Madison Public Library
An Evening with Erin Crosby Eckstine
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Join us for a special evening with Erin Crosby Eckstine, author of Junie: A Good Morning America Book Club Pick, in an event that connects you to her via livestream.
There is no cost to attend, but registration is required. To register, please click here.
Although Erin will be joining us remotely, you’ll have the chance to interact with her in real-time, ask questions, and learn about her debut novel, which was selected as February's Good Morning America Book Club pick. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with this exciting author!
In-Person Attendance Only: The event will not be streamed for remote viewing; only those present at the Madison Public Library will be able to interact live with the author.
Presented by: The Huntsville-Madison County Library Foundation, the Madison Public Library, and Blue Apple Books.
Blue Apple Books will have copies of Junie available for purchase at the event. To purchase a copy before the event, please visit Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine.
About Junie:
GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK
A young girl must face a life-altering decision after awakening her sister’s ghost, navigating truths about love, friendship, and power as the Civil War looms.
Sixteen years old and enslaved since birth, Junie has spent her life on Bellereine Plantation in Alabama, cooking and cleaning alongside her family, and tending to the white master’s daughter, Violet. Her daydreams are filled with poetry and faraway worlds, while she spends her nights secretly roaming through the forest, consumed with grief over the sudden death of her older sister, Minnie.
When wealthy guests arrive from New Orleans, hinting at marriage for Violet and upending Junie’s life, she commits a desperate act—one that rouses Minnie’s spirit from the grave, tethered to this world unless Junie can free her. She enlists the aid of Caleb, the guests’ coachman, and their friendship soon becomes something more. Yet as long-held truths begin to crumble, she realizes Bellereine is harboring dark and horrifying secrets that can no longer be ignored.
With time ticking down, Junie begins to push against the harsh current that has controlled her entire life. As she grapples with an increasingly unfamiliar world in which she has little control, she is forced to ask herself: When we choose love and liberation, what must we leave behind?
About Erin Crosby Eckstine:
Erin Crosby Eckstine is the author of Junie. She writes speculative historical fiction, personal essays, and anything else she’s in the mood for.
Born in Montgomery, AL, Erin grew up between the South and Los Angeles before moving to New York City to attend Barnard College. Eckstine worked in a variety of digital media internships and jobs before pivoting to education and earning a master’s in secondary English education from Stanford University.
Eckstine went on to teach high school English in Brooklyn, NY, for six years before becoming a full-time writer. When she’s not writing, she’s usually making pottery, reading, cooking, or playing The Sims. She lives in Brooklyn with her partner and cats.