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Author Event with A. Muia - Winner of the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction

Local author A. Muia spent more than a decade poring through dusty books and traveling to remote sites in the deserts of Baja California, Mexico—by Jeep, mule, and boots—to research the crumbling ruins of the Spanish colonial missions. The result is A Desert Between Two Seas, a mythic novel set in 19th century Baja California and the winner of the 2024 Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction. 

Join Amy for a book launch and signing at Village Books in Bellingham as she shares stories of her travels, along with selected readings from her new novel. Tickets at https://www.villagebooks.com, or learn more at www.amuia.net.

$5 general admission, or free admission with book purchase.

Starts: October 11, 2025

Time: 2 p.m.

Admission: Free with Purchase

Location: Village Books
1200 11th St., Bellingham, WA 98225

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Phone: 360-671-2626

Email: events@villagebooks.com

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