Fwd: Authors At Borders In April

[Sara Reyes]

April

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Joanna Barrett

Men's Guide to the Women's Bathroom

April 8th at 2pm

Borders-West Village. 214-219-0512

The Men's Guide to the Women's Bathroom" strives to answer life's most imponderable question: What Do Women Really Do in the Bathroom? When the witty and urbane Claire St. John leaves New York City and returns to Austin, Texas, she realizes that all of the good advice she has ever received has been from strangers in the women's bathroom. If only she'd listened before she'd married the wrong man and wound up on the losing end of a divorce. Swearing off men, Claire decides to take a big chance— she will quit her life as a lawyer and write the ultimate self-help book— a book detailing exactly what goes on in that most sacred feminine temple: the women's bathroom. But will the new how-to guru ever learn to take her own advice?

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Joe Ely

Bonfire of Roadmaps

April 14th at Noon

Borders-Preston/Royal. 214-363-1977

Since he first hitched a ride out of Lubbock, Texas, at the age of sixteen, singer-songwriter and Flatlanders band member Joe Ely has been a road warrior, traveling highways and back roads across America and Europe, playing music for "2 hours of ecstasy" out of "22 hours of misery." To stay sane on the road, Ely keeps a journal, penning verses that sometimes morph into songs. In "Bonfire of Roadmaps," Ely takes readers on the road with him. Using verse passages from his road journals and his own drawings, Ely authentically re-creates the experience of a musician's life on tour- from the hard goodbyes at home, to the long hours on the road, to the exhilaration of a great live show, to the exhaustion after weeks of touring.

Please Note: Joe Ely will also play & sign at Borders-Chapell Hill on April 14th at 5pm.

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Giada De Laurentiis

Everyday Pasta

April 16th at 6pm

Borders-Preston/Royal. 214-363-1977

Giada De Laurentiis is the star of Food Network's "Everyday Italian," "Behind the Bash" and "Weekend Getaways." For New York Times-bestselling author Giada De Laurentiis, pasta has always been one of the great pleasures of the table: it's healthy and delicious; it can be light and delicate or rich and hearty; it's readily available and easy to prepare--everything you want in a meal. In "Everyday Pasta," Giada invites you to share her love of this versatile staple with more than a hundred brand-new recipes for pasta dishes, as well as for complementary sauces, salads, and sides tempting enough to bring the whole family to the dinner table.

Please Note: this event will require line tickets. Please call the store for details.

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Stuart Woods

Fresh Disasters

April 19th at 7pm

Borders- West Village. 214-219-0512

With "Dark Harbor," Stuart Woods proved yet again that he is the master of the popular crime novel. In his newest novel, "Fresh Disasters," smooth-talking New York lawyer Stone Barrington, along with his sidekick Dino Bacchetti, get dragged into an impossible case. Stone's bosses at the firm want him to sue major league mafia don Carmine Dattila for beating up Herbie Fisher. It's all pretty much good fun until psychotic sculptor Devlin Daltry, the ex-boyfriend of Stone's current flame, complicates matters.

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Ian Rankin

The Naming of the Dead: An Inspector Rebus Novel

April 20th at 7pm

Borders- Preston/Royal. 214-363-1977

Marking the 20th anniversary of John Rebus, this newest thriller is by the bestselling author of "Fleshmarket Alley." In "The Naming of the Dead," Rebus us intentionally left out of the pomp surrounding a conference of world leaders. All hands are on deck, and everyone is busy with the conference- except Rebus, whose superiors know better than to place him in close proximity to any high-profile media frenzy. When a delegate has fallen to his death, Rebus realizes that he may be dealing with a serial killer on the loose during one of the most politically sensitive moments in modern history.

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Bill Cochran

The Forever Dog

April 21st at 2pm

Borders-Preston/Royal. 214-363-1977

Bill Cochran was inspired to write this story after the loss of his much-loved golden retriever, Mo. In "The Forever Dog," Mike and his dog Corky are best friends and plan to be together forever. When Corky is not there when Mike gets home from school one day, Mike must learn to cope with the loss of his best friend. Sensitively written to help children, or anyone, cope with the loss of a loved one.

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Mark Rice

Downtown Dallas

April 38th at 6pm

Borders-West Village. 214-219-0512

From dusty prairie village to one of the nation's ten largest cities, Dallas has been defined by bold personalities and big buildings. They are all here in this book-the bankers, oil men, cotton brokers, merchants, and insurance titans who created the future and built the monumental structures that relected their success. Today, gleaming new office towers nestle comfortably with century-old residential conversations. The architectural diversity and rich past of the city are brought to life in this lavishly illustrated volume by a native Dallasite.

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