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VHOB had a visiting author today signing her debut novel, The Moment Before.  Suzy Vitello, who lives in Portland, OR, was visiting a Los Gatos friend who made arrangements with Cheryl and Steve for Suzy to grace the store for a couple of hours.  I think it's worth quoting NYT best-selling thriller author Chelsea Cain:

“Suzy Vitello is one of the smartest writers I know. She's taught me probably 40 percent of everything I know about writing fiction. I still write mainly to please her."  

Pretty impressive, no?

BOOK LAUNCHES:

Thursday, July 10 - 6-8 - Alina Sayre/Amalia Hillmann - The Illuminator's Gift - lots of kids' activities, including face painting.

Friday, July 11 - 6:30-8 - Linda Gunther - Endangered Witness - her 1st novel, Ten Steps from the Hotel Inglaterra, will also be available for buying/signing.

BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:

Simon & Schuster has come out with a bunch of book recommendations in various categories.  Take a look, if you're interested.

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