Book cover design credit: James Hutton and Zach Chapman

Come join us here at Deep Vellum Books on November 1st, 2025 at 7pm with Jess Hageman for the Dallas-launch of her newest work, Mother-Eating, alongside fellow writer, Chris Panatier!

Jess Hagemann’s recent work has appeared or is forthcoming in Beneath the Bluebonnets: Tales of Terror from Texas Women, Three Seasons of Winter, and Last Girls Club, among others. Her debut novel Headcheese (2018) won an IPPY Award in Horror. Her sophomore novel Mother-Eating (2025) joins Marie Antoinette and cults. Jess received her MFA from the Jack Kerouac School, and has been awarded a teaching fellowship at McNeese State University as well as a writing residency at Dear Butte. She lives in Austin. More at www.jesshagemann.com.

Author photo credit: Alicia Leigh Photography

Chris Panatier is an artist and writer living in Dallas, Texas, with his wife, daughter and a fluctuating herd of dogs. He writes short stories and novels. The Phlebotomist, Stringers, and The Redemption of Morgan Bright, published Angry Robot Books are available everywhere. Shitshow, from Sobelo Books, is his latest.