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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
CATEGORIES:Author Talk / Signing,Author Talk / Signing|Join Us!,Join Us!
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SUMMARY:Bookstore Romance Day
DESCRIPTION:Sending a message in a bottle to all our local lovers: Swing by Curious Iguana on Saturday\, August 9 to celebrate Bookstore Romance Day with some special treats! Because we love our readers\, we are offering a romance ARC when you spend $50\, as well as a free romance tote when you spend $75 (while supplies last). Spread the love with books for yourself and someone special!
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/bookstore-romance-day/
LOCATION:Curious Iguana\, 12 N Market St\, Frederick\, Maryland\, 21701
CATEGORIES:Join Us!
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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
CATEGORIES:Author Talk / Signing,Author Talk / Signing|Join Us!,Join Us!
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SUMMARY:Marjan Kamali: The Lion Women of Tehran
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, August 13\, from 6:30-7:45pm\, we are delighted to welcome bestselling author Marjan Kamali as she promotes the paperback release of The Lion Women of Tehran. Telling the story of two girls coming of age in 1950s Tehran\, this novel highlights the impact friendships can have on the course of a life. Marjan will be in-conversation with local author Hena Khan. Following the discussion\, Marjan will answer questions and sign books. Copies of The Lion Women of Tehran will be available for purchase at the event. \nLocation: Frederick Book Arts Center – 127 S Carroll St\, Frederick\, MD 21701 \nThis event is free and open to the public\, hosted in partnership with the Frederick Book Arts Center. _For accessibility requests\, email _info@curiousiguana.com at least two (2) weeks prior to the event. \nAbout the book: An “evocative read and a powerful portrait of friendship\, feminism\, and political activism” (People) set against three transformative decades in Tehran\, Iran—from nationally bestselling author Marjan Kamali. \nIn 1950s Tehran\, seven-year-old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely death of her father\, forcing Ellie and her mother to move to a tiny home downtown. Lonely and bearing the brunt of her mother’s endless grievances\, Ellie dreams for a friend to alleviate her isolation. \nLuckily\, on the first day of school\, she meets Homa\, a kind girl with a brave and irrepressible spirit. Together\, the two girls play games\, learn to cook in the stone kitchen of Homa’s warm home\, wander through the colorful stalls of the Grand Bazaar\, and share their ambitions of becoming “lion women.” \nBut their happiness is disrupted when Ellie and her mother are afforded the opportunity to return to their previous bourgeois life. Now a popular student at the best girls’ high school in Iran\, Ellie’s memories of Homa begin to fade. Years later\, however\, her sudden reappearance in Ellie’s privileged world alters the course of both of their lives. \nTogether\, the two young women come of age and pursue their own goals for meaningful futures. But as the political turmoil in Iran builds to a breaking point\, one earth-shattering betrayal will have enormous consequences. \n“Reminiscent of The Kite Runner and My Brilliant Friend\, The Lion Women of Tehran is a mesmerizing tale” (BookPage) of love and courage\, and a sweeping exploration of how profoundly we are shaped by those we meet when we are young. \nAbout the author: Marjan Kamali\, born in Turkey to Iranian parents\, spent her childhood in Kenya\, Germany\, Turkey\, Iran\, and the United States. She holds degrees from UC Berkeley\, Columbia University\, and New York University. She is the 2022 recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Award. She is the nationally bestselling author of The Lion Women of Tehran\, The Stationery Shop\, and Together Tea. Marjan lives with her husband in the Boston area. They have two children. \nAbout the moderator: Hena Khan is a Pakistani-American Muslim who was born and raised in Maryland. She is passionate about sharing and writing about her culture and religion. Her book Amina’s Voice was named Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post\, NPR\, and Kirkus Reviews. Its sequel\, Amina’s Song won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Children’s Literature. When she isn’t writing\, Hena is cooking and baking for her loved ones\, planning her next adventure\, and of course\, reading! Visit Hena online at henakhan.com .
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/marjan-kamali-2/
LOCATION:Frederick Book Arts Center\, 127 S Carroll St\, Frederick\, MD\, 21701\, 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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SUMMARY:Global Voices 2025
DESCRIPTION:Explore literary fiction by international authors with our Global Voices Book Club\, meeting at 7 pm on last Wednesdays\, January through October\, at Grace United Church of Christ\, Room 3 (lefthand entrance at end of hall)\, 25 East 2nd Street\,  Downtown Frederick. Parking is available on the street and in Church Street parking deck. \nFeatured titles are 20% off at Curious Iguana (just mention Global Voices at checkout)\, or order through Bookshop.org to have books shipped to your home. \nAugust 27 – Clear by Carys Davies \nSeptember 24 – The Book of Disappearance by Ibtisam Azem \nOctober 29 – The Understory by Saneh Sangsuk \nWant to print the schedule? Click here for a PDF list of this year’s titles.
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/global-voices-2025/2025-08-27/
LOCATION:Grace United Church of Christ\, 25 E 2nd St\, Frederick\, MD\, 21701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:Mirka Hokkanen: Storytime & Craft
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate all things fall with us at Dancing Bear Toys & Games on Saturday\, September 6 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm! Local author Mirka Hokkanen will lead a storytime and craft activity to promote the release of her two\, autumn-themed books for kids: Little Seasons: Autumn Leaves and How the Forest Feels. After the reading and activity\, Mirka will sign books. Copies of her books 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. \nAbout the books: \nLittle Seasons: Autumn Leaves – A funny and informative nonfiction picture book exploring the incredible journey of leaves throughout the seasons– including interactive back matter and a tear-out memory card game. \nDiscover the incredible journey of leaves each season and their essential role in nature! As winter fades into spring\, the big job of leaves begins—unfurling from buds and stretching out to soak up the sun. From delicate maple leaves to the large fronds of ferns and everything in between\, learn what leaves can do in this pitch-perfect picture book for young readers. With clear\, informative text and bright\, charming illustrations\, along with amusing interjections from the leaves themselves\, this is an exciting addition to the LITTLE SEASONS picture book series exploring natural life cycles! \nHow the Forest Feels – Forest school meets sensory play in this cozy picture book about a grandparent and grandchild on an exploratory walk through the woods. \nSmooth and wet is a stone in a creek. Slippery and cold is the splash on your cheek. \nA boy and his grandfather travel through a scenic forest on a sensory adventure written in soothing rhyme. Everywhere they look\, there are fascinating things to see and feel. The boy is naturally curious… and in the woods\, it’s okay to touch! \nSome things are sticky. Some things are firm. Some are oozy or crumbly or coarse. The boy delights in using his sense of touch to explore the natural world—made even sweeter by grandpa as his companion. \nWith soft\, velvety illustrations\, this sumptuous story is just right for kids who learn by doing\, and makes an ideal read-aloud for preschools with sensory awareness on the curriculum. Back matter features an author’s note about the five senses\, as well as an interactive sensory treasure hunt for curious young readers (with adult supervision). \nAbout the author: Mirka Hokkanen is a Finnish-American neurodivergent author and illustrator who loves creating stories that bring joy to kids. Mirka is the creator for the graphic novel series Mossy and Tweed (Holiday House)\, the picture book series Kitty and Cat (Candlewick)\, and the non-fiction picture book series Little Seasons (OddDot). Mirka started out in the fine art world\, exhibiting in galleries\, teaching and selling at art fairs before starting to illustrate books and license her work. As a military spouse and mom to three kids\, Mirka has learned to adapt quickly to all kinds of situations\, and turn challenges into opportunities. She currently lives outside of Washington DC in Maryland\, and loves to knit\, sew and explore the outdoors on her free time. For more info\, see MirkaH.com
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/mirka-hokkanen/
LOCATION:Dancing Bear Toys and Games
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SUMMARY:Curious Iguana's 12th Birthday
DESCRIPTION:Curious Iguana is turning 12! We are immensely grateful for our literary friends\, so to celebrate our birthday this year\, on Sunday\, September 7th\, we are donating 12% of all the day’s sales to the Literacy Council of Frederick County. We are proud to partner with community organizations that share our vision\, and we appreciate the work the Literacy Council is doing for Frederick readers. Come out to support this impactful organization and help us celebrate 12 book-filled years! \n 
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/curious-iguanas-12th-birthday/
LOCATION:Curious Iguana\, 12 N Market St\, Frederick\, Maryland\, 21701
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SUMMARY:Second Tuesday Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Formerly Tuesdays with Tea. Join us on second Tuesdays\, January through November\, at 11 AM for a line-up of literary fiction that explores culture\, community\, friendship\, and family. Second Tuesday Book Club meets at ACNB Bank\, 2 North Market Street\, just steps away from Curious Iguana. Featured titles are 20% off at Curious Iguana (just mention Second Tuesday at checkout)\, or order through Bookshop.org to have books shipped to your home. \nSeptember 9 – Orbital by Samantha Harvey \nOctober 14 – The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez (paperback releases 4/1/25) \nNovember 11 – Enlightenment by Sarah Perry (paperback releases 6/10/25) \nWant to print the schedule? Click here for a PDF list of this year’s titles
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/second-tuesday-book-club-4/2025-09-09/
LOCATION:ACNB Bank\, 2 North Market Street\, Frederick\, MD\, 21701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:New & Notable Virtual Book Club 2025
DESCRIPTION:Read and discuss recently released literary fiction\, fantasy\, and science fiction\, hosted by Curious Iguana bookseller Shelby. Featured titles are 20% off at Curious Iguana (just mention New & Notable at checkout). \nRegistration is required. Register for the month’s you’d like to participate in by clicking the individual links below. \n2025 Featured titles: \nSeptember 10: Loneliness & Company by Charlee Dyroff  (author will join the discussion) \nOctober 8: 13 Months Haunted by Jimmy Juliano \nNovember 12: Devil is Fine by John Vercher (author will join the discussion)
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/new-notable-virtual-book-club-2025-4/2025-09-10/
LOCATION:MD
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250912T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250912T190000
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SUMMARY:Lacey N. Dunham: The Belles
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Curious Iguana from 6:00-7:00 pm on Friday\, September 12 for a meet-and-greet with author Lacey N. Dunham as she promotes her debut novel\, The Belles. This dark\, coming-of-age story centers on an exclusive clique that tests the boundaries in risky ways as they navigate their way through college in the 1950s. Copies of The Belles will be available for purchase at the signing. \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. \nAbout the book: In this richly atmospheric\, dark academia debut novel\, a young woman with a secretive past will risk everything—including her life—to fit in. \nBelles never tell… \nIt’s 1951 at the secluded Bellerton College\, and Deena Williams is an outsider doing her best to blend in with her wealthy and perfectly groomed peers. Infamous for its strict rules as much as its prestige\, attending Bellerton could give Deena the comfortable life she’s always dreamed of. \nShe quickly forms an alliance with the five other freshmen on her floor\, and soon they are singled out by the president’s wife as the most promising girls of their class\, who anoints them: The Belles. They walk the college’s halls in menacing unison\, matching velvet ribbons in their hair. But no sisterhood comes without secrets\, and the Belles are no exception. Playing cruel pranks on their dormitory housemother and embarking on boundary-shattering night games\, the Belles test the limits of the campus rules. \nBut as Deena begins to piece together the sinister history of Bellerton\, her own past threatens to come to light\, forcing her to make a dangerous choice. A chilling and seductive coming-of-age story\, The Belles is an excavation of the dark side of girlhood\, the intricacies of privilege\, and the unbridled desire to belong at any cost. \nAbout the author: Lacey N. Dunham is the author of The Belles. She has received support from the Elizabeth George Foundation\, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities\, the Sewanee Writers Conference as a Tennessee Williams scholar\, and Catapult as a merit scholar. Her writing has appeared in Ploughshares\, The Kenyon Review\, and more. She lives in Washington\, DC. Find out more at http://LaceyNDunham.com .
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/lacey-n-dunham/
LOCATION:Curious Iguana\, 12 N Market St\, Frederick\, Maryland\, 21701
CATEGORIES:Author Talk / Signing|Join Us!,Join Us!
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250916T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250916T190000
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SUMMARY:Andie Burke: With Stars in Her Eyes
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at C. Burr Artz Library on Tuesday\, September 16 from 6:00-7:00 pm to celebrate all things “sapphic bookstore romance” with us and local author Andie Burke! Andie will be discussing her latest novel\, With Stars in Her Eyes\, with local book club host Stephanie Jenks. This story centers on love found in the most bookish of places; when cellist Courtney returns home for a respite from a botched performance and spiraling rumors\, she stumbles into love with a newcomer looking for a fresh start… who happens to work in the tattoo shop next door to Courtney’s best friend’s bookshop. After her conversation\, Andie will answer questions and sign books. \nCopies of With Stars in Her Eyes will be available for purchase at the event but you can preorder signed and personalized copies ahead of time on our website here. \n*Include personalization requests in the notes field at checkout and select “Pick Up” if you’d like to pick it up at the event or shipping if you cannot attend. \n  \nThis free\, public event is presented in partnership with Frederick County Public Libraries. For accessibility requests\, email info@curiousiguana.com at least two (2) weeks prior to the event. \nAbout the book: A swoon-worthy sapphic bookstore romance about fresh starts and finding that one person who feels like home from breakout author Andie Burke (Fly with Me). \nSeconds from a meteoric career launch\, cellist Courtney Starling suffers a frightening migraine attack during a key performance. While harmful rumors fly\, she escapes to her happy place—her best friend’s Kansas bookshop. Courtney’s working incognito when a scream sends her leaping off a shelving ladder to find the woman who screamed cowering near the register. \nWhen Thea Quinn dropped in for a misdelivered package\, she did not expect a mortifying encounter with a bearded dragon in front of an inconveniently attractive bookseller. Clutching an upcoming book club flyer and the tattered shreds of her dignity\, she heads back to her new piercing job at the tattoo shop next door. She moved to this quirky place for a fresh start. But maybe the meet-disaster was a sign? Maybe Thea needs to branch out beyond her photography hobby and connect with new people…like at a historical romance book club run by a particularly mysterious and sexy bookseller with a pixie cut? \nFriendly lunches become stolen moments between the bookshelves. Courtney and Thea’s old problems feel eons away. But just as their chemistry heats to a combustion point\, consequences from Courtney’s past arrive literally on her doorstep at exactly the wrong moment. New revelations and surprising connections take the pair from feeling joyfully lovestruck to confusingly star-crossed. Both women must decide what they’re willing to give up for happily ever after. \nAbout the author: Andie Burke specializes in big-hearted queer romcoms that kick-off with meet-disasters rather than meet-cutes. When not writing\, she works as a pediatric radiology nurse. She lives with two small but hilarious humans in a Maryland home filled with an alarming number of books\, ultra-fine point pens\, and dehydrated houseplants. She is the author of Fall for Him as well as Fly with Me\, one of Autostraddle’s Best Queer Books of the Year.
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/andie-burke-stars/
LOCATION:C. Burr Artz Public Library\, 110 E Patrick St\, Frederick\, MD\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Talk / Signing,Author Talk / Signing|Join Us!,Join Us!
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250922T170000
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SUMMARY:Sy Montgomery and Matt Patterson: The True and Lucky Life of a Turtle
DESCRIPTION:Curious Iguana is excited to welcome New York Times bestselling author Sy Montgomery to celebrate her latest children’s book\, The True and Lucky Life of a Turtle. Sy will be joined by the book’s illustrator\, Matt Patterson\, for a meet & greet at the bookstore on Monday\, September 22 from 5:00-7:00 pm. Copies of The True and Lucky Life of a Turtle will be available for purchase at the signing; readers are also welcome to bring any additional books for Sy and Matt to sign. \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. \nAbout the book: The bestselling and Sibert Honor–winning creators of The Book of Turtles bring us the true story of a snapping turtle’s extraordinary journey—and the amazing conservationists who helped give him a second chance. This feel-good\, gorgeously illustrated story about beating the odds is complete with inspiring back matter and photos. \nHere is the true story of a very lucky turtle. His story began long ago when he was hatched from a small egg on a late summer day. After decades of traveling between his summer pond behind the firehouse and his winter pond across the street\, he never could have guessed that on one October day he would become _un_lucky . . . \nThe amazing friends and challenges he met along the way are all chronicled by the Sibert Honor–winning duo behind The Book of Turtles in this tribute to the resilience and good luck of their dear friend\, a very lucky turtle indeed. \nAbout the author: In addition to researching films\, articles\, and thirty-nine books\, National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestseller Sy Montgomery has been honored with a Sibert Medal\, three Sibert Honors\, two Science Book and Film Prizes from the National Association for the Advancement of Science\, four honorary degrees\, and many other awards. She lives in Hancock\, New Hampshire\, with her husband\, Howard Mansfield\, and their border collie\, Thurber. \nAbout the illustrator: Matt Patterson received a degree from the Art Institute of Boston in illustration. His vivid\, lifelike art has won national and international acclaim\, including the Golden Turtle Award and—twice—the Roger Tory Peterson Wild America Art Award. His work has hung in prestigious galleries\, museums\, and shows\, including the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum’s Birds in Art exhibition\, and he is a fellow at the Explorers Club in New York. Matt’s debut picture book\, The Book of Turtles\, was a Sibert Honor Book.
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/sy-matt/
LOCATION:Curious Iguana\, 12 N Market St\, Frederick\, Maryland\, 21701
CATEGORIES:Author Talk / Signing|Join Us!,Join Us!
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T200000
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SUMMARY:Global Voices 2025
DESCRIPTION:Explore literary fiction by international authors with our Global Voices Book Club\, meeting at 7 pm on last Wednesdays\, January through October\, at Grace United Church of Christ\, Room 3 (lefthand entrance at end of hall)\, 25 East 2nd Street\,  Downtown Frederick. Parking is available on the street and in Church Street parking deck. \nFeatured titles are 20% off at Curious Iguana (just mention Global Voices at checkout)\, or order through Bookshop.org to have books shipped to your home. \nAugust 27 – Clear by Carys Davies \nSeptember 24 – The Book of Disappearance by Ibtisam Azem \nOctober 29 – The Understory by Saneh Sangsuk \nWant to print the schedule? Click here for a PDF list of this year’s titles.
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/global-voices-2025/2025-09-24/
LOCATION:Grace United Church of Christ\, 25 E 2nd St\, Frederick\, MD\, 21701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20251001T193000
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SUMMARY:Alma Katsu: Fiend
DESCRIPTION:Come for the glamour\, stay for the thrills; join us at the Frederick Book Arts Center on Wednesday\, October 1 from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm as we celebrate author Alma Katsu’s newest release\, Fiend. This story follows the deadly scheming of a rich family running one of the world’s largest import-export companies. Alma will be joined in conversation by Jamie Flanagan\, an author\, actor\, and Bram Stoker Awards®–winning screenwriter. Following their discussion\, Alma will answer questions and sign books. Copies of Fiend will be available for purchase at the event. \nThis event is free and open to the public. \nFor accessibility requests\, email info@curiousiguana.com at least two (2) weeks prior to the event. \nAbout the book: Historical horror maven Alma Katsu turns her talents to the modern world for the first time\, in this terrifying tale about an all-powerful family with an ancient evil under its thumb. \nImagine if the Sackler family had a demon at their beck and call. \nThe Berisha family runs one of the largest import-export companies in the world\, and they’ve always been lucky. Their rivals suffer strokes. Inconvenient buildings catch on fire. Earthquakes swallow up manufacturing plants\, destroying harmful evidence. Things always seem to work out for the Berishas. They’re blessed. \nAt least that is what Zef\, the patriarch\, has always told his three children. And each of them knows their place in the family—Dardan\, as the only male heir\, must prepare to take over as keeper of the Berisha secrets\, Maris’s most powerful contribution\, much to her dismay\, will be to marry strategically\, and Nora’s job\, as the youngest\, is to just stay out of the way. But when things stop going as planned\, and the family blessing starts looking more like a curse\, the Berishas begin to splinter\, each hatching their own secret scheme. They didn’t get to be one of the richest families in the world without spilling a little blood\, but this time\, it might be their own. \nAbout the author: Alma Katsu is the award-winning author of The Hunger (“supernatural suspense at its finest”-NYT) and The Fervor (“a feat of pure storytelling”- NYT). Her books have won or been nominated for the Stoker\, Locus\, Goodreads\, and Shirley Jackson awards and made best books lists at NPR\, Library Journal\, Oprah\, Barnes & Noble\, Amazon\, and more. Her next novel\, FIEND (coming 9/16)\, has been optioned for a TV series. \nAbout the moderator: Jamie Flanagan is an author\, actor\, and Bram Stoker Awards®–winning screenwriter. Their short fiction has been published by Crooked Lane Books\, Shortwave Publishing\, and others. Screenwriting credits include Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor\, Midnight Mass\, The Midnight Club\, The Fall of the House of Usher\, AMC Shudder’s CREEPSHOW\, Peacock’s Hysteria!\, and Amazon’s upcoming series adaptation of Stephen King’s Carrie.
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/alma-katsu-fiend/
LOCATION:Frederick Book Arts Center\, 127 S Carroll St\, Frederick\, MD\, 21701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Talk / Signing,Author Talk / Signing|Join Us!
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251006T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251006T203000
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SUMMARY:The Unraveled Readers Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Love books and getting crafty? Join Curious Iguana and Magpie Fibers on the first Monday of the month from 6:30-8:30 PM for fresh reads and creative projects! The Unraveled Readers Book Club meets at RAK Brewing Co.\, 400 Sagner Ave Suite 200\, Frederick\, MD 21701.  \nCopies of each monthly title will be available for purchase at book club meetings and are 20% off through Curious Iguana (just mention Unraveled Readers at checkout).  \nCraft materials will be provided by Magpie Fibers at book club meetings and will also be available at their storefront in Downtown Frederick\, located at 154 N Market St\, Frederick\, MD 21701. \nIn order to plan accordingly\, please sign-up using this Google Form. \nQuestions? Feel free to contact book club organizer Rebecca Drake via email: events@curiousiguana.com. \n2026 Schedule:\nSeptember 7 – The Summer of the Serpent by Cecilia Eudave \nOctober 5 – The Train to Santa Fe by Ginger Pinholster \nNovember 2 – Beyond the Graves Waits Mist and Sea by Kathleen Kaufman \nDecember 7 – Red Ants by Kimberly Blaeser \n2027 Schedule\nJanuary 4 – Daphnis and Chloe by Colin McAdam \nFebruary 1 – Our Infinite and Inevitable Ends by A.D. Sui \nMarch 1 – The Last Prince of Florence by Zoe Sivak \nApril 5 – The Carnation Milk Palace by Melissa Pritchard \nMay 3 – The River at the End of the River by Peter Markus \nJune 7 – The Three Daughters of Annam by Phong Nguyen \nJuly 5 – The Two Wills by Blair Fell \nAugust 2 – Spinsters by Louise Claire Johnson\, Krista Webster \nSeptember 6 – TBD \n 
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/the-unraveled-readers-book-club/2025-10-06/
LOCATION:RAK Brewing Co\, 400 Sagner Ave Suite 20\, Frederick\, MD\, 21701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Club|Join Us!
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251008T190000
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SUMMARY:Alyssa Colman: Where Only Storms Grow
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Curious Iguana at 6:00 pm on Wednesday\, October 8 for a meet-and-greet with author Alyssa Colman as she promotes her new book\, Where Only Storms Grow. After spending the day visiting schools\, Alyssa will be at the Iguana in the evening to meet fans and sign books! \nThis event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nAbout the book: For Fans of the I Survived series and The War That Saved My Life\, this gripping middle grade novel is set during one of the most dangerous storms in American history. \nIt’s been four years since rain fell on the Oklahoma panhandle and the closeness between the Stanton twins has dried up as much as the land. Howe Stanton has been practicing running away and longs for the family to quit this land of dust where only troubles grow. Despite the scoliosis that causes Joanna Stanton near-constant pain\, she isn’t ready to give up like her brother. But when Daddy leaves the family behind to find work in California\, saving the farm from ruin falls on Howe’s unwilling and Joanna’s uneven shoulders. \nTo pay the mortgage\, Joanna takes a job at the local hospital and discovers purpose in helping others. Howe finds unexpected joy in caring for his father’s horse and escapes in a borrowed book. \nBut then a tragedy in town reveals the dust’s deadly dangers. With the worst storm of the Dust Bowl bearing down on their home\, Howe and Joanna must put aside their differences and work together\, or everyone and everything they love will be lost to the dust. \nAbout the author: Alyssa Colman is the author of the forthcoming Where Only Storms Grow (available 8/19/2025)\, which was recently named a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. Her other books include The Tarnished Garden and The Gilded Girl\, which won the 2021 Northern Lights Book Award for middle grade fantasy and was a Bank Street Best Book of the Year. Alyssa is a graduate of Wake Forest University and resides in Virginia. When she’s not writing\, she enjoys making messes in the kitchen with her kids and scaring her husband with DIY home improvements.
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/alyssa-colman-where-only-storms-grow/
LOCATION:Curious Iguana\, 12 N Market St\, Frederick\, Maryland\, 21701
CATEGORIES:Author Talk / Signing|Join Us!
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251008T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251008T200000
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SUMMARY:New & Notable Virtual Book Club 2025
DESCRIPTION:Read and discuss recently released literary fiction\, fantasy\, and science fiction\, hosted by Curious Iguana bookseller Shelby. Featured titles are 20% off at Curious Iguana (just mention New & Notable at checkout). \nRegistration is required. Register for the month’s you’d like to participate in by clicking the individual links below. \n2025 Featured titles: \nSeptember 10: Loneliness & Company by Charlee Dyroff  (author will join the discussion) \nOctober 8: 13 Months Haunted by Jimmy Juliano \nNovember 12: Devil is Fine by John Vercher (author will join the discussion)
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/new-notable-virtual-book-club-2025-4/2025-10-08/
LOCATION:MD
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20251010T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20251010T193000
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SUMMARY:Richard and W.H. Chizmar: Widow’s Point
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, October 10\, from 6:00-7:30pm\, please join us at the Frederick Book Arts Center as we welcome bestselling horror author Richard Chizmar and his son\, W.H. Chizmar for a night of chilling discussion of their latest novel Widow’s Point. This novel centers on an abandoned lighthouse where thrill seekers come to find evidence of the supernatural but soon realize all is not what it seems in the “cursed” place. After their conversation\, Richard and W.H. Chizmar will answer questions and sign books. Copies of Widow’s Point will be available for purchase at the event. \nThis event is free and open to the public\, presented in partnership with the Frederick Book Arts Center. For accessibility requests\, email info@curiousiguana.com at least two (2) weeks prior to the event. \nAbout the book: New York Times bestselling author Richard Chizmar\, “one of horror’s indispensable writers” (Paste)\, and his son W.H. Chizmar\, critically acclaimed author of Them (hailed by New York Times bestselling author Josh Malerman as “one of the best debuts I’ve ever read”) present a riveting found footage narrative about doomed thrill-seekers trapped in a haunted lighthouse. \n“This is a bad place. I don’t think people are meant to live here.” \nLongtime residents of Harper’s Cove believe that something is wrong with the Widow’s Point Lighthouse. Some say it’s cursed. Others claim it’s haunted. \nOriginally built in 1838\, three workers were killed during the lighthouse’s construction\, including one who mysteriously plunged to his death from the catwalk. That tragic accident was never explained\, and it was just the beginning of the terror. In the decades that followed\, nearly two dozen additional deaths occurred in or around the lighthouse including cold-blooded murder\, suicide\, unexplained accidents and disappearances\, the slaughter of an entire family\, and the inexplicable death of a Hollywood starlet who was filming a movie on the grounds. \nThe lighthouse was finally shuttered tight in 1988 and a security fence was erected around the property. No one has been inside since. Until now. \nTold across two harrowing incidents from 2017 and 2025\, those who enter the Widow’s Point Lighthouse searching for supernatural proof and the next big thing find themselves cut off from the outside world. And although no one has recently stepped foot inside the structure\, they are not alone. \nIn this remarkable collaboration\, father and son writing team\, Richard and W.H. Chizmar combine forces to tell a terrifying ghost story that will make you think twice about what’s waiting for you in the dark. \nAbout the authors: \nRichard Chizmar is the coauthor (with Stephen King) of the New York Times bestselling novella Gwendy’s Button Box and Gwendy’s Final Task\, and the solo novella Gwendy’s Magic Feather. Recent books include the New York Times bestsellers Memorials\, Becoming the Boogeyman\, and Chasing the Boogeyman; The Girl on the Porch; The Long Way Home; his fourth short story collection\, and Widow’s Point; a chilling tale about a haunted lighthouse cowritten with his son Billy Chizmar\, which was recently made into a feature film. His short fiction has appeared in dozens of publications\, including Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine and The Year’s 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories. He has won two World Fantasy awards\, four International Horror Guild awards\, and the HWA’s Board of Trustees award. Chizmar’s work has been translated into more than fifteen languages throughout the world\, and he has appeared at numerous conferences as a writing instructor\, speaker\, panelist\, and guest of honor. Follow him on X\, Facebook\, Instagram\, Threads\, and Bluesky: @‌RichardChizmar\, or visit his website at RichardChizmar.com. \nW. H. Chizmar is the author of numerous short stories and essays. His debut novel Them is coming soon from Gallery Books and as a limited edition from Lividian Publications. Chizmar lives in Maryland with his Bernese Mountain Dog\, J.J. (short for James Joyce).
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/richard-and-w-h-chizmar/
LOCATION:Frederick Book Arts Center\, 127 S Carroll St\, Frederick\, MD\, 21701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Talk / Signing,Author Talk / Signing|Join Us!
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251014T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251014T120000
DTSTAMP:20250908T183102Z
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SUMMARY:Second Tuesday Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Formerly Tuesdays with Tea. Join us on second Tuesdays\, January through November\, at 11 AM for a line-up of literary fiction that explores culture\, community\, friendship\, and family. Second Tuesday Book Club meets at ACNB Bank\, 2 North Market Street\, just steps away from Curious Iguana. Featured titles are 20% off at Curious Iguana (just mention Second Tuesday at checkout)\, or order through Bookshop.org to have books shipped to your home. \nSeptember 9 – Orbital by Samantha Harvey \nOctober 14 – The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez (paperback releases 4/1/25) \nNovember 11 – Enlightenment by Sarah Perry (paperback releases 6/10/25) \nWant to print the schedule? Click here for a PDF list of this year’s titles
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/second-tuesday-book-club-4/2025-10-14/
LOCATION:ACNB Bank\, 2 North Market Street\, Frederick\, MD\, 21701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:Megan Lloyd Wagner and Michelle Mee Nutter: Winging It
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Curious Iguana at 6:00 pm on Tuesday\, October 21 for a meet-and-greet with author Megan Lloyd Wagner and Michelle Mee Nutter as they promote their new book\, Winging It. After spending the day visiting schools\, Megan and Michelle will be at the Iguana in the evening to meet fans and sign books! \nThis event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nAbout the book: From the Eisner-nominated creators of instant bestsellers Allergic and Squished comes a charming and funny graphic novel about family\, friendship\, and self-discovery! \nTwelve-year-old Luna never wanted to move from California to Virginia\, even if it is near historic Washington\, DC\, and no matter how excited her dad is to introduce her to the area where her late mother grew up. And she definitely doesn’t want to live with a very formal grandmother she barely knows. But during a visit to the National Museum of Natural History\, the rarely seen luna moth for which Luna was named sparks her curiosity. Using her mother’s old naturalist notebooks as a guide\, Luna\, who has always preferred the indoors\, endeavors to see a real luna moth with her own eyes. Learning more about nature just might help her make a new friend\, figure out how to feel at home in her new life\, and understand the mother she never got the chance to know. \nMegan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter have again teamed up to tell a charming and funny story of family\, friendship\, adventure\, and appreciating all life has to offer. \nAbout the authors: \nMegan Wagner Lloyd is the co-creator\, with Michelle Mee Nutter\, of Allergic and Squished\, both instant bestsellers. Megan is also the co-creator\, with Abhi Alwar\, of the Super Pancake graphic novel series and is the author of Haven\, a novel\, and several picture books. She lives in the Washington\, DC\, area. Visit her online at MEGAN WAGNER LLOYD . \nMichelle Mee Nutter is the co-creator\, with Megan Wagner Lloyd\, of Allergic and Squished\, both instant bestsellers. Michelle graduated with a degree in illustration from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Her work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators\, 3×3\, Creative Quarterly\, and more. Michelle lives in Boston. Visit her online at Michelle Mee .
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/wagner-nutter-winging-it/
LOCATION:Curious Iguana\, 12 N Market St\, Frederick\, Maryland\, 21701
CATEGORIES:Author Talk / Signing,Author Talk / Signing|Join Us!,Join Us!
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T200000
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SUMMARY:The Reader: A Witchy Book Fair for Adults
DESCRIPTION:Join Attaboy Beer and Curious Iguana for our third annual witchy book fair for adults on Friday\, October 24\, from 5 pm-8 pm at Attaboy Barrel House. Enjoy tons of spooky books\, beer + seltzer\, food truck grub\, witchy merch from The Muse\, tarot card readings\, and book signings from L.S. Stratton (In Deadly Company)\, Alex Sharp (Magdalena Between Dimensions)\, and Melinda Beatty (The Witch’s Table). Festive attire and costumes are encouraged and welcomed! \nAbout the authors: \nL.S. Stratton is an NAACP Image Award-nominated author and former crime newspaper reporter who has written more than a dozen books under different pen names in just about every genre from thrillers to romance to historical fiction. She currently lives in Maryland with her husband\, their daughter\, and their tuxedo cat. \nAlexandra Sharp is a writer and editor living in Maryland with her husband\, two children\, and her giant dog\, June. A graduate of Boston College and Columbia University\, she grew up in Montclair\, New Jersey. \nMelinda Beatty has had years of practice trying to explain to others why she was just having an imaginary conversation between two people that don’t exist\, so becoming a writer seemed like the best way to stop everyone from looking at her funny. After years of narrowboat living on the English canals\, she and her British husband are now back on dry land in Maryland\, where by day\, she’s a mild-mannered indie bookseller\, and by night\, she wrangles words\, crafts projects\, and raises a Labrador and two fierce mini-women. \nAbout the vendors: \nThe Muse is Frederick’s first handmade boutique\, specializing in jewelry\, art and more\, with a focus on local makers! To help you get in the spooky spirit\, they’ll be offering a unique selection of witchy soy candles\, spell jar necklaces\, art inspired by mythology and folklore\, handprinted t-shirts\, hand-sculpted ceramic ghosts and more! \nMy Tarot: Tarot card readings by Jamie Horrell. \n  \n 
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/witchy-book-fair3/
LOCATION:Attaboy Barrel House\, 24 S Wisner St ste 110\, Frederick\, MD\, 21701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Join Us!
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T190000
DTSTAMP:20250924T235023Z
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SUMMARY:Melinda Beatty: The Witch's Table
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Curious Iguana at 6:00 pm on Wednesday\, October 29 for a meet-and-greet with local author and Curious Iguana bookseller Melinda Beatty as she promotes her book\, The Witch’s Table. After spending the day visiting schools\, Melinda will be at the Iguana in the evening to meet fans and sign books! \nThis event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nAbout the book: When a young witch inherits a rather cantankerous family heirloom; she has to figure out how to outwit her cursed companion. \nThe Table had been in the Witch’s family for a very long time. No one remembered who had cursed it to stay with them forever\, but none of them liked it much. The young witch initially tries to thwart the Table’s shenanigans. But after some time living with the Table\, she begins to notice how cold the kitchen floor is on a brisk winter’s day\, how many nicks and scratches the Table has endured\, and how hard it is to stand on all four legs for so many hours\, and she comes to realize compassion will get her further than cleverness. This charming and hilarious picture book is about empathy and trying to find common ground with the people–or furniture–around you. \nAbout the author: Melinda Beatty has had years of practice trying to explain to others why she was just having an imaginary conversation between two people that don’t exist\, so becoming a writer seemed like the best way to stop everyone from looking at her funny. After years of narrowboat living on the English canals\, she and her British husband are now back on dry land in Maryland\, where by day\, she’s a mild-mannered indie bookseller\, and by night\, she wrangles words\, crafts projects\, and raises a Labrador and two fierce mini-women.
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/melinda-beatty-the-witchs-table/
LOCATION:Curious Iguana\, 12 N Market St\, Frederick\, Maryland\, 21701
CATEGORIES:Author Talk / Signing,Author Talk / Signing|Join Us!,Join Us!
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T200000
DTSTAMP:20250822T000340Z
CREATED:20250115T221147Z
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SUMMARY:Global Voices 2025
DESCRIPTION:Explore literary fiction by international authors with our Global Voices Book Club\, meeting at 7 pm on last Wednesdays\, January through October\, at Grace United Church of Christ\, Room 3 (lefthand entrance at end of hall)\, 25 East 2nd Street\,  Downtown Frederick. Parking is available on the street and in Church Street parking deck. \nFeatured titles are 20% off at Curious Iguana (just mention Global Voices at checkout)\, or order through Bookshop.org to have books shipped to your home. \nAugust 27 – Clear by Carys Davies \nSeptember 24 – The Book of Disappearance by Ibtisam Azem \nOctober 29 – The Understory by Saneh Sangsuk \nWant to print the schedule? Click here for a PDF list of this year’s titles.
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/global-voices-2025/2025-10-29/
LOCATION:Grace United Church of Christ\, 25 E 2nd St\, Frederick\, MD\, 21701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251103T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251103T203000
DTSTAMP:20260824T161349Z
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SUMMARY:The Unraveled Readers Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Love books and getting crafty? Join Curious Iguana and Magpie Fibers on the first Monday of the month from 6:30-8:30 PM for fresh reads and creative projects! The Unraveled Readers Book Club meets at RAK Brewing Co.\, 400 Sagner Ave Suite 200\, Frederick\, MD 21701.  \nCopies of each monthly title will be available for purchase at book club meetings and are 20% off through Curious Iguana (just mention Unraveled Readers at checkout).  \nCraft materials will be provided by Magpie Fibers at book club meetings and will also be available at their storefront in Downtown Frederick\, located at 154 N Market St\, Frederick\, MD 21701. \nIn order to plan accordingly\, please sign-up using this Google Form. \nQuestions? Feel free to contact book club organizer Rebecca Drake via email: events@curiousiguana.com. \n2026 Schedule:\nSeptember 7 – The Summer of the Serpent by Cecilia Eudave \nOctober 5 – The Train to Santa Fe by Ginger Pinholster \nNovember 2 – Beyond the Graves Waits Mist and Sea by Kathleen Kaufman \nDecember 7 – Red Ants by Kimberly Blaeser \n2027 Schedule\nJanuary 4 – Daphnis and Chloe by Colin McAdam \nFebruary 1 – Our Infinite and Inevitable Ends by A.D. Sui \nMarch 1 – The Last Prince of Florence by Zoe Sivak \nApril 5 – The Carnation Milk Palace by Melissa Pritchard \nMay 3 – The River at the End of the River by Peter Markus \nJune 7 – The Three Daughters of Annam by Phong Nguyen \nJuly 5 – The Two Wills by Blair Fell \nAugust 2 – Spinsters by Louise Claire Johnson\, Krista Webster \nSeptember 6 – TBD \n 
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/the-unraveled-readers-book-club/2025-11-03/
LOCATION:RAK Brewing Co\, 400 Sagner Ave Suite 20\, Frederick\, MD\, 21701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Book Club|Join Us!
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20251110T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20251110T190000
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SUMMARY:Charles Ferguson: Presidential Seclusion
DESCRIPTION:Please join us at C. Burr Artz Public Library on Monday\, November 10\, from 6:00-7:00 pm to hear from author Charles Ferguson as he discusses his new book Presidential Seclusion: The Power of Camp David. This enlightening book shares the little-known impact of this mountain retreat on the nation and the world. Following his presentation\, Charles will answer questions and sign books. Copies of Presidential Seclusion will be available for purchase at the event. \nThis event is free and open to the public\, presented in partnership with Frederick County Public Libraries. For accessibility requests\, email info@curiousiguana.com at least two (2) weeks prior to the event. \nAbout the book: Behind the gates of Camp David—where presidents find solitude\, forge diplomacy\, and shape history in absolute secrecy. \nThe Presidential Retreat Camp David is shrouded in mystery\, and rightfully so. The hidden retreat atop the Catoctin Mountains is the one place the President\, First Family\, and invited guests can gather in absolute secrecy for relaxation\, rejuvenation\, and world-changing decisions. Because of this dedication to privacy\, and a desire to maintain the mystery and exclusivity of the last bastion of solitude for the President\, few comprehensive accounts exist detailing the storied history of Camp David and the role the “Spirit of Camp David” plays in world affairs. \nPresidential Seclusion provides an exclusive account of the mysterious and storied retreat. Extensively researched from Presidential Archives as well as from the pages of Presidential memoirs\, this non-partisan\, informative account weaves exclusive stories into a tapestry revealing the importance of Camp David on diplomacy and world history. Written by the former Camp David Historian\, this personalized tour of the exclusive retreat makes tree-shrouded trails\, majestic vistas\, and rooms where history happened over the last 80 years accessible to everyone. As you read\, the “Spirit of Camp David” is revealed to infuse everyone who works and visits the President’s private mountain retreat\, mainly how Camp David personally affected its primary guests\, the fifteen First Families fortunate to call the private retreat a second home. \nAbout the author: Charles Ferguson spent three and a half years as the Camp David Historian and Presidential Chaplain. During that time\, he coordinated with 14 Presidential Libraries to better tell the true story of the President’s exclusive mountaintop retreat\, scouring records and memoirs for engaging stories\, providing glimpses into the hidden world of Camp David. Conducting hundreds of tours for personal guests of the President\, his accessible storytelling draws you into the wonders of Camp David as if you are walking the historical private trails with your own personal tour guide. \nHis writings have appeared on the Faith and Leadership website and in The Presbyterian Outlook\, Presbyterians Today\, and the United States Naval Institute’s Proceedings magazine.
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/charles-ferguson-presidential-seclusion/
LOCATION:C. Burr Artz Public Library\, 110 E Patrick St\, Frederick\, MD\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Talk / Signing,Author Talk / Signing|Join Us!
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SUMMARY:Second Tuesday Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Formerly Tuesdays with Tea. Join us on second Tuesdays\, January through November\, at 11 AM for a line-up of literary fiction that explores culture\, community\, friendship\, and family. Second Tuesday Book Club will meet at The Orchard on Tuesday\, November 11! The Orchard is located just down the street from the Iguana at 45 N Market St\, Frederick\, MD 21701. \nFeatured titles are 20% off at Curious Iguana (just mention Second Tuesday at checkout)\, or order through Bookshop.org to have books shipped to your home. \nNovember 11 – Enlightenment by Sarah Perry (paperback releases 6/10/25)  \nWant to print the schedule? Click here for a PDF list of this year’s titles
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/second-tuesday-book-club-4-2/
LOCATION:The Orchard\, 45 N Market St\, Frederick\, 21701\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251112T190000
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SUMMARY:Peter Brown: The Wild Robot on the Island
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Curious Iguana at 6:00 pm on Wednesday\, November 12 for a meet-and-greet with NYT bestselling author Peter Brown as he promotes his new book\, The Wild Robot on the Island. After spending the day visiting schools\, Peter will be at the Iguana in the evening to meet fans and sign books! \nSIGNING NOTE: Peter will sign and personalize one copy of The Wild Robot on the Island and straight sign up to three additional backlist copies purchased from the store or brought from home. He will not personalize any backlist. \nThis event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nAbout the book: A #1 New York Times and IndieBound bestseller! This gorgeously illustrated picture book adaptation brings to full color the adventures of the #1 New York Times bestselling novel The Wild Robot. \nRoz is not where she’s supposed to be. \nYou see\, the robot wasn’t designed to live in the wilderness. But when she washes up on an island\, she must learn from the animal inhabitants and adapt to her new\, natural surroundings\, and before long\, the island begins to feel like home. \nFilled with bestselling creator and award-winning artist Peter Brown’s stunning artwork\, this moving picture book is the perfect gift for readers new to The Wild Robot or for longtime fans of the series that sparked a global phenomenon. \nNote: This is NOT a continuation of the series. It is a picture book adaptation of the first book in the series\, The Wild Robot. \nAbout the author: Peter Brown is the author and illustrator of many bestselling children’s books\, including The Wild Robot series\, Children Make Terrible Pets and The Curious Garden. He is the recipient of a Caldecott Honor for Creepy Carrots!\, a Horn Book Award\, two E.B. White Read Aloud Awards\, a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book award\, and a Children’s Choice Award for Illustrator of the Year. Peter’s website is www.peterbrownstudio.com.
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/peter-brown/
LOCATION:Curious Iguana\, 12 N Market St\, Frederick\, Maryland\, 21701
CATEGORIES:Author Talk / Signing,Author Talk / Signing|Join Us!,Join Us!
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251112T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251112T200000
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SUMMARY:New & Notable Virtual Book Club 2025
DESCRIPTION:Read and discuss recently released literary fiction\, fantasy\, and science fiction\, hosted by Curious Iguana bookseller Shelby. Featured titles are 20% off at Curious Iguana (just mention New & Notable at checkout). \nRegistration is required. Register for the month’s you’d like to participate in by clicking the individual links below. \n2025 Featured titles: \nSeptember 10: Loneliness & Company by Charlee Dyroff  (author will join the discussion) \nOctober 8: 13 Months Haunted by Jimmy Juliano \nNovember 12: Devil is Fine by John Vercher (author will join the discussion)
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/new-notable-virtual-book-club-2025-4/2025-11-12/
LOCATION:MD
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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