The Poe Museum celebrates a very important year in 2022 – the centennial anniversary of its founding. Our year of festivities culminates in the event of the century on January 23rd!
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Writers R.L. Stine (Goosebumps) and Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death, Black Panther) take the stage to honor the legacy of Edgar Allan Poe, dubbed the “master of the macabre.” Listen to insights from two of the most talented writers of our time, and discover how Poe’s strange and groundbreaking works still influence our world today…
Before there was J. K. Rowling, before there was Stephanie Meyer or Suzanne Collins, there was R.L. Stine. Witty, creepy, and compulsively readable: his books defined horror for a generation of young readers— readers who have now come of age. As recognized by USA Today, R.L. Stine was the best-selling author in America for three years in a row (1993- 95). The Guinness Book of World Records cited him as the best-selling series author in history.
Stine’s Goosebumps series for young people has sold over 300 million copies in this country alone and has become a publishing phenomenon in 32 languages around the world. 2022 marks the thirtieth anniversary of Goosebumps, which means that he has frightened several generations of kids. Many of his original readers are now in their twenties and thirties and have been demanding that he write something for them. Other popular children’s book series include Fear Street, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room, and Rotten School.
Nnedi Okorafor is an international, award-winning novelist of African-based science fiction, fantasy and magical realism for both children and adults. She's the author of the Black Panther comics from Marvel Comics, with a movie adaptation that became a world-wide sensation!
Okorafor has authored a spinoff graphic novel, “Wakanda Forever,” with a movie to follow. Her other comics include “Antar: the Black Knight” (IDW/Mirage Films), and “LaGuardia.” Author George R.R. Martin (Game of Thrones) and HBO are turning Nnedi's adult novel, “Who Fears Death,” into a TV series. “The Book of Phoenix” (prequel to Who Fears Death) was heralded by the NY Times as a “triumph”.
This once-in-a-lifetime event is on January 23rd, 2023 at the Dominion Energy Center in Richmond, VA. Purchase your tickets before they sell out!
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