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Leigh Bardugo is one of the most consequential YA fantasy authors of this generation. Bardugo is the creator of the Grishaverse literary universe, and her books have sold millions of copies. When Bardugo isn’t writing YA fantasy books, like Six of Crows or Shadow and Bone, she enjoys kicking back and watching television comedies.

“I don’t know what I’ve been watching. We watch a lot of Bob’s Burgers,” Six of Crows author Leigh Bardugo says during a spotlight panel at New York Comic Con 2022. “It’s my comfort show. It’s very much my comfort show.”

Bardugo even included a fun Parks and Recreation Easter egg in the Grishaverse. “This is true, whenever I’m writing something, like the reasons there are waffles in Ketterdam is because I was watching Parks and Rec while I was writings Six of Crows, because I’d be like, sadness, sadness, darkness, death, and then I would be like, ‘Oh, that’s so nice.’ I need a balance. I can’t be watching something super dark.”

For those who don’t know, Ketterdam is a fictional city that could be found in Bardugo’s Grishaverse books. Just think, if Bardugo hadn’t been watching Parks and Recreation while writing Six of Crows, the people of Ketterdam would never know the joy of waffles.

Hmmm…I wonder if Ketterdam has its own Leslie Knope? 

Are you interested in more Leigh Bardugo? Check out our guide to learn how to read the Grishaverse in release and chronological order.