In time for the 250th anniversary of the nation, Library Shop is excited to join Adventures by the Book for a panel discussion with three brilliant authors about the impact of women’s voices in shaping the nation. Join us on June 18 at Library Shop Mission Hills for this panel discussion, Remember the Ladies. Featuring Reyna Grande (Migrant Heart), Laura Kamoie (Fearless Women) and Elizabeth Cobbs (Founding Mother), purchase of any one of these three books to reserve your seat. Pick up all 3 books in a bundle at a discount, and receive priority in the signing line with all 3 authors.
Books can be picked up at 925 W. Washington Street on the day of the event, and proceeds support the San Diego Public Library.
Advance registration is required for this event. Entry is available through the following options:
- Book Registration – Purchase one book by any of our featured authors to receive admission for one guest.
- Companion Registration ($10) – For guests attending with someone who has purchased a book and sharing that copy.
- Three-Book Bundle – A discounted set of all three featured titles, which includes admission for one guest and priority placement in the signing line.
Seating is first come, first served and expected to fill quickly, so early arrival is strongly encouraged.
Additional books will be available for purchase at the event while supplies last, and all three authors will be signing following the program.
Reyna Grande is an award-winning author whose work powerfully illuminates the complexities of immigration, family separation, and the pursuit of the American Dream. Her memoirs The Distance Between Us and A Dream Called Home, as well as her historical novel, A Ballad of Love and Glory, have been praised for their accounts of migrant resilience, determination, and heart.
Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can’t Forget blends sophistication and honesty about the reality of crossing borders and living between nations, cultures, and identities and how her journey shaped the woman she has become. While reconciling her own impoverished past with her children’s world of comfort, Grande asks: How do we turn pain into power? When memory threatens to define us, how can we use story to heal while still honoring our boundaries? How do we bridge the gap between who we were and who we have become?
Laura Kamoie is a New York Times. Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of historical novels including Ribbons in Scarlett, and My Dear Hamilton. She is also a Goodreads Readers’ Choice Awards Finalist in Historical Fiction, and an Audie Award Finalist, and a former Associate Professor of History at the U.S. Naval Academy.
A Founding Mother: A Novel of Abigail Adams recounts the revolutionary life of Abigail Adams and her resilience throughout the American Revolution. While her husband, John Adams, fights for the nation’s independence and forges the foundations of the new nation, Abigail fights for similar independence on her own battlefront, facing loss, plague, defending their home, and making lucrative investments crucial for their family’s future.
Elizabeth Cobbs is a San Diego based, award-winning historian, award winning author, screenwriter, and producer. She has a Ph.D. in American history at Stanford University and has served on the Historical Advisory Committee of the U.S. State Department and on the jury for the Pulitzer Prize in History. Her works span from historical non-fiction novels and history textbooks to the film adaptions of her books such as American Umpire and The Hello Girls.
Fearless Women: Feminist Patriots from Abigail Adams to Beyoncé tells the stories of trailblazing women who took destiny into their own hands and how their journeys paved the way for modern day feminists and female patriots. The stories of Abigail Adams, Susan B. Anthony, and Beyonce, among others, who campaigned for the right to speak in public, lobby the government, and own property, along with passionate mothers and abolitionists far from the spotlight all created the foundations for women’s rights in modern day America.
