Tucson Festival of Books

Cat Sebastian (she/her)


Cat Sebastian is an award-winning author of queer romance, including "We Could Be So Good" and "You Should Be So Lucky," and has received starred reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, and Booklist. "We Could Be So Good" won a Lambda Literary Award in 2024. In her spare time, Sebastian acquires too many houseplants and misplaces things. Her newest book, and first contemporary romance, is "Star Shipped."

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Awards: Lambda Award

Communities: LGBTQ+


Scheduled events:
Writing Across Romance Genres
Some romance authors write across genres, and some write beyond romance itself. Talk with a few who have made moves back and forth around the writing world, whether it's hopping around in speculative fiction, dabbling in super spicy contemporary, or changing eras but keeping the vibes.

Commons 105 / Chemistry (Seats 217, Wheelchair accessible)
Sat, Mar 14, 10:00 am - 10:55 am
Romance
Signing area: Sales & Signing Koffler/Commons (following presentation)

Panelists: Cat Sebastian, Jessie Mihalik, Katee Robert
Moderator: Jessica Pryde
Working Hard, Hardly Working
This session will feature three romance authors whose books spotlight love in the workplace. Whether rivals or peers, these three couples find themselves bumping heads at every turn. Where does the line change from enmity to love?

Integrated Learning Center Room 120 (Seats 300, Wheelchair accessible)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 14, 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm
Romance
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Cat Sebastian, Jen DeLuca, Sarah T. Dubb
Moderator: Suzannah Herron
That's Entertainment
Life in the spotlight is not always easy, especially when celebrities would like to be "normal" now and then. In this session, our authors will discuss their latest books and plot lines featuring people in show business.

UA Campus Store (Seats 250)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm
Romance
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Lower Level (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Regina Black, Cat Sebastian, Venessa Vida Kelley
Moderator: Jessica West

Books:
Star Shipped
Romance
HarperCollins Publishers
March 2026
ISBN 9780063429581
384 pages
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We Could Be So Good
A Novel
Romance
HarperCollins Publishers
January 2023
ISBN 9780063272767
372 pages
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