Saturday, December 14th, 2013: Two Consecutive Afternoon Events

We’re hosting 2 book signings on Saturday the 14th starting at 1:00 p.m. with Amy Matsumoto and her newly published Haunted Galveston.

Then at 3:00 p.m. Elizabeth Black returns with her Galveston novel The Drowning House, a contemporary suspense story with ties back the the Great Storm of 1900, newly published in soft cover.

1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Haunted Galveston
by Amy Matsumoto
Soft cover, $14.95

The latest book on local ghost lore and legend.

“Explore Galveston’s historic – and haunted – past. In the pages of this book, you will find tales of Matilda, the spirit who haunts the city’s beloved Broadway mansion, Ashton Villa; The Tremont Hotel, where guests and employees alike report unexplainable events; Galveston’s haunted ruins, Stewart’s Mansion, and the elegant Galvez, where ghostly happenings are pervasive throughout the hotel.”

3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
The Drowning House
by Elizabeth Black
Soft cover, $16.95

One of our best selling Galveston novels is now out in paperback.

“Photographer Clare Porterfield’s once-happy marriage is coming apart, unraveling under the strain of a family tragedy. When she receives an invitation to direct an exhibition in her hometown of Galveston, she jumps at the chance to escape her grief and reconnect with the island she hasn’t seen for ten years. Steeped in the rich local history of Galveston, The Drowning House portrays two families, inextricably linked by tragedy and time.”