Princess Alethea Rants “How the Wicked Tanuki was Punished”

Episode 54: In which Princess Alethea rants about the Japanese fairy tale “How the Wicked Tanuki was published.” (Andrew Lang, Crimson Fairy Book) Only one more episode left before the Season Finale of Fairy Tale Rants! SUPPORT FAIRY TALE RANTS ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/princessalethea Read the Woodcutter Sisters Series: ENCHANTED: http://amzn.to/1xatsXU HERO: http://amzn.to/1FOpEwP DEAREST: http://amzn.to/1xKI0bH Tweet

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Tempest Hangs With the Mermaids

Today I’m over in the Waterworld Mermaid Lagoon, hosting a very special interview with my dear friend, the infamous K. Tempest Bradford. As some of you may know, Tempest blew up the internet about a month ago when she challenged readers to consider checking out books by authors they normally wouldn’t read. It was a strange thing to sit…

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Princess Alethea Rants “The Colony of Cats”

Princess Alethea Rants “The Colony of Cats” Episode 53: In which Princess Alethea and Princess Tempest rant about the Lang fairy tale “The Colony of Cats.” (Crimson Fairy Book) SUPPORT FAIRY TALE RANTS ON PATREON: http://ift.tt/1DT4Gha Read the Woodcutter Sisters Series: ENCHANTED: http://amzn.to/1xatsXU HERO: http://amzn.to/1FOpEwP DEAREST: http://amzn.to/1xKI0bH Find out more about Princess Alethea at: http://ift.tt/15IBTfW Tweet

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Like a Box of Chocolates, 2015

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the passing of Andre Norton, Grand Dame of SF. It’s difficult to believe that it’s been a decade since Miss Andre left us. When Jay asked me to contribute something to the Andre Norton Books site, I thought it only fitting to offer him the essay I wrote at the time, my eulogy…

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List of Fairy Tales Referenced in Enchanted

Because I get asked this so many times–and because I have the audiobook to refresh my memory–here’s a handy-dandy list for you. I am sure this is incomplete, but at the very least, these are all the stories I meant to include ON PURPOSE. List of Fairy Tales, Nursery Rhymes, and Classic Fantasy Novels Referenced in Enchanted (in order…

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