Alex Segura is an acclaimed, award-winning writer of novels, comic books, short stories, and podcasts. He is the author of the upcoming noir novel, Secret Identity (Flatiron Books), Star Wars Poe Dameron: Free Fall, and the Pete Fernandez Mystery series (including the Anthony Award-nominated crime novels Dangerous Ends, Blackout, and Miami Midnight). His border noir short story, “90 Miles” won the 2021 Anthony Award for Best Short Story and was included in The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2021. His 2020 story, "Red Zone," also won the Anthony Award in the category. Alex has also written a number of comic books, most notably the superhero noir The Black Ghost, the YA music series The Archies, and the “Archie Meets” collection of crossovers, featuring real-life cameos from the Ramones, B-52s, the upcoming all-ages superhero adventure The Dusk, and more. This year, in partnership with NPR's Planet Money, Alex is writing The Mysterious Micro-Face, a reimagining of a public domain hero sold and distributed by the public radio company. He is also the co-creator/co-writer of the Lethal Lit crime/YA podcast from iHeart Radio, which was named one of the best podcasts of 2018 by The New York Times. By day he is the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Oni Press, with previous stints at Archie Comics and DC Comics.

A Miami native, he lives in New York with his wife and children.

Rob Hart is the author of The Paradox Hotel. His previous novel, The Warehouse, sold in more than 20 languages and was optioned for film by Ron Howard. He also wrote the Ash McKenna crime series, the short story collection Take-Out, and Scott Free with James Patterson. He lives on Staten Island, NY. Find him online at www.robwhart.com.

Virtual Event - Alex Segura in conversation with Rob Hart