Cecil and Kevin perform more from The Nudge, by Night Vale co-creator Joseph Fink
Welcome to Night Vale

Cecil and Kevin perform more from The Nudge, by Night Vale co-creator Joseph Fink

B1IntermediateAugust 31, 20269 min

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Hi there, this is Joseph Fink, co-creator of Welcome to Night Vale, creator of Alice Isn't Dead. What I have here today is an excerpt from my novel The Nudge, which comes out tomorrow, September 1st.

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This is a horror novel along the lines of Stephen King or Shirley Jackson. So if you are a fan of Welcome to Night Vale or Alice Isn't Dead, I can tell you this will be extremely up your alley. What you're about to hear is from the audiobook performed by Kevin R. Free and Cecil Baldwin

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of Welcome to Night Vale. There is also a hardcover version with illustrations by Night Vale's resident artist Jessica Hayworth. I can't tell you which one to get. That's an impossible decision.

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