An Evening with Tori Bovalino in Conversation with Kalie Cassidy

Thu Apr 30 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm UTC-04:00

8850 Covenant Ave | Pittsburgh

Riverstone Books
Publisher/HostRiverstone Books
An Evening with Tori Bovalino in Conversation with Kalie Cassidy
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Tori Bovalino is joining us to talk about The Second Death of Locke with Kalie Cassidy!
About this Event

We are so excited to welcome Tori Bovalino to our store to talk about The Second Death of Locke! Kalie Cassidy (author of In the Veins of Drowning) is returning to act as our conversation partner. Following the conversation, there will be time for Q&A with the audience and book signing.

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We look forward to seeing you there!

About the book:

Love. Loyalty. Sacrifice.
Grey Flynn has dedicated her life to her mage, Kier. She will be his blade on the battlefield, his healer and protector. The deep well of raw power inside her is Kier’s to wield. They are bound together by blood and magic, but there is one truth Grey dare not reveal … not even to Kier.
When a quest to protect the child of an enemy kingdom pulls them into a dangerous mission, Grey will need to decide what she’s willing to sacrifice to protect her secret. For Grey is no ordinary magical well, and if she dies, all magic dies with her.
The Second Death of Locke is the first in a collection of interconnected standalones set in the same world.

About the author:

Tori Bovalino (she/her) has been writing stories for as long as she can remember. She is the author of multiple YA horror novels, including My Throat an Open Grave, and the editor of the Indie-bestselling anthology, The Gathering Dark. Tori also writes adult fantasy as V.L. Bovalino, including The Second Death of Locke.

She is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and now lives in the UK with her partner and their very loud cat. She holds a PhD in English and sometimes uses those powers for good (educating university students through workshops and lectures) and sometimes for evil (using JSTOR to research nefarious and fantastical topics for books). When she's not writing, she's a visiting lecturer at City, University of London. Tori loves scary stories, obscure academic book facts, and impractical, oversized sweaters. She can be found on Instagram as @toribovalino.

About the conversation partner:

Kalie was born and raised in Southern California and spent over a decade working in LA as a professional theater actor, coach, and acting teacher. She now lives in Cleveland, Ohio with her two children and husband. She spends most of her time dreaming up new stories in her library, gardening, walking the nearby woods, and learning about “real” weather.

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8850 Covenant Ave, 8850 Covenant Avenue, Pittsburgh, United States

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