Malaprop's presents: A reading and booksigning by Frances Mayes in celebration of her new novel, A Great Marriage. The event takes place at Citizen Vinyl on Wednesday, Aug. 14. 5 p.m. doors, 5:30 p.m. meet and greet with cocktails, 7 p.m. reading followed by book signing. $38 (includes a copy of the book).

About A Great Marriage: When a perfect wedding is called off just days before the big event, it sends two people—and their families—reeling, in this poignant novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun and Women in Sunlight. A great marriage is an elusive thing, and only a few know the secret to making one.

Frances Mayes is the author of the classic Under the Tuscan Sun, which became a movie starring Diane Lane. Her other international bestsellers include Bella Tuscany, Every Day in Tuscany, A Year in the World, and three illustrated books: In Tuscany, Bringing Tuscany Home, and The Tuscan Sun Cookbook. Mayes is also the author of two novels, Swan and Women in Sunlight, six books of poetry, and The Discovery of Poetry. Her most recent books are See You in the Piazza and Always Italy. Frances Mayes’s writing has been translated into more than fifty languages.