An Afternoon with Author Liza Losada - In-person
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"This tale of trauma, survival, and the choices people make under duress is stunningly written and deeply felt. The spare, effective worldbuilding is all the more effective for its slow unfolding. Losada’s poetic, erudite prose can be gorgeous in its own right, and it powerfully delivers the novel’s many emotional gut punches... An original, dark, and finely wrought debut fantasy novel." -- Kirkus starred review (July 2026) Olney Library is very pleased to welcome AUTHOR LIZA LOSADA to the branch for the launch of her debut novel, Ink Honey Blossom . The book will be released on September 1, 2026. Q&A and light refreshments to follow. Copies of her book will be available for purchase/signing. NO REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED BUT SEATING IS LIMITED. Hope to see you! INK HONEY BLOSSOM is an adult dystopian novel about a fifteen-year-old girl named Ink, one of many girls imprisoned around the world, used for the hallucinogenic visions their bodies can produce. In a world devastated by a global plague that kills men young, the only thing slowing the disease is a powerful psychoactive substance harvested from a rare tree and the trance states catalyzed by these captive girls. Each night, Ink enters the visions of men infected with the disease prolonging their lives while eroding her own health. When she receives an artifact that grants her an unprecedented power and the chance of escape, she must confront the moral injury of choosing between leading her friends to freedom a
