Please read on for information about three book events that I am really looking forward to. See you soon!
Elk Grove Writers Conference
Saturday September 23, 8 am to 5 pm
Registration Website for Elk Grove Writers Conference
Sessions on a range of writer topics: Scene writing, Developing media platform, Book covers, Showing Emotion, Back cover copy, and Editing.
Great Valley Bookfest
Saturday, October 14, 10am-4pm, at The Promenade Shops at Orchard Valley in Manteca
I’m joining my excellent critique partner and fellow historical fiction writer, Tim Schooley (The Wool Translator) in a booth at this celebration of literacy and books for all ages. We’ll be chatting with festival attendees and selling our books. I’m bringing all my titles: Hand of Fire, Priestess of Ishana, Sorcery in Alpara, Of Kings and Griffins, and The Scent of Slaughter and Love. As usual, I’ll be stamping each book I sign with the actual Hittite seal of the historical inspiration for my Tesha. Come for a fun day all about books!
Reading & Book Talk at the Avid Reader Bookstore, Davis
Tuesday October 17, 6-8 pm, 617 2nd St, Davis, CA 95616
I will join four other Sacramento area authors from the California Writers Club for an evening of readings, introduction to our works, and your questions. I am so excited about this first bookstore event in my new hometown of Davis. For all my readers in northern California, it will be an excellent chance to hear from a strong group of local authors (three fiction, two nonfiction).
I’ll be reading from and talking about my first in series, Priestess of Ishana. I’ll include here the short publicity blurbs I provided the California Writers Club for the event:
About the author: Judith Starkston writes historical fantasy set in the Bronze Age world of Greeks and Hittites. Her five novels bring women to the fore—whether the Trojan War captive Briseis or a remarkable Hittite queen whom history forgot, even though she ruled over one of the greatest ancient empires.
About the book: A curse, a conspiracy, and the clash of kingdoms. A defiant priestess confronts her foes, armed only with ingenuity and forbidden magic. Priestess of Ishana offers a rich mixture of murder mystery, imperial scheming, sorcery, love story, and lavish world-building.