Author Noah Hawley comes to Austin to talk about his new novel, Anthem, a literary thriller that is set where America is right now, in which a band of unlikely heroes sets out on a quest to save one innocent life -and might end up saving us all.

Hawley’s new novel is an adventure that finds unquenchable lights in dark corners. Unforgettably vivid characters and a plot as fast and bright as pop cinema blend in a Vonnegutian story that is as timeless as a Grimm’s fairy tale. It is a leap into the idiosyncratic pulse of the American heart, written with the bravado, literary power, and feverish foresight that have made Hawley one of our most essential writers.