By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘The Devoted Friend’ is one of the fairy tales for children written by the Irish author Oscar Wilde (1854-1900). It was published in the 1888 collection The Happy Prince and Other Tales. ‘The Devoted Friend’ is about a Miller named Hugh, who... Continue reading >> [ Source: Interesting Literature | 2023-06-23 14:00:16 UTC ]
Read on for news about Thunder Bay Press's new properties including D&D; Rebel Girls and its new global licensing agency; a new licensing deal for Anboran, a publisher of fairy tales that reflect the experiences of young Black readers; and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
‘The Remarkable Rocket’ is one of the fairy tales for children written by the Irish author Oscar Wilde (1854-1900). It was published in the 1888 collection The Happy Prince and Other Tales. ‘The Remarkable Rocket’ is about a firework which is set to be let off as part of the […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Interesting Literature | 2022-09-12 14:00:19 UTC ]
The 24-year-old’s debut novel Bestiary gained plaudits in 2020. Now her love of fairy tales and queer literature has led to a collection of short storiesK-Ming Chang’s origins as a writer can be traced back to when she was approximately eight years old. At school in California, she would amuse... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-08-17 08:32:12 UTC ]
Children's author and multimedia visual artist Jeanne Steig, known for her witty retellings of fairy tales and myths, most of them illustrated by her late husband, celebrated cartoonist and author William Steig, has died at 92. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
In 1988, Katherine Paterson wrote in the Book Review that children need not only the happily-ever-after of fairy tales, but also “proper endings” in which “hope is a yearning, rooted in reality.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2020-11-06 10:00:04 UTC ]
Natalie Portman knows a thing or two about fairy tales. Portman’s turn as a dancer whose life goes awry in Black Swan (2010) was, famously, a brooding take on Pyotr Tchaikovksy’s most famous ballet. Swan Lake itself was likely inspired by Russian and German folktales like Johann Karl August... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-09-23 16:54:30 UTC ]
Almost two years ago, I walked through a forest and found myself thinking of fairy tales. The forest is a magical place, so perhaps this is not surprising; what was surprising at the time was the creeping realization, as I walked among the trees, of how inaccessible the forest is for those who... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-03-12 08:48:53 UTC ]
Diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a child, Amanda Leduc saw plenty of disabled characters in fairy tales, but none she wanted to identify with. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-02-27 13:00:00 UTC ]
This month, we’ve got sex-crazed plants, island secrets, and fairy tales. To submit a first line, email [email protected]. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House UK Children’s has bought world rights to 12 fairy tale retellings by Bruno Vincent, author of the Enid Blyton for Grown-ups series. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-08-05 19:08:41 UTC ]
To read a Helen Oyeyemi novel is to willingly enter a tangled wood, where the paths wander and circle, and the way out isn’t always clear, but the scenery is full of an alarming and brilliant beauty. A one-time prodigy (the British daughter of Nigerian immigrants, she published her first novel,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2019-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
F. Murray Abraham heads ‘Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales,’ FBI’s James Comey wraps up reading ‘Loyalty,’ and more in this month's audio news. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
September Publishing has signed mythologist and psychologist Sharon Blackie’s fictional collection of literary reworkings of myth and fairy tales. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
‘Deliciously cruel’ 19th century twists on favourite stories, as adapted by Baudelaire and Apollinaire, make English debut in new book, Fairy Tales for the DisillusionedFrom a masochistic, submissive version of Cinderella who is gunning for a prince with a shoe fetish to a prince who “loved in... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Walker Books Group has acquired a picture book written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers and artist Sam Winston. The picture book, entitled A Child of Books, is about a little girl who sails her raft “across a sea of words” to arrive at the house of a small boy. There she invites him to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tech start-up GivingTales has developed a children’s fairy tale app with actor Roger Moore to raise money for Unicef. The app includes stories by Hans Christian Anderson read by actors such as Stephen Fry, Ewan McGregor and Joan Collins The GivingTales app launches today and is free to download... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Once upon a time, a book reviewer sat down to review a book about fairy tales and had an epiphany. “I have no earthly notion how to review this book about fairy tales,” she said to the goat next to her, who was chewing a slice of parsnip. “That may well be,” said the goat. “But when this parsnip... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Kyowon, founded in 1985, is one of the biggest publishing companies in Korea. They produce various educational programs, picture books, fairy tales, DVD and online services. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Richard Dawkins has defended his views on fairy tales on the BBC World Service, following reports... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]