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Cinderella’s Hearth: Light Up a Candle Lamp, By Kate Wolford
Can you imagine how dark it was for Cinderella as she slept in the ashes at night? At best, she probably had a rushlight or a smelly...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Dec 30, 20242 min read


Review by Kelly Jarvis: Curses, Diamonds, & Toads by Amy Trent
Fans of fairy tale retellings will rejoice at the publication of Amy Trent’s new novella, Curses, Diamonds, & Toads . Trent reworks the...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Dec 20, 20242 min read


Review by Kelly Jarvis: Highlands Christmas: Wishes Come True by Amy Quick Parish
Highlands Christmas is the first in a two part-novella about Melissa MacKenzie’s romantic adventures in Inverness, Scotland. When her...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Dec 18, 20242 min read


Cinderella's Hearth: Little Celebrations by Kelly Jarvis
December ushers in the season of celebrations, a time to enjoy the memories of the old year even as our thoughts turn toward dreams about...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Dec 16, 20243 min read


Review by Lissa Sloan: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Reclusive, awkward Mr. Norrell seems an unlikely magician. He would much rather be in his library, where he hoards every book of magic he...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Dec 11, 20242 min read


Review by Kelly Jarvis: The Secret of the Three Fates by Jess Armstrong
In The Secret of the Three Fates , Jess Armstrong reintroduces readers to Ruby Vaughn, the plucky American heiress who solved a string of...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Dec 4, 20242 min read


Cinderella's Hearth: Christmas Pudding by Lissa Sloan
As the dark days of winter set in, what I love most is the quiet. The bustle and parties and pressure—not so much. But walking out in the...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Dec 2, 20244 min read


Review by Kelly Jarvis: Wake Me Most Wickedly by Felicia Grossman
Felicia Grossman’s latest spicy romance novel is a gender-bent take on the Snow White fairy tale. Wake Me Most Wickedly, which follows...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Nov 20, 20242 min read


Cinderella’s Hearth: Fantastic Bean Salad, by Kate Wolford
Note: As I’ve done before, I’m recycling part of an old recipe column from a little weekly newspaper where I wrote for many years. This...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Nov 18, 20242 min read


Don’t Miss Out On Inglenook Book Shop, by Kate Wolford
Are you the sort of reader who loves a surprise book? How about a curated collection of delightful, themed trinkets to go with that book?...

Fairy Tale Magazine
Nov 15, 20242 min read
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