Local Author Book Club "My Othello" by Machaela Jackson -- Meet the Author!

Name: Local Author Book Club "My Othello" by Machaela Jackson -- Meet the Author!
Start: 2025-11-06T17:30:00-06:00
Location: 200 City Ctr, suite D, Oshkosh, WI, United States, Wisconsin 54901

Schedule

Thu, 06 Nov, 2025 at 05:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

200 City Ctr, suite D, Oshkosh, WI, United States, Wisconsin 54901 | Oshkosh, WI

What Happens When the Muse Fights Back? “My Othello” explores this question in a viciously lyrical tale of obsession, survival, and feminine rage, blending queer gothic horror with literary suspense.
Fun fact – Machaela Jackson, the author of “My Othello”, is a former employee of The Caramel Crisp Bookstore! She will be on hand to discuss “My Othello” and her other published novel, “If You Had Chosen Me” at this Book Club Meeting. Copies of both books are available to purchase at The Caramel Crisp Bookstore. Machaela will be at Caramel Crisp from 5:30 to 6:30 on Thursday, November 6th, excited to talk with you about her books and to answer your questions!
My Othello synopsis:
Dr. Madeline Lovette built a life on language. As a respected Shakespeare professor and columnist behind the viral “Ms. Shakespeare” series, she’s spent years dissecting love, tragedy, and betrayal on the page, never expecting to live them so literally.
After fleeing an abusive ex and a failed trial that left her labeled a victim, Maddie sought refuge in New Orleans, hoping to disappear into poetry and distance. What she found instead was Peyton: a brilliant, obsessive sculptor who carved love out of clay and shadow. Their affair was fast, intoxicating... until Maddie tried to leave.
Now she’s being hunted through the bayou by the woman who once worshipped her.
Peyton has killed before.
She’s an artist of flesh and ritual, reciting Shakespeare and composing haikus between steps, convinced this is the final act of a love story Maddie never agreed to be a part of. With the swamp closing in, Maddie must reckon with her past; what she’s survived and what she’s buried, and decide if she’ll remain a character in someone else’s play, or rewrite the ending herself.
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