Jon Sealy in Conversation with Susan Tekulve

Join us for an evening with Southern crime novelist Jon Sealy, who will be in conversation with Hub City Press author Susan Tekulve. After their discussion of Jon's The Night Hawk, he will be signing copies of his books.

About the Book

Detective Luke Steele thought he could play house. He was wrong.

Luke has settled into a new rhythm: nights in an upscale subdivision with his real estate agent girlfriend and her two kids. Mr. Suburbia. Mr. Stepdad. It almost feels real. Then flashing blue lights shatter the calm.

A roofer is dead at the construction site two doors down. The county sheriff's department calls it an accident, but Luke isn't so sure. Partnering with Deputy Kayla Baker, Luke uncovers a deadly conspiracy of greed, dirty money, and powerful men who will stop at nothing to protect their empire.

The deeper Luke digs, the more he's forced to confront who he really is: a man at home on the other side of the caution tape.

The Night Hawk is the first novel in the Detective Luke Steele mystery series - perfect for fans of James Lee Burke, Ace Atkins, and Ron Rash.

About the Author

Jon Sealy is a Southern crime novelist, book editor, and communications consultant. His debut crime novel, The Whiskey Baron, was published by Hub City Press in 2014 to critical acclaim, with praise calling Sealy “a grand new talent” (Bret Lott) and “a significant new voice in Southern fiction" (Ron Rash). Originally from South Carolina’s Blue Ridge foothills, he now lives with his family near Richmond, Virginia. The Night Hawk (2026) is the first novel in his new Detective Luke Steele mysteries.

About the Conversation Partner

Susan Tekulve’s newest book Bodies of Light is her first full-length poetry collection. She is the author of Second Shift: Essays (Del Sol Press) and In the Garden of Stone (Hub City Press), winner of the South Carolina Novel Prize and a Gold IPPY Award. She’s also published two short story collections: Savage Pilgrims (Serving House Books) and My Mother’s War Stories (Winnow Press). Her photo essay, “White Blossoms,” appeared in Issue 12 of the KYSO Flash Anthology. Her nonfiction, fiction, and poetry has appeared in journals such as Denver Quarterly, The Georgia Review, The Louisville Review, Puerto del Sol, New Letters, and Shenandoah. Her web chapbook, Wash Day, appears in the Web Del Sol International Chapbook Series, and her story collection, My Mother’s War Stories, received the 2004 Winnow Press fiction prize. She has received scholarships from the Sewanee Writers’ Conference and Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference. She was raised in Clermont County, Ohio. She lives and teaches in the BFA and MFA writing programs at Converse University in Spartanburg, SC. https://susantekulve.com/.