Karen Stollznow is the author of the novel Hits & Mrs., and the non-fiction books God Bless America; Would You Believe It?; Language Myths, Mysteries and Magic; and Haunting America. A host of the popular Monster Talk podcast, she has spent many years investigating psychics, ghosts, Bigfoot and other paranormal claims. A Doctor of Linguistics, she has taught at several universities in the United States and Australia, and was a Researcher at the University of California, Berkeley. Karen was born in Sydney, Australia, and she currently lives in Denver, Colorado, with her husband and son.