Valerie Estelle Frankel: 46 books
by Valerie Estelle Frankel
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2018
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is crammed with delightful references – there are stacks of easter eggs, famous cameos, nods to the Extended Universe and computer games. Here they’re all listed and described for discerning fans. There’s also summaries – not just of shows and films but of the...
by Valerie Estelle Frankel
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2015
ABC's Castle, a show like no other, celebrates every aspect of fandom. Of course, Nathan Fillion has already rocked the fannish community with his many beloved roles. As a writer-hero, he eagerly plunges into hidden communities, from vampire and steampunk clubs to beauty pageants and dog shows....
by Valerie Estelle Frankel
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2016
Just published? Self published? Indie title? Looking for wonderful advice on self-promotion? This book has it all: silly hats, theme candy, sandwich board costumes. There's also plenty of up-to-date social media advice -- Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, blogging. There's advice for KDP free days and linking...
by Valerie Estelle Frankel
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2014
A collection of short parodies, excerpted from the award-winning Henry Potty and the Pet Rock, An Unexpected Parody: The Unauthorized Spoof of The Hobbit, How Game of Thrones Will End, and new side-splitting material for readers young and old. A delightful romp through the world's favorite franchises.
Superheroines and the Epic Journey
Mythic Themes in Comics, Film and Television
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2017
The heroine’s journey echoes throughout ancient legend. Each young woman combats her dark side and emerges stronger. This quest is also a staple of American comic books. Wonder Woman with semi-divine powers gives us a new female-centered creation story. Batgirl, Batwoman and Black Widow discover...
Who Tells Your Story?
History, Pop Culture, and Hidden Meanings in the Musical Phenomenon Hamilton
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2018
Hamilton, the hip-hop rap musical, has revolutionized theater. It’s the story of an immigrant, “young, scrappy, and hungry,” who kicked off the Revolutionary War and built the central government of today. Within this book appears the musical’s backstory with many deeper insights. How do the...
Buffy and the Heroine's Journey
Vampire Slayer as Feminine Chosen One
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
The worlds of Percy Jackson, Harry Potter, and other modern epics feature the Chosen One—an adolescent boy who defeats the Dark Lord and battles the sorrows of the world. Television’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer represents a different kind of epic—the heroine’s journey, not the hero’s. This...
From Girl to Goddess
The Heroine's Journey through Myth and Legend
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
Many are familiar with Joseph Campbell’s theory of the hero’s journey, the idea that every man from Moses to Hercules grows to adulthood while battling his alter-ego. This book explores the universal heroine’s journey as she quests through world myth. Numerous stories from cultures as varied...
Women in Doctor Who
Damsels, Feminists and Monsters
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2018
Over the past half-century Doctor Who has defined science fiction television. The women in the series—from orphans and heroic mothers to seductresses and clever teachers—flourish in their roles yet rarely surmount them. Some companions rescue the Doctor and charm viewers with their technical brilliance,...
Women in Game of Thrones
Power, Conformity and Resistance
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
Game of Thrones, one of the hottest series on television, leaves hundreds of critics divided on how “feminist” the show really is. Certainly the female characters, strong and weak, embody a variety of archetypes—widow queens, warrior women, damsels in distress, career women, priestesses, crones,...
The Symbolism and Sources of Outlander
The Scottish Fairies, Folklore, Ballads, Magic and Meanings That Inspired the Series
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
Outlander is much more than a television romance about a World War II nurse and a Jacobite soldier in a fetching kilt. The series—and the massive serial novel on which it is based—has been categorized as a period drama, adventure saga, military history and fantasy epic. Inspired by the Irish legends...
The Mockeries of the Galaxy
The Unauthorized Parody of The Guardians of the Galaxy
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2018
Everyone in the galaxy wants the Plot Device…especially the looming orange supervillain Big Vicious Dude, Lord of All the Galactic Places He Feels Like and his Vice Lord Whinin the Finger Pointer. Clearly, the galaxy needs a hero! Too bad all they’ve got is man-child Quitter Pill, Grapesoda the...
The English Teacher's Guide to the Hamilton Musical
Symbols, Allegory, Metafiction, and Clever Language
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2018
The high school or college English class offers a long list of technical terms: Symbolism, Irony, Metafiction, Allegory, Metaphor… With such a barrage, it can be tough to sort them all out. Yet here’s the list, from Absurdity to Zeugma, all defined through the clever wordplay of Hamilton. In fact,...
The Women of Orphan Black
Faces of the Feminist Spectrum
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2018
Orphan Black’s Tatiana Maslany plays a host of the show’s main characters, all clones of an illegal experiment. The mighty heroines save one another and destroy the patriarchy while subverting gender expectations. The feminist clones are Sarah, who clashes with her radical feminist foster-mother;...