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Gardening Can Be Murder

An Evening with Bestselling Author Marta McDowell
2024-01-23 19:00:00 2024-01-23 20:00:00 America/Chicago Gardening Can Be Murder Virtual - Zoom

Tuesday, January 23
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-01-23 19:00:00 2024-01-23 20:00:00 America/Chicago Gardening Can Be Murder Garden writer and bestselling author Marta McDowell discusses her new book "Gardening Can Be Murder: How Poisonous Poppies, Sinister Shovels, and Grim Gardens Have Inspired Mystery Writers." Virtual - Zoom

Garden writer and bestselling author Marta McDowell discusses her new book "Gardening Can Be Murder: How Poisonous Poppies, Sinister Shovels, and Grim Gardens Have Inspired Mystery Writers."

What with their poisonous plants, sharp tools, shady corners and ready-made burial sites, gardens have long inspired writers to connect horticulture with crime. Enjoy the convergence of two great obsessions with garden writer and bestselling author Marta McDowell as she discusses her recently published Gardening Can Be Murder: How Poisonous Poppies, Sinister Shovels, and Grim Gardens Have Inspired Mystery Writers. 

Join us on Zoom.

Preseneted in partnership with Glencoe Public Library.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Books & Authors |

TAGS: | gardening | author event |

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