The Writing Retreat: A Novel
(OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, OverDrive Listen)
Published:
Simon & Schuster Audio 2023
Status:
Available from OverDrive
Description
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"Sex, suspense, and the supernatural fuel this propulsive debut." —People
A young author is invited to an exclusive writer's retreat that soon descends into a pulse-pounding nightmare—in the vein of The Plot and Please Join Us.
Alex has all but given up on her dreams of becoming a published author when she receives a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: attend an exclusive, month-long writing retreat at the estate of feminist horror writer Roza Vallo. Even the knowledge that Wren, her former best friend and current rival, is attending doesn't dampen her excitement.
But when the attendees arrive, Roza drops a bombshell—they must all complete an entire novel from scratch during the next month, and the author of the best one will receive a life-changing seven-figure publishing deal. Determined to win this seemingly impossible contest, Alex buckles down and tries to ignore the strange happenings at the estate, including Roza's erratic behavior, Wren's cruel mind games, and the alleged haunting of the mansion itself. But when one of the writers vanishes during a snowstorm, Alex realizes that something very sinister is afoot. With the clock running out, she must discover the truth—or suffer the same fate.
A claustrophobic and propulsive thriller that "will keep you up all night with its intriguing premise and gasp-worthy twists" (Kirthana Ramisetti, author of Dava Shastri's Last Day), The Writing Retreat expertly explores the dark side of female relationships, fame, and the desire to have our stories told.
"Sex, suspense, and the supernatural fuel this propulsive debut." —People
A young author is invited to an exclusive writer's retreat that soon descends into a pulse-pounding nightmare—in the vein of The Plot and Please Join Us.
Alex has all but given up on her dreams of becoming a published author when she receives a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: attend an exclusive, month-long writing retreat at the estate of feminist horror writer Roza Vallo. Even the knowledge that Wren, her former best friend and current rival, is attending doesn't dampen her excitement.
But when the attendees arrive, Roza drops a bombshell—they must all complete an entire novel from scratch during the next month, and the author of the best one will receive a life-changing seven-figure publishing deal. Determined to win this seemingly impossible contest, Alex buckles down and tries to ignore the strange happenings at the estate, including Roza's erratic behavior, Wren's cruel mind games, and the alleged haunting of the mansion itself. But when one of the writers vanishes during a snowstorm, Alex realizes that something very sinister is afoot. With the clock running out, she must discover the truth—or suffer the same fate.
A claustrophobic and propulsive thriller that "will keep you up all night with its intriguing premise and gasp-worthy twists" (Kirthana Ramisetti, author of Dava Shastri's Last Day), The Writing Retreat expertly explores the dark side of female relationships, fame, and the desire to have our stories told.
Formats
OverDrive MP3 Audiobook
Works on MP3 Players, PCs, and Macs. Some mobile devices may require an application to be installed.
OverDrive Listen
Need Help?
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
More Copies In LINK+
Loading LINK+ Copies...
More Details
Format:
OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, OverDrive Listen
Edition:
Unabridged
Street Date:
02/21/2023
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781797151762
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Julia Bartz. (2023). The Writing Retreat: A Novel. Unabridged Simon & Schuster Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Julia Bartz. 2023. The Writing Retreat: A Novel. Simon & Schuster Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Julia Bartz, The Writing Retreat: A Novel. Simon & Schuster Audio, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Julia Bartz. The Writing Retreat: A Novel. Unabridged Simon & Schuster Audio, 2023.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Copy Details
| Library | Owned | Available |
|---|---|---|
| Shared Digital Collection | 17 | 14 |
There is 1 hold on this title.
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
be2a3f89-7d4c-fc4a-1436-49f6e1bfb12b
Needs Update?:
No
Date Added:
Feb 17, 2023 15:30:27
Date Updated:
Sep 05, 2023 21:41:29
Last Metadata Check:
Apr 23, 2024 18:10:49
Last Metadata Change:
Apr 21, 2024 18:19:15
Last Availability Check:
Apr 23, 2024 18:10:52
Last Availability Change:
Apr 18, 2024 21:22:39
Last Grouped Work Modification Time:
Apr 23, 2024 23:54:39
OverDrive Product Record
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/5054-1/{337B8A12-97CF-4F4F-BD7A-B6B76A7683C5}IMG100.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/5054-1/{337B8A12-97CF-4F4F-BD7A-B6B76A7683C5}IMG200.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/5054-1/{337B8A12-97CF-4F4F-BD7A-B6B76A7683C5}IMG150.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/5054-1/{337B8A12-97CF-4F4F-BD7A-B6B76A7683C5}IMG400.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- formats
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781797151762
- name: OverDrive MP3 Audiobook
- id: audiobook-mp3
- identifiers:
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781797151762
- name: OverDrive Listen
- id: audiobook-overdrive
- identifiers:
- edition
- Unabridged
- mediaType
- Audiobook
- primaryCreator
- role: Author
- name: Julia Bartz
- isOwnedByCollections
- True
- title
- The Writing Retreat
- dateAdded
- 2023-02-18T01:49:00Z
- contentDetails
- href: https://link.overdrive.com?websiteID=141&titleID=9055346
- type: text/html
- account:
- name: Sacramento Public Library (CA)
- id: 1151
- sortTitle
- Writing Retreat A Novel
- crossRefId
- 9055346
- subtitle
- A Novel
- id
- 337B8A12-97CF-4F4F-BD7A-B6B76A7683C5
- starRating
- 2.9
OverDrive MetaData
- isPublicDomain
- False
- formats
- duration: 11:34:03
- fileName: TheWritingRetreat_9781797151762_9055346
- partCount: 10
- fileSize: 331312506
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781797151762
- rights:
- type: PlayOnPC
- value: 1
- type: PlayOnPCCount
- value: -1
- type: BurnToCD
- value: 1
- type: BurnToCDCount
- value: -1
- type: PlayOnPM
- value: 1
- type: TransferToSDMI
- value: 1
- type: TransferToNonSDMI
- value: 1
- type: TransferCount
- value: -1
- type: CollaborativePlay
- value: 0
- type: PublicPerformance
- value: 0
- type: TranscodeToAAC
- value: 1
- name: OverDrive MP3 Audiobook
- isReadAlong: False
- id: audiobook-mp3
- onSaleDate: 2/21/2023
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: audiobook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=337b8a12-97cf-4f4f-bd7a-b6b76a7683c5&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- duration: 11:30:09
- fileName: TheWritingRetreat_9781797151762_9055346
- partCount: 0
- fileSize: 331274861
- identifiers:
- type: ISBN
- value: 9781797151762
- name: OverDrive Listen
- isReadAlong: False
- id: audiobook-overdrive
- onSaleDate: 2/21/2023
- samples:
- source: From the book
- formatType: audiobook-overdrive
- url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=337b8a12-97cf-4f4f-bd7a-b6b76a7683c5&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
- creators
- role: Author
- fileAs: Bartz, Julia
- bioText: Julia Bartz is the New York Times bestselling author of The Writing Retreat, a practicing therapist, and a creative coach. Her fiction writing has appeared in The South Dakota Review, InDigest Magazine, and more. She lives in Brooklyn. Connect with her on social media @JuliaBartz.
- name: Julia Bartz
- role: Narrator
- fileAs: Shalan, Gail
- name: Gail Shalan
- publishDate
- 2023-02-21T00:00:00-05:00
- edition
- Unabridged
- isOwnedByCollections
- True
- title
- The Writing Retreat
- fullDescription
- INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"Sex, suspense, and the supernatural fuel this propulsive debut." —People
A young author is invited to an exclusive writer's retreat that soon descends into a pulse-pounding nightmare—in the vein of The Plot and Please Join Us.
Alex has all but given up on her dreams of becoming a published author when she receives a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: attend an exclusive, month-long writing retreat at the estate of feminist horror writer Roza Vallo. Even the knowledge that Wren, her former best friend and current rival, is attending doesn't dampen her excitement.
But when the attendees arrive, Roza drops a bombshell—they must all complete an entire novel from scratch during the next month, and the author of the best one will receive a life-changing seven-figure publishing deal. Determined to win this seemingly impossible contest, Alex buckles down and tries to ignore the strange happenings at the estate, including Roza's erratic behavior, Wren's cruel mind games, and the alleged haunting of the mansion itself. But when one of the writers vanishes during a snowstorm, Alex realizes that something very sinister is afoot. With the clock running out, she must discover the truth—or suffer the same fate.
A claustrophobic and propulsive thriller that "will keep you up all night with its intriguing premise and gasp-worthy twists" (Kirthana Ramisetti, author of Dava Shastri's Last Day), The Writing Retreat expertly explores the dark side of female relationships, fame, and the desire to have our stories told. - reviews
- premium: True
- source:
- content:
October 31, 2022
Aspiring novelist Alex
—the narrator of Bartz’s audacious psychological thriller debut—idolizes button-pushing feminist horror writer Roza Vallo, so she’s elated when Roza selects her to attend an exclusive, all-female writing retreat at Blackbriar, Roza’s remote Adirondacks estate. Upon arriving, Alex and the other four invitees learn they must each conceive of and complete an entirely new book in the next 28 days. Roza will eject anyone who doesn’t make their daily word count, but her editor will publish the best finished manuscript and pay its author a $1 million advance. With Roza’s encouragement, Alex begins a fictionalized account of the bizarre, unsolved deaths of Blackbriar’s builder and his occultist wife. The story flows as though channeled, but when unsettling events start happening and one of the participants disappears during a blizzard, Alex wonders if perhaps she should focus less on potential fame and more on survival. Boldly drawn characters complement Bartz’s gleefully twisted plot. Excerpts from Alex’s work-in-progress pepper her increasingly paranoid narration, underscoring her shifting mindset. Sara Gran fans, take note. Agent: Alexandra Machinist, ICM Partners.
- popularity
- 7758
- links
- self:
- href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1BWwAAAA2I/products/337b8a12-97cf-4f4f-bd7a-b6b76a7683c5/metadata
- type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
- self:
- id
- 337b8a12-97cf-4f4f-bd7a-b6b76a7683c5
- starRating
- 2.9
- images
- cover:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/5054-1/{337B8A12-97CF-4F4F-BD7A-B6B76A7683C5}IMG100.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- thumbnail:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/5054-1/{337B8A12-97CF-4F4F-BD7A-B6B76A7683C5}IMG200.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover150Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/5054-1/{337B8A12-97CF-4F4F-BD7A-B6B76A7683C5}IMG150.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover300Wide:
- href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/5054-1/{337B8A12-97CF-4F4F-BD7A-B6B76A7683C5}IMG400.JPG
- type: image/jpeg
- cover:
- isPublicPerformanceAllowed
- False
- languages
- code: en
- name: English
- subjects
- value: Fiction
- value: Literature
- value: Suspense
- value: Thriller
- publishDateText
- 02/21/2023
- mediaType
- Audiobook
- shortDescription
- INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"Sex, suspense, and the supernatural fuel this propulsive debut." —People
A young author is invited to an exclusive writer's retreat that soon descends into a pulse-pounding nightmare—in the vein of The Plot and Please Join Us.
Alex has all but given up on her dreams of becoming a published author when she receives a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: attend an exclusive, month-long writing retreat at the estate of feminist horror writer Roza Vallo. Even the knowledge that Wren, her former best friend and current rival, is attending doesn't dampen her excitement.
But when the attendees arrive, Roza drops a bombshell—they must all complete an entire novel from scratch during the next month, and the author of the best one will receive a life-changing seven-figure publishing deal. Determined to win this seemingly impossible contest, Alex buckles... - sortTitle
- Writing Retreat A Novel
- crossRefId
- 9055346
- subtitle
- A Novel
- publisher
- Simon & Schuster Audio
- bisacCodes
- code: FIC030000
- description: Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense
- code: FIC031080
- description: Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological
- code: FIC044000
- description: Fiction / Contemporary Women
