Join us for another installment of Novel Night, a monthly celebration of all things prose! Here’s how it works: published authors will read from their books and there’ll be an audience Q & A. Also worth noting: we’re offering 20% OFF ALL FICTION TITLES during Novel Night (from 6pm till closing).

This month’s Novel Night authors are Samantha Inman and Bennett Donovan.

A thirty-five year cold case lands on her desk after a violent encounter left Alena Martin scarred. Not knowing where to start, she chooses a different perspective altogether, but the case follows her to the ancient city of Alexandria, Egypt when two women go missing. With no time on her side Detective Martin must ask the right questions and save herself in the process or she loses everything in the sound of a gunshot.

Samantha Inman has a bachelors degree in Theatre, and an extensive background and love for the arts. She published her debut novel in the summer of 2019 and is already working on future projects.

Two aspiring artists meet at a backyard party in Austin. They form a bond and agree to an adventure that will change their lives forever. What follows is a white-knuckle odyssey deep into the Texas Hill Country. Faced with a series of unforeseen obstacles, Conor and Emma must not only survive the harsh landscape but also confront the very nature of the relationship that they are forging.

Bennett Donovan came to Austin in 1991 and became the cliche of the UT student who never leaves. He’s gone through a few versions of himself from Dean of Students at Kirby Hall School to teaching history at UT, ACC, and St. Ed’s to working for the successful local tech startup Convio. He’s currently a Director in the non-profit division of the San Francisco tech giant Salesforce. Devil’s Sinkhole is Bennett’s first novel. Reviewers have called it an “intelligent, entertaining short novel,” a “philosophical thriller… in which the action is just as important as the stream of ideas,” and “sharp, deep, and… darkly funny.”