An Evening with #1 New York Times Best Selling Author TJ Klune

Three of Traverse City’s literary nonprofits have joined forces to bring TJ Klune to the City Opera House stage to talk about his #1 New York Times and #1 USA Today breakout, contemporary fantasy, The House in the Cerulean Sea.

In this heartwarming fantasy, Linus Baker is a by-the-book caseworker in the Department in Charge of Magical Youth. He's tasked with determining whether six dangerous magical children are likely to bring about the end of the world.

He soon meets Arthur Parnassus, the charming caretaker of the orphanage who would do anything to keep the children safe, even if it means the world will burn and his secrets come to light. A romance blossoms between Linus and Arthur, a non-issue within the safe community of the island, contrasting sharply with the societal fears of the mainland. This is an enchanting love story, masterfully told, about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place–and realizing that family is yours.