{"product_id":"virtual-author-talk-writer-in-residence-with-rhonda-mcknight-september-28-6-30-pm","title":"VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALK: Writer In Residence with Rhonda McKnight - September 28 @ 6:30 PM","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCelebrate the release of \u003cem\u003eWriter In Residence\u003c\/em\u003e with Rhonda McKnight!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEVENT DEETS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen: Monday, September 28 @ 6:30 PM CST\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhere: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eVirtual via Zoom. 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If your ticket includes a book, an email will be sent to all attendees before and after the event with instructions on how to receive your book. Books must be claimed within 14 days following the event. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIf you do not retrieve your event book , it will be returned to the publisher and you are not eligible for a refund. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom award-winning author Rhonda McKnight comes a new story of faith, history, and the power of legacy that merges the romance of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bookshop Sisterhood\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith the rich Lowcountry setting of Mary Alice Monroe.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlexandra Chambers is a writer who has run out of words. Struggling with writer's block and the pressure to secure a new book deal, she wins a week in a writer-friendly cabin through a drawing held at a Lowcountry literacy center.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat she finds is far more than she expected--a vibrant community brimming with inspiration, a past steeped in history and culture, and a man who both intrigues and unsettles her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGabe Scott, a bestselling author and the former writer-in-residence, is everything Alex feels she's not--acclaimed, award-winning, and unshakably confident. When their paths cross at the center, his literary brilliance and dedication to helping struggling Gullah students stir feelings Alex isn't ready to confront. Though undeniably attracted to him, Alex wrestles with the fear that her books pale beside his celebrated work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen a surprising family connection unearths long-hidden truths about her past, Alex is forced to confront a lie that has shaped her life. Guided by the quiet wisdom of Ms. Kate, an elderly Gullah cleaning woman with losses of her own, Alex finds the strength to forgive truths long withheld, embrace her voice, and write the story only she can tell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRhonda McKnight is the author of the 2025 Christy Award winning novel, BITTER AND SWEET, and the 2024 Emma Award winner, The Thing About Home. She has twenty-eight books, including other award-winning, bestselling romances. 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