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Welcome to Query.

Hey, Query. I was coming here. I am so excited to tell you that tickets are on sale this week for my book tour.

Yes, that is right. I am coming to Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Chicago, San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle.

You could grab tickets. The tickets include a copy of my book, Savers' Off, but hey, if you're like, wait, I don't even live there.

Can I even get the book? You just go to Savers' Off Book.com. Holy shit. Get those tickets, sell all of those shows out.

I'm going to be in conversation and having guest readers at all of these events. Holy shit. You're going to have a great time.

And speaking of people that are a great time, let's talk about Casey McQuiston.

Casey McQuiston, writer? You might know a little book called Red White and Royal Blue, and if you don't know that book, get your shit together.

It is fantastic, and you can get it as an actual physical book. You can also listen to it, which is what I did, and I loved it.

So, please enjoy this chat right now.

I always have guests introduce themselves. Will you introduce yourself?

Yeah, of course. Hi. I am Casey McQuiston. I am an author, best known, well, I guess my only book, so I'm only known.

I'm a Red White and Royal Blue, which is a queer adult romcom about the first son of the United States and the youngest Prince of England.

And yeah, excited to be here.

This book, Red White and Royal Blue, this book is like, it was a massive hit for you.

Oh my God. I mean, yeah, I mean, the response has been incredible and completely for me unexpected.

I am like, this time last year, I was applying for like Bart Furby and Jobs, and it's, it's, it's portive and, and wonderful.

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