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Inspired by her popular Wild Thing podcast, journalist Laura Krantz incorporates the scientific method and her journalistic skills to determine if magic might be real in Do You Believe in Magic?. Magic - spells and curses, hexes and potions, superstition, and rituals. We've all heard stories of alchemists attempting to turn abundant lead into precious, rare gold. Or of poor, unfortunate souls asking potion masters to brew up unappetizing concoctions that will help them find love. And of course, we're familiar with curses - muttering magical words for the purposes of exacting revenge on an enemy, or protecting a hidden treasure.. Who wouldn't like the idea of special powers, or control over the natural world? It seems pretty fun, even if it's just the stuff of fantasy books and movies.
About the Author
Laura Krantz is a journalist, editor and producer, in both radio and print. Her podcast, Wild Thing, has received critical acclaim from Scientific American, Rolling Stone, and The Atlantic, and is now a series of non-fiction middle-grade books. Aside from Wild Thing, Laura edits, consults and produces on several other podcasts. Formerly, she edited and produced at NPR in Washington, DC, for multiple shows including Morning Edition and Weekend Edition; later she served as the lead editor for Take Two at KPCC in Los Angeles. Her writing has appeared in Popular Science, Smithsonian Magazine, Outside, High Country News, Newsweek and, her personal favorite, the Archie McPhee Catalog.
