Set in London, 1888, during the reign of Queen Victoria and the rampage of Jack the Ripper, this gripping new mix of history, fantasy, and mystery will have you howling at the moon! This August 27, be sure to join Elizabeth DeLozier and KPBS’ Julia Dixon Evans for The Whitechapel Full Moon Society, the new novel from the author of Eleanor of Avignon.
This event will include a conversation, Q&A and author signing. Proceeds from all book sales support the San Diego Public Library.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Set in Victorian London during Jack the Ripper’s reign of terror, this gripping, original novel is perfect for fans of V. E. Schwab, Dana Schwartz, and Sarah Penner.
When Caroline Foster arrives at the Whitechapel Full Moon Society in search of her missing brother, she finds a dilapidated façade belying an interior as opulent as any exclusive gentlemen’s club. In exchange for room and board, Caroline is hired as the Full Moon’s maid, where she is given three orders: don’t ask personal questions, stay out of the iron-barred room on the second floor, and remain in her bedroom from sunup to sundown on the full moon.
But when it is revealed that the previous maid was murdered— an early victim of Jack the Ripper— and her brother has left behind no answers, only more questions, Caroline begins to suspect her hosts might be hiding something. As more bodies turn up with a connection to the Society, Caroline fears she may have unwittingly stumbled into a bedtime story, the kind with monsters and curses, family secrets and ancient lore.
Tantalizing and pulsing, Elizabeth DeLozier’s sophomore novel gives an exciting alternative look into the infamous Jack the Ripper story with a major, supernatural twist.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Elizabeth DeLozier holds a BA in Spanish literature, a BS in biological anthropology, and a doctorate in physical therapy. A practicing pelvic floor physical therapist, chaotic Virgo, and vegetarian, she lives in San Diego with her husband, twin sons and rescue dogs. Her debut novel, Eleanore of Avignon, was a Library Reads Pick, and Aardvark Book Club Pick, and a perennial favorite at all of your San Diego independent bookstores.
Julia Dixon Evans hosts KPBS’ arts and culture podcast, The Finest, writes the KPBS Arts newsletter, produces and edits the KPBS/Arts Calendar and works with the KPBS team to cover San Diego’s diverse arts scene. Previously, Julia wrote the weekly Culture Report for Voice of San Diego and has reported on arts, culture, books, music, television, dining, the outdoors and more for The A.V. Club, Literary Hub and San Diego CityBeat. She studied literature at UCSD (where she was an oboist in the La Jolla Symphony), and is a published novelist and short fiction writer. She is the founder of Last Exit, a local reading series and literary journal, and she won the 2019 National Magazine Award for Fiction. You can find her book, How to Set Yourself on Fire, at Library Shop SD.
