Bloodbath Nation

- An urgent investigation into an ever-timelier topic at theforefront of the national news cycle that asks: What kind of society do we wantto live in?

- A personal take on the trauma and effects of gun violencethat offers a unique vulnerability and authenticity from one of America'sstrongest literary voices ? major media attention expected

- In the five days following the Uvalde, TX shooting in May2022, there were 19 more mass shootings

- A unique blend of research, confession, and personalreflection in the vein of Citizen and White Rage

- Auster's most recent book, Burning Boy: The Life andWork of Stephen Crane, won the Los Angeles Times book award for bestbiography in Spring 2022, and his previous book, 4 3 2 1, wasshortlisted for the 2017 Booker Prize

- Features over forty original photographs of abandonedsites of mass shootings, including Pulse nightclub (Orlando, FL), Century 16 movietheater (Aurora, CO), and the Tree of Life synagogue (Pittsburgh, PA) bySpencer Ostrander, whose work has been featured in Playboy, The SanFrancisco Chronicle, Them., Grey Magazine, and Dream Magazine