Join us at C. Burr Artz Library as we welcome Michelle Brafman and Mary Kay Zuravleff to Frederick. Michelle and Mary Kay will discuss their latest novels, answer questions, and sign books. This event is free and open to the public. Hosted in partnership with Frederick County Public Libraries

Featured Titles:

Swimming with Ghosts: From the acclaimed author of Washing the Dead and Bertrand Court comes a satirical and chilling yet deeply sensitive tale that captures the ethos and ruin of children’s competitive swimming, where parents must face the haunting spirits of their own tumultuous upbringings or risk losing their way and — in turn — themselves.

American Ending: In this immersive novel, Zuravleff weaves Russian fairytales and fables into a family saga within the storied American landscape. The challenges facing immigrants — and the fragility of citizenship — are just as unsettling and surprising today as they were 100 years ago. American Ending is a poignant reminder that everything that is happening in America has already happened.

About the authors:

Michelle Brafman is the author of Washing the Dead, Bertrand Court: Stories, and Swimming with Ghosts. Her work has appeared in Oprah Daily, O Quarterly, Slate, LitHub, Tablet, the Forward, and elsewhere. She teaches fiction writing in the Johns Hopkins University's M.A. in Writing Program.

Mary Kay Zuravleff is the award-winning author of American Ending, which was chosen for Oprah’s Reading List. Her third novel, Man Alive!, was a Washington Post Notable Book, and her first novel won the American Academy’s Rosenthal Award. Her essays have appeared in the Daily Beast, the Atlantic, and the L.A. Review of Books.

Hosted by Curious Iguana at the C. Burr Artz Library, 110 E. Patrick St., Frederick, MD. Learn more here.