Pretty big news: The Washington Post named my debut novel, A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS, as one of the 10 Best Thrillers of 2025.
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Pretty big news: The Washington Post named my debut novel, A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS, as one of the 10 Best Thrillers of 2025.
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Want to thank @locusmag.bsky.social and @gabino.bsky.social for the review of my book. For anyone living under a rock, Gabino is a fantastic writer himself. Check out The Devil Takes You Home and House of Bone and Rain if you haven't read him yet!
Explore as @Gabino_Iglesias reviews A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS by @omarhussain10.bsky.social: “The result is a cohesive and very entertaining novel that hopefully kicks off the career of a new and very exciting voice in speculative fiction.”
It really started off by making the Goodreads "Most Anticipated" list of 2025. I owe Goodreads a ton for getting the ball rolling. @readingdiscord.bsky.social
Making it into USA Today's "Best of the Summer" list was a total surprise and felt amazing. @usatoday.com
The first review the book received was the distinguished "Starred Review" from Publisher's Weekly. I was over the moon. @publisherswkly.bsky.social
A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS has been fortunate to make a number of "Best of" lists this year, including from The Seattle Times. @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social
Maybe top of the list was The Washington Post reviewing the book and calling it "daring," among other things. @washingtonpost.com
Hard to believe it's been more than three months since my debut novel, A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS, came out. Here are some highlights (thread)...
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Hey, I recognize that book on the left!
Cover of the book a Thousand natural shocks, by Omar Hussain. It is a hand, palm up, with a green pill in the center on a very stark white background.
Book review #4
A Thousand Natural Shocks, by Omar Hussein
Thought this would just be a run-of-the-mill psychological thriller, but it turned into an absolute gut punch of feeling underpinned by gripping prose.
Easy contender for my favorite fiction I’ve read this year.
Thank you for reading it!
Thank you for reading!
Favorite books from July include:
⭐ The Message - Ta-Nehisi Coates
⭐ A Thousand Natural Shocks - @omarhussain10.bsky.social
⭐ Babel - R.F. Kuang
⭐ Agents of Change - @christinahillsberg.bsky.social
⭐ John Lewis: In Search of the Beloved Community - Raymond Arsenault
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Folks in Los Angeles: join me and author Rick Wartzman for a book event at Diesal Bookstore in Santa Monica! I’ll be talking about my debut novel, A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS!
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⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Thousand Natural Shocks by @omarhussain10.bsky.social
This surprised me in the BEST way! It's a thriller, but also kind of a family drama, and has scenes reminiscent of Saw movies, with sci-fi elements... WHAT a ride! 📚💙🔥 #BookSky #BookClub #ReadThis
Read my review on @thestorygraph.com
reviewed omar hussain's new book for @reactorsff.bsky.social! went into it slightly suspicious and really enjoyed it, love it when that happens reactormag.com/book-review-...
My book, A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS, was featured in The Washington Post this past Sunday. Check it out!
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My debut novel, A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS, was named as a book to read this summer by USA Today. Check it out!
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For those in Seattle, I’m doing a book event tomorrow at Third Place Books in Ravenna. Join us!
www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/omar-h...
Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. But Dash — the lead character in Omar Hussain's speculative / literary fiction thriller novel "A Thousand Natural Shocks" — clearly doesn't agree because he's trying real hard to forget. To learn more, check out this Q&A.
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Thanks to Paul Semel for the author interview. Check it out!
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Goodreads has named my debut, A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS, to its hottest summer reads. Check it out!
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Happy to share that my debut, A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS, has been named as one of the 9 best of May by Storizen!
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Really happy with this piece in the SF Post on the best thrillers of the year. In it, they name my debut, A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS, to the list.
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Tonight is the night, NYC folks. Come on out to @mysteriousbookshop.com for a reading & signing of my debut book, A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS. It's a literary-leading, speculative thriller and has cults and killers and crazy pills. Join us tonight at 6 pm!
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My latest piece about my debut novel, A THOUSAND NATURAL SHOCKS, explores my favorite bit about the book. Hint: It’s the last 80 pages. Don’t worry, no spoilers.
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Less than a week away from an author event at @mysteriousbookshop.com in NYC. Hope to see you there!