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Tue, Jul 22
|Book Society
Lights, Camera, Murder!
Meet up-and-coming writer duo Kara Loo and Jennifer Young when they visit Book Society to discuss their debut novel and this summer’s ultimate beach read–Alice Chen’s Reality Check.
Time & Location
Jul 22, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Book Society, 2945 College Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705, USA
About the event
Get ready for a rollicking romcom murder mystery that takes place on the set of Dawn Tay’s Inferno–a hot new reality TV show designed to push couples to their breaking point. Alice Chen is poised to sip cocktails on the beach and win the cash prize of one million dollars but then her fiance cheats on her with another contestant and things go south from there.
This book has it all–thrilling romance, reality show drama and a murder mystery twist. Book Society looks forward to welcoming debut authors Kara Loo and Jennifer Young. We just know you’ll become as obsessed as we are!
Kara Loo and Jennifer Young became friends in high school when they discovered a shared love of the same books and a passion for writing. After graduating from Stanford and UC Berkeley respectively, Kara and Jennifer both worked in the mobile gaming industry on the hit interactive fiction…
Tickets
Book Society Members
Members-only pricing. Join today at www.booksociety.social/membership to get discounted rates on this and all Book Society events (Note: we will confirm membership at the door.)
$30.00
+$0.75 ticket service fee
General Admission (Non-Member)
Non-member rate.
$40.00
+$1.00 ticket service fee
Total
$0.00