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SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk: Book Portals and Journeys of Literary Magic
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DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to join us for a virtual conversation wi
 th acclaimed author Kate Quinn about her latest fantastical work\, The Ast
 ral Library\, which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could liv
 e inside a book? Welcome to the Astral Library\, where books are not just 
 objects\, but doors. .\nhttps://indianapolis.libnet.info/event/15534941
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Alexandria &ldquo\;Alix&rdquo\; Watson has
  learned one lesson from her barren childhood in the foster-care system: u
 nlike people\, books will never let you down. Working three dead-end jobs 
 to make ends meet and knowing college is a pipe dream\, Alix takes nightly
  refuge in the high-vaulted reading room at the Boston Public Library\, es
 caping into her favorite fantasy novels and dreaming of far-off lands. Unt
 il the day she stumbles through a hidden door and meets the Librarian: the
  ageless\, acerbic guardian of a hidden library where the desperate and th
 e lost escape to new lives...inside their favorite books.</p>\n<p>The Libr
 arian takes a dazzled Alix under her wing\, but before she can escape into
  the pages of her new life\, a shadowy enemy emerges to threaten everyone 
 the Astral Library has ever helped protect. Aided by a dashing costume-sho
 p owner\, Alix and the Librarian flee through the Regency drawing rooms of
  Jane Austen to the back alleys of Sherlock Holmes and the champagne-soake
 d parties of&nbsp\;The Great Gatsby&nbsp\;as danger draws inexorably close
 r. But who does their enemy really wish to destroy&mdash\;Alix\, the Libra
 rian\, or the Library itself?</p>\n<p>Register now to hear more about&nbsp
 \;<em>The Astral Library</em>\, crafted for all bookworms and lovers of li
 terature.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>About the Author&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>
 Kate Quinn&nbsp\;is the&nbsp\;New York Times&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;USA Today&nbs
 p\;bestselling author of historical fiction. A native of Southern Californ
 ia\, she attended Boston University\, where she earned bachelor&rsquo\;s a
 nd master&rsquo\;s degrees in classical voice. A lifelong history buff\, s
 he has written four novels in the Empress of Rome Saga and two books set i
 n the Italian Renaissance before turning to the 20th century with&nbsp\;<e
 m>The Alice Network</em>\,&nbsp\;<em>The Huntress\,</em>&nbsp\;<em>The Ros
 e Code</em>\,&nbsp\;<em>The Diamond Eye</em>\, and&nbsp\;<em>The Briar Clu
 b</em>.&nbsp\;<em>The Astral&nbsp\;Library</em>&nbsp\;is her first foray i
 nto magic realism. She and her husband now live in Maryland with their res
 cue dogs.</p>\n<p><strong>Disclaimer</strong><strong></strong></p>\n<p>The
  views expressed by presenters are their own and their appearance in a pro
 gram does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. R
 eference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsem
 ent or recommendation by Indianapolis Public Library.</p>\nhttps://indiana
 polis.libnet.info/event/15534941
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