Join us for the launch of three new books from SHABBY DOLL HOUSE: Hotliners by Jeni Pirtle, Turn to the Stars by Susana Sevilla Aho, and New Dark:Stories by Matthew Bookin.

Readings will be by Jeni Pirtle, Oscar D’Artois, Jonathan Aprea, Matthew Bookin, Michelle Lyn King, & Susana Sevilla Aho. Hosted by Lucy K Shaw & Kristen Felicetti.

Jeni Pirtle is a writer in Austin, Texas. She has worked in the non-profit sector since 2004, spanning roles in education, victim services, mental health, grief support, and health equity. Hotliners is her debut novel.

Susana Sevilla Aho is a writer and poet whose work spans poetry, memoir, video essay, and screenwriting. She grew up in Connecticut and has lived in Buenos Aires and various cities across the United States. She currently resides in Brooklyn, NY. Turn to the Stars is her first book.

Matthew Bookin is the author of Honest Days (Dostoyevsky Wannabe, 2018) and New Dark (Shabby Doll House, 2026). He was a co-founding editor of Peach Mag and served as their prose editor from 2016 to 2019. His work has appeared in Zona Motel, XRAY Literary Magazine, The Bohemyth, Ghost City Press, Quarter, Metazen, and The Elm Leaves Journal. He lives in Buffalo, NY.