{"title":"Author Events","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"j-penner-discussing-death-meets-cute-with-k-t-pike","title":"J. PENNER DISCUSSING DEATH MEETS CUTE WITH K.T. PIKE May 22nd at 7:00PM","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"152\" data-end=\"421\"\u003eJoin us for a special in-store event with author \u003cstrong data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"214\"\u003eJ. Penner\u003c\/strong\u003e celebrating the release of \u003cem data-start=\"242\" data-end=\"260\"\u003eDeath Meets Cute\u003c\/em\u003e. The evening will feature a conversation with the author, moderated by local author \u003cstrong data-start=\"359\" data-end=\"372\"\u003eK.T. Pike\u003c\/strong\u003e, followed by an audience Q\u0026amp;A and book signing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"152\" data-end=\"421\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYour Ticket includes a copy of Death Meets Cute, which publishes on April 28th. 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Tickets are available exclusively with the purchase of \u003cem data-start=\"524\" data-end=\"542\"\u003eDeath Meets Cute\u003c\/em\u003e from \u003cstrong data-start=\"548\" data-end=\"578\"\u003eThe Spine \u0026amp; Vine Bookstore\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"583\" data-end=\"815\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"9xizu3\" data-start=\"583\" data-end=\"663\"\u003eOnly customers who purchase the book from The Spine \u0026amp; Vine will be admitted.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"145oqvg\" data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"742\"\u003eSpace is limited, so we recommend ordering in advance to secure your spot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"13b5i2e\" data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"815\"\u003ePurchasing from The Spine \u0026amp; Vine helps support future author events.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"183noq3\" data-start=\"817\" data-end=\"864\"\u003eBook Signing \u0026amp; Personalization Guidelines\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"865\" data-end=\"1112\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1vg2uwt\" data-start=\"865\" data-end=\"919\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"877\"\u003eLimit:\u003c\/strong\u003e One (1) personalized book per customer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1gs4hrp\" data-start=\"920\" data-end=\"979\"\u003ePersonalization includes name (and date, if requested).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"17h8cym\" data-start=\"980\" data-end=\"1053\"\u003eAdditional books may be brought for signing, but will be signed only.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"15wndzx\" data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1112\"\u003eThe author will sign all copies of \u003cem data-start=\"1091\" data-end=\"1109\"\u003eDeath Meets Cute\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"1114\" data-end=\"1181\"\u003eOrdering a Signed Book (Attending the Event)\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAdd this product to your cart. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSelect \"In-store Pickup\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYour book will be ready for you to pick up by \u003cstrong\u003eApril 28th, 2026 (PUB DAY)\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cem\u003e*\u003cstrong\u003eDon't forget to bring your book back to sign on the day of our event, May 22, 2026. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"1114\" data-end=\"1181\"\u003eOrdering a Signed or Personalized Book (NOT Attending the Event)\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAdd this product to your cart. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSelect \"In-store Pickup\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the \"order comments\" box write \"signed only\" or to whom your book(s) should be personalized (i.e. \"To: Ms. Smith\"). As each customer is limited to a single personalization, please specify which book you would like personalized in the order comments. Requests for anything beyond a name, like a note or quote, are up to the author's discretion and are not guaranteed. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYour book will be ready for you to pick up at The Spine \u0026amp; Vine Bookstore after the event on May 22nd, 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"te19az\" data-start=\"1760\" data-end=\"1793\"\u003eMeet the Author: J. Penner\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1794\" data-end=\"2049\"\u003eWriting from her sun-kissed home in San Diego, J. Penner crafts cozy fantasy filled with warmth, magic, and heart. 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Pike\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2378\" data-end=\"2674\"\u003eA graduate of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2392\" data-end=\"2431\"\u003eUniversity of California, San Diego\u003c\/strong\u003e with a BA in Biological Anthropology, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2470\" data-end=\"2483\"\u003eK.T. Pike\u003c\/strong\u003e is a dedicated Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons player and Dungeon Master. 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Requests for anything beyond a name, like a note or quote, are up to the author's discretion and are not guaranteed. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYour book will be ready for you to pick up at The Spine \u0026amp; Vine Bookstore after the event on May 29th, 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"te19az\" data-start=\"1760\" data-end=\"1793\"\u003eMeet the Author: Cassandra Neyenesch\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eCassandra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eNeyenesch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a Brooklyn-based writer, activist, and curator. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eNeyenesch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s reviews and cultural pieces have appeared in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Rail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuffPost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublic Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe International Herald Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eArt in America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"175u1ll\" data-start=\"2341\" data-end=\"2377\"\u003eAbout the Moderator: Sandy Robertson\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2378\" data-end=\"2674\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn essay by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eSandy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eRobertson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e published in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eColorado Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e received honorable mention in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Best American Essays, 2023\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. In addition to her short fiction, she has a novel forthcoming and is writing a memoir.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2676\" data-end=\"2694\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"8ishne\" data-start=\"2758\" data-end=\"2788\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003eAbout \u003cem\u003eA Little Bit Bad\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A feisty true-crime obsessive’s erotic awakening.” —Ada Calhoun, author of \u003cem\u003eCrush\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA “compulsively readable” (Sophie Stava, author of \u003cem\u003eCount My Lies\u003c\/em\u003e) novel about a San Diego housewife whose love affair with her neighbor’s roofer is interrupted by a murder.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerdita Jungfrau thought she was going to be married to her husband forever, so falling in love with Nando, her neighbor’s anarcho-Marxist roofer, is a crisis. Life seems to put every possible obstacle in their way: she’s pregnant, he has a girlfriend, he’s fifteen years younger, she’s terrified of messing up her children and equally drawn towards this magnetic man who entrusts her with his deepest secret.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow it’s three years later and Nando has been murdered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs her bewildered husband tries to make sense of the wildly unpredictable person his wife has become, Perdita has other things on her mind. For starters, who is the mysterious woman sitting outside her house in a parked car all day? How can she stop her adored baby brother from being pulled under by his opioid addiction? Can someone with a childhood like hers ever be the mother her children deserve?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd most of all, what should she do with the searing memories of the affair which turned her life upside down?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Spine \u0026 Vine Bookstore ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52152926896411,"sku":null,"price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0866\/5441\/9227\/files\/10_6e18af75-03b0-4132-b97f-fb9cadf0eb59.png?v=1777769293"},{"product_id":"kerri-schlottman-discussing-daytime-moon-with-melissa-schultz-june-19th-at-7-00pm","title":"Kerri Schlottman discussing DAYTIME MOON  with Melissa Schultz June 19TH at 7:00PM","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"152\" data-end=\"421\"\u003eJoin us for a special in-store event with author \u003cstrong data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"214\"\u003eKerri Schlottman\u003c\/strong\u003e celebrating the release of \u003cem data-start=\"242\" data-end=\"260\"\u003eDaytime Moon\u003c\/em\u003e. The evening will feature a conversation with Kerri Schlottman, moderated by bookstore owner, \u003cstrong data-start=\"359\" data-end=\"372\"\u003eMelissa Schultz\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong data-start=\"359\" data-end=\"372\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003efollowed by an audience Q\u0026amp;A and book signing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"152\" data-end=\"421\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYour Ticket includes a copy of Daytime Moon, which publishes on May 12th. Pick up your book in store on release day so that you can dive in before the event! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"event-details__location--item\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"event-details__location--label\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDATE:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFriday 6\/19\/2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"event-details__location--item\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"event-details__location--label\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTIME:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e7:00pm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"event-list__details--item event-details__location--location\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"event-list__details--label\"\u003ePLACE: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"event-list__details--item event-details__location--location\"\u003eThe Spine \u0026amp; Vine Bookstore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e41789 Nicole Lane, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuite B5\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003carticle\u003e\u003caddress\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eTemecula, CA 92591\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/address\u003e\n\u003caddress\u003e\u003c\/address\u003e\n\u003caddress\u003e\u003c\/address\u003e\n\u003caddress\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to Attend \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/address\u003e\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"443\" data-end=\"581\"\u003eThis is a ticketed event. Tickets are available exclusively with the purchase of \u003cem data-start=\"524\" data-end=\"542\"\u003eDaytime Moon\u003c\/em\u003e from \u003cstrong data-start=\"548\" data-end=\"578\"\u003eThe Spine \u0026amp; Vine Bookstore\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"583\" data-end=\"815\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"9xizu3\" data-start=\"583\" data-end=\"663\"\u003eOnly customers who purchase the book from The Spine \u0026amp; Vine will be admitted.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"145oqvg\" data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"742\"\u003eSpace is limited, so we recommend ordering in advance to secure your spot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"13b5i2e\" data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"815\"\u003ePurchasing from The Spine \u0026amp; Vine helps support future author events.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"183noq3\" data-start=\"817\" data-end=\"864\"\u003eBook Signing \u0026amp; Personalization Guidelines\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"865\" data-end=\"1112\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1gs4hrp\" data-start=\"920\" data-end=\"979\"\u003ePersonalization includes name (and date, if requested).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"17h8cym\" data-start=\"980\" data-end=\"1053\"\u003eAdditional books may be brought for signing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"15wndzx\" data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1112\"\u003eThe author will sign all copies of \u003cem data-start=\"1091\" data-end=\"1109\"\u003eDaytime Moon\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"1114\" data-end=\"1181\"\u003eOrdering a Signed Book (Attending the Event)\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAdd this product to your cart. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSelect \"In-store Pickup\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYour book will be ready for you to pick up by \u003cstrong\u003eMay 12th, 2026 (PUB DAY)\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cem\u003e*\u003cstrong\u003eDon't forget to bring your book back to sign on the day of our event, June 19, 2026. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"1114\" data-end=\"1181\"\u003eOrdering a Signed or Personalized Book (NOT Attending the Event)\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eAdd this product to your cart. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSelect \"In-store Pickup\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn the \"order comments\" box write \"signed only\" or to whom your book(s) should be personalized (i.e. \"To: Ms. Smith\"). As each customer is limited to a single personalization, please specify which book you would like personalized in the order comments. Requests for anything beyond a name, like a note or quote, are up to the author's discretion and are not guaranteed. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYour book will be ready for you to pick up at The Spine \u0026amp; Vine Bookstore after the event on June 19th, 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"te19az\" data-start=\"1760\" data-end=\"1793\"\u003eMeet the Author: Kerri Schlottman\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_37 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eKerri is a writer of literary fiction novels, most recently \u003cem\u003eDaytime Moon \u003c\/em\u003e(Unnamed Press, May 2026). Her novel \u003cem\u003eTell Me One Thing \u003c\/em\u003ewas named a 2025 Storytrade Literary Fiction Finalist, a two-time 2024 PenCraft Fiction Award Winner, a 2023 American Book Fest Best Literary Fiction Book Finalist, and a Shelf Awareness Best Book This Week. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_37 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eKerri works to support artists, performers, and writers in creating new projects and am a part-time graduate professor at NYU in arts administration. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"8ishne\" data-start=\"2758\" data-end=\"2788\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003eAbout \u003cem\u003eDaytime Moon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eIsa has a gift. Premonitions, intuitive insight, a knack for tarot. But she is adrift.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eYears ago, she ran away from one coast to the other and never looked back, but when her brother Cole unexpectedly shows up on her stoop, she’s convinced that it’s time to go home. Back in the California desert, Isa is swept up in her former life of late-night drag races by the Salton Sea, beers with the locals, and haunting reminders of the twin sister she lost and the mother she never got to meet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8 wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eWhen Dane, the man who raised them, becomes terminally ill, Isa is forced to confront everything she ran away from. In a posthumous letter, his revelations ignite her fearless internal drive. 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