Writers at the Wrecking Bar Presents S. A. Cosby in conversation with Thomas Mullen - All the Sinners Bleed

Writers at the Wrecking Bar Presents S. A. Cosby in conversation with Thomas Mullen - All the Sinners Bleed

Thursday, Jun 22, 2023 7:00 PM

Location:
The Marianna Room at the Wrecking Bar Brewpub
292 Moreland Avenue
Atlanta, Georgia 30307

The new novel from New York Times bestselling and Los Angeles Times Book Prize-winning author S. A. Cosby, "one of the most muscular, distinctive, grab-you-by-both-ears voices in American crime fiction.” —Washington Post.

At the June edition of Writers at the Wrecking Bar, A Cappella Books is delighted to welcome award-winning author S. A. Cosby to celebrate the release of his highly-anticipated new novel, "All the Sinners Bleed." Cosby will appear in conversation with Atlanta's own Thomas Mullen, acclaimed author of "Darktown" and "Blind Spots."

Held upstairs in the Marianna Room of the Wrecking Bar Brewpub, Writers at the Wrecking Bar hosts a cash bar with signature cocktails inspired by the books, starting at 7 p.m. The author conversation and book signing follow at 7:30 p.m. Select events will feature performances by notable local musicians.

This event is free and open to the public. Seating is general admission. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the venue.

Customers who pre-purchase a a signed copy of the book via the link below will automatically be added to our reserved seating list. Please choose "in-store pick-up" at checkout to receive your book at the event.

About the Book

After years of working as an FBI agent, Titus Crown returns home to Charon County, land of moonshine and cornbread, fist fights and honeysuckle. Seeing his hometown struggling with a bigoted police force inspires him to run for sheriff. He wins, and becomes the first Black sheriff in the history of the county.

Then a year to the day after his election, a young Black man is fatally shot by Titus’s deputies.

Titus pledges to follow the truth wherever it leads. But no one expected he would unearth a serial killer who has been hiding in plain sight, haunting the dirt lanes and woodland clearings of Charon.

Now, Titus must pull off the impossible: stay true to his instincts, prevent outright panic, and investigate a shocking crime in a small town where everyone knows everyone yet secrets flourish. All while also breaking up backroads bar fights and being forced to protect racist Confederate pride marchers.

For a Black man wearing a police uniform in the American South, that’s no easy feat. But Charon is Titus’s home and his heart, and he won’t let the darkness overtake it. Even as it threatens to consume him...

About the Author

S. A. Cosby is an Anthony Award-winning writer from Southeastern Virginia. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller "Razorblade Tears" and "Blacktop Wasteland," which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, was a New York Times Notable Book, and was named a best book of the year by NPR, The Guardian, and Library Journal, among others. When not writing, he is an avid hiker and chess player.

About Writers at the Wrecking Bar

A Cappella Books presents Writers at the Wrecking Bar, a series of live author interview events showcasing some of the country's freshest voices in literary and contemporary fiction, held at our neighborhood brewpub. Each program includes writers in conversation with an arbiter of Atlanta's book scene, giving the audience a chance to experience and participate in the Q&A, and get a signed copy of the book.