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Kosha

Christian Bauman's first novel in almost 20 years,

coming 2027 from Blackstone Publishing

Nosferatu meets Generation Kill...this is a thrill-ride, a pager-turner, a journey into the dark heart of America. This novel grabs you by the throat and won’t let go.”
Naomi Alderman, author of The Power and Disobedience

“In his splendid new novel, Bauman gazes into the abyss of America’s long war in Afghanistan with both clarity and bite. Soldiers and vampires, love and war, monsters and men⎯I loved this book and so will you.”
Matt Gallagher, author of Daybreak and Kaboom


In Hoboken (Melville House, 2008)
“Bauman in an incredible writer. [In Hoboken] is one of those books⎯like Lethem when he’s cooking, or Chabon at his most vibrant⎯where every line snaps and propels you forward.”
Paul Constant, in The Stranger
Voodoo Lounge (Simon & Schuster/Touchstone, 2005)
Recommended Read in Details and Elle
“The prose in Voodoo Lounge reverberates in the white space around it.”
Robert Stone, author of Dog Soldiers and Damascus Gate
The Ice Beneath You (Simon & Schuster/Scribner, 2002)
featured in The New York Times Public Lives and Fresh Air with Terry Gross
“One of the finest books on life in the American army.” ⎯Chris Hedges
“Impressive” ⎯LA Times “A sterling first novel” ⎯Publishers Weekly