Hey folks, Aaron here. You've probably heard that I have a new book coming out in August.

If not, give me a few seconds to sum it up, and to do that, I need you to think back to the very

first episode of this show, an episode called They Made a Tonic. That episode spends a little bit

of time on the story of Mercy Brown, a young woman who died in Rhode Island in 1892,

and then when her brother became sick with tuberculosis, her community had her body dug up so

they could look for proof that she was draining his life from the grave.

The book I've written to explore that event is called Exhumed, and it comes out on August 4th. Now, to celebrate

the release, I'm going to be heading to Boston that night to take the stage at the Wilbur

Theater alongside my good pal Elena Urquhart from Morbid, to talk about the book, do a reading from

it, some Q&A, and then sign books. It's a ticketed event, but every ticket gets you

a seat in the theater and a hardcover copy of Exhumed, and I would really love to see you there.

Okay, that was a lot of information, and you're probably driving or doing laundry or walking the

dog, so just do this for me. When you have a moment, tap the link

that's in this episode's description to head over to Aaron Mankey.com slash exhumed and click

on the big green button for the Boston release event. I can't think of a better way to kick off

my Exhum book tour than by spending the evening with a thousand of you in my favorite theater.

It's going to be a blast, so grab your tickets now before they're gone.

And with that, on with the show.

A lot can go wrong on the open sea.

Storms and scurvy, mutinous crews, and towering icebergs.

But the most dangerous threat of all, why that would be simply getting lost.

Now sure, even before computerized tools, any seasoned sailor could navigate by the sun.

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