Brian's guest this week is novelist Katherine Arden. Katherine is known for her Russian-inspired historical fantasy the Winternight Trilogy, which begins with The Bear and the Nightingale, and her middle-grade series Small Spaces. Katherine and Brian chat about her life before getting published and her extensive world travels, as well as skiing, gardening, and what can make or break historical fiction. Enjoy Brian's conversation with Katherine Arden! Find Katherine on Twitter or her website. Find Brian McClellan at his website, on Twitter and Instagram, or find his books on Amazon, direct from his bookstore, or wherever books are sold! Don't forget to support the show on Patreon, or pick up some swag on Redbubble. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.