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Bethany C. Morrow and Zoraida Córdova in Conversation for A Song Below Water

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Monday, June 8, 2020 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm

Charis welcomes authors Bethany C. Morrow and Zoraida Córdova, for a celebration of Bethany C. Morrow's  A Song Below Water— a captivating modern fantasy about black mermaids, friendship, and self-discovery set against the challenges of today's racism and sexism. 

In a society determined to keep her under lock and key, Tavia must hide her siren powers. Meanwhile, Effie is fighting her own family struggles, pitted against literal demons from her past. Together, these best friends must navigate through the perils of high school’s junior year. But everything changes in the aftermath of a siren murder trial that rocks the nation, and Tavia accidentally lets out her magical voice at the worst possible moment. Soon, nothing in Portland, Oregon, seems safe. To save themselves from drowning, it’s only Tavia and Effie’s unbreakable sisterhood that proves to be the strongest magic of all.

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Bethany C. Morrow is a recovering expat recently returning from six years in Montreal, Quebec, to live and write in north country, New York. A California native, Bethany graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a BA in Sociology. Following undergrad, she studied Clinical Psychological Research at the University of Wales, Bangor, in Great Britain before returning to North America to focus on her literary work. She is the author of the adult novel Mem (Unnamed Press) and the editor of the young adult anthology Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance( Arthur A. Levine Books). A Song Below Water is her debut standalone young adult novel.

Zoraida Córdova is the author of several fantasy series for teens, including the award-winning Brooklyn Brujas series and Incendiary.  Her short fiction has appeared in several anthologies, including Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women and Witchcraft.  Her debut middle grade novel is The Way to Rio Luna. She is the co-host of the podcast Deadline City with Dhonielle Clayton. Zoraida was born in Ecuador and raised in Queens, New York. When she isn’t working on her next novel, she’s planning a new adventure.

 

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A Song Below Water: A Novel By Bethany C. Morrow Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250315328
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Published: Tor Teen - June 2nd, 2020

Bethany C. Morrow's A Song Below Water is the story for today’s readers — a captivating modern fantasy about Black sirens, friendship, and self-discovery set against the challenges of today's racism and sexism.

In a society determined to keep her under lock and key, Tavia must hide her siren powers.


Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance By Jason Reynolds, Darcie Little Badger, Samira Ahmed, Bethany C. Morrow, L. D. Lewis, Bethany C. Morrow (Editor), Ray Stoeve, Connie Sun (Illustrator), Laura Silverman, Richie Pope (Illustrator), Sofia Quintero, Keah Brown, Yamile Saied Méndez Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781338343700
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Published: Arthur A. Levine Books - October 1st, 2019

A young adult anthology featuring fictional stories of everyday resistance.

You might be the kind of person who stands up to online trolls.Or who marches to protest injustice.Perhaps you are #DisabledAndCute and dancing around your living room, alive and proud.Or perhaps you are the trans mentor that you wish you had when you were younger.Maybe you call out false allies, or stand up to


Mem By Bethany C. Morrow Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781944700867
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Published: Unnamed Press - March 19th, 2019

"Bethany C. Morrow achieves the nearly impossible feat of creating truly new speculative fiction; reading it feels like discovery." -- BuzzFeed In Jazz Age Montreal, an underground Vault imprisons living memories. Known as Mems, theses physical clones of other people are doomed to experience a single memory over and over--one that belongs not to them, but to the memory's original Source.


The Way to Rio Luna By Zoraida Córdova Cover Image
$17.99
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ISBN: 9781338239546
Published: Scholastic Press - June 2nd, 2020

For fans of The Land of Stories comes an adventure that reveals the secret warnings hidden inside all classic tales -- beware fairyland at all costs.

Eleven-year-old Danny Monteverde believes in magic. He knows that pixie dust is real, that wardrobes act as portals, and that rabbit holes lead to Wonderland.


Incendiary (Hollow Crown #1) By Zoraida Córdova Cover Image
$18.99
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ISBN: 9781368023801
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - April 28th, 2020

Set in a lushly drawn world inspired by Inquisition Spain, Zoraida Córdova's fantasy is an epic tale of love and revenge perfect for fans of Sabaa Tahir and Sarah J.


The Vicious Deep By Zoraida Córdova Cover Image
$13.99
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ISBN: 9781402274411
Published: Sourcebooks Fire - November 1st, 2012

From the author of Incendiary and the Brooklyn Brujas series, a long-lost heir of the mermaid Sea Court must fight for his life, and his humanity, as he's suddenly caught in a race for a throne that is as ancient as the gods.


Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: A Crash of Fate By Zoraida Córdova Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781368048538
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Published: Disney Lucasfilm Press - August 6th, 2019

Labyrinth Lost (Brooklyn Brujas) By Zoraida Córdova Cover Image
$10.99
ISBN: 9781492623168
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Published: Sourcebooks Fire - August 1st, 2017

The first book in the Latinx-infused Queer fantasy series from Zoraida Córdova, highly acclaimed author of The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina, that follows three sisters—and teen witches—as they develop their powers and battle magic through epic questing in the realms beyond.


Wayward Witch (Brooklyn Brujas) By Zoraida Córdova Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781492650683
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Published: Sourcebooks Fire - September 1st, 2020

From the author of The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina:


Event Summary: 
Charis welcomes authors Bethany C. Morrow and Zoraida Córdova, for a celebration of Bethany C. Morrow's  — a captivating modern fantasy about black mermaids, friendship, and self-discovery set against the challenges of today's racism and sexism.