Presented by Leanna Renee Hieber

From the notorious Lizzie Borden to the innumerable, haunted rooms of Sarah Winchester’s mysterious mansion, explore the history behind America’s female ghosts, the stereotypes, myths, and paranormal tales that swirl around them.

Bestselling author, actress, and NYC ghost tour guide Leanna Renee Hieber discusses the premise of her new, bestselling non-fiction book about the intersection of women’s history and ghost stories, telling real histories and real ghost stories.


Leanna Renee Hieber is an actress, playwright, ghost tour guide and the award-winning, bestselling author of over fourteen Gothic, Gaslamp Fantasy, Supernatural Suspense and Non-Fiction books for adults and teens with publishers such as Tor, Sourcebooks and Kensington Books. A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America’s Ghosts, co-authored with Andrea Janes, marks Leanna’s first foray into non-fiction.

Learn more about Leanna Renee Hieber at LeannaReneeHieber.com


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