An Evening with Alma Katsu

About this event

rsvp We are thrilled to welcome Alma Katsu to Pittsburgh to celebrate the release of her next book, Incarnate! She will be joined in conversation by Gwendolyn Kiste. Following the discussion, there will be time for Q&A with the audience and book signing. Want to pre-order your copy of the book? You can do so here. Not able to make it but still want a signed book? Pre-order and note in the memo field how you would like it signed and personalized. You can then pick-up the book at either store at a later date or have it shipped for a flat rate. About the book: From beloved horror maven Alma Katsu comes a terrifying reimagining of The Picture of Dorian Gray for the internet age. Beauty doesn’t fade. It feeds. Dorothy Wagner has spent her whole life wanting nothing more than to be seen. But after failing to make her mark as an influencer, she takes a job working for a brilliant coder whose company is focused on cutting-edge deepfake technology. And there, in secret, is where she creates her salvation. Isabella. An impossibly gorgeous girl who takes social media by storm. Dorothy's artistry is brilliant, and Isabella seems so real that she garners millions of followers. But everybody knows overnight success doesn’t just happen. And when someone gets a little too close to the truth, a violent confrontation sends Dorothy on the run, forcing her to confront what she’s willing to sacrifice to keep her secrets. A modern reimagining of a classic tale, Alma Katsu’s Incarnate is an illuminating, haunting tale of algorithmic worship and beauty that can kill. Readers of rich psychological horror about the darker side of personal transformation like Ling Ling Huang’s Natural Beauty, Rachel Yoder’s Nightbitch, Monika Kim’s The Eyes are the Best Part, and Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi’s The Centre will be enamored. About the author: Alma Katsu is the acclaimed, award-winning author of nine novels, including The Hunger and, most recently, Fiend, which has been optioned for a TV…