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Cinderella’s Hearth: Thieves Cleaning Recipe, by Kate Wolford
Poor Cinderella. You know those filthy ashes and all the kitchen scraps she had to deal with made her miserable. She probably had to slop...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Apr 21, 20253 min read


Review by Kelly Jarvis: The Grace of Wild Things by Heather Fawcett
The Grace of Wild Things by Heather Fawcett is a magical middle grade novel written in the tradition of Anne of Green Gables . The book...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Apr 17, 20252 min read


Briar & Thorn Is Here!
We are delighted to present The Sleeping Beauty Issue! Scroll down for a list of featured authors, and first lines for each piece in...
Madeline Mertz
Apr 15, 20256 min read


Cinderella’s Hearth: Did Cinderella Watch the Stars? By Kate Wolford
Cinderella lends herself to so many situations, it’s no wonder that her story shows up all over the world and is much older than you may...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Apr 7, 20252 min read


Review by Kelly Jarvis: Enchanted Plants: A Treasury of Botanical Folklore and Magic by Varla A. Ventura
If you love books, plants, folklore, and magic, Enchanted Plants , by Varla A. Ventura, is for you! I fell in love with the book’s...
Kelly Jarvis
Apr 3, 20253 min read


Spring Book Roundup
Spring is in the air in the Northern Hemisphere, and The Fairy Tale Magazine has a roundup of garden and fairy inspired novels to plant...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Mar 27, 20253 min read


Cinderella's Hearth: The Hazel Tree as a Harbinger of Spring by Kelly Jarvis
In the Brothers Grimm fairy tale Aschenputtel , Cinderella’s father asks his daughter and step-daughters what kind of gift they would...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Mar 17, 20253 min read


Review by Kelly Jarvis: Divining the Leaves by Shveta Thakrar
Shveta Thakrar returns readers to the Night Market in her luscious new Young Adult release Divining the Leaves . The novel follows Ridhi...
Kelly Jarvis
Mar 13, 20253 min read


Cinderella’s Hearth: An Antidote to Daylight Savings Time, by Kate Wolford
Can you imagine how profoundly dark the night must have been for Cinderella? There probably was almost no light pollution. For...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Mar 10, 20253 min read


Chosen Authors for the Spring/Summer Sleeping Beauty Issue
Image by Ghinzo on Pixabay Dear Enchanted Friends: We received many outstanding submissions for the Sleeping Beauty issue. There were...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Mar 1, 20251 min read
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