About this Event
📚 Nocturne Book Club Presents: An Evening with In This Fair Chase With Lauren Carter Reilly
🗓 Saturday, February 21
🕡 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
📍 Nocturne, 18 Front Street, Salem, MA
🖋 About the Event
Join us for a magical evening in Salem celebrating In This Fair Chase, a sparkling romantic novel by our beloved friend, Salem local, and Nocturne storyteller extraordinaire Lauren Carter Reilly. Grab your copy, bring your thoughts, and settle in for a night of community, conversation, and literary delight.
Lauren will read from her novel, share insights into her writing process, answer questions from fellow readers, and sign copies available for purchase!
📘 In This Fair Chase — Book Synopsis
Vienna Hammond has always lived in the shadows — intelligent, talented, and 5’11”, she’s been overlooked and underestimated in the bustling world of New York City. That changes when an old friend casts her as Helena in a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Suddenly, Vienna is thrust center stage among a star-studded cast with plenty of drama behind the curtains.
Thrown into the spotlight, Vienna finds herself at the heart of a messy, thrilling story full of feuding exes, faded movie stars, Hollywood heartthrobs, and hopeful newcomers — and two very compelling romantic pursuits. This is a story about finding your place, chasing your dreams, and daring to be the leading role in your own life.
✨ About Lauren Carter Reilly
Lauren — also known as @GlamourPossum — is a dramatic storyteller, self-published author, curve model, and performance artist based in Salem, Massachusetts. With a background in drama and creative writing from both Philadelphia and London, she blends theatrical flair with sharp wit and a devotion to the grotesquely beautiful. At Nocturne, she’s known as “Drama Queen, Future Oscar Winner,” bringing energy, poetry, and radiant personality to the shop’s dreamlike world. (Nocturne)
Her works In This Fair Chase and The Wonderful Lady B series spring from the same imaginative spirit that has won her a vibrant audience online and in the local arts community.
📱 Follow Lauren Online
Stay connected with Lauren’s creative world and updates on her writing:
- 📸 Instagram: @glamourpossum — where she shares artistic insights, literary musings, and behind-the-scenes glimpses of her work. (Instagram)
- 🎵 TikTok: @glamourpossum — find her viral characters, creative storytelling, and community-centered moments on BookTok and beyond. (Instagram)
- 🖋 Website/Blog: glamourpossum.com — Lauren’s own space for essays, short stories, and creative projects. (Glamour Possum)
🥂 What to Expect
6:30 PM — Doors open
6:45 PM — Welcome & introduction
7:00 PM — Reading + discussion with Lauren
7:45 PM — Q&A + book signing
8:30 PM — Mingling and refreshments
💡 All are welcome — whether you’ve finished the book or are just curious to explore it!
🎟 Tickets
Admission includes entry to the event, light refreshments, and the opportunity to meet Lauren. Copies of In This Fair Chase will be available for purchase at Nocturne.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Nocturne, 18 Front Street, Salem, United States
USD 12.51
