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BrickHouse Books Events

Virtual Event with John Adam Wasowicz

John Adam Wasowicz, author of Jones Point, and Derek McGinty, veteran news anchor and voice of the Jones Point audiobook, will appear live for a virtual event hosted by One More Page Books and radio station WPFW. Wasowicz and McGinty will talk about the production of the Jones Point audiobook, while actors from Avant Bard will talk about the role of actors in audiobook creation. Those who purchase the book during the event will receive a free audio book. All proceeds from the event will go toward supporting the radio, theatre, and the bookstore.

Mark your calendars for:
April 1, 7 – 8 pm
Stream at WPFW FM

Read more at One Page Books.

The Winner of the 2020 Wicked Woman Prize

BrickHouse Books is delighted to announce that Sheila Squillante has won the 2020 Wicked Woman Prize for her manuscript, Mostly Human. A book release and two readings are scheduled, one at the Arts Club of Washington and one at the Pratt Library in Baltimore, which will feature contest judge Katherine Young. Congratulations Sheila!

Carrie Conners Presenting on Panel on March 13

Carrie Conners, author of Luscious Struggle, will be appearing at the 43rd Annual Appalachian Studies Conference at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. Carrie will be presenting on the panel “Appalachian Understories, Diversity and Resilience: Readings from the Anthology of Appalachian Writers, Karen Spears Zacharias Volume XI” on March 13th at 3:30pm. To learn more about the conference, visit the Appalachian Studies Association’s website

Hello from Mo and Poe!

John Adam Wasowicz (left) and Shirley Kagan (right).

Jones Point author John Adam Wasowicz (left) and Hampden-Sidney professor Shirley Kagan say hello from the Edgar Allen Poe Birthday Bash at the Poe Museum in Richmond, Virginia. Wasowicz and Kagan were both featured guests of the bash.  Wasowicz hosted a “Mo and Poe” talk, which celebrated both the release of his latest Elmo Katz novel and the fictional detective who launched the American detective fiction genre, Poe’s C. Auguste Dupin. A big thanks to all who came out and joined the fun!

John Adam Wasowicz – February and March Tour Dates

John Adam Wasowicz’s tour for Jones Point continues in the Mid-Atlantic states!  Catch up on attorney Elmo Katz’s latest case by grabbing your signed copy of Jones Point at one of these stops:
February 1  – Scrawl Books in Reston, VA
February 8 – Book People in Richmond, VA
February 22 – Barnes & Noble in Rockville, MD
March 14 – Barnes & Noble in Philadelphia, PA

Wasowicz at the Poe Birthday Bash January 18

John Adam Wasowicz will appear at the Poe Birthday Bash at the Edgar Allen Poe Museum in Richmond, Virginia on January 18th. John will be giving a “Mo ‘n’ Poe” book talk on Mo Katz, the featured sleuthing attorney in Jones Point, and Edgar Allen Poe, the grandfather of the American detective story.

Visit the Birthday Bash event page for tickets to the bash and more information on the festivities.