REBECCA PODOS is a Lambda Literary Award-winning author of young adult and adult novels. Homegrown Magic (Del Rey), her adult fantasy debut co-written with Jamie Pacton, will be followed by a sequel in 2026. Her latest novel, What if…Kitty Pryde stole the Phoenix Force?, is the fourth entry in Marvel’s What If… series and was published in October 2025. By day, Podos is a senior agent at Neighborhood Literary, and she serves as a co-director of the communications and fundraising committee for Literary Agents of Change.