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Cinderella’s Hearth: The Girl in the Glass Slippers Steps Out, by Lissa Sloan
Reaching out finger and thumb he picked up a tiny, glinting something and stood. “Here.” He opened his hand, a bit of glass shining in...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Sep 30, 20242 min read


Throwback Thursday: If The Body Fits by Julia Stilchen
The crackling of an incoming portal jolted Cinderella to her feet. The sky opened and spat out a creature. She gazed in horror and...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Sep 26, 20245 min read


Review by Kelly Jarvis: The Absinthe Earl by Sharon Lynn Fisher
If you love mysterious, romantic stories peppered with Irish folklore, mythology, and literature, then Sharon Lynn Fisher’s novel, The...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Sep 25, 20242 min read


Cinderella's Hearth: The Heart of the Home by Kelly Jarvis
In the story of Cinderella, the protagonist is banished to the chimney corner where she sits among the cinders and ashes. It is a pointed...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Sep 23, 20243 min read


Review by Kelly Jarvis: When We Flew Away by Alice Hoffman
I love Alice Hoffman’s writing, and I have long been a fan of her work, but her latest novel, When We Flew Away, awed me with its...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Sep 18, 20244 min read


Throwback Thursday: Heartwood, by Hope Denney
Editor’s Note : This bittersweet gem is from 2019. Her beloved tree curved into the shape of a heart at its center... On the day that...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Sep 12, 20247 min read


Review by Kelly Jarvis: A Secret History of Witches by Louisa Morgan
A Secret History of Witches , by Louisa Morgan, tells the sweeping story of the Orchiére women, a line of powerful witches descended from...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Sep 11, 20243 min read


Kelly's Cozy Autumn Reads: Back to School Edition
We love all things autumnal at The Fairy Tale Magazine , but nothing signals the fall season more than a return to school. If you enjoy...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Sep 10, 20243 min read


Throwback Thursday: Travelers’ Sickness, by Kiyomi Appleton Gaines
Editor’s Note: Today's Throwback Thursday story, from 2018, is Kiyomi Appleton Gaines' take on a nocturnal female spirit in Southeast...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Sep 5, 20244 min read


Review by Kelly Jarvis: The Society for Soulless Girls by Laura Stevens
The Society for Soulless Girls is a dark academia thriller set on the campus of Carvell Academy of the Arts. The esteemed college and...
Fairy Tale Magazine
Sep 4, 20242 min read
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