About this Event
Sunny's Bookshop - Located inside our floral shop Shades of Petals (Tarzana, CA)
Join us to celebrate the Book Launch of Magdalena and Ashe Stevens "The Author Couple" new novel FRAGMENTS! They will be in conversation with Alana Cooler for this special night of reading, signing, and Q&A.
ABOUT "FRAGMENTS"
A poetic love story about identity, healing, and falling in love with the parts of ourselves we were taught to hide.
Lena Hartley was a runway star in her youth. Now, she’s a doctor. Her beautiful mind has always made sense of the world by observing, feeling, and analyzing first, participating second. She never questioned the way she was—until now, at the age of forty-two.As she sits in a psychiatrist’s office, the past she tried to bury splits open like an overstuffed valise of memories.
First there is Paris. The flashing cameras. The cramped apartment of fashion models. The toxic relationship. Crumbling under pressure, Lena chooses to leave this glamorous life behind and start again—from scratch. Newly single and working in a bar to fund her studies, Lena is feeling adrift—when a chance follow on MySpace changes everything. Enter Phoenix: a gorgeous, talented artist, who sees the true Lena—but is also haunted by a traumatic past. Their love story blossoms through poetic text messages and California landscapes into a connection that feels healing, passionate…and most of all, mystically fated.
Years later, when their young daughter, Ruby, is diagnosed with autism, Lena begins to see the world differently. In Ruby’s eyes, she recognizes something familiar, and starts to piece together the fragments of her own identity.
Told in lyrical flashbacks during one extraordinary psychiatric evaluation, Fragments is an emotionally raw story of love that nurtures, not destroys—and the messy, beautiful process of self-discovery. For anyone who’s ever felt like too much—or not enough.(Bring tissues.)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR COUPLE
Magdalena and Ashe Stevens affectionately nicknamed The Author Couple by their readers, are multi-award-winning authors based in California. Their debut, Lost in Beirut, captured hearts worldwide and received numerous accolades, including honors from IndieReader Discovery Awards, Readers’ Favorite, and the Chanticleer International Book Awards. Known for bold, psychologically rich narratives, their work is shaped by backgrounds in art history, fashion, writing, theatre, and medicine—as well as by their lived experiences as neurodivergent and BIPOC individuals—offering a voice both unique and urgently relevant. Their latest novel, Fragments, is a deeply personal story inspired by their journey with neurodiversity. When asked about their collaborative writing process, Ashe often says with a smile: “He is her storyteller, and she is his poet.”
ABOUT ALANA COOLER
Alana Cooler is a Southern California native with a passion for books and the outdoors. By day, she works full-time at a creative marketing agency. After hours, she shares book reviews and bookish content on social media and runs a small retreat business for book lovers. When she’s not reading, working, or exploring trails with her pup, you'll find her at a concert, enjoying films, or eating yummy bites on a rooftop with friends.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
18604 Ventura Blvd, 18604 Ventura Boulevard, Los Angeles, United States
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