Markelle Grabo retells the fairy tales that frustrate her, which, based on that guideline, could include nearly all of them. Her latest book, The Redwood Bargain, is a gothic fantasy inspired by the Brothers Grimm and Downton Abbey. Her first novel, the award-winning Call Forth a Fox, is a cozy fantasy retelling of “Snow White and Rose Red.” Both YA novels are steeped in woodsy atmosphere and sapphic yearning. Markelle earned her MFA from Hamline University and lives in the Greater Chicago Area with her husband and two very fluffy cats.