Join us for a reading and conversation about How to Grieve Like a Victorian with author Amy Carol Reeves, in conversation with Agata Izabela Brewer and Josh Brewer.  “The story offers multiple points of appeal: a strong heroine who learns to live again after loss, a family mystery, a roguish cad who gets his comeuppance online and IRL, and the blossoming of more than one lovely romance, set in both the past and present. Reeves makes an excellent adult debut with this charming and often humorous exploration of love, grief, and moving on.”—Library Journal **STARRED REVIEW**

About the book: Dr. Lizzie Wells, professor of British literature and bestselling author, is not okay. She wasn’t consulted when her beloved husband died unexpectedly, so she’s going to grieve however she damned well chooses. Keeping a lock of his hair in a choker around her neck and donning widow’s weeds. You bet. Notifying colleagues and students that she will only accept paper letters instead of email. Why not? Very nearly kissing her late husband’s best friend, Henry. Unfortunately, er…yes.

So when she’s offered a trip to London, Lizzie grabs it. What better place to escape, heal, and be reborn than in the same city where Queen Victoria famously mourned her beloved Prince Albert? Encouraged by new friends to be bold, have champagne and oysters before noon, and celebrate the beauty and the messiness of life, Lizzie begins to embrace it all.

AMY CAROL REEVES has a PhD in nineteenth-century British literature and finds joy in teaching classes and writing. She's published several academic articles as well as a young adult book trilogy about the Jack the Ripper murders in Victorian London. She lives in Indiana with her husband and three children. Website: amycarolreeves.com Instagram: AmyCarolReeves and Bluesky: amycarolreeves.bsky.social