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Gloria Chao, "The Mortal Enemy Murder Club" in conversation with Birdie Horne/Mary Winn Heider

Come see Gloria Chao's triumphant return to The Book Cellar to launch her latest Hu Done It mystery, The Mortal Enemy Murder Club. Mary Winn Heider (one half of Birdie Horne) will join her for a conversation and Q&A

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ABOUT THE BOOK:
Kathryn Hu is not getting into the business of solving murders. Yes, she and her friends Olivia and Elle figured out who killed their cheating ex-boyfriend. But now Kat can get back to her usual, murder-free existence.

Then she gets an unexpected plea for help. Mandy Thorne has ruined countless lives through her revenge podcast. She also did her best to frame the girls. Now, she claims, someone is trying to kill her. And the girls are the only ones who can save her.

But can the trio and Mandy put aside their mutual contempt long enough to prevent a murder and solve this case? Can they become…the Mortal Enemy Murder Club?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Gloria Chao is an author and screenwriter. Her award-winning novels include The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club, Ex Marks the Spot, When You Wish Upon a Lantern, Rent a Boyfriend, Our Wayward Fate, and American Panda. She graduated from MIT, then became a dentist before realizing she’d rather spend her days in fictional characters’ heads instead of real people’s mouths. When she’s not writing, you can find her on the curling ice, where she and her husband are world-ranked in mixed doubles. Visit her tea-and-book-filled world at GloriaChao.wordpress.com and find her on Instagram and X @GloriacChao.

ABOUT THE CONVERSATION PARTNER: 
Mary Winn Heider is one-half of the pen name Birdie Horne. Mary Winn and her co-author Eden Robins have been love rivals, co-godmothers, and neighbors across an alley in Chicago. Separately, they have published over twenty books, and together they have a resume full of the kinds of jobs that genuinely worry their parents. One of them was nominated for—and lost—Chicago Crossing Guard of the Year. DON'T CROSS MO ELLERY is their first outing as Birdie Horne.

Event Start Time: 
Sunday, July 26, 2026 - 2:00pm

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