Powell's Presents: Katy Rose Pool & Tara Sim in Conversation With Aiden Thomas
Schedule
Wed Jun 26 2024 at 07:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Powell's Books, Inc. (Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing) | Beaverton, OR
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In Masquerade of the Heart (Henry Holt), the conclusion to the romantic YA fantasy/mystery duology from Morris Award finalist Katy Rose Pool, Veronica Mars meets a glitzy and gritty Gilded Age-inspired fantasy world in which cursebreaker Marlow Briggs pretends to be in love with a powerful noble as she searches for her missing mother. The city of Caraza sits poised on the edge of chaos — and Marlow is at the center of a deadly struggle for power. In the tragic aftermath of the Vale-Falcrest wedding, Marlow is spurned by Adrius, who refuses to speak to her and publicly vows to find a noble wife before the year is out. Despite her heartbreak, Marlow is still intent on breaking his compulsion curse. To do so, she’ll have to play loving daughter to the man who cast it — the man who’s hellbent on reshaping Caraza in his own image, no matter the cost. But the closer she gets to her long-lost father, the more Marlow starts to question if he’s really the villain she’s made him out to be. As the lines between enemy and ally blur, Marlow must decide if she’s willing to sacrifice her heart’s desire to save a city that wants her dead.Frankenstein meets Indian mythology in Tara Sim’s We Shall Be Monsters (Nancy Paulsen Books), a twisty, darkly atmospheric fantasy where the real horrors are not the monsters you face, but the ones you create. Kajal knows she is not a good person. If she were, she wouldn’t selfishly be risking her sister’s soul in a dangerous bid to bring her back to life. She would let Lasya rest in peace — but Kajal cannot stand the horror of living without her. As Kajal prepares for the resurrection, the worst happens: Her sister’s soul warps into a bhuta — a murderous, wraith-like spirit — and Kajal gets sentenced to death for her sister’s rampage. There seems little hope of escape until two strangers offer to free her. The catch: She must resurrect the kingdom’s fallen crown prince to aid a growing rebellion against a tyrannical usurper. Desperate, Kajal rushes to complete her end of the deal… only to discover that the boy she’s resurrected, Tav, is not the crown prince. Now Kajal — prickly, proud, admirer of the scientific method — must team up with Tav — stubborn, reticent, and fonder of swords than of books — to find the real crown prince. With only a scalpel and her undead dog, Kutaa, at her side, Kajal must work fast before her mistake is exposed or Lasya’s bhuta turns its murderous fury on the person truly responsible for her death: Kajal herself.
Pool and Sim will be joined in conversation by Aiden Thomas, author of The Sunbearer Trials.
Preorder a Signed Edition (Pool): https://www.powells.com/book/masquerade-of-the-heart-garden-of-the-cursed-2-9781250846686/2-0
Preorder a Signed Edition (Sim): https://www.powells.com/book/we-shall-be-monsters-9780593407424/2-0
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Where is it happening?
Powell's Books, Inc. (Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing), 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd.,Beaverton,OR,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
