Tickets go on sale on Wednesday, October 7 at 12:00pm (noon).
Parallel Worlds Bookshop and the Hollywood Theatre present a special author conversation with Jane Schoenbrun (TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA) and SenLinYu, celebrating the release of Jane’s debut novel, Public Access Afterworld, followed by a screening of Schoenbrun’s acclaimed film I SAW THE TV GLOW (2024).
Ticket price does not include a copy of the book. Preorder here!
About Public Access Afterworld
A mysterious realm waits on the other side of our screens. A dark force draws victims into its static. An unlikely hero must save them, and herself, from an electric hell.
Spanning decades and realities, Public Access Afterworld follows an unforgettable ensemble of outcasts and obsessive television viewers whose lives become entangled with a surreal pirate network. At the center is Bethany Peters, a trans content moderator working the night shift at a sprawling tech corporation. When a young streamer begins appearing in her feed and calling out to Public Access Afterworld, Bethany is pulled into a conspiracy stretching across screens, timelines, and realities.
A mesmerizing collision of speculative fiction, horror, conspiracy, and queer transformation, Public Access Afterworld marks the literary debut of the celebrated filmmaker behind TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, I SAW THE TV GLOW and WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR.
About Jane Schoenbrun
Jane Schoenbrun is an award-winning filmmaker and writer. Their films include I SAW THE TV GLOW and WERE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR. Their newest film, TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, starring Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder, released in 2026. Public Access Afterworld is their first novel.
About SenLinYu
SenLinYu (she/they) grew up in the Pacific Northwest and studied classical liberal arts and culture. They started writing in the Notes app of their phone during their baby’s nap time. Their collected online works have garnered over twenty million individual downloads and have been translated into twenty-three languages. They live in Portland with their family. ALCHEMISED is their first novel.
Event and Pre-Signing Information
Tickets for the screening and conversation are sold through the Hollywood Theatre. Copies of Public Access Afterworld will be available for purchase onsite from Parallel Worlds Bookshop.
Jane Schoenbrun and SenLinYu will not be signing books at the event. Pre-ordered books or books purchased at event will be pre-signed.
Still photography is permitted. Audio and video recording are not permitted unless approved in advance.