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NYT bestselling author: INCARNATE coming 9/22

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Incarnate 💻👄
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@almakatsu

Look up the meaning of Incarnate and then read this because wow it just fits so well and it is brilliant.

A modern reimaginining of The picture of Dorian Gray 🖼️
Tech horror 💻
Couldn’t put it down - it is addictive!

Thank you @titanbooks for the proof copy - I loved it! 🥰

Book Blurb 👇

Beauty doesn’t fade. It feeds.

Dorothy Wagner has spent her whole life wanting nothing more than to be seen. But after failing to make her mark (any mark, really) as an influencer, she takes a job at a company focused on cutting-edge deepfake technology. And there, in secret, she creates her salvation.

Isabella: an impossibly gorgeous girl who takes social media by storm. Dorothy’s code is brilliant, and Isabella seems real, so real that she garners millions of followers. Brands beg to partner with her. Everyone wants to meet her IRL. The adoration—and the cash—flows in. Dorothy is finally happy. She’s getting all the attention she ever wanted—isn’t she?

Then the cracks begin to show. Dorothy can barely stay ahead of the partnership requests, and love letters and the rabid fans filling her DMs trying to track Isabella down. All this time working in secret with all this pressure is getting to Dorothy—she can’t tell where she ends, and her creation begins. And when someone gets a little too close to her secret, a violent confrontation sends Dorothy on the run, forcing her to confront what she’s willing to sacrifice to keep her secrets.

#incarnate #almakatsu #horrorbooks #horror #techhorror by @almakatsu

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Love, love, love this review by @doctorofpopculture for INCARNATE. “The danger is not within the platforms… but it is the sheer gaping inequality of who gets to decide who has the power over these spaces and how that power creates not only inequality access but but unequal impact on people who are not all privileged to run away when it gets tough.”
@putnambooks @titanbooks @inkwellmgmt #incarnate #almakatsu by @almakatsu

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Fun visit to @queentakesbook in Columbia MD! This is my old stomping ground. A lovely store with a great selection and an active book community. Here with Katie, the owner. There are a few signed copies of INCARNATE, people. Last picture is my haul—will be giving away that super cute tote SOON.
#incarnate #almakatsu by @almakatsu

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Join us for another thrilling evening with author Alma Katsu at C. Burr Artz Public Library on Wednesday, October 14 from 6 pm-7 pm. Drawing on her background as a former tech futurist for the intelligence community, Alma will be presenting about her latest fiction novel, Incarnate to discuss the dangers of technology, deep fakes, and the wide-spread impact of social media on our society today. Following her presentation, Alma will answer questions and sign books. Copies of Incarnate will be available for purchase at the event.

Location: C. Burr Artz Public Library, 110 E. Patrick Street, Frederick, MD 21701

This event is free and open to the public. We are proud to partner with Frederick County Public Libraries for this event.

About the book: From beloved horror maven Alma Katsu comes a terrifying reimagining of The Picture of Dorian Gray for the internet age. Beauty doesn’t fade. It feeds. Dorothy Wagner has spent her whole life wanting nothing more than to be seen. But after failing to make her mark as an influencer, she takes a job working for a brilliant coder whose company is focused on cutting-edge deepfake technology. And there, in secret, is where she creates her salvation.

Isabella. An impossibly gorgeous girl who takes social media by storm. Dorothy’s artistry is brilliant, and Isabella seems so real that she garners millions of followers. But everybody knows overnight success doesn’t just happen. And when someone gets a little too close to the truth, a violent confrontation sends Dorothy on the run, forcing her to confront what she’s willing to sacrifice to keep her secrets.

A modern reimagining of a classic tale, Alma Katsu’s Incarnate is an illuminating, haunting tale of algorithmic worship and beauty that can kill.

Learn more about award-winning author Alma Katsu by visiting our website and reading her bio!

#horrorbook #authorevent #frederickmd #bookstore #downtownfrederick by @almakatsu

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INCARNATE is out today in the UK! My story about the evil lurking in your cell phone has clawed its way to the surface! DORIAN GRAY for the internet age. Thanks to the team at @titanbooks for Malthus possible
#incarnate #almakatsu by @almakatsu

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4 days ago

If you loved “Incarnate” like I did, don’t worry… there’s more.

Not only did Alma Katsu share insightful details behind the books inspiration, but she also gave ‘On The Same Page’ an exclusive chapter that she had to cut from her novel in the end.

So, if you are looking for some fun bonus content to suck you back into Katsu’s unique world, check out her cut chapter here!

Read the full bonus chapter at the link in bio!

#Incarnate #AlmaKatsu #Horror #Exclusive #Fiction by @almakatsu

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5 days ago

In this special bonus episode, we talk with bestselling horror writer Alma Katsu all about about horror and its contemporary manifestations in fiction and real life.

Frankenstein and The Picture of Dorian Gray, are major influences on Alma’s new novel Incarnate. It's pretty weird that long before the advent of today’s technology, fears of deep fakes and artificial humans were already keeping novelists up at night. Why our some of our most iconic literary myths about tech that was only imaginary when these classics were first written? And how can Mary Shelley and Oscar Wilde’s visions — especially as they're transformed by Katsu’s brilliant modern horror — help us navigate A.I. with deeper understanding?

Learn more by tuning into this bonus episode now, wherever you get your podcasts!
@almakatsu by @almakatsu

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5 days ago

We might want the easy option, but hard work might just be the whole point.

This week, we talk with bestselling horror writer Alma Katsu all about her new novel Incarnate, as well as horror and its contemporary manifestations in fiction and real life.

🎧 Listen now, wherever you listen to podcasts!

@almakatsu by @almakatsu

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6 days ago

What do you get when you cross an NSA and CIA analyst with a bestselling horror writer? You get Alma Katsu, who talks to Sophie and Jonty about publishing her new novel Incarnate at the exact moment when the threats and unregulated dangers of AI become horrifyingly real.

Out now, wherever you listen to podcasts!

@almakatsu by @almakatsu

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I’m on On the Same Page, book podcast of The Daily Beast, talking about how social media has morphed into something dangerous by @almakatsu

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7 days ago

One more time…. What a fantastic event in Springfield MO last night! Thanks to everyone at the library for the stupendous time, especially @konradmstump who really is the host with the most @putnambooks @inkwellmgmt #incarnate by @almakatsu

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8 days ago

Hey! I’m a horror starter pack over at @goodreads ! It’s an honor to be featured along with so many writer friends. Check it out and go scare yourself

@putnambooks @titanbooks @inkwellmgmt by @almakatsu

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