Samantha Shannon, author of THE BONE SEASON series and THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE, talks about the phrase "strong female character," and why it's problematic. --- THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE is now a New York Times bestseller! http://bit.ly/priorytree --- Samantha's follow links: Twitter: https://twitter.com/say_shannon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/say_shannon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SamanthaShannonAuthor Tumblr: http://sshannonauthor.tumblr.com/ --- If you enjoy Females in Fantasy, please rate and review it on iTunes! Become a monthly supporter of the podcast to listen to special episodes, watch video versions of interviews, get exclusive merch like bookmarks, stickers, mugs, and more: http://patreon.com/femalesinfantasy Podcast follow links: Shop: http://shop.femalesinfantasy.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/femalesnfantasy Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/femalesinfantasy