Touched by the Supernatural: Novels of Unusual Girlhood

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Saturday, November 16

Capitol Auditorium (1100 Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78701)

Join authors Alisa Alering and Margot Livesey for a discussion about haunting tales of mystery, supernatural forces, and the bonds between sisters. Alering’s Smothermoss takes readers to 1980s Appalachia, where two sisters face a menacing threat in their rural mountain town, as ancient, unexplained forces complicate their fight for survival. Livesey’s The Road from Belhaven follows a young woman in 19th-century Scotland with the gift of second sight, whose visions lead her through heartbreak and the possibility of redemption. Both novels explore the tension between fate and free will, the seen and unseen, and the power of sisterhood.