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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/
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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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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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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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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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251021T190000
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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
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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
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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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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251103T203000
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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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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
DTSTAMP:20250908T184540Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T163000
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SUMMARY:Matt Tavares: Dasher and the Polar Bear
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Curious Iguana at 3:30 pm on Sunday\, November 16 for a meet-and-greet with author Matt Tavares as he promotes his new book\, Dasher and the Polar Bear. Matt will be at the Iguana till 4:30 pm to meet fans and sign books; a personalized book will make a great holiday gift! \nThis event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event. \nAbout the book: One bright night just before Christmas\, Dasher the reindeer is out admiring the stunning colors of the northern lights when she meets George\, a sweet polar bear. Astounded to see that Dasher can fly\, George confides that he has dreamed of soaring through the sky himself. Dasher would like nothing more than to bestow some Christmas magic on her new friend\, but their flying lesson turns out to be a disappointing failure. Even Dasher\, an intrepid reindeer in the habit of giving—not giving up—begins to wonder if anyone can make George’s dream take flight. \nIn this sparkling new Christmas story\, Matt Tavares\, New York Times best-selling author of Dasher and its sequel\, Dasher Can’t Wait for Christmas\, is back to remind us that sometimes the best gift we can receive is simply to bear witness to wonder—and that not all presents fit inside Santa’s bag. \nAbout the author: Matt Tavares is the author-illustrator of the New York Times best-selling picture book Dasher and its sequel Dasher Can’t Wait for Christmas\, Red and Lulu\, the graphic novel Hoops\, and several sports biographies\, including Becoming Babe Ruth and Growing Up Pedro. He is also the illustrator of Twenty-One Steps: Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by Jeff Gottesfeld\, The Gingerbread Pirates by Kristin Kladstrup\, ’Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore\, and Over the River and Through the Wood by L. Maria Child\, among many other picture books. Matt Tavares lives in Ogunquit\, Maine.
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/matt-tavares/
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:20251119T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T190000
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SUMMARY:Nilah Magruder: Creaky Acres
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Curious Iguana at 6:00 pm on Wednesday\, November 19 for a meet-and-greet with author and illustrator Nilah Magruder as she promotes her latest book\, Creaky Acres. After spending the day visiting schools\, Nilah 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: A heartwarming graphic novel about being the new kid in middle school\, making new friends\, and learning to trust yourself through the power of horseback riding—perfect for fans of Victoria Jamieson’s Roller Girl. \nNora is a prize-winning horseback rider in a suburban area\, with a tight-knit circle of best friends. But when her mom gets a prestigious new job in a poor\, rural area\, she has to adjust to a lot of change: to being the only Black kid in a new class and to a new barn called Creaky Acres\, where her beloved horse\, Hay Fever\, will make his new home. \nIt’s there she meets sweet and geeky Laura\, goofy and fun-loving Wilson\, and fearless Dolores (aka Dizzy). With her ragtag team of equestrians\, Nora learns it’s okay to stand out and steps into her power as a leader\, realizing that being a rider isn’t just about winning—or maybe that winning just might look different than what she’d thought. \n“Readers will fall in love with Nora and her quirky crew\, the world of Creaky Acres\, and all the horses . . . and cows . . . and possums!” —Varian Johnson\, award-winning author of Twins \nAbout the illustrator: Nilah Magruder is the author of M.F.K.\, How to Find a Fox\, and Wutaryoo. She has written comics\, illustrated children’s books\, and worked as a writer and storyboard artist for animation. Nilah lives in Maryland and spends her free time baking\, gardening\, and wrangling her dogs\, cats\, and chickens. Find her at http://NilahMagruder.com.
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/nilah-magruder-creaky-acres-2/
LOCATION:Curious Iguana\, 12 N Market St\, Frederick\, Maryland\, 21701
CATEGORIES:Author Talk / Signing,Author Talk / Signing|Join Us!
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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/2025-12-01/
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:20260105T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260105T203000
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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/2026-01-05/
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:20260112T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260112T193000
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SUMMARY:Emily Austin: Is This a Cry For Help?
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Frederick Book Arts Center on Monday\, January 12 from 6:30-7:30 pm for a delightful evening with bestselling author Emily Austin! We’ll be celebrating her latest release\, Is This a Cry For Help?\, a day early! Emily will be in-conversation with local author Andie Burke. This story is about a librarian who\, after experiencing a mental breakdown\, returns to work just as her community’s frustrations over book bans reaches its boiling point. Following her talk\, Emily will answer questions and sign books. Copies of Is This a Cry For Help? 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. For accessibility requests\, email info@curiousiguana.com at least two (2) weeks prior to the event. \nAbout the book: The bestselling “queen of darkly quirky\, endearingly flawed heroines” (Sarah Haywood\, author of The Cactus)\, returns with a luminous new novel following a librarian who comes back to work after a mental breakdown only to confront book-banning crusaders in an empowering story of grief\, love\, and the power of libraries. \nDarcy’s life turned out better than she could have ever imagined. She is a librarian at the local branch\, while her wife Joy runs a book binding service. Between the two of them\, there is no more room on their shelves with their ample book collections\, various knickknacks and bobbles\, and dried bouquets. Rounding out their ideal life is two cats and a sun-soaked house by the lake. \nBut when Darcy receives the news that her ex-boyfriend\, Ben\, has passed away\, she spirals into a pit of guilt and regret\, resulting in a mental breakdown and medical leave from the library. When she returns to work\, she is met by unrest in her community and protests surrounding intellectual freedom\, resulting in a call for book bans and a second look at the branch’s upcoming DEI programs. \nThrough the support of her community\, colleagues\, and the personal growth that results from examining her previous relationships\, Darcy comes into her own agency and the truest version of herself. Is This a Cry for Help? not only offers a moving portrait of queer life after coming of age but also powerfully explores questions about sexuality\, community\, and the importance of libraries. \nAbout the author: Emily Austin is the author of We Could Be Rats\, Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead\, Interesting Facts About Space\, and the poetry collection Gay Girl Prayers. She was born in Ontario\, Canada\, and received two writing grants from the Canadian Council for the Arts. She studied English literature and library science at Western University. She currently lives in Ottawa\, in the territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation. \nAbout the moderator: 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/emily-austin/
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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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. \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. \nJanuary 13 – Please email Marlene at marlene@curiousiguana.com for details about location for the book club meeting on January 13 (it will not be held at ACNB Bank for this meeting). \nFebruary 10 – The Heartbeat Library by Laura Imai Messina \nMarch 10 – Yellowface by R. F. Kuang \nApril 14 – Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood \nMay 12 – Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris \nJune 16 – Devil Is Fine by John Vercher \nJuly 14 – Real Americans by Rachel Khong \nAugust 11 – James by Percival Everett \nSeptember 8 – The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong \nOctober 13 – All the Broken Places by John Boyne \nNovember 10 – The Mountains We Call Home by Kim Michele Richardson
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/second-tuesday-book-club/
LOCATION:MD
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T190000
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SUMMARY:New & Notable Virtual Book Club 2026
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. \n2026 Featured titles: \nJanuary 14: If You Love It\, Let It Kill You by Hannah Pittard (Hannah will join the discussion!) \nFebruary 11: TBD \nMarch 11: TBD \nApril 8: TBD \nMay 13: TBD \nJune 10: TBD \nJuly 8: TBD \nAugust 12: TBD \nSeptember 9: TBD \nOctober 14: TBD \nNovember 11: TBD
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/new-notable-virtual-book-club-2026-2/
LOCATION:MD
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T193000
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SUMMARY:Richard Bell: The American Revolution and the Fate of the World
DESCRIPTION:With America’s 250th birthday on the horizon\, come join us on Thursday\, January 22\, from 6:30 pm-7:30 pm for a fascinating look into the past with author Richard Bell as he discusses his new book The American Revolution and the Fate of the World. Following his talk\, Richard will answer questions and sign books. Copies of The American Revolution and the Fate of the World will be available for purchase at the event. \nLocation: C. Burr Artz Public Library – 110 E Patrick St\, Frederick\, MD 21701 \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. \n\nAbout the book: A prize-winning historian’s fascinating and unfamiliar recasting of America’s war of independence as a transformative international event \nIn this revelatory and enthralling book\, award-winning historian Richard Bell reveals the full breadth and depth of America’s founding event. The American Revolution was not only the colonies’ triumphant liberation from the rule of an overbearing England; it was also a cataclysm that pulled in participants from around the globe and threw the entire world order into chaos. Repositioning the Revolution at the center of an international web\, Bell’s narrative ranges as far afield as India\, Africa\, Central America\, and Australia. As his lens widens\, the “War of Independence” manifests itself as a sprawling struggle that upended the lives of millions of people on every continent and fundamentally transformed the way the world works\, disrupting trade\, restructuring penal systems\, stirring famine\, and creating the first global refugee crisis. Bell conveys the impact of these developments at home and abroad by grounding the narrative in the gripping stories of individuals—including women\, minorities\, and other disenfranchised people. The result is an unforgettable and unexpected work of American history that shifts everything we thought we knew about our creation story. \nAbout the author: Richard Bell is Professor of History at the University of Maryland and author of the book Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and their Astonishing Odyssey Home which was a finalist for the George Washington Prize and the Harriet Tubman Prize. He has held major research fellowships at Yale\, Cambridge\, and the Library of Congress and is the recipient of the National Endowment of the Humanities Public Scholar award and the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship. His new book\, The American Revolution and the Fate of the World\, was published by Penguin in November 2025.
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/richard-bell/
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/New_York:20260124T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260124T150000
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SUMMARY:Cordelia Jensen: Lilac and the Switchback
DESCRIPTION:Calling all young poets: this one is for you! Join us on Saturday\, January 24 from 2:00 pm-3:00 pm for an afternoon with author Cordelia Jensen as she discusses her new middle grade novel Lilac and the Switchback\, with fellow author Laura Shovan. This story (written entirely in verse!) follows Lilac\, a girl feeling like the “extra” kid in her aunt and uncle’s soon-to-be fuller house; however\, after receiving a check from her estranged father\, Lilac wonders if it’s worth the risk to find him. Following the conversation\, Cordelia will answer questions and sign books. Copies of Lilac and the Switchback will be available for purchase at the event. \nLocation: Urbana Regional Library – 9020 Amelung St\, Frederick\, MD 21704 \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 riveting middle grade novel in verse for any kid who has ever felt unwanted\, uncomfortable\, or unsure of where they fit in. \nLilac has lived with her aunt\, uncle\, and cousin ever since her mom died. She already feels like an “extra” member of a family that doesn’t have enough money or space. \nThen she finds out her aunt is pregnant with twins\, due soon after Lilac turns thirteen. How could they possibly want her around when they’ll have two more kids in their crowded home? As she struggles to process her feelings about the pregnancy\, Lilac drifts apart from her best friend Callie\, leaving Lilac lonelier than ever. \nIn a timely twist of fate\, Lilac discovers a check sent by her estranged father. Maybe he is the family she’s been looking for… and maybe it’s worth risking everything to find him. After all\, how much does the “extra” kid really have to lose? \nAbout the author: Cordelia Jensen has an MFA in Writing for Children & Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts and has published four verse novels: Lilac and the Switchback\, Skyscraping\, The Way the Light Bends\, and Every Shiny Thing\, co-authored with Laurie Morrison. Her books have received starred reviews\, state award list nominations\, and NCTE Notable Verse Novel recognition. Along with being a certified book coach\, Cordelia has taught creative writing in a variety of settings\, including Bryn Mawr College\, Germantown Friends School\, The Writing Barn and The Kelly Yang Project\, and currently teaches verse novel classes for The Highlights Foundation. \nAbout the moderator: Laura Shovan is a novelist\, educator\, and Pushcart Prize-nominated poet. Her award-winning children’s books include The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary\, Takedown\, and the Sydney Taylor Notable A Place at the Table\, written with Saadia Faruqi. She is a longtime poet-in-the-schools for the Maryland State Arts Council and teaches for Vermont College of Fine Arts’ MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults. Her latest poetry collection for kids is Welcome to Monsterville.
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/cordelia-jensen/
LOCATION:Urbana Regional Library\, 9020 Amelung St\, Frederick\, Maryland\, 21704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Talk / Signing,Author Talk / Signing|Join Us!,Join Us!
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