Buxton Books Presents An Evening with Karen White
celebrating her new book, The Lady on Esplanade

Buxton Books is excited to welcome New York Times bestselling author Karen White back to Charleston to celebrate the release of The Lady on Esplanade! More information below.

Please join us in welcoming Karen White to Lance Hall (150 Meeting St.) as she brings the Big Easy to the Holy City for an evening celebrating her most recent novel, The Lady on Esplanade. Karen has been a friend of the bookstore and a Buxton Books bestseller for so many years that she really needs no introduction. But, since her accomplishments are worth repeating, Karen White is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than thirty books, including the Tradd Street series, a Charleston-set favorite. 

The Lady on Esplanade is the third book in her Royal Street series, where familiar faces from the Tradd Street series take on the "spirited" abodes of New Orleans. When Karen hits the stage at Lance Hall, she will give one of her trademark author talks. We'll hear about the writing of the book and the stories that inspired it, all peppered with the humor and Karen-isms that her readers know (and love) her for. 

After the author talk, we will open the floor for an audience Q&A. Then, stick around to say hi, grab a picture with Karen, and have your books personalized.

Friends and fans, new and old, bring your Mardi Gras beads (or pick some up when you check in) and become part of Krewe Karen at this very special author event! We hope to see you there!

Please note: Tickets to this event are non-refundable. If you are no longer able to make the event, we are happy to hold your signed copy of the book for pick up at the store or shipping (at an additional cost).

About The Lady on Esplanade: 

People and secrets from the past threaten to disrupt Nola Trenholm’s new life in New Orleans in the third novel of the Royal Street series by New York Times bestselling author Karen White.

Nola is ready to focus on starting over in the Big Easy. She wants to get back to work on the renovations of her Creole Cottage, and she is eager to start a new “murder house flipping” business with contractor, closet psychic, and part-time nemesis, Beau Ryan. After their near-death ghostly run-in and the return of Beau’s missing sister, they are confident that the ghost of his mother can finally rest.

For her first project, Nola believes the shotgun house on the famed Esplanade Avenue is a prime fixer upper. The house may have been the site of a woman’s murder and the disappearance of an entire family, but it will be perfect for new-in-town Cooper Ravenel—who also happens to be Nola’s first heartbreak. 

That’s the least of Nola’s worries, though. In addition to the elusive spirit of an angry young woman who accompanied Cooper to New Orleans, the house on Esplanade has its own resident ghosts, including one that’s becoming increasingly dangerous as he tries to hide his own dark secrets.  And then the wet footprints from the spirit of Beau’s mother have returned to let them know that there is still unfinished business before she can rest.  Spectral danger is headed towards them, and it’s up to Nola to convince Beau to help before it’s too late…

About Karen White:

Karen White is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author with millions of copies of her books in print in fifteen different languages. When not writing, Karen spends her time reading and bird-watching. She and her husband have two grown children and a spoiled Havanese dog, Sophie, and she divides her time between Atlanta, Georgia, and the northwest Florida coast.