:30-2:30PM

More info: aaron@letutor.com.

SPANISH CONVERSATION      3-5:45PM

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

KATE GREENSTREET & THREE ASU AWARD-WINNING POETS      7PM

What happens when a person loses hope but still wants to make art? Poet Kate Greenstreet would like her new collection, The Last 4 Things (which includes a DVD of two short films), to be read as if it were a found object, like something left on an empty bus seat -- not a document addressing the question “Why do we make art?” but acknowledging the fact that we do make art, despite conditions, whether it’s a photograph or a simple stick drawing in the dirt. Also tonight, three award-winning ASU MFAs: 42 Opus editor Elizabyth Hiscox (Inventory from a One-Hour Room), Rose Swartz (Things I’ve Left Between), and Douglas Jones (No Turning East).

CROCHET CLUB      6:30-8:30PM

More info: Darlene at 480.980.5597.

LAUNCH PARTY - TEENA BOOTH: UNFINISHED EVOLUTION      7PM

Teena Booth, screenwriter and founder of NewAgePride.org, visits for the official launch
of her book Unfinished Evolution: How A New Age Revival Can Change Your Life and Save the World, an
impassioned call to the scattered “spiritual but not religious” community to join together under a common New Age identity. Booth
explores the rise and fall of the New Age movement in popular culture, examines what spiritual progressives lost when the
movement receded, and asks us all to consider what might be gained by reviving it again. Covering all aspects of the New Age
-- its spirituality, philosophy, arts, and politics -- Booth encourages solitary spiritual seekers to create a revitalized New Age
community with the power to help us grow in our unfinished spiritual evolutions. Booth is the author of the teen novel Falling
From Fire, and several television movies, including The Wronged Man, Sex and Lies in Sin City, Fab Five,
Lifetime Television’s Natalee Holloway, and the Emmy-nominated A Little Thing Called Murder.

KIDS
EVENT:
STORYTIME      10:15AM

Kids Storytime

KIDS EVENT - CONRAD STORAD: RATTLESNAKE RULES! 4PM

Uh-oh! Was that a rattle I heard? If these babies shake their rattles, you’d better pay attention! Conrad J. Storad, award-winning author of more than 30 science and nature books for young readers, visits with his new book Rattlesnake Rules! for an animated storytime with a rattlesnake puppet pal. Storad demystifies the world of rattlesnakes, explaining what rattlesnakes eat, how forked tongues help them survive, why rattlesnakes have rattles, and what it means if you hear one. A longtime resident of the Sonoran Desert, Conrad is also the author of Meerkats, Don’t Call Me Pig! (A Javelina Story), Desert Night Shift (A Pack Rat Story), Lizards for Lunch (A Roadrunner’s Tale), and Don’t Ever Cross that Road! (An Armadillo Story).

Named one of Time magazine’s “25 Best Blogs of 2009,” Ree Drummond’s hugely popular ThePioneerWoman.com details her life as a mother, photographer, crafter, rancher’s wife, and cook. Now, Paula Deen meets Erma Bombeck in The Pioneer Woman Cooks, Drummond’s spirited, homespun cookbook. Drummond colorfully traces her transition from city life to ranch wife through recipes, photos, and pithy commentary based on her blog, and whips up delicious, satisfying meals for cowboys and cowgirls alike made from simple, widely available ingredients (Rib-Eye Steak with Whiskey Cream Sauce, Lasagna, Fried Chicken, Patsy’s Blackberry Cobbler, and Cinnamon Rolls—not to mention several “cowgirl-friendly” dishes, such as Sherried Tomato Soup, Olive Cheese Bread, and Crème Brûlée.) The Pioneer Woman Cooks—and with these "Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl," she pleases the palate and tickles the funny bone at the same time.

 

 

 

Special Offsite Event -- TEDxPhoenix 2009
Sharing Ideas Worth Spreading
Friday, Nov 6th – 6pm at the Mesa Arts Center in Mesa

PLEASE NOTE:
This is an offsite event at the Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, 1 East Main Street.

Cost: $5, tickets are available on the TEDx Phoenix 2009 site.

Location: 1 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ 85211

In a series of five 18 minute talks, speakers give the talk of their lifetime as they share their newest and most unique ideas with the end result being an evening of inspiring, entertaining, touching, and life changing talks -- people have described TEDx as a Cirque du Soleil for the mind.
TEDxPhoenix is also a place to meet individuals who want to leverage ideas, education, technology, and design to help create a better future and fuel a local and global conversation around awareness and change.

MORE INFO You can keep up with the TEDxPhoenix community by joining TEDx Phoenix FaceBook page.

FIRST FRIDAY POETRY      7PM

Award-winning poet Geraldine Connolly’s new book, Hand of the Wind, is inspired by the landscape of the American West. Rita Magdaleno's work, Marlene Dietrich, Rita Hayworth, and My Mother, explores the poetics of place and family history in post-WWII Germany. Both poets will read and sign books. Open reading follows.

TODAY IS NATIONAL BOOKSTORE DAY!

OFFSITE: CERTIFIED LOCAL FESTIVAL      10AM-4PM

Keep your money where your house is! Celebrate Arizona’s locally-owned businesses with free food, live music, and fun
stuff for the kids. PLEASE NOTE: This is an offsite event at Duck and Decanter Restaurant, 1651 E. Camelback Rd.
in Phoenix.

HANDMADE AZ: SUBA’S DESIGNS      10AM-5PM

Simply Elegant Jewelry: sterling silver and semi-precious stones.

KIDS
EVENT -
COSTUME STORYTIME: WILD THING!      11AM-12PM

From the pages of the Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are comes a real wild thing, live, in the fur. Join the
wild rumpus! We’ll read the classic story, share some treats, and visit with this legendary (but very friendly) monster.

WORKSHOP - THE POETICS OF PLACE      1-3PM

Arizona Commission on the Arts Poet in the Schools Rita Maria Magdaleno, author of Marlene Dietrich, Rita Hayworth, and My Mother, leads a narrative poetry workshop. Explore poetry drawn from memory and oral history, from family and historical photos, and discover language that’s clear, concrete and appealing to the senses. Participants will write a first draft of two new poems. (Please bring one or two family photos that inspire a story.) COST: $25. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205.

TEEN EVENT - DAVID LEVITHAN: LOVE IS THE HIGHER LAW      4PM

Scholastic Books editor David Levithan, author of Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, visits with his new teen novel, Love is the Higher Law. The lives of three teens are altered forever on September 11, 2001. Claire, a high school junior, has to get to her younger brother in his classroom. Jasper, a college sophomore from Brooklyn, wakes to his parents’ frantic calls from Korea, wondering if he’s okay. Peter, a classmate of Claire’s, has to make his way back to school as everything happens around him. Here are three teens whose intertwining lives are reshaped by this catastrophic event.

SEATING begins one hour before the event. Lettered 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.

INSIGHTS      5:30-8:30PM

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

HANDMADE AZ: BARBARA’S JEWELRY      10AM-5PM

Barbara’s Jewelry: pendants, bracelets, earrings.

SOCRATES CAFÉ      10:30AM-12PM

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

SIGN LANGUAGE FOR ADULTS      1:30-3PM

Cindy Ashcraft, a teacher of hearing-impaired children, teaches Signed English to parents and other interested adults. Meets every second and fourth Sunday. COST: $5 per class. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205. More info: 480.472.6203.

KISS & TEEN EVENT - CLUB READ: THE MAGICIAN'S ELEPHANT 2-3PM

Please note: the author will not be in attendance. In a highly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected, and making the extraordinary come true.When a fortuneteller’s tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the questions that he needs to ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find her? The fortuneteller’s mysterious answer (an elephant will lead him there!) sets off a chain of events so remarkable, so impossible, that you will hardly dare to believe it’s true. With atmospheric illustrations by fine artist Yoko Tanaka, here is a dreamlike and captivating tale that could only be narrated by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo. In this timeless fable, she evokes the largest of themes, hope and belonging, desire and compassion, with the lightness of a magician’s touch.

CLUB READ BADGE-HOLDERS: Get 3 bonus points for attending, and 1 point when you purchase The Magician's Elephant at Changing Hands. Don’t have a Club Read badge? Ask a bookseller how to get one!

EDUCATOR APPRECIATION CELEBRATION      6-7:30PM

Teachers, librarians and educators -- join us for appetizers, wine, tea, and sweets as we celebrate your ongoing
commitment to teaching with a 20% storewide discount, our recommended Fall 2009 booklist, raffle prizes, and a
presentation by Scholastic Books editor David Levithan, author of Love Is the Higher Law and editor of the
blockbuster series The Babysitters Club and The 39 Clues.

WORKSHOP: FEMS WITH PENS      4-5:45PM

In this six-session workshop series, members, young women in grades 7-12, write fiction and nonfiction pieces based on a variety of exercises and discuss and edit each other's work. Meets 4:30-5:45pm on Mondays for six weeks. This session is led by Deborah Sussman Susser, associate editor of Jewish News of Greater Phoenix and the recipient of two consecutive awards for excellence in editorial writing. Her reviews appear in Art in America, ArtNews and the Washington Post. She has taught creative writing at the University of Virginia and at Phoenix College. COST: $60 for six-week series: Nov. 9, 16, 23, 30, December 7, 14. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205.

WORKSHOP: 21 DAYS TO A NOVEL WITH MICHAEL STACKPOLE      6:30-8:30PM

New York Times bestselling novelist Michael A. Stackpole presents a three-week program for preparing yourself to write a novel. This set of 21 exercises is broken down to give you everything from character creation to world building, practical plotting devices, dialogue development and character voice creation tools. This program is a practical, kick-in-the-pants place to start your career. COST: $25. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205.

POETRY ROUNDTABLE      7PM

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

Canyon Records and Changing Hands Bookstore present a concert with the multiple Grammy Award nominated trio of Native American flutist R. Carlos Nakai (eight nominations), harp-guitarist William Eaton (five nominations), and world ethnic percussionist Will Clipman (four nominations), performing selections from their new CD Dancing Into Silence. More info: canyonrecords.com.

 

View YouTube clip of the Trio's performance from their new Canyon Records album: Dancing into Silence

 

Seating begins one hour before the event. Lettered tickets (free with purchase of CD) will be called alphabetically to fill seats and will also be used to form the signing line. Seating opens to the general public fefteen minutes before the event, so please arrive early, as space is limited.

Can't make it? If you'd like an autographed book or CD from any of our author/musician events, please call us at 480.730.0205 to pre-pay and we'll have one or more copies signed and reserved for you.

 

CHRIS O’DELL: MISS O’DELL      7PM

She made drug-runs for Keith Richards. She was personal assistant to the Rolling Stones on their infamous 1972 tour. She was in
Abbey Road Studios when the Beatles recorded The White Album and Let It Be, and she sang in the chorus on the final
cut of “Hey Jude.” She was even a bridesmaid at Eric Clapton’s wedding. Now Chris O'Dell, one of the first female tour managers in the
music business, visits Changing Hands with her memoir Miss O’Dell: My Hard Days and Long Nights with the Beatles, the Stones,
Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, and the Women They Loved -- a memoir packed with revelations, insights, and history-making moments
by the friend, lover, and confidante to some of the most revered icons of rock ’n’ roll.

KIDS
EVENT:
STORYTIME      10:15AM

Kids Storytime

 

Special Ticketed Event

Thursday, Nov 12, 7pm

Location: Marcos De Niza High School Auditorium

6000 S Lakeshore Dr, Tempe, AZ 85283

Doors open at 6pm

Purchase your tickets early at Changing Hands Bookstore. Save yourself some time -- call 480.730.0205 or come into Changing Hands and get your ticket(s) and book(s) before the event. Barbara Kingsolver will also sign copies of her previously published books, so don't miss your chance to have her autograph copies of your favorites.

1 Ticket: $34.18 includes one copy of The Lacuna ($26.99 + tax) and one $5 admission ticket.

2 Tickets: $39.18 includes one copy of The Lacuna ($26.99 + tax) and two $5 admission tickets.

Signed books make great holiday gifts.

 

Barbara Kingsolver, the bestselling author of The Poisonwood Bible and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, visits with The Lacuna, her first novel in nine years. Kingsolver tells the story of Harrison William Shepherd, born in the United States but reared in Mexico, who finds precarious shelter but no sense of home in America. Life is whatever he learns from housekeepers and, one fateful day, by mixing plaster for famed muralist Diego Rivera. When he goes to work for Rivera, his wife Frida Kahlo, and exiled leader Lev Trotsky, Shepherd inadvertently casts his lot with art and revolution.

CAN'T MAKE IT? If you'd like an autographed copy of The Lacuna from Barbara Kingsolver, or signed copies of any of her other books, please call us at 480.730.0205 to pre-pay and we'll have one or more copies signed and reserved for you.

 

 

 

 

 

COMMUNITY MUSIC NIGHT      6:30-8:30PM

Please join us for an exciting evening of community music.

Approximate schedule of presenters for Friday night:

• 6:30pm    Matt Rider - voice & guitar
• 6:42pm    Alma Varon - violin / classical, mariachi, fiddling
• 6:55pm    Robby Roberson - tricone resonator, etc.
• 7:08pm    Sule Greg Wilson - percussion, etc.
• 7:20pm    Jonathan Thwaits - singer / songwriter - voice & guitar
• 7:32pm    Pinna - Nazim - Sule - voice / saxalo / percussion
• 7:45pm    Michael McBeath - harmonicas
• 7:57pm    Jenny Turner & Dave Anderson - voices & guitars
• 8:10pm    Rob / Les Izmore - guitar & voice / blues
• 8:22pm    Improv

HANDMADE AZ: MOXIE JEWELRY      10AM-4PM

Handwrought rings and handforged hoops by Sue Holstein. More info: moxilla@cox.net.

Did you know that cranberries can dance? Most of them can, that is -- but one little cranberry has a little trouble. Cynthia Giroux from
Storybook Kitchen reads Clarence, the Cranberry Who Couldn’t Dance by Jim Coogan, demonstrates how cranberries dance, then leads
kids in a cooking activity, making cranberry pancakes with cranberry syrup!

FAMILY EVENT - STORIES AND SONGS ON FOOD AND FEASTING      1-2PM

Join musician and storyteller Sule Greg Wilson for a time of interactive fun and festivity as we herald in the harvest and the holidays with Stories and Songs on Food and Feasting. Percussion and banjo -- and your heart, hands and feet -- bring to life stories of native and imported foods, as old-time songs help us along.

The author and illustrator of the bestselling Imaginarium Geographica series returns with the fourth book in the saga, The Shadow Dragons. All the legendary Caretakers, past and present, come together to save two worlds, and their only hope lies with a small group of companions who are on the quest for the broken sword Caliburn: the Grail Child, Rose Dyson; her clockwork companion, the owl Archie; a dead professor of ancient literature; and the mythical knight Don Quixote.

SEATING begins one hour before the event. Lettered 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.

TAROT READINGS 5:30-8:30PM

Susanna Astarte provides guidance along life’s journey. Cost: $20 for 15 minutes. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205. More info: 480.969.2522.

HANDMADE AZ: IVY JEWELS      10AM-5PM

Jewelry by Nancy Zangari.

SPANISH CONVERSATION      3-5:45PM

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

HANDS-ON GREATER PHOENIX      6PM

“Getting Involved 101.” Volunteer opportunities. More info: 602.973.2212 x237.

GREG PETERSON & RACHEL BESS: THE URBAN FARM SIMPLE SUSTAINABILITY SERIES 7PM

Author and Urban Farm founder Greg Peterson is dedicated to exploring the diverse aspects of living green and sustainably. Tonight he kicks off the Urban Farm’s six-title Simple Sustainability series: My Ordinary Extraordinary Yard, Fowl Play, How Green Am I?, Plastic Shmastic, and two others, still unnamed. Rachel Bess, author of Fowl Play, will also speak. More info: UrbanFarm.org and YourGuideToGreen.com.

  

PHOENIX NOIR READING      7PM

Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies with its latest edition, Phoenix, where sunshine is the new noir.
Join editor Patrick Millikin and fellow contributors Laura Tohe, Kurt Reichenbaugh, Robert Anglen, and American Book Award-winner Stella Pope
Duarte for readings from their short stories in Phoenix Noir. Q&A and booksigning follows. More info:
Akashicbooks.com.

JANET SMITH WARFIELD: SHIFT      7PM

Author Janet Smith Warfield visits with her book, Shift: Change Your Words, Change Your World, to discuss how language
alters our experience of the world. Warfield’s interactive presentation features optical illusions from the book, giving the audience an
enlightening experience of shifting perspectives. More info: wordsculptures.com/shift.

KIDS
EVENT:
STORYTIME      10:15AM

Kids Storytime

ATTRACTING SUCCESS AND RUNNING COMPANIES COOPERATIVELY      7PM

Ling Bundgaard and Ho Wing Sit, authors of the Lateral Approach Series, discuss the process of lateral thinking and
innovation aimed at taking charge, managing projects and creating success. They will highlight techniques and exercises from their
three books to create success through effective and enlightening values-based management principles. More info:
LateralApproach.com.

“GRAMMAR GIRL” MIGNON FOGARTY: THE GRAMMAR DEVOTIONAL      7PM

Perhaps Oprah put it best: “Mignon has comeup with clever ideas to help even the most grammatically challenged person remember the rules.” Mignon Fogarty began her “Grammar Girl” podcasts to address the frequently asked grammar questions she came across while working as a copyeditor. Providing simple, smart tips in five minutes or less, her “Quick and Dirty” Grammar Tips became an iTunes sensation, and her last book, Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing, a bestseller. In her new book of 365 grammar tips for every day of the year, The Grammar Devotional, Mignon uses her signature kicky, authoritative and warm style to give you the tools you need to improve your grammar and become an even better communicator, one day at a time.

SEATING begins one hour before the event. Lettered 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.

HANDMADE AZ - AZ HOPE FOR HAITI      10AM-4PM

Sidewalk sale of Haitian crafts to benefit the Haitian Health Foundation.

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE      10AM-2PM

KIDS
EVENT -
PHOENIX ZOO ANIMAL TAILS      11AM

Eeeew, icky, blah, and yuck -- if you like gross things then you’re in luck! The tale to be read is not for the queasy, but learning
all about these tails by the end will be easy. Join animal experts from the Phoenix Zoo for storytelling and live critters based on
Nature’s Yucky! The Desert Southwest by Lee Ann Landstrom. FREE!

ADULT &
TEEN
EVENT -
MARGE PELLEGRINO: THE JOURNEY OF DREAMS      4PM

Marge Pellegrino visits with her novel, The Journey of Dreams, the story of how one family survives the Guatemalan
army’s “scorched earth” campaign in the 1980s and how, in the midst of tragedy, suspicion and fear, their resilient love and loyalty
-- and Papa’s storytelling -- keeps them going. On their harrowing journey as refugees to the United States, the dramatic ebb and
flow of events are mirrored in the tapestries of one daughter’s dreams.

INSIGHTS      5:30-8:30PM

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

HANDMADE AZ: SOUTHWEST DESIGNS JEWELRY      10AM-6PM

Silver, copper, and brass earrings, bracelets, and pins.

SIGN LANGUAGE FOR ADULTS      1:30-3PM

Cindy Ashcraft, a teacher of hearing-impaired children, teaches Signed English to parents and other interested adults. Meets every
second and fourth Sunday. COST: $5 per class. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205. More info:
480.472.6203.

WORKSHOP: CHANTING AND PROFOUND LISTENING      2-3:30PM

Chanter, sound artist and Yoga of the Voice™ instructor Pinna Joseph presents a time of approaching inner quietude and developing a deep sense of listening through attention to breathing, vocal meditation (connecting with the sound between the sounds), exploring the voice as an instrument, and call-and-response chanting from many world cultures. No previous singing experience necessary. COST: $20. Registration and pre-payment required at 480.730.0205.

TEEN EVENT - JESSICA WAGENFUEHR: GUARDIAN ANGELS      7PM

Recent Chandler High School graduate Jessica Wagenfuehr visits with her novel, Guardian Angels: The Setting Moon. Protests. Rebellion. All in a day’s work for a sixteen-year-old girl. But Danielle Kelson is not your ordinary elf. An orphan, a rebel, and a total genius, she has more than just potential -- she has magic. In a world where male dominance is not just socially acceptable but necessary to survival, Danielle is the glitch in an otherwise perfect system. Against all odds, and in the face of adversity, can she withstand the pressure?

HANDS-ON GREATER PHOENIX      6PM

“Getting Involved 101.” Volunteer opportunities. More info: 602.973.2212 x237.

CHARLES GOYETTE: THE DOLLAR MELTDOWN      7PM

Former Phoenix radio host Charles Goyette visits with The Dollar Meltdown: Surviving the Impending Currency Crisis with Gold,
Oil, and Other Unconventional Investments, about which Congressman Ron Paul says, “This book truly is a must read.” On the
heels of the most recent economic crisis, America, according to Goyette, is headed toward another: high inflation and dollar devaluation.
Federal debt is compounding while growth has stalled, and America's foreign creditors are questioning the dollar's reserve currency status.
But the good news is that those who are prepared can protect themselves -- and even profit -- in this new era. Drawing on historical
examples and a clear, down-to-earth analysis, Goyette explains the importance of gold, silver, and other alternative investments when
inflation takes off. More info: TheDollarMeltdown.com.

MASON TVERT: MARIJUANA IS SAFER, SO WHY ARE WE DRIVING PEOPLE TO DRINK?      7PM

Nationally recognized marijuana-policy expert Mason Tvert (with co-authors Steve Fox and Paul Armentano) compares and contrasts
the relative harms and legal status of the two most popular recreational substances in the world -- marijuana and alcohol. Through an
objective examination of the two drugs and the laws and social practices that steer people toward alcohol, the authors pose a simple yet
rarely considered question: Why do we punish adults who make the rational, safer choice to use marijuana instead of alcohol? Tvert is
cofounder and executive director of Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation (SAFER) and the SAFER Voter Education Fund.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Store closed today!

COMMUNITY MOVIE NIGHT: PAPER CLIPS      6PM

In 1998 a group of Tennessee schoolchildren embarked on a class project that would change their lives and impact those of countless others around the world. Responding to a history lesson about the Holocaust the students began collecting 11 million paper clips (a Norwegian symbol of Nazi resistance) to commemorate each of the lives lost in the concentration camps. As news of the Paper Clip Project spread through the Internet the children found themselves aided by total strangers in their effort to build a permanent memorial to tolerance and diversity in their schoolyard. Co-sponsored by Hoodlums Music & Movies.

With a hand stamp you’ll receive at the screening, you’re entitled to post-show discounts from several merchants here in the Tempe Square shopping center: Baskin Robbins, Wildflower Bread Company, Mac’s Broiler & Tap, Hoodlums, and Changing Hands Bookstore.

 

HANDMADE AZ: OLD MOON CRAFTS      9AM-5PM

Handmade pillows, bags, and purses.

TAROT READINGS      5:30-8:30PM

Susanna Astarte provides guidance along life’s journey. Cost: $20 for 15 minutes. Registration and pre-payment required at
480.730.0205. More info: 480.969.2522.

HANDMADE AZ: POTTERY      10AM-4PM

Functional pottery by Sarah Magera.

If you purchased a book and tickets for Garrison Keillor's canceled appearance on October 6, please call us. We will arrange for your new tickets.

 

GARRISON KEILLOR

Discussion and Book Signing
Pilgrims: A Wobegon Romance
and A Christmas Blizzard

Sunday, November 29 at 3pm

Dobson High School Auditorium
1501 W. Guadalupe Rd
Mesa, AZ 85202

Doors open at 2pm

Tickets are only available at Changing Hands Bookstore, 6428 S. McClintock Dr, Tempe, AZ 85283. Seating is limited, please call 480.730.0205 or stop in.

Tickets are just $5 with the purchase of one copy of either Pilgrims or A Christmas Blizzard. Up to two (2) $5 tickets can be purchased with each book.

Garrison Keillor is an American treasure. Mixing music, storytelling and humor, Keillor, best known for his weekly radio show A Prairie Home Companion, offers us a lighthearted, but deeply felt, reflection of ourselves. He's written more than 20 books, as well as columns, and with more than 4 million regular listeners, he is credited with single-handedly reviving the virtually lost art of live radio entertainment in America. Keillor will discuss and sign his two latest novels, Pilgrims: A Wobegon Romance and A Christmas Blizzard.

During the signing portion of the event, enjoy a musical performance by The Close Enough String Band.

 

DEBBIE MACOMBER: ONE SIMPLE ACT      7PM

#1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber visits with her book One Simple Act: Discovering the Power of Generosity. What if you could make the world a better place—by tomorrow? Debbie Macomber knows the secret to doing exactly that! In a world that seems too often stingy and grudging, she has witnessed how one simple act of generosity can yield unforeseen miracles. You are about to discover, through true stories, what happens when we commit intentional acts of generosity. Lives are changed in ways we never envisioned.

SEATING begins one hour before the event. Lettered 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.

MOM’S NIGHT OUT: HOW TO KEEP YOUR FAMILY SANE DURING THE INSANE HOLIDAY SEASON!      7PM

MomsZone.org presents Sharon Silver from ProActive Parenting, discussing how to lessen stress on the family -- and on children in
particular -- during this hectic time of year. Silver is the face behind ProActive Parenting, an organization dedicated to helping parents
raise children, not just correct their behavior. Enjoy a goody bag courtesy of MomsZone.org and Changing Hands Bookstore, and enter
to win some great prizes! More info: www.ProactiveParenting.net and
MomsZone.org.

LUCINDA SCALA QUINN: MAD HUNGRY: FEEDING MEN & BOYS     7PM

Lucinda Scala Quinn visits with her gorgeous cookbook Mad Hungry: Feeding Men and Boys for a cooking
demo, tasting, and booksigning. Scala Quinn has spent much of her life feeding the men and boys in her life, and teaching
them how to feed themselves. Now Scala Quinn -- chef, television personality, and Martha Stewart Omnimedia’s resident
food guru -- shares winning strategies for how to sate the seemingly insatiable and get men to manage in the kitchen. She
provides recipes for single-skillet meals and dinners that yield fabulous leftovers. Scala Quinn’s recipes are easy to prepare,
affordable, and so good that even the most finicky eater will want to dig in. Along with her cooking techniques and survival
strategies (“Never be caught without bacon”), Quinn muses about life in a pre-dominantly male household and provides
empowering advice to feed guys’ spirits as well as fill their bellies. With her help, homemade meals become second nature,
nourishing both diner and cook.

 

 

 

 

OFFSITE EVENT - PAUL NICKLEN: POLAR OBSESSION     7PM

Renowned nature photographer and wildlife biologist Paul Nicklen, whose work has been published in magazines around the world, including ten articles for National Geographic, presents his book Polar Obsession. The Arctic is in Nicklen’s blood. Born and raised on Baffin Island, Nunavut, he grew up in one of the only non-Inuit families in a tiny native settlement amid the ice fields, floes, and frigid seas of Northern Canada. At an age when most children are playing hide-and-seek, he was learning life-and-death lessons of survival: how to read the weather, find shelter in a frozen snowscape, or live off the land as his Inuit neighbors had done for centuries. Today Nicklen is uniquely qualified to portray the impact of climate change on the polar regions and their inhabitants, human and animal alike. In a wise and wonderful intertwining of art and science, his bold expeditions plunge him into freezing seas to capture unprecedented, up-close documentation of the lives of leopard seals, whales, walruses, polar bears, bearded seals, and narwhals. Bathed in polar light, his images, inspiring and amazing, break new ground in photography and provide a vivid, timely portrait of two extraordinary, endangered ecosystems.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLEASE NOTE: This is an offsite event at Mesa Arts Center, 1 East Main Street Mesa, AZ 85201. Tickets at MAC box office: 480-644-6500.

 

 

MONA LYNCH: SUNBELT JUSTICE      7PM

Mona Lynch, Associate Professor in the Criminology, Law & Society Department at the University of California, Irvine, visits with
her book Sunbelt Justice: Arizona and the Transformation of American Punishment. In the late twentieth century,
the United States experienced an incarceration explosion. Over the course of twenty years, the imprisonment rate quadrupled,
and today more than 1.5 million people are held in state and federal prisons. Arizona’s Department of Corrections came of age
just as this shift toward prison warehousing began, and soon led the pack in using punitive incarceration in response to crime.
Sunbelt Justice looks at the development of Arizona’s punishment politics, policies, and practices, and brings to light just
how and why we have become a mass incarceration nation.