Taylor Grothe at Harvard Book Store
Harvard Book Store, 1256 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA
Admission: Free
Harvard Book Store welcomes Taylor Grothe —writer of adult and young adult horror, horror romance, and dark fantasy, and scholar of medieval literature and Nordic Saga—for a discussion of their adult debut novel, Lethal Kiss . They will be joined in conversation by Christa Carmen —Bram Stoker Award-winning and three-time Shirley Jackson Award-nominated author of The Daughters of Block Island, How to Fake a Haunting, and Beneath the Poet’s House. About Lethal Kiss A blood-soaked love story of rage, revenge, and belonging, Taylor Grothe’s adult debut is a sapphic horror/romance that’s as grotesque as it is beautiful. Preston University wasn’t Marcella’s first choice of employment, but there’s only so many deaths that can be chalked up to mysterious circumstances before people get suspicious, and her 300 years on Earth have taught her how to pack up and move quickly. She’s resolved to keep her head down and enjoy a couple semesters at Preston—and keep her feedings few and far between. That is, until a professor is found murdered on campus, and it’s not her doing. When Lacie was hired as an assistant professor at Preston a year ago, she knew not everyone makes tenure. But when her…