LEV ROSEN writes books for people of all ages, most recently LAVENDER HOUSE, which the NEW YORK TIMES says “movingly explores the strain of trying to pass as straight at a time when living an authentic life could be deadly” and was a Best Book of the Year from Buzzfeed, LIBRARY JOURNAL, Amazon, Bookpage, and others. His prior novel, CAMP, was a best book of the year from FORBES, ELLE, and The Today Show. His next book, LION’S LEGACY will be released in May, THE BELL IN THE FOG in October and EMMETT in November. He lives in NYC with his husband and a very small cat. You can find him online at LevACRosen.com and @LevACRosen.

A. R. CAPETTA (they/them) & CORY MCCARTHY (he/they) coauthored the bestselling Once & Future series, a finalist for the New England Book Award and a best of 2019 title according to Kirkus, Boston Globe, Tor, and Book Riot. They are also the acclaimed authors of over a dozen solo titles. Check out their Much Ado trans retelling, "Some Other Metal" in the anthology, THAT WAY MADNESS LIES: 15 OF SHAKESPEARE'S MOST NOTABLE WORKS REIMAGINED.

In 2014, they cofounded Rainbow Boxes, a charitable initiative that crowdsourced 15k to send LGBTQ+ fiction to support shelters and community libraries all over the country. In 2018, they cofounded the Rainbow Weekend, the country's first in-community retreat for aspiring LGBTQ+ identifying authors of young adult and children's fiction. The couple are avid cosplayers with aspirations of doing a truly incredible Sophie and Howl someday.

Read a new short story by them in Transmogrify, coming spring '23, and in '24 prepare for a new series of rip-roaring space queers.

The couple met while earning MFAs from Vermont College of Fine Arts and fell in love shortly thereafter.

Lev (L.C.) Rosen discussing LION'S LEGACY, with A. R. Capetta & Cory McCarthy