Jeremy Dauber discusses & signs AMERICAN SCARY, perfect for the spooky season

Please join us here at B&N Upper West Side in welcoming Jeremy Dauber to celebrate the release of American Scary. Please call ahead to reserve your copy. A purchase of American Scary from B&N Upper West Side will be required in order to be granted access to the signing line.

From the acclaimed author of American Comics comes a sweeping and entertaining narrative that details the rise and enduring grip of horror in American literature, and, ultimately, culture—from the taut, terrifying stories of Edgar Allan Poe to the grisly, lingering films of Jordan Peele

Jeremy Dauber is a professor of Jewish literature and American studies at Columbia University. His books include Jewish Comedy and The Worlds of Sholem Aleichem, both finalists for the National Jewish Book Award. More recently he is the author of Mel Brooks: Disobedient Jew and American Comics: A History. He lives in New York City.