BookPeople Presents: Lauren Kate - White Lights

Schedule

Sat Jun 13 2026 at 04:00 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

BookPeople | Austin, TX

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BookPeople welcomes Lauren Kate in conversation with Aparna Verma to celebrate the release of White Lights.
About this Event

Please welcome Lauren Kate and Aparna Verma to celebrate White Lights

This event is free and open to the public.

  • Start time: 4:00 P.M.
  • Run time: 45-60 minutes, followed by a signing line.
  • Location: The second floor of BookPeople.

The author will be signing and personalizing copies of the book after the speaking portion of the event.

  • To get a book signed, a copy of the event book or an item of equal value must be purchased from BookPeople.
  • For high volume events, post-talk signing lines can become very long. For such events, we recommend arriving and checking in to the event early as that will get you into an earlier signing group.

Guidelines:

  • Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis and is not guaranteed.
  • If you have any accessibility concerns regarding seating, please contact [email protected]
  • If you have any other questions, please visit our Eventbrite FAQ. If your question isn't covered in the FAQ, feel free to email us at [email protected].
  • All event guidelines are subject to change.
  • BookPeople reserves the right to cancel or postpone this event if necessary.
  • There will not be a live stream or recording available.

About the book:

When mysterious Rafe de la Cruz rolls into Desdemona’s life to recruit her to the elite film school Acheron, Dez has no reason to trust him—and no other option. A violent attack has just put her brother in the hospital…and Dez is the only suspect. Guilt-ridden and grieving, she finds herself running from the law to chase her longtime dream of making movies, at a school she’s never heard of. Soon, she’s dropped into Acheron’s cutthroat world of seductive intrigue, power on an otherworldly scale, and deadly competition.

Acheron may seem like the ticket to a future Dez has always wanted, but as she delves deeper into the secret work being done there, she finds herself trapped in an existential conflict on a cosmic scale—with more than her heart on the line.

About the author:

Lauren Kate is the #1 New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author whose novels include the Fallen series, which was made into a major motion picture as well as a TV series on AMC+. Lauren’s books have been featured on Jeopardy, parodied by the Simpsons, translated into more than thirty languages, and have sold over eleven million copies worldwide. She lives in Los Angeles with her family.

About the moderator:

Aparna Verma was born in Rajasthan, India, and grew up in the United States. She graduated from Stanford University with Honors in the Arts and a B.A. in English. When she is not writing, Aparna likes to lift heavy (arm days are her favorite), dance to Bollywood music, and find cozy cafes to read myths from ancient worlds.

By purchasing a book from BookPeople, you are not only supporting a local, independent business – you’re showing publishers that they should continue sending authors to BookPeople.

Thank you for supporting Lauren Kate, Aparna Verma, and your local independent bookstore!

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BookPeople, 603 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, United States

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