The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster by Scott Wilbanks

Hank Moore: Author will discuss and sign 'Houston Legends: History and Heritage of Dynamic Global Capitol,' 7 p.m., Brazos Bookstore. Matt Coyle and David Putnam: Authors will discuss and sign 'Night Tremors' and 'The Replacements,' respectively, 4:30 p.m., Murder By The Book. Tom McNeeley: Author will discuss and sign 'Ghost Horse,' 2 p.m., Blue Willow Bookshop, 14532 Memorial 28 or .īrenda Moore: Author will discuss and sign 'What's Done in the Dark Shall Come to the Light,' 2 p.m., Katy Budget Books. Scott Wilbanks: Author will discuss and sign 'The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster,' 6 p.m., Brazos Bookstore. Linda Fairstein: Author will discuss and sign 'Devil's Bridge,' 6:30 p.m., Murder By The Book.įady Joudah & Anis Shivani: Local poets discuss their contribution to a new anthology, 'Others Will Enter the Gates: Immigrant Poets on Poetry, Influences, and Writing in America,' 7 p.m., Brazos Bookstore. In Scott Wilbanks’s debut novel, The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster, a woman in present-time San Francisco connects with a truculent schoolmarm from 19th Century Kansas, and together they must figure out how they are able to communicate before one of them is convicted of a murder. Summer of Shakespeare: A discussion of 'The Tempest,' 7 p.m., Brazos Bookstore. Annabelle Aster doesnt bow to convention-not even that of space and time-which makes the 1890s Kansas wheat field that has appeared in her modern-day San Francisco garden easy to accept. I am an American expat author living in NewZealand with my frustratingly perfect husband. Tristan Smith: Author will discuss and sign 'Houston Fire Department,' a history in images, 7 p.m., Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet 71 or. “Narrator Tavia Gilbert sets a quick pace in this quirky story of a mystery that spans two time periods…Gilbert adeptly handles the stammering of Annie’s friend, Christian, and the distinctive speech of various other colorful characters.Natasha Preston: Author will discuss and sign 'Awake,' 2 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 1201 Lake Woodlands Drive, The Woodlands 28.Ĭhristopher Farnsworth: Author will discuss and sign 'The Eternal World,' 6:30 p.m., Murder By The Book. In this unconventional and enchanting tale, Annie and her new neighbor must solve the mystery of what connects them before one of them is convicted of a murder that has yet to happen-and somehow already did. Even more exciting is Elsbeth, the truculent schoolmarm who sends Annie letters through the mysterious brass mailbox perched on the picket fence that now divides their two worlds. The physics-bending charm of The Time Traveler’s Wife meets the curious mischief of The Eyre Affair in this debut novel.Īnnabelle Aster doesn’t bow to convention-not even that of space and time-which makes the 1890s Kansas wheat field that has appeared in her modern-day San Francisco garden easy to accept.

The Lemoncholy Life of Annie Aster by Scott Wilbanks