Book Release for SALVAGIA by Tim Chawaga
Please join author Tim Chawaga for the launch of his debut sci-fi mystery at the Hugo House!
Inspired by John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee series, SALVAGIA is a near-future mystery novel in which Triss Mackey, a diver searching for nostalgic salvage discovers the body of the most infamous man in the flooded Florida coast.Â
The event will begin with an introduction from the author, followed by a conversation with Isabel J. Kim. After the discussion, there will be a reading from Salvagia, an audience Q&A, and a book signing with time for mingling.
Books will be available for purchase at the event.
Isabel Kim
Isabel J. Kim is a Korean-American speculative fiction writer based in New York City. She is a Nebula Award, Shirley Jackson Award, and BSFA Award recipient, as well as a Hugo, Locus, Sturgeon, and Astounding Award finalist. Her short fiction has been published in Clarkesworld, Lightspeed, and Strange Horizons, among other venues. Her work has been reprinted in the Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023 and 2024 and elsewhere, and has been translated into multiple languages. When she’s not writing, she’s co-hosting her internet culture podcast Wow if True — both equally noble pursuits. Find her at isabel.kim or @isabel.kim on Bluesky.
Tim Chawaga
Tim Chawaga writes speculative fiction and plays.
His short fiction has been featured in Interzone and Escape Pod and his work has been performed in New York and Philadelphia at many venues that have either closed or been converted into gyms. He has a BFA in Drama from the Tisch School of the Arts, is a 2019 graduate of Clarion West and the recipient of George R.R. Martin’s Worldbuilder Scholarship, and currently works in tech. He lives in a co-op in Brooklyn with his partner and dog.
His debut novel, SALVAGIA, is available now.
