This event is part of NPL's first-ever Local Author Day! For more info and a full schedule, go to www.newtonplks.org/authorday
Local author Laurie Dove will join us at Newton Public Library to talk about her journey as a writer – and about her debut novel, "Mask of the Deer Woman."
About Laurie Dove:
Laurie L. Dove graduated with a master's degree in Creative Writing and Literature at Harvard University in May 2022. Previously, she earned a bachelor's degree in communication arts with an emphasis in mass media at Bethel College in North Newton. She is the founder and past president of Dove Media Group, a creative agency that operated for two decades. Earlier in her career, she worked as a reporter and editor at three daily newspapers and a weekly business journal. Published by Berkley/Penguin Random House, "Mask of the Deer Woman" is her debut novel. She is currently writing the second book in the series.
About "Mask of the Deer Woman":
To find a missing young woman, the new tribal marshal must also find herself. At rock bottom following her daughter’s murder, ex-Chicago detective Carrie Starr has nowhere to go but back to her roots. Starr’s father never talked much about the reservation that raised him, but they need a new tribal marshal as much as Starr needs a place to call home. In the last decade, too many young women have disappeared from the rez. Some dead, others just… gone.
Now, local college student Chenoa Cloud is missing, and Starr falls into an investigation that leaves her drowning in memories of her daughter—the girl she failed to save. Starr feels lost in this place she thought would welcome her. And when she catches a glimpse of a figure from her father’s stories, with the body of a woman and the antlers of a deer, Starr can’t shake the feeling that the fearsome spirit is watching her, following her. What she doesn’t know is whether Deer Woman is here to guide her or to seek vengeance for the lost daughters that Starr can never bring home.
You may also like the following events from Newton Public Library:
Also check out other
Arts events in Newton,
Literary Art events in Newton.
![Kansas Author Talk: Laurie Dove on "Mask of the Deer Woman", 11 October | Event in Newton | AllEvents](https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/3613df0799905279954b942da9fce4cb841b1a794ec1d250db66ce47240e8e24-rimg-w1200-h630-dc7b1f48-gmir?v=1759454805 "Kansas Author Talk: Laurie Dove on "Mask of the Deer Woman", Newton Public Library, 11 October 2025 | AllEvents")
