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SUMMARY:Book Portals and Journeys of Literary Magic with Kate Quinn
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to join us for a virtual conversation with 
 acclaimed author Kate Quinn about her latest fantastical work\, The Astral 
 Library\, which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live 
 inside a book? Welcome to the Astral Library\, where books are not just 
 objects\, but doors to new worlds\, new lives\, and new 
 futures.\n\nAlexandria “Alix” Watson has learned one lesson from her 
 barren childhood in the foster-care system: unlike people\, books will 
 never let you down. Working three dead-end jobs to make ends meet and 
 knowing college is a pipe dream\, Alix takes nightly refuge in the 
 high-vaulted reading room at the Boston Public Library\, escaping into her 
 favorite fantasy novels and dreaming of far-off lands. Until the day she 
 stumbles through a hidden door and meets the Librarian: the ageless\, 
 acerbic guardian of a hidden library where the desperate and the lost 
 escape to new lives...inside their favorite books.\n\nThe Librarian takes a 
 dazzled Alix under her wing\, but before she can escape into the pages of 
 her new life\, a shadowy enemy emerges to threaten everyone the Astral 
 Library has ever helped protect. Aided by a dashing costume-shop owner\, 
 Alix and the Librarian flee through the Regency drawing rooms of Jane 
 Austen to the back alleys of Sherlock Holmes and the champagne-soaked 
 parties of The Great Gatsby as danger draws inexorably closer. But who does 
 their enemy really wish to destroy—Alix\, the Librarian\, or the Library 
 itself?\n\nRegister now to hear more about The Astral Library\, crafted for 
 all bookworms and lovers of literature. \n\nCheck out Kate's books in our 
 collection here!\n\nAbout the Author: Kate Quinn is the New York Times and 
 USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction. A native of Southern 
 California\, she attended Boston University\, where she earned bachelor’s 
 and master’s degrees in classical voice. A lifelong history buff\, she 
 has written four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga and two books set in 
 the Italian Renaissance before turning to the 20th century with The Alice 
 Network\, The Huntress\, The Rose Code\, The Diamond Eye\, and The Briar 
 Club. The Astral Library is her first foray into magic realism. She and her 
 husband now live in Maryland with their rescue dogs.\n\nCan't make it? 
 Click here to watch all of our previous virtual author talks. \n\nCLICK 
 HERE OR DOWN BELOW TO REGISTER.\n\nJoin Meeting: 
 https://libraryc.org/mtpl/114213
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CATEGORIES:Book & Author Talk, Virtual Event
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