Diesel, A Bookstore in Malibu is pleased to present Malibu resident and debut children’s book author Denise Doyen in celebration of her first picture book for kids, Once Upon A Twice, on Sunday, September 27 at 3 p.m. Reminiscent of Lewis Carroll’s Jabberwocky, Doyen has crafted clever nonsense words and rhyming text that pair flawlessly with luminescent illustrations by National Book Award winner Barry Moser. Once Upon A Twice is an irresistible read-aloud that’s just spooky enough to engage young readers as they learn the perils of venturing out on one’s own.        

  Diesel, A Bookstore in Brentwood is delighted to present Sarah Culberson and Tracy Trivas as they discuss and sign A Princess Found: An American Family, an African Chiefdom, and the Daughter Who Connected Them All, on Sunday, September 27th, at 3 p.m. Sarah Culberson grew up in Morgantown, West Virginia. She attended West Virginia University, where she earned a B.A. in Theatre. She graduated from The American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco with a Masters in Fine Arts and joined the Los Angeles acting community. Sarah has been seen acting on the stage as well as in TV and films. As President of the Kposowa Foundation in Los Angeles, she and many others head up fundraising with the goal of improving education for young people and rebuilding Sierra Leone. She lives in Los Angeles. Tracy Trivas, a graduate of Dartmouth College, won a Dartmouth Graduate Fellowship to study Victorian Literature at Oxford University, England. She received her Masters Degree in English from Middlebury College. Her middle-grade fiction book, The Wish Stealers, will be released in the fall of 2009. She lives in California with her family.