The Lace Reader

This is, I will warn you, the first of a few posts about The Lace Reader. It's just too exciting to talk about it only once.

Here's the skinny: Salem native Brunonia Barry has written a wonderful novel called The Lace Reader. William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers is publishing the book this summer - it hits book stores on July 29th. Brunonia will launch her national book tour in Salem at The House of the Seven Gables at an event presented by Cornerstone Books (get your tickets now through Cornerstone Books! All proceeds will benefit HAWC - Help for Abused Women & Children - in Salem).

Why all the "Bru-ha-ha," you ask? Well... the book happens to be set in Salem. And it visits some of our favorite places! The Salem Ferry, the Friendship, Chestnut Street, The First Church in Salem, Reds, the Roger Conant Statue (He's not a witch, by the way, but that's another post altogether.) , and on and on. It is a love story to Salem! And it has been a lot of fun for me to collaborate with William Morrow on the promotion of The Lace Reader and Salem.

So, mark your calendars to pick up The Lace Reader on July 29th, and check out Salem.org/lacereader for information on a fantastic sweepstakes that William Morrow is offering for a trip for two (there are two prizes!) to Salem! The sweepstakes launches next week, and I'll post a link at that time.

In the meantime, watch a video of The Lace Reader's Salem, listen to Brunonia talk about Salem, and join in the excitement about The Lace Reader!