Recent and future Book Auctuions !

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Rare Book Hub: 64 Auctions Archived, another 15 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 20 December, 64 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Swiss francs, 22 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 36 in US dollars.   Fifteen thousand six hundred thirteen lots were offered and 13,199 sold for an 84.03% win rate.   Turnover was $23,899,199.07. The average lot sold for $1,821.72.   A fresh 15 auctions are posted that will complete this week and this year. 2024 was remarkable and record setting.       6 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: Sothebys. The Ten Commandments on December 18th: $5,040,000 Artcurial. de Gaulle on December 16th: $4,004,361 University Archives. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books - Just In Time For The Holidays! on December 11th: $1,460,917 Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts on December 17th: $1,316,632 Sothebys. Important Judaica on December 18th: $1,223,880 Arenberg Auctions. Prints, Drawings & Photographs, Rare Books, Atlases & Manuscripts, Surrealism & Belgian Royal Family on December 14th: $1,027,605   20 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered: Artcurial. de Gaulle on December 16th: 333.69% Heritage Auctions. Non-Sports Trading Cards Showcase Auction on December 19th: 295.78% Sothebys. The Ten Commandments on December 18th: 252.00% Beaussant Lefevre. Ancient and Modern Books on December 19th: 213.85% Gonnelli Casa DAste. Ancient, Modern and Contemporary Art - Session 3 and 4 on November 27th: 172.34% Gonnelli Casa DAste. Ancient, Modern and Contemporary Art - Session 5 and 6 on November 28th: 172.05% Christies. Online: MICA: THE COLLECTION OF MICA ERTEGUN on December 17th: 137.79% Bonhams. The Winter Automobilia Online Auction on December 16th: 129.30% Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Children's & Illustrated Books, Modern First Editions, Vintage Games and Toys on December 13th: 129.10% Potter and Potter Auctions. Winter Magic Auction Featuring the Collection of Max Maven on December 14th: 127.77% Bonhams. The Complete Kelmscott Press Collection of Joseph Mark Van Horn on December 17th: 125.25% Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on December 12th: 124.66%

Author Line-Up for 2-6-24

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At 9:05am Author Janice Carr Smith will discuss,     

Look"N Up Invasion

It's Baput's 12th birthday. The battle begins today,

While fighting the circadian predators that decimate their population every 3 years, the green-skinned royal family of an isolated, primitive world are accidentally transported to the Look'N Up Pomegranate Ranch in present-day California, where they are hired as immigrant farm workers by a particularly empathetic family who were once penniless farm workers themselves, and who carry a hideous genetic deformity. They believe in the Look' N Up Way: "It means you pull your head out of wherever you like to tuck it and look around at the people around you. Feel them. Think about them. Consider them. How do these green people feel?"

 

Guided by empathy, the two families explore each other's cultures in a richly woven story of religion vs. science; theocracy vs. democracy; women's rights; racism; otherization; castigation and the shocking psychological effects of living in a world with no otherwhere.

 

When they find that the predators have followed their green-skinned prey, and are hibernating on the ranch, waiting to attack an unsuspecting Earth, they must combine their very diverse talents to defeat them.

Authors Hour Line-Up for 1-30-24

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At 9:05am Author Felicia Thai Heath will discuss her book, 

Spirit of a Hummingbird

n Spirit of a Hummingbird, Felicia Thai Heath, the daughter of Vietnamese and Chinese immigrants who met in the United States, gives us a disquieting, eventful memoir based on her early childhood on the run with her father—a notorious Vietnamese kingpin and escaped convict—and her conflicted mother. Clever and mature beyond her age, young Felicia experienced poverty and witnessed abuse as her dysfunctional family bounced around in the United States and Canada. Amid all the tumult and terror, she found ways to love her family, educate herself, navigate her world, and discover her potential. Now she must decide how to live with the past—and whether her future can include her father.

Spirit of a Hummingbird is an uncompromising look at family trauma, betrayal, fear, and helplessness and an inspiring testament to resilience, healing, and forgiveness.

Authors Hour Line-Up for 1-16-24

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At 9:05am Author Mark Springer will discuss, Flesh Becomes Words

In science, not God we trust is the future America in which Jordan McCarty, a professor of seventeenth-century English literature, has just lost his job and is losing his eighteen-year-old son, Brenton, to a "God gang" as belief in the Bible is now against the law. Blessed with a photographic memory but in need of a job, Jordan joins the world of biotechnology kingpin and former colleague Dr. Richard Dickson, who offers him a position as a technology writer at his new life span extension company, BioSpan.

After discovering how DNA preserves our thoughts and memories, Dr. Dickson partners with a Las Vegas titan, Armando Bigolosi, and a modern-day biohacker, Daulton Hayes, who has invented a technology capable of translating the genetic language of DNA into the English language, thereby turning flesh into words. With unlimited funding, these three men join forces and aim to apply this technology to translate the written words of great writers of the past into the DNA of their thoughts. They embark on an audacious plan to restore the minds of these writers, bring their souls back to life, and usher in the age of edutainment in Las Vegas.

Having memorized the entire contents of the Bible to understand what has led his son astray from science, Jordan develops a belief in God, leading to a climatic confrontation with Dr. Dickson, when Dickson announces that he has translated the entire contents of the Bible into DNA and plans to replace his thoughts with God's thoughts.

Author Line-Up for 1-9-24

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At 9:05am Author Alexander R. Brash will discuss his new book, 

A Whaler at Twilight 

Nestled at the bottom of an old leather trunk for well over a century lay a forgotten manuscript—a long-lost story the author's great-great-grandson has now brought to life. At the heart of A Whaler at Twilight is the true account of an American whaler who embarked on a harrowing adventure in the South Pacific during the mid-nineteenth century in search of absolution and redemption. After the deaths of his parents, young Robert Armstrong lived with a successful uncle—a well-respected Methodist shopkeeper in bustling 1840s Baltimore—and attended the nation’s first dental school. But Armstrong threw his future away, drinking himself into oblivion. Devoured by guilt and shame, in December 1849 he sold his dental instruments, his watch, and all other possessions and signed on for a whaling voyage departing from New Bedford.

Decades later, Armstrong wrote an autobiographical account based on his travel logs, chronicling his thrilling, gritty experiences during his ten years overseas. His memoirs describe his encounters with other whalers, beachcombers, Peruvian villagers, Pacific Islanders, Maori warriors in New Zealand, cannibals on Fiji, and the impacts of American expansionism. He also recounted his struggles with drink, his quest for God, and his own redemption.

Armstrong’s gripping personal account is bookended by thoroughly researched contextual background compiled by Alexander Brash, a noted professional conservationist. Brash fills out Armstrong’s intimate and timeless tale by shedding further light on whaling and its impacts, his ancestor’s religious milieu, and the importance of marine conservation today. A Whaler at Twilight is a fascinating dive into both human morality and American history.

At 9:35am Rev. Edward McClelland and his book, Memories of Fairlawn  

This memoir took about two years to complete and was useful in piecing events together in my life that I learned many of life’s lessons from. It was also enjoyable reminiscing about the place where I grew up and stories that I was told. Many of these stories were told and re-told to me from my earliest days and I have had the good fortune to remember most of them. The rest are events that I personally experienced or were events that I was personally told about, with some historical sports information from old newspaper accounts. I attempted to keep the focus on events that happened in regards to the people and places in and around Fairlawn, from the nineteen thirties though the nineteen nineties. I omitted most of the tragic events that I know of and my experiences and tales that I heard from other areas as much as I could. I do not take any side with any of the adversarial events, but merely report what I know to be true and what I was told was true.
For anyone reading that is not familiar with the area. Fairlawn has a rich history and is mostly a working-class neighborhood and has always been a desirable place to live. It geographically encompasses two small areas of land in two different municipalities. One portion is in the city of Pawtucket in the state of Rhode Island and the other further north is in the town of Lincoln, Rhode Island. All of the stories here are true to the best of my knowledge, but I have changed some of the names and places for anonymity.

Author Line-Up for 12-12-23

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 At 9 :05am Author ,Song Writer,  Joe Silva will be or in-house guest

Author Line-Up for 8-1-23

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For Detective Ebony Jones, crime is always personal. But this time, it strikes too close to home.

A pop-up thunderstorm marched its way across the Hudson River, ambushing a young couple's kayaking trip. The woman miraculously made it back to shore, but her fiancé remains missing. Ebony and her partner are the first responders who rush to the river to assist in rescuing the capsized boater.

The victim's identity shocks Ebony to the core. Kyle Emory, the ex-boyfriend of her estranged best friend, attorney Jessie Martin, is the man who never made it out of the water. The accident ignites a firestorm between the two friends, pitting them against each other in a race to discover whether Kyle survived or whether he met his untimely demise. Under pressure from the chief and the DA, Ebony needs to solve the mystery, while Jessie seeks justice for the sake of the daughter she shares with Kyle.

The investigation leads them through the dark worlds of social media, online sports betting, and extreme sports. Along the way, they uncover lies and betrayals, and gather a list of dangerous suspects who are all linked to the accident survivor, Kyle's mysterious fiancée. Even more, the discovery that Kyle possessed his own life-shattering secrets has trapped Ebony between her career and her lifelong friendship with Jessie. Yet neither Ebony nor Jessie will stop until they discover the truth about the drowning. Even if it destroys their friendship and their lives.

But the evidence is as murky as the secretive Hudson River. Only the river knows whether Kyle's tragic death was an accident, a suicide, or something more sinister.

Author Line-Up for 7-25-23

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Learn how to activate your superpowers!  

The world is shifting from a materialistic one to an energetic new earth. Now is the time to switch on your superpowers and follow your soul mission! In Superpowers, join Noelle Hipke on a journey of self-discovery and soul healing as she explains the invisible details and teaches you how to control your frequency, tap into unseen abilities and your higher self, and discover your unique blueprint using new concepts and cutting-edge, futuristic nontraditional methods.

Noelle highlights previously ignored aspects of human evolution while identifying luminary visionaries who are working together as a conscious collective to awaken and heal humanity. Journal prompts at the end of each chapter will guide you in creating your very own adventure book about yourself. Pick up your book today to activate your superpowers to reach ascension into another dimension!

Transformational Portals:

·      Activate your DNA and align yourself with your SUPERPOWERS

·      Evolve into the highest version of yourself to achieve ASCENSION

·      Lift your vibration with non-traditional FUTURISTIC methods

·      Tap into other dimensions through EXPANSION

·      See and feel the invisible to be a VISIONARY

·      Master the artistry of chartering your own DESTINY

·      Heal the soul and family timeline to generate more ENERGY

·      Self-healing revelations transforming MINDSET

·      Create your own high vibrational intelligent signal and FREQUENCY

·      Journal your way through an adventure of a LIFETIME.

Superpowers illuminates a "WORLDWIDE MOVEMENT" guiding ALL GENERATIONS (Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers) teens, college students, families, schools, coaches, counselors, therapists, and individuals how to tap into your higher self with mentors and healers who are revealing themselves to make a difference.

Author Line- Up for 7-18-23

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At 9:05 am Author DianeBernier Iskierski will discuss, ' The Magic Coat "

This book is a true story of a young girl born of modest means, experiencing a miracle or what you might refer to as magic. She is at a department store with her young parents when magic happens, just like a miracle. The most beautiful coat she had ever seen catches her attention and magic takes over.This book teaches us that good things happen. Appreciate them when they do. Don't take things for granted. Believe in the goodness of people. Keep your eyes open. Pass on your good fortune. And lastly, the important things in life are not disposable.

Author Line-Up for 7-11-23

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At 9:05am Author Eme McAnam will discuss,  "Free Falling "

As the owner and operator of a successful five-star hotel, Charlotte had always put her work first. But when she entered the autumn of her life, she realized that her dedication to her career had left a void in her heart - she had never found true love. Despite the complications that come with finding romance at her age, Charlotte sets out on a journey to fill that emptiness. Through extreme challenges and unforeseen obstacles, Charlotte discovers that the golden years of her life can still hold happiness and fulfillment. Senior romance might come with its own set of hurdles, but ultimately it allows Charlotte to experience true contentment for the first time.

Author Line-Up for 6-27-23

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Tentatively scheduled for 9:05am. 

Author Anders Morley will discuss, This Land of Snow

A passionate skier since he was a child, Anders Morley dreamed of going on a significant adventure, something bold and of his own design. And so one year in his early 30s, he decided to strap on cross-country skis to travel across Canada in the winter alone.

This Land of Snow is about that journey and a man who must come to terms with what he has left behind, as well as how he wants to continue living after his trip is over. It is an honest, thoughtful, and humorous reckoning of an adventure filled with adrenaline and exuberance, as well as mistakes and danger. Along the way listeners gain insight, both charming and fascinating, into Northern outdoor culture and modern-day wilderness living, the history of northern exploration and Nordic skiing, the right to roam movement, winter ecology, and more.

Throughout, Morley's clear, subtle, and self-deprecating voice speaks to a backwoods-genteel aesthetic that explores the dichotomy between wildness and refinement, language and personal story, journey and home.

Author Line-Up for 6-20-23

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At 9:05am   Author Joanne Leedom-Ackerman will discuss Burning Distance

When ten-year-old Elizabeth West’s father dies in a tragic plane crash over the Persian Gulf, her family uproots their life in Washington, D.C., and moves to London. Her mother marries a knighted British businessman who has two children, and Elizabeth (Lizzy) and her two sisters move in with their new family.

At age sixteen, while attending the American School of London, Lizzy meets and falls in love with Adil Hasan—but when Adil’s father, a noted arms middleman, is deported, Lizzy and Adil are separated.

Lizzy’s family has also become involved with French-German industrialist Gerald Rene Wagner. Little does she know that Adil’s family has ties to the man, as well. When a member of her family is murdered in Berlin under mysterious circumstances, questions surface about Wagner’s dealings, and Lizzy reexamines what really may have happened to her father. All the while, she endeavors to reunite with her lost love, Adil, and reclaim the connection that was ripped away.

Set in the years before and after the first Gulf War, Burning Distance is a journey through family secrets and competing loyalties, contemporary history, and the dark world of arms trafficking.

At 9:35am Author JoAnn M. Dickinson will discuss:

John's Adventures at Yellowstone Park

Have you visited Yellowstone National Park? If not, you should add it to your "must-see" vacation wish list. After visiting the park last year, I was inspired to write a new children's book packed with everything you will see when you visit Yellowstone Nation Park. "I loved it!"

My book included the history of Yellowstone, including Grand Prismatic Springs, The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, hot springs, mud pots, fumaroles, and geysers including "Old Faithful" and Native American Tribes which makes it another great book for the classroom. I've also included information about the species of animals in Yellowstone Park since 1872 like grizzly and black bears, wolves, mountain lions, bison, pronghorn moose, and elk.

About the book: Come along with John and his family as they go on another camping adventure to Yellowstone Park.
Each member of John's family has a sight-seeing favorite they want to explore. John wants to become a Junior Ranger, Dad wants to visit the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, Mom wants to learn more about the Grand Prismatic Springs, and Emma can't wait to see the volcanic mud pots that bubble, hiss, and boil.
What will happen during the family's visit? It's sure to be an unforgettable journey!

This book will teach kids about:

• When Yellowstone was founded in 1872 by Ulysses S. Grant
• the history of Yellowstone
• geysers, fumaroles, mudpots, and geysers
• grand prismatic springs
• the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
• the Yellowstone Volcano
• names of Native American Tribes
• species of animals that live in the park
• facts about Yellowstone
• how to become a junior ranger at Yellowstone
• Importance of family time

Author Line-Up for 6-6-23

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Tentatively scheduled for 9:05am, Author  Karen Michalson will discuss, 

The Maenad's God 

Boston 1992. Pete Morrow is a misanthropic FBI agent whose only escape from the colleagues and society he despises is through reading literary classics. When his boss sends him to warn away a drug dealer on an obscure army base, he discovers a murder and becomes obsessed with Jade McClellan, a mysterious man whose rock band just performed at the crime scene. Tough-guy Morrow has never been in love before—but Jade is almost magical, an embodiment of myth and literature who creates living fantasies that rapidly become the only thing Morrow values in his otherwise miserable life.

But there’s a problem. Morrow is investigating a mafia family that is investing in Jade’s musical career. Being open about their relationship could get both of them killed.

Morrow’s murder investigation annihilates his hard-boiled understanding of reality when he learns that Jade is an abandoned, mortal son of Dionysus, the god whose energy informs hard rock. Jade’s mafia support is being arranged by Dirty Penny Starmaker, a witch who started life in 5th century BCE Athens, where she received a divine mandate to promote brilliant musicians throughout history. Penny is in a centuries-old war with Hugh McCrae, a primeval, human-like “monster” who has currently incarnated himself as a congressional aide with an unhealthy interest in Morrow’s work. McCrae (rhymes with “decay”) carries his own divine mandate to promote cultural decline by eradicating creativity and art. At the present time, this includes Jade, his music, and Morrow’s newfound happiness.

After all, the universe must balance, no matter who gets destroyed in the process.

A seamless blend of thriller, dark satire, magical realism, forbidden LGBTQ romance, and myth, The Maenad’s God is the story of a spiritual war that’s been fought for thousands of years; the war between the ancient arts of music, poetry, and love; and the equally ancient forces of artistic envy, oppressive law, and authoritarian religion.

Author Line- Up for 5-23-23

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At 9:05am  Author  Sarah Mandel will discuss, " Little Earthquakes"  A Memoir

“Sarah Mandel has done something remarkable here. I found myself weeping, laughing with delight and moved with love—all in the span of the day it took me to devour this book. Filled with deliciously specific images and metaphors, clear dialogue, and rich explorations of self and others, Mandel has written—among other things—a tender witness statement of and for her body.”—Hala Alyan, author of Salt Houses

A psychologist, wife, and mother chronicles her extraordinary journey with cancer while pregnant with her second baby, and the insights into life, death, trauma, and healing that she gleaned—an utterly inspiring debut memoir reminiscent of the intimacy and emotional power of Paul Kalanithi’s When Breath Becomes Air and Kate Bowler’s No Cure for Being Human.

When clinical psychologist Sarah Mandel was pregnant with her second child, she began preparing for her maternity leave, juggling the demands of her soon-to-be-new baby with the needs of her patients. Noticing a lump in her breast, she assumed it was most likely a clogged milk duct. But a biopsy revealed it was not. When she went into labor, she learned that she had Stage Four cancer—devastating news that forced her to confront terminal illness as she was bringing new life into the world.

But Sarah's illness took a highly improbable turn when, after three months of treatment, her second PET scan showed no evidence of disease. Sarah, however, was unable to celebrate the good news; she was frozen in a dissociated state caused by the emotional whiplash of going from oncology patient to new mother, from a terminal sentence to a shocking reprieve. As a therapist who specialized in trauma work, Sarah had utilized “narrative therapy” to help her patients. Now she wondered: Could the treatment that eased her patients’ pain successfully help her navigate her own trauma?

Little Earthquakes is a beautiful and thought-provoking debut from a brave and unwavering new voice that captures the mind, sears the soul, and leaves its indelible mark on the heart.

Author Line-Up for 5-16-23

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Tentatively scheduled, author Steven Joseph will discus " Snoodles in Space"

"In the award-winning book “Snoodles, Kidoodles, Poodles, and Lots and Lots of Noodles,” Steven Joseph and Andy Case introduced us to a world where everyone was happy because of one man, Herbie Snoodleman, the inventor of the Snoodlemoblie, powered solely by noodles. It had replaced Sour Croodleman’s Krautmobile, which ran on sauerkraut and made everyone quite a bit cranky.

In this follow-up book, when the Zoodle Kidoodles from the planet Zoodle abduct Norman Noodle and Sally Stroodle, the Zoodle Kidoodles threaten to take all of Earth’s noodles— unless they perform the necessary brain operation on their grand leader, Cloodle the Grand Roodle, and fix their spaceship’s failing engines.

The one problem? Norman Noodle and Sally Stroodle are simple bakers. Sour Croodleman’s Prickly Peppered Purple Propulsion Powered Pickle invention is their only hope, but will he unite with Herbie Snoodleman to save the planet?

The answer is here, in this Wackadoodle Tale from Outer Space!

Authors Hour Author Line-Up 4-25-23

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At 9:05 am Author Walter Stephen Geeding will discuss,  Endless Times

Jack and Jim, two footloose, lifetime friends and beer drinking buddies, are out back-roading when they spot the cabin.
Aha, it’s treasure, treasure indeed, and much more.

As Jack runs out with some little gold figures, deputies start shooting. They have discovered a way to travel the time road disguised as a dilapidated shack. The only problem is those deputies. A “start no violence” command is broken; now, travelers must dodge lawmen. Jack throws the gold back in; time returns to normal. Some old letters reveal the secret: twenty-four figurines, twenty-four destinations; just dodge the law.

˃˃˃ After learning to be traders as directed, a year later, they grab Kokopelli and jump into 1822 New Mexico, landing in the middle of some Jicarilla Apache.

Kokopelli, the Indian god of fertility and good fortune, keeps them alive. William Becknell, the first American trader allowed in New Mexico, thinks they’re crazy; the hidalgos love their trade goods, and Indians respect them. Violent Spanish culture, savage Apache, and untamed 1822 New Mexico make them far richer than expected, two treasures return home.

Jim finds out he’s a dad, Jack becomes a foreman, life is good, but change comes. Ranch owners die after making Jim’s son a beneficiary, and natural heirs force a sale, questioning the will. A killing makes the ranch’s fate uncertain. What exactly have they become, and does that evolution help today?

Authors Hour Line-Up for 4-18-23

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At 9 am Author Taylor Baldwin, and her book, Unwavering 

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The true story of the women who waged an epic home front battle to ensure our nation leaves no man behind.

When some of America’s military men are captured or go missing during the Vietnam War, a small group of military wives become their champions. Never had families taken on diplomatic roles during wartime, nor had the fate of our POWs and missing men been a nationwide concern. In cinematic detail, authors Taylor Baldwin Kilan3d and Judy Silverstein Gray plunge you directly into the political maneuvering the women navigated, onto the international stage they shared with world leaders, and through the landmark legacy they created.

At 9:35 am   Author Meghan Zipin and her book   First Light

n 2013 I survived the Boston Marathon Bombing. First Light serves as a guide from the time of the bombing, to my life with PTSD, my experience with healing, relationships and motherhood. In the courtroom, I told the bomber that "I know one day I'll be a better mother and my husband a better father because we will show our children all that is good in this world; all there is to be thankful for." This collection is a tribute to that commitment and a testament to the idea that we can keep going.

Author Line-Up for 4-11-23

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She failed to save her brother and her best friend from destructive forces. Could she topple the most sinister villain of all time?

2037 was a really bad year.

Lexi Brennan’s best friend was killed in a plane crash. Two weeks later, an intergalactic crisis threatened the fate of humanity. Authorities responded by launching a genocide.

Lexi opposed this vicious attack. Then again, what could she do? An eccentric flight attendant drawn to glamorous trysts, she felt powerless to incite change.

Until tragedy struck close to home. Suddenly, Lexi was forced to acknowledge the widespread atrocities. She uncovered a network of lies along with an opportunity to restore basic human rights. To protect others, Lexi would have to launch a movement that could destroy everything important to her, including her promising new romance.

Author Line-Up for 4-4-23

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At 9:05am  Author will discuss his book, Past Imperfect

When his rabbi calls him after Yom Kippur, private eye Benjamin Gold thinks it’s just to yell at him for skipping services—but it’s even worse than that.

It turns out that Benny missed more than some prayers and a sermon: While everyone else was atoning for their sins, a fight broke out in synagogue when a visitor accused one of the leading members of the congregation of being a Nazi collaborator.

Is Mendel Kahn the upstanding benefactor of Cleveland’s Jewish community he seems to be? Is his real-estate fortune the product of ten years of hard work and good luck, or does his success have a more sinister origin? Is he even Mendel Kahn—or is he really Yitzhak Fried, who exploited and tortured his fellow Jews during the War?

As Gold digs into Kahn’s dark story, he learns that the man’s present is bad enough: he’s a slumlord, a gangster, and a sadist. He also doesn’t appreciate being investigated…and he has some large and dangerous friends. Can Benjamin Gold survive long enough to uncover the real story of Mendel Kahn’s past?

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at 9 am  Author Sam Weis will discuss,   Abstraction

Trip-inducing paintings, an amphibious tour bus, and assorted donuts.

With the lush Pacific Northwest as a backdrop, a famous artist abruptly changes her painting style and finds her art has an eerie impact on people. Wren Willow Hendrix’s new work provokes inexplicable personality changes in those who view it, with often hilarious results. All too soon, Wren finds herself the center of unwanted attention.

With Homeland Security hot on her trail and a hate-spewing cult preacher gunning for her, Wren needs all the help she can get. Unfortunately, her best friend has hatched a plot of her own—one that will not only put her in the line of danger, but will pull Wren onto the stage of world events. Will the dubious protection of a meddling journalist, a battle-scarred veteran, and a reclusive pot farmer be enough to keep Wren out of the clutches of those who would abuse her art—or worse?