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Kristin Harmel is beloved around the world as the #1 international and New York Times bestselling author of historical novels such as "The Forest of Vanishing Stars", "The Book of Lost Names", and "The Winemaker's Wife", and also as the renowned co-founder of the enormously popular Friends & Fiction podcast, and for her very public and courageous battle with breast cancer.
Q&A with the author and book signing. No registration necessary.
Pre-order your book(s)from our partner ADVENTURES BY THE BOOK here to be delivered to you at the event for signing. Books will also be available for purchase and signing at the event.
Questions? Contact LPolizzi@pvld.org or call 310-377-9584 ext. 210
EVENT TYPE: | Reading Program | Author Reading/Lecture |
The original 32,000 sq. ft Peninsula Center Library built in 1967 was designed by pioneers in “green” design, A. Quincy Jones and Frederick E. Emmons. With vertical wood louvers to control sunlight, the original steel and reinforced concrete building also included coffered slab ceilings with recessed lighting, glass walls, and local Palos Verdes stone and white columns. All furnishings were contemporary with many pieces designed by Jones and Emmons specifically for the Library.
In 1995, architects Zimmer, Gunsul, and Fransca (ZGF) renovated and expanded the space, nearly doubling its size. Using the existing concrete-frame building, the building maintains the original entrance on Deep Valley and added the new entrance on Silver Spur. The building also features major public artworks such as the Stellar Axis by Lita Albuquerque, the bronze cheetahs with the stone column by Gwynn Murrill, and the Light in the Forest mural by Myrna Shiras which are integral parts of the building.
