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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Maggie Rapier\, Wolftamer
DESCRIPTION:Join us at The Snail to celebrate Maggie Rapier’s new novel\, Wolftamer\, the aching and lush conclusion to the Magpie and the Wolf duology. \nTwo ticket options are available: \n\nTicket with Wolftamer: $20\nTicket with Soulgazer: $20\nTicket with Both Books: $30\n\nGet Tickets Here \nAbout Wolftamer:Legends don’t die. Saoirse and Faolan’s quest for freedom becomes a battle for the fate of their world in this aching and lush conclusion to the Magpie and the Wolf duology. Faolan has escaped death. Twice. Stranded on the Isle of Lost Souls and bound by an oath he did not choose\, he is haunted by dreams of drowning and a past he swore to leave behind. With no ship and no way to free his wife\, Saoirse\, Faolan is trapped. And everyone knows who tamed the Wolf. When King Maccus unveils an ancient godly relic with the power to unbalance their world\, Faolan must hunt it down before it’s too late—even if it means leaving Saoirse behind. \nAbout Maggie Rapier:Born in the South with a healthy streak of wanderlust\, Maggie Rapier is an incurable romantic who loves nothing more than wordplay and witchcraft—except\, perhaps\, her sourdough starter. When she’s not marketing French antiques or writing about moody girls and sexy pirates\, you can find her wandering in the woods with a basket in hand.
URL:https://hvilleblast.com/event/book-launch-maggie-rapier-wolftamer-2/
LOCATION:The Snail on the Wall bookstore @ 816 Wellman Avenue\, Huntsville\, AL\, United States
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Kate Westbury\, The Oxford Guide to Scandal & Lies
DESCRIPTION: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. \nTwo ticket options are available: \nGet tickets HERE \n\nTicket with Book: $29\nTicket Only: $15\n\nAbout The Oxford Guide to Scandal & Lies: \nIt’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. \n  \nAbout Kate Westbury: \nKate 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.
URL:https://hvilleblast.com/event/book-launch-kate-westbury-the-oxford-guide-to-scandal-lies/
LOCATION:The Snail on the Wall bookstore @ 816 Wellman Avenue\, Huntsville\, AL\, United States
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Bradley Sides\, The Volcano Keeper
DESCRIPTION: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! \nTwo ticket options are available: \n\nTicket with Book: $19.95\nTicket Only: $5 (includes a $5 credit toward any book purchase at the event)\n\nGet Tickets Here. \nAbout The Volcano Keeper:\nWhen a volcano suddenly emerges in the middle of his family’s Alabama cattle pasture\, young Charlie Melvin is confronted with a promise his grandfather once made—that something extraordinary would rise from the land. As Charlie comes of age\, he wrestles with the meaning of the volcano and the legacy of his family. His story unfolds through evocative vignettes that explore love\, loss\, responsibility\, and faith. \nAbout Bradley Sides:\nBradley Sides is the author of Crocodile Tears Didn’ t Cause the Flood\, a 2024 Book of the Year finalist at Southern Literary Review\, and Those Fantastic Lives. His fiction has been featured on LeVar Burton Reads\, and his reviews\, interviews\, and essays appear at Chapter 16\, Electric Literature\, The Millions\, The Rumpus\, Southern Review of Books\, and elsewhere. He lives with his wife in Madison\, Alabama\, and teaches writing and literature at Calhoun Community College.
URL:https://hvilleblast.com/event/book-launch-bradley-sides-the-volcano-keeper/
LOCATION:The Snail on the Wall bookstore @ 816 Wellman Avenue\, Huntsville\, AL\, United States
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SUMMARY:Book Signing: Katie Ortiz\, The Southern Sorority of Superstitious Witches
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe book signing will be at The Snail on the Wall from 10 am to noon. This is a come-and-go book signing. No ticket necessary. \nAbout Katie Ortiz:\nKatie Ortiz is a writer\, teacher\, wife\, feminist\, and cat mom from Alabama. She’s a member of the Alabama Historical Association and writes accessible historical fiction with a speculative twist. Her writing often explores the darker sides of human nature and the ways in which women navigate and survive in oppressive\, male-dominated societies. When she’s not writing at her favorite local coffee shop\, she fights for the right to education every day as a public school teacher\, reads witchy books\, and takes her cat on walks. \nAbout The Southern Sorority of Superstitious Witches:\nWhen Lucille\, Catherine\, and Victoria are invited to participate in a trial semester for women at Alabama’s most prestigious university\, they each have their own reasons for accepting. The trial semester will determine whether or not women across the state will be allowed to attend other universities. When the men’s pranks go too far Lucille\, Catherine\, and Victoria form a coven under the guise of a sorority and call upon witchcraft steeped in the traditions of Southern folklore to fight back. For fans of Witchcraft for Wayward Girls and Weyward\, this historical speculative novel explores the darker side of human nature and the ways in which women navigate—and survive—oppressive\, male-dominated societies.
URL:https://hvilleblast.com/event/book-signing-katie-ortiz-the-southern-sorority-of-superstitious-witches/
LOCATION:The Snail on the Wall bookstore @ 816 Wellman Avenue\, Huntsville\, AL\, United States
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Charles Ghigna\, The Lost Book of Life
DESCRIPTION: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\, and the enduring power of love. \nTwo ticket options are available: \n\nTicket with Book: $25\nTicket Only: $5 (includes a $5 credit toward any book purchase at the event)\n\nGet Tickets Here. \nAbout The Lost Book of Life:\nDrawing from 14 previous collections and featuring 37 new poems\, The Lost Book of Life is the definitive collection from Charles Ghigna\, one of the South’s most celebrated poets. Blending free verse with traditional forms\, Ghigna invites readers to see the world anew\, to find beauty in the familiar\, and to embrace the sacred in the ordinary. The Lost Book of Life is a luminous testament to a life devoted to poetry. It is both compass and keepsake: a celebration of poetry’s enduring light\, and a lasting gift to the literature of the American South. \nAbout Charles Ghigna:\nCharles Ghigna is author of more than 5\,000 poems and 100 books for adults and children. His books have been published by Disney\, Random House\, Scholastic\, Simon & Schuster and others. His poems have been published in Harper’s\, The New Yorker\, Rolling Stone\, The Saturday Evening Post\, and The Wall Street Journal.
URL:https://hvilleblast.com/event/book-launch-charles-ghigna-the-lost-book-of-life/
LOCATION:The Snail on the Wall bookstore @ 816 Wellman Avenue\, Huntsville\, AL\, United States
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