Valerie Estelle Frankel has won a Dream Realm Award, an Indie Excellence Award, and a USA Book News National Best Book Award for her Henry Potty parodies. She's the author of 50 books on pop culture, including Doctor Who - The What, Where, and How and Sherlock: Every Canon Reference You May Have Missed in BBC's Series 1-3. Her books often focus on women's roles in fiction, from heroine's journey guides like Buffy and the Heroine's Journey to books like Women in Game of Thrones. Once a lecturer at San Jose State University, she's a frequent speaker at conferences. Explore her research at vefrankel.com.