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(319) 393-05471800 42nd St NE , Cedar Rapids(319) 373-85407085 C Ave NE, Suite A-4, Cedar Rapids
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2nd Annual Lindale Mall Holistic Fair (June 26/27, 2020)
<p>The 2nd Annual Lindale Mall Holistic Fair (June 26/27, 2020) features wellness practitioners, energy healers, psychic & angel readers, essential oils, natural & organic skin/hair/body care products, herbals, jewelry and beauty & fashion accessories. We will have mini healing sessions & readings, hourly raffle drawings ($50-100 values) and holistic workshops! Merchants to offer their services on Reiki, meditation, yoga, Shamanic sessions, Energy Balancing, Chiropractor, Astrology, Palmistry, Angel Readings, metaphysical stones, crystals, jewelry, doTerra and Young Living Essential Oils, etc. </p><p>Organizer: www.facebook.com/TheUsuiReikiCenter</p> 2019-04-15 21:00:00 -0500
6/26/2010:00 a.m.Lindale MallCedar Rapids -
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Preschool Story Time
<p>Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs.</p><p>Grow your child's love of reading by attending Preschool Story Time. Each week explore new stories, songs, and rhymes.</p><p>We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!</p> 2020-05-28 10:30:00 -0500
5/28/2010:00 a.m.Ladd LibraryCedar Rapids -
The Book Club Play
<p dir="ltr">A popular new show for theaters across the country. With intimate discussions about life and literature, it is a delightful romp about live, love, literature and the side-splitting results when friends start reading between the lines.</p><p dir="ltr"> </p> 2019-08-18 21:00:00 -0500
5/29/207:00 p.m.Hope Martin TheatreWaterloo -
The Book Club Play
<p dir="ltr">A popular new show for theaters across the country. With intimate discussions about life and literature, it is a delightful romp about live, love, literature and the side-splitting results when friends start reading between the lines.</p><p dir="ltr"> </p> 2019-08-18 21:00:00 -0500
5/30/207:00 p.m.Hope Martin TheatreWaterloo -
The Book Club Play
<p dir="ltr">A popular new show for theaters across the country. With intimate discussions about life and literature, it is a delightful romp about live, love, literature and the side-splitting results when friends start reading between the lines.</p><p dir="ltr"> </p> 2019-08-18 16:00:00 -0500
5/31/202:00 p.m.Hope Martin TheatreWaterloo -
The Book Club Play
<p dir="ltr">A popular new show for theaters across the country. With intimate discussions about life and literature, it is a delightful romp about live, love, literature and the side-splitting results when friends start reading between the lines.</p><p dir="ltr"> </p> 2019-08-18 21:00:00 -0500
6/04/207:00 p.m.Hope Martin TheatreWaterloo -
The Book Club Play
<p dir="ltr">A popular new show for theaters across the country. With intimate discussions about life and literature, it is a delightful romp about live, love, literature and the side-splitting results when friends start reading between the lines.</p><p dir="ltr"> </p> 2019-08-18 21:00:00 -0500
6/05/207:00 p.m.Hope Martin TheatreWaterloo -
The Book Club Play
<p dir="ltr">A popular new show for theaters across the country. With intimate discussions about life and literature, it is a delightful romp about live, love, literature and the side-splitting results when friends start reading between the lines.</p><p dir="ltr"> </p> 2019-08-18 21:00:00 -0500
6/06/207:00 p.m.Hope Martin TheatreWaterloo -
What'cha Reading Book Club
<p>aka The No Assigned Reading Book Club<br> <br> Read whatever you want, and join us to chat about what you read and tell us if we should check it out the next time we are looking for a book to read. Light refreshments may be served.</p> 2019-12-30 19:00:00 -0600
11/19/206:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
The Book Club Play
<p dir="ltr">A popular new show for theaters across the country. With intimate discussions about life and literature, it is a delightful romp about live, love, literature and the side-splitting results when friends start reading between the lines.</p><p dir="ltr"> </p> 2019-08-18 16:00:00 -0500
6/07/202:00 p.m.Hope Martin TheatreWaterloo -
What'cha Reading Book Club
<div data-block="true" data-editor="3oj2k" data-offset-key="9heb9-0-0"><div data-offset-key="9heb9-0-0"><span data-offset-key="9heb9-0-0"><span data-text="true">aka The No Assigned Reading Book Club</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="3oj2k" data-offset-key="48uo-0-0"><div data-offset-key="48uo-0-0"><span data-offset-key="48uo-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="3oj2k" data-offset-key="e0mji-0-0"><div data-offset-key="e0mji-0-0"><span data-offset-key="e0mji-0-0"><span data-text="true">Read whatever you want, and join us to chat about what you read and tell us if we should check it out the next time we are looking for a book to read. Light refreshments may be served.</span></span></div></div> 2019-12-30 19:00:00 -0600
7/16/206:59 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
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What'cha Reading Book Club
<div data-block="true" data-editor="fttcl" data-offset-key="6hdm7-0-0"><div data-offset-key="6hdm7-0-0"><span data-offset-key="6hdm7-0-0"><span data-text="true">aka The No Assigned Reading Book Club</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="fttcl" data-offset-key="61fhf-0-0"><div data-offset-key="61fhf-0-0"><span data-offset-key="61fhf-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="fttcl" data-offset-key="er304-0-0"><div data-offset-key="er304-0-0"><span data-offset-key="er304-0-0"><span data-text="true">Read whatever you want, and join us to chat about what you read and tell us if we should check it out the next time we are looking for a book to read. Light refreshments may be served.</span></span></div></div> 2019-12-30 19:00:00 -0600
8/20/206:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
What'cha Reading Book Club
<div data-block="true" data-editor="b0e9l" data-offset-key="c7otk-0-0"><div data-offset-key="c7otk-0-0"><span data-offset-key="c7otk-0-0"><span data-text="true">aka The No Assigned Reading Book Club</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="b0e9l" data-offset-key="aiuiv-0-0"><div data-offset-key="aiuiv-0-0"><span data-offset-key="aiuiv-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="b0e9l" data-offset-key="bai7j-0-0"><div data-offset-key="bai7j-0-0"><span data-offset-key="bai7j-0-0"><span data-text="true">Read whatever you want, and join us to chat about what you read and tell us if we should check it out the next time we are looking for a book to read. Light refreshments may be served.</span></span></div></div> 2019-12-30 19:00:00 -0600
9/17/206:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
What'cha Reading Book Club
<div data-block="true" data-editor="7nri3" data-offset-key="ccm69-0-0"><div data-offset-key="ccm69-0-0"><span data-offset-key="ccm69-0-0"><span data-text="true">aka The No Assigned Reading Book Club</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="7nri3" data-offset-key="5uhpk-0-0"><div data-offset-key="5uhpk-0-0"><span data-offset-key="5uhpk-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="7nri3" data-offset-key="fmveq-0-0"><div data-offset-key="fmveq-0-0"><span data-offset-key="fmveq-0-0"><span data-text="true">Read whatever you want, and join us to chat about what you read and tell us if we should check it out the next time we are looking for a book to read. Light refreshments may be served.</span></span></div></div> 2019-12-30 19:00:00 -0600
10/15/206:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
What'cha Reading Book Club
<div data-block="true" data-editor="tkq1" data-offset-key="84oi3-0-0"><div data-offset-key="84oi3-0-0"><span data-offset-key="84oi3-0-0"><span data-text="true">aka The No Assigned Reading Book Club</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="tkq1" data-offset-key="8p93g-0-0"><div data-offset-key="8p93g-0-0"><span data-offset-key="8p93g-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="tkq1" data-offset-key="8it11-0-0"><div data-offset-key="8it11-0-0"><span data-offset-key="8it11-0-0"><span data-text="true">Read whatever you want, and join us to chat about what you read and tell us if we should check it out the next time we are looking for a book to read. Light refreshments may be served.</span></span></div></div> 2019-12-30 19:00:00 -0600
12/17/206:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Summer Art Camp / Storybook Clay: The Incredible YOU!
<p dir="ltr">Storybook Clay Summer Camps for ages 5-8: A three day camp that bridges literacy with creativity! In these summer camps, our instructors will read from a children’s book, and then campers will create clay objects that reflect the theme of that series! A variety of projects will be made. Cost is $58.00.</p><p dir="ltr">Bridging literacy with creativity! In these summer camps, our instructors will read from a children’s book, and then campers will create clay objects that reflect the theme of that series! A variety of projects will be made. For ages 5-8.</p><p dir="ltr">The Incredible YOU -- we will read a series of books about embracing everything that makes you…well….YOU!</p><p dir="ltr">Date: W-TH-F / June 10th - June 12th </p><p dir="ltr">Time: 1:00-3:00pm</p><p dir="ltr">Cost: $58.00</p><p dir="ltr">Camp Code: 1LP</p><p dir="ltr"><a href="https://theceramicscenter.secure.force.com/events/CnP_PaaS_EVT__ExternalRegistrationPage?event_id=a0J0W00000d4mbOUAQ">https://theceramicscenter.secure.force.com/events/CnP_PaaS_EVT__ExternalRegistrationPage?event_id=a0J0W00000d4mbOUAQ</a></p> 2020-03-10 15:00:00 -0500
6/10/201:00 p.m.Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass StudioCedar Rapids -
Silent Reading Book Club
<p>Introverts unite! We are hosting a Silent Book Club on the fifth Thursday of the month.<br> <br>Join us a little before 6 pm with your favorite book and find a comfy spot to read in the store. We'll keep things quiet and chill while you get one hour of reading time.</p> 2019-12-26 19:00:00 -0600
7/30/206:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Silent Reading Book Club
<p>Introverts unite! We are hosting a Silent Book Club on the fifth Thursday of the month.<br> <br>Join us a little before 6 pm with your favorite book and find a comfy spot to read in the store. We'll keep things quiet and chill while you get one hour of reading time.</p> 2019-12-26 19:00:00 -0600
10/29/206:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
The Idea of Dance
<p>This event was made possible in part by Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, National Endowment for the Arts and CSPS Hall.<br><br>The Idea of Dance is an hour long program of original work that combines live poetry with dance and musical recordings. Wendy Labinger will read her poetry while Travelers Dance performs movement choreographed by Angela Hayes for each poem. Recorded music by Bo Ramsey and jazz artist Jarrett Purdy accompanies each piece. Audience members are encouraged to stay for a post-performance discussion.<br>The title poem of the performance, “The Idea of Dance” was written by Ms. Labinger in the wake of the 2016 Pulse Nightclub shootings in Orlando. Since then, additional mass shootings have occurred at other music-dance venues, including those in Las Vegas and Thousand Oaks, California. This title piece contrasts the joy of dance with the horror of unexpected gun violence. To honor our common humanity, the choreography features Latin, Near/Middle Eastern, Hip Hop/Break, Ballet, and Modern dance.<br>The program seeks to demonstrate how collaborations between art forms can result in a whole that is even greater than the parts. We hope audience members will feel the unique energy created when poetry, dance and music are combined. The comments and perceptions of audience members afterwards will help the performing artists gain additional insight into their own work. </p> 2020-03-14 21:00:00 -0500
5/30/208:00 p.m.CSPS HallCedar Rapids -
Author Event: Dennis Maulsby
<p>About the Book<br>Nous servons, que nous soyons servis.<br><br> Twenty-eight-year-old Army Major Hugh de Gracie returns to his half a millennium old family home in the Adirondacks for the first time in a decade. He is close to death, due to the cumulative effect of wounds and an untreatable virus acquired as a Taliban prisoner in Afghanistan. Kept ignorant by father and family during his childhood and rebellious teenage years, he does not realize the true nature of the family residence. The de Gracies both serve and are served by their domicile. The multistory de Gracie chateau is a living plant, a mythical tree of life, whose human companions have evolved over tens of thousands of years to function as symbiotes to what they call the mother-tree.<br><br>Complicating matters, the fighting in Afghanistan has earned him an implacable human enemy, one whose culture insists on vendetta. Fahad, a Taliban commander, backed by the vast resources of a wealthy Saudi family, seeks revenge for Hugh’s killing of his relatives. In less than a year, the war will come to upper New York State.<br><br>About the Author<br>Dennis Maulsby is a retired bank president living in Ames, Iowa with his wife Ruth, a retired legal secretary and his dog Charlie, a retired CIA operative. A son and grandson, Matt and Kaden, live in the Pacific Northwest. His poetry and short stories have appeared in Lyrical Iowa, The North American Review, Haiku Journal, Spillway, The Hawai’i Pacific Review, The Briarcliff Review, and numerous other journals.</p> 2019-12-26 19:00:00 -0600
6/11/206:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Eastern Iowa Brass Band Outdoor Concert
<p>The reading of the Declaration of Independence will precede the concert by the Eastern Iowa Brass Band.</p><p>This free outdoor concert is performed in the West Branch Village Green, please bring a chair. </p> 2020-03-11 15:30:00 -0500
7/04/202:00 p.m.Herbert Hoover Presidential Museum and LibraryWest Branch -
Flag Retirement / Honor Walk
<p>Join us to honor our military and educate your family about the respectful retirement of our American flag. The ceremony will take place at a new location, Kirkwood Community College at the Linn Hall Parking lot. </p><p>Take the main entrance to Kirkwood and the ceremony will be immediately to your right in the large parking lot. A reading of all the names of fallen soldiers from Iowa during the war in Afghanistan and Iraq will be a special part of this ceremony. </p><p>When the United States flag becomes worn, torn, faded or badly soiled, it is time to replace it with a new flag, and the old flag should be "retired" with all the dignity and respect befitting as a symbol of our nation. Like a fallen soldier, a flag that is being retired must be handled with reverence and dignity. </p><p>The traditional method of retirement is to incinerate the flag, but this does not mean we simply drop the flag into the fire. Instead, the flag, like that fallen soldier, will be properly encased and prepared for cremation and burial. </p><p>Following the Flag Retirement Ceremony, we invite all to walk the track for this year's FIRST Honor Walk. Add the name(s) of a Veteran to the luminaries and read about some of the stories of Veteran's that have been nominated this year throughout the walk.</p> 2020-02-24 20:00:00 -0600
6/20/206:00 p.m.Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar Rapids -
Favorite Author Showcase
<p>Join us on June 18 to hear from Wayne Turmel, a comedian-turned-management professional. In The Long-Distance Leader, Wayne shares how to facilitate and bolster remote business with more and more organizations going virtual.<br><br>RSVP: <a data-lynx-mode="hover" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmtmercy.edu%2Ffavorite-author%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0MahDWShkga-B0AsMJ-Sxk1muxg41Efj-WvS1f7LseZa8VI5PgDLpVPMM&h=AT0GtNVlKni7iVhDGRZ_re1zJNnblJ_oZbkW9qrvpYChhTFwRQHNDPN3_L6PIaDn1JxggOZIzf_ZgjbdA_BbCEqBn0VhcrchcCdyrmCXzdDQOZ5L2dycbO1iNybM5saJsNOgmRgC4I8n2_XpTz85DeuBHg" href="http://mtmercy.edu/favorite-author?fbclid=IwAR0MahDWShkga-B0AsMJ-Sxk1muxg41Efj-WvS1f7LseZa8VI5PgDLpVPMM" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">mtmercy.edu/favorite-author</a></p> 2020-05-15 13:00:00 -0500
6/18/2012:00 p.m.Mount Mercy UniversityCedar Rapids -
2nd Annual Old Capitol Town Center (Iowa City) Holistic Fair (Aug. 21/22, 2020)
<p>The 2nd Annual Old Capitol Town Center (Iowa City) Holistic Fair on Aug. 21-22 Friday/Saturday features wellness practitioners, energy healers, lifestyle coaches, essential oils, natural & organic skin/hair/body care products, herbals, metaphysical (gemstones & crystals), beauty & fashion accessories and jewelry. We will offer mini healing sessions and readings, hourly raffle drawings ($50-100 values) and holistic workshops ($5@). Our merchants offer quality holistic services and products to promote good health and wellness in the community. JOIN US for HEALING and INVIGORATION! FUN ENERGY PRIZES! Organizer: www.facebook.com/TheUsuiReikiCenter</p> 2020-05-14 18:00:00 -05008/21/2010:00 a.m.The Usui Reiki CenterDubuque -
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Nature Photography & the Soul’s Slow Ripening
<p>In this three-session series (May 19, May 26 and June 16) via Zoom, facilitator Angie Pierce Jennings will guide us to read and contemplate <em>The Soul’s Slow Ripening: 12 Celtic Practices for Seeking the Sacred</em> by Christine Valters Paintner and engage in photography explorations suggested in the book. Please have your camera or camera/phone ready, as we will be encouraged to explore our backyard, local park or neighborhood following the discussion to notice “moments that shimmer.” All experience levels, including beginners, are welcome. This may be enjoyed as a series or as individual sessions. This group will meet online via Zoom video conferencing. (The meeting link will be sent to all registered participants the week of the event.) The cost is $10 per session, and registration is required by noon the previous day. For more information or to register, contact Prairiewoods at www.Prairiewoods.org or 319-395-6700.</p> 2020-04-29 14:00:00 -0500
6/16/201:00 p.m.Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality CenterHiawatha -
Summer Camps / Storybook Clay: Dish Ran Away With the Spoon
<p dir="ltr">2020 SC 2LA Storybook</p><p dir="ltr">Youth Summer Art Camps! Drop off your kiddos with us this Summer so they can create and learn, all while interacting with other campers!</p><p dir="ltr">Storybook Clay Summer Camps for ages 5-8: A three day camp that bridges literacy with creativity! In these summer camps, our instructors will read from a children’s book, and then campers will create clay objects that reflect the theme of that series! A variety of projects will be made. Cost is $58.00.</p><p dir="ltr">Dish Ran Away With the Spoon -- We will explore several nursery rhymes and then bring their themes to life!</p><p dir="ltr">Date: M-T-W / June 15th--June 17th</p><p dir="ltr">Time: 9:00am-11:00am</p><p dir="ltr">Cost: $58.00 </p><p dir="ltr">Camp Code: 2LA</p><p dir="ltr"><a href="https://theceramicscenter.secure.force.com/events/CnP_PaaS_EVT__ExternalRegistrationPage?event_id=a0J0W00000d4mbiUAA">https://theceramicscenter.secure.force.com/events/CnP_PaaS_EVT__ExternalRegistrationPage?event_id=a0J0W00000d4mbiUAA</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p> 2020-03-10 23:00:00 -0500
6/15/209:00 p.m.Iowa Ceramics Center and Glass StudioCedar Rapids -
Author Event: David Philip Mullins
<div data-block="true" data-editor="1fqsc" data-offset-key="3cb4s-0-0"><div data-block="true" data-editor="ai2dp" data-offset-key="15v6r-0-0"><div data-offset-key="15v6r-0-0"><span data-offset-key="15v6r-0-0"><span data-text="true">About the Book</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="ai2dp" data-offset-key="aqbaf-0-0"><div data-offset-key="aqbaf-0-0"><span data-offset-key="aqbaf-0-0"><span data-text="true">Inspired by the disaster of May 4, 1988, The Brightest Place in the World traces the lives of four characters haunted by an industrial disaster. On an ordinary sunny morning in 2012, a series of explosions level a chemical plant on the outskirts of Las Vegas. The shock waves are felt as far away as Fremont Street. Homes and businesses suffer broken windows and caved-in roofs. Hundreds are injured, and eight employees of the plant are unaccounted for, presumed dead.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="ai2dp" data-offset-key="320np-0-0"><div data-offset-key="320np-0-0"><span data-offset-key="320np-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="ai2dp" data-offset-key="ef0m2-0-0"><div data-offset-key="ef0m2-0-0"><span data-offset-key="ef0m2-0-0"><span data-text="true">One of the missing is maintenance technician Andrew Huntley, a husband and father who is an orbital force in the novel as those who loved him grapple with his loss. Andrew’s best friend, Russell Martin—an anxiety-plagued bartender who calms his nerves with a steady inflow of weed—misses him more than he might a brother. Meanwhile Emma, Russell’s wife—a blackjack dealer at a downtown casino—tries to keep her years-long affair with Andrew hidden. Simon Addison, a manager at the plant who could have saved Andrew’s life, is afflicted by daily remorse, combined with a debilitating knowledge of his own cowardice. And then there’s Maddie, Andrew’s only child, a model high-school student whose response to the tragedy is to experiment with shoplifting and other deviant behavior.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="ai2dp" data-offset-key="8udr4-0-0"><div data-offset-key="8udr4-0-0"><span data-offset-key="8udr4-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="ai2dp" data-offset-key="bt73v-0-0"><div data-offset-key="bt73v-0-0"><span data-offset-key="bt73v-0-0"><span data-text="true">About the Author</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="ai2dp" data-offset-key="4455c-0-0"><div data-offset-key="4455c-0-0"><span data-offset-key="4455c-0-0"><span data-text="true">David Philip Mullins is the author of Greetings from Below and an associate professor of English at Creighton University. He is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop; and his fiction has appeared in many publications, including The Yale Review, Ecotone, Cimarron Review, Fiction, and Folio.</span></span></div></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="1fqsc" data-offset-key="c78j-0-0"><br></div> 2019-12-30 19:00:00 -0600
6/18/206:00 p.m.M & M BookstoreCedar Rapids -
Book Club: Liar, Liar
<div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="5f9l6-0-0"><div data-offset-key="5f9l6-0-0"><span data-offset-key="5f9l6-0-0"><span data-text="true">About the Book</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="7q8a6-0-0"><div data-offset-key="7q8a6-0-0"><span data-offset-key="7q8a6-0-0"><span data-text="true">The truth is elusive in Liar Liar.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="343k6-0-0"><div data-offset-key="343k6-0-0"><span data-offset-key="343k6-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="5bllq-0-0"><div data-offset-key="5bllq-0-0"><span data-offset-key="5bllq-0-0"><span data-text="true">"Tough and likeable" (Foreword Reviews) Nicole Graves finds herself in the crosshairs when she reluctantly agrees to babysit a witness in a high-profile rape trial. Mary Ellen Barnes is suing her university's star quarterback for rape when the authorities won't act. In the court of public opinion, Mary Ellen appears to be the quintessential, pious, good girl. But her lies and mysterious comings and goings lead Nicole to suspect that she’s not what she seems.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="ccjs9-0-0"><div data-offset-key="ccjs9-0-0"><span data-offset-key="ccjs9-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="dpq1i-0-0"><div data-offset-key="dpq1i-0-0"><span data-offset-key="dpq1i-0-0"><span data-text="true">It isn't just Mary Ellen who's acting suspiciously. No one wants to own up to the truth in Liar Liar, not even Nicole, whose fiance; begs her not to look into the case. But when the witness goes missing during the trial, Nicole is caught up in a tangle of lies that turns deadly. After the investigator assigned to the case fails to do his job, Nicole is determined to find the killer on her own, no matter the risks.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="1v40g-0-0"><div data-offset-key="1v40g-0-0"><span data-offset-key="1v40g-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="esmj4-0-0"><div data-offset-key="esmj4-0-0"><span data-offset-key="esmj4-0-0"><span data-text="true">About the Author</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="cerv2-0-0"><div data-offset-key="cerv2-0-0"><span data-offset-key="cerv2-0-0"><span data-text="true">Nancy was born in Oakland, California, and grew up with her parents and two sisters in the flatlands of East Oakland. When she was around eight—in a world that was a lot safer that today—she was allowed to roam the neighborhood by herself, and her visits to the tiny Alandale Public Library were the highlight of her week.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="id80-0-0"><div data-offset-key="id80-0-0"><span data-offset-key="id80-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="1oa8p-0-0"><div data-offset-key="1oa8p-0-0"><span data-offset-key="1oa8p-0-0"><span data-text="true">She attended public schools in Oakland. Her father opposed the idea of sending girls to college, being of the opinion that they would be better off working as waitresses to prepare them for their life’s work as housewives. Nancy ignored his advice and went on to UC Berkeley, where she supported herself by working in the campus library. In addition to the pleasure of working around books, the job had an added benefit of allowing student clerks to disappear into the stacks and read when work was slow. Nancy majored in English literature and graduated from Berkeley with honors.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="bggh5-0-0"><div data-offset-key="bggh5-0-0"><span data-offset-key="bggh5-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="78lnp-0-0"><div data-offset-key="78lnp-0-0"><span data-offset-key="78lnp-0-0"><span data-text="true">Her first job was as an associate editor for a small, long-vanished publishing house in San Francisco. When her two daughters were born, she stayed home and began writing freelance articles for a local paper, as well as teaming up with her husband, Bill Boyarsky, on magazine articles. They lived in Sacramento for ten years, while her husband covered the state capital and political campaigns for the Associated Press.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="2gilv-0-0"><div data-offset-key="2gilv-0-0"><span data-offset-key="2gilv-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="3l2nm-0-0"><div data-offset-key="3l2nm-0-0"><span data-offset-key="3l2nm-0-0"><span data-text="true">The family moved to Los Angeles when Bill joined the staff of the Los Angeles Times. When her girls were in their teens, Nancy gave up freelancing and returned to full-time work, first as associate editor of Los Angeles Lawyer magazine and later as communications director for political affairs for ARCO. She quit ARCO when the first of her two granddaughters was born. Since then, she has devoted herself to writing and editing. Her primary hobby is painting portraits and images from old family photos dating from the early 1900s. She loves reading fiction, the theater, films, and travel, especially to the UK where the theater and books are a national passion.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="en4ov-0-0"><div data-offset-key="en4ov-0-0"><span data-offset-key="en4ov-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="46a61-0-0"><div data-offset-key="46a61-0-0"><span data-offset-key="46a61-0-0"><span data-text="true">Nancy Boyarsky coauthored Backroom Politics, a New York Times notable book, with her husband. She has written several textbooks on the justice system and contributed to political anthologies, including In the Running, about women’s political campaigns and The Challenge of California by the late Eugene Lee. She has also written articles on a variety of subjects for the Los Angeles Times, West magazine, Forbes, McCalls, Playgirl, Westways and other publications.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="18j3b-0-0"><div data-offset-key="18j3b-0-0"><span data-offset-key="18j3b-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="ejd2n-0-0"><div data-offset-key="ejd2n-0-0"><span data-offset-key="ejd2n-0-0"><span data-text="true">She is currently working on another mystery featuring Nicole, as well as Family Recipes for Gastroenteritis, a tragicomic memoir of growing up in Oakland in a family at the far end of disfunctionality.</span></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="13jef-0-0"><div data-offset-key="13jef-0-0"><span data-offset-key="13jef-0-0"><br data-text="true"></span></div></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="jftr" data-offset-key="97oon-0-0"><div data-offset-key="97oon-0-0"><span data-offset-key="97oon-0-0"><span data-text="true">She lives in Los Angeles with her journalist husband, Bill Boyarsky.</span></span></div></div> 2019-12-30 19:00:00 -0600
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