COMING OCTOBER 2026

A novel-in-stories about pole dancers and the complex bonds they share—with their mothers and with each other.

 The Red Barn, a pole-dancing venue, becomes more than a place of performance—intimacy and self-acceptance slowly emerge. Moving between generations, the stories follow dancers and their mothers as they confront their fears and reshape the stories they’ve been given.

Susan L. Katz’s literary fiction traces characters moving through personal and family challenges, shaped by legacies both spoken and unspoken.