Tuesday May 6
JENNIFER SEY
TUESDAY, 7-8 PM @ The Greene
Former national gymnastic champion JENNIFER SEY takes us into the heart of the world of gymnastics in her new book, CHALKED UP. It is subtitled: Inside Elite Gymnastics’ Merciless Coaching, Overzealous Parents, Eating Disorders, and Elusive Olympic Dreams. As she retraces her life, from her first gymnastics class at 6 years old to the pinnacle of her career as the 1986 United States national champion (age19), Sey deftly illustrates how the line between healthy ambition and the obsessive quest for perfection can quickly become blurred. With this book, she is on a mission to illustrate the price young athletes pay to meet the elusive and stringent standards of the competitive world of elite gymnastics. People are drawn to gymnastics for its grace and beauty, but Sey says that few understand the startling brutal underbelly of a sport where 20 year olds are considered over-the-hill and 105 pound girls are deemed fat. WM. MORROW
Thursday May 8
ANN HAGEDORN
THURSDAY, 7-8 PM @ T&C
ANN HAGEDORN, author of Beyond the River, introduces the softcover edition of Savage Peace: Hope and Fear in America, 1919. In this timely book, Hagedorn examines America in the watershed year of 1919, a time when the nation’s struggles eerily resemble our problems today. At that time, America was a country deeply worried about terrorism, with a government determined to repress civil liberties in its crusade to destroy its enemies. Americans were as conflicted over the Espionage and Sedition Acts and domestic surveillance as they are over the Patriot Act today. Through extensive research, Hagedorn brings to life such famous people as Woodrow Wilson, Carl Sandburg, J. Edgar Hoover, and W.E.B. Dubois. “This book is so joyful you’ll forget that it’s serious history,” says author Walter Isaacson. SIMON & SCHUSTER
Ann Hagedorn has taught writing at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and at Columbus University’s Graduate School of Journalism. She lives in Ripley, Ohio, the setting of Beyond the River.
Friday May 9
G.G. VANDAGRIFF
FRIDAY, 7-8 PM @ T&C
G. G. VANDAGRIFF will introduce her new mystery, The Arthurian Omen, in which we follow Maren Southcott to Wales on a hunt for an ancient manuscript that precipitated her sister’s murder. While her own life is in peril, she is also dodging a stalker/psychopath who is fomenting a Welsh revolution. Darting from castle to monastery in search of this relic that could prove the identity of King Arthur, she is unprepared for the tragedy that is about to strike again at the heart of her family, for she is not the only one desperately looking for this valuable manuscript. SHADOW MOUNTAIN PRESS
Saturday May 10
HELEN PUCKETT DEFRANCE
SATURDAY, 12 NOON @ The Greene
Stop by to taste luscious foods from the At Home Café cookbook. Author HELEN PUCKETT DEFRANCE will be discussing how easy it is to bring the family together for easy-to-prepare, balanced meals. She and her coauthor Leslie Andrews Carpenter have compiled more than 140 delicious recipes in this appealing book, which features dozens of helpful cooking tips and hints, as well as a pull-out grocery list for each recipe. RODALE
The authors conduct regular classes at cooking schools, including the acclaimed Viking Cooking School and have appeared on MARTHA to share their recipes.
Saturday May 10
KIDS STORYTIME
SATURDAY, 11 AM @ T&C
KIDS STORYTIME will feature stories about Mothers. Then the kids will make a Mother’s Day card.
Sunday May 11
JEFF STONE
MONDAY, 7-8 PM @ The Greene
JEFF STONE, martial artist and author of the popular Five Ancestors Series for readers ages 10 and up, will introduce Book #5 in the series, Eagle. For years, Ying hates his grandmaster for denying him the opportunity to train as a Dragon, and held a deep resentment for his five younger brothers—grandmaster’s favorites. He took his revenge and burned the Cangzhen temple to the ground, but the five youngsters survived and continue to be a thorn in his side. Yet, when betrayed by the emperor and imprisoned, it was his younger sister, Hoak, who rescued him. Now Ying begins to realize that Tonglong has been manipulating him for a long time, and he needs to figure out who are his friends and who are his enemies. RANDOM HOUSE FOR YOUNG READERS.
Other books in The Five Ancestors series include Tiger, Snake, Monkey, and Crane.
Sunday May 11
WILDWATER
SUNDAY, 4-6 PM @ T&C
WILDWATER will entertain with a lively program of Bluegrass music.
Tuesday May 13
PAULA YOO
TUESDAY, 7-8 PM @ The Greene
PAULA YOO, author of Good Enough, introduces us to Patti Yoon, a Korean-American teenager who longs to fit in and at the same time strives to stand-out. She’s in her senior year of high school and devoting herself to scoring high in her SATs and doing well in the All-State violin competition. Things begin to go slightly askew in a funny way when she becomes enamored with the “Cute Trumpet Guy.” Teen readers will have fun “watching” her try to jiggle all her interests, not to mention rock concerts and lots of screwball situations. HARPER TEEN
Children who bring their violins to this event, and play a brief piece for the audience, will be entered into a drawing to win a free copy of Good Enough.
Paula Yoo is a classically trained violinist and television writer. She is also the author of the picture book Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds: The Sammy Lee Story, an IRA Notable Book. Good Enough is her first novel.
Wednesday May 14
GAIL CARSON LEVINE
WEDNESDAY, 7-8 PM @ The Greene
Newbery Honor author GAIL CARSON LEVINE, who has written Ella Enchanted and Fairest, will introduce her newest book, Ever. In it she has created a stunning new world of flawed gods, unbreakable vows, and ancient omens in a spellbinding story of Kezi, a girl confronted with a terrible destiny. Attempting to stave off her fate, Kezi and her love, Olus, the god of wind and loneliness, embark on a series of dangerous and seemingly impossible quests. Falling in love is never easy, but falling in love with an immortal god, while your days on earth are numbered, is almost more than a young girl can bear. HARPER COLLINS CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Her many books include The Two Princesses of Bamarre, Writing Magic, The Wish, Dave at Night, and Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg.
Thursday May 15
SUE WHITNEY
THURSDAY, 7-8 PM @ T&C
Do you have some “beautiful junk” at your house? Come hear SUE WHITNEY, co- author of Junk Beautiful, as she tells us how to make use of the “junk” we have accumulated in our homes. While we might think of the piece as junk, Sue has the insight to transform junk into one-of-a-kind furnishings and accessories. She gives you the ability to see new possibilities in your “junk.” For instance, picture that abandoned picket fence as a headboard for a daybed. The sky’s the limit with her encouragement and ideas, and your possessions that are ready for a new life.
The Ohio Trading Company will bring items from their showroom and Sue will suggest how they can be used in a new light. You’re welcome to bring a “junk” item from home also, and she’ll show you how to turn it into a unique feature in your home. TAUNTON PRESS
Thursday May 15
JEFF SHAARA
THURSDAY, 7-8 PM @ The Greene
JEFF SHAARA will introduce the second volume in his acclaimed World War II trilogy, The Steel Wave. It takes us to the most famous chapter in the war—D-Day and the battle for Normandy. Shaara plunges readers into the minds of the commanders who gave the orders and the soldiers who carried them out. From the GIs on the ground and in the air to leaders such as Omar Bradley, George Patton, and Dwight Eisenhower, The Steel Wave carries the reader through the events of the most crucial weeks of the Second World War—events that altered the flow of the war and ultimately changed history. RANDOM HOUSE
His other bestselling books include The Rising Tide, To the Last Man, and The Glorious Cause, as well as Gods and Generals and The Last Full Measure, two novels that complete the Civil War trilogy that began with his father’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, The Killer Angels.
Friday May 16
MARY PEARSON
FRIDAY, 7-8 PM @ T&C
MARY PEARSON, author of teen fiction, will introduce her newest work, The Adoration of Jenna Fox. We meet 17-year old Jenna Fox who has just awoken from a year-long coma after a terrible accident. Her parents show her home movies of her life, hoping to restore her memory, but she has no recollection. She questions that she is the same girl she sees on the screen. Slowly, Jenna begins to remember, and as she does, she begins to ask questions—questions no one wants to answer. What really did happen to her after the accident? The book asks intriguing questions about identity, medical ethics, parental love and rights. What is in store for us in our medical futures? This book brings that controversial subject to the reader’s attention. HENRY HOLT BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS
Saturday May 17
KIDS STORYTIME
SATURDAY,11 AM @ T&C
KIDS STORYTIME will feature stories about Disney characters and a related activity
Sunday May 18
ERIC LOY
SUNDAY, 4-6 PM @ T&C
Professional guitarist, ERIC LOY, will entertain with a varied musical program on a variety of guitars.
Tuesday May 20
DON BRUNS
TUESDAY, 7 PM @ T&C
DON BRUNS will introduce his newest mystery, St. Barts Breakdown, the fourth in his series featuring rock and roll journalist Mick Sever. Mick is assigned to interview music legend Danny Murtz. While Murtz has walls lined with gold and platinum records, he has a closet full of skeletons. It seems that a number of his romantic conquests have vanished into thin air. He decides it’s time to lay low for awhile and he goes to St. Barts, only to begin receiving anonymous threats implicating him in a number of crimes. His mind begins to unravel and he suspects everyone of trying to bring him down, including Mick Sever. If you like sun, sand, and a psychopath in your mysteries, this one’s for you. OCEANVIEW PUBLISHING
Don Bruns has also written Stuff to Die For, Jamaica Blue, Barbados Heat and South Beach Shakedown. He is an award-winning novelist, songwriter, musician, and advertising executive.
Thursday May 22
EMILY GIFFIN
THURSDAY, 7-8 PM @ The Greene
EMILY GIFFIN, author of Something Borrowed, Something Blue and Baby Proof, will introduce her newest novel, Love The One You’re With, an emotionally-charged novel about a chance encounter that forces one woman to question her decisions, her marriage, and herself. It’s a story about why we choose to love the ones we love, and why we just can’t forget the ones who aren’t right for us. ST. MARTIN’S PRESS
Emily is a rising star of women’s fiction and specializes in exploring complicated, nuanced relationships. She brings both humor and heart to her novels and has an uncanny ability to tap into the things women are really thinking and feeling. She lives in Atlanta with her husband and three young children.
Saturday May 24
FARRAH GRAY
SATURDAY,4-5 PM @ The Greene
Young millionaire, FARRAH GRAY, author of Get Real, Get Rich: Conquer the 7 Lies Blocking You from Success, will discuss his secrets to success. His is a high-profile entrepreneurial success story that has been featured in thousands of print, magazine, radio, and television outlets, including 20/20, Good Morning America, NBC, FOX, CBS, CNBC, NPR, and The Wall Street Journal. Now at age twenty-two he shares the secrets that made him a millionaire at the age of fourteen, explaining the truth behind myths which will “empower readers to blaze their own paths, set their own agendas, and make their own millions.” DUTTON
Farrah Gray will be the guest speaker at a luncheon on May 24 sponsored by the Greater Dayton African American Chamber of Commerce. For luncheon and ticket information, please call 937-222-8406 or 937-520-4480.
Saturday May 24
KIDS STORYTIME
SATURDAY, 11 AM @ T&C
KIDS STORYTIME will feature patriotic stories and a related craft.
Sunday May 25
NO LIVE MUSIC TODAY
SUNDAY, 4-6 PM @ T&C
No live music today.
