# Event Details

- **Event Name**: An Evening with Emily Bain Murphy- LIGHTSEEKERS: KINGDOM OF SHADOWS
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 03 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Tue, 03 Mar, 2026 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us to celebrate the release of USA Today Bestselling Author Emily Bain Murphy's debut middle grade novel LIGHTSEEKERS!About this EventAn Evening with Emily Bain Murphy? Celebrating the release of LIGHTSEEKERSJoin Emily Bain Murphy for an evening celebrating her newest novel, LIGHTSEEKERS: KINGDOM OF SHADOWS, on Tuesday, March 3rd at 6:30 PM at The Journey West County – The Annex.Emily will be in conversation with John Hendrix, discussing Lightseekers, her writing process, and the themes at the heart of her work. The evening will include an engaging conversation followed by audience Q&A.Books will be available for purchase at the event from Main Street Books, and Emily will be signing copies after the presentation.✨ This is a wonderful opportunity to hear from a beloved local author and celebrate the release of an exciting new book—don’t miss it!About the BookLight in the Kingdom of Wildfel is fading after the Great Betrayal, with shadows overtaking the land and making daily life increasingly dangerous. Twelve-year-old orphan Finn survives as a thief alongside his best friend Adrion and his younger sister Lydia, until a mysterious stranger tells them of a mythical lake of light. Hoping it could save both their lives and the kingdom, the trio sets off on a perilous journey through a world of haunting beauty—where mist steals memories, starlight pools in waterfalls, and spiders spin deadly webs of glass. But as they search for the lake, Finn uncovers secrets hidden in the darkness that challenge everything he believes about the world and himself, forcing him to find the courage to step into the light.About the AuthorEmily Bain Murphy is a USA TODAY bestselling author of adult historical mysteries, including The Ivory City and Enchanted Hill , as well as acclaimed YA fantasies The Disappearances—shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize—and Splinters of Scarlet, which earned multiple starred reviews and a nomination for the MASL Truman Readers’ Award. Her debut middle grade fantasy trilogy, Lightseekers, will be published in March 2026.About the ModeratorJohn Hendrix is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator. His books include the young adult graphic novel The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to K*ll Hitler (a YALSA Nonfiction Excellence in Nonfiction Award Finalist) and the picture books Go and Do Likewise!: The Parables and Wisdom of Jesus, Shooting at the Stars: The Christmas Truce of 1914, Miracle Man: The Story of Jesus, and Nurse, Soldier, Spy: The Story of Sarah Edmonds, A Civil War Hero. He is also the author-artist behind the adult books The Holy Ghost: A Spirited Comic and Drawing Is Magic: Discovering Yourself in a Sketchbook. He is chair of the MFA Illustration and Visual Culture program in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis. Hendrix lives in Webster Groves, Missouri.
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Manchester
- **state**: MO
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Journey West County
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- **full address**: The Journey West County, 625 Meramec Station Road, Manchester, United States

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  - **A:** Tue, 03 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm
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