About this Event
Hayden Casey presents his new novel, A Harvest of Furies, a contemporary retelling of Aeschylus's Oresteia set in the American heartland, which takes an unflinching look at how foreign war scars the intimate landscape of home in every time and place. In conversation with Matt Bell.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Orrie and Emma's family has been cursed for centuries, and as the siblings approach adulthood, the curse is starting to rear its head once again. Their father, Aggie, returns from war a stranger. His arrival shatters the fragile semblance of normality the family has cultivated in his absence. One by one, sordid secrets claw their way to the surface, exposing the rot underneath. It's not long before the deaths begin—and the voices in the walls grow louder.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Hayden Casey is a writer and musician currently living in Phoenix, AZ. Born in Reno, NV, he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Washington and an MFA in Fiction from Arizona State University. His short story collection, Show Me Where the Hurt Is, is now available from Split/Lip Press. His debut novel, A Harvest of Furies, is forthcoming from Lanternfish Press in fall 2025. His short-form work has appeared or is forthcoming in Witness, West Branch, and Bat City Review, among others, and his long-form work has been shortlisted for the Dzanc Books Prize for Fiction and longlisted for the Palette Chapbook Prize for poetry. He teaches writing at Arizona State University, where he was the 2024 recipient of the College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Instructor Award.
ABOUT THE MODERATOR
Matt Bell is he author most recently of the novel Appleseed (a New York Times Notable Book) and the craft book Refuse to Be Done, a guide to novel writing, rewriting, and revision. He is also the author of the novels Scrapper and In the House upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods, as well as the short story collection A Tree or a Person or a Wall, a non-fiction book about the classic video game Baldur's Gate II, and several other titles. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Esquire, Tin House, Fairy Tale Review, American Short Fiction, Orion, and many other publications. A native of Michigan, he teaches creative writing at Arizona State University (ASU).
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Changing Hands Bookstore, 300 West Camelback Road, Phoenix, United States
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