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Megan Bannen writes adult and YA fantasy, including her most recent book, The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy. A former public librarian, her YA debut The Bird and the Blade was an Indies Introduce Summer/Fall 2018 pick, a Summer 2018 Kids’ Indie Next List pick, and a Kirkus Best YA Historical Fiction of 2018 pick. While most of her professional career has been spent behind the reference desk, she has also sold luggage, written grants, collected a few graduate degrees from various Kansas universities, and taught English at home and abroad. She lives in the Kansas City area with her husband and their two sons. You can find Megan online at www.meganbannen.com or follow her on Twitter and Instagram: @meganbannen.