Author Event! Margot Douaihy’s “Divine Ruin”
Evento con la autora Margot Douaihy: Ruina divina
Margot Douaihy comes to Providence to discuss her latest release at Symposium!!!
Join us on June 6th from 6-7pm as we host Margot Douiahy in conversation with Tanya Young to discuss her latest novel, Divine Ruin! Signed copies of the book are available for purchase.
About the book:
INDIE NEXT Pick • Publishers Weekly Editor’s Pick • A CrimeReads Best Crime Novel of January 2026
In the latest in the USA Today bestselling, award-winning, critically acclaimed series, New Orleans punk rock nun-detective Sister Holiday plunges into a “hellish underworld of drug trafficking, addiction, and her own dark past in a journey that is both riveting and sacred.” (Ana Reyes, New York Times bestselling author of The House in the Pines)
“Divine Ruin is fearlessly inspired.” (Gillian Flynn)
It’s a steamy, restless end of the school year in New Orleans. Sister Holiday is finishing her music classes and preparing for her permanent vow ceremony, a pivotal moment in her journey of faith. But when one of her favorite students is found dead of a fentanyl overdose, Sister Holiday and her partner-in-PI, Magnolia Riveaux, are determined to track down the drug dealers. As students continue to fall prey tothis sinister drug, Sister Holiday becomes more desperate to stop the epidemic—while facing her own past with addiction, a demon that is never too far.
With Douaihy’s signature mix of grit, heart, and faith, Divine Ruin tests the limits of Sister Holiday’s devotion in her darkest and most shocking case yet.
About the author:
Margot Douaihy, PhD, is a poet, crime writer, and assistant professor at Emerson College. She is the author of the lyrical hardboiled mysteries Scorched Grace and Blessed Water, both published with Gillian Flynn Books (a Zando imprint) and both named a Best Crime Novel of the Year by The New York Times (2023 and 2024). The third mystery in her series, Divine Ruin, published in January 2026, and was an American Booksellers Association Indie Next Pick and named a Best Debut of the Month by CrimeReads. Margot is an active member of the Radius of Arab-American Writers, the Queer Crime Writers, the Sisters in Crime, and the Mystery Writers of America.
About the moderator:
Tanya L. Young is a writer, visual artist, and PhD student. Her work is featured in publications such as Salt Hill Journal, The Amistad, New York Quarterly, and others. She is a VONA alum. Currently, she is a staff reader for TriQuarterly. She has also read for publications such as Frontier Poetry and Tupelo Press. Find her work at www.tanyasroom.com
Margot Douaihy viene a Providence para hablar sobre su último lanzamiento en Symposium!!!
Acompáñanos el 6 de junio de 6 a 7 pm mientras recibimos a Margot Douaihy, quien leerá y discutirá su última novela, ¡Divine Ruin! Copias firmadas del libro están disponibles para la compra.
Moderador por anunciar
Acerca del libro:
Selección INDIE NEXT • Selección del editor de Publishers Weekly • Una de las mejores novelas de crimen de enero de 2026 según CrimeReads
En lo último de la serie bestseller del USA Today, galardonada y aclamada por la crítica, la monja detective punk rock de Nueva Orleans, Sister Holiday, se sumerge en un “inframundo infernal de tráfico de drogas, adicción y su propio oscuro pasado en un viaje que es a la vez fascinante y sagrado.” (Ana Reyes, autora bestseller del New York Times de The House in the Pines)
“Divine Ruin está inspirada sin miedo.” (Gillian Flynn)
Es un final de curso caluroso e inquieto en Nueva Orleans. Sister Holiday está terminando sus clases de música y preparándose para su ceremonia de voto permanente, un momento crucial en su camino de fe. Pero cuando uno de sus estudiantes favoritos es encontrado muerto por una sobredosis de fentanilo, Sister Holiday y su compañera detective, Magnolia Riveaux, están decididas a localizar a los traficantes de drogas. A medida que más estudiantes caen víctimas de esta siniestra droga, Sister Holiday se vuelve más desesperada por detener la epidemia, mientras enfrenta su propio pasado con la adicción, un demonio que nunca está lejos.
Con la mezcla característica de dureza, corazón y fe de Douaihy, Divine Ruin pone a prueba los límites de la devoción de Sister Holiday en su caso más oscuro y sorprendente hasta ahora.
Acerca de la autora:
Margot Douaihy, PhD, es poeta, escritora de crimen y profesora asistente en Emerson College. Es autora de los líricos misterios hardboiled Scorched Grace y Blessed Water, ambos publicados por Gillian Flynn Books (un sello de Zando) y ambos nombrados como Mejores Novelas de Crimen del Año por The New York Times (2023 y 2024). El tercer misterio de su serie, Divine Ruin, publicado en enero de 2026, fue una selección Indie Next de la American Booksellers Association y nombrado Mejor Debut del Mes por CrimeReads. Margot es miembro activa del Radius of Arab-American Writers, los Queer Crime Writers, las Sisters in Crime y los Mystery Writers of America.
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