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Fairy Tales

5 Dark, Mysterious Retellings of Classic Books and Fairy Tales

By Liz Michalski

May 1, 2022

My novel Darling Girl used the bones of the original Peter Pan story to ask, “What would Peter and the Darling family be like today if the boy who couldn’t grow up, got older? And what would Neverland magic look like in our world?” I’ve always loved fairytales, and as an adult, I’ve been intrigued…

Once Upon A Time: Fairy Tales As Crime Stories

By Vanessa Savage

August 26, 2020

There’s a fairy tale that’s a strong motif in The Woods—a tale that my main character Tess doesn’t want to remember. A fairy tale, the very name conjures up the image of a magical story that begins with once upon a time and ends happily ever after. But the fairy tale in my book is…

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