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Author Visits
How to Commit Murder
Mystery writing workshop
with Donis Casey
Saturday, October 11, 2008 - 10:00 AM - Connections Café Program Room
All you sleuth enthusiasts out
there, now is your chance to get your pen moving.
For anyone who has wanted to start writing but doesn't know where to begin, now
is your chance. For those that have been writing, here's a chance to get tips
and tricks
of the trade. Bring your enthusiasm to this free Saturday morning workshop.
Read more about
Donis Casey
Registration is not required for this event.
Author
Mabel Leo
will debut her latest
Jack Durant book, Mob Mole
Wednesday, October
15, 2008
- 3:30 PM - Connections Café Program Room
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f you enjoyed The Saga of Jack Durant, which is Mabel Leo's best
seller you're going to love her newest release, Mob Mole, which which
gives readers a deeper glimpse into Jack's world. Mob Mole focuses on his
criminal background, the Mob bosses he worked for, and the gangsters he
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| About the Author: I write in
several genres. It's against the rules as writers are supposed to choose
their niche and stay there. But when a story comes my way, I tell it.
Life constantly throws surprises our way, giving writers ideas and
stories to share. I hope you enjoy my books and that in each one you
find something new and entertaining.
More about Mabel Leo |
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Andrei Cherny, author of
The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin
Airlift and America's Finest Hour
Tuesday, October
21, 2008
- 3:30 PM - Connections Café Program Room
Cherny, editor of the idea journal Democracy and a former Senior Fellow at
Harvard’s Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs,
tells the untold story of the men who came together to make the Berlin Airlift
one of the great military and humanitarian successes of American history – the
moment when, for the first time, Americans came to fully accept the mantle of
world leadership.
In the tradition of the best narrative storytellers, Cherny brings together
newly unclassified documents from both the American and Soviet sides,
unpublished letters and diaries, unexplored details, and fresh primary
interviews to tell the story of the ill-assorted group of castoffs and
second-stringers who not only saved millions of desperate people from a terrible
threat, but changed how the world viewed the United States, brought democracy to
a place that had never known it, and set in the motion the chain of events that
would ultimately lead to the dismantling of the Berlin Wall and America’s
victory in the Cold War.
| About the Author: Andrei Cherny is editor of the idea
journal, Democracy. A former White House speechwriter and Senior Fellow
at Harvard’s Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International
Affairs, he is the author of The Next Deal, and has written on history,
politics and culture for the New York Times, the Washington Post, and
the Los Angeles Times. Cherny is an officer in the Navy Reserve. He and
his wife live in Phoenix.
For more information visit:
http://www.andreicherny.com/
Books will be available for purchase. |
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Returning to the Tempe Public Library after her very successful book, Dowry Bride
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Shobhan Bantwal with her latest novel, The Forbidden Daughter
Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 3:30 PM
- Connections Café Program Room
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is the story of one young mother, Isha Tilak. When a sonogram reveals that their
second child is another girl, Isha and her husband Nikhil's lives are forever
altered. Their doctor suggests an abortion and her in-laws insist on it.
Refusing to comply with their wishes leads to a bizarre chain of events --
Isha's husband becomes the victim of a mysterious murder plot, leaving her alone
with one daughter and another on the way. Her only option is to sever her ties
to her in-laws and raise her girls as a single mother.
Stay Tuned for more Author Visits ... keep checking our website.
| About the Author: Women's Fiction with a touch of
romance and sometimes a little mystery is what I write most of the time.
I like to incorporate the rich elements of my Indian culture: Religious
beliefs, Myths, Legends, Superstitions, Foods, Scents, Recipes,
Clothing, Accessories, Language including slang, History, Geography, and
most anything that I feel adds to your entertainment and knowledge.
More about Shobhan |
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For more information on Author Visits, Contact Adult
Reference Librarian, Tracy Hokaj: (480) 350-5507.
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