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SUMMARY:An Afternoon with Author Liza Losada - In-person
LOCATION:Olney Library\nOlney Library
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DESCRIPTION:Join Olney Library for a book launch celebration of Liza Losad
 a's debut novel\, "Ink Honey Blossom"!.\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/event/17
 037608
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style="color: #000000\;"><em>"This t
 ale of trauma\, survival\, and the choices people make under duress is stu
 nningly written and deeply felt. The spare\, effective worldbuilding is al
 l the more effective for its slow unfolding. Losada&rsquo\;s poetic\, erud
 ite prose can be gorgeous in its own right\, and it powerfully delivers th
 e novel&rsquo\;s many emotional gut punches... An original\, dark\, and fi
 nely wrought debut fantasy novel."</em> <br />--<strong><span style="color
 : #0000ff\;"><a href="https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/liza-losa
 da/ink-honey-blossom/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color: #0000f
 f\;">Kirkus starred review</a></span></strong> (July 2026)</span></p>\n<p>
 <span style="color: #000000\;"></span></p>\n<p><span style="color: #000000
 \;">Olney Library is very pleased to welcome <strong>AUTHOR LIZA LOSADA</s
 trong>&nbsp\;to the branch for the launch of her debut novel\, <span style
 ="color: #0000ff\;"><a href="https://shop.sibyllinepress.com/products/ink-
 honey-blossom?srsltid=AfmBOorzxINQBnKbO76yPdfTT5fbQ8lrJi6J3eGqKH542ufdbC6Z
 bNSI" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="color: #0000ff\;"><em><strong>
 Ink Honey Blossom</strong></em></a></span>. The book will be released on S
 eptember 1\, 2026.&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p><strong><span style="color: #0000
 00\;">Q&amp\;A and light refreshments to follow. Copies of her book will b
 e available for purchase/signing.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></strong></p>\n<p><s
 trong><span style="color: #000000\;">NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED BUT SEATI
 NG IS LIMITED. <em>Hope to see you!</em><br /><br /></span></strong></p>\n
 <p><span style="color: #000000\;"><em><strong>INK HONEY BLOSSOM&nbsp\;</st
 rong></em>is an adult dystopian novel about a fifteen-year-old girl named 
 Ink\, one of many girls imprisoned around the world\, used for the halluci
 nogenic visions their bodies can produce. In a world devastated by a globa
 l plague that kills men young\, the only thing slowing the disease is a po
 werful psychoactive substance harvested from a rare tree and the trance st
 ates catalyzed by these captive girls. Each night\, Ink enters the visions
  of men infected with the disease prolonging their lives while eroding her
  own health. When she receives an artifact that grants her an unprecedente
 d power and the chance of escape\, she must confront the moral injury of c
 hoosing between leading her friends to freedom and staying captive and hel
 ping as many girls as she can.&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p><span style="color: #
 000000\;"><strong></strong></span></p>\n<p><span style="color: #000000\;">
 <strong>LIZA LOSADA</strong>&nbsp\;<strong>SCHOR&nbsp\;</strong>is an adva
 nced practice nurse psychotherapist specializing in post-traumatic stress 
 disorder and adolescent psychology. As a trained psychedelic psychotherapi
 st\, she engages in research studying the use of psychedelic drugs in the 
 treatment of mental health disorders. She holds a degree in literature fro
 m Wesleyan University and a master&rsquo\;s from the University of Marylan
 d. Her work is inspired by the intersection of her clinical career\, her c
 ultural background and the resilience of her patient population. When not 
 putting her protagonists in peril\, she lives in Maryland where she enjoys
  making dioramas and book art alongside her family and two wonder pups. <e
 m><strong>Ink Honey Blossom</strong></em> is her first published novel. Sh
 e is a past\, longtime member of the <span style="color: #0000ff\;"><stron
 g><a href="https://mcpl.libnet.info/event/16437138" target="_blank" rel="n
 oopener" style="color: #0000ff\;">Olney Writer's Group</a></strong></span>
 \, based at Olney Library.&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p><span style="color: #0000
 00\;">Learn more by visiting Liza's <strong><span style="color: #0000ff\;"
 ><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lizalosada/" target="_blank" rel="noop
 ener" style="color: #0000ff\;">Instagram</a></span></strong> and <strong><
 span style="color: #0000ff\;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/people/Liz
 a-Losada-Author-Page/61582028447488/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style
 ="color: #0000ff\;">Facebook</a></span></strong> pages.</span></p>\n<p></p
 >\n<p><span style="color: #000000\;"><strong>Questions about this program?
 </strong>&nbsp\;Contact Olney Library at 240-773-9545.</span></p>\n<p></p>
 \n<p><em><span style="color: #000000\;">Sponsored by Friends of the Librar
 y\, Montgomery County\, MD\, Inc.</span></em></p>\n<p><strong>Accommodatio
 n Requests</strong></p>\n<p>To request an accommodation\, contact the <a h
 ref="https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/node/17144"><strong>library branch
 </strong></a> where you want the accommodation. If they are unable to help
 \, or if you need an accommodation for an online resource or event\, compl
 ete our <a href="https://mcgmd.wufoo.com/forms/wypec8q0j2yngy/"><strong>Ac
 commodation Request Form</strong></a> online or call Library Administratio
 n at <a href="tel:+12407770002"><strong>240-777-0002</strong></a>.</p>\nht
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