Kathryn Stockett Author Event

The Garden District Book Shop is thrilled to announce that author of the #1 Bestselling novel THE HELP Kathryn Stockett will be hosted at the Academy of Sacred Heart on May 9th to celebrate her new book THE CALAMITY CLUB.

Doors will open at 5:00 PM with Stockett sitting down shortly after to chat about The Calamity Club and take audience questions. Stockett will afterwards be available to chat with guests and sign copies of her book.

Entry to the event is free and open to the public but the shop strongly encourages interested parties to RSVP to ensure entry and reserve a copy of the book on Eventbrite as space is limited.

ABOUT THE BOOK

The multimillion-copy-selling author of The Help returns with a bold, big-hearted novel about a group of unbreakable women, fighting for what’s rightfully theirs—and the power of friendship to change everything.

“A must-read.”—Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry

Oxford, Mississippi, 1933. Abandoned by her mother one Christmas Eve, eleven-year-old Meg Lefleur has learned the hard way to rely on no one. Now one of the unadoptable "big girls" at the Lafayette County Orphan Asylum, she fights each day to keep her spirit unbowed. 

Birdie Calhoun, unmarried and outspoken, has come to Oxford to ask her socialite sister to help the struggling family she's left behind. But as the Depression tightens its grip, Birdie discovers her sister's seemingly charmed life is a tapestry of lies. 

Then, Birdie encounters Charlie, a woman running low on luck with little left to lose. When their fates—and Meg's—converge,

Charlie comes up with an audacious plan to claim what's rightfully theirs. But in a place and time where hypocrisy is rife and women's freedom is fragile, even the smallest act of defiance can have dangerous consequences. 

The Calamity Club will make you laugh, cry, and cheer—an epic testament to underestimated women who know that calamity can be the spark of new beginnings. This is Kathryn Stockett at her most confident, heartfelt, and hilarious—the triumphant return of one of the most beloved storytellers of our time.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kathryn Stockett was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi. She lives in New York City and Mississippi.