Join award-winning journalist and novelist Amy L. Bernstein and Dr. Alexandra Lord, chair of the Division of Medicine and Science at the National Museum of American History, for a lively, informal conversation about a new novel that explores a small town’s struggle to recover after a grueling pandemic has ended. The story concerns a battle-scarred journalist racing to uncover the shocking truth behind a missing teen—and the dark, authoritarian forces behind the mystery.

“Bernstein explores a plausible dystopic near future in this effective thriller.” –Publishers Weekly

 “Anyone immersed in the experience and possible outcomes of social change after this pandemic will find The Potrero Complex frightening and hard to put down, presenting thought-provoking insights on the progress and erosion of freedom in the name of safety and social preservation.” –Midwest Book Review