Just in time for Halloween, the All But True series presents two new and provocative novels, by authors A.C. Wise and Sarah Pinsker, that explore the frightful things that may lurk closer than we realize.
SARAH PINSKER’s near-future debut novel, A SONG FOR A NEW DAY, follows two women: Luce, a musician who can’t perform openly since public gatherings have been banned, and Rosemary, who’s too young to remember how it was Before: before the mass epidemic and violence that led to the circumscribed and digitized world she lives in now. The story celebrates the connective power of live music as opposed to virtual performances, and person-to-person as opposed to digital connection—a dichotomy all too familiar to us even now. This novel is one of Publishers Weekly’s “Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2019,” and Kirkus Reviews called the author “a rising star in the world of speculative fiction.”
In A.C. WISE’s CATFISH LULLABY, the back-country Louisiana bayou town of Lewis carries dark secrets in its past. When Caleb grows up to become the town’s young sheriff, he’s called on to try to untangle its mysteries, including the disturbing legend of Catfish John, a monstrous swamp creature, and whether Caleb’s strange, fragile neighbor Cere can overcome what appears to be her family’s evil destiny. Wise gives voice to the unheard with language that sears and soars in this tale of “cosmic horror.” Says Mike Allen, a World Fantasy Award–nominated author, "CATFISH LULLABY demonstrates the many ways saviors and devils can occupy the same body.”
The event includes readings, discussion, book signings, and free snacks.
SARAH PINSKER’s near-future debut novel, A SONG FOR A NEW DAY, follows two women: Luce, a musician who can’t perform openly since public gatherings have been banned, and Rosemary, who’s too young to remember how it was Before: before the mass epidemic and violence that led to the circumscribed and digitized world she lives in now. The story celebrates the connective power of live music as opposed to virtual performances, and person-to-person as opposed to digital connection—a dichotomy all too familiar to us even now. This novel is one of Publishers Weekly’s “Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2019,” and Kirkus Reviews called the author “a rising star in the world of speculative fiction.”
In A.C. WISE’s CATFISH LULLABY, the back-country Louisiana bayou town of Lewis carries dark secrets in its past. When Caleb grows up to become the town’s young sheriff, he’s called on to try to untangle its mysteries, including the disturbing legend of Catfish John, a monstrous swamp creature, and whether Caleb’s strange, fragile neighbor Cere can overcome what appears to be her family’s evil destiny. Wise gives voice to the unheard with language that sears and soars in this tale of “cosmic horror.” Says Mike Allen, a World Fantasy Award–nominated author, "CATFISH LULLABY demonstrates the many ways saviors and devils can occupy the same body.”
The event includes readings, discussion, book signings, and free snacks.
