# Event Details - **Event Name**: Liberty Island - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 15 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 15 Oct, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: The Garden District Book Shop welcomes beloved author Virginia Hume to the shop on October 15 to celebrate her new book Liberty IslandAbout this EventThe Garden District Book Shop welcomes beloved author Virginia Hume to the shop on October 15 to chat with fans and sign copies of her latest book Liberty Island. From the bestselling author of Haven Point comes a sweeping historical novel about the generations of a family that spends summers in a seaside enclave on the rocky Maine coastline, for fans of Elin Hilderbrand, Beatriz Williams, and Sarah Blake.A sweeping saga set in the first tumultuous decades of the twentieth century, Liberty Island is an ode to mothers and daughters, love, friendship, and the ways in which women define freedom on their own terms.The evening will begin at 6:00 PM. The event is free and open to the public but interested parties are encouraged to RSVP ahead of time and reserve their copy on Eventbrite. Liberty Island1900: 28-year-old Anna Bradley spends summer days supervising three little girls, including her niece, Julia Demarest, on an island off the coast of Haven Point, Maine. There, the girls run free, pretending to be all the things society says they cannot: pirates and rum runners, treasure hunters and Roughriders.A college graduate determined to remain unmarried, Anna is eager to establish herself independently. Inspired by the summer antics of Julia and her friends, Anna writes “Liberty Island”—a depiction of girls unshackled from the domestic sphere—under a pen name. Young readers are rhapsodic, and it is a runaway bestseller, but it’s not well received by the society matrons in her sister’s circle, who believe that books for girls should prepare them for their future as wives and mothers.With “Liberty Island” growing in popularity, Anna’s secret is in peril, and when she’s suddenly thrown together with the former object of her affections, she must rethink everything she thought she knew about independence, marriage, and her dreams for her future.1922: 29-year-old Julia Demarest was once proud of her aunt’s “Liberty Island” books. But as new, bohemian ideas take hold amongst her peers, she has come to see them as quaint, at best. In hindsight, her childhood summers on the island seem like more of an exile than a liberation, and her Boston Brahmin family—particularly her mother, Elizabeth Demarest—like relics of an unlamented past.But in an effort to break free of expectations, she has ended up alienated from her family and heartbroken when a romantic entanglement with a free-spirited intellectual ends badly. When Elizabeth urgently calls her back to Haven Point, Julia is confronted by all the things she's been trying to escape, and forced to reconsider what truly brings her happiness. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-orleans/liberty-island/100002002626518827 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, parties, entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 2 hours - Location: The Garden District Book Shop - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 34.58, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: New Orleans - **state**: LA - **country**: United States - **location**: The Garden District Book Shop - **lat**: 29.9302073 - **long**: -90.0849707 - **full address**: The Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania Street, New Orleans, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Liberty Island - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/e8750179c34ba1ba39c9ba073a0d037be4b0cf6aa42af83309754ae011a4eacb-rimg-w987-h1500-dcc8e8e8-gmir.jpg?v=1790815569 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Liberty Island being held? - **A:** Liberty Island takes place on Thu, 15 Oct, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 15 Oct, 2026 at 08:00 pm at The Garden District Book Shop, 2727 Prytania Street, New Orleans, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Liberty Island? - **A:** Liberty Island is organized by Garden District Book Shop. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Liberty Island 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 New Orleans, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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