Talk and Book Signing with Author Jess Cannon

Fri May 08 2026 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm UTC-05:00

Half Price Books | Dallas

Half Price Books
Publisher/HostHalf Price Books
Talk and Book Signing with Author Jess Cannon
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Join Half Price Books for an event with author Jess Cannon, as she discusses her new book, A Zoom With a View.
About this Event

Meet author Jess Cannon at your Flagship HPB on Friday, May 8 at 7 p.m. Jess will join us to discuss and sign her latest book, A Zoom With a View, a multigenerational fiction debut filled with heart and humor. Ticket includes a copy of the book.

About A Zoom With a View

Leo can't believe she's back in Blue Oak. Her small, quirky Texas hometown feels suffocating after trying to make it big as an English professor in New York—especially due to her strained relationship with her overly hair-sprayed mother, Karina. But with her career in academia in shambles, at least she's able to work as a photographer for her godmother's real estate business. And her best friend Emily is around to help her navigate through the mess—and maybe force her to reconnect with her old high school boyfriend, Mack.
But while at work, Leo makes a grisly discovery at one of her godmother's properties: the dead body of a rival real estate agent and social media influencer, Chaz. Even worse, Leo and Emily have been secretly running a snarky Reddit page making fun of Chaz for years. Leo finds herself flung headfirst into a M**der investigation to save the people she loves, teaming up with a local detective who is a lot more attractive than she remembered when they were both teenagers. Meanwhile, Karina has been acting stranger and stranger, as if all her hair hides a big secret…

About Jess Cannon

Jess is the pseudonym of a failed academic who never made tenure but still manages to sleep great at night. She spends her days writing award-winning journalism and her nights plotting fictional murders. She lives with her family and an irascible blue heeler in Austin TX, where her funky community is a constant source of joy (and writing material). She has a PhD in literature from the University of Texas, teaches Creative Nonfiction at Wilkes University, and has written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and Teen Vogue, among others.


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Half Price Books, 5803 East Northwest Highway, Dallas, United States

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USD 29.09

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