Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Skylight Books, Los Angeles
The Descent meets Annihilation in What Feeds Below, a deliciously creepy YA horror fantasy that asks: Who do you become in the face of absolute darkness, and what would you do to survive? The darkness isn't empty. It's hungry. At the edge of the City of the Void, a massive chasm extends miles into the earth, its treacherous terrain overrun with vicious monsters and carnivorous plants. For orphaned best friends Petra and Jade, guiding treasure-seeking tourists down into the Void is the only way to earn enough to pull themselves up out of the slums for good. Petra prefers to play it safe and take jobs only in the Void's upper levels, where the dangers are better understood, while Jade wants to risk a descent to the deepest and most mysterious Sixth Layer. Because the deeper they go, the better the payout, and the sooner their dreams can become reality. Their friendship is Petra's whole world, and Jade's approval means everything—so Petra agrees to do it Jade's way. When their job goes wrong and Jade is lost in the Void, Petra must plunge deeper than she's ever dared to save her friend. But she doesn't know the truth of the Void . . . or what really waits for her in its depths. Tatiana Schlote-Bonne is the author of the horror novels Such Lovely Skin, The Mean Ones, and What Feeds Below. She has an MFA from The Nonfiction Writing Program at the University of Iowa. When she’s not writing, she’s either gaming, lifting weights, or teaching people how to lift weights. She is of Japanese, Mexican, and European descent, and lives in Iowa. Find her on IG @thebuffwriter Carlyn Greenwald writes romantic and thrilling page-turners for teens and adults. Her books have been featured on Forbes, The Boston Globe, Goodreads, IMDb, Autostraddle, Horror Fuel, and others. A film school graduate and former Hollywood lackey, she now works in publishing. She resides in Los Angeles, mourning ArcLight Cinemas and soaking in the sun with her dogs. You can find her online at @carlyn_gee on Instagram. Justine Pucella Winans (they/she) is a critically acclaimed and award winning author of queer fiction. They have written a variety of funny and/or scary books across age ranges, receiving accolades such as a Stonewall Honor, Indies Introduce, Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selections, and multiple starred reviews. When not writing, she can be found taking too many photos of her cats, training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, actively avoiding real life scary situations, and working their true goal of becoming a Pokémon trainer. Keala Kendall (kay-ah-luh; she/her) is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of How Far I’ll Go and Nobody Gets Left Behind in Disney's A Twisted Tales series, and the Reese Witherspoon May Sunnie Reads Pick, That Which Feeds Us: A Hawaiian Gothic. Hapa Native Hawaiian, she is a cofounder of Pacific Islanders in Publishing and a past organizer of the Books for Maui charity auction. Born in Honolulu, raised on Molokaʻi, she now lives as part of the Native Hawaiian diaspora in Los Angeles. Liz Kerin is the author of the NIGHT’S EDGE duology and dark fantasy adventure THE PHANTOM FOREST. Most recently, Liz signed a two book deal with Sourcebooks for her forthcoming horror novel HOW TO DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY, which will be out in February 2027. In addition to her work in literary fiction, Liz is also a screenwriter and award-winning playwright. She is a graduate of the Department of Dramatic Writing at NYU Tisch and has numerous film/TV projects in development, including adaptations of her own novels. She lives in Southern California where you can find her working in her garden or hiking in the hills with her Corgi, Clementine.