ANNOUNCEMENT: MEET THE BOOK we cannot stop talking about, #TheWritingRetreat by @juliabartz! Publishing February 21, 2023. Want to be one of the first to read it? The next 200 requests on Netgalley will be automatically approved! Keep reading to learn more about this title, but take our word for it: WE COULD NOT PUT THIS ONE DOWN and we promise you won’t be able to either. ~ Alex has all but given up on her dreams of becoming a published author when she receives a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: attend an exclusive, month-long writing retreat at the estate of feminist horror writer Roza Vallo. Even the knowledge that Wren, her former best friend and current rival, is attending doesn’t dampen her excitement. But when the attendees arrive, Roza drops a bombshell—they must all complete an entire novel from scratch during the next month, and the author of the best one will receive a life-changing seven-figure publishing deal. Determined to win this seemingly impossible contest, Alex buckles down and tries to ignore the strange happenings at the estate, including Roza’s erratic behavior, Wren’s cruel mind games, and the alleged haunting of the mansion itself. But when one of the writers vanishes during a snowstorm, Alex realizes that something very sinister is afoot. With the clock running out, she’s desperate to discover the truth and save herself. ~