An Evening with Julie Ann Sipos

***Please note: This event will take place at the Books & Books in Coral Gables at 265 Aragon Ave. Tickets are FREE and books will be available for purchase at the event. Want your copy early or can't make it in-person?

Addiction, reinvention, and the chaos of toxic workplaces - all wrapped in biting wit and unpredictable turns... Sipos's prose crackles with energy, packing more into a single sentence than some manage on an entire page. - Booklife at Publishers Weekly

Freshly rehabbed and on the run from scandal, Jaycee Grayson did not come to play. A disgraced kids' entertainment exec with no filter and nothing to lose, she's followed the hollow promise of sisterhood to Littleburgh's world-famous doll empire. Nothing is as it seems - not the town, not the empress behind the lucrative legend, and definitely not the two-faced army of Prairie Karens running the show.

When it turns out those plastic smiles mask a billion-dollar web of secrets and lies, Jaycee rallies a succession of quirky outcasts, each more desperate for a life win. But the race to torch a toxic fairy tale could very well dash all their dreams - and K*ll her career for good at the bottom of a bottle. With cold news from home and a three-way romance imploding in the town square, both bedroom and boardroom signal looming doom. Now Jaycee faces the ironic choice between exposing a showcase of heartland hypocrisy-and embracing the messy misfits fast becoming her last, best shot at home, family, and genuine connection.
With the stiletto-sharp sarcasm of its flawed but fearless heroine, this timely tale of a dollhouse divided delivers a satirical thrill ride of soaring hope, small-town deception, and truths that sting like a slap in Spanx.

Known for her wit, heart, and smart social satire, Julie Ann Sipos is a multiple award-winning writer, producer, and creative executive who has brought iconic stories to life for Disney/Pixar, Mattel, and American Girl. A graduate of UCLA’s legendary MFA Screenwriting program, she still delivers a mean Bruin 8-Clap and now teaches Cinema & Television at Cal State Northridge—while restoring a classic pickup truck and 100-year-old Florida Craftsman. Her literary debut, Horrible Women, Wonderful Girls: A Jaycee Grayson Novel quickly found an enthusiastic following for its sharp humor and timely social commentary. Julie's father served as president of the Coral Gables Rotary and practiced law for three decades on Bird Road, while her mother taught English at Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart. For Julie, the joy of the journey began on her morning school bus ride alongside a 13-year-old Jeff Bezos. He got off first. She’s still going.

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