The Harrisburg Book Festival is honored to host New York Times bestselling fantasy authors Chloe Gong and Alix E. Harrow for a discussion on their new novels: Immortal Longings (Gong) and Starling House (Harrow). Gong and Harrow will be in conversation with author and literary agent Eric Smith.

This event is free and open to the public; no registration required. Seating is general admission; first come, first served. A book signing will immediately follow the conversation. Purchase of the author’s new book from the Midtown Scholar Bookstore is required for entry to the signing line.

About the Books:

Inspired by Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, Gong’s new novel, Immortal Longings, is a stunning, fast-paced collision of power plays that follows two lovers in a deadly contest through the crowded streets of San-Er. Full of bloody battles, a rich cross-cultural atmosphere inspired by 1990s Hong Kong and ancient Greece, and a scorching romance, Immortal Longings is Gong’s triumphant adult debut.

A gorgeously modern gothic fantasy, Harrow’s new novel, Starling House, is the story of a dying town and the people left living there. It’s Opal’s search for a home, for a life, for anything other than what she was born into. Alix E. Harrow’s second novel is a “knife-edged” tale of sinister forces “as sharp as its protagonist.” (Kat Howard)

About the Authors:

Chloe Gong is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Secret Shanghai novels, as well as the Flesh and False Gods trilogy. Her books have been published in over twenty countries and have been featured in The New York Times, People, Forbes, and more. She is a recent graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where she double majored in English and international relations. Born in Shanghai and raised in Auckland, New Zealand, Chloe is now located in New York City, pretending to be a real adult.

Alix E. Harrow is the Hugo Award winning author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January, The Once and Future Witches, and various short fiction. Her Fractured Fables series, beginning with the novella A Spindle Splintered, has been praised for its refreshing twist on familiar fairy tales. A former academic and adjunct, Harrow lives in Virginia with her husband and their two semi-feral kids.

Eric Smith is an author and literary agent from Elizabeth, New Jersey. When he isn't working on other people's books, sometimes he tries to write his own. He enjoys pop punk, video games and crying during every movie. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife and best friend, Nena; and their son, Langston. www.ericsmithrocks.com. @ericsmithrocks.