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SUMMARY:Book Launch for Grabtown by Sarah P. Blanchard
DESCRIPTION:Booklovers’ Gourmet invites you to a book launch with author Sarah P. Blanchard for her newest suspense novel Grabtown. \nSet in an authentic New England mill town\, this multi-generational thriller weaves between 1985 and today as it explores themes of family secrets\, unshakable loyalty\, and a mother’s courage in the face of chilling abuse. The event is free and open to the public. Signed copies will be available for purchase. \nSarah P. Blanchard is a novelist\, short story writer\, and poet living in northeastern Connecticut. She taught English and communications at the University of Hawaii-Hilo and creative writing at the University of North Carolina-Asheville. Her debut novel\, Drawn from Life\, won several awards including a 2025 Independent Press Award for New Adult Fiction and was shortlisted for a 2024 unpublished novel award by The Letter Review. Recognized also for her short fiction\, Sarah won the 1992 National League of American Pen Women’s Dorothy Daniels Fiction Award and was selected as a finalist for the 2024 Porch Prize for Fiction\, and the 2021 Doris Betts Short Fiction Award. \nShe holds a B.A. in English from the University of Connecticut and an M.B.A. from Nichols College. Sarah’s writing of this novel has been informed by her past experience as a volunteer firefighter and a radio news reporter. She lives now in an old New England mill town that closely resembles the fictional town of Winslow\, the setting for Grabtown. \nFor more information about the author\, visit sarahpblanchard.com.
URL:https://bookloversgourmet.com/event/book-launch-for-grabtown-by-sarah-p-blanchard/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 East Main St\, Webster\, MA\, 01570\, United States
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SUMMARY:Scars to Stars\, Volume 4 Book Release with Bil Gardiner
DESCRIPTION:“Scars to Stars\, Volume 4\,” is a collection of 13 vulnerable\, personal experiences of overcoming adversity\, from loss and grief to abuse\, suicide and much more.  The writers vulnerably share their personal\, authentic stories of overcoming adversity to motivate and inspire you\, wherever you might be along your own journey… so you will never again need to feel alone in your struggle. \nThe stories in these pages will meet the reader where they are and show them that they are not alone\, inspiring and motivating them to overcome situations in their own life. \nWilliam “Bil” Gardiner\, is a professional photographer by trade\, who spent 10 years as a police officer in his hometown of Worcester\, MA.  During that time\, Bil was blackballed and persecuted because he solved situations using his head\, his heart and the law without bending the law or simply using brute force.  As a result\, Bil has been suffering from anxiety\, depression and post traumatic stress disorder for over 20 years now and was forced to leave the job on a 25% personal\, medical disability.
URL:https://bookloversgourmet.com/event/scars-to-stars-volume-4-book-release-with-bil-gardiner/
LOCATION:Booklovers’ Gourmet\, 72 East Main St\, Webster\, MA\, 01570\, United States
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