About this Event
Join us at Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore on Friday, May 29 at 6:30 PM when N.T. McQueen comes to the store to share his new novel for young adult readers Never Hide From The Devil. N.T. will be joined in conversation by Nadine Takvorian and will sign copies of his book after the presentation.
to preorder a copy of Never Hide From The Devil.
Never Hide from the Devil is a young adult historical novel set in Van, Ottoman Armenia, in April-May 1915, during the opening weeks of the Armenian Genocide. Told in first-person present tense, the novel follows fourteen-year-old Suren Simonian as ordinary family life gives way to surveillance, violence, and impossible moral choices.
The government wants them dead.
Suren, an Armenian, lives as most boys his age do in the city of Van, eastern Anatolia. He goes to school, gawks at boys’ fistfights, and does his best to avoid the Turkish gendarmes. Most days he spends with his Turkish best friend, Hamza.
But in spring 1915, rumors spread through Van of Turkish massacres in Armenian villages. Now Turkish troops have massed outside the city of Van with one goal—to exterminate the city’s Armenians.
As Suren struggles to understand what it means to be a man, he knows one thing for sure: When everything you’ve known and loved is at stake, the only answer is to fight back. You can never hide from the devil.
Inspired by a true story of resistance during the Armenian Genocide, this stirring coming-of-age novel is a parable of courage, friendship, and impossible choices in the midst of unimaginable horror.
is an avid writer and dedicated college lecturer. With a master’ s degree in fiction from California State University, Sacramento, McQueen has brought unique perspectives on human nature to readers in his captivating novels Never Hide from the Devil (Cennan, 2026), The Cry of Dry Bones (2021), and Between Lions and Lambs (2011). His writing has been featured in North American Review, Stonecoast Review, Entropy, Sunlight Press, Atticus Review, Dappled Things, Grief Digest Magazine, and Foreword Magazine. He lives in California with his wife and daughters and enjoys fishing, traveling, and a tasty cup of coffee.
is an award-winning author and illustrator of children’s books and graphic novels. She is a first-generation Armenian-American with family roots in Istanbul, Turkey. Nadine is passionate about exploring Armenian identity and history, and battling cultural erasure. She also nourishes a soft spot for fantasy and alternate worlds. She lives in the Bay Area where she digs holes in her garden and dreams of diving into waves at sea. Armaveni is her debut YA graphic novel.
THIS EVENT is free but registration is requested. Registration ends at 6:00 pm on May 29.
BECAUSE SEATING is limited, please register only if you plan to attend.
DUE TO SPACE limitations, we may not be able to accommodate every person at an event, so early registration is encouraged.
WALK-INS will be accommodated only if space allows.
WE ASK that attendees arrive between 6:15 and 6:30 PM for the event.
PLEASE leave your non-support companion animals at home.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Mrs Dalloway's, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley, United States
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