Interviewing My Ex Girlfriend About Her Novel

U Up? drops today

Author Catie Disabato is my ex-girlfriend. Unlike her U Up? protagonist Eve and her ex Bea, Catie and I are on good terms. We continue to exchange writing and are even in the same writing group. We were dating for most of Catie’s drafting of U Up?, and in the acknowledgments Catie credits me with helping her finish it (although I don’t remember that at all). But I’m excited to see it in the world. The novel is about a baddy witch on an emotional and chemical bender all over Los Angeles. It’s a blast. Read our juicy convo on the book below.

First off, I loved this book! While reading I was thinking Eve Babitz meets Sabrina The Teenage Witch. Does that feel right or completely off-base slash maybe offensive? (To be fair I don’t consume a lot of witch content.)

Lol well I’m not actually super familiar with the new Sabrina the Teenage Witch tv show (I stopped watching after a few episodes) but I liked some of the magic parts so I will take it as a compliment!

I actually had no idea there was a new one! I was thinking of the original from TGIF. I just remember Sabrina always breaking witch rules, which Eve does throughout U Up? Anyway, what was the inspo then?

My three main influences for the supernatural parts of this book are The House of…