Michael J. Seidlinger + Geoff Rickly: The Body Harvest

Join us for an in-person event with horror author Michael J. Seidlinger for a discussion of his new book The Body Harvest. Joining Michael in conversation is Geoff Rickly, author and lead singer-songwriter of the band Thursday. This event will be hosted in the Strand Book Store's 3rd floor Rare Book Room at 828 Broadway on 12th Street.

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J.G. Ballard’s Crash meets Albert Camus’s The Plague in a transgressive horror novel for the TikTok generation.

Will is a fraud. Olivia is a wreck. They meet at a grief share group and quickly bond over their brokenness. They also have a peculiar hobby; they seek out sickness. Will hunts for the latest strain of flu. Olivia doesn’t feel comfortable in her body if she isn’t suffering from a fever. They become virus chasers, finding confidence in their ability to conquer every affliction they come across.

They soon discover an online community of chasers called The Source and realize that their hobby isn’t all that odd when seen from the right distance. And then the mysterious Zaff literally walks into their life, claiming that he has the goods, knows where the latest outbreak will drop. Intrigued, Will and Olivia decide to take their hobby to the point of obsession, believing that if they can conquer the newest strain, nobody can hurt them.

Michael J. Seidlinger is the Filipino American author of The Body Harvest, Anybody Home?, Tekken 5 (Boss Fight Books) and other books. He has written for, among others, Wired, Buzzfeed, Polygon, The Believer, and Publishers Weekly. He teaches at Portland State University and has led workshops at Catapult, Kettle Pond Writer's Conference, and Sarah Lawrence.

Geoff Rickly is an American musician and author best known as the lead singer and songwriter of the band Thursday. His debut novel, Someone Who Isn't Me, was released in 2023.

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