{"id":160379,"date":"2026-02-02T15:37:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/160379\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T15:37:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:37:55","slug":"excitement-builds-for-a-day-of-authors-2026-event-at-cal-state-fullerton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/160379\/","title":{"rendered":"Excitement Builds for A Day of Authors 2026 Event at Cal State Fullerton"},"content":{"rendered":"

Presented by ALPHA \u2013 an Auxiliary to the Assistance League of Fullerton<\/p>\n

The Assistance League Professional Humanitarian Auxiliary, known as ALPHA, is gearing up for its 33rd annual \u201cA Day of Authors\u201d event. Scheduled for Saturday, March 28, the event will take place at California State University, Fullerton, in the Titan Student Union, starting at 8:15 am with a continental breakfast.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>The program begins at 9:00 am with introductions and a keynote speaker,\u00a0Lisa Unger,\u00a0bestselling\u00a0thriller\u00a0author of\u00a0Served Him Right.\u00a0Her debut novel,\u00a0Beautiful Lies,\u00a0earned her a place on the New York Times\u2019 Bestsellers List in 2006. <\/p>\n

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Writer Daniel Kraus<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The afternoon keynote speaker is the multi-genre novelist, TV and film scriptwriter,\u00a0Daniel Kraus. Kraus\u2019s latest novel,\u00a0Angel Down,\u00a0in the historical fiction\u00a0and\u00a0thriller category, was\u00a0selected as\u00a0one of the ten\u00a02025 Best Books\u00a0of the Year by the New York Times. A film based on his\u00a0earlier,\u00a0highly acclaimed\u00a0novel,\u00a0Whale\u00a0Fall, will\u00a0be released in October of 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Between our two keynote speakers, guests will be treated to\u00a0two\u00a0of their selected\u00a0authors\u2019\u00a0presentations\u00a0as well as\u00a0a delicious lunch.\u00a0Julie Clark,\u00a0bestselling\u00a0author of\u00a0The Ghostwriter,\u00a0features strong female characters\u00a0in her suspenseful thrillers. <\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Well-known author\u00a0Chris Epting will feature his latest travel book,\u00a0Theodore Roosevelt in California: The Presidential Pilgrimage That Saved\u00a0the\u00a0Wilderness.\u00a0This\u00a0latest\u00a0treasure tells the tale of President Roosevelt\u2019s\u00a0camping trip, which he shared with naturalist John Muir throughout California.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Six Days in Bombay\u00a0is the latest historical fiction novel by\u00a0Alka Joshi. Known for weaving threads of mystery throughout her books, Joshi takes readers on a cultural expedition through 1930s India and Europe. <\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Contemporary fiction writer,\u00a0Kaira Rouda, explores friendships and sorority in her latest novel,\u00a0We Were Never Friends, where former sorority sisters suddenly have a future together that is plagued by their past. <\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Our young\u00a0adult\/youth bestselling novelist,\u00a0Holly Goldberg Sloan, shares her latest achievement,\u00a0Finding Lost, based on a true story of a lost-at-sea crab fisherman in Oregon. Written for middle-schoolers, she brings characters to life who demonstrate that people can survive loss and grief despite the tragedy they\u00a0have\u00a0experienced, offering hope to survivors.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Book signings, raffle baskets, and opportunity drawings for two $500 prizes will occur throughout the day. This popular, 400-guest event raises funds\u00a0to assist the surrounding Fullerton Community, including St. Jude Neighborhood Healthy Beginnings Program, McKinney-Vento Toiletry and Birthday Book Program, Operation School Bell, Santa\u2019s Closet, Tara\u2019s Chance Equine Therapy Scholarships, Fullerton Police Explorers, as well as Post-Secondary Scholarships and Grants.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For tickets and further information, go to www.adayofauthors.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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