Kelly Barnhill on her new book, 'When Women Were Dragons'

Minneapolis-based author Kelly Barnhill won the prestigious Newberry Medal in 2017 for her young adult book “The Girl Who Drank the Moon.” That book is now translated into 38 languages. She is now releasing two new books - one for young adults and another for adults called “When Women were Dragons.” Barnhill sat down with MPR editor Euan Kerr to talk about her new work.

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