Valerie Estelle Frankel is the author of many books on pop culture, including Doctor Who – The What, Where, and How;
We're Home: Fandom, Fun, and Hidden Homages in Star Wars: The Force Awakens; and How Game of Thrones Will End. Many of her books focus on women’s roles in fiction, from her heroine’s journey guides From Girl to Goddess and Buffy and the Heroine’s Journey to books like Women in Game of Thrones and The Many Faces of Katniss Everdeen. Once a lecturer at San Jose State University, she’s now teaching English at Mission College. Come explore her research at www.vefrankel.com.