Nova Ren Suma discusses & signs WAKE THE WILD CREATURES with Kate Pentecost

“A ferocious expression of girlhood, of its seething potential, its most wild and secret places, from one of our greatest and most inimitably talented authors writing today. This is an urgent, important, and timely outing that must not be missed, and Nova Ren Suma’s particular brand of magic has earned a place alongside—and is perfect for fans of—the works of Shirley Jackson, Joyce Carol Oates, and Kelly Link.” 
—Courtney Summers, New York Times bestselling author of Sadie and The Project

Join us in celebrating Nova Ren Suma's newest release, Wake the Wild Creatures, Friday, May 9 at 7:00pm. She will be joined in conversation with Kate Pentecost author of That Dark Infinity and Elysium Girls. Nova Ren Suma is a New York Times bestselling author and two-time Edgar Award finalist of strange and sometimes eerie novels as well as a teacher of creative writing. Her new novel Wake the Wild Creatures is forthcoming from Little, Brown in May 2025.

Three years ago, Talia lived happily in the ruins of the Neves, a once-grand hotel in the wilds of the Catskill Mountains, with her mother Pola and their community of like-minded women. Some came to the Neves to escape cruel men, others to hide from the law, but all found safety and connection in their haven high above civilization, cloaked by a mysterious mist that kept intruders away. But as their numbers grew, complications followed, and everything came crashing down the night electric lights pierced the forest. Uniformed men arrested Pola, calling her a murderer and a fugitive, and Talia was taken away. 

Now sixteen, Talia has been forced to live with family she barely knows and fit into a world scarred by misogyny, capitalism, disconnection from nature . . . everything the women of the Neves stood against. She has one goal: to return to the Neves. But as Talia awaits a signal from her mother, questions arise. Who betrayed her community, and what is she avoiding about her own role in its collapse? Is it truly magic that keeps the hotel so hidden? And what does it mean to embrace being her mother’s daughter? With the help of an unexpected ally, Talia must find her way to answers, face a mother who’s often kept her at arm’s length, and try to reach the refuge she lost—if the mist hasn’t swallowed her path home.