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A Cappella Books welcomes author and musician Austyn Wohlers to Commune in honor of her debut novel, “Hothouse Bloom.” Wohlers will appear in conversation with multimedia artist, writer and director A.V. Tapia.

The program is presented in partnership with Atlanta-based record label Geographic North and will feature a special guest DJ by Geographic North members following the author talk.

This event is free and open to the public. Copies of the book will be available for purchase.

Austyn Wohlers was born in Atlanta in 1996. Her other writing has appeared in The Baffler, The Massachusetts Review, Guernica, and elsewhere. She is also a musician, releasing music alone and with the band Tomato Flower. “Hothouse Bloom” is her first book.

A.V. Tapia is a multimedia artist, writer and former urban farmer. She has directed music videos for Deerhunter, Preoccupations, Pallas, and Austyn Wohlers, and contributed animations for the band Palm. Also a musician, her previous musical projects include four-piece rock bands, an experimental electronic pop duo, and solo noise performance. She reads, writes, and goes outside every day.

In the vein of Rachel Cusk, Han Kang, and Clarice Lispector, “Hothouse Bloom” follows a young woman who renounces her painting career and all her human relationships to become one with her late grandfather’s apple orchard.