BINDERY: LAUNCH for Ashley Mayers / The Glorious Victories of Eleanor MacLeod

Saturday, November 16, 2019 - 6:00pm to 9:00pm
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book covers for The Glorious Victories of Eleanor Macleod by Ashley Mayers

The Bindery hosts the launch for Ashley Mayers (The Sita Chronicles) and her new five-book series, The Glorious Victories of Eleanor MacLeod. To celebrate, we'll have a roaring 20s costume contest with exciting prizes, a free cocktail for every purchase of a book from the series*, book signing, and a brief talk from the author about the inspiration for her new series. This event is free to attend and open to the public – please join us!

* While supplies last.


"Ashley Mayers is a great writer, and this book was easy to read. She was true to her word claiming this to be an Agatha Christie-style murder mystery. The characters were well written and the plot intriguing." – Christina Boswell, San Francisco Book Review

"The mystery is well laid out, and I found myself trying to guess along with the protagonists, placing together what clues I was given. Mayers sets up the mystery well, hiding nothing the protagonists would know but still keeping enough details in the dark that I found myself falling for multiple red herrings. It was a thrilling read that I simply couldn’t put down, and once other readers get past the maze of introductions, they’ll find it just the same. This specific series has five books, and it follows what is described as a seven-book epic. With this as a taster, I’m quite eager to dive into the others." – Jo Niederhoff, Manhattan Book Review

"I found myself engrossed in the mystery. I felt so sure I'd sussed it out once or twice, but no cigar! I ended up quite surprised at the reveal." – J. Aislynn d'Merricksson, Seattle Book Review


author photo of Ashley MayersSan Francisco author Ashley Mayers graduated with Honors and Distinction from Stanford University. Since then, she has used every opportunity to travel the world, from working on an archaeology dig in Sicily to working for Google as a regional trainer in Asia, based in India and Singapore. Throughout her travels she was inspired by the beautiful diversity of Southeast Asia, and she is happy to be able to combine many years of vivid cultural experiences with her humanities education and her love of fantasy literature to create her thirteen books across two series: The Sita Chronicles and The Glorious Victories of Eleanor MacLeod. In her work, Ashley explores the extraordinary of the ordinary and the innate divinity of existence. She seeks to represent the underlying truths of the feminine experience in an accessible, non-threatening fantasy context, giving a voice to a new generation of heroines, allowing them to break out of old, constraining paradigms and blossom into their fullest selves. 


Please note: this event will be held at The Bindery, 1727 Haight. 

This is an all ages event. The bar opens at 2pm with the store; event starts at 6pm.

If you cannot attend the event but would like to request a signed copy of any of Ashley's books, write events@booksmith.com.

RSVP appreciated but not required