The Starlit Wood: New Fairy Tales | 
pickAs with most anthologies, stories in the collection—reimagined fairy tales from some of the biggest names in fantasy & science fiction—range from just ok to “that‘s what I‘m talking about!” Stories by Seanan McGuire and Garth Nix, both recast as westerns, were definite favorites. So too were Stephen Graham Jones‘ retelling of the Pied Piper & Marjorie Liu‘s updated Sleeping Beauty. Dark, edgy, frequently feminist, & generally entertaining.
The TBR deep diving continues and this one is up next. Rave reviews and lots of great authors so I‘m expecting some fun stories.
#FebruaryFeels #InTheWoods
A lovely collection of modern Fairy tales from a pretty incredible group of story tellers. 👌
@Eggs
#7days7covers #CoverCrush Day 6
Designed/created by Benjamin Carré
I love to run my hand over this cover and imagine standing in front of that door.
This month‘s anthology is all about reimagined fairy tales! How fun! There are some very familiar names gracing these pages with creative new takes on old stories
Since it is 20 degrees (and feels like 9), it is time to bust out my electric blanket and start a new book. I know it's nowhere near what the north/mid-west is dealing with but it's cold for this Arkansan!
Btw, in 3 days its going to be 60 degrees 🙄🙄🙄
pickI read this for Naomi Novik's short story Spinning Silver (which was written before the book) but also decided to read a few of the others by authors I like. I'm not a big short story reader because I prefer more character and plot building, but these were really interesting and original. Maybe someday I'll pick it up again to read stories by authors I am not familiar with and might enjoy.
so-soRead all the stories except Aliette de Bodard's. Why must she write a series of short stories, then scatter them across +20 different magazines/anthologies? I hate reading things out of order.
Disliked Kat Howard's short story enough to dock the collection to so-so, but I really love fairy tales.
My husband surprised me today by bringing home this gift bag of bookish goodies! My #secretsantagoespostal got delayed, and he wanted me to have something to open today! I cried like a baby I'm the luckiest woman in the world! 😂🤩😍 Happy winter solstice eve everyone! 💜💜💜
Oh my goodness!! I don't know where to start. I love every single item in my #secretsantagoespostal package. I wish I didn't have errands to run all day today because I would start on the coloring book right now. Thank you so much @jbhops !!! I especially enjoyed the little notes on each gift. 🤗 The keychain is gorgeous and even the box it came in is beautiful. Oh, and I work this weekend so I will be taking all of my snacks. 😁
#giveawayfairytales @Liberty
This book of short stories based on traditional fairy tales is so compelling and interesting! Very creative and inventive. #newfairytales
(I loved the Bear and the Nightingale-glad to see there‘s a sequel!)🐻
This book made me realize a lot of interesting things, such as my favoritism for tales of friendship and strong females, people taking their life in their own hands and being truly the ones making decisions. I also learnt that sci-fi is not my cup of tea and that I can't make myself read horror at all 🙈
So many feels in this most wonderful book, a must-read I think!
Oh-my-goodness!! Just imagine such a place!! I can't even... ... ...
This made my heart skip several beats and I'm loving this book more and more with every tale I read ♥️ Oh my, the library of Alexandria... 😭 It's possible I never wanted to enter a story as badly as this one... ...
Holy cow, Jeffrey Ford is one hell of a creative writer to come up with this description of a bar 😆 Couldn't help to laugh out loud, you totally won't see it coming!! Besides it's not the kind of stuff I expected in a rewritten fairy tale and yet that's precisely one of the reasons I'm enjoying this book so much.
Gold edges anyone? This book really deserves them, so I tried coloring the edges again using watercolor, since that worked perfectly last time. After coloring and letting it dry the edges were perfectly smooth and shiny, until I opened it and then the gold started to come off. At first I was not happy, but then I brushed off all the excess and now I think that this faded effect suits the book so much more! ♥️
Yesterday I started this beautiful book with fairy tale retellings and will read one every evening before going to bed. Some amazing authors contributed to this collection and each chapter begins with a lovely illustrated initial. Looking through them I realized that most stories begin with "T". The binding is quite unique, feels almost like velvet and is slightly embossed, I love just to hold it in my hands.
The winter weather must be helping my reading stats because I got through a fair few books this month. Combined with a modest number of acquisitions (no idea how that happened), I'm on track to break even on Mt TBR this year.
You can find the full report and take a peek at what I've been reading at http://earlgreyediting.com.au/2017/08/04/mt-tbr-report-july-2017/
The problem with giving me #retelling as a prompt is...
...they're a hobby of mine.
I have shelves of them. No, really. Shelves.
My husband: Just do a few of your favorites, then?
Me: ...........I'm not sure I understand.
#sizzlinsummerbooks #imeanitwhenisayshelves
When the Nebula Award winners posted yesterday, I was happy to see I had the Best Short Story in this beautiful book on my #TBR shelf! Not only did I just fully enjoy that moving story - one where 2 women rescue each other - but I see how many amazing authors are in here too: Charlie Jane Anders, Garth Nix, Kat Howard, Marjorie Lui, Naomi Novik, Seanan McGuire, and more! This one now sits on my nightstand for dipping in anytime. It's quality 👍
Just came today! Can't wait to read this!
Saw this book and had to get it (along with 2 other books). Sounded fun and I really like the cover! #bookhaul #localbookstore #indiebookstore
My first official #bookhaul of 2017.
That isn't to say I do not already also have several packages en route from the UK or a stack waiting at my local bookshop 😉
#screwnewyearsresolutions #kitties
I have to admit I kind of want to read this one simply because it looks cool on a shelf. #fairytales
