VIRTUAL: AUTHOR HOUR IN MASSACHUSETTS: Author and retired librarian Victoria Gilbert

Library : Needham Free Public Library

Location : Online Needham Free Public Library, 1139 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA, 02494

Start : Friday 10th of January 2025 7:00 PM

End : Friday 10th of January 2025 8:00 PM

Description :

VIRTUAL: Author and retired librarian Victoria Gilbert (Schooled in [censored]: A Campus Sleuth Mystery)  **Please register here for this event and you'll receive the link in the confirmation and reminder emails - make sure to check your spam folder for them. The email will be coming from the Tewksbury Public Library** Author (and retired librarian!) Victoria Gilbert will discuss her new cozy mystery novel, Schooled in [censored]: A Campus Sleuth Mystery, in this installment of "Author Hour in Massachusetts." About Victoria:  Raised in a historic small town at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Victoria Gilbert turned her early obsession with books into a dual career as an author and librarian. Now retired after over thirty years in the library field, she’s worked as a reference librarian, research librarian, and university library director. Victoria writes the Blue Ridge Library Mystery series, the Booklover’s B&B Mystery series, and the Hunter and Clewe traditional mystery series for Crooked Lane Books. A member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and International Thriller Writers, Victoria lives in North Carolina. About Schooled in [censored]:  A mystery writer must solve a real [censored] case before an innocent girl is condemned in this series debut from acclaimed author Victoria Gilbert, perfect for fans of Ellery Adams and Lorna Barrett. Jennifer "Jen" Dalton is an author and educator at Clarion University in Virginia. She loves her job, but some of her petty coworkers look down on her for writing genre fiction. As members of the English department, they wish to encourage students to pursue higher literary aspirations. When a humiliating confrontation between an uppity professor and one of Jen’s students, Mia, escalates, no one thinks much of it. Until his dead body is found along with evidence incriminating Mia. Jen knows Mia couldn’t have killed him, but Mia’s suspicious disappearance might as well be a proclamation of guilt. With the sleuthing skills Jen has acquired writing [censored] mysteries, she’s determined to solve the case and clear Mia’s name. Along with the help of her fellow sleuthers—Christine Kubiak, a cafeteria manager; Zachary Flynn, the charming but annoying campus psychologist; and Brianna Rowley, a librarian—Jen must catch the real killer before there’s another [censored] on the books. The Tewksbury Public Library is partnering with Wellesley Books - If interested, please click HERE to purchase a copy of this book. Book sales will help support future virtual author events. About Author Hour in Massachusetts: "Author Hour in Massachusetts" is a series of virtual author talks this winter featuring some of the publishing industry's top trending writers. These webinars -- held from 7pm (ET) to 8pm (ET), Monday through Friday -- are free and open to all. This series, which runs through March 20, 2025, is being promoted by more than 50 public libraries in Massachusetts.  needhamma.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/virtual-author-hour-in-massachusetts-author-and-retired-librarian-victoria-gilbert/