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Join Anderson’s Bookshop for an author event with Geo Rutherford, to celebrate the release of Spooky Rivers: 25 Strange and Mysterious Rivers that Snake Across Our Planet, on Wednesday, September 23rd at 6:00 pm in our Downers Grove store.
Event Format
We will begin checking you in approximately 30 minutes before the start time. After a presentation and Q&A with the author, the line will form in numbered order with the following guidelines:
Posed photo with your camera taken by our staff
There is a limit of 2 books from home to be signed (unless otherwise stated)
There is a limit of 1 personalization (unless otherwise stated)
All events have open seating. The “Order Line Number” on your pdf ticket is your reserved place in the signing line. You will line up to meet the author based on that number.
If you cannot attend, you must pick up your book (if included with ticket) at the hosting store within 30 days of the event. We can ship that book to you for an additional charge of $9.99; please call the store to arrange that.
Pre-registration is required for this event because space is limited.
More about Spooky Rivers:
Take the plunge into the strangest, spookiest, and most fascinating rivers around the world (if you dare) in this beautifully illustrated companion to Spooky Lakes—the New York Times and Indiebound bestseller from TikTok star and educator Geo Rutherford.
“Amazingly quirky and educational.” —Booklist starred review for Spooky Lakes
From Geo Rutherford—the creator of the hit series Spooky Lake Month (over 79 million likes!)—comes this thrilling nonfiction book that follows the winding histories of 25 mysterious rivers around the world. Readers will explore natural phenomena, scientific oddities, historical events, and environmental disasters, as well as the myths and legends tied to these waterways, which are increasingly threatened by climate change.
Rivers are Earth’s restless travelers—carving landscapes, shaping history, and holding secrets. Some are forces of destruction, sweeping away everything in their path, while others are lifelines, sustaining civilizations for millennia. And some are both, bringing prosperity and devastation in equal measure.
From deadly whirlpools to lost cities submerged beneath their waves, these rivers challenge everything we think we know about the natural world. There are rivers that catch fire, rivers that boil, and rivers so deep they seem bottomless. Some slither beneath the ground you stand on, while others vanish without a trace.
Who knew rivers could be so . . . spooky?
Backed by extensive research and packed with all-new content—including eerie and eye-popping gouache illustrations in full color—Spooky Rivers takes readers on an adventure through weird and wild waters.
Includes river facts, author’s note, glossary, bibliography, and index.
Contents
The Bolton Strid (England)
Kuskokwim River (United States, Canada)
Rio Tinto (Spain)
Potomac River (United States)
Amazon River (Peru, Colombia, Brazail)
Shibuya River (Japan)
River Ribble (England)
Cuyahoga River (United States)
Fraser River (Canada)
Suez Canal (Egypt)
Fosse Dionne (France)
East Alligator River (Australia)
Mississippi River (United States, Canada)
Pripyat River (Ukraine, Belarus)
Kilauea Volcano Lava Rivers (United States)
River Thames (England)
Qiantang River (China)
Bubbly Creek (United States)
Nile River (Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt)
Sistema Sac Actun (Mexico)
Geysernaya River (Russia)
Congo River (Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Cameroon)
Little Conemaugh River (United States)
Ganges River (India, Nepal, China, and Bangladesh)
Niagara River (United States, Canada)
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