Sarah Henning presents The Lies We Conjure with Megan Bannen!

Schedule

Sat Sep 21 2024 at 03:00 pm

Location

Rainy Day Books | Roeland Park, KS

EVENT OVERVIEW: Sarah Henning will present her new YA novel, The Lies We Conjure with Megan Bannen on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 3:00 PM at the Rainy Day Books.
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ABOUT THE BOOK: The Lies We Conjure
Knives Out meets The Inheritance Games with magic in this standalone supernatural thriller by Sarah Henning: thirteen witches, a locked-room murder, and two non-magical sisters trapped in a deadly whodunit.
Ruby and her sister, Wren, are normal, middle-class Colorado high school students working a summer job at the local Renaissance Fest to supplement their meager college savings.
So when an eccentric old lady asks them to impersonate her long-absent grandchildren at a fancy dinner party at the jaw-dropping rate of two grand—each—for a single night… Wren insists it’s a no-brainer. Make some cash, have some fun, do a good deed.
But less than an hour into the evening at the mysterious Hegemony Manor, Ruby is sure she must have lost her mind to have agreed to this.
The hostess is dead, the gates are locked, and a magical curse ensures no one can leave until they solve both her murder and the riddles she left behind—in just three days. Because everyone else at this party is a powerful witch. And if the witches realize Ruby and Wren are imposters? The sisters won’t make it out of Hegemony Manor alive.
IN THE NEWS:
“[A] propulsive drama, giving tantalizing insight into contrasting pieces of the puzzle and the complicated web of relationships between the devious and compellingly wrought cast.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Offers a compelling take on the classic locked-room mystery. The plot unfolds at a measured pace, and well-developed clues and red herrings keep readers guessing until the very end.... A well-crafted, fantastical thriller.”—Kirkus Reviews
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Sarah Henning is the author of several books for young adults, including The Lies We Conjure; the Indies Introduce selection, Indie Next List pick, and Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Sea Witch, and its sequel, Sea Witch Rising, The Princess Will Save You, The Queen Will Betray You, and The King Will K*ll You, as well as Throw Like A Girl and its companion book, It’s All in How You Fall. She is also the author of the middle grade fantasy Monster Camp, and appears in the girls-in-sports anthology, Out of Our League. When not writing, she runs far too much with her friends, chases her two kids, and hangs out with her husband Justin, who doubles as her long-suffering IT department. Henning lives in Lawrence, Kansas, hometown of Langston Hughes, William S. Burroughs, and a really good basketball team.
ABOUT THE MODERATOR: Megan Bannen is a USA Today bestselling author of award-winning speculative fiction. Her work has been selected for the RUSA Reading List, the Indies Introduce list, and the Kids’ Indie Next List, along with numerous best-of-the-year compilations. As a former public librarian, she has spent most of her professional career behind a reference desk, but she has also sold luggage, written grants, collected a few graduate degrees from various Kansas universities, and taught English at home and abroad. She lives in the Kansas City area with her family and more pets than is reasonable.
EVENT DATE & TIME: Saturday, September 21, 2024, at 3:00pm
EVENT LOCATION: Rainy Day Books, 2706 W 53rd St, Fairway KS 66205
ADMISSION PACKAGE: $24.00 (plus Eventbrite Ticket Fee) includes 1 copy of The Lies We Conjure, 1 Admission Reservation, and 1 Guest Admission Reservation. General Admission Seating. Plus tote bag says, "Flaunt your Fandom".
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Rainy Day Books, 2706 W 53rd St,Fairway,KS,United States, Roeland Park

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