Saratoga Schaefer (they/them) is the USA Today Bestselling author of Serial Killer Support Group, Trad Wife, The Last Time We Drowned, andA Thousand Monstrous Forms. Their cunningly dark debut Serial Killer Support Group was a “Best Pick of the Month” by Barnes & Noble and Amazon. Saratoga’s second novel Trad Wife was an instant USA Today Bestseller, a Library Reads and Aardvark Book Club pick for February 2026, as well as a best horror of the month by Variety and Reactor. Trad Wife was also featured in Book Riot, The Seattle Times, Goodreads, and Publishers Weekly. Saratoga’s books have been in People Magazine, Cosmopolitan, and Glamour. They have published poetry and essays in online publications, and their writing has appeared in Writer’s Digest, CrimeReads, and more. They have a certificate in editing from the Poynter Institute (in partnership with ACES) and have a background in marketing, PR, film, and wellness. Originally from Brooklyn, Saratoga now lives upstate with several needy animals and a haunted clown table.
