From The Seattle Times May 20, 2025
Bethany Jean Clement,
Seattle Times food writer
Partway through the first page of Moira Macdonald’s debut novel “Storybook Ending,” I started crying. Not with sorrow — the novel starts with the most intriguing two sentences, then takes us directly into the luminous, cinematic mind of one of the main characters, April. It was joy, pride and a strange, wonderful recognition.
Read their interview from the Seattle Times here. Get tickets for the in-person event featuring Moira Macdonald and Bethany Jean Clement on Wednesday May 28, 2025 at the Seattle Public Library Central Branch at 7 pm. Tickets are available through host bookstore and inspiration for the bookstore in the novel, Third Place Books.
“Storybook Ending is so radiant, so big-hearted, reading it feels like receiving an unexpected gift, one that you’ve waited a lifetime for. It’s a love letter to the secret, unspoken longings nestled within the pages of ordinary lives. In a world filled with love stories and tangled triangles, this one stands out—reaching a resolution as unique as it is profoundly satisfying. I absolutely loved this book.”
— Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author of The Many Daughters of Afong Moy
The book publishes May 27, 2025, but you can preorder with your favorite independent bookstores now.
In addition to the Seattle event at SPL on May 28, the author will also do an event at Powell’s in Portland on May 30.
