Name: An Evening with Paula Hawkins
Start: 2024-10-30T16:30:00-07:00
End: 2024-10-30T21:00:00-07:00
Location: JULEP Venue

An Evening with Paula Hawkins

Words Alive

Words Alive welcomes best-selling author Paula Hawkins, known for The Girl on the Train, to discuss her latest novel, The Blue Hour.

JULEP Venue

For twenty years, <a href="https://www.wordsalive.org" title="https://www.wordsalive.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Words Alive</a> has welcomed literary legends for our signature Author Talk &amp; Fundraising event. This year, we are excited to welcome best-selling author <a href="https://paulahawkinsbooks.com/" title="https://paulahawkinsbooks.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Paula Hawkins</a>, who will discuss her highly anticipated new novel, <a href="https://paulahawkinsbooks.com/the-blue-hour/" title="https://paulahawkinsbooks.com/the-blue-hour/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Blue Hour.</a>Moderating the discussion with Paula will be KPBS's <a href="https://www.kpbs.org/staff/julia-dixon-evans" title="https://www.kpbs.org/staff/julia-dixon-evans" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Julia Dixon Evans</a>, a seasoned journalist with extensive experience covering San Diego's vibrant arts scene.<h4> </h4><h4>Special Thanks to our Pulitzer &amp; Best Seller Sponsors for making this event possible:</h4><h4>Toby Eisenberg</h4><h4>Julie Dubick</h4><h4>Karen &amp; Jeff Silberman</h4> <h3>Pick Your Ticket:</h3>VIP ($230) - 4:30 p.m. - Enjoy early entry, passed hors d'oeuvres, champagne, dinner, and an exclusive social hour. You will also have access to preferred seating for the 7:00 p.m. interview with Paula Hawkins and receive a signed copy of her new book, The Blue Hour.General Entry ($150) - 5:30 p.m. - Includes dinner, drinks, and ample opportunities to socialize. Attend the 7:00 p.m. interview with Paula Hawkins and receive a signed copy of her new book, The Blue Hour.Author Talk &amp; Signed Book ($45) - 6:30 p.m. - Entry after dinner, with drinks available for purchase. Attend the 7:00 p.m. interview with Paula Hawkins and receive a signed copy of her new book, The Blue Hour.Author Talk Only ($25) - 6:30 p.m. - Entry after dinner, with drinks available for purchase. Attend the 7:00 p.m. interview with Paula Hawkins and receive a signed copy of her new book, Entry after dinner, with drinks available for purchase. Attend the interview with Paula Hawkins (book not included). Limited tickets available.Sponsor a General Entry Ticket for a Dedicated Volunteer ($150) - 5:30 p.m. - Includes dinner, drinks, and ample opportunities to socialize. Attend the 7:00 p.m. interview with Paula Hawkins and receive a signed copy of her new book, The Blue Hour. <h3>About the Author:</h3><a href="https://paulahawkinsbooks.com/bio-paula-hawkins/" title="https://paulahawkinsbooks.com/bio-paula-hawkins/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Paula Hawkins</a> worked as a journalist for fifteen years before turning her hand to fiction. She is the author of two #1 New York Times bestselling novels, <a href="https://paulahawkinsbooks.com/into-the-water/" title="https://paulahawkinsbooks.com/into-the-water/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Into The Water</a> and <a href="https://paulahawkinsbooks.com/the-girl-on-the-train-by-paula-hawkins/" title="https://paulahawkinsbooks.com/the-girl-on-the-train-by-paula-hawkins/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Girl on The Train</a>. An international #1 bestseller, <a href="https://paulahawkinsbooks.com/the-girl-on-the-train-by-paula-hawkins/" title="https://paulahawkinsbooks.com/the-girl-on-the-train-by-paula-hawkins/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Girl on the Train</a> has sold 23 million copies worldwide and has been adapted into a major motion picture. <a href="https://paulahawkinsbooks.com/into-the-water/" title="https://paulahawkinsbooks.com/into-the-water/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Into the Water </a>was also a Sunday Times and New York Times #1 bestseller, selling 4 million copies worldwide. Her upcoming thriller, <a href="https://paulahawkinsbooks.com/the-blue-hour/" title="https://paulahawkinsbooks.com/the-blue-hour/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Blue Hour</a>, is due to be published on the 29th October 2024. Hawkins was born in Zimbabwe and now splits her time between London and Edinburgh.<a href="https://paulahawkinsbooks.com/" title="https://paulahawkinsbooks.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.paulahawkinsbooks.com</a>Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/paulahawkins2010/?hl=en" title="https://www.instagram.com/paulahawkins2010/?hl=en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@paulahawkins2010</a>Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PaulaHawkinsWriter" title="https://www.facebook.com/PaulaHawkinsWriter" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@PaulaHawkinsWriter</a> <h3>About the Novel:</h3><a href="https://paulahawkinsbooks.com/the-blue-hour/" title="https://paulahawkinsbooks.com/the-blue-hour/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Blue Hour</a> - An isolated Scottish island, accessible to the mainland only twelve hours a day. An infamous artist whose notoriously unfaithful husband disappeared after visiting her twenty years ago. A present-day discovery that intimately connects three people and threatens a carefully concealed secret...<a href="https://paulahawkinsbooks.com/the-blue-hour/" title="https://paulahawkinsbooks.com/the-blue-hour/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.paulahawkinsbooks.com/the-blue-hour</a> <h3>About the Host:</h3>Words Alive is a leader in youth literacy efforts across San Diego County, dedicated to inspiring a love of reading in children, teens, and families. Our mission is to close the gap in access to educational opportunities and provide age- and language-appropriate books in historically under-resourced communities. As a nonprofit organization, we are committed to promoting literacy programs that make reading truly matter for young people and families in San Diego and beyond. We understand the life-changing power of reading and aim to empower every community to write their own stories through a commitment to reading.<a href="https://www.wordsalive.org" title="https://www.wordsalive.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.wordsalive.org</a>

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