KNEE HIGH

After nearly six years, Grace’s debut novel is ready for pre-order. Orders will ship in early June 2026.

Carter, a young man living in New York City, is unhappy. Desperate for a change, he does the unthinkable: buys a cookie-cutter house in suburban Wisconsin near his hometown. Back in the Midwest, he rediscovers the comforts of the wide-open cornfields, butter burgers, and manicured lawns, but also the suffocating conformity and streaks of bigotry that drove him away in the first place. And his new house may or may not be haunted by a ghost cat.

After a transformative romance and crushing breakup with a Christian Mingle date, Carter finds himself lost and alone. Adrift in a world of melting ice and muddy fields, he must grapple with his beliefs about domesticity and his true desires, as well as finally confront the ghost cat that keeps knocking his Tupperware off the counter.

An equally funny and tender story of homecoming told through precise, compelling prose, Knee High is a masterful exploration of yearning, nostalgia, and what it means to belong.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • There’s an old midwestern saying “The corn should be knee high by the Fourth of July.”

    The title of my book is a nod to this phrase, as well as an homage to growth in all its forms.

  • A young man named Carter who returns home to Wisconsin. A failed love story. A ghost cat that may or may not exist. Neighborhood moms and their children. The internet. Gender roles. Homecoming, midwestern nostalgia, and belonging.

    Or you can read the actual description at the top of the page.

  • Right here on the Store Page!

    You can buy a hardcover, paperback, or a bundle.

  • Each bundle includes a deluxe handmade sticker and postcard pack, inspired by Knee High, from artists with a Midwest connection, as well as a copy of the book in either soft or hard cover.

    Support me, support artists, get cool art to go with your book! It’s a win-win-win.

  • Shipping is $5 per pound. One book or one bundle will cost $5 to ship. 2 books or bundles will cost $12 to ship, etc.

    International shipping is more, please see next question.

  • Yes, please reach out to me if you live outside the USA and I’ll make it happen!

  • Yes. Almost definitely. I’m working on it. They’ll cost something like $10 each.

  • Haha no.

  • If you want to buy one, maybe!

  • Ew, no. Not in any part of the writing or editing process, nor in any art or promotional materials. Everything you see here was made by an actual human.

    To quote writer Neil Renic, who posted on that site we used to call Twitter: “I refuse to let AI take away the hard earned joy of failing to write for 4 hours, going for a little walk, then failing to write for another 4 hours.”