Name: Author event with Stephanie Garber
Start: 2025-10-10T19:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-10T21:30:00-05:00
Location: Harpeth Hall School

Parnassus Books and Harpeth Hall are thrilled to present an evening with Stephanie Garber, for her new book, Alchemy of Secrets.
About this Event

Parnassus Books and Harpeth Hall are thrilled to present an evening with Stephanie Garber to celebrate her new book, Alchemy of Secrets.

This ticketed event will take place in the Frances Bond Davis Theatre at Harpeth Hall on Friday, October 10th at 7:30. Lobby doors will open at 6:30 and auditorium doors will open at 7:00.

Tickets

Each ticket is $33.00 and includes one general admission seat and one signed copy of Alchemy of Secrets.

There will be a signing line following the event where Stephanie will sign/personalize ONE copy of Alchemy of Secrets per person, and sign (not personalize) any additional copies of Alchemy of Secrets. Stephanie will not be signing or personalizing any other backlist titles/books from home for this event.

Posed photos will not be allowed in the signing line. Candid photos are allowed.

Parking:

Parking is free. The Frances Bond Davis theater is located within the McMurry Center. Attendees can use the Esteswood Drive Parking Lot. Click here for a Google Maps link to the Esteswood Drive lot. Click here for a Harpeth Hall campus map!

About the book:

The HOTLY ANTICIPATED adult debut novel by the beloved, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of the Caraval and Once Upon a Broken Heart series: a contemporary fantasy kicking off a brand new series!

It starts with a class in an old movie theater.

Folklore 517: Local Legends and Urban Myths, taught by a woman called the Professor. Most students believe the Professor's stories are just fiction, but Holland St. James has always been convinced that magic is real. When she tracks down a local legend named the Watch Man, who can supposedly tell you when you'll die, the world finally makes sense. Except that the Watch Man tells her she will die at midnight tomorrow unless she finds an ancient object called the Alchemical Heart.

With the clock ticking, Holland is pulled deeper into this magical world in the heart of Los Angeles--and into the path of a magnetic stranger. Everything about him feels like a bad idea, but he promises Holland that her sister sent him to protect her. As they chase clues and stories that take them closer to the Alchemical Heart, Holland realizes everyone in this intoxicating new world is lying to her, even this stranger. And if she can't figure out whom to trust, not even the Alchemical Heart will save her.

About the author:

Stephanie Garber is the #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author of Once Upon a Broken Heart, The Ballad of Never After, and the Caraval trilogy. Her books have been translated into over thirty languages.