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Join us for a Facebook live conversation with authors Lana Harper (PAYBACK'S A WITCH) and Juliette Cross (WITCHES GET STITCHES) on Thursday, October 28 at 5:00 p.m. PDT!
Watch the livestream on Facebook.
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Join us for a live Facebook Q&A with NYT Bestselling author Lauren Blackwood in Facebook discussion with Sarah Hollowell, G.K. Ray, and Tanya Ross on Thursday, Feburary 17 at 5:00 p.m. PDT!
We’ll be discussing Young Adult Fantasy Fiction! Purchase book from Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore.
About the authors: Lauren Blackwood is a Jamaican American New Yorker living in Virginia who writes Romance-heavy Fantasy for most ages. When not writing, she’s a physical therapist assistant and violinist who really doesn’t know how to settle on one career field. Her debut YA novel, Within These Wicked Walls, is a NYT/Indie Bestseller and the Reese’s Book Club Fall 2021 YA Pick.
Sarah Hollowell is a queer fat Hoosier writer aiming to up the magic quotient of Indiana. She graduated from Ball State University with a degree in creative writing, and she remains there to this day. A Dark and Starless Forest is Sarah’s debut YA contemporary fantasy novel from HMH. Her work has also appeared on The NoSleep Podcast, Huffington Post, and Fireside Magazine, among others.
G.K. (Garrett) Ray graduated from Palomar College in 2013 with an Associates Degree in English. For many years, he has tutored grade schoolers in reading and writing through his work at Orange Glen Elementary, his old “stomping grounds”. Passionate about reading and the arts, he believes in finding a great story for every child and keeping programs like music in schools.
Tanya Ross was born and raised in San Diego County, her “happy place.” Although Southern California is a particular kind of paradise, she desires a world where everyone is kind, compassionate, and upbeat, which became one of the themes of her new novel, Rising Up.
Join us for a live Facebook Q&A with NYT Bestselling author Lauren Blackwood in Facebook discussion with Sarah Hollowell, G.K. Ray, and Tanya Ross on Thursday, Feburary 17 at 5:00 p.m. PDT!
We'll be discussing Young Adult Fantasy Fiction! Purchase book from Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore.
About the authors: Lauren Blackwood is a Jamaican American New Yorker living in Virginia who writes Romance-heavy Fantasy for most ages. When not writing, she's a physical therapist assistant and violinist who really doesn't know how to settle on one career field. Her debut YA novel, Within These Wicked Walls, is a NYT/Indie Bestseller and the Reese’s Book Club Fall 2021 YA Pick.
Sarah Hollowell is a queer fat Hoosier writer aiming to up the magic quotient of Indiana. She graduated from Ball State University with a degree in creative writing, and she remains there to this day. A Dark and Starless Forest is Sarah’s debut YA contemporary fantasy novel from HMH. Her work has also appeared on The NoSleep Podcast, Huffington Post, and Fireside Magazine, among others.
G.K. (Garrett) Ray graduated from Palomar College in 2013 with an Associates Degree in English. For many years, he has tutored grade schoolers in reading and writing through his work at Orange Glen Elementary, his old "stomping grounds". Passionate about reading and the arts, he believes in finding a great story for every child and keeping programs like music in schools.
Tanya Ross was born and raised in San Diego County, her “happy place.” Although Southern California is a particular kind of paradise, she desires a world where everyone is kind, compassionate, and upbeat, which became one of the themes of her new novel, Rising Up.
Join us for a chat all about Jane Austen in Popular Culture with romance authors Sarah Dass, Sonali Dev, & Tirzah Price, along with the Jane Austen experts Bianca Hernandez-Knight & Devoney Looser!
This virtual chat will be available to watch on our Facebook Live (escondidolibrary) on Thursday, December 9 at 5:30 p.m. PDT, and later on our YouTube Channel (escondidolibrary).
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Panelists:
Sarah Dass was born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago. A graduate of the University of the West Indies and University College London, she works as an Office Administrator by day and writes stories about growing up in the Caribbean by night. When she’s not writing, she’s thinking about writing, or taking walks with her dachshund. The only thing she loves more than a lazy day at home is exploring new countries. Her debut novel, WHERE THE RHYTHM TAKES YOU, a YA contemporary retelling of Jane Austen’s PERSUASION, will be published by Balzer + Bray / HarperCollins in 2021.
USA Today bestselling author Sonali Dev writes Bollywood-style love stories that explore universal issues. Her novels have been named Best Books of the Year by Library Journal, NPR, the Washington Post, and Kirkus. She has won numerous accolades, including the American Library Association’s award for best romance, the RT Reviewer Choice Award for best contemporary romance, multiple RT Seals of Excellence, has been a RITA® finalist, and has been listed for the Dublin Literary Award. Shelf Awareness calls her “Not only one of the best but one of the bravest romance novelists working today.” She lives in Chicagoland with her husband, two visiting adult children, and the world’s most perfect dog. Find more at sonalidev.com.
Social media mage by day, and nerd of many fandoms by night, Bianca Hernandez-Knight is a lady of many interests. From fighting for a more inclusive Jane Austen community, to ignoring her TBR pile, she’s always ready for her next nerdy project.
Devoney Looser is Regents Professor of English at Arizona State University. She has authored or edited nine books, including The Making of Jane Austen and The Daily Jane Austen: A Year in Quotes, as well as a series of video lessons on Jane Austen for The Great Courses. She has published essays in such places as the Atlantic, the New York Times, Salon, the TLS, and the Washington Post. With the support of a Guggenheim Fellowship and NEH Public Scholar Award, Looser has completed a biography, Sister Novelists: Jane and Anna Maria Porter, to be published in fall 2022 by Bloomsbury.
Tirzah Price is the author of the Jane Austen Murder Mysteries. She grew up on a farm in Michigan, where she read every book she could get her hands on and never outgrew her love for YA fiction. She holds an MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts, and is a former bookseller and librarian. Now, she’s a contributing editor at Book Riot. When she’s not writing, reading, or thinking about YA books, she splits her time between experimenting in the kitchen and knitting enough socks to last the fierce Michigan winters.
Join us on Facebook for a live Q&A with authors Jacquelyn Middleton (THE CERTAINTY OF CHANCE) and Stacey Agdern (LOVE AND LATKES) as they discuss their recent holiday romance novels!
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This event is brought to you by Escondido Public Library and Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore.
If you have any questions, please email [email protected]
Join us on Facebook Live for a conversation with mystery authors Olivia Blacke (No Memes of Escape), Elle Cosimano (Finlay Donovan Is Killing It), and Mia P. Manansala (Arsenic & Adobo) as they discuss their recent, quirky, laugh-out-loud cozy mysteries featuring women sleuths!
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This event is brought to you by Escondido Public Library and Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore.
If you have any questions, please email [email protected]
Join us on Facebook for a live conversation on Jewish History in Romance with authors Stacey Adgern, Felicia Grossman, Bea Koch, and Hannah Reynolds tomorrow, Jun 30 at 5:00 p.m. PDT! Purchase books from @therippedbodice. This event is brought to you by Escondido Public Library and The Ripped Bodice Bookstore.
