BOOK EVENT: The Macabre w/Kosoko Jackson & Dahlia De La Vega

WHO & WHAT: Join Rep Club for a discussion on with author Kosoko Jackson & moderator Dahlia De La Vega.

WHEN: Doors at 6:30pm, event promptly at 7pm.

WHERE: Reparations Club, 3054 S. Victoria Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90016

HOW:

TICKET w/ BOOK: This ticket guarantees a seat including a signed book available for pick up at the event.

FREE RSVP (No Book Included): This Free RSVP DOES NOT include a copy of the book and entry is based strictly on capacity at the door. Books may be available for purchase in-store.

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About the Book:

DELUXE LIMITED EDITION FEATURES RED SPRAYED EDGES, A REVERSIBLE JACKET THAT READERS CAN COLOR IN AND MAKE THEIR OWN, AND ENDPAPERS FEATURING TWO MORE PAINTINGS FROM THE BOOK! AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME WHILE SUPPLIES LAST.

FROM AWARD-WINNING AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR KOSOKO JACKSON COMES HIS ADULT SPECULATIVE DEBUT, A STAND-ALONE NOVEL BLENDING TIME TRAVEL AND GLOBE-HOPPING ADVENTURE, ART HISTORY, AND DARK FANTASY ABOUT MAGICAL PAINTINGS AND THE LENGTHS PEOPLE WILL GO TO COLLECT THEM, DESTROY THEM…OR BE DESTROYED.

A picture is worth a thousand nightmares.

Art has always been an escape for struggling painter Lewis Dixon. But other than his mom, who has recently passed away, no one has ever praised his work. If he is being honest, there’s really no one in his life. So he is shocked when the British Museum shows an unusual interest in his art. This is his chance to show the world what he’s capable of…he just has no idea that he might also be saving the world at the same time.

As Lewis soon learns, he has not been invited to participate in a curated show, but rather a test: to see if the fugue-like exhilaration he experiences when painting is actually magic, a power that allows him to enter nine very special paintings—paintings made by his great-grandfather. Spread across the globe, these paintings have unbelievable eldritch abilities…and not necessarily beneficial ones. In terms of power, these are the most valuable works of art in the world, and there are those out there who would do anything to possess just one.

And Lewis, upon passing the test, has been asked to destroy them all.

Partnered with an alluring agent in museum’s employ, Noah Rao, Lewis must travel to Japan, Australia, Nigeria—and the past—plunging himself into a world of black markets, gothic magic, ancient history, and cursed objects to save those unlucky enough to call any of the paintings their own—or to free the world from those who would misuse the power of the paintings. In doing so, he will need to discover if he has what it takes to truly be an artist, the confidence to finally open himself up to someone who could give his lonely life meaning, and the strength to enter and navigate a reality where magic is everywhere.

KOSOKO JACKSON is the Lambda Literary Award–winning author of the queer rom-com I'm So Not Over You and the USA Today bestseller The Forest Demands Its Due. He is a graduate of Southern New Hampshire's MFA in Creative Writing, and a professor at Seton Hill University, teaching MFA students creative writing. He is also an MFA Film Candidate at Stony Brook University, where he is studying production in hopes of championing more diverse films in Hollywood. When not writing, he can be found playing Magic The Gathering, writing screenplays, lamenting over his MFA assignments he's sure he's screwing up, or trying to make a dent in his TBW - To Be Watched List. He lives in New Jersey with his golden retriever, Artemis.

DAHLIA DE LA VEGA is the LA-based content creator and interviewer behind ofpagesandprint on social media. She created ofpagesandprint to support fantasy, romance, horror, and YA authors. She can be found moderating book events at bookstores and conventions across Southern California; hosting her monthly book club, Musings of the Nine; and chatting about her favorite reads on Instagram.

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