The Calamity Club Book Tour: A Conversation with Kathryn Stockett

Please join us in welcoming to Charleston New York Times bestselling author of The Help, Kathryn Stockett, in celebration of her new long-awaited novel, The Calamity Club (Spiegel & Grau). Stockett’s first book since The Help, this bold, big-hearted novel is set in Oxford, Mississippi and centers on a group of unbreakable women fighting for what’s rightfully theirs and discovering the life-changing power of friendship along the way.

Stockett will be in conversation with fellow New York Times bestselling author, Mary Alice Monroe, for a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the novel.

Anticipated for years, The Calamity Club marks a major literary return, and this publication week Charleston stop is an evening book lovers and book clubs won’t want to miss!

Kathryn Stockett was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi. Her first novel, The Help, has sold over 15 million copies worldwide and was translated into 35 languages. The Calamity Club is her second novel. She lives in New York City and Mississippi.

Mary Alice Monroe is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty books. Her latest novel, Where the Rivers Merge, out in paperback May 19, is the first volume of a sweeping Lowcountry duology. Mary Alice is one of Charleston’s most beloved novelists, celebrated for her evocative storytelling and deep commitment to wildlife and conservation.