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CONTACT:debbie.ellison@bsu.edu
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DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, July 14\, 6-7:30 p.m.\nNo Charge -- Reservations Requ
 ired -- Limited Seating\nPlease reserve online at: https://commerce.cashne
 t.com/BALL_EMS057\n\nJoin us for an engaging evening featuring authors Kei
 th Roysdon and Jill Blocker. The duo will be debuting their new novels: "S
 even Angels" by Roysdon and "Happily After Ever"\, Blocker's new young adu
 lt novel.\n\nBlocker\, a native Hoosier\, graduated from Ball State Univer
 sity and worked at The Star Press as an intern. Now a resident of Switzerl
 and\, her first novel\, "What Was Beautiful and Good"\, explores love and 
 freedom in the early days of the Dada art movement during World War I.\n\n
 Her newest book\, "Happily After Ever"\, follows a young American who find
 s love\, heartache\, and renewed hope while navigating life as a global ci
 tizen. As love evolves and challenges surface\, the idea of oneself begins
  to change\, forcing the most uncomfortable question of all: Is love meant
  to last forever...or just long enough? Tender\, sharp\, and emotionally h
 onest\, the book explores the messy\, beautiful reality of love beyond the
  fairy-tale ending.\n\nBlocker and her twin sister\, Jade\, are principals
  of Constellate Creatives\, a multifaceted international company that publ
 ishes books (through its imprint\, Constellate Publishing)\, provides edit
 orial and market services for a variety of books\, authors\, and clients\,
  and operates a studio for recording audiobooks and podcasts. Constellate'
 s announcement of its 2026 slate of books was widely publicized earlier th
 is year.\n\nRoysdon\, a resident of Tennessee\, was a reporter and editor 
 for 40 years at The Star Press (and its predecessors) in his native Muncie
 . He won or co-won more than 30 first-place awards in Indiana and national
  journalism competitions. He's the co-author\, with Douglas Walker\, of fo
 ur award-winning true crime books about the Muncie area\, including "Wicke
 d Muncie\, Muncie Murder &amp\; Mayhem\, The Westside Park Murders" and "C
 old Case Muncie". His short fiction\, news\, and pop culture writing have 
 been widely published.\n\nRoysdon's first novel. "That October"\, was publ
 ished in 2025. Set in a fictionalized version of Muncie\, the novel follow
 s six high school friends who band together to solve the mystery of a frie
 nd's murder and another's disappearance.\n\nHis newest book\, "Seven Angel
 s"\, features a young woman who returns to her small Tennessee town to hel
 p run the family funeral home. After she's named county coroner\, she must
  not only solve a murder but also battle white supremacists\, a pill-pushi
 ng doctor\, a corrupt sheriff\, and a ruthless Russian trafficker hunting 
 a young girl from Ukraine. She assembles a small band of allies--many of t
 hem women: an overlooked sheriff's deputy\, a fearless state investigator\
 , and an old mountain woman with a mysterious past--to avenge a murder and
  rescue the Ukrainian girl.
LOCATION:E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center - Ball State University\, 3rd floor
  (400 N. Minnetrista Blvd.\, Muncie\, IN  47306)
SUMMARY:An Evening with Authors Keith Roysdon and Jill Blocker
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