Join UCSC alum Kate Schatz, bestselling author of the Rad Women series, for a reading from her new novel Where the Girls Were and a Q & A on writing, creativity, and growing up amid political and cultural change.

Blending sharp cultural insight with emotional depth, Schatz’s work explores how young women navigate creativity, power, and identity in a world shaped by social movements and personal reckonings. The event will include a reading, followed by a Q & A conversation about her writing process, themes, and career.

Whether you’re interested in creative writing, social justice, or just love a good story, this event is a chance to hear from a working writer about how books actually come into the world.

Free and open to the public.

Presented by the UCSC Creative Writing Program. Want more? Kate Schatz will be speaking later in the evening at Bookshop Santa Cruz.