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8 Books to Read If You Love Wicked

Wicked: For Good premieres this week, and as a full-blown theater kid, you’d better believe I’m losing my mind about it. My best friend and braintwin (the Glinda to my Elphaba but with less drama in our shared history) is coming for a long weekend so that we can hole up in the theater withContinue reading “8 Books to Read If You Love Wicked”

Beyond the Page: My 6 Favorite Fairy Tales on Stage

I’ll be the first to admit that the stage may be one of the hardest places to adapt a fairy tale. After all, a key element of any fairy tale is the magic that is inherently missing in our everyday life. While special effects can mimic magic, movies and animated features have an advantage inContinue reading “Beyond the Page: My 6 Favorite Fairy Tales on Stage”

4 Summer Fairy Tale Reads (and 4 on My TBR List)

Summer is the perfect time to kick back, soak up some sunshine, and relax with a refreshing drink and a good book (but then again, I feel the same way about curling up under a blanket with a hot drink in the winter, so I guess I just think any time is good time toContinue reading “4 Summer Fairy Tale Reads (and 4 on My TBR List)”

Fairy Tale Facts: Jack and the Beanstalk

There are some fairy tale images that just stick with you. A glass slipper alone on a staircase. An isolated tower with braided hair hanging out the window. A castle surrounded by thorny vines. A rose with falling petals. A magic mirror and a poisoned apple. A giant beanstalk stretching through the clouds.

Fairy Tale Facts: East of the Sun and West of the Moon

I was shocked to realize that I haven’t yet covered this story in my Fairy Tale Facts series. After all, it’s one of my favorite stories and partly the inspiration for the novel I’m writing! So let’s get to it! East of the Sun and West of the Moon is a Norwegian fairy tale, firstContinue reading “Fairy Tale Facts: East of the Sun and West of the Moon”

Fairy Tale Facts: Snow-White and Rose-Red

In 1815, the Brothers Grimm published their second volume of collected fairy tales. It contained over 70 different tales, including The Goose Girl and today’s topic: Snow-White and Rose-Red. The full story can be read here, but I wanted to take a look into it today.