The Bookworm Omaha | Events, New Books, Berkshire Hathaway Annual Book Selections. The author signings, in- house book clubs and other events shown below are free and open to the public. The Bookworm offers in- house book clubs that you can attend when the featured books fit your interests and schedule. Readers receive a 2. Cheering GIs return to an America at peace September 3, 1945 '''IT'S OVER, OVER THERE" During the war 7,300,000 soldiers and 126,859,000 tons of cargo were shipped. In getting fired up for our Flames Of War 4th Edition Boot Camp we dive into the background of the Desert War with community member oriskany! · Your First World War memories When we asked our readers to send in their First World War memories, they certainly did not disappoint. Scroll through first. The Bookworm provides facilitators to help lead the discussions for many of the in- house book clubs. If you have suggestions for groups, or are willing to facilitate discussions, please let us know. Jo Jo Siwa book release and photo opportunity event information. Time change: Jo. Jo will be able to join us earlier. The photo line will now open at 4 p. SOLD OUT - We have reached the limit of 8. Jo. Jo Siwa’s event - sorry but no more tickets can be sold. While capping the number of tickets is not ideal, we anticipate 8. Jo. Jo will take us well into the evening. We want this to be a great event for Jo. Jo and her fans. We greatly appreciate the overwhelming excitement and support for Jo. Jo's event and thank you for your support and understanding. Join us on Monday, October 9 at The Bookworm for a photo line/selfie event to celebrate the release of Jo. Jo Siwa's Guide to the Sweet Life . We are excited for her to return home to Omaha and meet fans at The Bookworm. This will be a ticketed event. Your ticket includes a pre- signed book and admission to the photo line for a selfie with Jo. Jo. Jo. Jo will not be signing at the event. Each fan who wishes to meet Jo. Jo and have their photo taken with her must purchase a ticket. Parents/guardians, siblings, or other members of the party who do not care for a book or to meet Jo. Jo do not need to purchase a ticket. Those without tickets will not proceed through the photo line themselves; only ticket- holders will enter the photo and book line. Books purchased at other vendors will not be permitted. Tickets must be purchased through Eventbrite. A printed copy of your ticket will be your admission to the photo line! The link to Eventbrite is here,The line for the event will be first come, first served. The line for photos will open at 4 p. There will be no lining up before 4 p. Eventbrite tickets will be required to assume your spot in line. Here's what you get with the purchase of a ticket: * line admittance for ONE fan. * a photo of the ticket- holder with Jo. Jo.* a copy of the Jo. Jo's Guide to the Sweet Life!, pre- signed and handed to the ticket- holder after their photo with Jo. Jo. Here's what you shouldn't expect with the purchase of a ticket: * an autograph in a book you purchased elsewhere.* a presentation or book talk from Jo. Jo.* personalization in the book. Again, a printed copy of your ticket, not on your phone, will be your admission to the photo line. EACH MEMBER of your party that wishes to meet Jo. Jo and have a picture taken with her MUST have a ticket. If you wish for a photo, but not a book, or a book but not a photo, you must still purchase a ticket through Eventbrite. Jo. Jo will use the fan's cell phone to take a selfie of the fan and Jo. Jo together, so don't forget to bring your cell phone or camera. There will be no other posed photos with Jo. Jo. Tickets are $2. Eventbrite fees)Any further questions may be directed to The Bookworm at (4. Please note this event follows wishes and guidelines set up directly by the publisher and the author. The Bookworm is not responsible for changes made by the author or publisher prior to or during the event. Tickets are non- refundable. If you miss the event, in order to receive your book you will need to contact us within 3. Wednesday, September 2. A Banned Books Week panel discussion will be facilitated by Omaha Public librarian Nancy Chmiel with Lora Liebrandt, middle school librarian; Kim Dutiel, elementary teacher; Emily Wilson, youth worker and a parent/author yet to be named. The issue of censorship as it applies to schools and libraries is critical. Books and other materials are sometimes challenged or removed from school libraries or classrooms as not appropriate for children of a specific age or group. Or librarians may sometimes avoid ordering certain titles altogether in order “to avoid trouble.” The panel of teachers, librarians and parents will address these issues and many others. Many schools have policies already in place to deal with such challenges. Come listen to the panel and bring up questions you may have about censorship in schools and libraries. Wednesday, September 2. The Mysterious Readers. Book Group will discuss Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspear (Picador, $1. A deathbed plea from his wife leads Sir Cecil Lawton to seek the aid of Maisie Dobbs, psychologist and investigator. As Maisie soon learns, Agnes Lawton never accepted that her aviator son was killed in the Great War, a torment that led her not only to the edge of madness but to the doors of those who practice the dark arts and commune with the spirit world. In accepting the assignment, Maisie finds her spiritual strength tested, as well as her regard for her mentor, Maurice Blanche. The mission also brings her together once again with her college friend Priscilla Evernden, who served in France and who lost three brothers to the war- -one of whom, it turns out, had an intriguing connection to the missing Ralph Lawton. Thursday, September 2. The Philosophy Book Discussion Group will continue their discussion of Nietzsche: A Very Short Introduction by Michael Tenner (Oxford University Press, $1. With his well- known idiosyncrasies and aphoristic style, Friedrich Nietzsche is always bracing and provocative, and temptingly easy to dip into. Michael Tanner's introduction to the philosopher's life and work examines the numerous ambiguities inherent in his writings and explodes many of the misconceptions that have grown in the hundred years since Nietzsche wrote "do not, above all, confound me with what I am not!" Friday, September 2. Amy Mather from the Omaha Public Library will facilitate a Banned Books Week discussion about censorship as it concerns art, film, literature, and music for adults in today’s society. We have invited author Timothy Schaffert, Film Streams education director Diana Martinez, and Gallery 7. John Rogers to participate among many others to discuss how censorship affects their work. Adult food and beverages will be served. Saturday, September 3. Jon Kerstetter will sign Crossings: A Doctor- Soldier's Story (Crown, $2. Trained as an emergency physician, Kerstetter volunteered in war- torn Rwanda, Kosovo, and Bosnia, and joined the Army National Guard. His three tours in the Iraq War involved everything from saving soldiers' lives to organizing the joint U. S.- Iraqi forensics team tasked with identifying the bodies of Saddam Hussein's sons. But war was only the start of Kerstetter's struggle. The stroke he suffered upon returning from Iraq led to serious cognitive and physical disabilities. His years- long recovery meant overcoming the perceived limits of his body and mind and re- imagining his own capacity for renewal and change. It led him not only to writing as a vocation but to a deeper understanding of how healing means accepting a new identity, and how that acceptance must be fought for with as much tenacity as any battlefield victory. Monday, October 2 / 6 p. The Bookworm and the Omaha Public Library will co- host Leigh Bardugo on her Midnight Tales Tour at the Millard Branch Library, 1. Westwood Lane. We invite you to dress in costumes from the Grishaverse, with a prize for best costume awarded. Bardugo's newest book,The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic, will be available for sale at The Bookworm starting Tuesday, Sept. Its purchase guarantees the holder a place in line for the signing. Leigh will only be personalizing The Language of Thorns but will sign up to five other books including Warbringer for each person in line. Books purchased from a vendor other than The Bookworm will not be signed. For more information, click here to access OPL website. Monday, October 2 / 6: 3. The Lit Wits group will discuss Slaughterhouse- Five by Kurt Vonnegut (Delta, $1. Billy Pilgrim is the son of an American barber. He serves as a chaplain's assistant in World War II, is captured by the Germans, and he survives the largest massacre in European history- -the fire bombing of Dresden. After the war Billy makes a great deal of money as an optometrist, and on his wedding night he is kidnapped by a flying saucer from the planet Tralfamadore.
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