October 15, 2019
The journey of the White Witch to the Beast’s Garden is a fraught and perilous trek through the beginnings of the realm of Faery, starting out at the dawn of humanity, with the first feminist fairy tale, that of the Animal Bride/Groom, in which, according to noted folklorist Terri Windling, “a human man or woman is married to an animal,…
September 4, 2019
The Girl in Red (2019) Written by: Christina Henry Genre: Fairy Tale/Folklore Retelling, Post-apocalyptic Fiction Pages: 292 (Paperback) Publisher: Berkley Why I Chose It: I first heard about The Girl in Red when the Speculative Chic editor posted about it, but I am a huge fan of revamped fairly tales. What really sealed the deal for me was the book’s…
July 30, 2018
They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with Aden Polydoros, whose free prequel novella, Hades Rising, is available…