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Veronica Roth

  • Kepler's 1010 El Camino Real #100 Menlo Park (map)

For fans of Anthony Marra and Lauren Beukes, #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth tells the story of a woman's desperate search for a missing girl after the collapse of the oppressive dystopian regime—and the dark secrets about her family and community she uncovers along the way.

WHAT'S RIGHT IS RIGHT.

Sonya Kantor knows this slogan—she lived by it for most of her life. For decades, everyone in the Seattle-Portland megalopolis lived under it, as well as constant surveillance in the form of the Insight, an ocular implant that tracked every word and every action, rewarding or punishing by a rigid moral code set forth by the Delegation.

Then there was a revolution. The Delegation fell. Its most valuable members were locked in the Aperture, a prison on the outskirts of the city. And everyone else, now free from the Insight’s monitoring, went on with their lives.

Sonya, former poster girl for the Delegation, has been imprisoned for ten years when an old enemy comes to her with a deal: find a missing girl who was stolen from her parents by the old regime, and earn her freedom. The path Sonya takes to find the child will lead her through an unfamiliar, crooked post-Delegation world where she finds herself digging deeper into the past—and her family’s dark secrets—than she ever wanted to.

With razor sharp prose, Poster Girl is a haunting dystopian mystery that explores the expanding role of surveillance on society—an inescapable reality that we welcome all too easily.

For your safety, all books have been pre-signed and personalized. Guests are welcome to bring backlist books (up to 3) for Veronica to sign, or to join the signing line just to say hello!

Please note: Attendees will need to show proof of vaccination to enter the bookstore. Masks are required for the entire event.

**If we feel it is unsafe to gather in person as the event gets closer, this will become a virtual event and your tickets will remain valid. To ensure the safety of our guests, staff, and authors we are limiting capacity. Reserve your spot early to guarantee access!**

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