Mysteries of the Chambered Nautilus: A Book Launch with Laura Segal Stegman

Join us at Village Well Books & Coffee for the launch of Laura Segal Stegman's middle grade novel The Chambered Nautilus!

This exciting, STEAM-focused fantasy novel concludes Stegman's Summer of L.U.C.K. trilogy from Young Dragons Press. P J Gardner will join Stegman to discuss this tale of adventure and discovery, which involves a magical carnival attraction based on the unusual anatomy of real-life chambered nautiluses.

The Chambered Nautilus is part of the 2024 STEAM Team Group, an annual collection of STEAM-related (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) books that bring the spirit of inquiry, discovery, and creative problem-solving to young learners. The novel’s contemporary fantasy narrative delves into chambered nautiluses’ intriguing biology and their precarious status as a threatened species. These soft-bodied cephalopod class creatures, which live inside an intricately chambered shell, have cruised in deep ocean coral reefs for more than 480 million years.

This event includes a brief talk titled "Ten Amazing Facts About Real Chambered Nautiluses, One of the World's Most Extraordinary Sea Creatures." Afterward, Stegman will read from her book, answer questions, and conduct a Chambered Nautilus Trivia Challenge, whose prize is an autographed copy of The Chambered Nautilus. Plus, there will be free bookmarks for all!

About the participants:

Laura Segal Stegman is the author of Summer of L.U.C.K. (her debut), its sequel Ready or Not (both Five-Star Readers' Favorite Award winners), and The Chambered Nautilus, the third entry in Young Dragons Press’ middle grade trilogy. She has been featured at the Orange County Children’s Book Festival, San Diego Writers Festival, and LitFest in the Dena.

P J Gardner is the author of the middle grade Horace & Bunwinkle series and The Great Zoodini. She lives in Southern California with her husband and sons, as well as her Boston Terriers Rosie and Rocky.

Host or Publisher Village Well Books & Coffee