On Submission [Paperback]

The author of home invasion horror hit,Anybody Home?, brings murder to the publishing sphere inOn Submission, whereScreammeetsYellowfacewhen an A-List agent’s top clients all end up dead.

Hotshot literary agent Henry Richmond Pendel knows how to find the next big thing and is even better at selling them. But a perfect career becomes increasingly disconcerting as he begins to feel like he’s being watched. There are rumors of a boogeyman in publishing, a rejected writer who has cracked and started killing off writers.

When Pendel’s star clients turn up brutally murdered and unsolicited queries become more and more frantic, Pendel must decide whether to act out of safety for himself and his clients or to capitalize on the attention. Is it worth a few more casualties if it means inking a few seven-figure deals?

Part slasher and part scream at the publishing industry, Michael J. Seidlinger, the master of psychological terror, offers a brutal new take on the relationship between art and commerce.On Submissionis full of villains, where some harm with a pen and others with a knife.

USMichael J. Seidlinger is the Filipino-American author ofAnybody Home?, The Body Harvest,and other books. He has written for, among others,Wired, Buzzfeed, Polygon, and Publishers Weekly. You can find him at michaeljseidlinger.com.

“Short, sharp, bizarre and brilliant,On Submissionis a scathing autopsy of the publishing industry.”—FanFiAddict

"Sharp in all the ways that matter. If you’re not afraid of gore, want a shadowy look into the world of publishing, or savor the mind of confidently deluded characters, pick upOn Submission."—Independent Book Review

"The novel is a fast-paced, pointed critique of publishing's focus on financial success versus artistic merit and also a slasher l£k