Author Talk: Brian Selznick and David Levithan

U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame 303 3rd Street, Davis, United States

AVID READER. Avid Reader is honored to host Brian Selznick in conversation with David Levithan in celebration of the release of Selznick's latest novel: Run Away With Me. Run Away With Me is a stunning creation, weaving words & illustration to tell the story of a transformative love. Danny is sixteen & spending his summer in Rome. As his mother works all day in a mysterious museum, he wanders the city's ancient, streets. Then one day a voice calls to him, & a strange, beautiful boy steps into his life. Angelo. Soon Danny is in love for the first time, but he's also painfully aware that when the summer ends, he'll have to return to America. Angelo seems to know all of Rome's twisting corners & hidden histories . . . even as he holds his own secrets just out of Danny's reach. 7p - 8p. $10. 

$10

Author Talk: Alice Rothchild

The Avid Reader 617 2nd St.

THE AVID READER. Alice Rothchild will speak about her remarkable autobiography, Inspired and Outraged: The Making of a Feminist Physician. Written entirely in free verse, it tells of her journey from 1950's good girl to irreverent, feisty, feminist obstetrician-gynecologist forging her own direction in the contradictory, sexist world of medicine. 6p—7p. Free

Free

Author Talk: Jessica Guerrieri

Davis Veterans Memorial Theatre 203 E. 14th Street, Davis, CA, United States

DAVIS VETERANS MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM. Come join us for the launch of Jessica Guerrieri's debut novel, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. Winner of the UC Davis Maurice Prize for Fiction, Guerrieri will be in conversation with New York Times bestselling author and Oprah's Book Club Pick, Lara Love Hardin. Together, they will discuss the novel's themes of motherhood, family, and addiction. Each ticket includes a signed copy of Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. 7p - 9p. $25

$25

Author Event: Jessica Guerrieri’s Debut Novel “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea”

Veterans Memorial Theatre

VETERANS MEMORIAL THEATRE. Join Avid Reader for the launch of Jessica Guerrieri's debut novel, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. Winner of the UC Davis Maurice Prize for Fiction, Guerrieri will be in conversation with New York Times bestselling author and Oprah's Book Club Pick, Lara Love Hardin. Together, they will discuss the novel's themes of motherhood, family, and addiction. Each ticket includes a signed copy of Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea. 7p. $28.52

$28.52

Author Talk: Manvir Singh

Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library 315 East 14th Street, Davis, CA, United States

MARY L. STEPHENS LIBRARY. Join us for a discussion of Manvir Singh's debut release, Shamanism: The Timeless Religion. From a brilliant, young, Harvard-trained anthropologist and contributor to The New Yorker comes a fascinating investigation into the spiritual practice of shamanism, from its beginnings to the present moment, for readers disaffected with organized religion who seek a more personal approach to spirituality. 6:30p—7:30p. Free

Free

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil Release Party

The Avid Reader Bookstore 617 2nd St., Davis

THE AVID READER. Celebrate the release of V.E. Schwab's new book, "Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil." We will have drinks, temporary tattoos, buttons, personality quizzes, and costumes! This is a free event for anyone who has pre-ordered the book. 9p—10p. Free

Free

Author Signing: Mason Deaver

The Avid Reader 617 2nd St.

THE AVID READER. Bestselling and award-winning author Mason Deaver’s adult romance debut follows a journalist in a dead-end job who agrees to teach his disastrous blind date how to be a better boyfriend. Readers will delight in this sweet and steamy queer romance with trans representation! 6:30p—7:30p. Free

Free