Alicia Pollard is joined by Emma C. Fox to talk about Emma’s book The Arrow and the Crown, a retelling (or story with echoes) of “Beauty and the Beast.” They discuss how Emma’s book deals with topics like light/darkness, fear/love, and lies/truth in the spirit of 1 John; the themes and images of the forest, grace, the Beast, sanctification, and community; griffins; and the significance of fancy dresses. Resources

• Emma C. Fox’s The Arrow and the Crown
• Emma C. Fox’s The Carver and the Queen (coming October 2023)
• Subscribe to Emma’s free monthly e-newsletter at emmafoxauthor.com for
• Find Emma on Instagram at @emmafoxbooks, and on Facebook at EmmaFoxAuthor
• Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
• Scriptures referenced: 1 John, Colossians 1:13-14, Revelation 12

Music: Intro and Outro from Adam Saban’s “Tales from the Past”; episode segments from Cody Martin’s “Gate of Alfheim”