In Store Event with Jillian Forsberg

Thu Oct 23 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm UTC-05:00

Watermark Books & Café | Wichita

Watermark Books & Caf\u00e9
Publisher/HostWatermark Books & Café
In Store Event with Jillian Forsberg
Advertisement
Watermark Books & Cafe is excited to welcome author Jillian Forsberg in store for her new book, The Porcelain Menagerie!
About this Event

About the Book

Johann Kändler, a talented young artist, is drawn into the world of King Augustus the Strong. The king's relentless desire for a lifelike porcelain menagerie could make or break Johann's future. As Johann works to meet the king's impossible demands, he finds unexpected allies in former royal mistress Maria and her daughter Katharina. Johann's art might secure his future-or ruin it if he fails to satisfy the king.

Decades earlier, another story unfolds. Fatima, a Turkish handmaiden, is chosen to replace Augustus's discarded mistress. As she tries to create a menagerie of exotic animals and navigate the intrigues of an unpredictable court, Fatima must learn to survive in a world that values beauty and power above all. She must fight to keep her identity and unlock her own cage in the king's dangerous realm.

Two timelines, bound by a king's obsessions: art and survival intertwine as Johann and Fatima navigate the king's unpredictable demands and the deadly allure of court life, where ambition can be as fragile as porcelain.


About the Author

Jillian Forsberg is a Wichita-based author who writes primarily animal-based historical fiction. Her first novel, The Rhino Keeper, focuses on the true story of a rhino named Clara who traveled 18th century Europe. Her second book, The Porcelain Menagerie, is a companion to the first, available 10/21/25.

Advertisement

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Watermark Books & Café, 4701 East Douglas Avenue, Wichita, United States

Tickets

USD 0.00

Icon
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.

Ask AI if this event suits you:

More Events in Wichita

LOS PESCADORES DEL RIO CONCHOS, LA FURIA DEL BRAVO & MAS
Fri, 24 Oct at 09:00 pm LOS PESCADORES DEL RIO CONCHOS, LA FURIA DEL BRAVO & MAS

ONYX EVENT CENTER

Nurse Blake (18+)
Sat, 25 Oct at 12:00 am Nurse Blake (18+)

TempleLive - Wichita

Parking Nurse Blake
Sat, 25 Oct at 12:00 am Parking Nurse Blake

TempleLive - Wichita

Tulane Green Wave at Wichita State Shockers Womens Volleyball
Sat, 25 Oct at 12:00 am Tulane Green Wave at Wichita State Shockers Womens Volleyball

Charles Koch Arena

Nurse Blake
Sat, 25 Oct Nurse Blake

Crown Uptown Theatre

Scentwork Sniff N Go October 2025
Sat, 25 Oct at 08:00 am Scentwork Sniff N Go October 2025

3448 N Emporia Street, Wichita, KS, United States, Kansas 67219

Ghosts of Normandy
Sat, 25 Oct at 08:00 am Ghosts of Normandy

4305 N Ridge Rd, Wichita, KS

Shooting from Cover
Sat, 25 Oct at 08:00 am Shooting from Cover

Range 54

Kansas Carry Concealed
Sat, 25 Oct at 08:00 am Kansas Carry Concealed

Range 54

Live Well With Diabetes - Open to the Public
Sat, 25 Oct at 08:00 am Live Well With Diabetes - Open to the Public

Wichita State Metroplex

Wichita is Happening!

Never miss your favorite happenings again!

Explore Wichita Events