Events

EVENT:  Get ready for another whimsical decorating Book from Karen Tack & Alan Richardson (authors of Hello, Cupcake! and What's New, Cupcake?), Bestselling Authors and culinary MacGyvers who transform store-bought candies, frosting, and baking mixes into stunning cupcake creations.  Here, they've expanded their repertoire to include other types of desserts (e.g., a lemon cheesecake that masquerades as nachos).  With just one trip to the grocery store, aspiring decorators of all ages can easily re-create treats from this fun Book.

AUTHORS:  Called "the cake whisperer" by Gourmet, Karen Tack is a cooking teacher and food stylist.  Her work can be seen on the covers of Gourmet, Bon Appetit, Good Housekeeping, Family Circle, Woman's Day, Martha Stewart Living, Parents, Real Simple, Nick Jr., and many others.  Fellow creator Alan Richardson has photographed dozens of Bestselling Cookbooks, and his work appears in many leading food and women's magazines.  He is the co-author of The Breath of a Wok, which won two coveted awards from the International Association of Culinary Professionals.

DATE & TIME:  Wednesday, February 8, 2011 at 7:00 PM

LOCATION:  Unity Temple on The Plaza, Sanctuary, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112

ADMISSION PACKAGE:  $17.95 plus Sales Tax includes One Author Autographed Softcover of Cupcakes, Cookies, & Pie, Oh, My!, one Stamped Admission Ticket, and one Guest Ticket (if needed).  If you'd like to pick-up your Order at the door of this Event, choose In-Store Pick-Up as your shipping option and add in the Notes field that you'd like At-Event Pick-Up.  Your Order will be held under your name at Will Call.  The cut-off time for online ordering is 2:00 PM on the day of the Event.

EVENT FORMAT:  Karen Tack & Alan Richardson will demonstrate techniques from their new Book and answer audience questions.  A Booksigning follows the discussion.  A Stamped Admission Ticket is required for the Booksigning.

YES, WE SHIP AUTHOR AUTOGRAPHED BOOKS WORLDWIDE!  Order a Author Autographed Books below.  Your Order will ship within a day or two of the Author Event.  International customers, E-mail Mailbox@RainyDayBooks.com for a shipping quote.  We ship using United States Postal Service International Priority Mail.

DISCLAIMER:  All Author Event sales are final and non-refundable.  Kansas Sales Tax is charged on all Orders, regardless of destination.  Unless otherwise indicated, Authors will only sign Books purchased from Rainy Day Books accompanied by a Stamped Admission Ticket.  Additional signed copies are available for purchase at our Author Event. 

EVENT:  Get ready for another whimsical decorating Book from Karen Tack & Alan Richardson (authors of Hello, Cupcake! and What's New, Cupcake?), Bestselling Authors and culinary MacGyvers who transform store-bought candies, frosting, and baking mixes into stunning cupcake creations.  Here, they've expanded their repertoire to include other types of desserts (e.g., a lemon cheesecake that masquerades as nachos).  With just one trip to the grocery store, aspiring decorators of all ages can easily re-create treats from this fun Book.

AUTHORS:  Called "the cake whisperer" by Gourmet, Karen Tack is a cooking teacher and food stylist.  Her work can be seen on the covers of Gourmet, Bon Appetit, Good Housekeeping, Family Circle, Woman's Day, Martha Stewart Living, Parents, Real Simple, Nick Jr., and many others.  Fellow creator Alan Richardson has photographed dozens of Bestselling Cookbooks, and his work appears in many leading food and women's magazines.  He is the co-author of The Breath of a Wok, which won two coveted awards from the International Association of Culinary Professionals.

DATE & TIME:  Thursday, February 9, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Noon

LOCATION:  The Culinary Center of Kansas City, 7920 Santa Fe Drive, Overland Park, Kansas 66204

ADMISSION PACKAGE (ADMITS ONE):  $25.00 plus Sales Tax includes One Author Autographed Softcover of Cupcakes, Cookies, & Pie, Oh, My!, one Stamped Admission Ticket.  If you'd like to pick-up your Order at the door of this Event, choose In-Store Pick-Up as your shipping option and add in the Notes field that you'd like At-Event Pick-Up.  Your Order will be held under your name at Will Call.  The cut-off time for online ordering is 2:00 PM on the day of the Event.

EVENT FORMAT:  Karen Tack & Alan Richardson will demonstrate four projects from their new Book and answer audience questions.  Guests will receive a treat provided by The Upper Crust and a gift from The Culinary Center of Kansas City.  A Booksigning follows the discussion.  A Stamped Admission Ticket is required for the Booksigning.

DISCLAIMER:  All Author Event sales are final and non-refundable.  Kansas Sales Tax is charged on all Orders, regardless of destination.  Unless otherwise indicated, Authors will only sign Books purchased from Rainy Day Books accompanied by a Stamped Admission Ticket.  Additional signed copies are available for purchase at our Author Event. 

EVENT:  Harriet Lerner, Ph.D., appears for her new Book  Marriage Rules: A Manual for the Married and the Coupled Up. 

Coupling up can be complicated.  Dr. Harriet Lerner's Marriage Rules are effective.

Following a unique format for today's world, the renowned author of The Dance of Anger gives us just over 100 Rules that cover all the hot spots in long-term relationships. 

Marriage Rules offers new solutions to age-old challenges ("He won't talk" "She doesn't want sex") as well as modern ones (your partner's relationship to technology.)  You'll also learn how to: 

*Calm things down and warm them up

*Talk straight and fight fair

*Listen well as a spiritual practice

*Connect with a distant partner

*Survive the unique challenges of children, stepchildren and difficult in-laws

*Follow a 12-step program to overcome defensiveness

*Know how and when to draw the line

*Take back your marriage when things fall apart

Marriage Rules is a treasure chest of lively, practical advice to help you navigate your couple relationship with clarity, courage, and joyous conviction.  If one person in a couple follows ten rules of his or her choice, it will generate a major, positive change.  All that's required is a genuine wish for a better relationship and a willingness to practice.

AUTHOR:  Harriet Lerner, Ph.D., is one of our nations most loved and respected relationship experts.  A renowned scholar on the psychology of women and family relationships, she is the author of The New York Times Bestseller, The Dance of Anger, and other acclaimed Books that together have sold over six million copies.  A clinical psychologist in private practice, Dr. Lerner is a distinguished speaker, consultant and workshop leader.  She has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, and NPR and she hosts the "Dance of Connection" blog on www.PsychologyToday.com  She is also, with her sister, an Award-Winning children's Book author.  She and her husband live in Lawrence, Kansas and have two grown sons.

DATE & TIME:  Thursday, February 9, 2011 at 7:00 PM

LOCATION:  Unity Temple on The Plaza, Sanctuary, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112

ADMISSION PACKAGE:  $22.50 plus Sales Tax includes One Hardcover copy of Marriage Rules, one Stamped Admission Ticket, and one Guest Ticket (if needed).  If you'd like to pick-up your Order at the door of this Event, choose In-Store Pick-Up as your shipping option and add in the Notes field that you'd like At-Event Pick-Up.  Your Order will be held under your name at Will Call.  The cut-off time for online ordering is 2:00 PM on the day of the Event.

EVENT FORMAT:  Harriet Lerner, Ph.D., will discuss her new Book and answer audience questions.  A Booksigning follows the discussion.  A Stamped Admission Ticket is required for the Booksigning.

YES, WE SHIP AUTHOR AUTOGRAPHED BOOKS WORLDWIDE!  Order an Author Autograpghed Book below.  Your Order will ship within a day or two of the Author Event.  International customers, E-mail Mailbox@RainyDayBooks.com for a shipping quote.  We ship using United States Postal Service International Priority Mail.

DISCLAIMER:  All Author Event sales are final and non-refundable.  Kansas Sales Tax is charged on all Orders, regardless of destination.  Unless otherwise indicated, Authors will only sign Books purchased from Rainy Day Books accompanied by a Stamped Admission Ticket.  Additional signed copies are available for purchase at our Author Event. 

EVENT:  A BOOK CLUB EVENING featuring Alex George,  who appears for his new novel A Good American. 

Vivien highly recommends this author: "In the heart of Missouri at the start of the 20th century, a young man and his pregnant bride find an adopted home far from their beloved Germany. A Good American is the saga of three generations of the Meisenheimer family, told by both grandfather and grandson. This is a true immigrant song, a two-part harmony paying their respects to John Irving and Mark Twain. Taking place though the joys and sorrows of an American century, the hardest part is turning the final page."

AUTHOR: Alex George is an Englishman who lives, works, and writes in Columbia, Missouri. He studied law at Oxford University and worked for eight years as a corporate lawyer in London and Paris before moving to the United States in 2003.

DATE & TIME:  Thursday, February 23, 2011 at 7:00 PM

LOCATION:  Unity Temple on The Plaza, Sanctuary, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112

ADMISSION PACKAGE:  $25.95 plus Sales Tax includes One Hardcover copy of A Good American, one Stamped Admission Ticket, and one Guest Ticket (if needed).  If you'd like to pick-up your Order at the door of this Event, choose In-Store Pick-Up as your shipping option and add in the Notes field that you'd like At-Event Pick-Up.  Your Order will be held under your name at Will Call.  The cut-off time for online ordering is 2:00 PM on the day of the Event.

EVENT FORMAT: This Book Club Evening will begin with a presentation by Vivien Jennings, President of Rainy Day Books. Vivien will present a series of recommendations for Book Clubs. This introductory segment starts at 6:30 PM. Alex George will then discuss his new book and answer audience questions.  A Booksigning follows the discussion.  A Stamped Admission Ticket is required for the Booksigning.

YES, WE SHIP SIGNED COPIES WORLDWIDE!  Order a signed copy below.  Your Order will ship within a day or two of the Author Event.  International customers, E-mail Mailbox@RainyDayBooks.com for a shipping quote.  We ship using United States Postal Service International Priority Mail.

DISCLAIMER:  All Author Event sales are final and non-refundable.  Kansas Sales Tax is charged on all Orders, regardless of destination.  Unless otherwise indicated, Authors will only sign Books purchased from Rainy Day Books accompanied by a Stamped Admission Ticket.  Additional signed copies are available for purchase at our Author Event. 

EVENT:  Ayad Akhtar appears for his debut novel American Dervish. 

Geoffrey highly recommends this new author:

"In the heart of America at the start of the 1980's, Hayat Shah is coming of age. Challenged on all sides by contradictions, Hayat is a good student, a good son, and searching for his faith. Rare is the debut novel that lifts the veil off the reader's own eyes. American Dervish is a revelation, a provocative and brilliant moral dilemma. Can one be true to one's faith and to one's country? Without question, Ayad Akhtar is true to the storyteller's craft. Read it and cheer."

AUTHOR: Ayad Akhtar is an American-born, first generation Pakistani-American from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He holds degrees in Theater from Brown University and in Directing from the Graduate Film Program at Columbia University, where he won multiple awards for his work. He is the author of numerous screenplays and was star and co-writer of The War Within, which premiered at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay and an International Press Academy Satellite Award for Best Picture - Drama. American Dervish is his first novel.

DATE & TIME:  Tuesday, February 28, 2011 at 7:00 PM

LOCATION:  Unity Temple on The Plaza, Sanctuary, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112

ADMISSION PACKAGE:  $24.99 plus Sales Tax includes One Hardcover copy of American Dervish, one Stamped Admission Ticket, and one Guest Ticket (if needed).  If you'd like to pick-up your Order at the door of this Event, choose In-Store Pick-Up as your shipping option and add in the Notes field that you'd like At-Event Pick-Up.  Your Order will be held under your name at Will Call.  The cut-off time for online ordering is 2:00 PM on the day of the Event.

EVENT FORMAT:  Ayad Akhtar will discuss his new book and answer audience questions.  A Booksigning follows the discussion.  A Stamped Admission Ticket is required for the Booksigning.

YES, WE SHIP SIGNED COPIES WORLDWIDE!  Order a signed copy below.  Your Order will ship within a day or two of the Author Event.  International customers, E-mail Mailbox@RainyDayBooks.com for a shipping quote.  We ship using United States Postal Service International Priority Mail.

DISCLAIMER:  All Author Event sales are final and non-refundable.  Kansas Sales Tax is charged on all Orders, regardless of destination.  Unless otherwise indicated, Authors will only sign Books purchased from Rainy Day Books accompanied by a Stamped Admission Ticket.  Additional signed copies are available for purchase at our Author Event. 

EVENT:  A BOOK CLUB EVENING featuring Lisa See, who appears for her New York Times bestselling novel Dreams of Joy.

AUTHOR: Lisa See is the New York Times bestselling author of Shanghai Girls, Peony in Love, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Flower Net (an Edgar Award nominee), The Interior, and Dragon Bones, as well as the critically acclaimed memoir On Gold Mountain. The Organization of Chinese American Women named her the 2001 National Woman of the Year. She lives in Los Angeles.

DATE & TIME:  Thursday, March 8, 2011 at 7:00 PM

LOCATION:  Village Presbyterian Church, Friendship Hall, 6641 Mission Road, Prairie Village, Kansas 66208.

ADMISSION PACKAGE:  $15.00 plus Sales Tax includes One Trade Paperback copy of Dreams of Joy, one Stamped Admission Ticket, and one Guest Ticket (if needed).  If you'd like to pick-up your Order at the door of this Event, choose In-Store Pick-Up as your shipping option and add in the Notes field that you'd like At-Event Pick-Up.  Your Order will be held under your name at Will Call.  The cut-off time for online ordering is 2:00 PM on the day of the Event.

EVENT FORMAT: This Book Club Evening will begin with a presentation by Vivien Jennings, President of Rainy Day Books. Vivien will present a series of recommendations for Book Clubs. This introductory segment starts at 6:30 PM. Lisa See will then discuss her new book and answer audience questions.  A Booksigning follows the discussion.  A Stamped Admission Ticket is required for the Booksigning.

YES, WE SHIP SIGNED COPIES WORLDWIDE!  Order a signed copy below.  Your Order will ship within a day or two of the Author Event.  International customers, E-mail Mailbox@RainyDayBooks.com for a shipping quote.  We ship using United States Postal Service International Priority Mail.

DISCLAIMER:  All Author Event sales are final and non-refundable.  Kansas Sales Tax is charged on all Orders, regardless of destination.  Unless otherwise indicated, Authors will only sign Books purchased from Rainy Day Books accompanied by a Stamped Admission Ticket.  Additional signed copies are available for purchase at our Author Event. 

EVENT:  A Conversation with Jodi Picoult. The New York Times Bestselling author appears for her latest novel Lone Wolf. 

AUTHOR: Jodi Picoult is the author of eighteen novels, including the #1 New York Times bestseller My Sister’s Keeper. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and three children.

DATE & TIME:  Wednesday, March 14, 2011 at 7:00 PM

LOCATION:  Unity Temple on The Plaza, Sanctuary, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112

ADMISSION PACKAGE:  $28.00 plus Sales Tax includes One Hardcover copy of Lone Wolf, one Stamped Admission Ticket, and one Guest Ticket (if needed).  If you'd like to pick-up your Order at the door of this Event, choose In-Store Pick-Up as your shipping option and add in the Notes field that you'd like At-Event Pick-Up.  Your Order will be held under your name at Will Call.  The cut-off time for online ordering is 2:00 PM on the day of the Event.

EVENT FORMAT:  Jodi Picoult will be in conversation with Vivien Jennings, owner and president of Rainy Day Books.  A Booksigning follows the discussion.  A Stamped Admission Ticket is required for the Booksigning. Jodi Picoult will sign books purchased from Rainy Day Books for this event.

YES, WE SHIP SIGNED COPIES WORLDWIDE!  Order a signed copy below.  Your Order will ship within a day or two of the Author Event.  International customers, E-mail Mailbox@RainyDayBooks.com for a shipping quote.  We ship using United States Postal Service International Priority Mail.

DISCLAIMER:  All Author Event sales are final and non-refundable.  Kansas Sales Tax is charged on all Orders, regardless of destination.  Unless otherwise indicated, Authors will only sign Books purchased from Rainy Day Books accompanied by a Stamped Admission Ticket.  Additional signed copies are available for purchase at our Author Event. 

EVENT:  Susan Vreeland, The New York Times Bestselling author of Girl In Hyacinth Blue returns with a new novel: Clara and Mr. Tiffany. It's 1893, and at the Chicago World's Fair, Louis Comfort Tiffany makes his debut with a luminous exhibition of innovative stained-glass windows that he hopes will earn him a place on the international artistic stage. But behind the scenes in his New York studio is the freethinking Clara Driscoll, head of his women's division, who conceives of and designs nearly all of the iconic leaded-glass lamps for which Tiffany will long be remembered. Never publicly acknowledged, Clara struggles with her desire for artistic recognition and the seemingly insurmountable challenges that she faces as a professional woman. She also yearns for love and companionship, and is devoted in different ways to five men, including Tiffany, who enforces a strict policy: He does not employ married women. Ultimately, Clara must decide what makes her happiest--the professional world of her hands or the personal world of her heart. Join us for an amazing look into the life of one of America's most iconic designers.

AUTHOR: Susan Vreeland is the author of the bestselling novels Girl in Hyacinth Blue, The Passion of Artemisia, and Luncheon of the Boating Party. She lives in San Diego.

DATE & TIME:  Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 7:00 PM

LOCATION:  Atkins Auditorium at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 4525 Oak Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.

PARKING: Garage parking is $5.00. On-street parking is complimentary. 

ADMISSION PACKAGE:  $15.00 plus Sales Tax includes One Trade Paperback copy of Clara and Mr. Tiffany, one Stamped Admission Ticket, and one Guest Ticket (if needed).  If you'd like to pick-up your Order at the door of this Event, choose In-Store Pick-Up as your shipping option and add in the Notes field that you'd like At-Event Pick-Up.  Your Order will be held under your name at Will Call.  The cut-off time for online ordering is 2:00 PM on the day of the Event.

EVENT FORMAT:  Susan Vreeland will discuss her new Book accompanied by a Multimedia Presentation, and answer audience questions.  A Booksigning follows the discussion.  A Stamped Admission Ticket is required for the Booksigning.

DISCLAIMER:  All Author Event sales are final and non-refundable.  Kansas Sales Tax is charged on all Orders, regardless of destination.  Unless otherwise indicated, Authors will only sign Books purchased from Rainy Day Books accompanied by a Stamped Admission Ticket.  Additional signed copies are available for purchase at our Author Event.