Curious Iguana Presents: Local Author Hailey Piper in Conversation with Jessica McHugh

Calling all Stephen King fans! On Tuesday, August 19 from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm, we are excited to welcome local author Hailey Piper to talk about her contribution to the new anthology The End of The World as We Know It inspired by King’s book The Stand. Hailey will be discussing her work with fellow author Jessica McHugh, then she will answer questions and sign books. Copies of The End of The World as We Know It will be available for purchase at the event. 

This event will be hosted in partnership with Curious Iguana. This event is free and open to the public. For accessibility requests, email info@curiousiguana.com at least two (2) weeks prior to the event.

About the book: An original short story anthology based on master storyteller Stephen King’s #1 New York Times bestselling classic The Stand!

Since its initial publication in 1978, The Stand has been considered Stephen King’s seminal masterpiece of apocalyptic fiction, with millions of copies sold and adapted twice for television. Although there are other extraordinary works exploring the unraveling of human society, none have been as influential as this iconic novel—generations of writers have been impacted by its dark yet ultimately hopeful vision of the end and new beginning of civilization, and its stunning array of characters.

Now for the first time, Stephen King has fully authorized a return to the harrowing world of The Stand through this original short story anthology as presented by award-winning authors and editors Christopher Golden and Brian Keene. Bringing together some of today’s greatest and most visionary writers, The End of the World As We Know It features unforgettable, all-new stories set during and after (and some perhaps long after) the events of The Stand—brilliant, terrifying, and painfully human tales that will resonate with readers everywhere as an essential companion to the classic, bestselling novel.

About the author: Hailey Piper is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Queen of Teeth, A Game in Yellow, All the Hearts You Eat, and other books of dark fiction. She's also the author of over 100 short stories appearing in Weird Tales, The End of the World As We Know It, and elsewhere, with non-fiction appearing in Writer's Digest, Library Journal, and more. She lives with her wife in Maryland and can be found at www.haileypiper.com. 

About the moderator: Jessica McHugh is a 3x Bram Stoker Award-nominated poet, a multi-genre novelist, & an internationally-produced playwright who spends her days surrounded by artistic inspiration at a Maryland tattoo shop. She’s had thirty-one books published in sixteen years, including her Elgin Award-nominated blackout poetry collection, “The Quiet Ways I Destroy You,” her sci-fi bizarro romp, “The Green Kangaroos,” and her cross-generational horror series, “The Gardening Guidebooks Trilogy.” Explore the growing worlds of Jessica McHugh at www.McHughniverse.com.