It’s a Novel Network Out There
By Susan McBeth, founder and CEO, Novel Network™ and Adventures by the Book®. “Books are something social – a writer speaking to a reader – so I think making the reading of a book the center of a social event, the meeting of a book club, is a brilliant idea.” –...
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How Testing (and Tasting!) Ancient Roman Recipes Helped Me Write My Novel – by Crystal King
From author's website - originally posted 8/25/17 My novel, FEAST OF SORROW, is full of food. Everything about the story pivots around meals, ingredients and what food represents. One of the main characters is a Roman gourmand named Apicius, whose name is on...
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Summer 2018 Literary Tea Adventure With New York Times Bestselling Author Michelle Gable
June 30 @ 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm PDT $45 Adventures by the Book® is thrilled to announce our Summer 2018 Literary Tea Adventure featuring Michelle Gable, New York Times bestselling author of A Paris Apartment, I’ll See You in Paris, and The Book of Summer. Join us as we...
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Hello, Sunshine by Laura Dave
ABOUT HELLO, SUNSHINE AVAILABLE NOW IN PAPERBACK! “A clever beach bag must-have” (People) from Laura Dave—the author of the “addictive” (Us Weekly) and critically acclaimed bestseller Eight Hundred Grapes—“a smart, fun read about trying to live an authentic life in...
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Kathi Diamant – Theodore Geisel Award Winning Author
ABOUT KATHI DIAMANT Born in New York City, and raised in France, Germany and South Korea, Kathi Diamant is an actress, author, TV producer/anchor and adjunct professor at San Diego State University. Kathi’s first love is, and has always been, the theatre, though it’s...
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A-Town Girls Book Club
The A-Town Girls book club from Colorado received the honor of participating in the first official author/book club video chat session via Novel Network! On May 17, 2018, our book club connected via FaceTime with author Janelle Brown to discuss her New York Times...
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Natalia Sylvester – Author of Everyone Knows You Go Home
ABOUT NATALIA SYLVESTER Born in Lima Peru, Natalia Sylvester came to the U.S. at age four. As a child she spent time in South Florida, Central Florida, and the Rio Grande Valley in Texas before her family set roots in Miami. In 2006, Natalia received a B.A. in...
read moreGuest Author Marivi Soliven – Brown and Lit Podcast
Filipino food, Own Voices stories and immigrant creation myths & the work of other writers of color are some of the intriguing topics covered in Princess Jones’s wonderful new podcast about Writers of Color. I am delighted to be featured in Episode 2 of Brown...
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Book Club Bingo Adventure with 21 Authors and Keynote Speaker, NYT Bestselling Author Jenna Blum
Event Details Sunday, June 10, 2018, 9:00am-4:00pm San Diego Central Library, Shiley Special Events Suite, 9th Floor 330 Park Blvd. San Diego, CA 92101 Open to every reader; you do not have to be in a book club to attend this event. Cost* $95 (early bird pricing...
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Interview with Jenna Blum, NYT and International Bestselling Author
Jenna Blum, New York Times and international bestselling author of Those Who Save Us, and coming this summer, The Lost Family. Note from Susan McBeth: Several years ago when hosting Jenna Blum for an Adventure by the Book® event in San Diego, she shared her story with...
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Sunday Morning Tea Adventure with popular book club author Camille Di Maio
Adventures by the Book® is pleased to offer a relaxing Sunday Morning Tea Adventure with popular book club author Camille Di Maio. Enjoy a decadent morning at historic Coral Tree Tea House, complete with assorted tea sandwiches, scones, Waldorf Salad, dessert, and, of...
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