Category: Mobile’s Historical Facts

• Horror Festival Participation

  

  In two weeks, the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival and CthulhuCon is coming to the South for the first time. The location? Historic downtown Mobile, Alabama! I’m excited to see a national festival choose Mobile, and more so that my friends at The Haunted Book Shop are actively participating in the event running November 3-5, 2023.…

  Carrie Dalby

  October 20, 2023

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• DISCERNMENT is out now

  

  Today is the release day–book birthday, if you will–of Discernment: Washington Square Secrets 1. This book is a bit different than all my others. Besides being the shortest novel (only novella Mosaic of Seduction is shorter), Discernment had a quick turn around period. From conception to birth, the first book in Washington Square Secrets took…

  Carrie Dalby

  June 6, 2023

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• Cover Reveal for Discernment

  

  It’s been a busy month, but more excitement is on the horizon. The 2023 Mobile Literary Festival held on the eleventh was a great success–the best festival so far. It was an honor to help with and participate in the event. This summer, information about the 2024 Mobile Literary Festival will be announced, so stay…

  Carrie Dalby

  March 20, 2023

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• Upcoming Events and More

  Tomorrow is the big day here in Mobile, Alabama. The 2023 Mobile Literary Festival begins at 9am and runs through 4:30pm at the Ben May Main Library. The theme is “Write Now!” and all the panels focus on getting yourself going from wherever you are right now. Check out this line-up. There is something for…

  Carrie Dalby

  March 10, 2023

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• The Paperbacks are Here!

  

  They’re here! Today is release day for the paperbacks of Malevolent Hearts, Tangled Discoveries, and Severed Legacies. If you haven’t experienced this Southern Gothic family saga, now is a great time to dive in. And you have options! Ebook, hardcover, or paperback. The original cover art–watercolors of historic homes used as settings–are even larger on…

  Carrie Dalby

  January 17, 2023

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  Carrie Dalby, Gothic, Historic Homes, Historical Fiction, Mobile Alabama, Mobile Bay Area, PUBLISHING, Southern Gothic, THE MALEVOLENT TRILOGY, WASHINGTON SQUARE SECRETS, WRITING