Desideria Mesa: magic and mayhem in jazz age Kansas City!

We’re thrilled to welcome author Desideria Mesa to this year’s Unbound. Her debut novel, Brindle Punk Bruja, is a scintillating historical fantasy set in 1920s Kansas City, a hugely entertaining romp full of crooked city councilmen, mysterious and deadly mobsters, and some deeply rooted sexism and racism. Oh, and witches.

Desideria will be appearing at two events on Saturday, April 22 - our discussion of literature based in Kansas City, and our much-anticipated panel, Something Witchy This Way Comes.

Desideria Mesa has an eclectic taste, her favorite novels ranging anywhere from Anne of Green Gables and The Help to Mistborn and Ready Player One. Getting lost in a historical, sci-fi, or high fantasy novel will likely be her ultimate demise besides crafting her own stories, of course. Her sassy writing style eventually gained her representation by Rachel Brooks at BookEnds Literary Agency who landed the self-proclaimed pirate a two-book publishing deal with Harper Voyager. Aside from churning out novels, she enjoys writing songs, poetry, and short stories. Follow @DesideriaMesa on Twitter for writing discussion, slightly inappropriate jokes, and more information on her historical fantasy debut, Bindle Punk Bruja.