01/17/2026 - Juniper Fairchild and the Alterwhere: Author Talk with Gene Turnbow

Join us at Black Cat Fables for an exciting afternoon with Gene Turnbow, debut author of Juniper Fairchild and the Alterwhere, a Young Adult fantasy adventure that will captivate readers of any age!

When: Saturday, January 17, from 2:00 - 3:00pm

Where: Black Cat Fables (415 S. Myrtle Avenue, Suite B, Monrovia, CA 91016)

About Author Gene Turnbow: 

Gene Turnbow is a writer and editor, painter, musician, animator, and maker, and has worked in everything from game design to special effects, film archiving and restoration, to industrial robotics. He is also the founder and station manager of SCIFI.radio, the world’s only science fiction and fantasy-themed radio station.

He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Susan, his son, Charles, a scruffy little dog named Nemo, and far too many guitars.

Juniper Fairchild and the Alterwhere is his debut novel.

About Juniper Fairchild and the Alterwhere: 

At thirty-four, Juniper Fairchild is out of options, out of energy—and just about out of time. Until an impossible garden opens a door into the Alterwhere: a dream-warped world built from forgotten stories, abandoned hopes, and the flicker of childhood daydreams.

But the Alterwhere is unraveling, and it thinks Juniper—and her only friend, Megan Eastman—are both the same Lost Princess.

She didn’t ask to be chosen. All she wants is to go home. But now she’s the only one who might be able to set things right.

With a pair of misfit Fae footmen, a magical amulet that points the way but won’t open, and an unpredictable enchanted Model T, Juniper must cross a world shaped by the memories of children—some joyful, some nightmarish—to save her friend and prevent the collapse of everything.