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« March 22, 2010 - April 21, 2010 »

03 / 22 Monday Night at the Lectures with Audrey Niffenegger Start: 7:30 pm 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. more info
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03 / 25 The Writing Life: How to Get Published Start: 7:00 pm 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. more info
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03 / 29 Brown Bag Lunch Bunch Start: 12:00 pm End: 12:45 pm 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. more info
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04 / 3 Baby Penguin Story Time Start: 11:00 am 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. more info
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04 / 5 Monday Night at the Lectures with Gregory Maguire Start: 9:00 am 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 more info Brown Bag Lunch Bunch Start: 12:00 pm End: 12:45 pm 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. more info
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04 / 7 Evening Readers Book Club Start: 7:00 pm 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. more info
04 / 8 Harton Semple: History of the Sewickley Valley Found in Sewickley Cemetery Start: 7:00 pm 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. more info
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04 / 12 Brown Bag Lunch Bunch Start: 12:00 pm End: 12:45 pm 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. more info Zen and Mindfulness Book Club Start: 5:00 pm The Zen and Mindfulness Book Club Monday, April 12th at 7:00PM The first meeting of the Zen and Mindfulness Bookclub will be held at Penguin Bookshop on April 12th at 7:00 This book club will focus on how we can be fully present and engaged in key areas of our life such as work, family, and health. We will be reading some of the best recent books that address these questions from the perspective of Zen practice and mindfulness. The club is open to the public. Discussion will be facilitated by members of the Zen Center of Pittsburgh. The first book is ZBA: How Zen Practice Can Transform Your Work and Your Life by Mark Lesser. more info
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04 / 17 Baby Penguin Story Time Start: 11:00 am 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. more info
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04 / 19 Brown Bag Lunch Bunch Start: 12:00 pm End: 12:45 pm 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. more info
04 / 20 Rachael Carson Film Fest Start: 7:00 pm Rachael Carson Film Fest 7:00 pm Tuesday, April 20 Patricia DeMarco, PhD, Executive Director of the Rachael Carson Homestead Association, will introduce the film on Tuesday, April 20th. She will also share information about the Rachel Carson Homestead and their many programs. 1:00 pm Matinee Wednesday, April 21st 7:00 pm Thursday, April 22nd (Earth Day) During the week of Earth Day, we will be honoring the memory of native Pittsburgher, Rachel Carson by showing the film A Sense of Wonder. This film depicts pioneering environmentalist Rachel Carson (Silent Spring, 1962) in the final year of her life and was made at Carson’s cottage on the Maine coast. more info
04 / 21 Rachael Carson Film Fest Start: 1:00 pm Rachael Carson Film Fest 1:00 pm Matinee Wednesday, April 21st 7:00 pm Thursday, April 22nd (Earth Day) During the week of Earth Day, we will be honoring the memory of native Pittsburgher, Rachel Carson by showing the film A Sense of Wonder. This film depicts pioneering environmentalist Rachel Carson (Silent Spring, 1962) in the final year of her life and was made at Carson’s cottage on the Maine coast. more info