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New novel RUNNING TO FALL arrives November 1!
New from Kalisha Buckhanon! RUNNING TO FALL arrives November 1 from AALBC.com. Pre-Order Here!
About the Book
Tragedy Powell tries to feel she has it all– until her and her husband’s perfect life online becomes a whirlwind of spilled secrets about Tragedy’s drinking, a missing woman and their all-white town...
Tragedy and Victor Powell have moved to the desirable but dark Grayson Glens enclave of dream homes just outside of Chicago. Stressed urbanites, they’ve got to live large in real life to stay large online. With only a few blacks in their elite gated community, they settle in but never quite feel at home. Then, a missing young black woman floats up in the Grayson River. RUNNING TO FALL is a suspenseful, truthful look into the lives of women who drink to survive or just to cope, with a provocative narrator who carries readers along an emotional journey to acceptance.
Praise
"Atmospheric, lyrical, and full of surprises, RUNNING TO FALL is a mystery wrapped inside a moving story of love, female relationships, and how darkness lurks under even the most idyllic surfaces. Layered characters and beautiful prose pulled me into the gripping narrative, rooting for troubled Tragedy even as her life unravels. Buckhanon is a powerful writer, and one to watch, and her latest outing is as breathlessly suspenseful as it is deep."—Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of SECLUDED CABIN SLEEPS SIX
“RUNNING TO FALL is the compelling tale of a complicated woman haunted by her past, in a world haunted by a pandemic. It is the story of a woman named Tragedy, and the story behind her name. Her yearning for connection, refuge, and a stable home is masterfully juxtaposed against the isolation imposed on her by the alienating setting, as one of few Black residents of an Illinois exurb. She encounters a cast of equally complex women with their own secrets and regrets as she faces difficult truths and choices.” —Tiffany Gholar, author of A BITTER PILL TO SWALLOW and THE UNFORESEEABLE FUTURE
About the Book
Tragedy Powell tries to feel she has it all– until her and her husband’s perfect life online becomes a whirlwind of spilled secrets about Tragedy’s drinking, a missing woman and their all-white town...
Tragedy and Victor Powell have moved to the desirable but dark Grayson Glens enclave of dream homes just outside of Chicago. Stressed urbanites, they’ve got to live large in real life to stay large online. With only a few blacks in their elite gated community, they settle in but never quite feel at home. Then, a missing young black woman floats up in the Grayson River. RUNNING TO FALL is a suspenseful, truthful look into the lives of women who drink to survive or just to cope, with a provocative narrator who carries readers along an emotional journey to acceptance.
Praise
"Atmospheric, lyrical, and full of surprises, RUNNING TO FALL is a mystery wrapped inside a moving story of love, female relationships, and how darkness lurks under even the most idyllic surfaces. Layered characters and beautiful prose pulled me into the gripping narrative, rooting for troubled Tragedy even as her life unravels. Buckhanon is a powerful writer, and one to watch, and her latest outing is as breathlessly suspenseful as it is deep."—Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of SECLUDED CABIN SLEEPS SIX
“RUNNING TO FALL is the compelling tale of a complicated woman haunted by her past, in a world haunted by a pandemic. It is the story of a woman named Tragedy, and the story behind her name. Her yearning for connection, refuge, and a stable home is masterfully juxtaposed against the isolation imposed on her by the alienating setting, as one of few Black residents of an Illinois exurb. She encounters a cast of equally complex women with their own secrets and regrets as she faces difficult truths and choices.” —Tiffany Gholar, author of A BITTER PILL TO SWALLOW and THE UNFORESEEABLE FUTURE
RUNNING TO FALL Book Launch, Monday November 7 at 7pm
Register Today!>>A Conversation with Kalisha Buckhanon
On November 7, at 7:00 p.m. EST, join author Kalisha Buckhanon and literary activist Ron Kavanaugh in conversation to celebrate Buckhanon's new release RUNNING TO FALL, published by AALBC's publishing imprint AALBC Aspire.
BUY THE BOOK: Running to Fall in Print!
From the award-winning author of SPEAKING OF SUMMER comes RUNNING TO FALL, a suspenseful, truthful look into the lives of women who drink to survive or just to cope, with a provocative narrator who carries readers along an emotional journey to acceptance.
Tragedy and Victor Powell have moved to the desirable but dark Grayson Glens enclave of dream homes outside Chicago. Stressed urbanites, they've got to live large in real life to stay large online. With only a few blacks in their elite gated community, they settle in but never quite feel at home. Then, a missing young black woman floats up in the Grayson River.
Is the spirit of the mysterious scarlet-lettered woman, Raven McCoy, haunting Grayson during the pandemic?
Tragedy, haunted by her difficult checkered past versus Victor's sterling history, thinks so. The pressure to manage his image for profit drives her to drink, even when his trying teen daughter visits. But Victor's ex-wife, the Grayson gossip and a female detective all close in on Tragedy's unraveling life. Then Tragedy spirals into addiction, past secrets, and the local women's fight for justice for a woman.
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Nov 7, 2022 07:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
On November 7, at 7:00 p.m. EST, join author Kalisha Buckhanon and literary activist Ron Kavanaugh in conversation to celebrate Buckhanon's new release RUNNING TO FALL, published by AALBC's publishing imprint AALBC Aspire.
BUY THE BOOK: Running to Fall in Print!
From the award-winning author of SPEAKING OF SUMMER comes RUNNING TO FALL, a suspenseful, truthful look into the lives of women who drink to survive or just to cope, with a provocative narrator who carries readers along an emotional journey to acceptance.
Tragedy and Victor Powell have moved to the desirable but dark Grayson Glens enclave of dream homes outside Chicago. Stressed urbanites, they've got to live large in real life to stay large online. With only a few blacks in their elite gated community, they settle in but never quite feel at home. Then, a missing young black woman floats up in the Grayson River.
Is the spirit of the mysterious scarlet-lettered woman, Raven McCoy, haunting Grayson during the pandemic?
Tragedy, haunted by her difficult checkered past versus Victor's sterling history, thinks so. The pressure to manage his image for profit drives her to drink, even when his trying teen daughter visits. But Victor's ex-wife, the Grayson gossip and a female detective all close in on Tragedy's unraveling life. Then Tragedy spirals into addiction, past secrets, and the local women's fight for justice for a woman.
Time
Nov 7, 2022 07:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Kalisha in The Big Thrill and at Thrillerfest!
Great interview for RUNNING TO FALL in The Big Thrill, the publication of the International Thriller Writers Association (ITW). Read the interview HERE.
Are you a thriller, mystery, suspense reader and fan who will be at 2023's Thrillerfest in New York City this year? If so, come say hi!
FLAWED, FATIGUED OR FAMILIAR?
"Creating A Believable Protagonist"
Saturday, June 3
3:10 p.m. EST
Thrillerfest
New York City
Are you a thriller, mystery, suspense reader and fan who will be at 2023's Thrillerfest in New York City this year? If so, come say hi!
FLAWED, FATIGUED OR FAMILIAR?
"Creating A Believable Protagonist"
Saturday, June 3
3:10 p.m. EST
Thrillerfest
New York City
