Excerpt from The Nudge, by Night Vale co-creator Joseph Fink
Summary
A hotel concierge recounts the building’s bizarre history to a guest while waiting for a slow elevator. Originally a summer home, the structure expanded into a labyrinthine maze after the owner’s husband died, driven by her grief and obsession with finding a divine message in his death. After failing as a university for disgraced academics, it became a hotel that thrives on its alienating, creepy atmosphere.
Topics discussed
Joseph Fink introduces his new novel The Nudge
Book tour details and audiobook information
Excerpt begins: The slow hotel elevator
History of the hotel: From country home to maze
The owner's grief and conversion to a university
University failures and the lost student incident
The owner's obsession with her husband's death
Transition to a hotel and loyal customers
Excerpt ends and final call to pre-order
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