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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALK: Small Towns and Big Secrets: In Conversation with Bestselling Author Karin Slaughter
DESCRIPTION:International and New York Times Bestselling Author of Pretty Girls\, the Will Trent series\, and The Good Daughter\n  \nREGISTER HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/176990/register \n  \nJoin us online for a thrilling evening with acclaimed author Karin Slaughter as we chat about her North Falls series\, consisting of We Are All Guilty Here\, in which two teenage girls vanish in rural Georgia\, and her upcoming sequel\, The Secrets We Hide. \nIn The Secrets We Hide\, Slaughter welcomes readers back to North Falls. A small town with big secrets… \n1601 Iris Drive looks like any other house on the quiet\, residential street. But rumors are rampant about the Vickery family\, and what goes on behind closed doors. \nWhen gunshots ring out\, Sheriff Emmy Clifton and her sister\, ex-federal agent Jude Archer\, discover a devastating crime scene. Allison Vickery has been murdered in her own kitchen\, and her teenage daughter is bleeding upstairs\, left for dead. \nEveryone thinks they know what happened. But secrets are buried everywhere in this small town. \nAnd it’s up to Emmy Clifton to uncover the truth… \nRegister now to take part in the discussion\, and for an exclusive sneak peek of The Secrets We Hide\, coming out August 11\, 2026! \nAbout the Author: \nKarin Slaughter is one of the world’s most popular storytellers. She is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty-five novels\, including the Edgar nominated Cop Town and standalone novels Pretty Girls and False Witness. An international bestseller\, Slaughter is published in 120 countries with more than 40 million copies sold across the globe. Pieces of Her\, based on her novel\, debuted at #1 worldwide on Netflix as an original series in 2022. Her bestselling thriller series\, Will Trent\, is now a television and streaming sensation in its 4th season. The Good Daughter has been adapted into a limited series starring Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy\, and further projects are currently in development for film/TV.  Karin Slaughter is the founder of the Save the Libraries project—a nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming. A native of Georgia\, she lives in Atlanta. \n  \nIf you miss this virtual author talk (or any other)\, recordings are available at https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary.
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALK: Migrant Heart: The Hidden Cost of the American Dream and Healing Through Storytelling with Reyna Grande
DESCRIPTION:Award-Winning and Bestselling Author of The Distance Between Us and A Dream Called Home\n  \nREGISTER HERE: https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary/177637/register \n  \n\n\nPlease join us online for a discussion with author Reyna Grande. In her ambitious new memoir\, Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can’t Forget\, beloved bestselling author Reyna illuminates the hidden cost of the American Dream and the complex journey of healing that follows survival. \nWhat is the true power of stories? Can they heal the jagged edges of a traumatic childhood? Is the cost of telling the story worth the price of the cure? \nWith her signature blend of sophistication and raw honesty\, Grande interrogates how living between two nations\, two languages\, and two identities has shaped the woman\, mother\, and writer she has become. Moving from the legacy of violence in her hometown of Iguala\, Mexico\, to a bittersweet family vacation in Europe spent reconciling her own impoverished past with her children’s world of abundance\, she uncovers startling truths about the nature of survival. \nWhether being racially profiled in the Arizona borderlands or finding unexpected wisdom from the slugs in her garden\, Grande unflinchingly asks: How do we bridge the gap between who we were and who we have become? How do we turn pain into power? When memory threatens to define us\, how can we use story to heal while still honoring our boundaries? \nRegister today for this virtual talk if you identify as a seeker\, a dreamer\, or “anyone who believes in the enduring\, transformative power of finding one’s voice.” \nAbout the Author: \nReyna Grande is an award-winning author\, motivational speaker\, and writing teacher. As a young girl\, she crossed the US–Mexico border to join her family in Los Angeles\, a harrowing journey chronicled in The Distance Between Us\, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. Her other books include the novels A Ballad of Love and Glory\, Across a Hundred Mountains\, and Dancing with Butterflies\, the memoirs Migrant Heart\, The Distance Between Us: Young Readers Edition\, and A Dream Called Home\, and the anthology Somewhere We Are Human: Authentic Voices on Migration\, Survival\, and New Beginnings. She lives in Woodland\, California\, with her husband and two children. Visit ReynaGrande.com for more information. \n  \nIf you miss this virtual author talk (or any other)\, recordings are available at https://libraryc.org/whitinglibrary.
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