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A Powell's Best Book of 2023 - Mythwakers: The Minotaur

Kate Ristau’s new Mythwakers series sets out to teach kids all about mythology but in a new and super fun way: through the point of view of its characters. First up is Asterion, the famous minotaur. Asterion is goofy, kind of cheeky, and full of fascinating facts about his mythological life and the true history of Ancient Greece. With Ristau’s light, breezy style and loads of hilarious jokes and asides, Mythwakers: The Minotaur is a great way for kids to find and foster a love of mythology and history. I can’t wait to find out what figure, and what mythological world, is up next. — Gigi Little on Powells.com

Kate Ristau is an author, folklorist, and the executive director of Willamette Writers. You can read her middle grade series, Clockbreakers, Mythwakers, and Wylde Wings, or her young adult series, Shadow Girls. You can find her essays in The New York Times and The Washington Post, and her interactive fiction at Storyloom.com. Kate Ristau is the Producer of the Nebula Awards, the Vice-Chair of the Tigard Public Library Board of Directors, the Vice-President of the Oregon Poetry Association, and the Vice-Chair of Tualatin Valley Creates. Meet her online at Kateristau.com.

Kate Ristau at Literary Arts
Kate Ristau moderating a Panel at the Portland Book Festival for Literary Arts.