Children's Book Authors

Join us for an easy hike starting from Girona. This is a scenic circular hike through riverside paths, quiet countryside tracks, and forest trails to the Salt del Timbarro waterfall near Sarrià de Ter. The route passes the Ter River, woodlands, farmland, and the historic church of Sant Pau before returning along the beautiful Ribes del Ter promenade. 🗺️ **Route on WIkilloc:** [https://ca.wikiloc.com/rutes-senderisme/girona-salt-del-timbarro-ribes-del-ter-88780091](https://ca.wikiloc.com/rutes-senderisme/girona-salt-del-timbarro-ribes-del-ter-88780091) 🗺️ **Route in Google Maps:** [https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/2/edit?mid=1BJayjOpd5nk1AM7AjVdu0qh64IwU0gg](https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/2/edit?mid=1BJayjOpd5nk1AM7AjVdu0qh64IwU0gg) 🗓️ **Date:** Sunday 26 April 2026 🕘 **Meeting time:** 9 AM 📌 **Meeting point:** El Rellotge de la Devesa de Girona ([https://maps.app.goo.gl/X4gztYcr97CimQJ26](https://maps.app.goo.gl/X4gztYcr97CimQJ26)) 📏 **Distance:** 14 km ⬆️ **Elevation gain:** 167 m 🔁 **Type:** Loop 🟢 **Difficulty:** Easy **Join our WhatsApp group:** [gironabuddies.com/april26](gironabuddies.com/april26) *** **Everyone welcome!** Girona Buddies Hiking is a WhatsApp community, and we organise all our hikes and other events there: **WhatsApp group for this hike:** [gironabuddies.com/april26](gironabuddies.com/april26) **Our WhatsApp community:** [gironabuddies.com/hiking](www.gironabuddies.com/hiking) **Instagram:** [instagram.com/hikegirona](www.instagram.com/hikegirona) Looking forward to hiking with you! ✨ We organise all our hikes on WhatsApp at [gironabuddies.com/hiking](www.gironabuddies.com/hiking). You can see previous hikes we did at [instagram.com/hikegirona](www.instagram.com/hikegirona). **Liability notice:** This is a free, informal, non-guided hike. By joining, you take part voluntarily and at your own risk. Please ensure you are comfortable with the route and are responsible for your own safety and equipment. The organisers cannot accept liability for accidents, injury, loss, or damage, except where required by law.

This month we’ll be reading Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb. Feel free to come even if you don’t finish the book!

Welcome, readers! Our April read is **_Martyr!_ by Kaveh Akbar.** The story follows a young Iranian American poet grappling with grief, addiction, and the aching question of what makes a life meaningful. Drawn into an unexpected friendship with a terminally ill artist, he begins to confront faith, love, and the seduction of self-destruction. Lyrical, darkly funny, and emotionally piercing, the novel wrestles with beauty and despair in equal measure. It’s a story about longing—to be seen, to be forgiven, and to matter. Looking forward to discussing with everyone! We will meet at Zaftig Brewing Co in their event room in the back. We are welcome to bring in our own food, but **drinks must be purchased at the bar.** Happy reading! 📖

Join us for a cozy evening of books and conversation. 🗓 Tuesday\, May 12 \| 6:30 p\.m\. Hilliard Branch \| 4500 Hickory Chase Way Schedule 6:00 p.m. – Book sale opens 6:30 p.m. – Author talk 7:15 p.m. – Audience Q&A 7:30 p.m. – Book signing It’s a great chance to pick up a new book, hear an author’s perspective, and share the experience with a community of readers.

We'll meet at The Capital One Café, 167 Easton Town Center, Space A-103. This is in the main mall where the Microsoft store used to be, on your left if you're standing at the bottom of the AMC Theater escalator. Join us on Saturday for an hour of uninterrupted wordmaking! • What we'll do Join us for an hour of writing! We’ve discovered that it’s strikingly helpful to write with other writers. See if it’s true for you at 10AM on Saturday mornings. Be it a book, blog, script, essay, dissertation, resume, melody, poem or just plain work stuff, you are invited to write it with us. No one will see what you've written or give you unsolicited advice. Instead of just thinking about writing, come and get some real writing done. SCHEDULE: 10:00 - SESSION 1: quick intros. 10:10 - timer starts: write for 1 hour. 11:10 - chat / take off / keep writing. OPTIONAL SOCIALIZING happens at 11A-11:30ish. Writing is very solitary. Connecting (and sometimes even commiserating) with other writers is a cool thing. BEING LATE IS OKAY: just show up and get settled, then check-in with me after the session. (I’ll be the person with the Shut Up & Write! sign.) If you were on time, please be willing to make room for the friendly latecomer. Happy writing and I look forward to seeing you! • What to bring Whatever you need to be able to write! Bring earbuds/earplugs if you want to block noise or the occasional conversation by other patrons. Electrical outlets are limited, so charge your devices before whenever possible. See you at The Café on Saturday!