Please join us for a conversation with CCA MFA alum and debut novelist, Kat Croswell, as she discusses her new book, Pieces of Eight: A Harper Family Mixtape. 

Pieces of Eight transcends the boundaries of a typical story; it is a literary symphony, resonating with a captivating and refreshing rhythm. The embedded soundtrack offers readers an innovative and authentic storytelling experience. Each page is a testament to human resilience, the significance of family ties, and the transformative power of music. It's a narrative that will evoke laughter, tears, and provoke thoughts that linger, resonating long after the last page is turned.

Praise for the Novel:

Time travel through a weathered boombox to the south side of Chicago in the 1970s to hear the exhilarating music and lives showcased in Kat Croswell's: Pieces of Eight: A Harper Family Mixtape. Join our heroine, eight-year-old Jasmine (Jazzy) Piccolo Harper, as she and her family experience joy, grief, and good trouble in this tender, tragic, and dramatic coming of age story. Kat dreams up sweet powerful images juxtaposed with the major and minor chords of life in an innovative writing genre she has named a literary mixtape. Prepare your heart to burst, to break, and to be on beat to a perfectly timed 8 count."

- Kelechi Ubozoh, Co-editor of We've Been Too Patient: Voices from Radical Mental Health

About Katrina Croswell: 

Katrina "Kat" Antoinette Croswell, an Oakland transplant with deep Chicago roots, is a multifaceted artist and writer. Earning her MFA from California College of the Arts, Kat has published fiction, non-fiction, poetry, short stories, and songs. Her debut novella, Pieces of Eight: A Harper Family Mixtape, the first in a series, was published earlier this year.