Caitlin Rozakis w/ Sarah Rees Brennan

Author of the bestselling fantasy novel Dreadful, Caitlin Rozakis visits the store to discuss her new book, The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association, in which two parents and their recently-bitten-werewolf daughter try to fit into a privileged New England society of magic aristocracy. But deadly terrors await them – ancient prophecies, remorseless magical trials, hidden conspiracies and the PTA bake sale. She is joined by Sarah Rees Brennan, author of Long Live Evil.

When Vivian’s kindergartner, Aria, gets bitten by a werewolf, she is rapidly inducted into the hidden community of magical schools. Reeling from their sudden move, Vivian finds herself having to pick the right sacrificial dagger for Aria, keep stocked up on chew toys, and play PTA politics with sirens and chthonic nymphs and people who literally can set her hair on fire.

As Vivian careens from hellhounds in the school corridors to demons at the talent show, she races to keep up with all the arcane secrets of her new society—shops only accessible by magic portal, the brutal Trials to enter high school, and the eternal inferno that is the parents’ WhatsApp group.

And looming over everything is a prophecy of doom that sounds suspiciously like it’s about Aria. Vivian might be facing the end of days, just as soon as she can get her daughter dressed and out of the door…

Caitlin Rozakis is the New York Times bestselling author of Dreadful and The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association. Her contemporary romance novella Leah’s Perfect Christmas, written as Catherine Beck, was adapted as the Hallmark Channel Original Movie Leah’s Perfect Gift. After graduating from Princeton, she has had too many career changes, including mechanical engineering (cut short after the murderous robot incident), finance (amortizing tequila receivables is not as fun as drinking tequila), and the American Museum of Natural History (who knew emus had birth certificates?), and a number of marketing positions, some at companies you may have even heard of. She lives in Jersey City with her husband and son. Visit her online at www.caitlinrozakis.com.

Sarah Rees Brennan’s debut fantasy novel for adults, Long Live Evil, the tale of a young woman who walks into her favorite fantasy novel and unites the villains in a wicked plot, came out in 2024 and was an instant #1 Sunday Times bestseller, #15 USA Today bestseller, Barnes & Noble Best Book, Kirkus 2024 Best Book, Locus finalist and the only book to make two New York Times lists, Best of Fantasy and Best of Romance. Before a career break due to stage 4 cancer, she wrote young adult fiction and was a World Fantasy finalist, Carnegie nominee and New York Times bestseller. She’s written tie-in series in the universes of hit Netflix shows, award-winning graphic novel series, and Marvel. Born in Ireland by the sea, after world travel and surviving cancer, she settled in Ireland under the shadow of a 300 year old library. All Hail Chaos, the sequel to Long Live Evil, is coming soon.

Pre-order your copy of The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association here.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Elliott Bay Book Company, 1521 10th Avenue, Seattle, United States