Leah Sottile, "When the Moon Turns to Blood," with Heidi Groover

1521 10th Avenue,Seattle WA 98122

04 August, 2022

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A Rexburg, Idaho true-crime story with so many layers and levels to it that a book had to be written, found its astute and captivating chronicler in Oregon investigative journalist Leah Sottile and her riveting book, When the Moon Turns to Blood: Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell, and a Story of Murder, Wild Faith, and End Times (Twelve). "When the Moon Turns to Blood is a harrowing and fascinating tale of apocalyptic obsession and murder. Leah Sottile leads us down every head-shaking twist and turn of the case, an expert guide to the dark tributaries of religious extremism that run closer to the American mainstream than we’d ever like to believe."—Jess Walter. "Leah Sottile is the writer every journalist dreams of being: A crackerjack investigator who has a nose for the telling details everyone else misses, and a gifted writer who can craft a moving literary narrative. Most of all, When the Moon Turns to Blood is an important book whose real subject is far more than a simple, horrifying murder case: It is a gut-wrenching fable about our upside-down, gaslit times, and what it tells us about ourselves and our susceptibility to the unreality of authoritarian conspiracism is profoundly disturbing. Everyone should read it."—David Neiwert. Joining Leah Sottile in conversation this evening will be Seattle Times journalist Heidi Groover. This is scheduled to be live/in-person at Elliott Bay Book Company.