Reading & Discussion
Bev will give a reading and discuss The Rowans at The Pickering House on Sunday, February 15, 2026, at 11:30 AM.
The Pickering House, 18 Broad Street, Salem, Mass.
Writers & Readers Open Mic
Bev will be the featured writer at Abbot Public Library’s Writers & Readers Open Mic on Monday, January 26, 2026, at 7 PM.
Abbot Public Library, 235 Pleasant Street, Marblehead, Mass.
Woman’s Friend Society, 2026 Annual Meeting
The Woman’s Friend Society has been an innovative force in Salem since its founding in 1876. Bev will speak in celebration of the 150th anniversary and read from her historical novel, The Rowans.
Hawthorne Hotel, 18 Washington Square West, Salem, Mass.
Healers, Herbs, Superstition & Magical Realism
The Historical Novel Society, New England Chapter invited Bev to present on her research.
Reading & Author Interview
Maddy Willwerth of the Manchester-by-the-Sea Public Library hosted a warm and well-attended reading and author interview.
Book Club Discussion
The North Shore Smith College Club book group held a discussion of The Rowans at the 1680 William Haskell House in Gloucester, Mass., the site of the novel's beginning and ending.
The Rowans Book Launch
The book launch for The Rowans was a great success! Thanks to all who attended, a most wonderful crowd!