Suspense & Humor
Featured writers: Nicolas DiDomizio, Stephen Fishbach, Tiffany Hanssen, and Erica Floyd
How do humor and suspense intersect to create compelling novels? These three funny masters of mystery discuss their latest works: Escape! by Stephen Fishbach, A Murder Most Camp by Nicolas DiDomizio, and My Name Was Gerry Sass by Tiffany Hanssen. Moderated by writer and editor Erica Floyd.
Book signing times (all signings take place in the First Floor Lobby of the library)
🖊️Nicolas DiDomizio: 4:00 – 4:20
🖊️Stephen Fishbach: 4:00 – 4:20
🖊️Tiffany Hanssen: 4:00 – 4:20
About the writers:
NICOLAS DiDOMIZIO holds a bachelor’s degree from Western Connecticut State University and a master’s degree from NYU. His debut novel, Burn It All Down, was published in 2021 and praised as “unforgettable” by James Patterson. He lives in upstate New York with his partner Graig and their shmooshy bulldog Rocco. The Gay Best Friend is his second novel.
STEPHEN FISHBACH is a bestselling novelist and Pushcart Prize-winning short story writer, though he’s probably best known for losing Survivor twice. Through his corporate work, Stephen has tried to use media superpowers for positive social change. At MTV and Logo TV, he worked on campaigns that used those channels’ broad reach to raise awareness about discrimination, marriage equality, and school violence. He also has worked as a speechwriter, and once wrote nine speeches about world peace that Stevie Wonder delivered during a concert at the United Nations. Stephen lives with his wife and two daughters in Washington, DC.
ERICA FLOYD is the founder and owner of Lake Literary Center, a literary arts hub in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, offering writing workshops, author readings, literary events, books clubs, and open mics. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Antioch University Los Angeles and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A former magazine editor-in-chief and marketing director, her writing appears in Electric Literature, The Rumpus, Lunch Ticket, BusinessWeek, and nonfiction books. Floyd is currently writing a second novel, essays, and translations. She lives in rural Wisconsin, where she co-owns her family’s certified organic mushroom farm.
TIFFANY HANSSEN is an on-air host at public radio station WNYC in New York City. During her decades-long career in broadcasting, she has produced award-winning national programs and worked at stations from Las Vegas to Washington D.C. She is also a screenwriter and mom to two boys. And although she was born in Iowa and spent many years in Minnesota, she currently lives in Manhattan.
Escape!
by Stephen Fishbach
A propulsive debut novel following a has-been reality TV star and a disgraced producer who get one last shot at redemption on a show set on a remote island, only to discover that the plot twists are beyond what they ever imagined.
A Murder Most Camp
by Nicolas DiDomizio
The Guncle meets Every Time I Go On Vacation Someone Dies in this fun, twisty mystery following a spoiled nepo baby forced to work at a struggling summer camp who stumbles into a real-life murder mystery he has no choice but to solve.
My Name Was Gerry Sass
by Tiffany Hanssen
The Sopranos meets Six Feet Under in My Name Was Gerry Sass, a thrilling debut crime novel about the killing of a hitman-for-hire, his daughter who wants revenge, and a priest who accidentally witnessed everything.