the Full Agenda - A Day of Authors 2015

DIRECTIONS & MAP
Titan Student Union
California State University, Fullerton
DIRECTIONS:
Enter the campus off State College Boulevard at
Student Union Way. Make an immediate left and
continue to the State College Parking Structure.
ALPHA
Assistance League®
Professional Humanitarian
Auxiliary – Fullerton
PLEASE NOTE:
Reservations are limited.
TO ASSURE YOUR RESERVATION
REGISTER EARLY BY MAIL OR
ON OUR ONLINE SITE
www.adayofauthors.com
Once again this year we expect a sell-out event.
Please submit your reservation as soon as possible.
If all reservations are filled before we receive your
reservation form, your check will be returned to you.
THIS IS A
NON-REFUNDABLE EVENT.
FREE PARKING IN THE STATE COLLEGE
PARKING STRUCTURE OFF STUDENT UNION
WAY NORTH OF THE TITAN STUDENT UNION
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ALPHA
Assistance League® Professional
Humanitarian Auxiliary – Fullerton
233 W. Amerige
Fullerton, CA 92832
For additional information, contact:
Titan Student Union
California State University, Fullerton
800 North State College Boulevard
Fullerton, CA 92831
Becky D’Arrigo
714-970-8466
www.adayofauthors.com
Final schedule is subject to change.
ALPHA
RESERVATION FORM
Assistance League® Professional Humanitarian Auxiliary – Fullerton
Twenty-third Annual A Day Of Authors
Saturday, March 21, 2015
Titan Student Union, California State University, Fullerton
8:15 9:00
REGISTRATION
Enjoy a continental breakfast while purchasing books
and Basket Raffle tickets.
9:00 9:15
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
Diane Wilkinson, ALPHA Chair
9:15 10:05
10:05 10:40
scented Provençal landscape that (she) brings to life.”
(The Boston Globe) Vreeland is the bestselling author of
Girl in Hyacinth Blue, Luncheon of the Boating Party and
Clara and Mr.Tiffany.
Salina Yoon creates unique interactive books for children.
Named the Best Board Book of 2013 by Parents
Magazine, Pinwheel combines “lyrical writing and smart
interactive design.” (Publishers Weekly) In Penguin
and Pinecone, “Crisp illustrations…capture a genuinely
loving heart. (Kirkus Reviews) “…it proves that love
comes in many forms.” (Booklist) “Penguin on Vacation
presents friendship…with an exotic tropical crab.
Yoon’s story of an unlikely interspecies friendship is both
funny and sweet.” (Horn Book)
Craig Allen Johnson is the author of the contemporary
Walt Longmire mystery series set in the austere West
where “The characters talk straight from the hip and the
landscape is its own kind of eloquence.” (The New York
Times) “(He) combines a vivid sense of…the way human
relationships take root in (daily) life with a sure-handed
touch for jolting both characters and readers out of their
comfort zones. It’s hard to ask for more in a literary
mystery.” (Booklist)
Gabrielle Zevin - The Storied Life of AJ Fikry takes you
into a world you will love.” (The Boston Globe) “Filled
with interesting characters…and very funny depictions
of book clubs, Fikry (will prove) irresistible to book lovers
everywhere.” (Booklist) With challenging insights into
American spending habits and adult children removing
themselves from parental influence, The Hole We’re In
combines humor with grace. Zevin’s successful books for
young adults include Elsewhere, Memoirs of a Teenage
Amnesiac and the “Birthright” trilogy.
FIRST BREAKOUT SESSION
Author signings in breakout room #1
Maggie Shipstead’s classic romantic comedy, “Seating
Arrangements, (is a) wickedly clever tragicomedy of manners…with the plotting of a juicy mystery.” (Slate) “In the
first five sentences, Shipstead hints at the sexual tension
that holds taut the novel’s three-day span…” (New York
Times) Astonish Me is “a supple, daring, and vivid portrait
of desire and betrayal.” (Booklist) It is a gripping, thoughtful and tightly-written novel, where ballet acts as an effective metaphor for all aspirations and disappointments.
April Smith’s A Star for Mrs. Blake is a beautiful and
unforgettable novel about five WW1 Gold Star Mothers
whose stories, both personal and universal, bring life
to a wrongly forgotten historical footnote. Everyone
serving or who has served in the military, their families,
and friends needs to read this book. Smith’s FBI Special
Agent Ana Grey series includes four successful novels of
suspense. She “…writes in the forceful style of a true
literary maverick.” (The New York Times Book Review)
Author and journalist Héctor Tobar brings us his latest
book—Deep Down Dark. A masterwork of narrative
journalism, the incredible story of 33 trapped Chilean
miners is a riveting account of a real-life event. Life
stood still as they experienced imprisonment inside a
mountain of stone while families waited above. “On the
first day of their entombment, supervisor Urzua took
off his distinctive white helmet and announced to his
workers, “We are all equal now. There are no bosses
and employees.” (NPR)
In Lisette’s List, Susan Vreeland’s latest novel, you are
invited into a beautiful village in the south of France along
with three artists, a woman awakening to the power of art,
the beauty of provincial life, and love in the midst of war.
"Readers will enjoy lingering in the sun-dappled, fruit-
10:40 11:30
BOOK SALES AND AUTHOR SIGNINGS
Time to purchase books and have them signed.
11:30 12:05
SECOND BREAKOUT SESSION
Note: author signings following the second breakout
session will take place in the Atrium and hallway.
12:05 12:30
BOOK SALES AND AUTHOR SIGNINGS
Another opportunity to purchase Basket Raffle tickets.
12:30 1:30
LUNCH AND BASKET RAFFLE
1:30 2:20
2:20 3:00
Julia Glass - Winner of the 2002 National Book Award
for Three Junes, Glass says, “I see life as increasingly
complex, vivid, colorful, crazy, and chaotic. That’s the
world I write about…the world I live in.”
Please duplicate this form for additional registrations (only
one registration per form). You may include multiple forms and
check/s in one envelope. A postmark is required on the envelope for registration — no hand deliveries can be accepted.
You may also register online at www.adayofauthors.com.
Tickets, name badges, and programs will be held at the event
for pick up.
Print Name as you wish it to appear on your name badge
______________________________________________
Address _______________________________________
City __________________ State ___ Zip Code _________
E-Mail Address __________________________________
Phone (
) _____________________________________
Preferences for the breakout sessions:
Please indicate your choices for BOTH SESSIONS by numbering
the list below from 1-6 with 1 as your FIRST CHOICE. Note: If your
choices are filled and you have not specified alternate options, we
will place you where an opening occurs.
Breakout Sessions
__ Maggie Shipstead
__ April Smith
__ Susan Vreeland
__ Salina Yoon
__ Héctor Tobar
__ Gabrielle Zevin
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Enclosed is my check for $85, which includes continental breakfast, lunch, and parking. ($35 of the fee
goes toward the ALPHA philanthropic projects.)
q
Enclosed is my additional contribution of $ ______ for
ALPHA philanthropies. (We welcome contributions of
any amount and list donors in our program.)
TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED: $
I would like to be seated with:
Please clip this form and mail it with
your check, payable to ALPHA. Send to:
Diane Siegfried
1379 Ridgetop Lane
Fullerton, CA 92831
Her latest novel, And the Dark Sacred Night, is “A
masterful exploration of the secret places of the human
heart…scenes and ideas return to the reader’s mind
at quiet times after the last page is turned (as we)
return to this place we call real life, enriched with new
understanding.” (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
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AUTHOR SIGNINGS
A time to meet with authors, have books signed, and
enjoy friends.
For confirmation of your registration,
include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
Your invitation is sent at the request of:
Attendance is limited and closes when 500
attendee registrations are received.