Author Spotlight: Sylvia Moreno-Garcia

Our Bookaholics book club will be meeting next on Wednesday, September 20 at 6:30pm to chat about  Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Here's a short summary of the book: In 1950s Mexico, a headstrong socialite embarks on an adventure to save her cousin from a questionable marriage, a potentially haunted gothic mansion, and some twisted family secrets. We still have some copies of the book available for check out at the library! Stop on in to grab one for yourself if you haven't already. Hope to see you at Lovegood's Coffee & Cocktails for Bookaholics! (16 W. Main Street in Evansville)

If you enjoyed Mexican Gothic, try one of Silvia Moreno-Garcia's other books!  This Mexican-Canadian author is known for writing fantasy, noir, and horror books. Below are just a few of the novels she's written.

Silver Nitrate...A dark thriller about the curse that haunts a legendary lost film and awakens one woman's hidden powers

The Daughter of Doctor Moreau...A lavish historical drama reimagining The Island of Doctor Moreau set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Mexico

Velvet Was the Night...A simmering historical noir about a daydreaming secretary, a lonesome enforcer, and the mystery of the missing woman they're both desperate to find

The Beautiful Ones...A sweeping fantasy of manners set in a world inspired by belle époque

Certain Dark Things...A pulse-pounding neo noir that reimagines vampire lore