The Bell in the Fog
(Forge Books, 2023)

Saturday, September 30
12:30 p.m.
Lewes Public Library Meeting Room

About the book
In 1952 San Francisco, gay men like Andy Mills walk a tightrope daily: if people find out who they really are, their careers — indeed their lives — could be threatened. Andy, a former cop, has started a new life as a private detective, but no one in the queer community trusts him enough to ask for help. When James, an old flame from the war who had mysteriously disappeared, arrives in his office, Andy wants to kick him out. But the job seems to be a simple case of blackmail, and Andy’s debts are piling up. He agrees to investigate, despite everything the case stirs up from his past.

This event is presented in partnership with CAMP Rehoboth.

About the author
Lev AC Rosen writes books for people of all ages, most recently Young Adult archeological adventure Lion’s Legacy and the Lambda and Anthony awards finalist Lavender House, also featuring Andy Mills, which was named a Best Book of 2022 by BuzzFeed, Library Journal, Amazon, BookPage, and others.

Rosen will be in conversation with Sujata Massey at the event.

Sujata Massey was born in England to parents from India and Germany, grew up in St. Paul, Minn., and lives in Baltimore. The first novel in her Perveen Mistry series about the first female lawyer in Bombay, The Widows of Malabar Hill, won the Agatha, Macavity, and Mary Higgins Clark awards.

Purchase the book
Please help support local independent bookstores by purchasing this book at Browseabout Books, official bookseller of the History Book Festival. Online sources and digital versions are tempting; however, supporting local brick and mortar shops helps to preserve our vibrant main streets. Drop by Browseabout, order books online, or call the store at 302-226-2665. You also may purchase a copy at biblion in Lewes.

About the Festival
The History Book Festival is the first and only book festival in the United States devoted exclusively to history. With the help of our presenting funding partners — Delaware Humanities and The Lee Ann Wilkinson Group, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices I PenFed Realty — as well as our program and community partners, volunteers, and donors, the 2023 History Book Festival will be full of great discussions with authors of newly published narrative nonfiction and historical fiction. Our Keynote Address is presented by Sally Mott Freeman and John K. Freeman, and our Closing Address is presented by Dogfish Head Beer & Benevolence.

Special thanks to our program partners for their continuing support: the Lewes Public Library for event promotion and venue; Browseabout Books in Rehoboth Beach, official bookseller of the History Book Festival; Lewes Chamber of Commerce for event promotion, and the Cape Gazette and Delmarva Public Media, our media partners.

Additional thanks to our community partners: ACLU Delaware, Beebe Healthcare, CAMP Rehoboth, Historic Lewes Farmers Market, Lewes Historical Society, Rehoboth Art League, Rehoboth Beach Historical Society & Museum, Seaside Jewish Community, and Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice (SDARJ).