Rande Goodwin Newsletter

RANDE GOODWIN NEWSLETTER

August, 2024

Hi <<First Name>>, welcome to the August, 2024 newsletter! Here you will find updates on my progress with The Witchfinder's Serpent and its sequel, The Witchfinder's Sacrifice, as well as other fun news and reading material! Please feel free to forward to whomever you like and encourage them to subscribe!

News and Updates

Connecticut and The Early American Witch Trials

Happy August, everyone! Earlier this month I attended the first annual Connecticut Witch Trials Festival in Hartford. If you've already read The Witchfinder's Serpent, then you're aware that the American witch trials began in Connecticut a whole forty-five years before the Salem trials! The first woman to be hanged as a witch in America was a woman named Alse (Alice) Young from Windsor, Connecticut. The purpose of the festival was to celebrate the exoneration of Connecticut's convicted 'witches' which occurred in May 2023 when the state officially cleared the 30+ convicted men and women of all charges. The last Salem 'witch,' Elizabeth Johnson Jr., was officially exonerated in July 2022, over 300 years after she was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death.

Witchfinder News

The printers have finished printing The Witchfinder's Sacrifice! I've received a few copies and I'm very pleased with the results. Work on the ebook and audiobook are still in progress. We're still on track for a September 24, 2024 release and I've scheduled additional book signings!

The Witchfinder's Sacrifice takes place where The Witchfinder's Serpent left off and follows Nate and his friends in their fight against the evil warlock, Malleus Hodge.

The first book in the series, The Witchfinder's Serpent, is available in hardcover, ebook and audiobook. Order here!

If you would like a signed copy and cannot make one of my appearances, they can be ordered here from River Bend Bookshop. Thank you!

Upcoming Appearances

The following appearances have been scheduled. Keep an eye on my website for other events:

Tuesday, September 24, 2024:
   Barnes and Noble, Glastonbury CT
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
175 Glastonbury Blvd, Glastonbury, CT 06033

Saturday, September 28, 2024:
   Barnes and Noble, Meriden CT
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Townline Square Annex
533 S Broad St, Meriden, CT 06450

Sunday, September 29, 2024:
   Barnes and Noble, Manchester CT
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
270 Buckland Hills Dr, Suite 1024, Manchester, CT 06042

Saturday, October 5, 2024:
   Barnes and Noble, Enfield CT
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
25 Hazard Ave, Enfield, CT 06082

Saturday, October 12, 2024:
   Barnes and Noble, Milford CT
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
1375 Boston Post Rd, Milford, CT 06460

Saturday, November 2, 2024:
Granby Children’s Book Festival
10:00am-2:00pm
Wells Road Intermediate School
134 Wells Road, Granby CT 06035

Saturday, November 9, 2024:
House of Books and Games
1:00pm-3:00pm
1073 Palisado Ave, Windsor, CT 06095

Saturday, November 23, 2024
Connecticut Book Festival
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
West Hartford Conference Center
50 S. Main St, West Hartford, CT 06107

Check Out the Following

Looking for something else to read? Please click the following book covers to see what they're about!