“Dead Spread,” the new book from local author Bethany Browning, is set in a small wine country town of Prosperity, where the mayor (Preston Brix) was recently found deceased by a local tarot reader (Carrie Detwiler) who has a pet raven (Waggery) and a few secrets as well. Sonoma serves as a key inspiration in the book, from the stone city hall in the middle of the Plaza to the controversial duck pond to even a local character who dresses up in historical regalia and then regales tourists with tall tales of the town’s past.
In addition to talking books and writing and the creative arts, Browning takes a moment to help answer YOUR Sonoma questions during our “We Get Questions” segment. This week she helps us with:
- We’re visiting from Miami, and I was here a long time ago on a bus tour and I remember there was something about a way to identify all the trees in the Plaza. Am I remembering this correctly?
- What time of the year is not a busy or crowded month to visit?
- What is a Gravenstein Apple and why should I care?
- My husband and I are celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary in early November! We are looking for a special place that comes highly recommended. We don’t eat meat, but do eat fish and my husband sometimes eats chicken.
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More information about author Bethany Browning at www.bethanybrowning.com
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