Author Visit - Gothictown by Emily Carpenter
Sun, Apr 06
|Queen Takes Book
Join us in welcoming Emily Carpenter, on tour for her new release, Gothictown!
Time & Location
Apr 06, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Queen Takes Book, 6955 Oakland Mills Rd E, Columbia, MD 21045, USA
About the event
Emily Carpenter is stopping by the store to discuss her new release, Gothictown! Join us for a night of spookiness and intrigue all surrounding one small town...
In an immersive Southern Gothic with echoes of Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery and Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn, a restauranteur lured by pandemic-era incentives moves her family to a seemingly idyllic small town in Georgia, only to discover a darkness lurking beneath the Southern hospitality and sun-dappled streets...
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The email that lands in Billie Hope’s inbox seems like a gift from the universe. For $100, she can purchase a spacious Victorian home in Juliana, Georgia, a small town eager to boost its economy in the wake of the pandemic. She can leave behind her cramped New York City rental and the painful memories of shuttering her once thriving restaurant and…