Judith Lindbergh, author of Akmaral, in conversation with Ilyse Robbins

Porter Square Books&nbsp;is thrilled to welcome&nbsp;Judith Lindbergh&nbsp;for her novel&nbsp;<a href="https://www.portersquarebooks.com/book/9781646034697" target="_blank">Akmaral</a>!&nbsp;Ilyse Robbins&nbsp;will join Lindbergh in conversation. This event will take place on&nbsp;Tuesday, July 2 at 7pm&nbsp;at Porter Square Books (25 White St. Cambridge, MA 02140). RSVP on PSB's website to let us know you're coming and to receive event updates! ABOUT&nbsp;AKMARAL Before the Silk Road had a name, nomads roamed the Asian steppes and women fought side by side as equals with men. Like all women of the Sauromatae, Akmaral is bound for battle from birth, training as a girl in horsemanship, archery, spear, and blade. Her prowess ignites the jealousy of Erzhan, a gifted warrior who hates her as much as he desires her. When Scythian renegades attack, the two must unite to defeat them. Among their captives is Timor, the rebels’ enigmatic leader who refuses to be broken, even as he is enslaved. He fascinates Akmaral. But as attraction grows to passion, she is blinded to the dangerous alliance forming between the men who bristle against the clan’ s matriarchal rule. Faced with brutal betrayal, Akmaral must find the strength to defend her people and fulfill her destiny. Drawn from legends of Amazon women warriors from ancient Greece and recent archaeological discoveries in Central Asia,&nbsp;Akmaral&nbsp;is a sweeping tale about a powerful woman who must make peace with making war. PRAISE FOR&nbsp;AKMARAL "Thoroughly imagined and vividly described, this novel is a gripping saga, a love story, and a convincing portrait of a time and people lost to history."&nbsp;—Christina Baker Kline,&nbsp;#1 bestselling author of&nbsp;Orphan Train&nbsp;and&nbsp;The Exiles "Set against the unfolding drama of an ancient warring tribe of the Asian steppes, the novel captures both the mystery of love and the majesty of the human spirit."&nbsp;—Cathy Marie Buchanan,&nbsp;New York Times&nbsp;bestselling author of&nbsp;Daughter of Black Lake&nbsp;and&nbsp;The Painted Girls&nbsp; ABOUT THE AUTHORS Judith Lindbergh’s&nbsp;new novel,&nbsp;Akmaral, about a nomad woman warrior on the ancient Central Asian steppes, is forthcoming from Regal House Publishing on May 7, 2024. Her debut novel,&nbsp;The Thrall’s Tale, about three women in the first Viking Age settlement in Greenland, was an IndieBound Pick, a Borders Original Voices Selection, and praised by Pulitzer Prize winners Geraldine Brooks and Robert Olen Butler. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including in&nbsp;Newsweek,&nbsp;Zibby Magazine,&nbsp;Next Avenue,&nbsp;Writer’s Digest,&nbsp;Edible Jersey,&nbsp;Literary Mama,&nbsp;Archaeology Magazine,&nbsp;Other Voices, and&nbsp;UP HERE: The North&nbsp;at the Center of the World published by University of Washington Press. She also contributed to the Smithsonian Institution’s exhibition Vikings: The Norse Atlantic Saga and provided expert commentary on two documentary series for The History Channel. Judith received a 2024 Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. She is the Founder/Director of The Writers Circle, a New Jersey-based creative writing center where she teaches aspiring and accomplished writers from ages 8-80. Ilyse Robbins&nbsp;is a freelance director, choreographer, actor, educator, coach, and writer. She recently played the role of Gangster #2 in Lyric Stage Boston’s critically acclaimed production of&nbsp;The Drowsy Chaperone. Ilyse recently directed and choreographed&nbsp;Mr. Popper’s Penguins&nbsp;at Wheelock Family Theatre and&nbsp;Lizzie&nbsp;at Umbrella Stage Company. She choreographed&nbsp;Assassins&nbsp;at the Lyric and&nbsp;The Rocky Horror Show&nbsp;at Central Square. Earlier this season she played the role of Storyteller for the BSYO’s sold out&nbsp;Peter and the Wolf&nbsp;and performed in&nbsp;White Rabbit, Red Rabbit&nbsp;at Umbrellas Stage. This summer Ilyse will direct 46 Plays for America’s First Ladies for HUB Theatre Company. Ilyse trains professionals in public speaking and storytelling and teaches drama education at Brandeis University. She is in the process of completing her first young adult novel. Ilyse holds a BS in Communication/Theater from Northwestern University, certification in theater from the British American Drama Academy and an Ed.M. from Harvard University.

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