Sunday Aug 11, 2024
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM EDT
August 11, 4PM-6PM
Hilton Mystic
$20
Join us for an exciting afternoon of marine science with authors Jasmin Graham (Sharks Don't Sink) and Susan Casey (The Underworld) as part of the SeaReads Series in partnership Living Sharks Museum and Bank Square Books! Doors open at 3:30PM, with Jasmin Graham speaking at 4PM and Susan Casey speaking at 4:30PM. Stick around for the Q&A and be sure to get your books signed 5-6PM! Books available to purchase.
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JASMIN GRAHAM is a marine biologist in the field of elasmobranch ecology and evolution, currently specializing in smalltooth sawfish and hammerhead sharks. She is the co-founder of Minorities in Shark Sciences (MISS), an organization providing support for women of color in the field of shark biology and ecology, in order to foster greater diversity in marine science. She is a recipient of the WWF Conservation Leadership Award, the Safina Launchpad Center Fellowship, and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
SUSAN CASEY is the author of four New York Times bestsellers, The Devil’s Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America’s Great White Sharks; The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean; Voices in the Ocean: A Journey Into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins; and The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean. Her combination of immersive reporting, intense scientific research, and evocative prose have made her books contemporary classics of adventure writing and solidified her standing as the premiere chronicler of the aquatic world. In The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean, she reveals the fascinating world of the deep-sea life and demonstrates how vital these environments are to the future of the planet.