Bloodbath Nation

An urgent investigation into an ever-timelier topic at the forefront of the national news cycle that asks: What kind of society do we want to live in?

A personal take on the trauma and effects of gun violence that offers a unique vulnerability and authenticity from one of America's strongest literary voices ? major media attention expected

In the five days following the Uvalde, TX shooting in May 2022, there were 19 more mass shootings

A unique blend of research, confession, and personal reflection in the vein of Citizen and White Rage

Auster's most recent book, Burning Boy: The Life and Work of Stephen Crane, won the Los Angeles Times book award for best biography in Spring 2022, and his previous book, 4 3 2 1, was shortlisted for the 2017 Booker Prize

Features over forty original photographs of abandoned sites of mass shootings, including Pulse nightclub (Orlando, FL), Century 16 movie theater (Aurora, CO), and the Tree of Life synagogue (Pittsburgh, PA) by Spencer Ostrander, whose work has been featured in Playboy, The San Francisco Chronicle, Them., Grey Magazine, and Dream Magazine