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Children of the Wolf

“Beautifully crafted . . . heart-stopping . . . [Geni’s] novel takes pop culture’s fascination with hit men and serial killers to a disturbing new level.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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Upcoming Events

Printers Row Panel

Printers Row Lit Festival

September 12

2:00-3:00 PM

"Legacies of Violence" featuring Abby Geni, Children of the Wolf and Angie Elita Newell, All I See is Violence, in conversation with Giano Cromley.

Book Launch

Women & Children First

September 16

7:00-8:30 PM

Come celebrate Abby Geni's new novel Children of the Wolf. Abby will be joined in conversation with Frances de Pontes Peebles.

Reading & Chat

Book Stall

September 17

6:30-7:30 PM

The Book Stall welcomes award-winning author Abby Geni to the store for a discussion featuring her new book, Children of the Wolf, in partnership with OCWW and Kelly Q Anderson.

Author Bio

Abby Geni is a novelist and short story writer. Children of the Wolf, her most recent novel, is forthcoming in September of 2026. She is the author of The Body Farm, longlisted for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize and the Story Prize; The Wildlands, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; The Lightkeepers, winner of the Barnes & Noble Discover Award and the Chicago Review of Books Awards; and The Last Animal, a finalist for the Orion Book Award. Her short stories and essays have appeared in dozens of literary publications, including Best American Mystery and Suspense, The Missouri Review, Epoch, Ninth Letter, and New Stories from the Midwest. Geni is a faculty member at StoryStudio Chicago and a recipient of the Iowa Fellowship.