Thursday, February 9, 2012 2 PM
Velma Teague Branch Library

New York Times Notable Author Deborah Crombie will discuss and sign the fourteenth novel in her award-winning Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James series of British police procedurals, No Mark Upon Her, during the first of three Authors @ the Teague events in February.  

When a search and rescue team finds Metropolitan Police officer and Olympic hopeful Rebecca Meredith dead in the Thames, it soon becomes apparent that her death was no rowing accident. Scotland Yard superintendent Duncan Kincaid must cope with an abundance of suspects and the attempted murder of a member of the search and rescue team. Worst of all, his wife, Detective Inspector Gemma James, suspects that Becca's murder may be linked to dangerous forces inside the Met itself.  The tension rises in this “Seamlessly British murder mystery in the tradition of P.D. James and Barbara Vine.” (San Antonio Express-News)

Born in Texas, Deborah Crombie has lived in England and Scotland.  Currently residing in McKinney, Texas with her husband, three cats, and two German shepherds, she frequently travels to England.  A three-time winner of the Macavity, she has been nominated for numerous mystery awards.  Her novel Dreaming of the Bones was named as one of the 100 Best Crime Novels of the Century by the Independent Mystery Booksellers of America.  For more information, see the author's website.

The program is free. Books will be available for purchase and signing. For more information, please call 623-930-3439.

Saturday, February 18, 2012 2 PM
Velma Teague Branch Library

Join healthy lifestyle and nutrition expert Beth Aldrich when she discusses and signs her new book,“Real Moms Love to Eat; How to Conduct a Love Affair with Food, Lose Weight, and Feel Fabulous, during this Authors @ the Teague event.

Do you want to gain energy, lose weight, and really enjoy eating? Do you want to learn how to be healthier and happier, and help your family do the same? Packed full of fun and friendly anecdotes, advice, and recipes, this ten-week lifestyle makeover aims to change your relationship with food – and change your life in the bargain. “A very good primer to help you begin to make your diet an ally, not an enemy, in today’s time-compressed world.” (Dr. Barry Sears, author of the Zone Diet books)

Former host and producer of her own nationally syndicated PBS television series, For Her Information, Beth Aldrich founded her own media company. Following a 2007 car accident which she recounted in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Power Moms, she became intensely interested in the power of nutrition to improve our lives. After studying at The Institute for Integrative Nutrition with such luminaries as Deepak Chopra, Andrew Weil, David Wolfe, Dr. Walter Willett, and Barry Sears, she is now a Certified Holistic Health and Nutritional Counselor through the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. Residing in Chicago with her husband, three sons, and two terriers, she enjoys swimming, knitting, yoga, golf, Sudoku, and running marathons. Learn more about Beth and her nutritional ideas here.

The program is free. Books will be available for purchase and signing. For more information, please call 623-930-3439.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012 2 PM
Velma Teague Branch Library

Crime novelist Hilary Davidson will discuss and sign The Next One to Fall, the new sequel to the Anthony and Crimespree Award-winning The Damage Done, during February's final Authors @ the Teague event.  

A trip to Peru with her best friend was supposed to help travel writer Lily Moore recover from a recent tragedy. Instead, she’s caught up in a murder once again at the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu, when she hears a dying woman name the man who pushed her down the stairs. After the death is ruled an accident, Lily investigates the wealthy man on her own, uncovering a trail of dead and missing women that begs the question: who will be the next one to fall? “An atmospheric mystery with an ending that packs a punch.” (Meg Gardiner, author of The Nightmare Thief)

Hilary Davidson won the 2009 Watery Grave Invitational and the 2010 Spinetingler Award for her short crime stories. She is the author of 18 nonfiction books, including some Frommer’s guides, and has been published in more than 40 magazines. In 2008, she founded the “Gluten-Free Guidebook” website for gluten-intolerant travelers like herself. According to her website, Hilary has explored “the cemeteries of New Orleans, Pompeii’s brothels, and Bangkok’s seedy night markets” as a travel writer, not to mention “diving for shipwrecks in the icy waters of the St. Lawrence River.” A lover of “vintage clothing, classic Hollywood movies, and Art Deco design” and a former resident of Toronto, she now lives in New York. Visit her website to learn more.