ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ANDREA HAIRSTON is a novelist, essayist, playwright, and the artistic director of Chrysalis Theatre. In her spare time, she is the Louise Wolff Kahn 1931 Professor of Theatre and Africana Studies at Smith College. She has received the International Association of the Fantastic in the Arts Distinguished Scholarship Award for outstanding contributions to the criticism of the fantastic. She bikes at night year-round, meeting bears, multi-legged creatures of light and breath, and the occasional shooting star. You can sign up for email updates here.