Kathrin Tordasi is a prize-winning German writer whose first book for children, Bramble Fox, has just been translated into English by Cathrin Wirtz. Julia meets Kathrin to discuss everything from Welsh fairies, Shakespearian plays, Dark Lords, and the nature of evil! They go on to dig up some gems in the mines of German fantasy that we might have missed in English speaking world. And to help you with the German names, here is a list: Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Faust, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Der Sandmann, Ludwig Tieck, Der Runenberg Kathrin's recommandaionts from the podcast: Ottfried Preußler, Krabat & the Sorcerer's Mill Christian Handel, Rowan & Ash Andreas Suchanek, Die Flüsterwald Chroniken Katja Brandis, Woodwalkers Series Her social media handles are: Homepage: https://kathrintordasi.de Instagram: @kathrin.tordasi