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Writers, After Dark #56: Menna van Praag When sisters learn about the plans made for them, what are empowered girls to do?

Writers, After Dark #56: Menna van Praag When sisters learn about the plans made for them, what are empowered girls to do?

by Summer Brooks | May 10, 2020 Leave a Comment

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Menna van Praag stops by to talk about her debut fantasy The Sisters Grimm, a dark fantasy story that turns the idea of children rebelling against their parents’ plans for their lives sideways.

She talks about growing up with a love of fantasy, and being inspired by retelling fairy tales to her infant daughter to reclaim them for the women who originally told those tales, the growth and empowerment of girls coming of age, and so much more.

Website: mennavanpraag.com
Instagram: @menna.vanpraag
Twitter: @mennavanpraag

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  • Summer Brooks
    Summer Brooks

    Summer Brooks enjoys putting her additiocn to sci-fi & horror stories to good use in interviewing guests. She is a long-time podcaster, in several roles (co-host , host and producer) for Slice of SciFi since 2005, as co-host for The Babylon Podcast since 2006, and host of Writers, After Dark since 2018.

    She is an avid reader and writer of sci-fi, fantasy, and thrillers, with a handful of publishing credits to her name. Next on her agenda is writing a graphic novel urban fantasy, and a B-movie creature feature.

    Summer also does story narrations for Tales to Terrify, StarShip Sofa, and Escape Pod, among others.

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