Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 7:30 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.**_ **The acclaimed author of the “disorienting, creepy, paranoia-inducing” (Paul Tremblay, author of _The Cabin at the End of the World_) _A History of Fear_ returns with a spine-tingling new thriller about a weight loss treatment with potentially murderous side effects.** Retail worker Emmett Truesdale has never fit the Southern California mold of six-pack, suntanned masculinity. Over three hundred pounds, he carries the weight of his childhood trauma and millennial ennui around his waist and in his soul. After trying every diet under the sun, he remains stuck—in his dead-end job, in love, and in his body. Desperate for help, he enrolls in a clinical trial for a new weight loss product called Obexity. The treatment is as horrifying as the results are miraculous and as Emmett sheds pounds at superhuman speed, every part of his life improves overnight. Unfortunately, Obexity comes with some killer side effects, including lost stretches of time and overwhelming cravings. Worse, people who were cruel to him have started disappearing and when the police warn of a cannibalistic killer on the loose, he fears that Obexity is turning him into a monster. But how can he give it up now that people are finally starting to treat him like he’s human? Nerve-racking, sinister, and at times surreal, _Nothing Tastes as Good_ is an unputdownable thriller that combines _The Substance_ with the best of Stephen King and keeps you guessing until the final page. **Luke Dumas** is the _USA TODAY_ bestselling author of _The Paleontologist_ and _A History of Fear_. He is the winner of the 2024 ITW Thriller Award for Best Paperback Original, and his work has been optioned for film and TV. He received his master’s degree in creative writing from the University of Edinburgh and has worked in nonprofit philanthropy for more than a decade. Luke was born and raised in San Diego, California, where he works for a biomedical research institute. **Philip Fracassi** is the USA Today bestselling, Bram Stoker and British Fantasy Award nominated author of eight novels, including Sarafina, The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre, Gothic, Boys in the Valley, The Third Rule of Time Travel, and A Child Alone with Strangers. His award-winning story collections include Behold the Void, Beneath a Pale Sky, and No One is Safe! His work has been published in numerous languages, and his short fiction has been featured in dozens of magazines and anthologies, including Best Horror of the Year, Nightmare Magazine, Southwest Review, and Interzone.