Kat Stoddard presents WASP'S NEST

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Join us on Tuesday, June 30, in Remington to celebrate the release of Baltimore author Kat Stoddard's debut novel, Wasp's Nest! Kat will be in conversation with fellow Baltimore author Jane Delury.

About Wasp's Nest:

A modern retelling of The Philadelphia Story, Wasp’s Nest is a witty, gripping love triangle unfolding over the course of seven chaotic days at a Cape Cod wedding

Tess wants nothing more than for her upcoming society wedding to overshadow the failure of her first marriage. Her fiancé Warren, a steady soon-to-be state senator, is nothing like her first husband. Tess’s relationship with working-class artist Peter was a passionate crash-and-burn, and a chapter of her life that she's ready to forget.

Peter hasn’t seen Tess in five years, so he’s shocked to receive an invitation to her wedding. But he’s moved on too, and it wouldn’t hurt to prove it by showing up with a handsome younger man as his plus-one. Mitch, an aspiring writer, is intrigued by Peter and jumps at the chance to pry into the lives of his Waspy ex-in-laws. What he’s not bargained for is developing serious feelings for both Peter and Peter’s ex—Tess, the bride. But Peter and Tess have complex desires of their own, and Mitch is dangerously close to uncovering them.

Wasp's Nest is a fast-paced, humorous, and heartfelt exploration of the shape of our affections that proves real love triangles connect on all sides.

Wasp's Nest releases on Tuesday, June 30. Preorder your copy here!

Kat Stoddard lives with her daughter in Baltimore. Wasp’s Nest is her debut novel.

Jane Delury is the author of the novels Hedge and The Balcony, which won the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her short stories have appeared in publications including Granta, The Georgia Review, Ploughshares, and The Yale Review and have won a PEN/O.Henry Prize and a Pushcart Prize. She is a professor of creative writing at the University of Baltimore, where she directs the BA in English.