CJ LEEDE in conversation with SARAH GAILEY at Books Inc. Opera Plaza

Mon Jun 15 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm UTC-07:00

Books Inc. Opera Plaza | San Francisco

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CJ LEEDE in conversation with SARAH GAILEY at Books Inc. Opera Plaza
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Join bestselling horror author CJ Leede at Books Inc. Opera Plaza, for a thrilling celebration of her new book Headlights!
About this Event

Headlights is perfect for fans of The Shining and Longlegs, and follows a pulse-pounding hunt across the frozen Colorado wilderness, between a soon-to-be retired FBI agent and the serial killer who keeps digging up his past...

CJ will be in conversation with fellow author Sarah Gailey!

This is a ticketed event with a copy of Headlights bundled with your admission ticket. Tickets are available for one book and one to two seats for $31.49 (+ fees).


About the book:

Special Agent Daniel Stansfield is ready for a change. Burnt out and defeated by the job, it’s his last day with the FBI. But before he can turn in his badge, he’s summoned back to Denver, the city he ran from four years ago, with a chilling message: it's happening again.
Seemingly innocent people are waking up on the side of the highway, with no memory of how they got there, wearing the skin of victims they've allegedly never met. And they each share one haunting detail: a strand of a stranger’s hair is tied around their tongue.
Now Daniel is pulled back into the gruesome cycle, and every clue leads him deeper into the shadows of his own past. He will have to confront the ghosts of his traumatic childhood and face what’s been hunting him all along— before he and the people he loves become the next victims.


About the author:

CJ LEEDE is a horror writer, hiker, and Trekkie. She is the author of Maeve Fly and American Rapture. Her debut novel Maeve Fly won the Golden Poppy Octavia E. Butler Award and Splatterpunk Award, and earned a Bram Stoker Award nomination. When she is not driving around the country, CJ can be found in LA with her boyfriend and rescue dogs.

About the conversation partner:

Hugo Award-winning and bestselling author SARAH GAILEY is the author of the novels The Echo Wife and Magic for Liars. Their nonfiction has been published by Mashable and The Boston Globe, and they won a Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer. Their fiction credits also include Vice and The Atlantic. Their debut novella, River of Teeth, was a 2018 finalist for both the Hugo and Nebula Awards.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Books Inc. Opera Plaza, 601 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, United States

Tickets

USD 35.06

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