Today we're talking mermaids with our friend, Zoraida Córdova, an author of many genres who also writes romance under the name Zoey Castile. We talk about the appeal of mermaids, why we're so drawn to them as creatures, their history in mythologies around the globe, and yes, we get into biology, because we give the people what they want.

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Show Notes

Welcome Zóraida Cordova, our resident mermaid expert. Well, everyone’s mermaid expert.
Laura Von Holt is another one of our faves, and she has a mermaid podcast you might want to check out.
The ocean is so deep, we don’t even know what’s down there!
Have you ever googled a whale penis?
Merman christmas ornaments. What a world.
A huge group of YA books sold all at once: Wake by Amanda Hocking, Fins are Forever by Tera Lynne Childs, Tempest Rising by Tracy Wolff, Of Poseidon by Anna Banks, Sirena by Donna Jo Napoli
Maybe you’ve read a Namor comic, or watched Aquaman with Jason Momoa, or Splash with Tom Hanks and Darryl Hannah, or either of the two versions of Disney’s The Little Mermaid.
MerPeople is a Netflix documentary about professional mermaids. The Coral Room was a bar in New York the features professional mermaids, such as Julie Atlas Muz.

Zoraida’s Mermaid Books

The Captive Merman's Promise

Kiss the Girl

Mermaids Never Drown

Relit: 16 Latinx Remixes of Classic Stories

Other Books Mentioned This Episode

The Penguin Book of Mermaids

Fathomfolk

Witchful Thinking

Mermaid's Knight

Soul Song

Tentacles and Triathlons

One Night Standard

Siren's Secret

Whispers of the Deep

Wish Out of Water

Upon a Starlit Tide

To Kill a Kingdom

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Avon Books, publishers of Alyssa Cole's How to Find a Princess, available in print, ebook, and audiobook from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo & Apple Books, or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited.
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MJ Etkind, author of Dishwasher Safe, available in print or ebook from Amazon.