Rebecca Podos is the Lambda Literary Award-winning author of YA and Adult novels. HOMEGROWN MAGIC, her adult fantasy debut co-written with Jamie Pacton, is their latest, with the sequel to follow in 2026. Her next novel, WHAT IF…KITTY PRYDE STOLE THE PHOENIX FORCE? is the fourth entry in Marvel’s What If… series, and will be published in October, 2025. By day, Rebecca is a Senior Agent at Neighborhood Literary. She serves as a co-director of the Communications and Fundraising Committee for Literary Agents of Change.