# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Book Launch: Bradley Sides, The Volcano Keeper
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us to celebrate a nostalgic new novel set in Alabama by local author Bradley Sides — especially for fans of Southern fiction.About this EventFans of Southern fiction will be enthralled with Bradley Sides's novella, The Volcano Keeper. It is filled with nostalgia for Alabama summers—with watermelons, tomatoes, and lightning bugs—and will take you on an emotional journey with young Charlie and his family. Join us to celebrate this local author's lovely new book!Two ticket options are available:Ticket with Book: $19.95Ticket Only: $5 (includes a $5 credit toward any book purchase at the event)About The Volcano Keeper:When a volcano suddenly emerges in the middle of his family’s Alabama cattle pasture, young Charlie Melvin is confronted with a promise his grandfather once made—that something extraordinary would rise from the land. As Charlie comes of age, he wrestles with the meaning of the volcano and the legacy of his family. His story unfolds through evocative vignettes that explore love, loss, responsibility, and faith.About Bradley Sides:Bradley Sides is the author of Crocodile Tears Didn’ t Cause the Flood, a 2024 Book of the Year finalist at Southern Literary Review, and Those Fantastic Lives. His fiction has been featured on LeVar Burton Reads, and his reviews, interviews, and essays appear at Chapter 16, Electric Literature, The Millions, The Rumpus, Southern Review of Books, and elsewhere. He lives with his wife in Madison, Alabama, and teaches writing and literature at Calhoun Community College.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/huntsville/book-launch-bradley-sides-the-volcano-keeper/100001994916136867
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0
- **Event Highlights**: 
  - Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
  - Location: The Snail on the Wall bookstore
  - Languages: English

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 6.24, max: 21.94, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Huntsville
- **state**: AL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Snail on the Wall bookstore
- **lat**: 34.737409
- **long**: -86.5759659
- **full address**: The Snail on the Wall bookstore, 816 Wellman Avenue Northeast, Huntsville, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Book Launch: Bradley Sides, The Volcano Keeper being held?
  - **A:** Book Launch: Bradley Sides, The Volcano Keeper takes place on Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Tue, 20 Oct, 2026 at 07:30 pm at The Snail on the Wall bookstore, 816 Wellman Avenue Northeast, Huntsville, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Book Launch: Bradley Sides, The Volcano Keeper?
  - **A:** Book Launch: Bradley Sides, The Volcano Keeper is organized by The Snail on the Wall bookstore.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Book Launch: Bradley Sides, The Volcano Keeper is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Huntsville, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Book Launch: Bradley Sides, The Volcano Keeper sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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