The Silver Unicorn Bookstore

Independent Bookstore Day: Jessica Barry in conversation with Megan Collins

Saturday April 27 | 7:00PM - 8:00PM

We are thrilled to have Hudson native, Jessica Barry sit down with Megan Collins to discuss their debut suspense novels. Both Freefall and The Winter Sister explore the complex unbreakable bond between mothers and daughters.

When her fiancé’s private plane crashes in the Colorado Rockies, everyone assumes Allison Carpenter is dead.

But Maggie, Allison’s mother back home in Owl Creek, Maine, refuses to believe them. Maggie knows her daughter – or she used to, anyway. For the past two years, the two women have been estranged, and while Maggie doesn’t know anything about Ally’s life now – not even why she was on a private plane to begin with – she still believes in her girl’s strength, and in their love for each other.

As Allison struggles across the treacherous mountain wilderness, Maggie embarks on a desperate search for answers about the world Allison has been involved in. What was she running from? And can Maggie uncover the truth in time to save her?

Jessica Barry is a pseudonym for an American author who grew up in a small town in Massachusetts and was raised on a steady diet of library books and PBS. She attended Boston University, where she majored in English and Art History, before moving to London in 2004 to pursue an MA from University College London.

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Sixteen years ago, Sylvie’s sister Persephone never came home. Out too late with the boyfriend she was forbidden to see, Persephone was missing for three days before her body was found—and years later, her murder remains unsolved.

In the present day, Sylvie returns home to care for her estranged mother, Annie, as she undergoes treatment for cancer. Prone to unexplained “Dark Days” even before Persephone’s death, Annie’s once-close bond with Sylvie dissolved in the weeks after their loss, making for an uncomfortable reunion all these years later. Worse, Persephone’s former boyfriend, Ben, is now a nurse at the cancer center where Annie is being treated. Sylvie’s always believed Ben was responsible for the murder—but she carries her own guilt about that night, guilt that traps her in the past while the world goes on around her.

As she navigates the complicated relationship with her mother, Sylvie begins to uncover the secrets that fill their house—and what really happened the night Persephone died. As it turns out, the truth will set you free, once you can bear to look at it.

Megan Collins has taught creative writing at the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts and Central Connecticut State University, and she is the managing editor of 3Elements Review.

Middle Grade Event: MarcyKate Connolly and Monica Tesler

Sunday May 05 | 2:00PM - 4:00PM

We are thrilled to welcome back middle grade author MarcyKate Connolly to the bookstore and excited she will be joined by fellow author Monica Tesler.

MarcyKate will be reading from her new release, Comet Rising, the riveting conclusion of the duology Shadow Weaver.

Lady Aisling attacks again and captures Lucas' parents, Lucas, Emmeline and Dar barely escape.

With nothing left to lose, Emmeline and Lucas recruit other children with magical abilities to march against Lady Aisling and free those she has taken captive. But then Dar escapes, and they find
themselves watching their backs as they plan their attack.

Can Emmeline and Lucas use their powers to defeat evil once and for all?

MarcyKate Connolly is a NYT bestselling author living in New England with her family and pugs. She is a self proclaimed caffeine addict and voracious reader. She has also written the popular fantasy novels, Monstrous and Ravenous.

Monica Tesler will be reading from, The Heroes Return, the fourth novel of her Bounders series.

Thirteen years ago, Earth Force—a space-military agency—discovered a connection between brain structure and space travel. Now they’ve brought together a team of cadets, called Bounders, to be trained as elite astronauts able to pilot ships that can travel across the galaxy in an instant.

Jasper is at the Space Bound school in outer space due to his special ability. He has joined other students like him to harness their talents.
In this story, Jasper and Mira must escape the Rift and deliver the Youli's message to Earth Force before it's too late. At first, Jasper revels in the spotlight. But it soon becomes clear that if Jasper doesn’t convince Earth Force to stop fighting—and soon—there won’t be an Earth left to fight for, and he may never see Mira again.

Monica Tesler lives south of Boston with her husband and two boys. She writes on the commuter boat, in coffee shops, and at her kitchen table. She tries to meditate every day but often ends up fantasizing about space, time travel, or strange lands, both real and imagined.

Join us this afternoon as we traveled out of this world into a world of magic and fantasy with these two amazing authors!