THE JEWEL OF CORLIVO: Kathleen Carr Foster in conversation with Bel Banta

Join us to celebrate the release THE JEWEL OF CORLIVO, as author Kathleen Carr Foster is joined in conversation with Bel Banta. There will be a panel discussion with a Q&A, followed by a signing line. THE JEWEL OF CORLIVO: In a reimagined Byzantine empire, a runaway courtesan and her disgraced suitor are on the hunt for ancient treasure. But in Kathleen Carr Foster’s glittering debut, what they find will be far more troublesome . . . Raised for the most luxurious pleasure house in mountain-ringed Corlivo, Anna has no illusions about her future. She’ll be a courtesan, as her mother was before she disappeared—and like her mother, gamble that her charms attract a patron rich enough to pay her debts. But when a gruff explorer with connections at the capital notices Anna, it’s her sharp eye that draws him in. Sebastianus thinks Anna’s found a clue within the pages of an ancient book to the lost city of treasure he seeks, and she might well discover more. Together they escape to the imperial court, where marvels are commonplace—and so is treachery. Anna’s courtesan training has hardly prepared her for the dangers of court life, let alone for delving into artifacts from the empire’s past. But when she uncovers a secret tied to her mother’s fate, Anna realizes more than her life is at stake. She holds the key to untold possibilities not only for herself, but for any of the women of Corlivo . . . if she can use it. ABOUT KATHLEEN CARR FOSTER: Kathleen Carr Foster has an MFA in Creative Writing from Boston University, where she was awarded the Florence Engel Randall Graduate Fiction Prize and was nominated for Best New American Voices. She has also received an Emerging Artist Award from the St. Botolph Club Foundation. Her short stories have been published in Slice Magazine, on Harper Perennial’s Fifty-Two Stories website, and in 236, BU Creative Writing’s Literary Journal. While an undergraduate at Wellesley College, she won the Davis Prize for Fiction. She teaches writing at the University of Massachusetts and lives in the Boston area with her family and an anxious rescue dog named Wendy. The Jewel of Corlivo is her debut novel. ABOUT BEL BANTA: Bel Banta is a bookseller and writer. She graduated from the University of Virginia and lives with her partner and cat in Brooklyn. Some of her very favorite things include video games, coffee, and walking around the city listening to movie scores.