Essex: Sarah Beth Durst in conversation with Katherine Arden: The Spellshop
Schedule
Tue Jul 09 2024 at 06:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Phoenix Books | Essex Junction, VT
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oin us at Phoenix Books Essex for an evening with author Sarah Beth Durst! We are thrilled to help her celebrate the launch of her new novel, The Spellshop, a cozy fantasy romance filled with magic, second chances, and jam, this book reads like a romcom by way of Studio Ghibli; it’s perfect escapist fare that makes for ideal beach reading and daydreaming. Sarah will be in conversation with fellow author, Katherine Arden."The Spellshop sweeps readers into a world of merhorses, illegal spells, and first loves… it’s as comforting as homemade jam on a fresh baked muffin!" —Rebecca Thorne, author of Can't Spell Treason Without Tea
About The Spellshop:
Kiela has always had trouble dealing with people, and as librarian at the Great Library of Alyssium, she hasn’t had to.
She and her assistant, Caz, a sentient spider plant, have spent most of the last eleven years sequestered among the empire’s precious spellbooks, protecting the magic for the city’s elite. But a revolution is brewing and when the library goes up in flames, she and Caz steal whatever books they can and flee to the faraway island where she grew up. She’s hoping to lay low and figure out a way to survive before the revolution comes looking for her. To her dismay, in addition to a nosy—and very handsome—neighbor, she finds the town in disarray.
The empire with its magic spellbooks has slowly been draining power from the island, something that Kiela is indirectly responsible for, and now she’s determined to find a way to make things right. Opening up a spell shop comes with its own risks—the consequence of sharing magic with commoners is death. And as Kiela comes to make a place for herself among the quirky townspeople, she realizes that in order to make a life for herself, she must break down the walls she has kept so high.
Sarah Beth Durst is the author of over twenty-five fantasy books for adults, teens, and kids, including The Queens of Renthia series, Drink Slay Love, and Spark. She has won an American Library Association Alex Award and a Mythopoeic Fantasy Award and has been a finalist for the Andre Norton Nebula Award three times. She lives in Stony Brook, New York, with her husband, her children, and her ill-mannered cat.
Katherine Arden is the New York Times bestselling author of the Winternight trilogy and the Small Spaces Quartet. In addition to writing, she enjoys aimless travel, growing vegetables, and running wild through the woods with her dog, Moose. She lives in Vermont.
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Where is it happening?
Phoenix Books, 2 Carmichael St, Essex Junction, VT 05452-3170, United States,Essex Center, VermontEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
