October Book Club- Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng

Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng is a 2025 horror novel by Kylie Lee Baker that follows Cora Zeng, a crime scene cleaner in New York City's Chinatown during the COVID-19 pandemic. After witnessing her sister's murder and hearing the killer shout "bat eater," Cora becomes entangled in a series of murders targeting East Asian women, a serial killer, and the haunting presence of hungry ghosts. The novel blends dark humor, gore, and supernatural elements to explore themes of grief, trauma, and anti-Asian hate crimes.