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Andrea Hairston is a novelist, essayist, playwright, and the Artistic Director of Chrysalis Theatre. She is the author of Redwood and Wildfire, winner of the 2011 Otherwise Award and the Carl Brandon Kindred Award, and Mindscape, shortlisted for the Phillip K Dick and Otherwise Awards, and winner of the Carl Brandon Parallax Award. In her spare time, she is the Louise Wolff Kahn 1931 Professor of Theatre and Afro-American 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, and the occasional shooting star.
Praise for Redwood and Wildfire: "It's immediate, it's unflinching
and it's wonderful." --BookPage, starred review "Hairston captures
an impressive depth of tenderness between her leads and makes a
moving argument for the power of stories and songs in the face of
bigotry. The novel unfurls slowly, allowing each character the
space to come into their own fully. It's a spectacular feat."
--Publishers Weekly, starred review "[A] tender, but explosive,
novel about friendship, magic, and the pain and power that come
with not belonging." --BuzzFeed
"If it's history and mythology you're after, another big title...is
Andrea Hairston's Redwood and Wildfire," --The Washington Post
Winner of the 2011 Otherwise Award and the Carl Brandon Kindred
Award A Washington Post Best Book of 2022 A BookPage Best Book of
February 2022 Praise for Andrea Hairston: "Hairston weaves a rich
tapestry of folklore and adventure, inviting readers into a
well-developed, non-Western fantasy world, while navigating
pressing issues of climate change and personal responsibility. This
is an urgent, gorgeous work." --Publishers Weekly, starred review,
on Master of Poisons "[A] beautifully multifaceted story...with
deep, layered, powerful characters. Highly recommended."--The New
York Times, on Will Do Magic for Small Change "Master of Poisons is
sheer, undiluted brilliance. Epic, courageous, unapologetically
fierce. The world needed an epic fantasy from the unstoppably
creative mind of Andrea Hairston, and it's right on time. This is a
prayer hymn, a battle cry, a love song, a legendary call and
response bonfire talisman tale. This is medicine for a broken
world." --Daniel Jos� Older "Master of Poisons makes me laugh,
gasp, and dream of the world we are so desperately holding onto and
of a better world yet to come... I am so grateful Andrea hasn't
given up on us! May she keep gifting our world with her expansive
imagination throughout the years!" --Sheree Ren�e Thomas "Nobody
does it better than Andrea Hairston, and if you doubt it, just open
Master of Poisons and follow her into the light." --Pearl Cleage
"Andrea Hairston's writing is not to be missed. Her fantasy is rich
with evocative detail, stunning and original, and her characters
deeply humane and engaging. This is the kind of fantasy that
expands your mind and warms your heart." --Martha Wells, on Master
of Poisons "The entire work is filled with magic, celebrating West
Africans, Native Americans, art, and love that transcends simple
binary genders. Hairston's novel is a completely original and
stunning work." --Publishers Weekly, on Will Do Magic for Small
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