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July 21 (Sunday, 11:30 a.m.) — The Book Catapult hosts Coffee with the Catapult – an informal discussion about what's new in the world of lit, lead by their book buyer & co-owner, Seth and their bookseller Vanessa.

Additional information: https://www.thebookcatapult.com/event/coffee-catapult-14

The Book Catapult – 3010-B Juniper Street – San Diego, CA – (619) 795-3780 – https://www.thebookcatapult.com

July 21 (Sunday, 12:00 p.m.) — Weekends with Locals program will be hosting Lynnette Beers, author of Saving Sam.

Warwick's Books, 7812 Girard Ave, La Jolla (858) 454-0347,http://www.warwicks.com

July 21 (Sunday, 2:00 p.m.) — Weekends with Locals program will be hostingCarl Vonderau, author of Murderabilia.

Warwick's Books, 7812 Girard Ave, La Jolla (858) 454-0347,http://www.warwicks.com

July 22 (Monday, 7:00 p.m.) — In Conversation with Chuck Wendig andAdam Christopher. New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Chuck Wendig is known for his Star Wars: Aftermath series, books on writing, and for his extensive work in comics, games, television, and film.

Novelist and comic writer Adam Christopher has written nearly twenty titles, including the official tie-in novels for the hit CBS television show Elementary and with Chuck Wendig, The Shield for Dark Circle/Archie Comics.

Additional information: https://www.mystgalaxy.com/Wendig-07-2019

Mysterious Galaxy, 5943 Balboa Ave, Suite 100, San Diego, CA: (858) 268-4747. http://www.mystgalaxy.com/ 

July 22 (Monday, 7:30 p.m.) — Tory Bilski will discusses and signs her new book, Wild Horses of the Summer Sun: A Memoir of Iceland. Tory Bilski started the blog www.Icelandica.net in late November 2012 after more than a decade of traveling to Iceland.

Additional information: https://www.warwicks.com/event/tory-bilski-2019

Warwick's Books, 7812 Girard Ave, La Jolla (858) 454-0347,http://www.warwicks.com

July 22 (Monday, 6:30 p.m.) — Adventures by the Book® is pleased to announce their upcoming Book Launch Happy Hour Adventure with critically acclaimed bestselling authors, Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke at Ignite Bistro, 6996 El Camino Real Carlsbad, CA 92009. The event is ticketed ($35 per person) and is open to the public.

Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke are the authors of five novels, including Girls’ Night Out and the Amazon Charts bestselling novel, The Good Widow.

Adventures by the Book, (http://adventuresbythebook.com/; (619) 300-2532 or susan(adventuresbythebook.com

July 23 (Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.) — Gary Weitzman will discusses and signs his new book, National Geographic Complete Guide to Pet Health, Behavior, and Happiness: The Veterinarian's Approach to At-Home Animal Care. Gary Weitzman, DVM, MPH, CAWA, joined San Diego Humane Society as its president in May 2012.

Additional information: https://www.warwicks.com/event/gary-weitzman-2019

Warwick's Books, 7812 Girard Ave, La Jolla (858) 454-0347,http://www.warwicks.com

July 24 (Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.) — Ann and Jeff VanderMeer have led interesting and successful literary careers. Ann has won numerous awards for her editing work, including a World Fantasy Award and a Hugo Award. Her time as editor-in-chief for Weird Tales and her current position as acquiring editor for Tor.com has built her a reputation for acquiring fiction from diverse and interesting new talents. Jeff has been a published writer since age 14, and has been called “the weird Thoreau” by the New Yorker.

Additional information: https://www.mystgalaxy.com/Clarion-VanderMeer-07-2019

Mysterious Galaxy, 5943 Balboa Ave, Suite 100, San Diego, CA: (858) 268-4747. http://www.mystgalaxy.com/ 

July 25 (Thursday, 7:30 p.m.) — Thomas Larson will discusse and sign his new book, Spirituality and the Writer: A Personal Inquiry. Thomas Larson is a critic, memoirist, and essayist and the author of three books: The Sanctuary of Illness: A Memoir of Heart Disease, The Saddest Music Ever Written: The Story of Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Strings,” and The Memoir and the Memoirist: Reading and Writing Personal Narrative.

Additional information: https://www.warwicks.com/event/thomas-larson-2019

Warwick's Books, 7812 Girard Ave, La Jolla (858) 454-0347,http://www.warwicks.com

July 26 (Friday, 7:00 p.m.) — The Mysterious Galaxy Young Adult Book Club has one simple mission, to bring together people who love reading YA in a fun group where we can talk about amazing stories.

Additional information: https://www.mystgalaxy.com/YA-Book-Club-Meeting

Mysterious Galaxy, 5943 Balboa Ave, Suite 100, San Diego, CA: (858) 268-4747. http://www.mystgalaxy.com/ 

July 27 (Saturday, 8:00 p.m.) — The Book Catapult is proud to be the mobile booksellers for the next edition of the literary reading series Last Exit. Join us at You Belong Here (3619 El Cajon Blvd). Reading from their work on that star-studded evening will be Kristen Arnett (Mostly Dead Things), Sarah Rose Etter (The Book of X), Lilliam Rivera (Dealing In Dreams and The Education of Margot Sanchez), Tommy Pico (Junk, Nature Poem, and the forthcoming Feed), and Mike Sakasegawa (host of the “Keep the Channel Open” podcast.)

The Book Catapult – 3010-B Juniper Street – San Diego, CA – (619) 795-3780 – https://www.thebookcatapult.com

July 27 (Saturday, 2:00 p.m.) — In conversation with Aminah Mae Safi, Bridget Morrissey, Emily Wibberley, & Austin Siegemund-Broka, withStacee Evans.

Additional information: https://www.mystgalaxy.com/Safi-07-2019

Mysterious Galaxy, 5943 Balboa Ave, Suite 100, San Diego, CA: (858) 268-4747. http://www.mystgalaxy.com/

July 28 (Sunday, 12:00 p.m.) — Join Clare Di Liscia and Marissa Kennerson for an afternoon of fantasy, magic, and secrets as they discuss their YA novels Neliem and Tarot.

Additional information: https://www.mystgalaxy.com/DiLiscia-07-2019

Mysterious Galaxy, 5943 Balboa Ave, Suite 100, San Diego, CA: (858) 268-4747. http://www.mystgalaxy.com/

July 28 (Sunday, 2:00 p.m.) — Carl Vonderau signs Murderabilia. Local author Carl Vonderau’s love of reading stems from childhood. Forbidden from watching television after dinner, he instead engrossed himself with books. His reading habits eventually led him to ghost stories that would scare the pants off of most other elementary school kids. Carl’s debut novel, Murderabilia, draws from his family’s Christian Science background and his time as a banker.

Additional information: https://www.mystgalaxy.com/Vonderau-07-2019

Mysterious Galaxy, 5943 Balboa Ave, Suite 100, San Diego, CA: (858) 268-4747. http://www.mystgalaxy.com/

July 28 (Sunday, 4:30 p.m.) — Dungeons & Dragons Session. Calling all humans, elves, orcs, halflings, dwarves, and gnomes! Mysterious Galaxy is proud to now host a Dungeons and Dragons club! Whether you're an experienced player or this is your very first campaign, any and all levels are encouraged to come join.

Additional information: https://www.mystgalaxy.com/Dungeons-and-Dragons-Campaign

Mysterious Galaxy, 5943 Balboa Ave, Suite 100, San Diego, CA: (858) 268-4747. http://www.mystgalaxy.com/

July 28 (Sunday, 12:00 p.m.) — The Weekends with Locals Program will be hosting Tony Harris, author of Fads Marketing: Food, Alcohol, Drugs, Sex, and the New Marketing World Order.

Warwick's Books, 7812 Girard Ave, La Jolla (858) 454-0347,http://www.warwicks.com

July 28 (Sunday, 2:00 p.m.) — The Weekends with Locals Program will be hosting Jim Dutton, author of Path to Justice.

Warwick's Books, 7812 Girard Ave, La Jolla (858) 454-0347,http://www.warwicks.com

July 30 (Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.) — George Geary will discusses and signs the new second edition of his cookbook, The Cheesecake Bible. Geary is passionate about cooking and sharing that passion with others. As a culinary teacher he brings humor and a sense of fun to his sold-out classes across the country.

Additional information: https://www.warwicks.com/event/george-geary-2019

Warwick's Books, 7812 Girard Ave, La Jolla (858) 454-0347,http://www.warwicks.com

July 30 (Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.) — Pierce Brown signs Dark Age. Pierce Brown is the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the fan-favorite and widely successful Red Rising Saga. NPR has called his work, “Complex, layered… mature science fiction existing within the frame of blazing space opera… done in a style Additional information: that] borders on Shakespearean.” In the Red Rising Saga, humanity has stretched its reach across the galaxy. A strict class system developed, placing the shrewd “Iron Golds” on top, with those of the lowly resource miners, the “Rust Reds,” on the bottom.

Additional information: https://www.mystgalaxy.com/Brown-07-2019

Mysterious Galaxy, 5943 Balboa Ave, Suite 100, San Diego, CA: (858) 268-4747. http://www.mystgalaxy.com/

July 31 (Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.) — Janet Fitch will discusses and signs her new book, Chimes of a Lost Cathedral (Revolution of Marina M. #2). Janet Fitch's first novel, White Oleander, a #1 bestseller and Oprah's Book Club selection, has been translated into twenty-eight languages and was made into a feature film.

After the events of The Revolution of Marina M., the young Marina Makarova finds herself on her own amid the devastation of the Russian Civil War – pregnant and adrift in the Russian countryside, forced onto her own resourcefulness to find a place to wait out the birth of her child.

Additional information: https://www.warwicks.com/event/janet-fitch-2019

Warwick's Books, 7812 Girard Ave, La Jolla (858) 454-0347,http://www.warwicks.com

July 31 (Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.) — Patrick Coleman signs The Churchgoer. Patrick Coleman is a poet, writer, and Assistant Director of the Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination at UC San Diego. His work has appeared in the pages of Juked, Hobart, The Writer’s Chronicle, and more.Fire Season, Patrick’s debut poetry collection, won the Berkshire Prize in 2015. His latest work, The Churchgoer, is a debut novel written in haunting noir fashion, chasing a missing person’s case through the toxic and contradictory underbelly of southern California.

Additional information: https://www.mystgalaxy.com/Coleman-07-2019

Mysterious Galaxy, 5943 Balboa Ave, Suite 100, San Diego, CA: (858) 268-4747. http://www.mystgalaxy.com/

August 1 (Thursday, 7:30 p.m.) — Jack Carr will discuss and sign his new book, True Believer. Jack Carr is a former Navy SEAL who led special operations teams as a Team Leader, Platoon Commander, Troop Commander, Task Unit Commander, Operations Officer and Executive Officer. When a string of horrific terrorist attacks plagues the Western world during the holiday season, the broader markets fall into a tailspin.

Additional information: https://www.warwicks.com/event/jack-carr-2019

Warwick's Books, 7812 Girard Ave, La Jolla (858) 454-0347,http://www.warwicks.com

August 1 (Thursday, 7:30 pm) — COFFEE WITH THE CATAPULT – an informal discussion about what's new in the world of lit, lead by our book buyer & co-owner, Seth and our bookseller Vanessa. We discuss new titles we think will surprise you, books our staff has loved, reads that you won't find in most places.

The Book Catapult – 3010-B Juniper Street – San Diego, CA – (619) 795-3780 – https://www.thebookcatapult.com

August 3 (Saturday, 10:00 am) — ADVENTURES BY THE BOOK® is pleased to announce our upcoming Family Tree Toolkit Workshop Adventurewith the host of PBS’ Geneology Roadshow, Kenyatta D Berry at Broken Yolk Cafe, 11630 Carmel Mountain Rd San Diego, CA 92128. The event is ticketed ($78 per person) and is open to the public.

Kenyatta D Berry is a professional genealogist, entrepreneur, and attorney with over 20 years of experience in genealogical research and writing.

Adventures by the Book, (http://adventuresbythebook.com/; (619) 300-2532 or susan@adventuresbythebook.com 

August 3 (Saturday, 12:30 p.m.) — The Most Notorious Crime of the 20th Century: New Details Revealed About the Manson Family Murders, 50 Years Ago this Week, with New York Times Bestselling Author Caitlin Rother.

Join us at the Central Library, Neil Morgan Auditorium, for a compelling reading and discussion with Caitlin Rother as she takes a fresh look at the Manson Family murders of the summer of 1969 to offer a different and broader perspective on the murderous actions and "Helter Skelter" motive ascribed to Manson and his cult.

August 4 (Sunday, 12:00 p.m.) — THE WRITERS COFFEEHOUSE withJonathan Maberry. The Writers Coffeehouse is open to everyone. The Coffeehouse is a bunch of writers sitting around talking about writing...with coffee.

Mysterious Galaxy, 5943 Balboa Ave, Suite 100, San Diego, CA: (858) 268-4747. http://www.mystgalaxy.com/.

August 4 (Sunday, 12:00 p.m.) — WEEKENDS WITH LOCALS PROGRAM will be hosting Jeni D. Davenport, author of Kind Words: The Glue That Helps Keep Us Together.

Warwick's Books, 7812 Girard Ave, La Jolla (858) 454-0347,http://www.warwicks.com.

August 4 (Sunday, 5:00 p.m.) — Warwick’s presents Megadeth Bassist David Ellefson and Thom Hazaert for a meet & greet signing of More Life With Deth. From humble farm roots in Jackson, MN, David Ellefson went on to become the bassist and co-founderof Grammy-winning (13x nominated) thrash titans MEGADETH, a member of the metal collective known as the “BIG 4,” alongside Metallica, Slayer, and Anthrax. Ellefson is also an accomplished author, producer, clinician, music business lecturer, and entrepreneur, presiding over a global brand portfolio including his own record labels EMP Label Group and Combat Records, as well as his global coffee shingle, Ellefson Coffee Co. Tickets are $24.73 - Admits two & includes one copy of More Life with Deth.

Additional information: https://www.warwicks.com/event/david-ellefson-and-thom-hazaert-2019

Warwick's Books, 7812 Girard Ave, La Jolla (858) 454-0347,http://www.warwicks.com.

WRITERS

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SAN DIEGO WRITERS, INK CLASSES

Go to: http://www.sandiegowriters.org for a complete list of all the classes & Events for San Diego Writers Ink and the Ink Spot.

7/21 The Walking Poets: From Machado to Moore They All Walked with Jim Moreno

7/27 Ekphrastic Poetry with Sarah Sleeper

7/28 Character Flaws with Mark O'Bannon

7/28 Loss and the Healing Art of Poetry with Seretta Martin

8/04 Adventures in Point of View with Carolyn Wheat

July 22 (Monday, 6:30 p.m.) — San Diego Writers and Editors Guild presents Open Mic Night. Join them for Stories, Clips and Poetry by their talented members! They will meet at the County Health Services Complex, 3851 Rosecrans St., San Diego. $5.00 charge for non-members.

For additional informatin, go to: https://sdwritersguild.org/

July 27 (Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.) — Publishers and Writers of San Diego presents Best Practices for Book Distribution with Richard Williams, Vice President, Independent Publishers Group and Small Press United at the Carlsbad Dove Library, 1775 Dove Ln Carlsbad CA 92011. COST: $20.00 ($10.00 for Members)

For additional informatin, go to: http://publisherswriters.org/

LINKS

SAN DIEGO PUBLIC LIBRARY EVENTS

In addition to books, your local library has many events for children to include crafts, games and storytimes.

http://sandiego.librarymarket.com/events/month

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLERS:

https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/

The READERS & WRITERS CALENDAR of literary events is published weekly in The East County Magazine at the following URL: http://www.eastcountymagazine.org/features/best-east-county/san-diego-bookshelf/literary-events. It can also be read at http://SDWriteWay.org.

Please send all notices to: SDWriteWay@gmail.com with Month, Date, (Weekday, Event Time) first. Deadline is the Thursday before Sunday. Send us your address if you wish to receive a copy of this weekly eZine. — Sam Warren, column editor