Book Launch with Madison Tyler Nelson

Hosts Adam and Rebecca from the podcast Horrifically Well Read, Bled, and Said will sit down with Madison to discuss her debut novel, the book's inspiration, and her ties to the York area. We will then open things up to the audience for questions and follow up with book signings. Books will be available for purchase during the event.

About the Author

Madison Tyler Nelson has considered herself a writer since she received her first rejection letter at nine years old, and has been crafting dark, speculative stories ever since. While she (sadly) can't see ghosts, Portrait of a Haunting was inspired by her childhood of growing up with incarcerated parents. She lives in New York with her husband and very loud Norwegian Elkhound.

About Portrait of a Haunting

After fearing it all her life, a young woman embraces her ability to see ghosts after a M**der occurs that appears dangerously linked to her past.

To Tatum Alexander, the Sight--her ability to see spirits--has always been more of an affliction than a gift. Having inherited the power from her mother, Amarina, an infamous artist known for murdering her lover and using his blood for her final painting, Tatum has been reluctant to step into her talent or even get close to the man she loves.

She's been able to find a safe space to hide her Sight with the largest witch coven in Manhattan and her best friend, Mischa. But when Mischa is murdered, the act eerily connected to Amarina's own crime, a traumatized Tatum must reckon with both the loss and the sudden surge of spirits vying for her attention and her life.

The spirits have a message: the murderer is coming for her next and a price must be paid. To learn the truth of her past and catch the killer she'll have to rely on her loved ones' helping hands--some witchy friends, the man who won't let her go, and her eternally perplexing mother--in order to embrace her Sight while keeping them all safe.

The clues will lead Tatum to a dangerous secret that Amarina has spent decades trying to keep. And when the secret is out, Tatum will be forced to risk it all.