ALLISON PATAKI is the multiple New York Times bestselling author of 11 books of historical fiction, children's books and memoir, including the instant bestseller The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post and the critically acclaimed Finding Margaret Fuller. Pataki’s novels have been selected by the “TODAY” show, “Good Morning America,” PBS Books, Entertainment Weekly, CBS News, PEOPLE, Town & Country and other outlets as favorite and featured titles. A former news writer and producer, Pataki has written for The New York Times, ABC News, The Huffington Post, USA Today, Fox News and more. She graduated Cum Laude from Yale University. She lives in New York.
A sweeping, sensational novel of America’s first “It Girl,” whose dramatic journey to center stage echoes through the decades
At the dawn of the twentieth century, New York's streets teem with change: electricity, automobiles, the brash young President Teddy Roosevelt—and the It Girls. As artists' muses and working models, these independent young women soar to stardom not because of their pedigrees or inherited wealth, but because of their talent, charisma, and irresistible beauty. Pop culture is born, and in a world alight with Mr. Edison’s new bulbs, no one shines brighter than America’s sweetheart, Evelyn Talbot. While working as a shopgirl, the young Evelyn is recruited as a studio model. When Broadway comes calling, Evelyn solidifies her status as the first self-made American female celebrity. Enter a parade of powerful and power-hungry men, from world-famous architect Stanley Pierce, the visionary behind Manhattan’s mansions and iconic landmarks; to Hal Thorne, the shockingly wealthy railroad heir and premiere “playboy” of high society. Each man promises comfort, glamour, security—even love. But when Evelyn finds herself at the center of a murder of passion declared “the Crime of the Century,” she is blamed for the acts of the men in her life. In the media frenzy that spirals around her, Evelyn realizes that—to survive—she will have to write her own ending.
Date: Wednesday, March 18th 2026
Location: 21 Main- 719 North Beach Boulevard, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582.
Time: 10:45AM-1:00PM
Your ticket includes a hardcover $30.00 signed copy of the book, an author presentation, meet & greet, personalized book signing, a delicious lunch, dessert, beverages, complimentary seating, table service, and private dining.
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