We are pleased to welcome New England author Meghan Perry to the Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library on Friday, August 15, at 2:00 p.m. Ms. Perry will read from her debut novel, Water Finds a Way and talk about her writing process.

Meghan Perry is a New England author whose debut novel, Water Finds a Way, was published by Delphinium Books & Random House Audio. The novel has received numerous accolades, including a starred Kirkus Review, and an IPPY Awards silver medal. It was also featured in Newsday and Conde Nast Traveler as one of the top reads for fall. Learn more at meghanperry.com

Recently released from prison, reclusive Blake Alvares returns to the only place she ever felt safe, the now derelict Maine fishing town in which she harbored as a teen. Determined to conceal her secrets and losses, she soon finds herself dragged into others’ lives when she rents a room from an ailing widow and takes a job on a boat owned by a notorious young lobsterman named Leland.

Leland Savard is nearly broke, trying to support himself and 9-year-old Quinnie as he wrestles with a dangerous family legacy. Despite all odds, he and Blake forge a successful working partnership, and as she establishes a timid friendship with widowed Nora, Blake glimpses what it might mean to truly belong. But when Leland’s rash actions place her and Quinnie in peril, Blake feels forced to run again. On her quest for home, she must confront a daunting question: can she ever again trust in human connection?

Winner: 2025 IPPY Silver Medal, Honorable Mention: Eric Hoffer Book Award, Finalist: Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Award, Finalist: Next Generation Indie Book Award, Finalist: National Indie Excellence Award

Copies of the book will be for sale and signed after the program. Graves Library is located at 18 Maine Street, Kennebunkport, Maine. Please call the library at 207-967-2778 with any questions. Additional parking is available at the Fire Department Parking Lot (North Street).

We hope you will join us and welcome Ms. Perry to Kennebunkport.