An Evening with Ava Reid in conversation with Allison Saft

Riverstone is beyond excited to welcome the extremely talented Ava Reid to celebrate the release of Winterveil, a new YA Dark Academia novel.

The Secret History meets Ready Player One in #1 bestselling author Ava Reid’s brand new, thrilling alternate-future duology, where four teens are recruited to a century-long, virtual Cold War—until they discover the truth and decide to fight back.

We are also thrilled to announce that Ava will be in conversation with the extraordinary Allison Saft!

See below for all details regarding the event and please reach out to us if you have any questions.

• Doors will open at 6:30pm, the event will start at 7:00pm.
• The Deluxe Book Bundle will include one signed copy of the Deluxe Limited Edition of Winterveil. The Trade Book Bundle will include one signed regular edition hardcover copy of Winterveil. These will be available for pick-up at check-in.
• This deluxe edition features a color-swapped embossed cover, illustrated endpapers, foiled cover, and striking edges.
• Additional copies will be available for sale at the event plus a limited number of other Ava Reid and Allison Saft titles.
• For those who wish, you will be able to get your copy of Winterveil personalized after the event. The author will also sign (not personalize) one additional book. All books purchased from Riverstone at the event will be pre-signed.
• The author has requested no photos be taken while in the signing line (posed and unposed). Photos during the conversation are allowed.
• Your email confirmation will serve as your ticket. You may print it out and bring it or show us the confirmation on your phone at check-in.
• Event tickets are non-refundable within 7 days before the event (9/11 and later).
• Ticketholders unable to attend the event will be able to pick up their books at either store location or have it shipped to them for $5.95. We will hold books for up to 4 weeks after the event. After 4 weeks, unclaimed books will no longer be available. We will send out an email to absentees to coordinate which store you would like to pick it up at or if you would like it shipped.
• This ticketed event will take place at the Hampton Community Center (3200 Lochner Wy, Allison Park, PA 15101). The facility has a large parking lot.

About the book:

Bestselling author of A Study in Drowning and Fable for the End of the World Ava Reid is back with a thrilling new duology unlike anything you’ve read before.

It’s a game—until it’s war.

• A disgraced politician from a powerful American dynasty.
• A coldly brilliant strategist who will sacrifice anything to win.
• A former pageant queen with a talent that could change the world.
• An expert female soldier with an enigmatic past—and a dangerous secret.

In an alternate future where the Cold War still rages, four precocious teenage criminals with dark skills and darker secrets are offered a fresh start at a secret military academy. But instead of training to end the war, they find themselves on a mysterious mission that will test loyalties, forge romances, and maybe end the world as they know it.

About the Author:

Ava Reid is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning, A Theory of Dreaming, Lady Macbeth, Juniper & Thorn, and The Wolf and the Woodsman. Her books have been published in over fourteen territories. She lives in the New York area. Follow her on Instagram @avasreid and find her online at tumblr.com/avasreid.

About the conversation partner:

Allison Saft is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wings of Starlight, A Dark and Drowning Tide, and other romantic fantasy novels. Her work has won a Scribe Award and been translated into over ten languages. In her free time, she practices aerial circus arts. She lives in West Virginia with her partner and an Italian greyhound named Marzipan.