Tuesday May 21
PAUL FRENCH
*** EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ***
TUESDAY, MAY 21; 7 PM
PAUL FRENCH will discuss the paperback edition of his true-crime book, Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China. French, a historian and China expert, has opened the books on a 75-year old unsolved murder of Pamela Werner, a British schoolgirl, and offers a glimpse into the last days of Colonial Peking, delving into Peking’s seedy underworld of crime, drugs, and prostitution.
In the tradition of the true crime classics White Mischief and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Midnight in Peking transforms a front page murder into an absorbing and emotional expose, bringing the last days of old Peking to life.
*** EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ***
Thursday May 23
JEFFREY ARNETT
THURSDAY, MAY 23; 7 PM
JEFFREY ARNETT will discuss his book, When Will My Grown-Up Kid Grow Up? : Loving and Understanding Your Emerging Adult. This is the first and only parenting guide for parents of 18-29 year olds. It demonstrates why the time spent in emerging adulthood—which may look like flailing to parents---actually helps kids become happier, healthier grown-ups. It gives parents the tools to deal with the challenges of this period in life. One of his bits of advice is to step back while staying connected and take care of yourself. It’s important not to get too involved in your child’s life. Don’t make his or her life YOUR life.
Dr. Jeffrey Arnett is the world’s leading authority on emerging adults and is a psychology professor at Clark University.
Tuesday Jun 4
JEFF SHAARA
TUESDAY, JUNE 4; 7 PM
JEFF SHAARA will introduce A Chain of Thunder: A Novel of the Siege of Vicksburg.
Thursday Jun 13
JOHN SCALZI
THURSDAY, JUNE 13; 7 PM
JOHN SCALZI will introduce The Human Division.
Saturday Jun 15
LAURA MORIARTY
SATURDAY, JUNE 15; 1 PM
LAURA MORIARTY will introduce the softcover edition of the bestselling novel, The Chaperone.
