Amber Benson, author portrait
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Amber Benson

Amber Benson is the author of the Echo Park Coven Novels and the Calliope Reaper-Jones Novels. She cocreated, cowrote, and directed the animated supernatural Web series Ghosts of Albion with Christopher Golden, which they followed with a series of novels, including Witchery and Accursed, and the novella Astray. Benson and Golden also coauthored the novella The Seven Whistlers. As an actress, she has appeared in dozens of roles in feature films, TV movies, and television series, including the fan-favorite role of Tara Maclay on three seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Benson wrote, produced, and directed the feature films Chance and Lovers, Liars and Lunatics.
The End of Magic
Star vs. the Forces of Evil: Star and Marco's Guide to Mastering Every Dimension
The Last Dream Keeper
The Witches of Echo Park
The Golden Age of Death
How to be Death
Serpent's Storm
Cat's Claw
Death's Daughter

Books

The End of Magic
Star vs. the Forces of Evil: Star and Marco's Guide to Mastering Every Dimension
The Last Dream Keeper
The Witches of Echo Park
The Golden Age of Death
How to be Death
Serpent's Storm
Cat's Claw
Death's Daughter

Books for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Each May, we honor the stories, histories, and cultures of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Below is a selection of acclaimed fiction and nonfiction books by AANHPI creators to share with your students this month and throughout the year. Find our full collection of titles for Higher Education here.

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