Nicole Mones

Nicole Mones Susan Straight T. Jefferson Parker Photo: Marion Ettlinger Soroptimist International is a global volunteer organization working to improve the lives of women and girls through programs leading to social and economic empowerment.

Soroptimist International of Brea/La Habra presents their 10th Annual Authors’ Brunch featuring best-selling authors Nicole Mones, Susan Straight, and T. Jefferson Parker. Nicole Mones will be talking about her fourth novel, Night in Shanghai, a story of two very different people who find each other amidst the perilous 1936 Japanese invasion. Susan Straight’s latest book is Between Heaven and Here and is a story of a city burying one of their own. T. Jefferson Parker’s newest offering, Full Measure, is about both the devastating Fallbrook fire of 2007 and one local family who is impacted by the results.

Registration for this event is required. You can make a reservation online at: www.soroptimistblh.org/

Location: Street: Alta Vista Country Club Additional: 777 E. Alta Vista Street City: Placentia, Province: California Postal Code: 92870 Country: United States (afegit de IndieBound)… (més)

Denise Hamilton Nicole Mones Lisa See Photo: Blake Little Soroptimist International is a global volunteer organization working to improve the lives of women and girls through programs leading to social and economic empowerment.

This authors lunch includes Denise Hamiltopn, author Damage Control, Nicole Mones, author of Night in Shanghai, and Lisa See, author of China Dolls!

For ticket information, email Diana Orlando at Diana.Orlando1@gmail.com

Location: Street: San Juan Hills Golf Course Additional: 32120 San Creek Road City: San Juan Capistrano, Province: California Postal Code: 92675 Country: United States (afegit de IndieBound)… (més)

Gabrielle Zevin Nicole Mones Cynthia Bond Rachel Howzell Hall Kathy Eldon

Women & Words was established in 2003 by a group of women who love to read and whose mission is to honor women’s words and achievements. They created a literary event that promotes women authors and inspires others by donating the proceeds to a diverse group of charitable organizations. Since 2004, Women & Words has raised almost $25,000 for charities such as Children’s Law Center, Penny Lane, Women’s Care Cottage, Westside Children’s Center, Children’s Institute Inc., Children’s Hospital, WriteGirl, Echo Center for Parenting Education, and Reach Out and Read.

This year, you can meet authors Gabrielle Zevin (The storied life of A.J. Fikry), Nicole Mones (Shangahi Nights), Cynthia Bond (Ruby), Rachel Howzell Hall (Land of Shadows), and Kathy Eldon (author of In the Heart of Life and founder and chairwoman of the Creative Visions Foundation). All proceeds will benefit the CHAMPION Fund which is the fundraising arm of the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Join fellow literary lovers for a day full of authors, eats, and charity! Register on-line at www.womenandwords.com/.

Location: Street: 11301 Olympic Boulevard, Third Floor City: West Los Angeles, Province: California Postal Code: 90064 Country: United States (afegit de IndieBound)… (més)

Nicole Mones signs Night in Shanghai at an off-site event with the Mission Viejo Public Library.

Mysterious Galaxy will be providing books for sale at this event.

For more information, please consult the library's website here.

Location: Street: Mission Viejo Library Additional: 100 Civic Center City: Mission Viejo, Province: California Postal Code: 92691 Country: United States (afegit de IndieBound)… (més)

Nicole Mones

$85.00 per person (plus tax) (includes a 16-course meal and a copy of The Last Chinese Chef)
Ever since the publication of her novel The Last Chinese Chef, Nicole Mones has been inundated with letters from readers asking where they, too, can experience great Chinese cuisine. JOIN US at 1:30 P.M. on Sunday, June 22, at Chang's Garden in Arcadia for a sixteen-course Chinese banquet specially designed by master chef Henry Chang to showcase the principles of haute Chinese cuisine, and to demonstrate some of the dishes cooked and served in the novel.

Finalist for the Kiriyama Prize (world's best work of fiction on any Pacific Rim Culture), finalist for the World Gourmand Cookbook Award (world's best book on Chinese cuisine), and the first work of fiction ever excerpted by a national food magazine in the United States, The Last Chinese Chef combines a story of food, culture and love with the most complete portrayal of Chinese gastronomy ever rendered in the English language.

Mones will join us as we dine to explain not just the dishes but their artistic and philosophical context. Diners will be able not only to experience superb, authentic Chinese cuisine but also to see its place in Chinese civilization. (booksense)… (més)