Join best-selling author Patti Callahan as she launches her latest novel, Surviving Savannah, about the true and untold story of the Steamship Pulaski wreck, often called the “Titanic of the South.” A special virtual event in partnership with E. Shaver, Bookseller will be streamed live on Zoom from the Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum on Tuesday, March 9 from 6–8 PM. Featuring a Q&A with the author, a reading from the new book, and a special preview of never-before-seen artifacts from the future Pulaski shipwreck exhibit, you will not want to miss this fascinating, interactive virtual event!

Tickets are now available on Eventbrite (eventbrite.com/e/surviving-savannah-book-launch-tickets-129715038171). The $40 ticket includes a first-edition copy of Surviving Savannah signed by Patti Callahan, a donation to the future Pulaski shipwreck exhibit at Ships of the Sea Museum (scheduled to open in 2022) and the link to the March 9t h Zoom event. The $20 ticket includes a donation to support the exhibit and the link to the Zoom event.

“Gripping....bringing to life a little-known shipwreck in meticulous detail. Fans of Southern historicals should check out this engrossing, centuries-spanning tale.”—Publisher’s Weekly

About Surviving Savannah: When Savannah history professor Everly Winthrop is asked to guest-curate a new museum collection focusing on artifacts recovered from the steamship Pulaski, she's shocked.

The ship sank after a boiler explosion in 1838, and the wreckage was just discovered, 180 years later. Everly can't resist the opportunity to try to solve some of the mysteries and myths surrounding the devastating night of its sinking.

Everly's research leads her to the astounding history of a family of eleven who boarded the Pulaski together, and the extraordinary stories of two women from this family: a known survivor, Augusta Longstreet, and her niece, Lilly Dawson, who was never found, along with her child. These aristocratic women were part of Savannah's society, but when the ship exploded, each was faced with difficult and heartbreaking decisions.

This is a moving and powerful exploration of what women will do to endure in the face of tragedy, the role fate plays, and the myriad ways we survive the surviving.

About Patti Callahan Henry: Patti Callahan Henry is a N ew York Times and USA Today best-selling author of fifteen novels, including Becoming Mrs. Lewis—The Improbable Love Story of Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis (writing as Patti Callahan). In addition, she is the recipient of the Christy Award (a 2019 "Book of the Year” winner), the Harper Lee Distinguished Writer of the Year for 2020 and the Alabama Library Association Book of the Year for 2019.