Join author Kirsten Imani Kasai in celebrating the release of her newest novel, The House of Erzulie, at Tiger!Tiger! in North Park. Enjoy delicious food, craft beer, and wine during the live performances by the author and two, special guest readers. Stay afterward for a Q&A, book sales, and signings. Free event.

THE HOUSE OF ERZULIE tells the eerily intertwined stories of an ill-fated young couple in the 1850s and the troubled historian who discovers their writings in the present day. Imbued with a sense of the uncanny and the surreal, The House of Erzulie also alludes to the very real horrors of slavery as it draws on the long tradition of the African-American Gothic novel.
Release date: 2/21/2018, Shade Mountain Press. $24.95

*One of Bitch Media’s 25 Fiction Books You Must Read in 2018*
*46 Books by Women of Color to Read in 2018 (Electric Literature)*

Praise for The House of Erzulie
“Blurs the edges between dream and reality, madness and magic, beauty and brutality, darkness and desire, with an unflinching eye and lush, deeply visceral language.”
— Gayle Brandeis, author of The Art of Misdiagnosis and The Selfless Bliss of the Body

“The House of Erzulie is both a delight and a real heartache to read.”—Black Girl Nerds

“A poetic exploration of the mysteries of love and desire. Intriguing and compelling at every turn.”— Maisha Wester, author of African American Gothic: Screams from Shadowed Places

“Reminds me of novels such as Octavia Butler’s Kindred (1979), Toni Morrison’s Beloved (1987)…” M. Teutsch PhD, Auburn University

“Kasai weaves her word magic from the first page to the final page. You will enter this world and emerge changed.” — Alma Luz Villanueva, author of Song of the Golden Scorpion

“Compelling and grim … a propulsive read, full of commentary on ethnic identity, mental illness, and power.”—Booklist