The selection for 2025’s If All Arkansas Read the Same Book is “The Amalfi Curse” by Sarah Penner.
A nautical archaeologist searching for sunken treasure unearths a centuries-old curse, powerful witchcraft, and perilous love on the high seas in this spellbinding new novel from the author of The Lost Apothecary.
The Amalfi Curse: An If All Arkansas Read the Same Book Pathfinder.
About the Author
Sarah Penner is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary and The London Séance Society. Her books have been translated into more than forty languages and her debut, The Lost Apothecary, has sold over one million copies worldwide. A graduate of the University of Kansas, Sarah spent thirteen years in corporate finance and now writes full-time. In her free time, Sarah enjoys hiking, yoga, and cooking. She also sits on the Board of Directors at her local animal shelter, Friends of Strays. Sarah and her husband, Marc, live in Florida.