Hoodies meet with Robert Leleux, author of Memoirs of a Beautiful Boy, and his partner, Michael Leleux, in The Big Apple in May
Hoodies with yellow pom pom wigs and wax lips--you may have to read Memoirs of a Beautiful Boy by Robert Leleux to get the joke...
As part of our Memoirs Celebration, Readers were asked to pretend they were 40-somethings dressing like they were 20-somethings. I guess many Hoodies read that as "Ho"
Earl William threatens yet another village wench as
Readers celebrate The Pillars
of the Earth, by Ken Follett
Apparently, Mr. Bennett had
even more daughters
than he thought!
Our Jane Austen
Look-Alike Contest
(Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen)
2-4-6-8—
Who do we Appreciate?
Readers in the Hood!
(I am Charlotte Simmons,
by Tom Wolfe)
Hoodies dress “Out of
(Don’t Let’s Go to
the Dogs Tonight,
by Alexandra Fuller)
As Confucius says,
"Pass the Sake
and Let's Party!"
(Wild Swans, by Jung Chang)
The hands may do the talking
in
than the hula to shut
these gals up!
(Moloka'i, by Alan Brennert)
“Sisters, Sisters,
There were never such
devoted sisters…”
(The True and Outstanding
Adventures of
the Hunt Sisters,
by Elisabeth Robinson)
"Tea Anyone?"
Not hardly. These Hoodies are drinking Chardonnay...
(The Forsyte Saga,
by John Galsworthy)
“Daughters of Mary” or
“The Calendar Sisters”?
(The Secret Life of Bees,
by Sue Monk Kidd)
Literary Ladies at the Lake
Team Building Session
Girl Getaway Spring '09: Book Babes at the Beach
Book Babes on the Beach Cliff
just a few steps from May Dodd's
fabulous Sand Castle
Hoodies hammin' it up at
May's Sand Castle
(The pom poms were actually the 'basket grass' from our sand bucket party favors--May is pretty creative...)
And Just a Reminder that,
"What Happens in Santa Cruz, Stays in Santa Cruz!"
Hoodies pause from our
reading of A Christmas Memory
by Truman Capote,
to pose for a pic at
our Holiday '06 party
(while our significant others
drank in the kitchen...)
Eschewing our typical chardonnay,
we sipped hot cocoa
(heavy on the marshmallows)
and warmed our buns by the fire
as we discussed our
monthly read at the
Readers in the Hood PJ Party.
We rolled out the red carpet
for the first Readers in the Hood Academy Awards—
and we all came out winners!
Readers toast Holidays on Ice
(by David Sedaris)
at our '05 Holiday party
(and of course, you know
where the hubbies are...)
Alan Jacobson to celebrate Fright Night at the local Carnegie Library
The Wisner Boys Are Back in Town! And Readers in the Hood Joins Them to Celebrate Franz's New Book: How The World Makes Love
Franz and Kurt Wisner join the Hoodies to celebrate the release of Franz's latest book, How the World Makes Love
Karen Joy Fowler,
New York Times Bestselling Author of The Jane Austen Book Club,
and her latest novel,
Wit's End, visited us in September.
Karen not only helped us raise money for a local charity, but also made a substantial donation herself. What a generous woman! Go Karen!
Karen Joy Fowler yucks it up with The Hoodies (Sorry about the fuzzy photo—we used my camera phone and an obviously amateur photographer…)
Check out Karen Joy Fowler's novels and short story collections
at her website:
www.karenjoyfowler.com
New York Times Bestselling Author, John Lescroart, Celebrated with
Readers in the Hood at our "Murder in the City" Party in '08!
John poses with The Hoodies
after leading a discussion of his latest—and 19th—novel, Betrayal.
What a great guy—and what a fun evening!
John and the hubbies—er—bartenders of the
'Little Shamrock'
John and his lovely wife, Lisa,
toast to the book's—
and evening's—success
Check out all 20 of John's
books—plus his 3 albums from his own
Cro-Art label at www.johnlescroart.com
New York Times
Bestselling Author,
Lisa See,
visited us and
helped raise money
for a local charity
Lisa See and
Readers in the Hood
Lisa discussed her family
and the themes of
love and friendship,
while personally signing
her new bestseller,
Peony in Love
Sacramento Magazine snapped
Lisa and Kay when the author
was in town in '05 signing
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
To learn more about Lisa
and her books, please visit
her website at
http://lisasee.com/
The Wisner Brothers "Honeymooned" with
Readers in the Hood
Kurt, Franz and the Hoodies--
a match made in heaven
"The Brothers", Readers, and
their guests in front of the
wedding arch at the
"wedding reception" we
hosted for them
Kurt and Franz raised their
beer steins in a toast,
in front of the
wedding cake table
(We picked up the unique
topper from a gay website)
"The Brother", Kurt,
tosses the bouquet to
eagerly awaiting Hoodies
and their guests
To learn more about
"The Brothers" and their
exotic travels, please visit
their website at http://honeymoonwithmybrother.com
Jodi Picoult visits NorCal!
Jodi Picoult discusses
My Sister's Keeper
with a few Readers
Our monthly "Fabulous Prize" for
the My Sisters Keeper meeting
was an adorable German
shepherd service puppy
named Judge
To learn more about Jodi and her
numerous wonderful books,
please visit her website at
http://www.jodipicoult.com/
Other Author Sightings
Alice McDermott signs copies
of After This for Readers
For more information on
Alice and her books,
please visit her
publisher's website at
http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=19820
Hoodies with
Audrey Niffenegger of
The Time Traveler's Wife fame
You can visit
Audrey's website at
www.audreyniffenegger.com/
Catherine Ryan Hyde,
best selling author of
Pay it Forward and
Love in the Present Tense,
poses with Readers
Visit Catherine's website at
http://www.cryanhyde.com/
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