Omar Hussain

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Hello, writers and music fans! We're stoked to announce we are finally launching NEXT WEEK, and we're celebrating with an in-person writing workshop at @seattlein2025.org! Come and find out some methods of writing to music, free-write with us, and get badge ribbons!

Hey, I recognize that book on the left!

Cover of the book a Thousand natural shocks, by Omar Hussain. It is a hand, palm up, with a green pill in the center on a very stark white background.

Book review #4

A Thousand Natural Shocks, by Omar Hussein

Thought this would just be a run-of-the-mill psychological thriller, but it turned into an absolute gut punch of feeling underpinned by gripping prose.

Easy contender for my favorite fiction I’ve read this year.

Thank you for reading it!

Thank you for reading!

Favorite books from July include:

⭐ The Message - Ta-Nehisi Coates
⭐ A Thousand Natural Shocks - @omarhussain10.bsky.social
⭐ Babel - R.F. Kuang
⭐ Agents of Change - @christinahillsberg.bsky.social
⭐ John Lewis: In Search of the Beloved Community - Raymond Arsenault

💙📚🔥 #BookSky #BookClub

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Folks in Los Angeles: join me and author Rick Wartzman for a book event at Diesal Bookstore in Santa Monica! I’ll be talking about my debut novel, A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS!

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Review by ashbydodd - A Thousand Natural Shocks When I picked up A Thousand Natural Shocks, I didn't know what I was getting into. The cover w...

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This surprised me in the BEST way! It's a thriller, but also kind of a family drama, and has scenes reminiscent of Saw movies, with sci-fi elements... WHAT a ride! 📚💙🔥 #BookSky #BookClub #ReadThis

Read my review on @thestorygraph.com

The New You Begins: A Thousand Natural Shocks by Omar Hussain - Reactor This review of Omar Hussain's new thriller begins in 3, 2, 1…

reviewed omar hussain's new book for @reactorsff.bsky.social! went into it slightly suspicious and really enjoyed it, love it when that happens reactormag.com/book-review-...

Review | Let’s talk about a trend in summer’s thrillers: cults Of the many suspense novels coming out this season, two worth noting -- ‘A Thousand Natural Shocks’ and ‘The Ascent’ -- revolve around cults

My book, A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS, was featured in The Washington Post this past Sunday. Check it out!

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Murders, ghosts and crime, oh my! New thriller books to keep you reading all summer From political crimes to cult upbringings to solving your own murder, these are some of the new twisty thrillers we recommend reading this summer.

My debut novel, A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS, was named as a book to read this summer by USA Today. Check it out!

@usatoday.com @blackstonepub.bsky.social

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For those in Seattle, I’m doing a book event tomorrow at Third Place Books in Ravenna. Join us!

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Interview: "A Thousand Natural Shocks" Author Omar Hussain ... . Exclusive Interview: "A Thousand Natural Shocks" Author Omar Hussain \ In which he talks about this speculative / literary fiction thriller.

Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. But Dash — the lead character in Omar Hussain's speculative / literary fiction thriller novel "A Thousand Natural Shocks" — clearly doesn't agree because he's trying real hard to forget. To learn more, check out this Q&A.
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Interview: "A Thousand Natural Shocks" Author Omar Hussain ... . Exclusive Interview: "A Thousand Natural Shocks" Author Omar Hussain \ In which he talks about this speculative / literary fiction thriller.

Thanks to Paul Semel for the author interview. Check it out!

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72 of Summer's Hottest New Mysteries & Thrillers A Virginia crime family that operates out of a small-town crematorium. A new housemate who brings with her a curious graveyard smell. Two mysterious ...

Goodreads has named my debut, A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS, to its hottest summer reads. Check it out!

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9 Best Thriller Books to Read in May 2025 | Books - Storizen From haunted pasts and chilling cult secrets to desperate plans and dangerous strangers, these Best Thriller Books to Read in May 2025 offer a wide range of heart-racing stories that will keep you hoo...

Happy to share that my debut, A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS, has been named as one of the 9 best of May by Storizen!

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Compelling High-Stakes Thrillers to Read in 2025 - San Francisco Post Now that we are well into 2025, it’s time for those of us who have set our reading challenges for the year to assess how far we’ve gotten! This can be an...

Really happy with this piece in the SF Post on the best thrillers of the year. In it, they name my debut, A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS, to the list.

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Omar Hussain - A Thousand Natural Shocks - Preorder Signed | The Mysterious Bookshop Omar Hussainin conversation w/ Darin StraussWednesday, May 21st6:00 - 7:00pm____________________Signed First EditionMay 6, 2025 Publication DateOmar Hus...

Tonight is the night, NYC folks. Come on out to @mysteriousbookshop.com for a reading & signing of my debut book, A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS. It's a literary-leading, speculative thriller and has cults and killers and crazy pills. Join us tonight at 6 pm!

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My Favorite Bit: Omar Hussain talks about A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS Omar Hussain is joining us today to talk about his novel, A Thousand Natural Shocks. Here’s the publisher’s description: Memories define us. But who do we become if they disappear? Dash, a reporter…

My latest piece about my debut novel, A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS, explores my favorite bit about the book. Hint: It’s the last 80 pages. Don’t worry, no spoilers.

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Less than a week away from an author event at @mysteriousbookshop.com in NYC. Hope to see you there!

Hope you enjoy it!

Out of curiosity, how long ago was that?

Want to give a shout out to @pulp.aadl.org for the great article by Shaun Manning. It was great to talk with him about A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS.

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Portrait of Omar Hussain on the left; his book cover on the right.

Cult of Personality:   
@omarhussain10.bsky.social's psychological thriller, "A Thousand Natural Shocks," explores how far people will go to forget their pasts. The Ann Arbor author will read from his debut novel at @literatibookstore.bsky.social on Tue., May 13, 6:30 pm. 
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#AThousandNaturalShocks by @omarhussain10.bsky.social is featured in today's #newbooks haul on YouTube!

Watch the whole thing here: youtu.be/_v2wIB7wwBs
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Fundraiser here: igg.me/at/locusmag2025
All links in bio!!

I'd love to! Here is my email: omarhussain10@gmail.com.

Only two weeks out from my book event at @mysteriousbookshop.com on May 21. I’ll be there with Darin Strauss. If you’re in the area, stop by!

A Thousand Natural Shocks Amazon.com: A Thousand Natural Shocks: 9798212979139: Omar Hussain: Books

Yesterday was a huge day. My novel, A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS, came out. It’s available wherever books are sold.

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The Big Idea: Omar Hussain Just because you can’t hear the music through the page, doesn’t mean your writing can’t be lyrical. For author Omar Hussain, taking inspiration from artists and songs was an integ…

Take a look at how music shaped my writing in A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS...

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Thanks, Taylor!