UPCOMING EVENTS

Author Book Signing

Fenwick Street Books - Leonardtown, MD

Sep 5, 2026 from 12 PM to 4 PM
Jessica Housand will be available to sign her debut novel “Blood Gilt”

FrightReads Book Festival Booth

Howard County Fairgrounds - West Friendship, MD

Oct 25-26, 2026
Jessica Housand will be available to sign her debut novel “Blood Gilt.”

East Coast Author Takeover Table

Chase Center on the Riverfront, 815 Justison Street, Wilmington, DE 19801

July 17-18, 2027
Jessica Housand will be available to sign her debut novel “Blood Gilt.”

INTERVIEWS & MEDIA

Interviews

Upcoming Crime Fiction Lover Author Interview

Aug 24, 2026

Literary Titan Author Interview
Jessica Housand discusses the origins of Blood Gilt, the relationship between Alejandro and Jared, and how the novel reflects on political violence entering family life.
[Read the interview]

Podcasts

Tentative- A Book Finds You with Rob Jolles by Maryland Writer’s Association

News & Features

Blood Gilt
Aug 7, 2026

Featured in Crime Fiction Lover’s “On the Radar,” alongside Martin Limón’s new novel Strip Rules and new releases from Olly Jarvis, Liv Constantine, Nina Simon, and David Weir. See Report Here

Blood Gilt receives the Literary Titan Gold Book Award.
Aug 7, 2026

This award honors books that exhibit exceptional storytelling and creativity, celebrates novelists who craft compelling narratives, create memorable characters, and weave stories that captivate readers, and writers who excel in their ability to blend imagination with literary skill, creating worlds that enchant and narratives that linger long after the final page is turned.
See Award Post Here

Selected for Inclusion in the Indie Book Fair August Catalog

Southern Maryland Chronicle
July 17, 2026

“St. Mary’s-Area Writer Debuts Literary Crime Novel Set in Florida, El Salvador”
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Fielding Graduate University Newsroom
July 17, 2026

“Alum Jessica Housand publishes debut novel Blood Gilt”
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