Book Carnival, Orange, California

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Book Carnival invites you to a scheduled Zoom meeting on Saturday, December 12, at 3PM Pacific Time ELIZABETH LOGAN is FISHING FOR TROUBLE and MARGARET DUMAS finds MURDER ON THE SILVER SCREEN; both in conversation with ANN PARKER (award winning author of The Silver Rush series) Join Zoom Meeting... https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84309735017 Meeting ID: 843 0973 5017 Passcode: 794039 #itsalwaysfunatthecarnival

Never mind the Real Housewives of Orange County-Marla Jo Fischer is the woman everyone can relate to, complete with bad parenting, rotten dogs, ill health and fashion faux pas. For nearly two decades, in the Orange County Register and many syndicated papers, readers have delighted in Marla Jo’s subversive humor, cranky intellect and huge heart on her journey through broke, single, after-forty motherhood, when she adopted Cheetah Boy and Curly Girl, to her oddball adventures a...round the globe, to sublime ridiculous of life next door. Fisher teaches us that humor is the balm that eases and the very thing that binds us together. Signed copies of her are available at Book Carnival and be sure to join us for a Zoom event on December 18 at 10 a.m. PST. Zoom link is on website or email me at [email protected] and I’ll be happy to send it to you. See more

Humbled and excited to make the NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 CRIME NOVELS again for my second book, THE EVIL MEN DO, the follow-up to THE GOOD DETECTIVE. I know a lo...t of authors’ books that came out in March amid Corona’s first wave got a little forgotten, but I appreciate all those who read the book (and it’s not too late for a Christmas gift :) https://www.nytimes.com///crime-fiction-ten-best-2020.html Also, great to share this page with Brian M Panowich, an excellent writer and good friend and see the name James Lee Burke listed here too, my favorite writer. Wow.

Book Carnival invites you to a virtual event with MARY ANNA EVANS for her book, WRECKED Saturday, October 24, at 10:00 a.m. PST Please preorder books now.... ZOOM INFO: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88100845257 Meeting ID: 881 0084 5257 Passcode: 319439 A murder mystery with an archaeological twist... Perfect for fans of Preston & Child and Nevada Barr The suspicious drowning death of Captain Edward Eubank breaks archaeologist Faye Longchamp's heart. It also confuses her, because he was found in scuba gear and she's never heard him even mention scuba diving. During their last conversation, he told her that he believed he'd found a storied shipwreck, but when Faye checks it out, she finds nothing there--not a plank, not a single gold coin, nothing. If there's no treasure, then why is her friend dead? But the situation quickly escalates beyond a murder mystery. Surrounded by a community struggling in the aftermath of a major hurricane that has changed the very landscape, Faye grapples not only with the loss of her friend, but with her fears for her daughter, who is being romanced by a man who may be very dangerous.

Book Carnival invites you to a VIRTUAL EVENT ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, at 4 P.M. FOUR AUTHORS: LIDA SIDERIS,... TINA DEBELLEGARDE, JEN COLLINS MOORE, and CAROL POULIOT PRESENTING SLEUTHS & SIDEKICKS! Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82134050143 Meeting ID: 821 3405 0143 Passcode: 573850

Virtual event with P. J. COLANDO for her book, THE JAILBIRD'S JACKPOT Wednesday, October 21, at 6:00 p.m. PST... Please preorder books now. ZOOM INFO: Book Carnival is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Time: Oct 21, 2020 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82819843464 Meeting ID: 828 1984 3464 Passcode: 17844 REVENGE REWARD REDEMPTION Parolee Amy Breeden held herself together during nearly two thousand days of incarceration with a single-minded focus: to destroy the dude who did her in. Within hours of her release, Amy hits the lotto mega-million jackpot. "Living well is the best revenge," her parole officer advises, but Amy is hellbent on revenge. A former Chicago crime boss, an estranged brother, a substitute mom, a zany house painter, a pre-imprisonment pal -- and the handsome parole officer -- complicate Amy's quest for empowerment. When Amy's longtime nemesis invades her haven, her ire ignites. She becomes more determined than ever to avenge herself. The aging crime boss enjoins her mission. Victory is finalized when she's able to buy her mortal enemy's thriving bar in a fire sale... and becomes the Boss. But is that enough? Will revenge result in satisfaction? Will her personal redemption require more than revenge and the monetary reward to live well?

Please join us for a Virtual Event with award winning author MATT COYLE, for his latest, BLIND VIGIL in conversation with award winning author Wendall Thomas (Lost Luggage & Drowned Under) Saturday, December 5, 10 A.M, PST Book Carnival is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.... https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83068933432 Meeting ID: 830 6893 3432 Passcode: 646267 Blinded by a gunshot wound in the face while working as a private investigator nine months ago, Rick Cahill is now sure of only one thing: he has to start a new life and leave his old one behind. He's still trying to figure out what that life is when his onetime partner, Moira McFarlane, asks for his help on a case she's taken for Rick's former best friend. The case seems simple and Moira only needs Rick for one interview, but Rick is wary of waking sleeping demons. But the need to feel useful again is stronger than his concern about what challenges his involvement may cause. The stakes are raised again when his friend is implicated in murder. Can he help the friend he no long trusts while questioning his own lessened capabilities? He has no choice -- his life depends on the answer.

Virtual event with DAVID ROSENFELT for his book, SILENT BITE Tuesday, October 13, at 6:00 p.m. PST ZOOM INFO:... Book Carnival is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: DAVID ROSENFELT brings us SILENT BITE -- Andy Carpenter is on the job!! Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81637252505 Meeting ID: 816 3725 2505 Passcode: 86967 Andy Carpenter and his golden retriever, Tara, are finding that all is not calm or bright in Silent Bite, the latest Christmas mystery in this heartwarming series from bestselling author David Rosenfelt. Lawyer Andy Carpenter can finally take a breath; he's back on dry land after a family Caribbean cruise forced on him by his wife, Laurie, to get into the Christmas spirit. Of course the family's first stop is to the Tara Foundation, the dog rescue organization that has always been Andy's true passion. But when Andy arrives, his partner, Willie Miller, needs his help. Willie's old cellmate, Glenn Anson, has been arrested for murder. Andy doesn't necessarily believe in Glenn, but Willie does. And Andy believes in Willie, which is why Andy decides to take the case. Once again David Rosenfelt puts readers in the Christmas spirit in a tale that is equal parts mystery and holiday cheer.

Please join us as we host MARGARET MIZUSHIMA to discuss her book, HANGING FALLS, and SCOTT GRAHAM to discuss his book, MESA VERDE VICTIM. ZOOM INFO: Time: Saturday, Oct 10, 2020 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)... https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81036893350 Meeting ID: 810 3689 3350 Passcode: 891641 Remember, it’s always fun at the Carnival!

Trying to convince David Rosenfelt that we would love to meet some of his 4-legged friends when he does a Zoom with us. Here are two of the 20 plus that he and his wife have rescued!

VIRTUAL EVENT Tuesday, October 6, 7:00 P.M. PST Rachel Howzell Hall AND NOW SHE’S GONE... Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84291011089 Meeting ID: 842 9101 1089 Passcode: 76339 Isabel Lincoln is gone. But, is she missing? It's up to Grayson Sykes to find her. Although she is reluctant to track down a woman who may not want to be found, Gray's search for Isabel Lincoln becomes more complicated and dangerous with every new revelation about the woman's secrets and the truth she's hidden from her friends and family. Featuring two complicated women in a dangerous cat and mouse game, Rachel Howzell Hall's AND NOW SHE'S GONE explores the nature of secrets -- and how violence and fear can lead you to abandon everything in order to survive.

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BC Mugs and Caps are finally in and our Anniversary celebration continues! Mugs are Stoneware, hold 11oz of your favorite beverage, microwave and dishwasher safe, $12 Caps are made of Washed Chino with an adjustable strap, $12... Both items are available in store or online at AnnesBookCarnival.com/events just above Book News Post a photo on Facebook or Instagram of you with your Book Carnival mug and/or hat and tag Book Carnival to enter a special drawing to be held in December! Remember, it’s always fun at the Carnival!

SIGNED Elin Hilderbrand’s newest TROUBLES IN PARADISE. Who doesn’t want to follow Irene and her sons as they settle into a villa in St. John and deal with possibility that her husband’s helicopter crash was not an accident. Limited number of copies available. Order soon.

Book Carnival is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: TORI ELDRIDGE, author of THE NINJA'S BLADE, in conversation with Jennifer Chow (Mimi Lee Gets A Clue) Time: Oct 1, 2020 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)... Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86709997800 Meeting ID: 867 0999 7800 Passcode: 341900 One tap mobile +16699006833,,86709997800#,,,,,,0#,,341900# US (San Jose) +12532158782,,86709997800#,,,,,,0#,,341900# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) Meeting ID: 867 0999 7800 Passcode: 341900 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcOQD2e11G ily Wonga Chinese-Norwegian modern-day ninjahas more trouble than she was bargaining for when controlling grandparents arrive in Los Angeles from Hong Kong at the same time she goes undercover in the dangerous world of youth sex trafficking. As she hunts for a kidnapped prostitution victim, a missing high school girl, and a sociopathic trafficker, the surviving members of a murderous street gang hunt for her. Life would be easier if Lily knew who to trust. But when victims are villains, villains are victims, and even family is plotting against her, easy is not an option. All Lily can do is follow the trail wherever it leads: through a high school campus polarized by racial tension or the secret back rooms of a barber/tattoo/brothel or the soul-crushing stretch of Long Beach Boulevard known as The Blade. She relies on her ninja skills to deceive and infiltrate, rescue and killwhatever is necessary to free the girls from their literal and figurative slavery. If only those same skills could keep Lily’s conniving grandparents from hijacking her future.

Anne is with Holly Cunningham, administrator of a large Longmire fan club on fb with several thousand members called Sure-Nuff Longmire Friends. We social distanced and took our masks off for a quick photo op. We’re both looking forward to BC’s zoom event this evening with Craig Johnson!

VIRTUAL EVENT Friday, Sep. 25, 6 P.M. PST Craig Johnson NEXT TO LAST STAND... One of the most viewed paintings in American history, Custer’s Last Fight, copied and distributed by Anheuser-Busch at a rate of over two million copies a year, was destroyed in a fire at the 7th Cavalry Headquarters in Fort Bliss, Texas, in 1946. Or was it? When Charley Lee Stillwater dies of an apparent heart attack at the Wyoming Home for Soldiers & Sailors, Walt Longmire is called in to try and make sense of a piece of a painting and a Florsheim shoebox containing a million dollars, sending the good sheriff on the trail of a dangerous art heist. Book Carnival is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: CRAIG JOHNSON to discuss NEXT TO THE LAST STAND Time: Sep 25, 2020 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86455672602 Meeting ID: 864 5567 2602 Passcode: 289204 One tap mobile +16699006833,,86455672602#,,,,,,0#,,289204# US (San Jose) +12532158782,,86455672602#,,,,,,0#,,289204# US (Tacoma) Dial by your location +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) Meeting ID: 864 5567 2602 Passcode: 289204 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kmD2roh4w

As a lead up to the virtual event with Craig Johnson on September 25 at 6 p.m, PST,, check out this film re conversation between Johnston and Johnson re a beautiful historical painting.

So happy to have Ellen Byron and Hallie Ephron with us on Saturday, September 19 at 10 a.m, CA time. Their books MURDER IN THE BAYOU BONEYARD and CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR are exciting and entertaining as are the authors themselves! Meeting ID: 820 7429 3020