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SUMMARY:Anna North: Bog Queen
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to welcome New York Times bestselling author Anna North to Frederick on Friday\, October 16 from 6:00-7:00 pm at Frederick Book Arts Center. Join us to hear about her bestselling novel\, Bog Queen\, and learn about female empowerment and the impact of politics on the environment\, from the Iron Age to post-Brexit England. Anna will be in-conversation with Holly Smith\, editor-in-chief of the Washington Independent Review of Books. Following their conversation\, Anna will answer questions and sign books. Copies of Bog Queen will be available for purchase at the event.  \nLocation: Frederick Book Arts Center\, 127 S. Carroll Street\, Frederick\, MD 21701 \nThis event is free and open to the public. We are proud to partner with Frederick Book Arts Center for this event. \nFor accessibility requests\, email events@curiousiguana.com at least two (2) weeks prior to the event. \nAbout the book: From the NYT bestselling author of Outlawed\, a forensic anthropologist confronts a strangely well-preserved Iron Age body in this “absorbing\, complex mystery” (People magazine). \nWhen a body is found in a bog in northwest England\, Agnes\, an American forensic anthropologist\, is called to investigate. But this body is not like any she’s ever seen. Though its bones prove it was buried more than two thousand years ago\, it is almost completely preserved. \nSoon Agnes is drawn into a mystery from the distant past\, called to understand and avenge the death of an Iron Age woman more like her than she knows. Along the way\, she must contend with peat-cutters who want to profit from the bog and activists who demand that the land be left undisturbed. Then there’s the moss itself: a repository of artifacts\, with its own dark stories to tell. \nFlashing between post-Brexit England and the druidic order of Celtic Europe\, Bog Queen brims with ancient wisdom as it connects across time two gifted\, farsighted young women learning to harness their strengths in a landscape more mysterious than either can imagine. \nAbout the author: Anna North is the author of America Pacifica\, The Life and Death of Sophie Stark\, and the instant New York Times bestseller and Reese’s Book Club pick Outlawed. She is a senior correspondent at Vox and lives in Brooklyn. \nAbout the moderator: Holly Smith is editor-in-chief of the Washington Independent Review of Books\, as well as a college lecturer\, longtime freelance writer\, and proud “Jeopardy!” bronze medalist. Prior to joining the Independent\, she was managing editor of Maryland Life magazine. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post\, CNBC.com \, Salon\, and elsewhere. She also co-authored the travel guide Seafood Lover’s Chesapeake Bay\, which is ironic since she doesn’t eat fish. Find her on Bluesky at @‌HSmithWrites.
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LOCATION:Frederick Book Arts Center\, 127 S Carroll St\, Frederick\, MD\, 21701\, United States
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SUMMARY:Richard Chizmar: Killing the Boogeyman
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to welcome back bestselling author Richard Chizmar to Frederick on Thursday\, October 22 from 6:00-7:00 pm at Frederick Book Arts Center! Join us to hear about Richard’s novel\, Killing the Boogeyman\, the thrilling conclusion to his bestselling Boogeyman series. Following Richard’s talk\, he will answer questions and sign books. Copies of Killing the Boogeyman will be available for purchase at the event.  \nLocation: Frederick Book Arts Center\, 127 S. Carroll Street\, Frederick\, MD 21787 \nThis event is free and open to the public. We are proud to partner with Frederick Book Arts Center for this event. \nFor accessibility requests\, email events@curiousiguana.com at least two (2) weeks prior to the event. \nAbout the book: The terrifying horror trilogy finale to the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling series that includes Chasing the Boogeyman and Becoming the Boogeyman from “one of horror’s indispensable writers” (Paste). \nNotorious serial killer Joshua Gallagher—dubbed “the Boogeyman” by the media—has vanished from prison. One moment\, he was locked inside a maximum-security cell; the next\, he was gone\, leaving behind on the wall a crude hangman puzzle and two chilling words: IT’S TIME. \nNow\, days later\, the world is coming apart again. Bodies are turning up near writer and Gallagher confidante Richard Chizmar’s home\, echoing the Boogeyman’s signature horrors. The news frenzy reignites while the police chase shadows…even as Gallagher’s twisted true crime fanbase celebrates online\, acknowledging that he’s something more than human now. \nTo everyone else\, it’s a desperate hunt for answers. To Chizmar\, it’s more like destiny closing in. The evidence\, the sightings\, the voices in the dark all point to one unthinkable conclusion: the Boogeyman never left. And very soon\, Chizmar must come face-to-face with the thing wearing Gallagher’s skin\, and learns all too quickly that some nightmares don’t return—they evolve. \n“Richard Chizmar delves deep into our worst fears and touches the darkness that lives there.” —S. A. Cosby \nAbout the author: Richard Chizmar is the author of New York Times bestselling novels Chasing the Boogeyman\, Becoming the Boogeyman\, Memorials\, and Widow’s Point: The Complete Haunting (cowritten with son\, W.H. Chizmar)\, and coauthor (with Stephen King) of the New York Times bestselling novella Gwendy’s Button Box\, the novel Gwendy’s Final Task\, and the solo novella Gwendy’s Magic Feather. His short fiction has appeared in dozens of publications\, most recently\, the bestselling anthology\, The End of The World as We Know It: New Stories of Stephen King’s The Stand. He is the founder and publisher of the specialty press publisher of horror and dark suspense\, Cemetery Dance. 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.
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/richard-chizmar-3/
LOCATION:Frederick Book Arts Center\, 127 S Carroll St\, Frederick\, MD\, 21701\, United States
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SUMMARY:ACOTAR 6 Midnight Release
DESCRIPTION:Exciting news for ACOTAR fans! We are opening our door at midnight (12 am on Tuesday\, October 27) for ACOTAR fans to purchase or pick up their preorders of the newest ACOTAR book\, A Court of Splintered Harmony by Sarah J. Maas. You can begin lining up on Monday\, October 26 around 11:30 pm and we will open the door promptly at 12 am.\n\nPreorders will close on October 12\, you can preorder the book for 15% off here: https://curiousiguana.com/product/acotar-6/\n\nWe will have additional copies for sale at the release\, fun merch\, and be open till 1:30 am!
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/acotar-6-midnight-release/
LOCATION:Curious Iguana\, 12 N Market St\, Frederick\, Maryland\, 21701
CATEGORIES:Join Us!
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SUMMARY:The Reader: A Witchy Book Fair for Adults
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more details! Please note\, we are not accepting additional vendors or authors to this event.
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/adult-book-fair-october/
LOCATION:Attaboy Barrel House\, 24 S Wisner St ste 110\, Frederick\, MD\, 21701\, United States
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SUMMARY:Second Tuesday 2026
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. \n 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.  \nYou can print out the 2026 book list and dates by clicking here for a PDF or view below. \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 9 – 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 – American Ending by Mary Kay Zuravleff (with the author)
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/second-tuesday-2026-2/2026-11-10/
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 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 \nFebruary 11: Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash \nMarch 11: When the Museum Is Closed by Emi Yagi  \nApril 8: Strange Girls by Sarvat Hasin \nMay 13:  I Love You Don’t Die by Jade Song (with the author) \nJune 10: The Fountain by Casey Scieszka \nJuly 8: Alan Opts Out by Courtney Maum (with the author) \nAugust 12: The Great Wherever by Shannon Sanders \nSeptember 9: Mia by Leslie Bazzett  \nOctober 14: Stay Buried by Jennifer McMahon  \nNovember 11: The Court of Venus by Bel Banta
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SUMMARY:Jenni Howell: Teach Me to Prey
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a thrilling evening on Saturday\, December 5 at Frederick Book Arts Center from 6:30-7:30 pm (doors open at 6 for a meet & greet) to celebrate the second novel from local NYT bestselling YA author Jenni Howell! Teach Me to Prey tells the story of Tara\, a girl bound to the demon Thorn in a deadly deal to keep her sister’s dying heart alive. When her next target is after her for revenge\, Tara must do what it takes to save her sister and herself. Jenni will be in-conversation with fellow NYT bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer. Following their conversation\, Jenni will answer questions and sign books. Copies of Teach Me to Prey will be available for purchase at the event. \nDoors will open at 6:00 pm for a public meet & greet with Jenni Howell. Refreshments will be provided.  \nThis event is free and open to the public. We are proud to partner with Frederick Book Arts Center for this event.  \nFor accessibility requests\, email events@curiousiguana.com at least two (2) weeks prior to the event. \nAbout the book: A reluctant teenage killer\, the alluring demon she’s bound to\, and the headstrong boy she’s sworn to kill are tangled in a web of dangerous desire and sinister secrets in this dark psychological thriller from the New York Times-bestselling author of Boys with Sharp Teeth. \nOne heart for another. One life for another. And only her soul to pay. \nTwo years ago\, Tara Corbane made a deal with a demon. Each lunar eclipse\, she must feed him a lover’s heart torn out by her bare hands—and in exchange\, he keeps her sister’s dying heart alive. A desperate deal that Tara fears is making her more and more like Thorn\, the twisted but tantalizing demon she’s sworn to hate. \nThirty days before the next eclipse\, Tara heads to New Orleans\, where her newest target awaits. But Rian Connach\, the handsome heir to a real estate empire\, is nothing like the others. He’s single\, for starters\, and isn’t out for love but vengeance. He’s hot on the trail of the serial killer he blames for his girlfriend’s gruesome death—a trail that will lead directly to Tara. \nAs the eclipse draws near\, Tara finds herself trapped in a game of cat and mouse. To save her own skin\, she must win the trust and ruin the mind of the beguiling and broken boy hunting her\, all the while fighting her feelings for the demon whose secrets threaten everything she’s ever believed about him\, and herself. With Rian getting closer and closer to the truth\, and Thorn warning of vicious consequences if she doesn’t fulfill their bargain\, time is running out to answer the ultimate question: \nIs Tara the predator\, or the prey? \nAbout the author: Jenni Howell is the New York Times-bestselling author of Boys with Sharp Teeth. Before becoming an author\, she tried out archaeology\, linguistics\, mongoose herding (known to some as “teaching”)\, finance\, and espionage\, but always got bored. Now she writes books\, so her entire world changes every six months—and she will never be bored again. jennihowell.com / @‌byjennihowell \nAbout the moderator: Brigid Kemmerer is the author of New York Times bestsellers Forging Silver into Stars and Carving Shadows into Gold\, and two New York Times bestselling series–Cursebreakers\, which includes A Curse So Dark and Lonely\, A Heart So Fierce and Broken\, and A Vow So Bold and Deadly\, and Defy the Night\, which includes Defy the Night\, Defend the Dawn\, and Destroy the Day. She has also written the contemporary young adult romances Call It What You Want\, More Than We Can Tell\, and Letters to the Lost\, as well as paranormal young adult stories\, including the Elemental series and Thicker Than Water. A full-time writer\, Brigid lives in the Baltimore area with her family.
URL:https://curiousiguana.com/event/jenni-howell-teach-me-to-prey/
LOCATION:Frederick Book Arts Center\, 127 S Carroll St\, Frederick\, MD\, 21701\, United States
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