Joining us on this episode is our Host's favorite author, Midori Snyder!

Midori Snyder is the author of nine books for children and adults, published in English, French, Dutch, and Italian. She won the Mythopoeic Award for The Innamorati, a novel inspired by early Roman myth and the Italian "Commedia dell'Arte" tradition. Other novels include The Flight of Michael McBride (a mythic western), Soulstring (a lyrical fairy tale), The Oran Trilogy: New Moon, Sadar's Keep, and Beldan's Fire (imaginary–world fantasy, recently re–published in Vikings's Firebird line), Hannah's Garden (a contemporary faery novel for young adult readers), and Except the Queen (a contemporary faery novel for adult readers, co-authored with Jane Yolen). Her short stories have appeared in numerous venues including The Armless Maiden; Black Thorn, White Rose; Xanadu III; Swan Sister; Borderland; and The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror. Her nonfiction has appeared in Realms of Fantasy and other magazines, and in essay collections including Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Women Writers Explore Their Favorite Fairy Tales. --- Check out our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.theshapeofastarpodcast.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow us at @theshapeofastarpodcast on instagram and Facebook, @theshapeofastar on twitter, or email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠theshapeofastarpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.