Johnnie Bernhard book talk and signing at Brazos Bookstore in Houston

Johnnie Bernhard will have a book talk and signing for her new book, The Witch of Sonora at Brazos Bookstore in Houston. Her conversation partner will be comedian and podcaster Jerry Wayne Longmire.

From haunted canyons and flash-flooded rivers to a shipping container “temple” lined with skulls, The Witch of Sonora is a visceral blend of crime, supernatural suspense, and spiritual warfare, steeped in the stark beauty and violence of the Texas borderlands. This novel asks a single searing question: when evil wears both human and supernatural faces, what will you sacrifice to save the ones who can’t save themselves?

Johnnie Bernhard is an award-winning writer whose novels have appeared on notable book lists and awards with Publisher’s Weekly, Deep South Magazine, Kindle Book Awards, the Association of University Presses, Press Women of Texas, and the National Federation of Press Women. Her novels focus on family, social issues, and the individual’s place in an ever-changing world: A Good Girl, How We Came to Be, Sisters of the Undertow, Hannah & Ariela.  Johnnie was chosen as a selected speaker in the 2020 TEDx Fearless Women Series based on her essay, “The Human Story: What Connects Us As Humans Regardless of Geography, Race, and Religion.”  She lives in South Texas with her husband.

Jerry Wayne Longmire is a Houston-based veteran stand-up comic, original viral content creator, and well-known internet personality. With over 1.5 million followers across his social media platforms, you may recognize Jerry from viral series like the witty, sometimes frighteningly insightful Truck Astrology roast series, or the carefully crafted garage antics of Shoptalk.  Deep-cut fans love getting a glimpse of the “real Jerry” in his hilariously relatable and refreshingly vulnerable podcast, The Reckon Yard — a self-examination of his life, relationships, and Southern piney woods upbringing, told through the vehicles and junkyard lessons that shaped him.