A sterling remix of Little Women in a setting that left me stunned—because I'd never even heard of the Roanoke Island Freedmen's Colony, despite living only about . . . Continue Reading
Fairy Tales
10 things Disney never told us about our favorite fairy tales
Disney wields powerful magic in the worlds of fairy tales, childhood classic stories, folklore, and even history and myth. This is especially true in the fantasyland of . . . Continue Reading
Red Riding Hood + the Lovelorn Wolf—why I had to match (mash) them up
I didn’t know I’d be tracking a werewolf that day. It was hot and sunny and the university library the University of Nevada in Las Vegas was sleek and modern. I was . . . Continue Reading
Retelling the Myths
This is part of my continuing report on my Retellings Reading Challenge (Summer, 2022) Readers like me are exploring a whole new world of retellings these days—the world of . . . Continue Reading