Classics at the University of Arizona and is a graduate of the Columbia Publishing Course. Giving in to the siren call of New York, Gruender booked it across the country, and when she's not working or writing she likes to pet other people's dogs and spend too much time in used bookstores. She currently lives in Brooklyn, NY.
Gruender's new novel is Medusa.
At Electric Lit she tagged
eight books I’ve loved that feature women of mythology, folklore, or history seizing control of their narrative and encouraging us to reconsider what it means to be the villain in the story, just like Medusa.One title on the list:
Black Sun by Rebecca RoanhorseRead about the other entries on the list.
Richly inspired by the cultures of the pre-Columbian Americas, the first book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy introduces Xiala, a disgraced captain with a siren’s power to control seas and minds alike, Naranpa, a Sun Priest struggling to hold her society together as the cosmos predict her downfall, and Serapio, a blinded man fated to become a god. Tasked with sailing Serapio to the Sun Priest’s city, Xiala reckons with past mistakes and how her role in the web of destiny could change the world as she knows it. Roanhorse’s captivating world-building creates a stunning backdrop for her characters, who are as compelling in their ambitions as they are in their carnage.
--Marshal Zeringue
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