BookPeople Presents: Megan Okonsky

Please welcome Megan Okonsky and Anna Alsup to celebrate The Barefoot Followers of Sweet Potato Grace!

This event is free and open to the public.

• Start time: 7:00 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.

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About the book:

Tombstone, Texas, has never seen anything like the barefoot travelers who barrel in one afternoon, looking like they just stepped out of the seventies. They appear right in the middle of Pinky Elizabeth Swear’s eulogy for her beloved rescue cat, Sweet Potato Grace (may she rest in eternal peace and abundance of goat cheese). To be honest, Pinky is relieved at the interruption. She’d planned to use the second half of her eulogy to come out of the closet. Now, she doesn’t have to.

Are the newcomers a circus troupe? Revolutionaries? A sinister cult? While the town grows suspicious and rumor mills churn, Pinky finds herself drawn to the charisma of the barefoot strangers. Perhaps, she starts to think, the wrath of Tombstone is a thing worth risking in order to be true to oneself.

About the author:

Megan Okonsky is a ghostwriter and novelist based in Austin, TX. Known for her conversational voice and wit, Okonsky has worked with C-suite executives, entrepreneurs, and media personalities to produce bestselling business books and memoirs. Her work has appeared in Reductress, Mantra Magazine, and more. Her first novel, The Barefoot Followers of Sweet Potato Grace, will be published in 2025.
Okonsky is a proud member of the Writers’ League of Texas and the Association of Ghostwriters. When she is not writing for clients, Okonsky likes to write and host M**der mystery parties, garden, and knit.

About the moderator:

Anna Alsup writes young adult novels that explore the resilience of teens—whether navigating high school or surviving alternate universes. She grew up in Austin, Texas, where she spent her childhood on lakes and ranches, always with a book in hand. A graduate of the University of Texas with a degree in biomedical engineering, she now works in product development for environmental public safety initiatives. Anna serves as the Regional Advisor for the Austin chapter of SCBWI. You can find her at annaalsup.com.

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