Come and celebrate the release of Tlotlo Tsamaase’s debut novel, Womb City, from Erewhon Books! We’re so excited to have this Africanfuturist horror novel in the hands of readers, and we hope you’re able to join us as Tlotlo reads from xer novel, takes questions, and signs copies for readers!

About the author

Tlotlo Tsamaase (xe/xem/xer or she/her/hers) is a Motswana writer. Xer novella, The Silence of Wilting Skin, is a Lambda Literary Award finalist, and was the first Motswana nominee for the Rhysling Award. Tlotlo received support from the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative, and xer story “Behind Our Irises” jointly won the Nommo Award. Xer short fiction has appeared in multiple best-of anthologies, Africa Risen, New Suns 2, Chiral Mad 5, and other venues. Womb City is Tlotlo’s debut novel.

About the book

The first novel from award-winning author Tlotlo Tsamaase, Womb City, has earned much praise with two starred reviews from Foreword Magazine and Publishers Weekly, who called it a “thrilling and thought-provoking page-turner . . . Tsamaase is a writer to watch.” This genre-bending Africanfuturist horror novel blends The Handmaid’s Tale with Get Out in an adrenaline-packed, cyberpunk body-hopping ghost story exploring motherhood, memory, and a woman’s right to her own body.