Featured author and book signing, maplewoodorange new jersey book festival. Salem, ma is actually on my bucket list of places to visit. The witch city of salem has a rich history, from the infamous salem witch trials to hordes of pirates taking over ports across decades. Join facebook to connect with adriana mather and others you may know. Samantha mather knew her familys connection to the infamous salem witch trials might pose obstacles to an active social life. Mather has used her family history as a starting point for young adult novels including the best selling how to hang a witch. New york times bestselling author adriana mather discovered that she has a personal connection to the titanic, which led her to write her latest novel haunting the deep.
How to hang a witch knopf, 2016 is a ya paranormal novel written by adriana mather, an actual descendant of the salem witch trials cotton mather. Go behindthescenes with markus zusak, author of the worldwide bestseller, the book thief, and get an inside look at his process as he signs thousands and thousands of copies of bridge of clay. Romance, suspense, paranormal and history, so of course, i am addicted. Brought to you by penguin random house publishing and wgb. From the way the girls celebrate halloween to betsys description of the leaves changing to her love of freshly sharpened pencils, this middle.
About the author adriana mather is an author, actress and coowner of a film production company. From new york times bestselling author adriana mather comes the first book in a thrilling new series that will leave you breathless. Book to screen in the news video interviews fully booked podcast. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. Strikes a careful balance of creepy, fun, and thoughtful. In this video adriana talks about her inspiration for the story, how her real ancestors were actually on. Her ancestor cotton mather was an instigator of the salem witch trials, her family members survived the titanic, and they also lived in sleepy hollow. Npr i am utterly addicted to adriana mathers electric debut. This celebration connected thousands of teens, parents, teachers and librarians interested in reading and writing to local and awardwinning authors. How to hang a witch by adriana mather 9781406378795. I figured i will recap one of the book events i recently attended in the heart of salem, massachusetts. Salem, massachusetts is the site of the infamous witch trials and the new home of samantha mather. Mather shines a light on the lessons the salem witch trials can teach us about modernday bullyingand what we can do about it. Adriana mather is a fulltime writer, producer, and actor.
I could not recommend this book more and am highly anticipating a possible third installment that adriana says might totally happen. In addition to producing, adriana is also an actress. Mather makes clear the unfriendly reception that 15yearold sam receives when she moves to salem with her stepmother. Salem is the ideal location for a signing for her book, especially because the setting of the book takes place in salem. She is super nice and i was so glad to finally meet her.
Haunting the deep is the second book in the how to hang a witch series. The history behind haunting the deep with author adriana. Adriana mather won best breakout actress for her work as vera in the festival favorite indie film eat spirit eat at the 20. The author, a descendant of the puritan minister cotton mather, reads her fictional firstperson narrative based on her family history. I was fortunate enough to attend book event where adriana mather, a descendant of witch trials judge cotton mather, and author of how to hang a witch. As you may or may not know, one of my current workinprogress is an urban fantasy novel that involves witches, so when i heard about this book a few weeks before adrianas joint signing at chevaliers bookstore with charlotte huang and my friend julie buxbaum, i already knew i had to read it. Writer, actress and comedian from the mindy project and the office, mindy. As you may or may not know, one of my current workinprogress is an urban fantasy novel that involves witches, so when i heard about this book a few weeks before adriana s joint signing at chevaliers bookstore with charlotte huang and my friend julie buxbaum, i already knew i had to read it.
This is a series that i would recommend reading in series order. The protagonist in this story is samantha mather a fictional descendant of cottons who has just moved from new york city into her late grandmothers home in salem, massachusetts. Author of how to hang a witch knopfrandom house represented by rosemary stimola actorproducer of honeyglue. Rediscovering the titanic with author adriana mather. And heres a fun fact the author of this book, adriana mather, is actually a descendant of cotton mather in real life. She coowns zombot pictures, a production company that makes feature films. Haunting the deep by adriana mather, paperback barnes. Haunting the deep adriana mather 9780553539516 netgalley. Yup, our author is a 12th generation mather from the salem family. Adriana mather is the new york times bestselling author of how to hang a. Killing november adriana mather 9780525579083 netgalley. Adriana mather discusses and signs how to hang a witch. Adriana mather is the new york times bestselling author of how to hang a witch, with family roots that go back to sleepy hollow, the salem witch trials, and the titanic.
I brought along my arc to get signed but i also purchased a finished copy. Adriana mather has an interesting family history, to say the least. In this moment karen kingsbury official book trailer. After adrianas talk, everyone lined up to for the signing. Sam is the descendant of cotton mather, one of the men responsible for. Cotton mathers umptygreatgranddaughters are back, this time with a titanic mystery following the events of how to hang a witch 2016, narrator sam mather is settling into life in salem, massachusetts. Adriana mather discusses and signs how to hang a witch jennifer niven, bestselling author of all the bright places says i am utterly addicted to adriana mathers electric debut. Adriana mather has 633 posts on their instagram profile. Adriana mather mixed all my favorites into her book. To make this book even more awesome did you catch adrianas last name. She was doing some kind of book signing at the time dont ask me the name of the book either. The singing book four of pellinor by alison croggon by alison croggon.
It was the event of the year for many book lovers as st. Although the mystery in this book is its own animal there is history between all the characters and events that are referenced that are found in book one, how to hang a witch. How to hang a witch book signing event nicoles novel reads. Killing november by adriana mather 9780525579083 booktopia. Book festival caters to young adults, features mindy kaling. She owns a production company called zombot pictures, which has produced three films, including the awardwinning honeyglue.
At the mysterious academy absconditi, a school thats completely off the grid, theres no. Recently transplanted from new york city, sam and her stepmother are not exactly welcomed with open arms. An actor, a film producer and a writer in equal measure, the american author adriana mather is a highly versatile and gifted novelist with an articulate and coherent style that speaks directly to her young audience, as she primarily focuses on the young adult genre and demographic, with many of her stories revolving around the supernatural, as well as a number of other elements as well. The titanic sank 106 years ago, and the movie came out twenty years ago. Her dad has recovered from his coma, her best friend, the town bakers son, lives next door, and shes found a community with the descendantsyoung black. Follow their account to see all their photos and videos. Shes also an actor and producer best known for her role in the awardwinning honeyglue. Even more interesting, i took a little walking tour of salem and actually met adriana mather cotton mather s great great great not sure how many greats granddaughter, who happened to know the tour guide. It keeps you on the edge of your seat, twisting and turning with ghosts, witches, an ancient curse, and sigh romance.
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