Reading With Robin and Ink Fish Books present a Summer Reading Literary Event featuring a conversation with authors Jamie Brenner, Jillian Medoff, and Megan Miranda about their new Summer release novels, Gilt by Jamie Brenner, When We Were Bright and Beautiful by Jillian Medoff, and The Last to Vanish by Megan Miranda on Thursday, August 4 from 5:30-8 PM. The event will be held at Ink Fish Books, 488 Main St., Warren, RI 02885
Limited VIP tickets are $35 from 5:30-7 PM, and include an intimate evening at Ink Fish Books with the authors, a copy of one of their books, and appetizers and beverages.
General admission tickets are $5 from 7-8 PM and include author conversation and book signing.
About the authors:
Jamie Brenner
Jamie Brenner grew up in suburban Philadelphia on a steady diet of Jackie Collins and Judith Krantz novels (more on that below). She studied literature at The George Washington University before moving to New York City to work at HarperCollins Publishers, then later Barnes&Noble.com and Vogue.com before becoming an author. Her novel The Forever Summer is a national bestseller. Booklist declared her latest novel, BLUSH, “A delectable soap [that is] the epitome of escapist reading pleasure.” Her new book, GILT, will publish on June 21, 2022 with Putnam. Jamie divides her time between Philadelphia and New York City. https://www.jamiebrenner.com/
Jillian Medoff
Jillian Medoff is the author of four acclaimed novels: THIS COULD HURT, I COULDN’T LOVE YOU MORE, GOOD GIRLS GONE BAD, and HUNGER POINT. HUNGER POINT was made into an original cable movie starring Christina Hendricks and Barbara Hershey and directed by Joan Micklin Silver (Lifetime TV, 2003). A former fellow at MacDowell, Blue Mountain Center, VCCA and Fundacion Valparaiso in Spain, Jillian has an MFA from NYU. She studied with Mona Simpson (her thesis advisor) and Jonathan Dee; and took master classes with Toni Morrison, Grace Paley, and Joyce Carol Oates. Jillian’s MFA experience was life-changing. https://jillianmedoff.com/
Megan Miranda
Megan Miranda is the New York Times bestselling author of Such a Quiet Place, All the Missing Girls, The Perfect Stranger, The Last House Guest, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick, and The Girl from Widow Hills. She has also written several books for young adults, including Come Find Me, Fragments of the Lost, and The Safest Lies. She grew up in New Jersey, graduated from MIT, and lives in North Carolina with her husband and two children. https://meganmiranda.com/
About Reading with Robin:
Founded by Robin Kall in 2002, Reading With Robin started as a Saturday morning talk show and quickly blossomed into a literary empire. The Reading With Robin brand now encompasses the eponymous podcast, a Rhode Island-based event series, and national speaking engagements. Known as the original Fairy Bookmother, Robin’s decades of unparalleled experience and lifelong passion make everything she does a “can’t miss.” https://www.robinkall.com/reading-with-robin/
About the Ink Fish Books:
Passion for books, food, and culture, Ink Fish Books is a locally woman-owned and operated independent bookstore, founded in October 2018. We provide unique customer experiences and carry a variety of new and gently used books in all categories including a children’s section. We also carry locally made food and kitchen products with food culture and cookbooks. Ink Fish Books hosts authors, artists, and educators. The environment is friendly, relaxing, encourages browsing, reading, and community involvement. inkfishbooks.com