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SUMMARY:Sarah Pekkanen: The Locked Ward
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, August 7 from 6:30-7:30 pm for a thrilling evening with best-selling author Sarah Pekkanen as she discusses her newest novel\, The Locked Ward\, with fellow author Alex Finlay. This suspenseful story centers around two estranged twin sisters: one suspected of murder and held in an institution\, the other struggling to figure out if she can trust her own sister. Following the discussion\, Sarah will answer questions and sign books. \nLocation change! This event will now be held at Frederick Book Arts Center and it is free and open to the public. For accessibility requests\, email info@curiousiguana.com at least two (2) weeks prior to the event. \nAbout the book: The Locked Ward is the latest twisty thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author of Gone Tonight and House of Glass\, Sarah Pekkanen. \nIt was the Crime of the Decade. Pathological sibling rivalry. Bitter\, all- consuming envy. Whatever the cause – and everyone has an opinion – it led Georgia Cartwright who was adopted as a newborn\, to kill the younger\, biological daughter of her wealthy\, socially prominent family. \nGeorgia is being kept at an institution where the most violent offenders are held while she waits to see if she is ruled not guilty by reason of insanity. When her estranged twin sister\, Amanda\, visits her\, Georgia’s first words are\, “You’ve got to get me out of here. I didn’t do it.” Her sister can’t walk away. There has always been a part of her that feels missing a strange hollowness that she has hidden from everyone. \nDoes it exist because of the absence of her twin sister? Can Amanda really trust Georgia? Or is she being led down a path of madness and into the web of a master manipulator. Nothing is as it seems in Sarah Pekkanen’s new psychological thriller\, The Locked Ward. \nAbout the author: Sarah Pekkanen is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of fifteen solo and co-authored novels. Her books are sold in thirty-six countries\, with several optioned for TV and film. Sarah also co-wrote the screenplay for The Wife Between Us for Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment. She serves on the board of directors of International Thriller Writers\, and is the founder of the nonprofit Home | Street Paws of India \, which rescues injured and abused street dogs in India. She lives just outside of Washington\, DC. \nAbout the moderator: Alex Finlay is the bestselling author of several acclaimed novels\, including the 2024 national bestseller\, If Something Happens to Me. His work regularly appears on best-of-the-year lists and has been translated into twenty-five languages and sold around the world. Nearly all of Alex’s books have been optioned or are in development for film and television. Alex lives in Washington\, D.C. and Virginia.
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/sarah-pekkanen-the-locked-ward/
LOCATION:Frederick Book Arts Center\, 127 S Carroll St\, Frederick\, MD\, 21701\, United States
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SUMMARY:Laura Resau: The Alchemy of Flowers
DESCRIPTION:Ever wondered about the magic it takes to craft a story? Join us on Sunday\, August 10 from 2:00- 3:00 pm at C. Burr Artz Library to hear from Laura Resau as she discusses the writing process behind her latest novel The Alchemy of Flowers. The story follows a woman who takes a unique job in France tending to an ancient garden\, wherein she discovers new friendships and a mystery that will change her life. Following her presentation\, Laura will answer questions and sign books. Copies of The Alchemy of Flowers will be available for purchase at the event. \nThis event is free and open to the public. For accessibility requests\, email info@curiousiguana.com at least two (2) weeks prior to the event. \nThis event is presented in partnership with Frederick County Public Libraries. \nAbout the book: A broken woman. A mysterious job ad. A chance to heal in French castle gardens–but strange things are growing behind the ancient stone walls. This debut adult novel is an enchanting\, modern-day take on The Secret Garden\, sprinkled with magic. Perfect for fans of Sarah Addison Allen. \nHelp Wanted: In search of a gardener for the ancient walled Jardins du Paradis in the South of France. Unique and rustic lodging provided. Off the grid in all ways. One must grow flowers from one’s merde . . . \nExhausted by fruitless attempts to make a family\, Eloise takes the chance of a lifetime to answer an ad in a French gardening magazine. To fly away from her life in the States and tend to both her shattered heart and the flowers of Paradise. And best of all for her . . . \nAbsolutely no children allowed on the premises. \nWithin the high garden walls\, Eloise starts to learn the strange rules of the elusive estate owner. Living and working in isolation with her three companions\, she finds her heart opening again to friendship–and realizes she’s drawn to the handyman\, Raphael. The flowers whisper to her\, enchanting\, delighting\, healing. But why are the workers forbidden from going out during dusk? Who is the “Goddess of the Garden”? Is her mind playing tricks on her\, or does she see a woodsprite flitting through the trees? The giggles and glimpses of a little girl haunt her and make her question: What is real in Paradise and what is illusion? \nEloise tries to rationalize her uneasy feelings and the darkness she uncovers beneath the garden’s lush beauty\, but as she digs deeper into the mysteries of her sanctuary\, she begins to suspect there’s a child on the grounds–who may be in danger. When Paradise becomes a deadly prison\, she must risk everything to protect her newfound family and claim her second chance at happiness. \n“The Alchemy of Flowers captivates the senses as well as the imagination in a magical tale of healing and forgiveness. Resau has written with great heart an eerie yet deeply touching story that keeps the pages turning until the very end.” –Melissa Payne\, bestselling author of In the Beautiful Dark and The Wild Road Home \nAbout the author: Laura Resau is the author of The Alchemy of Flowers\, her debut novel for adults\, and eleven acclaimed books for young people. Her novels won five Colorado Book Awards and appear on best-of book lists from Oprah\, the American Library Association\, and more. Trilingual and with a cultural anthropology background\, she’s lived in Provence and Oaxaca\, and now teaches creative writing at Western Colorado University. You might find her writing in her cozy vintage trailer in Fort Collins\, Colorado\, where she lives with her rock-hound husband\, musician son\, wild husky\, a garden of healing flowers\, and a hundred house plants. Learn more at http://www.lauraresau.com \nConnect on social: Instagram: @‌lauraresau
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/laura-resau-the-alchemy-of-flowers/
LOCATION:C. Burr Artz Public Library\, 110 E Patrick St\, Frederick\, MD\, United States
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SUMMARY:Lisa Gardner: Kiss Her Goodbye
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to welcome New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner to Frederick on Sunday\, August 17\, from 3:00-4:30 pm at the Downtown Community Room at ERUCC. Lisa will be discussing her latest thriller\, Kiss Her Goodbye\, with a representative from the non-profit No One Left Behind\, whom she partnered with to research the novel. The fourth installment in the Frankie Elkin series\, this story follows the investigation into the disappearance of a young Afghan refugee. After their discussion\, Lisa will answer questions and sign books. Tickets are required and can be purchased here. Each ticket admits one (1) person and includes one (1) copy of Kiss Her Goodbye. Additional copies will be available for purchase at the event. \nBooks purchased as part of a ticketed bundle and books purchased at events are non-returnable. \nFor accessibility requests\, email info@curiousiguana.com at least two (2) weeks prior to the event. \nAbout the book: In “a triumph of storytelling” (Louise Penny)\, #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner returns with the latest installment in her addictive Frankie Elkin series\, in which Frankie is called to Tucson\, Arizona\, to find a missing Afghan refugee\, whose friend suspects she is in grave danger—before it is too late. \nA young mother haunted by war\, determined to make a fresh start. But sometimes\, the sins of the past aren’t so easy to escape. \nRecent Afghan refugee Sabera Ahmadi was last seen exiting her place of work three weeks ago. The local police have yet to open a case\, while her older\, domineering husband seems unconcerned. Sabera’s closest friend\, however\, is convinced Sabera would never willingly leave her three‑year old daughter. At her insistence\, missing persons expert Frankie Elkin agrees to take up the search through the broiling streets of Tucson. Just in time for a video of the young mother to surface—showing her walking away from the scene of a brutal double murder. \nFrankie quickly realizes there’s much more to the Ahmadi family than meets the eye. The father Isaad is a brilliant mathematician\, Sabera a gifted linguist\, and their little girl Zahra has an uncanny ability to remember anything she sees. Which given everything that has happened during the girl’s short life\, may be a terrible curse. When Isaad also disappears under mysterious circumstances and an attempt is made on Zahra’s life\, Frankie realizes she must quickly crack the code of this family’s horrific past. \nSomeone is coming for the Ahmadis. And violence is clearly an option. When everything is on the line\, how far would you go to protect the ones you love? \nFrankie is about to find out. \nAbout Lisa Gardner: Lisa Gardner is a #1 New York Times bestselling thriller novelist with over 30 million copies of her books in print worldwide and published in over 30 languages. A self-described research junkie\, Lisa has transformed her interest in police procedure and criminal minds into a streak of internationally acclaimed novels. Her novel\, The Neighbor\, won Best Hardcover Novel from the International Thriller Writers\, and she has also been honored for her work with animal rescue and at-risk children. An avid hiker\, gardener and cribbage player\, Lisa lives with her family in New England. KISS HER GOODBYE is her 29th book.   For more information about Lisa\, please visit her website at www.lisagardner.com.
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/lisa-gardner/
LOCATION:Downtown Community Room at ERUCC\, 15 W Church St\, Frederick\, MD\, United States
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SUMMARY:Hailey Piper: A Game in Yellow & The End of the World As We Know It
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, August 19 from 6:00-7:00 pm\, we are excited to welcome local author Hailey Piper to promote her new book A Game in Yellow\, as well as talk about her contribution to the new anthology The End of The World as We Know It inspired by King’s book The Stand. Hailey will be discussing her work with fellow author Jessica McHugh\, then she will answer questions and sign books. Copies of A Game in Yellow and The End of The World as We Know It will be available for purchase at the event.  \nThis event will be hosted at C. Burr Artz Public Library in partnership with Frederick County Public Libraries. This event is free and open to the public. For accessibility requests\, email info@curiousiguana.com at least two (2) weeks prior to the event. \nAbout the books:  \nA Game in Yellow: Euphoria meets Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke in this latest novel by the Bram Stoker Award–winning author Hailey Piper\, following a couple whose search to spice up their sex life leads them down a path of madness. \nA kink-fixated couple\, Carmen and Blanca\, have been in a rut. That is until Blanca discovers the enigmatic Smoke in an under-street drug den\, who holds pages to a strange play\, The King in Yellow. Read too much\, and you’ll fall into madness. But read just a little and pull back\, and it gives you the adrenaline rush of survivor’s euphoria\, leading Carmen to fall into a game of lust at a nightmare’s edge. \nAs the line blurs between the world Carmen knows and the one that she visits after reading from the play\, she begins to desire more time in this other world no matter what horrors she brings back with her. \nBram Stoker Award–winning author Hailey Piper masterfully blends horror\, erotica\, and psychological thriller in this captivating and chilling story. \nThe End of The World as We Know It: An original short story anthology based on master storyteller Stephen King’s #1 New York Times bestselling classic The Stand! \nSince its initial publication in 1978\, The Stand has been considered Stephen King’s seminal masterpiece of apocalyptic fiction\, with millions of copies sold and adapted twice for television. Although there are other extraordinary works exploring the unraveling of human society\, none have been as influential as this iconic novel—generations of writers have been impacted by its dark yet ultimately hopeful vision of the end and new beginning of civilization\, and its stunning array of characters. \nNow for the first time\, Stephen King has fully authorized a return to the harrowing world of The Stand through this original short story anthology as presented by award-winning authors and editors Christopher Golden and Brian Keene. Bringing together some of today’s greatest and most visionary writers\, The End of the World As We Know It features unforgettable\, all-new stories set during and after (and some perhaps long after) the events of The Stand—brilliant\, terrifying\, and painfully human tales that will resonate with readers everywhere as an essential companion to the classic\, bestselling novel. \nAbout the author: Hailey Piper is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Queen of Teeth\, A Game in Yellow\, All the Hearts You Eat\, and other books of dark fiction. She’s also the author of over 100 short stories appearing in Weird Tales\, The End of the World As We Know It\, and elsewhere\, with non-fiction appearing in Writer’s Digest\, Library Journal\, and more. She lives with her wife in Maryland and can be found at www.haileypiper.com.  \nAbout the moderator: Jessica McHugh is a 3x Bram Stoker Award-nominated poet\, a multi-genre novelist\, & an internationally-produced playwright who spends her days surrounded by artistic inspiration at a Maryland tattoo shop. She’s had thirty-one books published in sixteen years\, including her Elgin Award-nominated blackout poetry collection\, “The Quiet Ways I Destroy You\,” her sci-fi bizarro romp\, “The Green Kangaroos\,” and her cross-generational horror series\, “The Gardening Guidebooks Trilogy.” Explore the growing worlds of Jessica McHugh at www.McHughniverse.com.
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/hailey-piper/
LOCATION:C. Burr Artz Public Library\, 110 E Patrick St\, Frederick\, MD\, United States
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