Folk­lorist Valerie Estelle Frankel won an Indie Excel­lence Award and a USA Book News Nation­al Best Book Award for her Hen­ry Pot­ty par­o­dies. She’s authored over 60 books on pop cul­ture, ana­lyz­ing Jew­ish sci­ence fic­tion super­heroes, Star Wars, Har­ry Pot­ter, Hamil­ton, Hunger Games, Doc­tor Who, Sher­lock, and many more. She teach­es at Mis­sion Col­lege and San Jose City Col­lege. VEFrankel​.com.