New Les Bonnes Fees Weblog Address

Hello readers!
I am pleased to announce that I have finally run out of excuses and have migrated this weblog over to a version of Word Press located on our main server – at http://les-bonnes-fees.com/wordpress.
What does this mean for you? Very little because, if like most of our readers you get our updates via the RSS [...]

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Contest: Win a signed copy of Gregory Maguire’s new book, A Lion Among Men

The time came for her to die, and she would not die; so perhaps she might waste away, they thought, and she did waste, but not away; and the time came for her to receive final absolution, so they set candles upon her clavicle, but this she would not allow. She blasphemed with gusto, and [...]

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Koschei the Deathless

Another fairy tale mentioned in our interview with Maggie Stiefvater.
There are several tales about Koschei and other wizards who’ve hidden their souls away. For those interested in a more contemporary Koschei tale, check out William Sleator’s The Boy Who Couldn’t Die.
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In a certain kingdom there lived a Prince Ivan. He had three sisters. The first [...]

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Lament – The Fairy Queen’s Deception, Soundtrack

Today we have some more Lament tie in stuff – author, Maggie Stiefvater’s Lament-inspired soundtrack. The first two are composed, arranged, and performed by Maggie, while the third, Mary, Young and Fair, is a traditional arranged and performed by Maggie. So, hit play, curl up with our excerpt, and enjoy!
Ballynoola – Maggie Stiefvater
The Kiss – [...]

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Excerpt from “Lament”, by Maggie Stiefvater

From Sheryl:
Something uplifting to get us into the swing of things for a new week:
I’ve just started the latest offering from Maggie Stiefvater, “Lament: The Faerie Queen’s Deception”. So far I’ve met Deirdre Monaghan and a handsome–perhaps Victorian–boy, Luke Dillon, from her dream, who demands greatness from her.

“Do you know how some people can do [...]

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September Issue–Obligatory Teaser Post (& querying & status)

It’s been a while since we posted about our upcoming issue, so here’s a little something to chew on ’til we go live on Sunday (we can’t go live on Saturday, otherwise the funny people at SNL might get a little cranky with us for stealing their thunder).
So, what’s in store for September? A bit [...]

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A Fairy Tale Generator?

The lovely folk at Brown University have provided us with a new toy: a fairy tale generator.
…the Proppian Fairy Tale Generator, [is] an experiment in electronic (re)writing and an exploration of the retranslation of modernist theory within the electronic environment.
How does it work? Tick the boxes for traits and elements you want to include, [...]

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Letters?

Hi all,
Peta and I are putting together out third issue right now, and we realized that one thing we were missing (and would love to have) is a “letters” column – we want to hear from you! We would love to hear your reactions to our articles, our blog, or just about anything fairytale/folklore related.
You [...]

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JK Rowling’s/Harry Potter’s Tales of Beedle the Bard – Coming from Amazon in December

We’ve just noticed that Amazon.com has opened up pre-orders of the Tales of Beedle the Bard (Collectors edition – standard edition also available). The book will be available on December 4th – just in time for the holidays.
We obviously haven’t read the book yet, but the previews on Amazon make it look quite interesting. And [...]

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Review – The Good Faries of New York – Martin Millar

The Good Fairies of New York – Martin Millar

In a dangerous, grungy, pre-Giuliani Manhatten, angry, untalented fiddler Dinnie and flighty, sickly musician Kerry live sad, pathetic lives. They are surrounded by the crazy and drunk homeless who die on their doorsteps and are lost in their personal tragedies.
Into this world burst a group of fairies [...]

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