Events

International Children's Theater
Henry and Mudge
Stop in to pick up a copy of your favorite Henry & Mudge book and come to see us at the following shows...

Thursday, March 11, 5:30PM & 7:30PM &
Friday, March 12 at 7PM
at Marshall Middle School

Sunday, March 14 at 2PM
at Seneca Valley Intermediate High School

Advance Single Tickets Just $9.50

Call or Order Online! 412-456-6666

Brigid of Kildare
Meet the author Heather Terrell, Saturday, March 13th, 4-5PM

Rich
in historical detail, Heather Terrell's mesmerizing novel Brigid
of Kildare is the story of the revolutionary Saint Brigid and the
discovery of the oldest illuminated manuscript in the annals of the
Church, a manuscript that contains an astonishing secret history.  Read an article featuring Heather online at the Tribune Review.

Lidia Bastianich Visit

Sunday, March 14th, 12:00-1:30 PM
Lidia
Matticchio Bastianich came to the United States from
Istria -- a peninsula now part of Croatia that is about 90
miles northeast of Venice -- when she was 12 years old with
her parents and her brother Franco. Lidia is now the co-owner,
with her son Joseph, of Felidia and Becco restaurants in New York
and Lidia's in Kansas City and Pittsburgh. She is also the star
of Lidia's Italian American Kitchen and Lidia's Italian Table and she's coming to the Penguin Bookshop to sign her cookbooks!

 
James McGrath Morris Author Visit

Monday, March 15th, 7:30PM
Author of Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print and Power
WhileCarnegie provided the steel, Rockefeller the oil, Morgan the money, and Vanderbilt the railroads, Pulitzer ushered in the modern mass media.

"Morris
has given us everything we could have asked for in his new biography of
Joseph Pulitzer. Gracefully written and thoroughly researched, his
biography is easily the best we have on this remarkable man who so
profoundly influenced the worlds of politics and publishing." --David
Nasaw, author of Andrew Carnegie

9:30 AM Tuesday, March 16th at Penguin Bookshop

Teen Reads for Adults is a book club for adults and parents where Young
Adult books will be discussed.  The book selected for discussion will
be a current book written for teens and will explore serious issues
related to modern teen life.  The purpose fo this book club is to
provide an opportunity for adults to discuss a teen book with other
adults, including school counselors and teen librarian.  The second
book we will be discussing is Beige by Cecil Castellucci.

Youth Connect is a group of concerned adults and students from schools
and organizations in the Sewickley area working to provide the
information, resources, and support our young people need to avoid
risky behaviors and enjoy their teen years.

For more information on Youth Connect email youthconnect@hotmail.com.

 
Evening Readers Book Club (Formerly Pot-Luck Book club)
Tuesday, March 16th at 7:00PM the Evening Readers Book club  will be discussing The Help by Kathryn Stockett.

Good Morning Book Club

Thursday March 18th at 10AM The Good Morning Book Club will be discussing Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese

Join us for Black White & Read All Over with Sharon Flake.  Black, White & Read All Over brings you six fun-filled
Saturday mornings. Join these award-winning children’s authors and
illustrators for lively programs with lots of questions and answers
with the audience. Meet the author after the program, enjoy
refreshments and get personalized copies of their fabulous books. The
Penguin Bookshop is the exclusive bookseller at this event. For
information and/or ticket sales call 412-622-8866 or visit PITTSBURGHLECTURES.ORG

Coretta Scott King award-winning writer Sharon Flake delves into the
African American experience with her books geared toward teens. The
latest from this powerful Pittsburgh author is The Broken Bike Boy and the Queen of 33rd Street.

Join us for Monday Night at the Lectures with author Audrey Niffenegger. The
Penguin Bookshop is the exclusive bookseller at this event. For
information and/or ticket sales call 412-622-8866 or visit PITTSBURGHLECTURES.ORG

 
Audrey Niffenegger

Bestselling author of the The Time Traveler’s Wife, “a soaring love story,” Audrey Niffenegger is out this fall with her highly-anticipated second novel, Her Fearful Symmetry,
a supernatural story set in London. A visual artist, Niffenegger has
also written and illustrated two graphic novels compared in style to
Edward Gorey’s work: The Three Incestuous Sisters and The Adventuress. She is a professor at Columbia College Chicago’s Center for Book and Paper Arts. The film adaptation of The Time Traveler’s Wife was released in August 2009.

The Writing Life: How to Get Published
Thursday, March 25th at 7:00PM

Pittsburgh native David W. Berner, author of
dozens of published articles, stories, essays, and the recently released memoir
ACCIDENTAL LESSONS, will be at Penguin Bookshop for both a writer's workshop
and an author's reading.

The
workshop will run from 7-8PM and will reveal the
secrets and realities of being published in any genre.  Berner will
cover the work of writing novels, memoir, non-fiction, and magazine
articles.  He'll discuss the advantages and disadvantages of getting an
agent, self-publishing, and how to write the kind of query letter that
gets attention.  The workshop is free but space is limited.  Please
e-mail your reservation to booklovers@penguinbookshop.com  by March
20th.  Please include your contact information.

At
the conclusion of the workshop, Berner will conduct a reading from his newest,
soon to be published memoir about fatherhood and from ACCIDENTAL LESSONS, his
memoir about the experience teaching in one of the Chicago area's toughest
school districts. Berner will also be available for signings.

For children ages 3-5

Pack up your brown bag lunch and join your friends at the Penguin Bookshop for a lunch-hour story time. Munch on lunch while Miss Penguin and Mrs. Wilson read. Then try a make- and-take activity.

 
Ages 6 months – 2 years

Join Sandra Freisen for a very interactive story time with stories, finger plays, and lots of songs. Get suggestions for the just-right books to share with your baby.

Join us for Monday Night at the Lectures with author Gregory Maguire. The
Penguin Bookshop is the exclusive bookseller at this event. For
information and/or ticket sales call 412-622-8866 or visit PITTSBURGHLECTURES.ORG

WIZARD OF WICKED
An entertaining and
thought-provoking speaker, Gregory Maguire is best known for rewriting
fairy tales to highlight their intriguing moral questions. His
best-seller, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the
West, turned the story of The Wizard of Oz inside out and is
the origin of the Tony Award-winning musical. Maguire is also a national
figure in children’s literature education and has written more than a
dozen books for children. His lectures feature the voices of his
characters and appeal to all ages.

For more information about Gregory Maguire, click on these links:

gregorymaguire.com
powells.com
seacoastonline.com

For children ages 3-5

Pack up your brown bag lunch and join your friends at the Penguin Bookshop for a lunch-hour story time. Munch on lunch while Miss Penguin and Mrs. Wilson read. Then try a make- and-take activity.

 
Evening Readers Book Club (Formerly Pot-Luck Book club)
Thuesday, April 7th at 7:00PM the Evening Readers Book club  will be discussing The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson.

 Harton Semple: History of the Sewickley Valley Found in Sewickley Cemetery
Thursday, April 8th at 7pm
From
its beginning in May of 1859, Sewickley Cemetery has been a source of
community pride. We are happy to welcome Harton Semple, writer and
photographer of the Sewickley Cemetery's ultimate guidebook. Mr. Semple
will be signing copies of the book which retails for $10.00.