Katie Kitamura, a prominent novelist and the recently named 2025 Guggenheim Fellow in fiction, is making waves in the literary world with her latest work, "Audition." This novel, published just this month, explores the unsettling dimensions of midlife dramas through the lens of horror literature, drawing readers into a narrative that reveals the eerie complexities of family life in New York City.Ahead of her visit to the Harvard Humanities Center, where she will engage in conversation with acclaimed author Claire Messud, Kitamura reflects on her journey as a writer.