Grand Gesture & PCS Present: Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone
Grand Gesture Books is so excited to partner with Portland Center Stage to bring Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone to Portland, Oregon for The Fundamentals of Being a Good Girl Tour! Each $50 ticket comes bundled with a deluxe signed copy of The Fundamentals of Being a Good Girl. Everyone who attends this event must have a ticket. This book event will include an audience Q&A, photo line, and signing. There are TWO books from home limit for the authors (two books in total; not two books per author). There will be additional signed back stock from both authors to purchase from Grand Gesture on site.
These tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. If your availability changes and you're unable to attend the event and would like for someone to pick your book up for you, then that's fine; just send them a photo of your ticket so a staff member can scan it and mark your name off. If no one is able to pick up your book, then we will send out an email the following evening to ask you if you'd like for your book to be picked up at the store or shipped to your home. Your signed copy will be held for you at Grand Gesture Books for two weeks. After that, it will be reshelved and you will not receive a refund.
We can't wait to see you!
Julie Murphy splits her time between North Texas and Kansas with her husband, who loves her, and her cats, who tolerate her. She is the author and coauthor of over twenty books for all ages including Dumplin’ (now a Netflix original film) and the Christmas Notch series co written with her best friend, Sierra Simone. When Julie isn’t writing, she’s hunting for the perfect slice of cheese pizza, discovering a new hobby that she will soon discard, and planning her next travel adventure
Sierra Simone is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author and former library employee (who spent too much time reading romance novels at the information desk). Her notable works include Priest, American Queen, and Salt Kiss. She lives with her husband, teens, and two giant dogs in the Kansas City area
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