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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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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
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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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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: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: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/
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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
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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
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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
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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/
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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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: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
CATEGORIES: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: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:Mike Tidwell: The Lost Trees of Willow Avenue
DESCRIPTION:Please join us Wednesday\, April 2 from 6:30-7:30 pm at the Frederick Book Arts Center for an evening with author Mike Tidwell. Mike will discuss his new novel The Lost Trees of Willow Avenue\, which shares his perspective of the impacts of climate change on his own street near Washington D.C. Following his presentation\, Mike will answer questions and sign books. Copies of The Lost Trees of Willow Avenue 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 book: In 2023\, author and activist Mike Tidwell decided to keep a record for a full year of the growing impacts of climate change on his one urban block right on the border with Washington\, DC. A love letter to the magnificent oaks and other trees dying from record heat waves and bizarre rain\, Tidwell’s story depicts the neighborhood’s battle to save the trees and combat climate change: The midwife who builds a geothermal energy system on the block\, the Congressman who battles cancer and climate change at the same time\, and the Chinese-American climate scientist who wants to bury billions of the world’s dying trees to store their carbon and help stabilize the atmosphere. \nThe story goes beyond ailing trees as Tidwell chronicles people on his block sick with Lyme disease\, a church struggling with floods\, and young people anguishing over whether to have kids\, all in the same neighborhood and all against the global backdrop of 2023’s record heat domes and raging wildfires and hurricanes. Then there’s Tidwell himself who explores the ethical and scientific questions surrounding the idea of “geoengineering” as a last-ditch way to save the world’s trees – and human communities everywhere – by reflecting sunlight away from the planet. No book has told the story of climate change this way: hyper local\, full of surprises\, full of true stories of life and death in one neighborhood. The Lost Trees of Willow Avenue is a harrowing and hopeful proxy for every street in America and every place on Earth. \nAbout the author: Mike is a writer and climate activist. His previous six books include Bayou Farewell (2003) about the disappearing wetlands in south Louisiana. As a contributing writer for The Washington Post\, he has won four Lowell Thomas Awards\, the highest prize in American travel journalism. In 2002 he founded the Chesapeake Climate Action Network\, where he has led local and national campaigns for clean energy. He lives on Willow Avenue in Takoma Park with his wife Beth and their cat Macy Gray.
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/mike-tidwell-the-lost-trees-of-willow-avenue/
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:Bob Shea: Bearsuit Turtle Makes a Friend
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Curious Iguana at 6:00 pm on Tuesday\, March 25 for a meet-and-greet with author Bob Shea as he promotes his new book\, Bearsuit Turtle Makes a Friend. After spending the day visiting schools\, Bob 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: Fall in love with a turtle wearing a bear suit—determined to prove that he’s a “for-real” bear—in this laugh-out-loud silly friendship story from the award-winning Bob Shea\, author-illustrator of the popular Dinosaur VS. series and Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great. \nWhen a turtle in a bear suit claims he is a “for-real” bear\, he must prove himself to another turtle who just so happens to be a for-real bear expert. Hilarity ensues as Bearsuit Turtle proves he can climb trees\, hibernate\, and do other for-real bear stuff . . . like riding bikes\, eating ice cream\, and smashing pumpkins. But when Bear-Expert Turtle reveals a secret\, Bearsuit Turtle has to admit a truth of his own. Whether or not these two turtles are for-real bears or experts\, they just might become for-real friends. \nWith a fabulously endearing\, offbeat\, and memorable new character; playful\, true-to-life child dynamics; and a goofy\, kid-perfect sense of humor\, Bearsuit Turtle Makes a Friend is sure to charm readers everywhere. Includes a page of “for-real bear facts” at the end. \nAbout the author: Bob Shea has written and/or illustrated over 20 picture books including the popular Dinosaur Vs. series\, Unicorn Thinks He’s Pretty Great\, and the Ballet Cat early readers series. His most recent picture book\, Chez Bob\, received three starred reviews\, with Booklist calling it “terrifically funny and surprisingly sweet.” Bob’s characters and animations have appeared on Nick Jr\, Playhouse Disney\, and PBS Kids.
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/bob-shea-signing/
LOCATION:Curious Iguana\, 12 N Market St\, Frederick\, Maryland\, 21701
CATEGORIES:Author Talk / Signing
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SUMMARY:Unity Campaign Book Drive
DESCRIPTION:Purchase new children’s books in-store to put in the drop box between March 1-31 for The United Way of Frederick County’s Unity Campaign! \nLearn more about the Unity Campaign here.
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/unity-campaign-book-drive/
CATEGORIES:Join Us!
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