Katherine Spada Basto

Katherine Spada Basto, a Hartford native, was a teacher and now writes full time. She enjoys colonial and ancient history, mythology, folklore ,traveling, painting and reading. Ms. Spada Basto lives with her husband and rescue cat and dog in Connecticut. "Days to the Gallows" has won numerous awards, including Winner in the Hollywood Book Festival 2017 Wild Card (anything goes) and The Winner of the IPNE(Independent Publishers of New England) Award for Best Young Adult Book. Ms. Spada Basto's second book, "Vestal Virgin: Chosen for Rome" was the top winner in the Next Gneration Indie Awards for the Religion and Spirituality prize and also the Young Adult Award.

Ms. Spada Basto is thrilled to announce her third book, "The Witch of Wethersfield: A Cunning Woman" published on Oct. 3rd. After years of research, Ms. Spada Basto has brought to life 1600s Wethersfield, Connecticut when being an outspoken, contentious individual could bring you to the gallows. The untold story of Katherine Harrison and the historical verdict is both a page-turner and educational to those who do not know that witchcraft cases in Connecticut preceded Salem.