Two Peas in a Pod (Whatever After Book 11) by Sarah Mlynowski is on sale for $1.99 in ebook format. A Princess and the Pea retelling, of course. Book description from the publisher: This hilarious novel in the New York Times–bestselling series fractures the beloved fairy-tale of The Princess and the Pea . . . I’ve landed—along with my brother, Jonah, and our dog, Prince—on the other side of the portal . . . and in the fairy tale of The Princess and the Pea! When I can’t fall asleep on top of a hundred mattresses, the kingdom decides I must be the princess they’re looking for. Talk ab ..read more

Frogkisser! by Garth Nix is on sale for $2.99 in ebook format. Book description from the publisher: The last thing she needs is a prince. The first thing she needs is some magic. . . . “An uproarious adventure” from the New York Times–bestselling author! (Publishers Weekly) Poor Princess Anya. Stuck living with her evil stepmother’s new husband, her evil step-stepfather. Plagued with an unfortunate ability to break curses with a magic-assisted kiss. And forced to go on the run when her step-stepfather decides to make the kingdom entirely his own. Aided by a loyal talking dog, a boy thief tr ..read more

The Book of Gothel by Mary McMyne is on sale for $2.99 in ebook format. This one is Rapunzel inspired, of course. It is also well-reviewed by both critics and readers. Book description from the publisher: Everyone knows the story of Rapunzel in her tower, but do you know the story of the witch who put her there? Mary McMyne's spellbinding debut, rich with historical detail and forbidden magic, reveals the truth behind the fairy tales—the truth only a witch could tell. "Smart, swift, sure-footed and fleet-winged, The Book of Gothel launches its magic from a most reliable source: the trou ..read more

  The Wild Girl: A Novel by Kate Forsyth is on sale for $2.99. This is a novel inspired by one of the women, Dortchen Wild, who was the source for several of the Grimms' fairy tales.  Book description from the publisher: One of six sisters, Dortchen Wild lives in the small German kingdom of Hesse-Cassel in the early 19th century. She finds herself irresistibly drawn to the boy next door, the handsome but very poor fairy tale scholar Wilhelm Grimm. It is a time of tyranny and terror. Napoleon Bonaparte wants to conquer all of Europe, and Hesse-Cassel is one of the first kingdoms ..read more

  Sister Emily's Lightship: And Other Stories by Jane Yolen is on sale for $1.99 in ebook format and includes some fairy tale inspired short stories. Book description from the publisher: In these twenty-eight magnificent tales, which include two Nebula Award winners, Jane Yolen puts a provocative spin on familiar storybook worlds and beloved fairy tale characters One of the most acclaimed and honored authors in science fiction and fantasy, Jane Yolen has been called “the Hans Christian Andersen of America” for her brilliant reimagining of classic fairy tales. In her first collection of ..read more

   Shelley Duvall died yesterday. I wanted to honor her with a call out to her contribution to keeping fairy tales relevant with her Faerie Tale Theatre series she produced in the 1980s. She later followed it up with two other series, Tall Tales & Legends and Bedtime Stories. She had a love for folk and fairy tales and consequently brought about interesting adaptations made with famous actors of the time working for scale--Robin Williams, Christopher Reeve, Susan Sarandon, Billy Crystal, just to name a few. Thanks, Shelley, for that contribution to retelling the tales for anothe ..read more

One of the lost works discovered in AMU's University Library with annotations from the Brothers Grimm Adam Mickiewicz University The Brothers Grimm Did Much More Than Tell Fairy Tales by Aaron Boorstein at Smithsonian Magazine (May 31, 2024) "A recent discovery in a Polish library of 27 books that were thought to have been lost sheds light on the breadth of the German scholars’ work." It's not a lengthy article, but here's a bit to whet your interest: To aid their research on folklore and linguistics, the brothers looked to their private library of 8,000 books. Today, most of these books re ..read more

  The Midnight Washerwoman and Other Tales of Lower Brittany by Francois-Marie Luzel (Author), Michael Wilson (Translator) is part of the Oddly Modern Fairy Tales series--volume 28!  Edited by Jack Zipes, the series is an important contribution to folklore studies by Princeton University Press: Oddly Modern Fairy Tales is a series dedicated to publishing unusual literary fairy tales produced mainly during the first half of the twentieth century. International in scope, the series includes new translations, surprising and unexpected tales by well-known writers and artists, and unca ..read more

How to Fight a Fairy Tale: Retellings in the Age of Romantasy by Jenny Hamilton (PUBLISHED ON MAY 15, 2024) on Reactor. The trouble with structuring a book around a fairy tale is that fairy tales make no sense—but books have to. Excerpts to whet your interest--lots of authors and titles are included in the article, too: Fairy tales haunt us. If I had a dollar for every time I’ve seen an author speak about the fairy tale that kept them up at night, I’d have enough dollars to buy enough fairy tale collections that I would never sleep again. Fantasy with its magics and monarchies, and ro ..read more

  Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth is on sale in ebook format for $2.99. It may be a today only deal, but I am not sure. This is a novel inspired by Rapunzel. Book description from the publisher: A Library Journal Best Book of 2014: Historical Fiction The amazing power and truth of the Rapunzel fairy tale comes alive for the first time in this breathtaking tale of desire, black magic and the redemptive power of love French novelist Charlotte-Rose de la Force has been banished from the court of Versailles by the Sun King, Louis XIV, after a series of scandalous love affairs. At the convent ..read more