Chaucer’s Bookstore will host literary fiction authors Eldonna Edwards and Anna Quinn, who also are literary writing chums and mentors to one another. They will appear together to share and sign their new books, 7 p.m. Monday, July 29, at 3321 State St., Santa Barbara.

Set against the backdrop of a 1970s commune in Northern California, Edward’s Clover Blue is a story of a young boy’s search for identity. Part coming-of-age tale, part mystery, Clover Blue explores an unconventional, but no less complex family that resonates with readers’ deep-rooted yearning for home.

Edwards is a writing instructor, keynote speaker, and former creative journaling facilitator, who grew up in a large family nestled between cornfields and churches in the provincial Midwest. Her upbringing provided a fertile background from which to harvest setting and characters.

Edwards’ best-selling debut novel This I Know was a Delilah Book Club selection.

Quinn’s The Night Child is a debut novel that examines the impact of traumatic childhood experiences and the fragile line between past and present. Nuanced and intimate, The Night Child is a story of resilience, hope, and the capacity of the mind, body, and spirit to save itself despite all odds.

Quinn is an author, teacher, and the owner of The Writers’ Workshoppe and Imprint Bookstore in Port Townsend, WA. She has 30 years of experience teaching and leading writing workshops across the country. The Night Child was listed as a No. 1 Amazon bestseller in psychological literary fiction.

— Mary Hershey for Chaucer’s Books.