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- Dave Simms offers a stunning review of The Daughters of Block Island for Cemetery Dance: "The gothic horror novel just received a massive shot of adrenaline to its bleak-but-beautiful-heart...a stunning novel that arrives in the final month of the year, just in time for the calendar's longest nights of darkness. In this debut novel, Carmen doesn't attempt to top the classics; instead, she subverts them in a unique manner. She embraces the tropes that made the subgenre what it is and forges an enthralling tale of two sisters, a strange town, and a cast of characters that would make the masters proud...If this is any indication of what Christa Carmen can bring into the world, readers will be smiling under candlelight for years to come. An exceptional new talent has arrived."
- KIRKUS REVIEWS calls The Daughters of Block Island, "Great fun for readers who've done their background reading and want to try a Gothic Plus."
- Of The Daughters of Block Island, Dead Headspace's Brennan LaFaro writes, "What a fine line Christa Carmen has to walk with this book, and how masterfully she walks it...a layered tale that borders on cozy, while never quite allowing the reader to settle in too comfortably...Here lies mystery and secrets, and I was here for it."
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Oct 20, 2025
Time: Doors open 6:30 pm, 7 pm start
#YeahYouWrite Reading Series
Join Christa Carmen, Clay McLeod Chapman, and Daria Lavelle for the Halloween edition of the #YeahYouWrite Reading Series. Author readings, literary-inspired cocktails, open mic, & more!
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Time: Doors open 6:30 pm, 7 pm start
#YeahYouWrite Reading Series
Join Christa Carmen, Clay McLeod Chapman, and Daria Lavelle for the Halloween edition of the #YeahYouWrite Reading Series. Author readings, literary-inspired cocktails, open mic, & more!
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Oct 23, 2025
Time: 6pm
Wakefield Books at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library
Join Christa Carmen to discuss her latest novel, How to Fake a Haunting, at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library, 25 Pier Market Pl, Narragansett, RI 02882.
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Time: 6pm
Wakefield Books at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library
Join Christa Carmen to discuss her latest novel, How to Fake a Haunting, at Maury Loontjens Memorial Library, 25 Pier Market Pl, Narragansett, RI 02882.
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Oct 24, 2025
Time: 6:00 - 10:00 pm
POWERHOUSE OF HORRORS 2
Powerhouse Arena, DUMBO Brooklyn Tickets sold ahead of time through Powerhouse's website. They will cost $56 each (the price of two hardcovers), include two books of the buyer's choosing from the list the most recent books of each author participating), two drink tickets for the themed cocktail bar, spooky snacks, exclusive POWERHOUSE OF HORRORS 2 event merch with all participating authors' names, entry into raffle with prize(s) donated by authors, entry into costume contest, & opportunities for photos and signatures from authors. Link to come.
Time: 6:00 - 10:00 pm
POWERHOUSE OF HORRORS 2
Powerhouse Arena, DUMBO Brooklyn Tickets sold ahead of time through Powerhouse's website. They will cost $56 each (the price of two hardcovers), include two books of the buyer's choosing from the list the most recent books of each author participating), two drink tickets for the themed cocktail bar, spooky snacks, exclusive POWERHOUSE OF HORRORS 2 event merch with all participating authors' names, entry into raffle with prize(s) donated by authors, entry into costume contest, & opportunities for photos and signatures from authors. Link to come.