Cassandra Snow (they/them) is a professional Tarot teacher, reader & writer who's created four Occult and Tarot books so far, not counting this fabulous guidebook. Their latest, Tarot In Other Words, is an essay anthology on queer Tarot topics with 9 incredible guest essayists plus Cassandra's pieces. It's out now wherever you buy books! 

In their "other" life, Cassandra is a theatre artist, proud Papa, TTRPG enthusiast and fervent biblio & cinephile. Follow them on socials at mx.cassandra.snow or check out their website at cassandra-snow.com to learn more.

Samantha Puc (she/they) is a fat, disabled, lesbian writer and editor whose work focuses primarily on LGBTQ+ and fat representation in pop culture. They are an Eisner Award-winning journalist and Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic with bylines at The Beat, Publishers Weekly, Yes! Magazine, Polygon, and elsewhere. Samantha is the founder of Fat Forward Books, Community Voices Blog Editor at NAAFA, and a contributor to the award-winning Fat and Queer: An Anthology of Queer and Trans Bodies and Lives. They graduated in 2025 with a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative nonfiction from The New School. When Samantha is not working or writing, she loves spending time with her cats, reading, and perfecting her grilled cheese recipe.