Spend an evening painting at Bad Girl Books to celebrate Kiera's new book launch, Sharpest Court!

✨ Paint Your Own Book Edges with Kiera Azar 🎨

Come down to Bad Girl Books for a fun, cosy bookish craft night in celebration of author Kiera Azar's newest book release, Sharpest Court - the amazing sequel to Thorn Season!

📅 THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER 2026, 6pm-8:30pm

📍 BAD GIRL BOOKS, OXFORD

Included with your ticket:

🎨 Guided book edge painting class alongside author Kiera Azar with all painting materials included (it's BYOB - bring your own book, or purchase any book at the shop to paint on!)

✍️ Meet and spend time with Kiera Azar

💬 A quick-fire Q&A with Kiera to hear about her process, the book and her characters!

🧁 Themed snacks, drinks and more!

📕 Signed, dedicated copies of Thorn Season and Sharpest Court will be available to purchase at the event

✨ About Kiera Azar

Kiera Azar was born in Surrey, where she grew up acting, singing and songwriting. After studying biomedical science, she decided to pursue her love of storytelling and write her first novel.

Her debut, Thorn Season, became a #1 New York Times bestseller, and she is now returning to the world of Daradon with Sharpest Court — a fantasy packed with court intrigue, heart-racing action, a unique magic system and plenty of sizzling chemistry.

Perfect for fans of Powerless, Six of Crows and The Rose Bargain, Sharpest Court follows Alissa Paine as she flees the Kingdom of Daradon and finds herself navigating the dangerous customs and politics of the Ansoran Empire. With a mysterious spellmade compass in her possession, powerful enemies closing in and Keil Arcus by her side, Alissa is about to discover that she has left the kingdom of thorns… only to enter the sharpest court.

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