Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Skylight Books, Los Angeles
 CLICK HERE TO RSVP _**RSVP is recommended but not required. Entry and seating are first-come, first-served. RSVPs do not guarantee entry to a full event.**_ **_Nowhere Burning_ is a harrowing tale of survival that places the dark fairy tale of _Peter Pan_ and the ruthless dangers of _Lord of the Flies_ into the unforgiving maw of the Colorado Rockies.** "Gripping and beautiful, haunting and virtuously crafted…you won’t be able to stop reading."—Virginia Feito, author of _Victorian Psycho_ **Secrets in the flames. Answers in the ashes.** Riley and her brother Oliver set off in the pitch-black night, fleeing their troubled home. They are heading for Nowhere—an abandoned ranch, once the playground of its former eccentric movie-star owner, now a haven for runaways. What awaits could be the freedom they crave. But this mysterious clan guards dark secrets, and the scorched grounds hold the ghosts of the past. Riley quickly realizes that while she and Oliver may have escaped the devil they knew, something darker lurks in the burnt shell of Nowhere. Something which asks a terrible price for sanctuary… **Catriona Ward** was born in Washington, DC, and grew up in the United States, Kenya, Madagascar, Yemen, and Morocco. She studied English at the University of Oxford and later earned her master’s degree in creative writing at the University of East Anglia. Ward is a three-time winner of the August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel: for _The Girl from Rawblood_, her debut; _Little Eve_; and _The Last House on Needless Street_. _Little Eve_ also won the Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novel. Ward is the international bestselling author of _The Last House on Needless Street_ and _Sundial._ **Olivie Blake** is the _New York Times_ bestselling author of speculative fiction for adults, including The Atlas Six trilogy, _Alone with You in the Ether_, _Masters of Death_, the short story collection _Januaries_, and her novel, _Girl Dinner_. With Little Chmura, she is the co-creator of the graphic series _Clara and the Devil_. As Alexene Farol Follmuth, she is also the author of the young adult novels _My Mechanical Romance_ and _Twelfth Knight_. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and son. **Liz Kerin** is an author, playwright, screenwriter, and graduate of the Rita and Burton Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. She is also the author of _The Phantom Forest_ (2019). She lives in Southern California. **Sarah Langan** is a Columbia MFA graduate and three-time recipient of the Bram Stoker Award, is the author of several novels including _A Better World_ and _Good Neighbors_. She’s got an MS in environmental health science, grew up on Long Island, and she currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughters. **Caroline Kepnes** is the author of _You_, _Hidden Bodies_, _Providence_, and numerous short stories. Her work has been translated into a multitude of languages and inspired a television series adaptation of _You_, currently on Netflix. Kepnes graduated from Brown University and previously worked as a pop culture journalist for _Entertainment Weekly_ and a TV writer for _7th Heaven_ and _The Secret Life of the American Teenager_. She grew up on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and now lives in Los Angeles. **Rachel Howzell Hall** is the _New York Times_ and _USA Today_ bestselling author of fourteen novels, including the bestselling romantasy _The Last One_, a Good Morning America Book Club selection, as well as _What Fire Brings, What Never Happened, We Lie Here_, and multiple award–nominated _And Now She’s Gone_ and _These Toxic Things_. Rachel is a two-time finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. She is a former member of the board of directors for Mystery Writers of America and was a featured writer on NPR’s acclaimed Crime in the City series and the National Endowment for the Arts weekly podcast.