About this Event
Join us for an evening with Virginia Hartman, who will read from and discuss her novel THE MARSH QUEEN.
For fans of Where the Crawdads Sing, THE MARSH QUEEN by Virginia Hartman follows a Washington, DC, artist as she faces her past and the secrets held in the waters of Florida’s lush swamps and wetlands. Full of richly drawn characters and vivid evocations of the endangered natural world, this is a powerful debut novel exploring what it means to be a daughter and how far we’ll go to protect the ones we love.
Tuesday, November 29th 6pm at A Novel Idea
*Masks required!
Suggested $5 Donation
“The novel's framing details of Florida marshland, ornithology, museum work and fine art are expertly and beautifully drawn. The Marsh Queen is unwavering in its lush, finely detailed, appreciative portrayal of a distinctive natural setting, and ends on a redemptive, even inspirational note.” —Shelf Awareness
“A well-crafted and fast-paced family drama.” —Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Virginia Hartman holds an MFA from American University and teaches creative writing at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and at the Writer’s Center in Bethesda, MD.
Her fiction, poetry, and essays have appeared in the Hudson Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, the Washingtonian, Redux, Potomac Review, Delmarva Review, Beltway Poetry Quarterly, Sligo Journal, and Bluebird City, among others, and her work has been anthologized in Gravity Dancers: Even More Fiction by Washington Area Women (Paycock Press). She is also the co-editor, with Barbara Esstman, of A More Perfect Union: Poems and Stories about the Modern Wedding.
Her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and her writing has been supported by the Sewanee Writer’s Conference and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Her stories have been shortlisted for the New Letters prize, the Tennessee Williams Festival Prize, and the Dana Awards. Find out more at VirginiaHartman.com.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
A Novel Idea on Passyunk, 1726 East Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, United States
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