I’ll admit it: I’ve got a slight obsession with fairy tales. One of the main reasons I read YA (besides it being AWESOME) is for all of the clever fairy tale retellings. Still, with every true love comes an almost-insurmountable challenge, and mine is finding retellings that aren’t all based on Cinderella—there are a million brilliant ways to […]
The holiday season is a tough, pressure-filled time for all, because how on earth do you find that perfect gift for every loved one? And by “perfect gift,” I obviously mean “perfect book,” because I’m not a monster. The choice is hard, so rather than make it myself, I tortured 15 fabulous YA authors with the question: […]
Are you looking forward to Emma Swan’s “final battle” on <i>Once Upon a Time</i>? Or will the penultimate, musical episode always be your favorite? According to Jack Zipes, author of Spells of Enchantment, “Fairy tales are grounded in history: they emanate from specific struggles to humanize…barbaric forces.” As viewers of OUAT know, they also fulfill our […]