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Heidi
Anne Heiner
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(6/6/05 8:06 am)
68.154.187.74
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Upcoming Publications Part 6
Well, I'm not sure what we will get back of the prior Upcoming
Publications 5 topic, so I'll start this new one and stick it
to the top of the board.
And here's a new one I just discovered, not due out until October 5:
The Sisters Grimm: The Fairy-Tale Detectives - Book #1
Book Description from Amazon.com:
"With the winning combination of Nancy Drew meets Shrek, this first book in the new Sisters Grimm series will entertain with a hilarious mix of mysteries and fairy tale twists.
"In the tradition of Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events and The Spiderwick Chronicles comes a new humorous mystery of fantastic circumstances. The Sisters Grimm (Book One): The Fairy Tale Detectives introduces us to two orphaned sisters, Sabrina and Daphne, who are sent to live with their mysterious grandmother, Relda Grimm. Grandmother Grimm lives in a strange town in New York State, known for it's extraordinary number of unexplained and unusual crimes. As soon as the sisters arrive, they begin to unravel a mystery that leads to their ancestors' magical beginnings. Sabrina and Daphne learn they are descendants of the Brothers Grimm, who were actually detectives of the magical phenomenon perpetrated by the Everafters, a parallel race of magical beings. They soon discover it is the Grimm family's legacy to keep the Everafters in line and the two sisters are the sole heirs to this challenge!
"In this first book in the series, the girls are pitted against giants, who have been rampaging through town in their search for an Englishman named Jack, currently working at the Big & Tall store.
"In a new breed of mystery that intermingles humor, excitement, adventure and imagination, The Sisters Grimm Book One: The Fairy Tale Detectives will inject the legends of fairytale with modern day sensibilities and suspense, creating an irresistible combination young readers will love!"
Edited by: Heidi Anne Heiner at: 6/27/05 7:32 am
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janeyolen
Registered User
(6/7/05 4:45 am)
24.218.91.239
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I saw that!
I saw that one, and thought, "Dang! What a great idea. Why didn't I thnk of it????"
What I did think of was the series Rock 'n Roll fairy tales. They
are all actually stand-alone novels with no repeating characters.
Am writing them with my son Adam Stemple. (Who does platy rock 'n
roll.) The first--PAY
THE PIPER--is just out from Tor. The second TROLL
BRIDGE will be out next year.
Jane
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Oscar
Unregistered User
(6/10/05 3:48 pm)
160.39.62.61
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No argument there ...
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.
--Oscar Wilde
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Richard
Parks
Registered User
(6/23/05 1:46 pm)
63.175.145.135
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Re: Sphinx
The August Realms of Fantasy is now out with my Greek sphinx story, "The Penultimate Riddle." It's a love story. Sort of.
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Veronica
Schanoes
Registered User
(6/23/05 4:19 pm)
128.86.158.16
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Jabberwocky
The first issue of the newly resurrected Jabberwocky
will be out shortly--July 1, I believe, and it has reprinted my
poem/short story, "How to Bring Someone Back From the Dead"
with, I am told, snazzy new illustrations! The piece is based on
a number of different fairy tales and myths.
(It was previously published on Endicott
Studio with wonderful illustrations there as well--it's been
a lucky story, oddly enough.)
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Veronica
Schanoes
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(6/25/05 6:02 pm)
128.86.158.16
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Re: Jabberwocky
I thought we might be interested in the new Jasper Fforde book,
The
Big Over Easy, a nursery crime novel.
Those of us who have read Fforde's other books will soon recognize this as the (previously unpublished) novel the tough cookie Thursday Next lives in while having her son and girding her loins for her confrontation with the Evil Goliath corporation. Now, having been amended by Ms. Next and populated with several nursery rhyme characters, the book makes its appearence! It concerns the adventures of Jack Spratt and Mary Mary as they work on the Nursery Crime Unit of the Reading Police Department. Despite success in capturing Bluebeard the serial wife-killer, after failing to win the case against the three little pigs for the premeditated murder of Mr. Wolff, Detective Spratt's NCU has fallen deeply out of favor. Can he redeem himself and his career in time to get enough money to send his five kids to college?
I like Jasper Fforde.
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Judith
Berman
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(6/27/05 8:41 pm)
151.199.255.81
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"Strike A Pose" by Donnard Sturgis
This (futurismic.com/fiction/strike.html)
came out a few months ago at Futurismic, an online sf zine. It's
a futuristic rendition of Cinderella featuring drag queens, Santeria
and voguing as a martial art. Some people might want to read a review
(see first paragraph below) before turning to the story. I'd agree,
though, with the reviewer's take.
"The warning at the beginning of the story about the graphic
nature of the text is an understatement. If you're prudish, extremely
conservative, or drag queens make you squeamish, then you probably
should avoid this story. However, if you choose to skip it, you’re
missing out on something fantastic." (www.tangentonline.com/ind...temid=265)
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midori
snyder
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(6/28/05 6:54 pm)
68.254.163.183
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Re: "Strike A Pose" by Donnard Sturgis
Hi Judith...your link isn't working. I think you have a ) in front of the close quotes for the link so it's reading incorrectly.
...and I am so curious!
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Judith
Berman
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(6/28/05 8:45 pm)
151.199.255.81
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Re: "Strike A Pose" by Donnard Sturgis
Either I didn't type it right or the ezboard software did something when it converted it into an html link.
futurismic.com/fiction/strike.html
If for some reason that doesn't work, google for "futurismic fiction" and the fiction part of the site should come up as the first link. Scroll down the page a bit and you'll find it.
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Heidi
Anne Heiner
ezOP
(7/4/05 7:56 am)
70.146.141.100
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The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde
For fans of Jasper Fforde's work, his first novel in the U.S. without
Thursday Next is a crime thriller satire with nursery rhymes and
fairy tales used as his fodder.
The
Big Over Easy
Heidi
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midori
snyder
Registered User
(7/21/05 8:05 am)
68.254.167.27
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Endicott's Spring and Summer 05 reviews
I just posted Endicott's new Spring
and Summer 05 reviews. . There's some wonderful new stuff either
out now...or coming soon. My all time favorite is the new Luis Urrea,
The
Hummingbird's Daughter and Marly Youman's YA, Ingledove.
Special thanks to Elizabeth Genco who is a new Endicott staff reviewer.
(and to Heidi who always points the way to great Children's Literature!
and to Colleen from Eclectica
Magazine who has provided some terrific reviews on new and interesting
YA novels on Endicott's bulletin boards).
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chris
Unregistered User
(7/22/05 11:04 am)
142.166.203.100
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Quests and Kingdoms
This recent book gives an overview of the history of children's fantasy literature, starting with fairy tales:
Quests
and Kingdoms:A Grown-Up's Guide to Children's Fantasy Literature
by K.V. Johansen
From the back cover:
Taking a chronological approach, Quests begins with the fairy-tale collections of d'Aulnoy, Perrault, and the Grimms and works its way up to the novels of J.K. Rowling and Garth Nix, covering over three centuries of fantasy read by children. The lives of 95 authors are looked at and placed in historical context, while their works are introduced through both synopses and analysis. Quests also includes chapters on Tolkien, retellings of traditional stories, and King Arthur and Robin Hood. More than 500 works are discussed, and the thorough index makes the book a practical reference resource as well as a history and an introduction to the best in the genre.
There's a little more information about the book at the author's website. She has also written a collection of stories based on the folktales of medieval Denmark, called The Serpent Bride.
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shaunali
Registered User
(8/20/05 8:34 am)
68.102.209.36
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Re: Upcoming Publications Part 6
I just "published" a children's CD with songs inspired by fairy tales, such as The Three Little Pigs, Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Elves and the shoemaker and more. I would love to hear feedback from other fairy tale fans. You can listen to free excerpts at: www.storytimesongs.com - either click on products and scroll down to click on individual tracks, or go to www.storytimesongs.com/excerpts.html if you have a cable modem or DSL. So many of these stories that I grew up listening to seem to be lost in the upcoming generation so I wanted to find a way to help preserve them and make them fun for young children today. I would love to hear any feedback. Thanks!
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Judith
Berman
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(9/7/05 7:31 pm)
151.197.124.182
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Re: Upcoming Publications Part 6
My novel Bear
Daughter is officially out as of yesterday! Hard to believe
the last few months have gone by so quickly.
I haven't had a chance to think about it as I start teaching and my son starts kindergarten tomorrow. Guess I'd better go work on the syllabus...
Judith
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Heidi
Anne Heiner
ezOP
(9/7/05 10:58 pm)
67.32.198.114
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Re: Upcoming Publications Part 6
Congrats, Judith!
Also for the Peter Pan and Gail Carson Levine fans out there, Levine has a book focusing on the fairies inhabiting Neverland.
Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg
by Gail Carson Levine
Heidi
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InkGypsy
Registered User
(9/12/05 1:22 pm)
204.128.192.5
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Re: Upcoming Publications Part 6
Stories behind favorite nursery rhymes - an interesting history lesson.
Heavy
Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind the Rhyme by Chris Roberts
COMING IN OCTOBER:
A
Child Again by Robert Coover
From Amazon reviews: Casey returns to bat. The Pied Piper pipes again. Little Red Riding Hood is not safe yet. Robert Coover returns with a new collection of short fiction, reexamining our shared narrative heritage — myths, fairy tales, and favorite childhood stories — and unearthing the underlying hope, fear, and wonder at their core. Playful yet systematic, satirical yet empathetic, Coover uses the stories of our past to point towards a fiction of the future.
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Heidi
Anne Heiner
ezOP
(9/12/05 5:01 pm)
67.32.198.114
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I, Coriander by Sally Gardner
Eye catching cover and a wonderful story in Sally Gardner's first novel:
I, Coriander by Sally Gardner
Heidi
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A Jessica
Registered User
(10/7/05 9:10 pm)
67.120.68.173
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Star*Line
Note: For any mythology or poetry fans, the July/August Star*Line features "Loki" by an (occasional) frequenter of these boards, Amal El-Mohtar.
--Jessica
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PWCatanese
Registered User
(10/18/05 7:07 am)
216.195.221.2
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The Eye of the Warlock
Hello all.
My third novel hits bookstores November 1: The
Eye of the Warlock (Simon and Schuster/Aladdin Paperbacks).
Like the previous two books, The
Thief and the Beanstalk and The
Brave Apprentice, this one is a "sequel" of sorts
to a famous fairy tale -- in this case, telling what happens forty
years after the Hansel and Gretel story. It's officially for ages
10-14 but it's a good scary read for anyone. Heidi has this linked
on the front page of SurLaLune (thanks Heidi!), and you can learn
more about my novels at www.pwcatanese.com.
I just turned in the manuscript for the next one, The
Mirror's Tale. That will be out in June 2006.
-Paul (P.W.) Catanese
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Richard Parks
Registered User
(10/21/05 7:12 am)
144.95.36.4
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Fantasy Magazine #1
I've got a story coming up in the first isse of Fantasy Magazine, a new magazine being published by Prime Books. The story is "The Finer Points of Destruction" and is based on the legend of Shiva and the Ten Goddesses of Wisdom, especially Kali, as seen through the eyes of a burned-out marriage counsellor. The magazine is making its debut in the goodie bag at this year's World Fantasy Convention, so some of you should see it there. :)
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Heather
KT
Registered User
(10/30/05 10:03 pm)
206.117.138.197
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Re: Recent Publications
A couple of illustrated titles that came out recently:
The
Complete Encyclopedia of Elves, Goblins, and Other Little Creatures,
by Pierre Dubois, illustrations by Claudine and Roland Sabatier
(Abbeville)
Lady
Cottington's Pressed Fairy Letters, by Ari Berk, illustrated
by Brian Froud (Abrams)
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