Kelly Link with Holly Black: White Cat, Black Dog

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<h2>In person at Brookline Booksmith! Celebrate the release of <em>White Cat, Black Dog</em> with author Kelly Link, in conversation with Holly Black.</h2><h2></h2><h2><em>Register for the event!</em></h2><h3><strong>Tickets are required for this event. </strong>Your ticket includes entrance to the event <strong>and </strong>a copy of <em>White Cat, Black Dog</em>. </h3><h3>You will also be alerted to important details about the program, including safety requirements, cancellations, and book signing updates.</h3><h3></h3><h2><em>Reserve a book!</em></h2><h3>Additional books will be available for purchase at the event. You can pick your preordered book up after 6:30PM on the day of the event.</h3><h3>Can't make it to the event? Preorder the book here to have it signed, and choose to have it held or shipped from the store! Book orders are processed for pickup or shipping after ticket sales have closed.</h3>

<h2><em>White Cat, Black Dog</em></h2><p><strong>Seven ingeniously reinvented fairy tales that play out with astonishing consequences in the modern world, from one of today’s finest short story writers—MacArthur “Genius Grant” fellow Kelly Link, bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist </strong><em><strong>Get in Trouble</strong></em><strong>.</strong></p><p>Featuring illustrations by award-winning artist Shaun Tan.</p><p>Finding seeds of inspiration in the Brothers Grimm, seventeenth-century French lore, and Scottish ballads, Kelly Link spins classic fairy tales into utterly original stories of seekers—characters on the hunt for love, connection, revenge, or their own sense of purpose.</p><p>In “The White Cat’s Divorce,” an aging billionaire sends his three sons on a series of absurd goose chases to decide which child will become his heir. In “The Girl Who Did Not Know Fear,” a professor with a delicate health condition becomes stranded for days in an airport hotel after a conference, desperate to get home to her wife and young daughter, and in acute danger of being late for an appointment that cannot be missed. In “Skinder’s Veil,” a young man agrees to take over a remote house-sitting gig for a friend. But what should be a chance to focus on his long-avoided dissertation instead becomes a wildly unexpected journey, as the house seems to be a portal for otherworldly travelers—or perhaps a door into his own mysterious psyche.</p><p>Twisting and turning in astonishing ways, expertly blending realism and the speculative, witty, empathetic, and never predictable—these stories remind us once again of why Kelly Link is incomparable in the realm of short fiction.</p><p><strong>Kelly Link</strong> is the author of <em>Get in Trouble</em>, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, <em>Magic for Beginners</em>, <em>Stranger Things Happen</em>, and <em>Pretty Monsters</em>. She is a MacArthur “Genius Grant” fellow and has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. She is the co-founder of Small Beer Press and co-edits the occasional zine <em>Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet</em>. She is also the co-owner of Book Moon, an independent bookstore in Easthampton, Massachusetts.</p><p><strong>Moderator Holly Black </strong>is the #1 <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of fantasy novels, including the <em>Novels of Elfhame</em>, <em>The Coldest Girl in Coldtown</em>, the <em>Spiderwick Chronicles</em>, and her adult debut, <em>The Book of Night</em>. She has been a finalist for an Eisner Award and the Lodestar Award, and the recipient of the Mythopoeic Award, a Nebula, and a Newbery Honor. Her books have been translated into 32 languages worldwide and adapted for film. She currently lives in New England with her husband and son in a house with a secret library.</p><p></p><h2><a href="https://www.brooklinebooksmith.com/book/9781338680294" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a>About Brookline Booksmith</h2><p>We are one of New England’s premier independent bookstores, family-owned and locally run since 1961. We offer an extensive selection of new, used, and bargain books; unique, beautiful gifts; award-winning events series; and specialty foods. Every day, we strive to foster community through the written word, represent a diverse range of voices and histories, and inspire conversations that enrich our lives. Find more at <a href="http://brooklinebooksmith.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">brooklinebooksmith.com</a>!</p><p></p><p><strong>EVENT ACCESSIBILITY </strong></p><p><strong>This event will take place at street level. </strong>If possible, the event will be livestreamed to YouTube. ASL interpretation may be provided (based on the availability of interpreters) but must be requested at least 2 weeks in advance of the event. Seats are limited. <strong>Please email us at tickets@brooklinebooksmith.com as soon as possible if you require ASL interpretation, guaranteed seating, or other accommodations. </strong>We will do our best to serve your needs!</p>

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