Local Authors Extravaganza!

hosted by John August

virtual event
(rescheduled)
Saturday, June 20

2:00pm

Join Chevalier's Books as we welcome some our most beloved local authors. This event will be hosted by author and screenwriter John August (who we adore)! Joining him will be some of Larchmont's best, including kids favorites authors such as Stuart Gibbs and Leslie Margolis. Check out all the faces you can expect and don't miss their upcoming recommended summer reading lists by clicking here.

The Editor by Steven Rowley

in conversation with Christina Clancy

virtual event
Tuesday, June 30

7:00PM

After years of trying to make it as a writer in 1990s New York City, James Smale finally sells his novel to an editor at a major publishing house: none other than Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Jackie—or Mrs. Onassis, as she's known in the office--has fallen in love with James's candidly autobiographical novel, one that exposes his own dysfunctional family. But when the book's forthcoming publication threatens to unravel already fragile relationships, both within his family and with his partner, James finds that he can't bring himself to finish the manuscript. 

The Color of Air by Gail Tsukiyama

Q&A! and interview

virtual event
Wednesday, July 8

7:00PM

Daniel Abe, a young doctor in Chicago, is finally coming back to Hawai'i. He has his own reason for returning to his childhood home, but it is not to revisit the past, unlike his Uncle Koji. Koji lives with the memories of Daniel's mother, Mariko, the love of his life, and the scars of a life hard-lived. He can't wait to see Daniel, who he's always thought of as a son, but he knows the time has come to tell him the truth about his mother, and his father. But Daniel's arrival coincides with the awakening of the Mauna Loa volcano, and its dangerous path toward their village stirs both new and long ago passions in their community.

Age of Consent by Amanda Brainerd

in conversation with Aline Brosh McKenna

virtual event
Thursday, July 16

7:00PM

It's 1983. David Bowie reigns supreme, and downtown Manhattan has never been cooler. But Justine and Eve are stuck at Griswold Academy, a Connecticut boarding school. Griswold is a far cry from Justine's bohemian life in New Haven, where her parents run a theater and struggle to pay the bills. Eve, the sophisticated daughter of status-obsessed Park Avenue parents, also feels like an outsider amidst Griswold's preppy jocks and debutantes. Justine longs for Eve's privilege, and Eve for Justine's sexual confidence.

Rage Baking by Katherine Alford and KathyGunst

Q&A! and interview

virtual event
Friday, July 17

5:00PM

Timely, fun, and creative, this cookbook speaks to both skilled and beginner bakers who are looking for new ways to use their sweetest skills to combine food and activism. Containing a collection of recipes that are satisfying and delicious, Rage Baking unites like-minded women who are passionate about baking and change.

Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the 1960s by Jon Wiener

in conversation Brenda Stevenson

virtual event
Monday, July 20

7:00PM

Los Angeles in the sixties was a hotbed of political and social upheaval. The city was a launchpad for Black Power--where Malcolm X and Angela Davis first came to prominence and the Watts uprising shook the nation. The city was home to the Chicano Blowouts and Chicano Moratorium, as well as being the birthplace of "Asian American" as a political identity. It was a locus of the antiwar movement, gay liberation movement, and women's movement, and, of course, the capital of California counterculture.

He Came In With It by Miriam Feldman

Reading, Discussion and Q&A

virtual event
Tuesday, July 21

7:00PM

In an idyllic Los Angeles neighborhood, where generations of families enjoy deep roots in old homes, the O'Rourke family fits right in. Miriam and Craig are both artists and their four children carry on the legacy. When their teenage son, Nick, is diagnosed with schizophrenia, a tumultuous decade ensues in which the family careens permanently off the conventional course. It is while cleaning out a closet, that Miriam discovers a cache of drawings and journals written by Nick throughout his spiral into schizophrenia. She begins a solitary forensic journey into the lonely labyrinth of his mind.