Jon Bassoff Author Event - THE MEMORY WARD

Calling all horror and thriller readers, join us in celebrating the release of author Jon Bassoff's newest psychological thriller novel, THE MEMORY WARD. Jon will be in conversation with Gabino Iglesias, author of HOUSE OF BONE AND RAIN.

Each ticket to this event will come with a paperback copy of THE MEMORY WARD.

About the book: From critically acclaimed author Jon Bassoff, The Memory Ward is a haunting, Russian Doll of a novel about one man’s attempt to discover what’s real and what isn’t …

They say it’s always beautiful in Bethlam, Nevada. No place you’d rather live. The people are friendly, if a little nosy, and there’s no crime to speak of. Life is pretty perfect. But postal worker Hank Davies has started to suspect something is off in this idyllic little town. And he’s certain of that when he realizes the letters he’s been delivering are just blank pages. Hank isn’t the only one who’s noticed the oddities in Bethlam. One such person knocks on his window in the middle of the night, urging him to investigate his bedroom wall. When Hank pulls back the wallpaper, he discovers dozens of sheets of paper, full of a story that is either complete madness or unbelievable truth. As he begins looking beyond the veneer of his smiling neighbors and their white picket fences, Hank is drawn further and further into a disturbing new reality …

Told in Bassoff’s lyrical and evocative style, The Memory Ward is a disquieting page-turner that examines the nature of identity, trauma, and what it means to be human.

"The Memory Ward starts with a fast one-two combo of unease and quiet suburban terror and only gets better from there. If The Stepford Wives and The Truman Show had a creepy, punk rock baby, it would be The Memory Ward. Read it. Visit Bethlam. And don’t worry if your memories feel a little funny…” —Gabino Iglesias, author of House of Bones and Rain

About the author: Jon Bassoff is the author of ten novels. His mountain-gothic novel Corrosion has been translated into French and German and was nominated for the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere, France’s biggest crime fiction award. His novel, The Disassembled Man, was recently adapted for the big screen and is currently being cast. He also wrote the screenplay for “Bizarre Love Triangle,” which was named semi-finalist at the New York Cinematography Awards and a finalist at the Seattle Film Festival for best short film.
For his day job, Bassoff teaches high school English in Longmont, CO. He is a connoisseur of tequila, hot sauces, psychobilly music, and flea-bag motels.

About the moderator: Gabino Iglesias is the author of the Shirley Jackson and Bram Stoker award-winning novel, The Devil Takes You Home, as well as author of the critically acclaimed and award-winning novels Zero Saints and Coyote Songs. He is a writer, journalist, professor, and literary critic living in Austin, Texas. He is the horror columnist for the New York Times Book Review.