Tucson Festival of Books | Sasha Peyton Smith

Sasha Peyton Smith (she/her/hers)

Sasha Peyton Smith is The New York Times bestselling author of fantasy novels for young adults, including "The Witch Haven" and "The Rose Bargain." Her work has been translated into more than a dozen languages worldwide. She lives in a 100 year old house in the mountains of Utah, with her husband and, allegedly, two ghosts, though she has yet to see them.

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Scheduled events:

Teen Worlds: YA Author Carousel

Meet a bunch of YA authors in 60 minutes and enter teen worlds of fantasy, mystery and complicated relationships. Each author will be seated at a table to talk with a small group about their newest book. Every eight minutes the authors will rotate to a new table in our version of author speed-dating.

Education Room 211 (Kiva) (Seats 200)

Sun, Mar 15, 10:00 am - 10:55 am
Teen
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)

Panelists: Kat Cho, Emiko Jean, Susan Dennard, Adalyn Grace, Alexander Greengaard, Cassandra James, Autumn Krause, Sunya Mara, Sasha Peyton Smith
Moderators: Magdalena Castillo-Cockrum, Caryl Crowell

Romantasy: Love, Secrets, and Betrayal

Romance + fantasy is a winning combination as characters negotiate devastating events and romance in the midst of life-changing negotiations. Explore Autumn Krause's gothic fantasy of power struggles and revenge, Sunya Mara's sweeping fantasy of a teen on the run, and Sasha Peyton Smith's romance involving an unspeakable bargain.

YA Author Stage (Seats 84)

Sun, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm
Teen
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)

Panelists: Autumn Krause, Sunya Mara, Sasha Peyton Smith
Moderator: Amanda Becker

Book:

The Rose Bargain

Teen
HarperCollins Canada, Limited
December 2025
ISBN 9780063372535
416 pages