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SUMMARY:"Postmortem" - Exploring the Impact of the John Wayne Gacy Murders with True Crime Author Courtney Lund O'Neil
DESCRIPTION:Join the Coronado Public Library and Warwick’s Bookstore for an unforgettable evening with author Courtney Lund O’Neil\, in conversation with Jacqueline Alnes\, as she shares her gripping true crime memoir Postmortem. In the vein of I’ll Be Gone in the Dark\, this compelling work revisits the chilling crimes of “Killer Clown” John Wayne Gacy\, offering a unique perspective on the emotional aftershocks that his violence left behind. Praised as as “harrowing” and “unforgettable” in a starred review from Publishers Weekly\, O’Neil’s skill in blending her mother’s memories with her own reflections\, offers “profound new insights into an oft-told American horror story.” \nWith thought-provoking layers of personal reflection\, community impact\, and the broader American psyche\, Postmortem offers an intimate view of how one family’s grief rippled outward\, forever affecting their lives and countless others. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear the author share her poignant story and insights. \nFree open seating is first-come\, first-served\, subject to available space. Guaranteed Preferred Seating is available with pre-order of Postmortem through Warwick’s at https://www.warwicks.com/event/oneil-2025  or by calling the store at 858-454-0347.
URL:https://coronadotimes.com/event/postmortem-exploring-the-impact-of-the-john-wayne-gacy-murders-with-true-crime-author-courtney-lund-oneil/
LOCATION:Coronado Public Library\, 640 Orange Ave\, Coronado\, CA\, 92118\, United States
CATEGORIES:books
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Two-Time Oscar Nominee and Author John Sayles
DESCRIPTION:Be one of the first to hear acclaimed filmmaker and two-time Oscar nominee John Sayles discuss his latest novel\, To Save the Man\, in an exclusive pre-release event. Originally crafted as a screenplay\, Sayles changed this powerful story into a novel\, bringing to life the haunting history of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School and the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890. Sayles will be in conversation with Coronado Island Film Festival Executive Director Merridee Book\, discussing the journey from screenplay to novel and offer his unique insights on the book and this incredibly powerful story and its reverberations through history. \nA book-signing will follow. This event is free and open to the public. Seating is first-come\, first-served\, subject to availability. Limited preferred seating is available with purchase of To Save the Man through Warwick’s bookstore. Please visit https://www.warwicks.com/sayles-2025-reserved-seat or call the store at 858-454-0347 for more information. \n\nJohn Sayles is a much-celebrated film director who has made 18 movies\, beginning in 1980 when his debut Return of the Secaucus Seven was released. Among the other movies he is known for directing—and often writing as well—are Lianna\, Brother from Another Planet\, Matewan\, Eight Men Out\, City of Hope\, Sunshine State\, Passion Fish and Lone Star\, the last two of which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay. He also has written screenplays for other directors\, including the iconic 1980s horror movies The Howling and Alligator. Sayles also directed three of Bruce Springsteen’s most famed music videos for the songs Born in the USA\, Glory Days and I’m on Fire. \nAs an author\, Sayles has written numerous novels and short stories since 1975\, when his first novel\, Pride of the Bimbos\, appeared. His second novel\, Union Dues\, was nominated for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Subsequent books include At the Anarchist’s Convention\, Los Gusanos\, Dillinger in Hollywood\, A Moment in the Sun\, and Yellow Earth. Sayles has been honored by\, or been guest speaker for\, such respected organizations as the American Historical Association\, the Modern Language Association\, and the American Studies Association. His screenplay for the film Sonora\, released in 2021\, won the Ariel Award\, Mexico’s equivalent to the Oscar\, for Best Adapted Screenplay. Sayles divides his time between Los Angeles and Connecticut. \n  \nAbout To Save the Man In the vein of Never Let Me Go and Killers of the Flower Moon\, one of America’s greatest storytellers sheds light on an American tragedy: the Wounded Knee Massacre\, and the ‘cultural genocide’ experienced by the Native American children at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School . . . In September of 1890\, the academic year begins at the Carlisle School\, a military-style boarding school for Indians in Pennsylvania\, founded and run by Captain Richard Henry Pratt. Pratt considers himself a champion of Native Americans. His motto\, “To save the man\, we must kill the Indian\,” is severely enforced in both classroom and dormitory: Speak only English\, forget your own language and customs\, learn to be white. As the young students navigate surviving the school\, they begin to hear rumors of a “ghost dance” amongst the tribes of the west—a ceremonial dance aimed at restoring the Native People to power\, and running the invaders off their land. As the hope and promise of the ghost dance sweeps across the Great Plains\, cynical newspapers seize upon the story to whip up panic among local whites. The US government responds by deploying troops onto lands that had been granted to the Indians. It is an act that seems certain to end in slaughter. As news of these developments reaches Carlisle\, each student\, no matter what their tribe\, must make a choice: to follow the white man’s path\, or be true to their own way of life . . . \n  \nMerridee Book is the CEO + Artistic Director of the Coronado Island Film Festival. Before that\, she spent 3 years as the Vice President of Development at the San Diego International Film Festival. She has held key positions in the arts and entertainment industry\, and the non-profit sector for 30 years.\, working with bestselling authors\, artists\, musicians\, filmmakers\, major studios and record labels. These relationships culminated in producing and hosting an inspirational television program\, DeeperLiving. She has held several board director positions including the Coronado School of the Arts and she currently sits on the board of the well-respected Patrons of the Prado\, a non-profit that raises funds for ten beneficiaries in Balboa Park\, the largest urban park in the U.S.
URL:https://coronadotimes.com/event/an-evening-with-two-time-oscar-nominee-and-author-john-sayles/
LOCATION:Coronado Public Library\, 640 Orange Ave\, Coronado\, CA\, 92118\, United States
CATEGORIES:books
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SUMMARY:Best of the Best Book Club: "The Vegetarian" by Han Kang
DESCRIPTION:The Coronado Public Library’s Best of the Best Book Club meets regularly on the fourth Wednesday of each month to discuss books that have won major awards. Receive reminder emails about our meeting by registering below. Registration is not required. \nFor our January meeting\, we will discuss the 2016 Booker Prize winner The Vegetarian by Han Kang\, who recently made history by becoming the first Korean and the first Asian Nobel laureate in literature. \nPlace this title on hold via our online catalog\, or check out the e-book through the CloudLibrary app. \n \nAbout The Vegetarian \nBefore the nightmares began\, Yeong-hye and her husband lived an ordinary\, controlled life. But the dreams—invasive images of blood and brutality—torture her\, driving Yeong-hye to purge her mind and renounce eating meat altogether. It’s a small act of independence\, but it interrupts her marriage and sets into motion an increasingly grotesque chain of events at home. As her husband\, her brother-in-law and sister each fight to reassert their control\, Yeong-hye obsessively defends the choice that’s become sacred to her. Soon their attempts turn desperate\, subjecting first her mind\, and then her body\, to ever more intrusive and perverse violations\, sending Yeong-hye spiraling into a dangerous\, bizarre estrangement\, not only from those closest to her\, but also from herself. \nCelebrated by critics around the world\, The Vegetarian is a darkly allegorical\, Kafka-esque tale of power\, obsession\, and one woman’s struggle to break free from the violence both without and within her.
URL:https://coronadotimes.com/event/best-of-the-best-book-club-the-vegetarian-by-han-kang/
LOCATION:Coronado Public Library\, 640 Orange Ave\, Coronado\, CA\, 92118\, United States
CATEGORIES:books
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SUMMARY:Book Launch with "USA Today" Bestselling Author Jennifer Coburn: "The Girls of the Glimmer Factory"
DESCRIPTION:The library\, in partnership with Adventures by the Book\, presents an exclusive pre-release celebration of The Girls of the Glimmer Factory\, the latest novel from Jennifer Coburn\, author of Cradles of the Reich. Set against the backdrop of WWII\, this poignant tale of resistance\, friendship\, and the dangers of propaganda is inspired by the true story of Theresienstadt. \nMeet the author and hear her discuss this moving story about two women on opposite sides of history—Hannah\, a Jewish prisoner fighting to reveal the truth\, and Hilde\, a Nazi loyalist desperate to make a name for herself in the Reich Ministry of Propaganda. \nThis event is free and open to the public. Seating is first-come\, first-served\, subject to availability. Limited preferred seating is available with purchase of The Girls of the Glimmer Factory through Adventures by the Book. Please visit adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/jennifer-coburn-1-22-25 for more information. \nA New Glimpse Into WWII: “The Girls of the Glimmer Factory” \n \n\nAbout The Girls of the Glimmer Factory: Hannah longs for the days when she used to be free\, but now she is a Jewish prisoner at Theresienstadt\, a model ghetto where the Nazis plan to make a propaganda film to convince the world that the Jewish people are living well in the camps. But Hannah will do anything to show the world the truth. Along with other young resistance members\, they vow to disrupt the filming and derail the increasingly frequent deportations to death camps in the east. \nHilde is a true believer in the Nazi cause\, working in the Reich Ministry of Enlightenment and Propaganda. Though they’re losing the war\, Hilde hasn’t lost faith. She can’t stop the Allied bombings\, but she can help the party create a documentary that will renew confidence in Hitler’s plans for Jewish containment. When the filming of Hitler Gives a City to the Jews faces production problems due to resistance\, Hilde finds herself in a position to finally make a name for herself. And when she recognizes Hannah\, an old childhood friend\, she knows she can use their friendship to get the film back on track. \n\nJennifer Coburn is the author of Cradles of the Reich\, a historical novel about three very different women living at a Nazi Lebensborn breeding home at the start of World War ll. She has also published a mother-daughter travel memoir\, We’ll Always Have Paris\, as well as six contemporary women’s novels. Additionally\, Jennifer has contributed to five literary anthologies\, including A Paris All Your Own. Jennifer lives in San Diego with her husband\, William. Their daughter\, Katie is currently in graduate school. When Jennifer is not going down historical research rabbit holes\, she volunteers with So Say We All\, a live storytelling organization\, where she is a performer\, producer\, and performance coach. She is also an active volunteer with Reality Changers\, a nonprofit that supports low-income high school students in becoming the first in their families to attend college.
URL:https://coronadotimes.com/event/book-launch-with-usa-today-bestselling-author-jennifer-coburn-girls-of-the-glimmer-factory/
LOCATION:Coronado Library Winn Room\, 640 Orange Avenue\, Coronado\, CA\, 92118\, United States
CATEGORIES:books
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SUMMARY:Mystery Book Club: "A Death of No Importance"
DESCRIPTION:The Coronado Public Library’s Mystery Book club will meet regularly on the third* Monday of each month. Receive reminder emails about our meeting by registering. Registration is not required. \n* Due to the holiday this month\, we will be meeting on the fourth Monday. \n \nWe will be discussing A Death of No Importance by Mariah Fredericks. Check out the book in print or ebook format from the Coronado Library Catalog by clicking here.
URL:https://coronadotimes.com/event/mystery-book-club-a-death-of-no-importance/
LOCATION:Coronado Public Library\, 640 Orange Ave\, Coronado\, CA\, 92118\, United States
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