07/31/2026
Join Wyoming author K. J. Gillenwater for a discussion of her thrilling sci-fi novel, Inception. This event will take place at Indie Darling Bookstore, 325 Main St, Lander, WY, on Thursday, August 27 at 6:30 PM. Doors open at 6:15 PM.
Advance registration is required, and participants will receive a copy of the book to read in advance, available for pickup at Indie Darling Bookstore anytime after registering.
This event is made possible through our partnership with Bookmarked Literary Arts Festival and Wyoming Humanities.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Aliens have arrived... and this isn't the first time.
When expert Navy linguist and cryptographer Charlie Cutter is recruited into a shadowy wing of the NCIS, she's tasked with unravelling a mysterious ancient text that has puzzled researchers for centuries. Charlie isn't eager to revisit her previous failures... but when she discovers the same puzzling language in top-secret photographs, she finds herself roped into a job that could make or break her young career.
After a strange pod crashes to Earth during a violent storm, Charlie and her small team uncover an incredible truth: aliens have landed on Earth - and not for the first time. Catapulted into a thrilling mystery that will carry them from the political swamps of D.C. to the scorching Las Vegas desert, Charlie must race against time to crack the code and save humanity from a possible alien invasion.
Surrounded by a web of secrets and lies, Charlie struggles to track down the origin of the pods - and unmask the hidden motives of their extraterrestrial visitors. The mystery stretches back centuries... and it leads Charlie to a shocking revelation that will change everything.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
K. J. Gillenwater worked as a Russian linguist in the U.S. Navy, spending time at the National Security Agency doing secret things. After six years of service, she ended up as a technical writer in the software industry. She has lived all over the U.S. and currently resides in Wyoming with her family, writing government proposals and crafting captivating fiction on her days off. She likes her dogs, sunrises, and car radio karaoke.
