The Snail on the Wall bookstore @ 816 Wellman Avenue

We are thrilled to introduce a debut author based here in Huntsville! Kate Westbury has written an irresistible historical detective story layered with mystery, romance, and a dash of academia. Set in post–World War II Oxford, The Oxford Guide to Scandal and Lies brings together an unlikely pair of students to work for the British Secret Service: a quiet young man with espionage experience and a savvy young woman with smarts. You'll enjoy their banter and want to follow them on this secret mission to capture a Soviet spy. Two ticket options are available: Get tickets HERE Ticket with Book: $29 Ticket Only: $15 About The Oxford Guide to Scandal & Lies: It's Oxford, England, 1951. The Honorable Ginevra Bishop likes red lipstick, clever retorts, and earning top marks in her tutorials. Sidney Braithwaite likes brooding, Latin, and ignoring his nightmares. Though Gin and Sidney have little in common, the British Security Service is keen to unite her charm with his espionage experience: there’s a Soviet spy at the university, and the agent tracking them down was poisoned. MI5 wants Gin and Sidney to pick up the trail and identify the informant before more sensitive information is compromised. As a team, the pair clash in personality, upbringing, and taste—but have a connection neither can deny.   About Kate Westbury: Kate Westbury grew up a voracious reader of detective fiction, and unraveling plot twists became her favorite pastime. She now puts her whodunnit obsession to good use writing historical mysteries. Beyond the page, Kate teaches Latin and dreams of moving to an English village with crimes to solve.

Fans of Southern fiction will be enthralled with Bradley Sides's novella, The Volcano Keeper. It is filled with nostalgia for Alabama summers—with watermelons, tomatoes, and lightning bugs—and will take you on an emotional journey with young Charlie and his family. Join us to celebrate this local author's lovely new book! Two ticket options are available: Ticket with […]

Come meet Alabama author Katie Ortiz and dive into The Southern Sorority of Superstitious Witches, a spellbinding Southern Gothic novel about three women who weave together old Southern folklore and magic to fight sexism and discrimination in post–Civil War Alabama. The book signing will be at The Snail on the Wall from 10 am to noon. This is […]

You don't have to be a regular poetry reader to connect with Alabama writer Charles Ghigna. Though he's written more than 5,000 poems and 100 books for both adults and kids, his talks always feel like a casual conversation among friends. The Lost Book of Life spans five decades of poetry, reflecting on nature, family, memory, mortality, […]