CULVER CITY —?A mystery book launch with Jennifer J. Chow (“Ill-Fated Fortune”) interviewed by Naomi Hirahara (“Evergreen”) will be ロマンス ポルノheld on Sunday, Feb. 25, from 4 to 5 p.m. at Village Well Books & Coffee, 9900 Culver Blvd. #1B, Culver City.

Chow writes cozies filled with hope and heritage. She’s been a finalist for the Agatha, Anthony, Lefty, and Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial awards. Her newest series is the Magical Fortune Cookie mysteries; the first book is “Ill-Fated Fortune,” which Booklistsays “will appeal to fans of Jenn McKinlay, Eve Calder, or Joanne Fluke.” Her other series include the L.A. Night Market Mysteries and the Sassy Cat Mysteries.

Chow currently serves as immediate past president on the board of Sisters in Crime and blogs at http://chicksonthecase.com. She is an active member of Crime Writers of Color and Mystery Writers of America. Connect with her online and sign up for her newsletter at http://JenniferJChow.com.

Hirahara is an Edgar Award-winning author of multiple traditional mystery series and noir short stories. Her first historical mystery, “Clark and Division,” which won a Mary Higgins Clark Award, follows a Japanese American family’s move to Chicago in 1944 after being released from a California wartime detention center. Her follow-up to “Clark and Division,” “Evergreen,” was a USA Todaybestseller in August 2023.

Her children’s book, “A Child’s Introduction to Asian American and Pacific Islander History,” will be released by Black Dog and Leventhal in April. Visit her website: www.naomihirahara.com

Both authors’ books will be available for purchase. For more information, call (424) 298-8951 or visit https://shop.villagewell.com/events.

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