The Uncertain Places  by Lisa Goldstein has been released a month early. Or so Amazon tells me. Book description from the publisher: ...

If I were asked what was the most unusual tale in the entire collection in Bluebeard Tales From Around the World  the answer without a se...

I've already discussed Barbe Rouge and Knight Goldbeard in Bluebeard Tales From Around the World , so today I will end this arc by dis...

Yesterday I began a three day arc of discussing different beard colors in the Bluebeard tales group . I also discussed Barbe Rouge from F...

How about this folks? I am curious about both, of course, and can't wait to try them both. And both have potential to be entertaining......

Today's Bluebeard post is not about something that appears in Bluebeard Tales From Around the World . I really couldn't fit ever...

As you are probably aware by now, Blogger has been down and quirky for the past few days. I was a little reluctant to post anything, but ...

Reader Shannon Knight commented on Facebook that she wanted to read more about the connection between Mr. Fox and Shakespeare. Here is an...

Today I'm talking about ATU 955: The Robber Bridegroom, the third and final tale type in the Bluebeard group. (See my previous posts ...

Kate Crackernuts by Trina Schart Hyman from The Serpent Slayer * Okay, this one made me happy all around. It is about fairy tales receivi...

I haven't seen Thor and doubt I will. John went to see it this past weekend, however, and had a good time but wasn't clamoring about...

I haven't seen one of these articles in a while but they are appearing more frequently now. Must mean summer is coming for the fairy ...