No Spider Harmed in the Making of this Book

Jennifer McGowan was born in Ohio, grew up in Montana, and studied in Paris. She fell in love with the Elizabethan era as a college student and is now an unrepentant scholar of the period, happily splitting her time between the past and present. An RWA Golden Heart Award winner and multiple finalist, Jenn is the author of the Maids of Honor series. She lives in Ohio. Visit her (and the Maids of Honor) at JenniferMcGowan.com.

DAVID MATHEWS attended the public schools of Clarke County, Alabama. After graduating from the University of Alabama, he went on to Columbia University, where he earned a PhD in American educational history. Mathews has been president of the University of Alabama and secretary of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. He is currently trustee and president of the Kettering Foundation. His other recent books are Politics for People: Finding a Responsible Public Voice and Is There a Public for Public Schools?

Elizabeth Hopkinson is the author of 'Asexual Fairy Tales' and 'Asexual Myths & Tales'. She was featured in the BBC's We Are Bradford project, and was on Stonewall's first ace/aro panel.Her short stories have appeared in 'The Forgotten & the Fantastical' and 'Dancing with Mr Darcy', along with many other anthologies and magazines. Her story 'A Short History of the Dream Library' won the James White Award.Elizabeth has appeared at Leeds LGBT+ Literature Festival, Ilkley Literature Festival Fringe and Swanwick Writers' Summer School. She lives in Bradford with her husband, daughter and cat.Elizabeth is a romantic asexual and is committed to asexual representation in fiction.Find out more about Elizabeth at: elizabethhopkinson.uk