Happy Halloween from City of Asylum Bookstore!

Throw on your costumes and grab your candy bags, City of Asylum has plenty of treats to share with you this Halloween. From works in translation to spooky classics to stories for readers of any age, there are no tricks in sight—just good reads. 

Translated Thrills

Speaking in tongues? Try these thrilling works in translation, with haunts brought to English-speaking readers from the original Spanish, Japanese, Polish, and more!

Haunting Classics

Get back to your hallowed roots with the monsters that started it all! From crumbling manors to cursed souls, step into the shadows of the ghosts that built the genre.

Stories for Small Spirits

These spooky selections were chosen for anyone who prefers a little scare, perfect to celebrate magic and mischief with readers young and young-at-heart.

Coming Up at City of Asylum: Anouar Rahmani's

"The End of The Third World"

Sunday, November 2 @ 3:30 PM

Our new Writer-in-Residence series continues with an exciting preview of Anouar Rahmani’s forthcoming new novel, The End of the Third World—a project seven years in the making. 

The novel is set in an apocalyptic world where an insidious illness has spread rapidly. This program serves as a sneak preview of a world ravaged by disease and hate, offering exclusive insight into Anouar’s years-long journey in creating this work. 

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