Enter a magical work inspired by Ancient Egypt with us on Tuesday, May 6 from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm! We are excited to celebrate the book launch of Michelle Jabès Corpora’s YA novel His Face Is the Sun. Set in a mythical kingdom inspired by the land of the Nile River, this story follows four unlikely characters swept up in an oracle that will change their world forever. Michelle will discuss her work with local author Andie Burke, then answer questions and sign books.
Visit our website to preorder a signed and personalized copy of His Face Is the Sun. Copies will be also available for purchase at the event.
This event will be held at Urbana Regional Library in partnership with Frederick County Public Libraries and is free and open to the public. For accessibility requests, email
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About the book: Ancient Egyptian Game of Thrones for YA readers! Romance, magic, adventure, and horror collide in the start to this lush, epic trilogy perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sarah J. Maas.
Desire, War, Magic, Monsters…a forgotten oracle will unite them against an ancient enemy. But who will be on the throne when the red dust of Khetara settles?
The Kingdom of Khetara is a gift of the River Iteru, the jewel of the desert. Yet a crisis looms on the horizon. The crowns of the north and south were joined through war a generation before, but Khetara remains a land divided. The pharaoh is wasting away from a mysterious illness—and forces in the south and within his own family are plotting against him. As rebellion grows and secrets flourish, an even more deadly threat emerges. An ancient evil awakes among the rolling dunes of the Red Land that threatens to destroy everything in its path.
Four strangers—a princess, a young priestess, a rebel, and a tomb robber—are ripped from their lives and thrown into the conflict. Amid murder and betrayal, magic and monsters, gods and visions, love and war, these four unlikely heroes find themselves connected by a forgotten oracle that whispers insistently across the land. Only together can they save the kingdom from destruction, but when the bloodshed is done, who of Khetara’s children will sit on the throne?
About the author: MICHELLE JABÈS CORPORA is the author of the Holly Horror series for young adults, which includes Holly Horror (Penguin Workshop, 2023) and The Longest Night (2024). As a Senior Commissioning Editor at Working Partners, Ltd., Michelle has been creating successful concepts for series fiction for more than twelve years, including books that have sold in more than 20 languages. Find out more about Michelle at michellejcorpora.com.
About the moderator: Andie Burke writes books with queer kissing and happily ever afters. She was originally an English major who decided to jump into a pediatric nursing career. Her writing is inspired by over a decade spent working in hospitals with patients of all ages. After the last couple years spent in the pandemic ER, she escaped to an outpatient pediatric sedation unit. Andie lives in a blue house in Maryland with an alarming number of books and an embarrassing number of ultra-fine point pens. When she’s not writing, she’s probably feeding snacks to the two small human creatures who live with her or trying not to K*ll her chaotic houseplants. You can find her on Bookstagram adding to her ever-expanding TBR or letting her ADHD brain happily dissociate while listening to Taylor Swift.
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