Ernestine Mercer Archives - Alethea Kontis

WATCH: Author Show & Tell at the Witch Haunt

October 25, 2020

“I mean, you stab somebody with this, they’re not gonna forget you.” Alethea Kontis Gaby Triana invited me to The Witch Haunt this month to tell a story round the fire about my “Aunt Ernestine and The Knife in the Bed.” Tweet

ABOUT

NYT bestselling author Alethea Kontis is a princess, a storm chaser, and a geek. Author of over 20 books and 40 short stories, Alethea has received the Scribe Award, the Garden State Teen Book Award, and won the Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Award twice! She has also been twice nominated for both the Andre Norton Nebula and the Dragon Award. When not writing or storm chasing, Alethea narrates stories for multiple award-winning online magazines and contributes regular YA book reviews to NPR. Born in Vermont, Alethea currently resides on the Space Coast of Florida with her teddy bear, Charlie.