NYC LAUNCH: Spoiled Milk by Avery Curran

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Join us to discuss SPOILED MILK with author Avery Curran, in conversation with Megan Milks!

About SPOILED MILK: A thrilling gothic debut • The untimely death of a student at a girls’ boarding school marks the first in a haunting series of escalating supernatural events, and uncovers buried truths of teenage repression, queer desire, and the everyday horror of coming of age. “A truly impeccable novel.” —Julia Armfield, author of Our Wives Under the Sea “This book destroyed me.” —Tamsyn Muir, author of Gideon the Ninth In 1928, Emily Locke’s final year at the isolated Briarley School for Girls is derailed when Violet, the school’s brightest star (and a cunning beauty for whom Emily would do anything), falls to her death on her eighteenth birthday. Emily and her buttoned-up rival Evelyn are, for once, in agreement: Violet’s death was no accident. There’s an obvious culprit, the French schoolmistress with whom Violet was getting a little too close—they only need to prove it. Desperate for answers, Emily and her classmates turn to spiritualism, hoping for a glimpse of wisdom from the great beyond. To their shock, Violet’s spirit appears, choosing pious Evelyn as her unlikely medium. And Violet has a warning for them: the danger has just begun. Something deadly is infecting Briarley. It starts with rotten food and curdled milk, but quickly grows more threatening. As the body count rises and the students race to save themselves, Emily must confront the fatal forces poisoning the school. Emily’s fight for survival forces her to reevaluate everything she knows: about Violet, Evelyn, Briarley, and, ultimately, herself. Avery Curran channels the indelible ambience and intrigue of the classic boarding school novel while turning the beloved genre on its head in this visceral, exuberant debut. About the speakers:Avery Curran studied history at university, where she first became interested in spiritualism. She finished an MA in Victorian Studies in 2021, and is now midway through a PhD on spiritualism and queerness in the nineteenth century. She was born in New York City and currently lives in London with her girlfriend and their cat.Megan Milks (they/them) is the author of Margaret and the Mystery of the Missing Body, Slug and Other Stories, and Mega Milk: Essays, all published by Feminist Press. Their personal history of early online music fandom, Tori Amos Bootleg Webring, was published as part of Instar Press's Remember the Internet series. They are also the co-editor, with Marisa Crawford, of We Are the Baby-Sitters Club: Essays and Artwork from Grown-Up Readers. They have written book reviews for <a href="https://4columns.org/archive/milks-megan" title="https://4columns.org/archive/milks-megan" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">4Columns</a>, The New York Times, and Bookforum, among other publications. Event guidelines:Each ticket includes either a copy of SPOILED MILK or a $15 Twisted Spine gift card.Limited additional copies of the books will be available for purchase at the event.A signing will follow the discussion.If you have any questions about the guidelines or to request accessibility accommodations, please contact info@twistedspinebooks.com.

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