# Event Details - **Event Name**: A Book Launch for Gwendolyn Kiste - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 15 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 15 Sep, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Gwendolyn Kiste joins us to celebrate the release of her new book, In These Gilded, Ghostly Hearts, in conversation with Kit Frick!About this EventWe are thrilled to welcome back Gwendolyn Kiste to celebrate the release of her next book, In These Gilded, Ghostly Hearts! She will be joined in conversation by Kit Frick. Following the discussion, there will be time for Q&A with the audience and book signing.Want to pre-order your copy of the book? You can do so .Not able to make it but still want a signed book? Pre-order and note in the memo field how you would like it signed and personalized. You can then pick-up the book at either store at a later date or have it shipped for a flat rate.About the book:Stoker winner Gwendolyn Kiste holds up a dark, queer mirror to The Great Gatsby in IN THESE GILDED, GHOSTLY HEARTS, a haunting exploration of the obsession and control at the edges of an American classic.In 1955, Daisy Buchanan is found dead in an abandoned West Egg mansion, but her daughter Mel knows she's really been gone for years. No one knows whether Daisy was murdered, or if it was a simpler, slower death: her yearslong spiral of alcohol, abuse, and helplessness. But when Mel enters the estate, she finds Daisy's ghost, somehow frozen at twenty-three, and a charming, bleeding phantom that used to be Jay Gatsby.To free her mother, Mel must carve a path through family secrets and decaying revelers: deep into Gatsby's starving house as it gorges itself on unfulfilled love and grows stronger every night.About the author:Gwendolyn Kiste is the four-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Rust Maidens, Reluctant Immortals, Boneset & Feathers, Pretty Marys All in a Row, and The Haunting of Velkwood. Her short fiction and nonfiction have appeared in outlets including Lit Hub, Nightmare, Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, CrimeReads, Titan Books, The Lineup, and The Dark. She's a Lambda Literary Award winner, and her fiction has also received the This Is Horror Award for Novel of the Year as well as nominations for the Shirley Jackson, Premios Kelvin, Ignotus, and Dragon Awards. Originally from Ohio, she now resides on an abandoned horse farm outside of Pittsburgh with her husband, their excitable calico cat, and not nearly enough ghosts. Find her online at gwendolynkiste.comAbout the conversation partner:Kit Frick is a MacDowell Fellow and an International Thriller Writers Award finalist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She studied creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College and received her MFA from Syracuse University. She is the author of the adult suspense novels The Split and Friends and Liars, the young adult thrillers Before We Were Sorry (originally published as See All the Stars), All Eyes on Us, I Killed Zoe Spanos, Very Bad People, and The Reunion, and the poetry collection A Small Rising Up in the Lungs. Her books have been optioned for film and television and translated into nine languages. Her first book written under a pseudonym, M**der on the Upper East Side, will be released on September 8th. Kit loves a good mystery but has only ever killed her characters. Honest. Visit Kit online at KitFrick.com and on Instagram @KitFrick. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/pittsburgh/a-book-launch-for-gwendolyn-kiste/100001993756866458 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, entertainment, science-fair - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour - Location: Riverstone - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Pittsburgh - **state**: PA - **country**: United States - **location**: Riverstone - **lat**: 40.56868 - **long**: -80.02264919999999 - **full address**: Riverstone, 8850 Covenant Ave, Pittsburgh, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: A Book Launch for Gwendolyn Kiste - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/9e3b3c5425613c46f9c7a70779ccbb19bbc62b1c2f1bb606dc9319e2a0f1d2ae-rimg-w1200-h600-dce9c3a3-gmir.jpg?v=1784462640 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is A Book Launch for Gwendolyn Kiste being held? - **A:** A Book Launch for Gwendolyn Kiste takes place on Tue, 15 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Tue, 15 Sep, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Riverstone, 8850 Covenant Ave, Pittsburgh, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing A Book Launch for Gwendolyn Kiste? - **A:** A Book Launch for Gwendolyn Kiste is organized by Riverstone Books. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** A Book Launch for Gwendolyn Kiste is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Pittsburgh, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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