Jenna Blum with Hank Phillippi Ryan

Wed Jan 14 2026 at 06:30 pm to 07:30 pm UTC-05:00

An Unlikely Story | Plainville

An Unlikely Story
Publisher/HostAn Unlikely Story
Jenna Blum with Hank Phillippi Ryan
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Jenna Blum discusses her new suspense novel, M**der YOUR DARLINGS.
About this Event

New York Times bestselling author Jenna Blum celebrates the release of her newest novel, M**der Your Darlings, in conversation with Hank Phillippi Ryan!

Known for her historical novels Those Who Save Us and The Lost Family, Jenna Blum now offers a contemporary, suspenseful novel about love, loss, and revenge in the world of books in her newest, M**der Your Darlings.

Ticket options:

  • General Admission + Book: $31.88, admits one guest. This ticket option comes with a copy of M**der Your Darlings which Jenna will sign at the event.
  • General Admission + Coupon: $5, admits one guest. The cost of this ticket may be redeemed for $5 off any of Jenna's books on the night of the event.

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage fully. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please reach out to [email protected].

Ticket holders who purchased a book-included ticket and are unable to attend the event will be able to pick up their book at An Unlikely Story up to 30 days following the event.

ABOUT THE BOOK:
Simone “Sam” Vetiver is a mid-career novelist finishing a lukewarm publicity tour while facing a deadline for a new book on which she’s totally blocked. Recently divorced, Sam is worrying where her life is going when she receives glowing fan mail from Stratospherically Successful author William Corwyn, renowned for his female-centric novels. When William and Sam meet and his literary sympathy is as intense as their chemistry, both writers think they’ve found The One.

But as in their own novels, things between Sam and William are not what they seem. William has multiple stalkers, including a scarily persistent one named The Rabbit. He lives on a remote Maine island, where his writer life resembles The Shining. And when writers turn up dead, including from The Darlings support group William runs, Sam has to ask: Is it The Rabbit—William’s #1 Stalker? Another woman scorned? Can William be everything he seems?

Narrated by Sam, William, and The Rabbit, M**der Your Darlings is a wickedly witty look at today’s literary landscape and down-the-rabbit-hole tale of how far people will go for love.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Jenna Blum is the New York Times and # 1 internationally bestselling author of novels Those Who Save Us, The Stormchasers, and The Lost Family; memoir Woodrow on the Bench; audiocourse “The Author at Work: The Art of Writing Fiction” and original podcast The Key of Love. Jenna is CEO and Co-Founder of online author interview platform A Mighty Blaze and one of Oprah.com readers’ Top 30 Women Writers. Jenna earned her MA in Creative Writing at Boston University and has taught workshops for Boston University, Grub Street Writers, A Mighty Blaze, and numerous other institutions for over 25 years. She interviewed Holocaust survivors for Steven Spielberg’s Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation and is a professional public speaker, traveling nationally and internationally to speak about her work. Jenna is based in Boston. For more about Jenna, please visit www.jennablum.com and follow her on Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok, and Substack.

USA Today bestselling author HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN has won five Agatha Awards, five Anthony Awards, the Daphne, the Macavity, and the Mary Higgins Clark Awards. As on-air investigative reporter for Boston's WHDH-TV, she's won thirty-seven Emmy Awards and many more journalism honors. A past president of national Sisters in Crime, a founder of Mystery Writers of America University, and a board member of International Thriller Writers, Ryan lives in Boston.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

An Unlikely Story, 111 South Street, Plainville, United States

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USD 6.24 to USD 34.47

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