Allison Oster
Public Relations Manager
(626) 815-4518
Barnes & Noble Book Signing Features Five APU Authors
November 1, 2007
AZUSA, Calif. –
WHO:
Five Azusa Pacific University faculty authors: Joseph Bentz, Ph.D.; Kimberly Battle-Walters Denu, Ph.D.; Diana Pavlac Glyer, Ph.D.; Sarah Sumner, Ph.D.; Steve Wilkens, Ph.D.
WHAT:
For the first time, five APU faculty members will participate in a book signing event at the new Glendora Barnes & Noble. To recognize the achievement of these local authors, the evening includes a reception, during which the authors will discuss each of their books, followed by a time for book signing. Also, 10 percent of every purchase made with a voucher between 9 a.m.-11 p.m. benefits APU. Customers must have a voucher for the purchase to count toward the university. Café items, gift cards, and membership purchases are excluded.
WHERE:
Barnes & Noble
1315 E. Gladstone Street, Glendora
WHEN:
Wed., Nov. 14
Store opens at 9 a.m.
Reception and book signing from 6-9 p.m.
AUTHORS:
- La Verne resident Joseph Bentz, Ph.D., professor of English at APU, is the author of Silent God: Finding Him When You Can’t Hear His Voice, which explores practical ways of getting the noise in our lives – work, media, mental clutter – under control, and considers how God uses silence to accomplish His purposes for us. Bentz’s second book, A Son Comes Home, tells the story of a young man who returns home to face his troubled past years after his brother’s tragic death. First published in 1999, this award-winning book was placed in the top ten Christian novels of the year by Booklist magazine.
- Sheila’s Shop: Working-Class African-American Women Talk About Life, Love, Race, and Hair written by Azusa resident Kimberly Battle-Walters Denu, Ph.D., professor of social work at APU, takes readers into a Southern beauty parlor where working-class African-American women discuss what it means to be strong, successful, and beautiful, and what they think others think of them.
- Diana Pavlac Glyer, Ph.D., a resident of Monrovia and professor of English at APU, will feature her book, The Company They Keep: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien as Writers in Community, at the signing. Glyer takes readers into the smoky Oxford offices and noisy pubs where Lewis and Tolkien met to discuss their writings, allowing us to bear witness to the collaborative process by which some of the 20th century’s most popular literary works were born.
- Leadership Above the Line: A Characterbased Leadership Tool that Leads to Success for You and Your Team, written by San Dimas resident Sarah Sumner, Ph.D., professor of theology and ministry at APU, encourages leaders to lead and live “above the line” in three categories, as strategists, humanitarians, and diplomats. Sumner’s book helps readers learn to increase self-awareness, make sense of confusing situations, and motivate people.
- Steve Wilkens, Ph.D., Monrovia resident and professor of theology and philosophy at APU, will be signing his most recent book, The Original Dr. Steve’s Almanac of Christian Trivia. This tongue-in-cheek almanac answers questions about things you should have learned in Sunday school, but somehow didn’t. It includes quizzes on famous biblical phrases and a guide to theology’s biggest words.
- For more information, contact Allison Oster at (626) 815-4518.
Featured in TIME magazine and ranked as one of the nation’s best by U.S.News & World Report and The Princeton Review, Azusa Pacific is a comprehensive, Christian, evangelical university, committed to God First and known for excellence in higher education. Azusa Pacific’s main campus lies just 26 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, while its seven Southern California regional centers bring convenience and extend quality programming. The university offers more than 50 areas of undergraduate study, 23 master's degrees, and 7 doctorates to a total student population of more than 8,100.
