This essay from @speculativeinsight.bsky.social about the modern relevance of fairy tales feels like it would pair very well with our recent episode about The Folklore of Discworld.
Continuing my campaign to get everyone to start a blog again, I recced several things hosted on blogs! Intergalactic Mixtape is live. 🥳
First published for subscribers in February 2024, this essay from Amelia Brown examines why readers are still interested in fairy tales, and why they are still relevant.
Read it here: www.speculativeinsight.com/from-the-vault
Hey! This week there’s lots of great writing about reviews, then actual reviews of books, and a heap of awards commentary as we’re going to be in Peak Awards...
First published for subscribers in February 2024, this essay from Amelia Brown examines why readers are still interested in fairy tales, and why they are still relevant.
Read it here: www.speculativeinsight.com/from-the-vault
Some of the fairy tales still enjoyed today have antecedents going back a long, long time. So why do we still enjoy them?
Read Amelia Brown's essay now - first published for subscribers in Feb 2024: www.speculativeinsight.com/from-the-vault
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I love introducing my literarily omnivorous mother to new authors.
"My goodness this Adrian Tchaikovsky has a weird imagination."
I think it's the fourth? novel of his she's reading. Could be the seventh. I can't keep up.
