Events Calendar
All events take place in the store at 7pm unless otherwise noted. When you attend an author event, please support our efforts by purchasing your books at R.J. Julia Booksellers.
Reservations are required at all events. To reserve a seat:Call us at 203.245.3959 or 800.74.READS
Or email us at books@rjjulia.com
Or click on the Reserve your seat green button in the event description.
Gerri Hirshey
Date: Thursday, 11 March, 2010
Gerri Hirshey will bring along a service dog when she appears on behalf of
the Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation to talk about her new book, Trust the Dog,
an exploration of the profound and inspiring relationships between humans
and animals.
Tickets for this event are $5.00, which may be used toward the
purchase of the book.
the Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation to talk about her new book, Trust the Dog,
an exploration of the profound and inspiring relationships between humans
and animals.
Tickets for this event are $5.00, which may be used toward the
purchase of the book.
Kevin O'Hara
Date: Friday, 12 March, 2010
Join us as Kevin O’Hara discusses A Lucky Irish Lad – full of wonderful
stories of growing up in Massachusetts in the 1950s and 60s as one of eight
children in an Irish family.
Tickets for this event are $5.00, which may be used
toward the purchase of the book.
stories of growing up in Massachusetts in the 1950s and 60s as one of eight
children in an Irish family.
Tickets for this event are $5.00, which may be used
toward the purchase of the book.
Stephen Emond
Date: Saturday, 13 March, 2010
Connecticut native Stephen Emond joins us to talk about his latest book,
Happyface – a fresh and funny story of a boy trying to reinvent himself.
Tickets for this event are free.
Happyface – a fresh and funny story of a boy trying to reinvent himself.
Tickets for this event are free.
Howard Mosher
Date: Monday, 15 March, 2010
Howard Frank Mosher, co-presented with the Madison Historical Society, will
visit to discuss his latest book, Walking to Gatlinburg. “Mosher calls to mind
the best of Mark Twain – mischievous, touching, and very funny.” -Carl Hiaasen.
Tickets for this event are $5.00, which may be used toward the purchase of the book.
visit to discuss his latest book, Walking to Gatlinburg. “Mosher calls to mind
the best of Mark Twain – mischievous, touching, and very funny.” -Carl Hiaasen.
Tickets for this event are $5.00, which may be used toward the purchase of the book.
Peter Hedges
Date: Tuesday, 16 March, 2010
We are pleased to welcome Peter Hedges, author of What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, to introduce his newest work, The Heights – a story of a young married couple in Brooklyn.
Tickets for this event are $5.00, which may be used toward the purchase of the book.
Tickets for this event are $5.00, which may be used toward the purchase of the book.
One Shoe Blues Activity Hour - Ages 3 - 5
Date: Tuesday, 16 March, 2010
Join us to watch, dance, and sing along with Sandra Boynton’s One Shoe
Blues featuring B.B. King. We will be making sock puppets as well!
Tickets for this event are $5.00 which may be used toward the purchase of the book.
Blues featuring B.B. King. We will be making sock puppets as well!
Tickets for this event are $5.00 which may be used toward the purchase of the book.
Isabel Gillies
Date: Thursday, 18 March, 2010
Isabel Gillies, former star of Law and Order: SVU, will be here to talk about her new book, Happens Every Day: An All-Too-True Story. This honest and witty story of divorce is one of our staff picks!
Tickets for this event are $5.00, which may
be used toward the purchase of the book.
Tickets for this event are $5.00, which may
be used toward the purchase of the book.
Pajama Storytime - Ages 5 - 7
Date: Friday, 19 March, 2010
Wear your jammies and bring your stuffed friend. We’re popping popcorn, reading stories and learning about some fun activities for your next sleepover! Play Bingo and win “Smencils”!
Space is limited and parents are expected to stay on site. Call early to reserve a spot for your pillow!
Space is limited and parents are expected to stay on site. Call early to reserve a spot for your pillow!
Steve Rushin
Date: Wednesday, 24 March, 2010
Local author and former Sports Illustrated writer Steve Rushin presents his very
funny and heartfelt novel - Pint Man.
Tickets for this event are $5.00, which may be used toward the purchase of the book.
funny and heartfelt novel - Pint Man.
Tickets for this event are $5.00, which may be used toward the purchase of the book.
LInda Fairstein
Date: Thursday, 25 March, 2010
Linda Fairstein is America’s most visible legal expert on sexual assault and domestic violence-which is why she writes some of the most compelling crime thrillers of our time, and why Hell Gate will likely join the ranks of her numerous bestsellers.
Tickets for this event are $5.00, which may be used toward the purchase
of the book.
Tickets for this event are $5.00, which may be used toward the purchase
of the book.
Shonda & Curt Schilling
Date: Friday, 26 March, 2010
We happily welcome Shonda & Curt Schilling to present The Best Kind of Different. Shonda demonstrates how Asperger's forced her and her husband, former Red Sox pitcher, to reconsider everything they thought they knew about their son and each other - an intimate portrait of two parents struggling to understand the complex beauty of their son. Co-Presented with Roses for Autism/Pinchback Farm.
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Carmindy
Date: Tuesday, 30 March, 2010
Carmindy, the makeup artist on TLC’s hit show What Not to Wear, shares beauty tips and secrets she’s learned on the show and during her years as a makeup artist
across the globe in Crazy Busy Beautiful. Tickets for this event are $5.00, which may be used toward the purchase of the book.
across the globe in Crazy Busy Beautiful. Tickets for this event are $5.00, which may be used toward the purchase of the book.
Dr. Chris Coppola
Date: Wednesday, 31 March, 2010
Madison’s own Dr. Chris Coppola joins us to present his raw and powerfully
moving memoir, Coppola: A Pediatric Surgeon in Iraq.
Tickets for this event are $5.00, which may be used toward the purchase of the book.
moving memoir, Coppola: A Pediatric Surgeon in Iraq.
Tickets for this event are $5.00, which may be used toward the purchase of the book.
Yoram Bauman
Date: Thursday, 1 April, 2010
We are happy to welcome Yorum Bauman to present The Cartoon Introduction to Economics. Reviews said, "Hilarity and economics are not often found together, but this book has a lot of both…"
Tickets for this event are $5 which, may be used toward the purchase of the book.
Tickets for this event are $5 which, may be used toward the purchase of the book.
Lisa Kogan
Date: Wednesday, 7 April, 2010
In Someone Will Be with You Shortly: Notes from a Perfectly Imperfect Life, Lisa Kogan writes with the same self-deprecating humor and deep appreciation for what really matters that have made her column in O, The Oprah Magazine so beloved. Here is a book for anyone who has ever been unnerved by leather pants, lunch meat, or ambivalent men (not necessarily in that order), but believes that life is a fragile bit of luck well worth living.
Tickets for this event are $5 which, may be used toward the purchase of the book.
Tickets for this event are $5 which, may be used toward the purchase of the book.
Chelsea Handler
Date: Friday, 9 April, 2010
Accomplished stand-up comic and actress Chelsea Handler, bestselling author of My Horizontal Life and star of "Chelsea Lately" joins us to introduce Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang. In this book she delivers one laugh-out-loud moment after another as she sets her sights on the ridiculous side of childhood, adulthood, and daughterhood.
Purchase of the book required to attend.
Purchase of the book required to attend.
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