Audio from July 9th, with John Kessel & Caitlin Rozakis

Here’s the audio from the Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading, with John Kessel & Caitlin Rozakis, recorded on July 9th, 2025, live at the KGB Bar.

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John Kessel

John Kessel’s most recent books are the collection The Presidential Papers, in PM Press’s Outspoken Authors series, and the career retrospective The Dark Ride: The Best Short Fiction of John Kessel from Subterranean Press. His novels include The Moon and the Other and Pride and Prometheus. His fiction has twice received the Nebula Award, in addition to the Theodore Sturgeon, Locus, Shirley Jackson, and Otherwise awards. At NC State University he taught fiction writing and co-founded the Sycamore Hill Writers’ Workshop. He lives in Raleigh with the obligatory three cats and the absolutely non-obligatory spouse, author Therese Anne Fowler.

& Caitlin Rozakis

New York Times best-selling author Caitlin Rozakis writes fantasy with a satirical twist and a cozy heart. Her most recent novel is The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association. Her previous book, Dreadful, but turned out not to be dreadful at all. Her contemporary romance novella Leah’s Perfect Christmas, written as Catherine Beck, was adapted as the Hallmark Channel Original Movie Leah’s Perfect Gift. She lives in Jersey City with her husband and son.